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Divine Glass

BY: SEAN BEAUFORD // INFO@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

Gods have taken over the Pittsburgh Glass Center, transforming it into a Black, queer Kemetic temple. Displayed as part of the MythScience of the Gatekeepers exhibition, the 16 life-size glass statues of deities, divinely crafted by Marques Redd and Mikael Owunna, connect physical and spiritual worlds to empower Black LGBTQ+ people.

Now on view at the Center through July 28, the multimedia exhibition is presented by the Rainbow Serpent ollective, an arts nonprofit co-founded by Redd and Owunna. They

created the sculptures at the Center, where, in 2021, they started the project. Redd expands on the title of the show, saying, “Gatekeepers comes from the Dagara spiritualist Malidoma Somé; he made this argument that, in his particular cultural context, LGBTQ people were known as gatekeepers. The idea is that because the creator was androgynous, LGBTQ people, because we could vibrate both masculine and feminine energy, had the special relationship to the creator and the special task of maintaining the gates or these highly charged portals between the

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Chandler Bingham performs "Opening the Mouth", a site-specific ritual to animate and enliven the deity statues during opening night of Myth-Science of the Gatekeepers.

physical and the spiritual world. So we’re thinking about the spiritual purpose of Black LGBTQ people and how to revive ancient traditions that have been lost over time.”

Myth-Science of the Gatekeepers serves to reclaim the rich legacy of queer identity from the perspective of traditional African spiritual sciences, tracing the lineage of African cosmological systems to the present moment. Even in their fabrication of the sculptures, Redd and Owunna were in conversation with ancient Egypt, where, as archaeological evidence suggests, glassmaking originated.

The exhibition kicked off on May 3 with an opening reception that complemented the show’s mission of centering Black, queer experiences, and the show’s Egyption influences. Among the festivities were a site-specific dance performance, a poetry reading, and a screening of Blackstar Sanctuary , an immersive virtual reality film co-directed by Redd and Owunna. Also included were Knowing the Evolutions of Ra , a live music performance co-composed by Jaronda Primrose and Redd, and a chance to view the Sovereign series from Granville Carroll, a selfdescribed “contemporary visual artist and Afrofuturist” from Phoenix, Ariz.

The 16 Myth-Science of the Gatekeepers deities, all created through a lost-wax casting process, appear as busts made of black glass and resembling Kemetic granodiorite statues. Atop each bust is a glass-blown, hot-sculpted, uniquely colored headpiece, symbolizing that which the deity embodies. The deities line parallel white walls, eight on each side, facing each other, occupying tall black pedestals.

Colors from the radiant headpieces are sparsely scattered throughout the flesh of the deity on which it resides, sometimes forming luminous constellations. This is most

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Myth-Science of the Gatekeepers by Rainbow Serpent Collective.

Pictured here is Miau, which represents the sacred aspects of queer sexuality, beauty, desire, wealth, and luxury.

“IN EACH OF THE FIGURES, WE’RE RE-ARTICULATING A BLACK, QUEER COSMOLOGY.”

apparent in Geb, the first deity we see. The speckles of color across Geb’s figure are almost as plentiful (though not as varied) as those that appear within the bodies of Owunna’s Infinite Essence series, where radiant galaxies were made visible on the bodies of Black models wearing fluorescent paint, who were then photographed in total darkness using an ultraviolet

flash built by the artist. The fact that Geb is the first piece we encounter feels both like a nod to the artist’s previous work, and like a familiar hand ushering us across the threshold of another portal.

While Owunna’s earlier photographic work considered African cosmologies by illuminating invisible forces, Myth-Science of the

Gatekeepers illuminates maps for Black LGBTQ+ people’s navigation.

“In each of the figures, we’re re-articulating a Black, queer cosmology,” Owunna explains. “Within ancient Egyptian cosmology, each of the neteru represented different aspects of the biological system and the universe. So each of the figures is also a larger spiritual map for the

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Ursula Payne and Mikael Owunna perform "Opening the Mouth", a site-specific ritual to animate and enliven the deity statues during opening night of Myth-Science of the Gatekeepers a t the Pittsburgh Glass Center.

cultivation and elevation and divinization of Black queer individuals. We see this really as eing one of the first, or the first potentially lac ueer spiritual system and map that s eing presented here through the wor of the sculptures.

