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ESPITE BEING THE SHORTEST month

of the year, February is also often the coldest, which can sometimes make it feel like the longest in a city like Pittsburgh where everything comes to a halt when the show starts falling. February, and, to a similar extent, March, are a barren landscape of waiting out the cold. This feels especially true during pandemic times, when braving the winter means huddling inside a home until it’s warm enough to go outside and interact with other humans again.

So while Valentine’s Day is rarely anyone’s favorite holiday, it’s something to latch onto in the middle of the long, dark month that comes before spring. Whether you love it, hate it, or feel completely ambivalent, but sometimes buy a box of chocolates for fun, we have a Valentine’s itinerary for you.

But first, take this quiz so Pittsburgh City Paper can better understand your relationship to Cupid’s birthday (or wherever this holiday comes from).

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How do you generally feel about Valentine’s day?

A. I love it! So romantic.

B. I could take it or leave it, who really cares?

C. This holiday sucks rotten eggs.

D. Honestly, it makes me a little sad and lonely.

If you answered mostly As: You are a true romantic who loves Valentine’s because of its over-the-top cheesiness, not in spite of it. While you may not be able to go out for a classy dinner at a restaurant and share a spaghetti noodle like in Lady and the Tramp, it’s possible to recreate that experience at home.

What’s your ideal romantic gesture?

A. Candlelit dinner, roses, chocolates. Basically something out of a movie.

B. My date surprises me with my favorite takeout and wine, which we consume in sweatpants on the couch.

C. My name tattooed in a heart on their butt.

D. Something thoughtful, like a heartfelt card or handmade jewelry.

If you answered mostly Bs: You don’t really care about Valentine’s day either way; if someone wants to take you for a romantic getaway, great, but eating a whole bag of Cool Ranch Doritos alone ... that’s good, too. You’re generally easy-going, and while you don’t want to get too extravagant, it would be nice to have a little treat on V-Day.

Which dog breed do you identify with?

A. Poodle B. Beagle C. A cat D. Golden retriever If there was no pandemic, where would you want to travel?

A. A tropical island B. A cabin in the mountains C. Literally anywhere that isn’t my house D. To see family or friends Who’s your favorite Pittsburgh celebrity?

A. Billy Porter B. Rick Sebak C. Sharon Needles D. Joe Manganiello

If you answered mostly Cs: You, understandably, hate this holiday and everything it stands for, maybe because you’re disgusted by the Valentine Industrial Complex. Seeing how big companies twist every holiday into a way to make money selling garbage irks you. And that’s OK, you don’t have to partake in the romance or chocolate-eating, but you can still experience the holiday in your own way.

If you answered mostly Ds: This holiday might be a little hard for you, whether it be because of a recent breakup, because you’re single and wish you weren’t, or because we’re 11 months into a pandemic and you just feel sad in general. If this is the case, you should take Valentine’s Day as a chance to indulge in whatever kind of treats will make you feel better, and we have some suggestions.

Turn the page to see your Valentine’s Day itinerary ...

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Try DiAnoia’s Eatery’s special Valentine’s Day takeout meal (2549 Penn Ave., Strip District. dianoiaseatery.com), which comes with a feast of Italian dishes including baby octopus in sauce, rigatoni with ragu, braised short ribs, strawberry and pistachio mousse, and more. Not everyone’s idea of romance involves a big spread of Italian food, but it’s certainly hard to go wrong with it.

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Watch For a dynamic and heartwarming romance, check out the 1982 film Cane River (rent on Amazon). The film explores the romance between a former football player from a prominent Louisiana family and a young woman who’s the first in her family to go to college. The film stands out from its era for having an all-Black cast and crew, but it wasn’t until the last couple of years that the film was made available to the public.

For a movie heavy on yearning and mournful glances out onto the ocean, look no further than Portrait of a Lady on Fire (stream on Hulu). The 2019 film, set on a French island in the 18th century, is about a love that can only burn bright for a short period of time, when a portrait painter falls in love with the subject she’s supposed to be painting.

Do Join the Pittsburgh Opera (Sun., Feb. 14, 5:30 p.m., pittsburghopera.org) for “Songs from the Heart,” a free performance streamed on Facebook and YouTube full of “amorous arias, tender duets, and romantic ensembles.” As part of the celebration, patrons of the Opera also have the option to gift a personalized, or non-personalized, video-gram from the program’s resident artists, along with special salted caramels from Edward Marc Chocolatier.

