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EOPLE WITH substance abuse disorders

recover in very different ways, but treatment is often perceived in the public as rigid and monolithic, as if there’s a one-size-fits-all approach to recovery. Jessica Williams, of the Pittsburgh Recovery Walk, wants to fight back against this mindset and encourage people to think about addiction and recovery with nuance.

According to 2017 data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, about 20 million Americans are in recovery from addiction. But a 2016 report from the U.S. Surgeon General said that only 10 percent of people with substance abuse disorders receive any kind of treatment.

That discrepancy is at the heart of what the Pittsburgh Recovery Walk, held on Sept. 14, aims to change. Now in its fourth year, the walk’s goal is to end the stigma around talking about addiction and the different methods of recovery.

“There is this deep-seated pessimism about addiction recovery,” says Williams. “We don’t really hear people’s stories because of the stigma. There is sort of a conspiracy of silence. It is unfortunate; it sort of perpetuates the stigma.”

Pittsburghers, like all Americans, struggle with addiction. In 2016 and 2017, Allegheny County had the highest overdose death rate of any U.S. county with over a million people. Overdose deaths in the county have dropped since then, but Williams says there isn’t any specific data on exactly how many people in the Pittsburgh area are in need of recovery.

Because of that, she says the goal right now is to let people know that recovery strategies aren’t strict. She hopes more people will come forward to tell their recovery stories to remind everyone that there is no right way to recovery, just that addiction is thwarted.

“The recovery walk is about celebrating the many paths,” says Williams. “And to celebrate and educate the public about these various paths.”

The Writer

BRIAN BROOME knew his addiction had gone too far when he woke up in someone’s yard next to a dog.

“I literally woke up with somebody’s dog licking my face,” says Broome, now a K. Leroy Irvis Fellow at the University of Pittsburgh, of the incident that occurred several years ago.

He was partying with an acquaintance, and this was the first time he had been to this person’s home.

Broome says he doesn’t remember much of anything that happened that night, and says he was lucky this moment happened so innocently. “For a Black man, if they would have called the police, that could have ended badly.”

This was how Broome lived. He is now seven years into recovery and is sober. Before his recovery, he was working at a call center for an insurance company, handling dispatch calls for drivers that needed assistance. He hated the job. He says his purpose in life was drinking and getting drunk.

He eventually got fired, and then found a job in the restaurant industry where his relationship with alcohol got worse. “I used to wake in the morning and the first thing I would do is go to a bar in Oakland,” says Broome.

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PITTSBURGH’S FACES OF RECOVERY September is recovery month and former addicts want to remind people that recovery can, and should, come in many different forms

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“WE DON’T REALLY HEAR PEOPLE’S STORIES BECAUSE OF THE STIGMA. THERE IS SORT OF A CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE. IT IS UNFORTUNATE; IT SORT OF PERPETUATES THE STIGMA.”

From there, he started using hard drugs and eventually opioids he would get from drug dealers who frequented the restaurant. Broome says he would spend any available income he had on drugs and booze. He lost most of his friends; he only had addict friends.

“It started to affect my relationship and physical well-being,” says Broome.

“I had lost just about everything. I had no money and I was depressed.”

One day about seven years ago, one of his longtime friends confronted him and physically hit him in the head. Broome realized he needed a life change and entered rehab. There, he truly began to understand the grip drugs and alcohol had on him.

“Someone in rehab said she was sober for 25 years,” says Broome. “Drugs were like food to me. I thought, ‘How can you exist without drugs?’”

But in rehab, he discovered an unexpected tool to help his recovery thanks to, of all things, a snoring roommate. Broome would find himself unable to sleep at night, so he resorted to writing down his thoughts in a notepad

provided by the rehab center. He wrote about addiction, his life, really anything he thought of.

“They gave me notebooks, then I started writing,” says Broome. “I wrote about why I drank, what I thought about myself. I filled up these notebooks. It was the first time I really wrote.”

Since then, Broome says writing has become a huge factor in his recovery. He’s been published in The Guardian, Creative Nonfiction, PublicSource, and Hippocampus, among others. He has written about addiction (including a striking essay about how the opioid epidemic has likely gotten more attention than other drug epidemics because it started to affect richer, whiter demographics) and several other topics.