The deities were thought of as natural forces that manifest simultaneously on many levels cosmological, psychological, astrological, sociological, ecological, iological, et cetera. f Maahus, the personification of martial ualities found within the lac L T community, edd says, n one hand, we could thin of him iologically as a sym olic representation of the immune system, signifying how the ody can fight and defend itself. sychologically, we could thin of this figure as the courage that it ta es to come out

and live in one s authentic truth and to fight for one s e istence and right to live. ocially, we could thin of it as a principle of community defense, a force that you can invo e to stand up against gay ashing and discrimination.

Myth-Science of the Gatekeepers connects the ancient to the modern, not just on the surface through contemporary aesthetics nota ly present in the deities hairstyling, ut also with consideration for the models used. Not only are the models part of the ain ow erpent Collective a networ of lac L T artists, spiritualists, and technologists across the nited tates, ngland, and Nigeria they re each intentionally chosen to represent the deity that most aligns with their living.

ne e ample is the deity

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Ursula Payne performs in "Opening the Mouth" a site specific ritual to animate and enliven the deity statues during opening night of Myth-Science of the Gatekeepers at the Pittsburgh Glass Center on May 3, 2024.

Tehuti-Maa, who embodies a profound synthesis of wisdom, balance, and cosmic order, being modeled by a university dean.

t shows how these different deity figures live within us today as well, and they get expressed through our life paths, our destinies,” says Owunna.

Redd believes the project is “also about making these African knowledge systems modern and usable in a way.”

“Sometimes you see in museums these statues or these sculptures, and it’s like, okay, this is something that’s distant from me or from another time,” he says. “But I think this project shows that these archetypes and identities still do have a vibrancy in the life that can be expressed even in our everyday environments.”

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Continues through July 28.

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A crowd watches a performance on opening night of Myth-Science of the Gatekeepers by Rainbow Serpent Collective at the Pittsburgh Glass Center on May 3, 2024.

DIVINE

A STORY IN LETTERS

New

podcast Dearest brings Pittsburgh’s steamboat era back to life with the sounds of the 1870s

BY: RACHEL WILKINSON // RWILKINSON@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

The first episode of the Dearest podcast series, set in the 1870s, opens with string music and the scratching of a fountain pen. To the modern ear, it might not be immediately clear what the latter noise is — part of the historical quality its creators intended.

“At some point, you begin to recognize and understand what that sound is,” Michael London tells Pittsburgh City Paper. The series’ audio producer, George Drake Jr., created the effect by recording his wife Ruth actually writing a Dearest character’s name with a fountain pen.

“And then [it] becomes real to you

… You begin to connect the sound with writing. All of a sudden, you now have knowledge that you would never have had before to really connect to that timeframe,” London says.

A collaboration between Drake and London, an Ohio-based author and playwright, Dearest aims to transport listeners to Reconstruction-era life along the Ohio River. First released last month, the new epistolatory podcast series unfolds across an exchange of letters between a Marietta, Ohio milliner and a Pittsburgh engineer who meet aboard a steamboat (alongside around a dozen secondary characters). Inviting listeners to “follow

the breadcrumbs,” the series’ trailer promises “a tale of joy, passion, unease, and suspense echoing through the chambers of time.”

Though Dearest is fictional, it incorporates “many pieces of truth and reality,” says London, including real Pittsburgh landmarks like the engineering firm of John Enders and Samuel Diescher, who designed and built the inclines. The sound design also carries the period-specific elements forward throughout the series — wax sizzles to seal a letter; horse hooves clop on cobblestone — with Drake even going as far as recording the actual horn on the Belle of Cincinnati riverboat.

Further cementing the 19th-century feel, each episode is an individual letter, and they’re released on an “intentionally inconsistent” schedule, says Drake, to “give the listener the real-time experience of postal communication in the 1870s.” Depending on the weather, transportation, and

which direction correspondence was traveling on the river, letters could take a week or more to arrive.