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Get your sweetheart a sweet heart they can set on fire, with conversation hearts from North Ave Candles (northavecandles.com).

The special heart-shaped candles mimic the classic candy hearts with printed Valentine’s sayings (“be mine,” “xoxo,” etc.) The candles are available individually or as a special gift set that includes two candles and a tea sample.

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While its name is quotidian, Everyday Noodles (5875 Forbes Ave., Squirrel Hill. everydaynoodles.net) is still a special treat, thanks to their handmade noodles, which have the perfect amount of bounce and chew. The menu includes dry noodles and noodle soups, as well as soup dumplings and a selection of dim sum dishes.

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Watch The 1988 rom-com Crossing Delancey (rent on Amazon Prime) is sweet, but not saccharine, and romantic without being cheesy. A young woman has a dream job working at a bookstore and organizing literary events. Her old-school Jewish grandma sets her up with a pickle vendor, and she surprises herself by falling for him.

For a less romance-based movie, watch Obvious Child (streaming on Hulu), a 2014 comedy starring Jenny Slate as a stand-up comedian who gets pregnant after a drunk hookup and decides to get an abortion, on Valentine’s Day no less. While there is some romance involved, it’s not the primary focus of the movie. Instead, it’s about friendship and family, and a woman coming to terms with her choices.

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Do Walking around an art museum is a great date, alone or with someone else. While most museums are currently open, if you feel more safe viewing the art from home, tune in to the Carnegie Museum of Art’s virtual event, Zoom In: Types of Love (Sun., Feb. 14, 2 p.m., $10, cmoa.org).

The event will explore “relationships between family, friends, spouses, lovers, and even pets and their humans” within the museum’s collections.

Gift Since you’re such a chill person, try CBD caramels from Hippie and French (5122 Butler St., Lawrenceville. hippieandfrench.com).

These little candies are sweet, tasty, and will leave you feeling so calm, you’ll forget that it’s even Valentine’s Day in the first place.

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Valentine’s Day is too much about love, and not enough about skateboarding vampires who eat bad men. Part Western, part horror, the 2014 film A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (stream on Amazon Prime) is the perfect antidote to the cheesiness of V-Day. Though, fair warning, it does have a romantic ending.

For an even harsher look at romance, try Eyes Wide Shut (stream on Hulu), the infamous Stanley Kubrick psychological drama that can actually be considered a comedy once you know how it ends, and think about what it says about the straight male psyche.

Do Despite its title, author Hannah CajandigTaylor’s chapbook Romantic Portrait of a Natural Disaster is not about romance, at least not between two humans. CajandigTaylor writes about “what it means to live in a world that seems to always be ending,” from one natural disaster to another. Join White Whale Bookstore (Fri., Feb. 12, 7 p.m. whitewhalebookstore.com) for a book launch that includes readings.

Gift Since you don’t care about Valentine’s Day, and probably don’t care about receiving or giving a gift, consider donating to charity instead, like the Pittsburgh Restaurant Workers Aid (pghrestaurantworkersaid.org), which provides resources and support to service industry workers struggling during the pandemic. Some of these workers will likely have to serve happy couples dining out on the holiday.

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SINGLE & SAD many films about the 19th century, it’s surprisingly funny, and treats Dickinson’s life as aspirational.

Do Make yourself a piece of art during the Pittsburgh Glass Center’s Valentine’s Day Mosaic Happy Hour (Sat., Feb. 13, 6 p.m. pittsburghglasscenter.org). Learn how to assemble your own mosaic using a kit purchased from the Glass Center, or using materials you have lying around the house.

Eat What could be more of a treat than a pickle pizza from Spak Brothers? (5107 Penn Ave., Garfield. spakbrothers.com) Regulars to the pizza, wing, and sandwich shop have their favorites, but the pickle pizza is a special one; it was once limited-time only, but it now has a permanent spot on their menu. The white pizza is topped with a creamy ranch and dill sauce. Just trust us.

Gift Get yourself a gift set from Una Biologicals (4322 Butler St., Lawrenceville. unabiologicals.com). They have a special Galentine’s Day set, which includes rooibos tea, body butter, lip balm, a chocolate bar, and a sticker that says “Mayor of Babetown.” But they also have different sets to fit different moods.