Broome completely detoxed in rehab and was put on antidepressants. He says medication has helped and that he hasn’t felt the need to complete the typical 12step process. The 12-step program is a popular set of guiding principles outlining for recovery from addiction and has become canon for participants of Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, and CONTINUES ON PG. 10

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Jessica Williams

“YOU ARE WORTH IT, YOU DESERVE ACCEPTANCE, AND YOUR STORY MATTERS. THERE ARE PEOPLE WILLING TO HELP YOU. WE CAN HELP YOU FIND THE END OF THAT TUNNEL.”

other recovery groups.

“I look at the steps when I want and when I can. I do what works for me,” says Broome. “I felt guilty about not doing what the program says to the letter, but I don’t think it worked for me. I am completely sober and I have chosen to stay that way. I know myself in that way.”

The Nurse

AS A NURSE in UPMC’s opioid recovery

unit, Rachel Shuster is accustomed to seeing addiction. But her awareness goes beyond her profession; she is a recovering addict herself.

“Like many college kids, I over-drank and experimented,” says Shuster. “But I started struggling in [my] mid 20s.”

Without the structure of school, where achievement is clearly marked by letter grades, she lost the same motivation she once had. This led to replacing that drive with prescription painkillers and opioids. And these were easy for her to

access in the health-care field, because she was using medication that would normally just be thrown away.

“The stars kind of aligned for me to not ask why, but why not?” says Shuster.

It was only when she overdosed that she realized she needed to start recovery.

Shuster says, “There was no other solution to keep my life how I knew it.”

She went to rehab three years ago to start her recovery: five days a week at first, then down to three. She said her entire life switched gears and she was fortunate that UPMC offered her a job in the opioid recovery unit.

Shuster attended 12-step programbased mutual-support groups, as well as individual counseling. She says this suite of solutions was vital to her personal recovery. She says it was about “finding those different tools of recovery when [she] needed it.”

She also understands that for some recovering from opioid addiction, medications like methadone and suboxone are going to play big roles, even if that wasn’t part of her recovery.

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Shuster hopes other people struggling with addiction realize people willing to help are open to customizing recovery plans, and health-care professionals desperately want to help, even if society at large still has a stigma about addiction.

“Overall, you are worth it, you deserve acceptance, and your story matters,” says Shuster. “There are people willing to help you. We can help you find the end of that tunnel.”

The Advocate

WHILE HER LIFE is now deeply involved in raising awareness about recovery, Jessica Williams of the Pittsburgh Recovery Walk first had to go through her own recovery journey.

About seven years ago, Williams said she realized she needed help. She had an unhealthy relationship with alcohol, marijuana, and the attention deficitdisorder medications Adderall and Ritalin.

“I had issues with anxiety and mental health in my teens,” says Williams. “Finding

drugs and alcohol helped me deal with what I was trying to relieve … But with addiction, there is deceit involved, and it was isolating and painful.”

When Williams turned 28, she got sober through the 12-step program. She says her friends’ partying started to wind down, which made it easier to realize she needed recovery. But she was still apprehensive that she would be the only young woman in recovery groups.

But her first group was filled with younger peers, and Williams was surprised that there were so many addicts that shared stories similar to hers.

“The thing I didn’t know was that there were young, happy people in recovery,” says Williams. “I was utterly ignorant.

I thought it would be all old men, all smoking cigarettes. I was in the dark.”

Williams hopes the Pittsburgh Recovery Walk will provide some similar revelations to Pittsburghers and anyone else struggling with addiction.

“It doesn’t need to be secret,” says Williams. “If there are 2,500 people walking Downtown, saying they struggled with addiction but found a happier life, then they can inspire others.”

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

BY ROB BREZSNY // INFO@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I don’t know if the coming weeks will be an Anais Nin phase for you. But they could be if you want them to. It’s up to you whether you’ll dare to be as lyrical, sensual, deep, expressive, and emotionally rich as she was. In case you decide that YES, you will, here are quotes from Nin that might serve you well.