The first Dearest episode, released April 24, is a letter dated April 24, 1872, with the series’ release schedule starting out at “[about] a two-week cadence,” Drake tells City Paper . London further cautions listeners that sometimes “letters cross each other,” meaning something mentioned in correspondence might not come back up for several episodes because a character hasn’t received that particular letter yet.

The series is slated to contain 100 letters sent over the course of a year.

Dearest is adapted from London’s 2007 “three-dimensional” novel of the same name. However, as London explains, it’s a bit misleading to call the original work a novel — a Dearest press release notes the project is “often thought of as a work of art as much as literature.”

The 2007 Dearest is a physical box

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Mike London and George Drake of Dearest podcast

PHOTO: COURTESY OF DEAREST PODCAST Boxes of letters for Dearest podcast

PHOTO: COURTESY OF DEAREST PODCAST One of the many letters from Dearest podcast

containing letters and other artifacts like newspaper clippings, scented and tied with ribbon, creating a “sensory experience” and “whole correspondence” for readers to interact with, London says, “as if you found a bundle of letters in the attic.”

The project arose from London’s interest in experimenting with storytelling.

“I’m sort of a structure freak,” he tells CP. “I feel more like an architect … so I came up with the idea: what [would] happen if [a story] was an epistolary novel, and you didn’t read it in a book? What if you ‘found’ the letters and it was created? It becomes an experience that doesn’t depend on just literature to communicate all of the story.”

idea whatsoever,” Drake remembers with a laugh. “And then [he] was like, I have these letters, and he was explaining it, but we were like, so who wrote these letters?”

“I was just looking at another way to tell a story that could be impactful for the audience,” London explains.

Once he understood the concept, Drake says, “[London]’s the only [student] I’ve ever approached saying, I want to be a part of this.”

The biggest draw for Drake was the idea of an irregular episode release schedule — a divergence from the industry standard of maintaining a consistent content stream.

“What a break from the norm,” he tells CP. “Podcasting can be very tiring. Because, here’s the new

“WHAT [WOULD] HAPPEN IF [A STORY] WAS AN EPISTOLARY NOVEL, AND YOU DIDN’T READ IT IN A BOOK? WHAT IF YOU ‘FOUND’ THE LETTERS?”

London drew from his family roots in Ohio and West Virginia to come up with a narrative transpiring along the Ohio River; during research, he became “fascinated” with the 1870s, a booming time when Cincinnati and Pittsburgh were among the fastestgrowing cities in the U.S.

Pitching Dearest in the early 2000s, before the era of mystery subscription boxes, wasn’t an easy sell for publishers.

“They didn’t understand,” London remembers. “They’d take the letters out and they would just fumble.” Ultimately, the epistolary novel went on to win publishing and book awards. Adapting the project to audio has been equally as unconventional. London met Drake while taking his podcasting class in 2019, and initially, the class was also confused about Dearest “Michael came in[to] class with no

content. Here’s new content. Here’s new content … why not have it where you don’t know when the next one’s coming?” (London and Drake emphasize this makes it especially important for Dearest listeners to sign up for notifications so they know when the “digital postman” has come by.)

Episodes themselves also don’t conform to a usual podcast format in order to preserve what Drake calls “the mystique of the letters.”

“There’s no intro, there’s no outro, there’s no credits,” Drake says. Instead, his favorite part of production is “to play around with the sounds … and hint at foreshadowed moments” in the letters.

As for the Pittsburgh connection, I asked if listeners should root for our protagonist, James Cavell, who pens the first letter. “The bigger danger might be falling in love with the guy,” London says. •

TRANSIT TALK: GIVE US A WATER TAXI, YOU COWARDS

BY COLIN WILLIAMS // CWILLIAMS@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

Pittsburgh is a river town. Sadly, we no longer act like it — the main watercraft you're likely to see on our Three Rivers are coal barges, with the remaining traffic coming from private power boats, Cruisin' Tiki huts, and the Gateway Clipper fleet. It doesn't have to be like this. Ferries have a long history in the region. The Gateway Clipper already

does substantial business carrying tourists from Station Square to Acrisure Stadium. Meanwhile, development in the Strip District and Sharpsburg has converted what was industrial waterfront into a public amenity. The time is ripe to connect the City of Bridges' revitalized waterfront via the rivers themselves using public water taxis.