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Watch Even when life seems lonely, friends can appear out of nowhere, as they do in Howl’s Moving Castle (stream on HBO Max). While the Hayao Miyazaki film might not be typical V-Day fare, it’s actually a very sweet movie about a girl who falls in love with a wizard while trying to break a curse put on her by a witch.

For a more grounded movie, watch Wild Nights with Emily (stream on Hulu), a film that corrects the historically accepted idea that poet Emily Dickinson was a unmarried recluse, when in all likelihood, she was simply a lesbian having a lifelong affair with her sister-in-law. Unlike

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Quantum Theatre’s NearBuy Supports Restaurants in Three Neighborhoods

By Quantum Theatre ith the arrival of the pandemic last March and live theater across the country shut down, Quantum Theatre found itself asking the same question as every other business reliant on bringing people together in person, “What now?”

Now 30 years old, the company has built a national reputation for its experimental theater making. Producing eclectic works that run the gamut from world premieres of contemporary plays to baroque operas, one aspect unifies each project — they are produced “environmentally” in non-theater locations throughout the city. Founder and Artistic Director Karla Boos chooses these venues with care, seeking a home for each show that that serves as a canvas for its team of designers and which heightens the audience’s experience of the play. Nearly every neighborhood in Pittsburgh has hosted a production at this point in the company’s history, but a few favorites include the Braddock Carnegie Library’s abandoned swimming pool for Thérèse Raquin, a grove of crabapple trees at the Frick Museum for A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a cabin built on a dock at Aspinwall Riverfront Park for The River, and the Carrie Blast Furnaces for a recent production of King Lear.

As the company’s artists shifted to making streamed work for digital audiences, they found inspiration both in the challenges and opportunities of online collaboration. But something crucial was still missing for Quantum: The relationships with local businesses and neighborhood groups that have proven so essential to its success. In recent years, restaurant partners have been a particular staple, Braddock’s Superior Motors realized $14,000 in referred business from Quantum patrons enjoying dinner before King Lear. Voodoo Brewing and East End Brewing Company hosted pre-show “Social Q” gatherings and offered showlong partnerships. And 2014’s TAMARA and 2018’s Chatterton both included memorable intermission dinners as part of each evening’s experience.

An RFI from the Richard King Mellon Foundation sought responses to the unprecedented challenges of COVID-19, and the idea for NearBuy was born.

NearBuy’s premise is simple. Visit a partner restaurant, mention Quantum, and your purchase is matched 1:1

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with gift certificates or meals distributed to neighbors experiencing food insecurity. Though Quantum could not visit neighborhoods, its audiences still could, and in the spirit of its pre-pandemic partnerships, both program partners and food distribution were focused on neighborhoods hosting upcoming live works: Point Breeze North and Homewood in connection with a planned June 2021 world premiere of Michael Mitnick’s The Current War, and Downtown where Lucy Kirkwood’s Chimerica will take up residence in the fall.

Quantum piloted the program with three partners in September and October of 2020: Everyday Café, CobblerWorld, and Yuzu Kitchen. Since then, it has expanded to include more than a half-dozen businesses. Recent additions include Bae Bae’s Kitchen and East End Food Co-op.

The program has been successful with the leadership of Community Engagement Associate Jalina McClarin and the help of many Quantum friends. Restaurant owners, food distribution partners like 412 Food Rescue, and community leaders from CDC’s and small business associations helping spread word of the program locally all are playing a critical role. Most importantly, individual socially conscious members of its audience, who have made ordering take-out from NearBuy partners part of their regular practice through the pandemic and have helped spread word of the program to friends and neighbors.

The result is a program making a real difference to small businesses and community members experiencing food insecurity. Over $22,500 has gone to support local restaurants, and hundreds of meals have been served at no cost to neighbors in need. By the time the partnerships conclude in June, the hope is to reach a total of $100,000.

“It’s been great to provide this opportunity to our audience and support for the neighborhoods that have made our works possible,” said Quantum’s Executive Director Stewart Urist. “But what we hope most of all is that the program doesn’t end in June. As we start to emerge from the pandemic, many will still be in need, and what we’ve found is that our patrons have truly loved this chance to get to know new restaurants and do some good at the same time.”