1. It is easy to love and there are so many ways to do it.

2. My mission, should I choose to accept it, is to find peace with exactly who and what I am. 3. I am so thirsty for the marvelous that only the marvelous has power over me.

Anything I can not transform into something marvelous, I let go. 4. Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.

5. It was while helping others to be free that I gained my own freedom.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “When you’re nailing a custard pie to the wall, and it starts to wilt, it doesn’t do any good to hammer in more nails.” So advised novelist Wallace Stegner. I hope I’m delivering his counsel in time to dissuade you from even trying to nail a custard pie to the wall — or an omelet or potato chip or taco, for that matter. What might be a better use of your energy?

You could use the nails to build something that will actually be useful to you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “I hid my deepest feelings so well I forgot where I placed them,” wrote author Amy Tan. My Scorpio friend Audrey once made a similar confession: “I buried my secrets so completely from the prying curiosity of other people that I lost track of them myself.”

If either of those descriptions apply to you, Scorpio, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to secure a remedy. You’ll have extra power and luck if you commune with and celebrate your hidden feelings and buried secrets.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “No Eden valid without serpent.” Novelist Wallace Stegner wrote that pithy riff. I think it’s a good motto for you to use in the immediate future. How do you interpret it? Here’s what I think. As you nourish your robust vision of paradise-on-earth, and as you carry out the practical actions that enable you to manifest that vision, it’s wise to have some creative irritant in the midst of it. That bug, that question, that tantalizing mystery is the key to keeping you honest and discerning. It gives credibility and gravitas to your idealistic striving.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The coco de mer is a palm tree that grows in the Seychelles.

Its seed is huge, weighing as much as forty pounds and having a diameter of 19 inches. The seed takes seven years to grow into its mature form, then takes an additional two years to germinate. Everything I just said about the coco de mer seed reminds me of you, Capricorn. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you’ve been working on ripening an awesome seed for a long time, and are now in the final phase before it sprouts. The Majestic Budding may not fully kick in until 2020, but I bet you’re already feeling the enjoyable, mysterious pressure.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): If you throw a pool ball or a bronze Buddha statue at a window, the glass will break. In fact, the speed at which it fractures could reach 3,000 miles per hour. Metaphorically speaking, your mental blocks and emotional obstacles are typically not as crackable. You may smack them with your angry probes and bash them with your desperate pleas, yet have little or no effect. But I suspect that in the coming weeks, you’ll have much more power than usual to shatter those vexations. So I hereby invite you to hurl your strongest blasts at your mental blocks and emotional obstacles. Don’t be surprised if they collapse at unexpectedly rapid speeds.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In the 13th century, the Italian city of Bologna was serious about guarding the integrity of its cuisine. In 1250, the cheese guild issued a decree proclaiming, “If you make fake

mortadella ... your body will be stretched on the rack three times, you will be fined 200 gold coins, and all the food you make will be destroyed.” I appreciate such devotion to purity and authenticity and factualness. And I recommend that in the coming weeks, you commit to comparable standards in your own sphere. Don’t let your own offerings be compromised or corrupted. The same with the offerings you receive from other people. Be impeccable.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): John Muir (1838–1914) was skilled at creating and using machinery. In his twenties, he diligently expressed those aptitudes. But at age 27, while working in a carriage parts factory, he suffered an accident that blinded him.

For several months, he lay in bed, hoping to recuperate.

During that time, Muir decided that if his sight returned, he would thereafter devote it to exploring the beauty of the natural world. The miracle came to pass and for the rest of his life he traveled and explored the wilds of North America, becoming an influential naturalist, author, and early environmentalist. I’d love to see you respond to one of your smaller setbacks — much less dramatic than Muir’s!