We've experimented with water taxis before. Pittsburgh had federal grant funding earmarked for a pilot program as recently as 2012. There have been private services over the years, but these have proven challenging to scale. This is why local government should seriously consider stepping in — without the muscle and money of a public entity, private water taxis could again struggle to make sustainable profits or scale up uic ly enough to get the public on board.

Some of the infrastructure is already there. Sharpsburg, Millvale, the Strip, the North Shore, Point tate ar , tation uare, and the South Side already have marinas and mooring points where a small water taxi could park. Lawrenceville and Hazelwood Green have old barge docks that could be converted without much difficulty, and Homestead would be easy to reach, as well.

From there, a minimum of two ferries could sail in a loop from Sharpsburg's breweries to South Side's nightlife and back again from 7 a.m. to midnight, providing a fun way to commute, experience the city, and/or travel safely while enjoying an evening out in Pittsburgh. A potential stop at Hazelwood Green would give college students an Instagrammable way to venture outside of Oakland. A water taxi could also service the West End and the proposed Esplanade development without having to pass through a lock. All told, the two water taxis could likely complete a loop of the city's Three Rivers in an hour or so, thereby ensuring 30-minute intervals between departures (something not even all city bus lines do).

The potential environmental enefits are one reason to adapt this service. oats are more efficient than uses and far more efficient than cars carrying solo commuters). If

used at a similar rate to Pittsburgh's T, water ta is would offset some car on output while also complementing and connecting existing service lines. Bicycle commuters using our riverfront trails would have a built-in multimodal service that avoids car traffic. ater ta i technology itself is also getting greener, with Helsinki rolling out solar-powered autonomous ferries just last year.

Also, using more boats would put more Pittsburghers directly on the water, giving them a chance to appreciate the city from a new angle. If someone is willing to take a water taxi from South Oakland to Mario's, they might also be more likely to rent a kayak or participate in a riverbank cleanup.

Another big upside — fun. A water taxi along the Allegheny would be second only to the 91 bus in terms of how many breweries there would be along its length. Partiers could start their day at Dancing Gnome, steam down to catch a Riverhounds game, go dancing at Enclave, and head back around the Point without ever getting into a car.

I know I'd like my commute more if it involved riding my bike to a dock and boating out into the Allegheny.

hile everyone else sits in traffic and honks in vain at drivers playing Candy Crush at the green light, I'd be on board a solar-powered ferry watching the sun glint on the murky waters of the Mon. It may sound unrealistic, but Helsinki, Paris, and even Oklahoma City already have water taxis — if a city with a fake river can have one, why not us?

Besides, just think how awesome our Pittsburgh City Paper barge watch content would be if we were sharing the rivers with the city's gentle giants. Give me the water taxi! Connect it to the Railroad St. T while you're at it. Then we can turn our attention to the Pittsburgh gondola. •

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PARTY PEOPLE

BY: AMANDA WALTZ // AWALTZ@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

The #notwhite Collective has made its mark on the Pittsburgh arts scene with projects showcasing its 13 members, all women artists, all of whom identify as bi/multiracial or cultural, as immigrants,

or as descendants of immigrants. In addition to gallery shows, talks, workshops, and other events, the nonprofit group has, for the past five years, welcomed the community to a free creative extravaganza known as the Love Party.

PHOTO: COURTESY OF #NOTWHITE COLLECTIVE The #notwhite Collective

The Love Party returns on Sun., May 19 for what’s described in a press release as a “liberatory afternoon of performances, storytimes, artmaking and other hands-on activities that brings our community closer and that grows our hearts wider.” Taking place at the Irma Freeman Center for Imagination, the 2024 Love Party will engage people of all ages and highlight culturally specific art forms.

#notwhite Collective member Maggie Lynn Negrete says the first Love Party, much like the group itself, was organized in response to the political climate created by former president Donald Trump and his administration.