To learn more and to support NearBuy and its current partners, please visit www.quantumtheatre.com/nearbuy.

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BUILDING COMMUNITY

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OR CALIFORNIA NATIVE Keyva Clark, the city of Pittsburgh was a somewhat daunting and isolating place when she first moved here. Searching for community and connection, Clark joined the Urban League Young Professionals of Greater Pittsburgh.

Now, five years later, Clark has risen in the ranks of ULYP and currently sits as the nonprofit’s chapter president.

“I felt like, for the first time, I found community in Pittsburgh,” says Clark.

The regional chapter of the National Urban League Young Professionals serves as a community empowerment network for young minority professionals seeking mentorship as well as personal and professional development.

“We’re trying to enrich the depth of young professionals,” says Clark, who also works full-time as State Rep. Jake

Wheatley’s Chief of Staff.

Both Clark and ULYP’s current vice president, Monique Smith, take great pride in the diversity of their organization, saying ULYP is composed of an even mix of Pittsburgh “transplants and homegrown” natives.

Smith, a Pittsburgh native herself, noted the oft-cited mentality of the Steel City: “Don’t cross bridges.” Her work with ULYP is driven instead by a desire to build bridges across communities and harbor fellowship within the city, especially among the young, Black community.

“We want to move African-American young professionals in the same direction,” says Clark.

In a region like Pittsburgh — where economic opportunities for Black residents is low compared to other metro areas, and studies have shown young,

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Black professionals have been leaving Pittsburgh for greener pastures — building this kind of professional network for the Black community is not only a noble goal, but a necessary one in order to create a more diverse talent pool for the region.

ULYP, with its roughly 100 current members, comes together once a month for general meetings and offers a series of other events throughout the year, primarily focused on socialprofessional connections and, above all, community service.

Typically, that community service involves in-person events, including their annual “Day of Service,” which brings connections with surrounding communities. But Clark says the pandemic has thrown a wrench in those kinds of events.

“A pandemic can really mess that up,” says Clark.

Still, the group was determined to continue ULYP’s mission, so they came up with the idea to host a virtuallybased drive for a local diaper bank on the

North Side. Clark and Smith partnered with several local Black-owned businesses to set up a satellite network of drop-off sites. Together, ULYP members collected over 1,500 diapers for families in need.

But their desire to help did not stop there.

As the country grapples with notions of equality at every societal level, Smith says the group has become even more impassioned to “redefine professionalism” in Pittsburgh.

“We want to break the stereotypes of what a professional looks like. It’s not just a person working in an office,” says Clark. “Professionals come in all shapes and sizes.”

To combat these stereotypes and enrich other young professionals’ lives, ULYP frequently pairs with experts and community business leaders to help educate their members with a slew of practical lessons, ranging from personal finance to homeownership to engaging with civil servants on matters of public policy.

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Urban League Young Professionals of Greater Pittsburgh members Monique Smith, Vice President; Anette Nance, Community Service Chair; Ja’Lisa Brown, Health & Wellness Committee Co-Chair and Professional Development Committee Co-Chair; Adia Effiong, Parliamentarian; Chevaysha Chaney, Advocacy Committee Co-Chair; and Dr. Tiffany Hatcher, Professional Development Committee Co-Chair and Health & Wellness Committee Co-Chair

“We’re a city of two stories,” says Clark. “We start at a deficit. And access to resources is just the tip of the iceberg. It’s never going to be a fair playing field.”

But she remains confident that the tools and network they provide are helping to close the divide between young Black professionals and their white counterparts.

Since ULYP is a local chapter of a national organization, and about to celebrate its 19th organizational birthday on Feb. 18, Clark says members have the opportunity for growth and connection across the country, even years after they have left Pittsburgh or outgrown the program.

“You reach back and help someone else,” says Smith.

Smith, who has watched Clark transform from a member to the organization’s president, remarked on her strong leadership.

“Clark has been an amazing president,” says Smith. “She has given so much grace to our org.”

Even amid the praise, Clark remains focused on her organization and the collective work it does, one generation of young, Black professionals at a time.

“It didn’t just start with us,”

says Clark.

Clark, Smith, and other members of ULYP view their group as the beginning of a long-awaited societal movement geared toward Black excellence, professionalism, and personal success.