Negrete says #notwhite Collective events like Love Party address the “collective grief and fear that rippled through our communities.”

The #notwhite Collective first appeared in 2018 with an inaugural group exhibition at Brew House Arts. Among the artists displayed at that show was Maritza Mosquera, who will lead a screenprinting and collage activity at the Love Party.

Alison Zapata, a collective member whose work includes public murals and sculpture installations, will cover hojalata, also known as Mexican Tin Art, by showing guests how to “paint intricately handmade corazóns from Las Mariposas Hojalata located in Oaxaca, Mexico.” Rounding out the presenters is Korean American artist-baker Jasmine Cho, who will lead a cookie decorating class.

“The collective sought to create a safe space for all ages to connect, leveraging our roles as mothers, healers, and art educators to program hands-on activities and workshops for us, by us,” Negrete tells Pittsburgh City Paper “With continued turmoil domestically and abroad, the collective knew that 2024 would be an essential year to provide this comforting and uplifting experience again.”

The “intersectional, intergenerational and inclusive” event is open to everyone, though children should be accompanied by a “responsible adult” 18 years or older.

Negrete says Love Party attendees represent “diverse families across the Greater Pittsburgh area.”

“While our programming takes youth as young as five into consideration, our offerings are enriching for adults and seniors as well,” says Negrete, adding that the collective expects 150 to 200 people at this year’s Love Party. •

#notwhite Collective presents LOVE

PARTY

1-4 p.m. Sun., May 19. Irma Freeman Center for Imagination. 5006 Penn Ave., Garfield. Free. All ages. notwhitecollective.com

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IN PITTSBURGH

THU., MAY 9

ART • POINT BREEZE

Two Open Mouths: A Solo Exhibition by Karen Lue 12-6 p.m. Continues through June 1. Bottom Feeder Books. 415 Gettysburg St., Point Breeze. Free. bottomfeederbooks.com

ART • SOUTH SIDE

Brew House Arts describes Getting the Spirit Out, its latest group show, as featuring art that “feel distinctly alive — channeling spirits and visualizing the unseen energy around us.” Attend the opening reception and be among the first to see new works by 2024 Distillery Artist Residency members Imani Batts, Armanis Fuentes, Finn Dugan, Joshua Challen Ice, Evangeline Mensah-Agyekum, Sophie Thompson, and Caroline Yoo. 6-8:30 p.m. Continues through June 22. 711 S. 21st St., South Side. Free. brewhousearts.org

COMEDY • MUNHALL

Marc Maron: All In Tour 8 p.m. Doors at 7 p.m. Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall. 510 E 10th Ave., Munhall. $49.50-69.50. librarymusichall.com

FRI., MAY 10

1226 Arlington Ave., Allentown. $10 in advance, $15 at the door. bottlerocketpgh.com

DANCE • DOWNTOWN

Flip through a day of author talks, panel discussions, poetry readings, book signings, workshops, and more during the latest Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books

Taking place at the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, the event invites guests to meet over 70 writers working in a broad array of genres, shop from exhibitors selling bookthemed goods, and take advantage of programming geared toward kids and teens. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 616 North Highland Ave., Highland Park. Free. Registration required for some events. pittsburghbookfestival.org

MARKET • REGENT SQUARE

Mother’s Day Artist Market 12-4 p.m. 3 Rivers Outdoor Co. 1130 S. Braddock Ave., Regent Square. Free. 3riversoutdoor.com

FILM • LAWRENCEVILLE

Lebowski Fest with The Big Lebowski. 7 p.m. Row House Cinema. 4115 Butler St., Lawrenceville. $12.50. rowhousecinemas.com

DRAG

• MILLVALE

Pokémon: The Drag Show with Snoozy Q, JoeMyGosh, Ms. Tess Tickles, Catty Wampus, and Land Shark. 9 p.m. Doors at 8 p.m. Harold’s Haunt. 142 Grant Ave., Millvale. $10. haroldshaunt.wixsite.com

SUN., MAY 12

OUTDOORS • MURRYSVILLE

Pride Outside Hike with Venture Outdoors 10-11:30 a.m. Du Park. 4500 School Rd. S., Murrysville. $5-10 or Pay What You Can. Registration required. ventureoutdoors.org

MOMIX presents Alice 8 p.m. Continues through Sat., May 11. Byham Theater. 101 Sixth St., Downtown. $20-85. trustarts.org

FILM • DOWNTOWN

Free Time. 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Continues through Thu., May 16. Harris Theater. 809 Liberty Ave., Downtown. $9-11. trustarts.org

MUSIC • LAWRENCEVILLE

Longturn presents Partiboi69 with cvigoe, Paul Fleetwood, C. Scott, and Pittsburgh Track Authority. 8 p.m. Spirit. 242 51st St., Lawrenceville. $16.99-27.50. spiritpgh.com

MARKET • SOUTH SIDE Neighborhood Flea Mother’s Day Edition. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. SouthSide Works. 424 S. 27th St., South Side. Free. neighborhoodflea.com

MUSIC • ALLENTOWN

MUSIC • BLOOMFIELD

Rated Eye Record Release Party with Dark Money, Love Ethic, and Aconitum. 9 p.m. Doors at 8 p.m. Brillobox. 4104 Penn Ave., Bloomfield. $10. brilloboxpgh.com

Say goodbye to a local musi act when Feralcat and the Wild presents its farewell show at Bottlerocket Social Hall. The sixpiece prog rock/jazz fusion band led by saxophonist f3ralcat will bid adieu with a final hurrah that showcases their bold style. The evening also includes a performance by Zinnia’s Garden and solo work by f3ralcat. 8 p.m. Doors at 7 p.m.

SAT., MAY 11

SAT., MAY 11 THU., MAY9

YARD SALE • TROY HILL

Troy Hill Annual Yard Sale. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Troy Hill Citizen’s Park. Claim St. and Hatteras St., Troy Hill. Free. troyhillpittsburgh.com

PHOTO: COURTESY OF FOCUS FEATURES Lebowski Fest with The Big Lebowski at Row House Cinema

PHOTO: COURTESY OF SPIRIT Partiboi69 at Spirit

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ART • BELLEVUE

Measure Twice, Cut Once: Furniture Art by Mark Collins 1-4 p.m. Continues through June 30. John A. Hermann, Jr. Memorial Art Museum. 318 Lincoln Ave., Bellevue. Free. johnhermannmuseum.org

MUSIC • STRIP DISTRICT

Women Who Rock presents The Seven Wonders: A Fleetwood Mac Tribute. 7:30 p.m. Doors at 6 p.m. City Winery. 1627 Smallman St., Strip District. $27-42. citywinery.com

citywinery.com

MUSIC • MCKEES ROCKS

Thievery Corporation 8 p.m. Doors at 7 p.m.

Roxian Theatre. 425 Chartiers Ave., McKees Rocks. $59-150. roxiantheatre.com

MON., MAY 13

ADULT • WARRENDALE

Handsome Heroes Male Revue 7 p.m. Doors at 5 p.m. Jergel’s Rhythm Grille. 103 Slade Ln., Warrendale. $20. 21 and over. jergels.com

THURS., MAY9

MUSIC • GARFIELD

SPY with Jivebomb, Destiny Bond, Princess, and Big Baby. 7 p.m. The Mr. Roboto Project. 5106 Penn Ave., Garfield. $17 in advance, $20 at the door. therobotoproject.com

TUE., MAY 14

MUSIC • SOUTH SIDE

Skating Polly with Lord Friday The 13th and Tempered 6:30 p.m. Doors at 6 p.m. The Smiling Moose. 1306 E. Carson St., South Side. $15-18. facebook.com/thesmilingmoose

LIT • LAWRENCEVILLE

Hemingway’s Summer Poetry Series with Jan Beatty, Ben Gwin, Amy Lee Heinlen, Hallie Pritts, and Fred Shaw. 7 p.m. Hop Farm Brewing Co. 5601 Butler St., Lawrenceville. Free. hemingwayspoetryseries.blogspot.com