“It’s a movement,” says Smith. “Much bigger than just us.”

Their dedication to the movement is evident in the time they spend developing ULYP, even referring to their volunteer positions as a “two-thirds job,” according to Clark.

To help grow the movement, ULYP’s annual Join Week — a week packed with community and networking events to encourage recruitment — is running virtually through Sun., Feb. 14.

Smith and Clark encourage anyone interested in a “way to fellowship for like-minded people” to connect with ULYP’s social media presence during Join Week.

As Smith and Clark continue to grow ULYP during the final months of their tenure on the executive board, they remain steadfast in their mission of service to the young, Black community.

“We don’t just do it for ourselves,” says Clark. “We do it because we believe in the movement.”

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THE YEAR OF THE OX How Pittsburgh Asian restaurants and the local Asian community are adjusting to a pandemic Lunar New Year

BY KIMBERLY ROONEY 냖㵸蔻 // KIMROONEY@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

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HE YEAR OF THE RAT is nearing its end, and many Asian Americans are preparing for Lunar New Year celebrations. But as we usher in the Year of the Ox, many must compromise and adjust their traditional and personal rituals to keep themselves, their families, and their communities safe. And Asian Americans in Pittsburgh are no different.

Celebrations for the Lunar New Year vary across Asian cultures — from the Bhutanese and Tibetan Losar to the Vietnamese Tết to the Chinese Spring Festival (chūnjié) — but many traditions involve spending time with one’s community and family. COVID-19 safety precautions preclude the typical banquets and communal gatherings, but people and organizations in Pittsburgh are still finding ways to celebrate and connect.

While the Lunar New Year parade, hosted by the Pittsburgh chapter of the Organization of Chinese Americans, will not occur this year, the OCA is teaming up with local restaurants to create special meal sets of symbolic, traditional foods for groups of 4-8 people. These special meal sets will be available for the 15 days of the spring festival, starting on Thu., Feb. 11, and a percentage of the profits — with a match from the OCA — will go towards those in the community adversely affected by COVID-19, particularly those who did not qualify for stimulus money due to residency status.

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PLACES TO CELEBRATE LUNAR NEW YEAR To celebrate the Lunar New Year and get a taste of traditional Chinese Lunar New Year foods, order a meal set from a local Asian restaurant. These menus, available on the Organization of Chinese Americans’ website (ocapghpa.org) and Facebook page (facebook.com/ocapghpa), were organized in conjunction with the OCA and offer meal sets of a variety of dishes for groups of four or eight. Restaurants have been hit hard

by COVID, and with anti-Asian rhetoric surrounding the virus, Asian cuisine restaurants have felt a disproportionate impact. Many restaurant workers have been laid off, and those who do not have green cards or citizenship have not been able to benefit from stimulus packages. All orders from these menus will not only support these local businesses, but also help local Asian and Pacific Islander restaurant workers who have been impacted by COVID through a donation of some of the proceeds with a match from the OCA. Diners are recommended to call to place in their orders for the holiday.

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Little Asia 301 S. Craig St. #2, North Oakland. pittsburghlittleasia.com. 412-622-0133

Szechuan Spice 5700 Centre Ave., Shadyside. szechuanspicepa.com. 412-363-8888

Ting’s Kitchen 3200 McIntyre Square Drive, Ross. tingskitchen.com. 412-364-9933

Chengdu Gourmet 5840 Forward Ave., Squirrel Hill. chengdugourmetpittsburgh.com.

412-521-2088

Everyday Noodles 5875 Forbes Ave., Squirrel Hill. everydaynoodles.net. 412-421-6668

Sichuan Gourmet 1900 Murray Ave., Squirrel Hill. sichuan-gourmet.com. 412-521-1313 Also offering Lunar New Year specials:

Taiwanese Bistro Cafe 33 1711 Shady Ave., Squirrel Hill. twcafe33.com. 412-421-2717

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Above: A close-up of Michelle Truong’s Lunar New Year red envelope (lì xì) Right: Michelle Truong poses with the red envelope (lì xì) she plans to give her friends for Lunar New Year, inside her East Liberty home on Fri., Feb. 5.

“That was one thought, was how can we still help in this way and still leverage the opportunity that this occasion was going to give us,” says Marian Lien, president of the Pittsburgh chapter of the OCA. “Remember, if [restaurants] go, what are we going to do once it all lifts?”

At Chengdu Gourmet, owner and chef Wei Zhu starts preparing food a month before the spring festival. It takes a month to prepare and dry the pork and sausage — usually 600 pounds of it — and a week or two to roast the duck. This year, however, he’s only preparing 200 pounds of pork and sausage.

“We usually have the special Lunar New Year combination, but nobody ordered that this year,” says Zhu, through the aid of his translator and daughter, Yana Zhu, although he adds that customers can still call in special orders for the new year.

Taiwanese Bistro Cafe 33 also offers specials for the Lunar New Year — as well as other occasions — which owner

Jenny Tao encourages people to call in to preorder so that she can buy ingredients fresh the day of pickup or delivery.

In non-pandemic times, Cafe 33 hosts a small party for old friends and regular customers, followed by a smaller party for the staff. Lion dancers from the Squirrel Hill parade would also visit, and the restaurant staff would give them red envelopes (hóngbāo) and good wishes for the new year (zhù fú nǐ). But the parade is canceled this year, and to comply with gathering restrictions related to the pandemic, Cafe 33 will only have the smaller staff party this year.

Zhu of Chengdu Gourmet will also have a small celebration for his staff with traditional foods such as lobster, whole fish, duck, beef, and sausage, as well as baijiu, a Chinese liquor and Zhu’s favorite drinks. For restaurant staff, these parties can stand in for longer or more leisurely celebrations typical for the Lunar New Year.

“The next day we have work, get up and get ready to work — that’s it. Our

life is not like you, hanging out [the] whole weekend or go out of town to go somewhere, we can’t,” says Tao. “We celebrate like this.”

Outside of the local restaurant industry, people are also adjusting their plans. Michelle Truong, a medical assistant for UPMC, celebrates Tết, although her plans for this year differ vastly from the large family and church gatherings she used to attend when she was growing up in the Lehigh Valley.

At the celebrations from her childhood, people would sing, perform dances and skits, exchange red envelopes (lì xì), and share traditional foods such as egg rolls, sticky rice, and bánh tét — glutinous rice rolls wrapped in banana leaves and stuffed with pork and mung bean, or bananas for a vegetarian option.

Red lanterns, firecrackers, and bamboo with red envelopes tied to the branches decorated houses and buildings, and her mother kept a yellow Mai tree, which blooms with bright yellow flowers around the Lunar New Year.

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But between work, research, and filling out school applications, Truong hasn’t had time to decorate this year.

She now lives a state away from her extended family and half a country away from her parents and sister, but she plans to call both sides of her family to share in their celebrations and use this time as an extension of the emotional labor she feels that many have done throughout COVID-19.

“Lunar New Year, I’m always like, I must properly call [my family] and give them wishes for the new year, so I’ll be doing that,” says Truong. “I feel like everyone I’ve talked to has done a lot of emotional work and a lot of introspection during this time, so I’m going to be very, very mindful of this Lunar New Year.”

Tyler Phan, a professor of anthropology at the University of Pittsburgh, is also mindful of the new year, and excited for the rare coincidence of the Chinese, Vietnamese, Bhutanese, and Tibetan new years all occurring in 2021 at the

same time. With ethnographic roots in Bhutan, Nepal, and Vietnam, Phan celebrates Losar and Tết, sometimes traveling to New York to participate in Losar celebrations with traditional and contemporary Tibetan music and food.

While he can’t travel this year, he still looks forward to calling his father and celebrating the different cultural aspects of the holiday with his son.

He plans on making a vegan bánh tét, along with tsampa, a Tibetan mixture of barley flour and puja, Tibetan butter tea, giving his son a red envelope, and doing an astrological reading for his son.

“It’s the hard thing for Asians in general, because we’re so familial-based, so when you don’t have that, it’s a big thing that’s taken away from us. But at the same time, you have to be mindful of your family and their safety,” says Phan. “And that to me is the utmost prosperity — being thankful for what you have and the family that you have around you.”

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Set in 1851, the one-woman show, written by Richard LaMonte Pierce, stars Flowers as the abolitionist preparing to give her most famous speech at a women’s rights conference in Akron, Ohio.