WED., MAY 15

TALK • SEWICKLEY

Scouting Vintage Finds with Toddy Tondera 7 p.m. Sewickley Public Library. 500 Thorn St., Sewickley. Free. Registration required. sewickley.librarycalendar.com

PHOTO: OLUWASEYE OLUSA/HBO

Marc Maron: All In Tour at Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall

PHOTO: GAGE VOTA

Feralcat and the Wild at Bottlerocket Social Hall

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1028 Ridge Road, Tarentum, Pa 15084: Unit #21119 Daniel Nwankwo, Unit #21120 Hannah Oleary, Unit #31924 Jason Glaister, Unit #32502 Nanci Giu re, Unit #32707 Baby King, Unit #41203 Autumn Kress, Unit #41505 Autumn Kress

901 Brinton Road, Pittsburgh, Pa 15221: Unit #11109 Velda Bradley, Unit #3117 Brandyce Lacy, Unit #3202 Natasha Vearnon, Unit #3305 Alexis Childress, Unit #6221 Ronald McCrae, Unit #6234 Jeremy Tubbs, Unit #8204 Fontaine Wallace

2839 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222: Unit #3510 Christopher Younger, Unit #3803 Vikki Herald, Unit #4013 Abass Kamara, Unit #5013 Quron Cain, Unit #5304 Amber Macmahon, Unit #6603 Renee Walker

750 South Millvale Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213: Unit #329 Brian Hatheway (City Brew Tours Pittsburgh), Unit #5515 Abass Kamara

1300 Lebanon Church Road, West Mi lin, PA 15236:

Haymaker Road, Monroeville, Pa 14146: Unit #2120 Cassie Weed, Spring

COUNTRY MUSIC

ACROSS

1.

Big chunk

5.  You’d better believe it

10.  Needs to return things

14.  ___ Libre

15.  Indian bread?

16.  She always replies when spoken to 17.  Ewan : prequels :: ___ : originals

18.  Girl from Tehran?

20.  Holding walls

22.  Ship among the reef

23.  Swiftie or a member of the Bey Hive, e.g.

24.  Corrupts

25.  Physicians from Madrid?

31.  Baller Caitlin

32.  Easily

o ended sort

33.  Letters on a blue lizard bottle

36.  Hard to find

37.  Bad guy

38.  Morallychallenged TV lawyer Goodman

39.  One of Eve’s grandsons

40.  Up to

41.  Vega’s constellation

42.  Flushed-looking

43.  Itch from Athens?

45.  Close one

46.  Go back to square one

47.  Thread follower?

50.  Very entertained

53.  Timber wolves from Vientiane?

55.  Electric battery inventor Alessandro

59.  See 7-Down

60.  Can-do

61.  C-3PO worshipers

62.  Still life container

63.  Loaves from a deli

64.  Get into someone’s business

DOWN

1.  Non-union representative

2.  Real something or other

3.  World’s first dead person, according to the Bible

4.  Has the undesired e ect

5.  Close one

6.  Star’s certain something

7.  With 59-Across, they run under taps

8.  Change for a hundred

9.  Waver

10.  Green-skinned god of Ancient Egypt

11.  Grow bigger

12.  Standing upright

13.  Bathroom

showroom fixtures

19.  Up to date

21.  David’s Californication role

24. Bluey watchers

25.  Threaded fastener

26.  First line of attack

27.  Judge of the Yankees

28.  Have an idea

29.  Its capital is Heraklion

30.  Forum covering 33.  Decline

34.  More untouched

35.  It holds a few shots

37.  Fold up, as sails

38.  “You’re going too fast!”

43.  Attitude

44.  Valet in P.G.

Wodehouse stories

45.  Big crew

47.  Prague resident, e.g.

48.  “Proud” family member

49.  “Did I do that?”

50.  Soccer legend Wambach

51.  Red sauce that may be made with chocolate and chilies

52.  A Leatherman has a lot of them

54.  Propulsion implement

56.  Camden crapper

57.  Fighter-protecting decision, briefly

58.  One of Daddy Warbucks’s bodyguards, with “The”

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