“While I am waiting to go out and speak, a Black journalist comes in and wants to do a short greeting,” says Flowers, a local performer, writer, and teaching

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assistant. “The play is me talking to this journalist and recalling different things in my life.”

Ultimately, director Linda Haston chose Flowers for the role, but Prime Stage producing artistic director Wayne Brinda claims that Flowers was also singled out by Truth’s fifth-great grandson Cory McLiechey. Brinda says McLiechey, who serves as president of Descendants of the Truth, a nonprofit dedicated to the work and legacy of his ancestor, saw a photo of Flowers and said “she’s perfect in capturing the essence” of Truth.

Prime Stage will present its production of Sojourner as a recorded performance available to view online from Fri., Feb. 12 through Fri., Feb. 26.

This marks the second production about Truth presented by Prime Stage, which began with the play A Woman Called Truth about 26 years ago.

“It set the bar for who we are and the kind of work we would be doing as a theater company,” says Brinda.

Born into slavery in 1797, Truth endured years

of forced labor and horrific abuse before finally escaping to an abolitionist family, who bought her freedom. From there, she moved to New York City and became a minister, soon gaining a reputation as a powerful speaker. She later shed the name given to her by slave-owners and adopted the name “Sojourner Truth,” dedicating her life to ending slavery and fighting for women’s rights before her death in 1883.

While Brinda agrees that Flowers, to some degree, physically embodies Truth, who was recorded as being around six-feet tall, there were other aspects they wanted to get right. For one, the show marks the first time Flowers had to work with a dialect coach to speak as Truth, whose first language was Dutch.

Flowers says that in researching for the role, she noticed accounts of the dignified way Truth carried herself, her posture always straight.

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always had excellent posture up until she passed away several years ago. Because of this, Flowers decided to channel her grandmother in her performance.

Brinda says they drew on research to correct some of the inaccuracies about Truth popularized by historical accounts and previous depictions. He notes how some productions have portrayed Truth as using a cane in her later years, which, he says, she rarely, if ever, did.

“If you’re going to do something important like this, you want to make sure you’re authentic, you’re accurate, and you’re respectful,” says Brinda.

Overall, Flowers says that, unlike more celebrated figures in Black American history, such as Underground Railroad leader and Civil War spy Harriet Tubman, very little is widely known about Truth, despite her many incredible accomplishments.

“She has a story that absolutely should be heard,” says Flowers, adding that sexism plays a role in Truth becoming largely lost to time. “I feel as though my community, specifically Black women, has a lot of unsung heroes.”

Prime Stage wanted to focus on the famed “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech that still defines Truth and serves as the high point of the play. Flowers and Brinda describe how there are actually two versions of the speech — one that was transcribed by a friend of Truth, Marius Robinson, and one that was published

by a white suffragist and fellow abolitionist named Frances Gage. Historians believe that Robinson’s version, which does not contain the phrase “Ain’t I a woman?,” is the correct version. As a result, it was chosen for the play.

Brinda says they sought approval and verification from Truth’s living descendants, adding that they were “delighted to hear” that the play would use her “authentic speech.”

Besides highlighting Truth, especially during Black History Month, Brinda says they chose Sojourner as a way to still bring theater to audiences in a time when the pandemic has moved it online. Brinda says they transitioned to filming and streaming fully-staged, one-person shows as an alternative to livestream performances, which Brinda believes can be a bit daunting for some viewers.

Though she sees Truth as a figure of resilience and dignity, Flowers tries to avoid using the term “strong Black woman” when describing her, adding that it carries the burdensome connotation and expectation that Black women can and will tackle issues themselves.

She prefers to use the term “powerful.”

“I think that Black women are absolutely powerful,” says Flowers. “I feel like women like Sojourner Truth and my grandmother really gave me amazing examples of what it means to stand in that power, and I’m grateful for that.”

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I discovered DJ Williams’ Shots Fired that way and, more recently, the Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio of Seattle.

When DLO3 played one of Pittsburgh’s final pre-pandemic concerts in January 2020, it was an opportunity to compare a newer organ power trio to a veteran act. My conclusion: Soulive hits you hard from beginning to end, while upstart Delvon Lamarr and his band can, and does at times, crank it back in proper vintage style. Don’t let Lamarr fool you, though.

DLO3’s second studio album, I Told You So, was released at the end of January on Colemine Records. I’ve been waiting for this album for an entire year. It’s a nine-track set reminiscent of the fabled B3-based Booker T. & The MGs. “Girly Face” is a nice, laid-back number that sets up a mood swing or two: Jimmy James’ beach guitar on “Fo Sho” and then total ripping on “Aces.” It then slides back to a totally downtempo (and unexpected) cover of Wham!’s “Careless Whisper.” Lamar presses all of the right buttons in his playing. Grant Schroff does a fine job on studio percussion, filling in for regular, live member Dan Weiss.

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SEVEN DAYS IN PITTSBURGH THU., FEB. 11 MUSIC • VIRTUAL SOS PGH continues its mission of bringing relief to live music professionals and spaces with the latest edition of its online Concert Series. Enjoy an evening with four-piece rock band The Redlines, instrumental duo hALF wHEEL, and solo act Dom Fusca. The series seeks to keep independent music venues afloat as they wait for federal funding to disperse. Net proceeds from the series will benefit the National Independent Venue Association Emergency Relief Fund. 6-8 p.m. $3/$10 for series subscription. sos2020pgh.org/concerts

THEATER • VIRTUAL Pandemic winter got you down? Escape to a beachy getaway when Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks presents a livestream production of Love’s Labour’s Lost. The bard’s tale follows four young noblemen who swear off romance for three years in pursuit of study at a seaside retreat. Their plan hits a major snag, however, when the Princess of France and her ladies arrive. Watch as each cast member tackles multiple roles in this romp. 7 p.m. Pre-show at 6:30 p.m. Continues through Mon., Feb. 15. $17. Tickets grant access to all five performances on YouTube. pittsburghshakespeare.com

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ART • IRL The Christine Frechard Gallery is open and ready for visitors to view Charismatic, an exhibition featuring works by Pittsburgh artists Dylan CritchfieldSales and Larry Neal. Critchfield-Sales uses materials like gouache paint and linen for his still lifes and landscapes, while a release describes Neal’s striking photorealistic paintings as exploring the “history of hues, values, and contrasts.” 12-6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday or by appointment.

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SAT., FEB. 13 LIT • VIRTUAL There are significant racial disparities within housing, education, economic status, and other rights for Black people living in the Rust Belt and the Midwest.

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SUN., FEB. 14 ART • IRL Celebrate Black Pittsburgh and Black joy with 202021: a new constellation, a public art installation spread throughout 10 locations in Downtown Pittsburgh and curated by Pittsburgh City Paper contributing writer, artist, and designer Tereneh Idia. The installation features the work of 12 Black Pittsburgh-based artists, including printmaker and activist Bekezela Mguni, photographer/ videographer Njaimeh Njie, filmmaker Chris Ivey, fine artist and painter Wavy Wednesday, sewist Lavish Lamb, and more. The show is “an exploration of a

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THEATER • VIRTUAL Part theater production, part concert, musician Jill Sobule’s performance piece F*CK7THGRADE is an ode to the strange and awkward period of adolescence known as middle school.

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TUE., FEB. 16 KIDS • VIRTUAL As part of its Schooltime Concerts series, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra presents Schooltime: Bunheads to explore how music helps tell a story.

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WED., FEB. 17 FILM • VIRTUAL For years, tech companies have been encouraging customers to buy new phones, computers, tablets, and other electronics every year or two.

But what happens to all the old phones that get discarded? The heavy toll of e-waste is explored in Death by Design, a documentary on the health and environmental impact of electronic waste.

The film is available with a livestream through Duquesne University’s Human Rights Film Series. 7 p.m. Free. duq.edu

FILM • VIRTUAL Join City of Asylum for its presentation of the regional premiere of Diako Yazdani’s The Many Lives of Kojim.

The film follows Yazdani as he goes to the Iraqi countryside with Kojin, a 23year-old gay friend, and confronts his family, friends, and community about their prejudices towards the LGBTQ community. In addition to the screening, attendees can participate in a discussion and Q&A about the film. The screening is part of ReelQ, Pittsburgh’s International LGBTQ Film Festival. 7-9:30 p.m. Free with registration. alphabetcity.org • PITTSBURGH CITY PAPER FEBRUARY 10-17, 2021

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