— with comparable panache, Aries.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Of all the children on the planet, three percent live in the U.S. And yet American children are in possession of forty percent of the world’s toys. In accordance with astrological omens, I hereby invite you to be like an extravagant American child in the coming weeks. You have cosmic permission to seek maximum fun and treat yourself to zesty entertainment and lose yourself in uninhibited laughter and wow yourself with beguiling games and delightful gizmos. It’s playtime!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The ama are Japanese women whose job it is to dive to the sea bottom and fetch oysters bearing pearls. The water is usually cold and the workers use no breathing apparatus, depending instead on specialized techniques to hold their breath. I propose we make them your inspirational role models. The next few weeks will be a favorable time, metaphorically speaking, for you to descend into the depths in quest of valuables and inspirations.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Renowned Cancerian neurologist Oliver Sacks believed that music and gardens could be vital curative agents, as therapeutic as pharmaceuticals. My personal view is that walking in nature can be as medicinal as working and lolling in a garden. As for music, I would extend his prescription to include singing and dancing as well as listening. I’m also surprised that Sacks didn’t give equal recognition to the healing power of touch, which can be wondrously rejuvenating, either in its erotic or non-erotic forms. I bring these thoughts to your attention because I suspect the coming weeks will be a Golden Age of non-pharmaceutical healing for you. I’m not suggesting that you stop taking the drugs you need to stay healthy; I simply mean that music, nature, and touch will have an extra-sublime impact on your well-being.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 • 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM LECTURE: 1969: A REVOLUTIONARY YEAR IN PITTSBURGH PRESENTER: MARK HOUSER PITTSBURGH MAGAZINE COLUMNIST In this lecture, Mark Houser takes a detailed look at two civil rights struggles that reached their boiling point in Pittsburgh 50 years ago. These struggles saw black activists shut down construction sites at the former Three Rivers Stadium and at the former U.S. Steel Building, while feminists picketed the former Pittsburgh Press newspaper in a battle that went all the way to the Supreme Court. Mark will also discuss other significant and quirky anecdotes about Pittsburgh history. For example: what happened to the person who drove off the Bridge to Nowhere — and survived!

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): If you visualize what ancient Rome looked like, it’s possible you draw on memories of scenes you’ve seen portrayed in movies. The blockbuster film Gladiator, starring Russell Crowe and directed by Ridley Scott, may be one of those templates. The weird thing is that Gladiator, as well as many other such movies, were inspired by the grandiose paintings of the ancient world done by Dutch artist Lawrence AlmaTadema (1836–1912). And in many ways, his depictions were not at all factual. I bring this to your attention, Leo, in the hope that it will prod you to question the accuracy and authenticity of your mental pictures. The coming weeks will be a favorable time to get fuzzy and incorrect memories into closer alignment with the truth, and to shed any illusions that might be distorting your understanding of reality.

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BY MAGGIE WEAVER MWEAVER@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

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N THE PAST six years, 412 Cherry Way has gone by many names. The space, nestled underneath a Downtown parking garage, transformed from a 20-year-old Primanti’s into the Pittsburgh Poultry Company and saw multiple iterations of Venezuelan street food, the most popular an arepa-based concept called Chevere. But unlike the restaurants before it, Chevere came back.

Chevere now operates as Arepittas, but the rebranded restaurant is still serving up the same high-quality, authentic Venezuelan cuisine — just from behind a new logo.

AREPITTAS 412 Cherry Way, Downtown. facebook.com/ArepittasPgh

Arepas, the restaurant’s namesake dish, are the quintessential Venezuelan street food. The hand-held dish is built on a corn-based flat bread (often the size of a taco tortilla, but with a thickness similar to an English muffin), that may be grilled, steamed, boiled, or fried. Though the finished product can be eaten plain, it’s often cut in half and piled with toppings.

There is no wrong time to eat an arepa. For breakfast, throw scrambled eggs inside the unleavened bread with beans and rice. Need a snack? Look for a simpler version, plain and buttered.

Add meat, plantains, or vegetables, and an arepa becomes a meal.

At Arepittas, contrary to what the name implies, the arepas were anything but small. I tried two: the arepa pabellon and a build-your-own dish with pork, guacamole, and cheese. They were enormous. If it weren’t for smart use of tin foil, the split bread would have lost its delicious fillings to the table.

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An arepa with shredded beef, plantains, black beans, and cheese at Arepittas

The naturally gluten-free bread was crunchy on the outside, but when broken, exposed a light, fluffy inside. The dough was a little sweet and a little savory, an easy complement to the mound of toppings. There were no rules for the fillings. In addition to traditional combinations — chicken and mayonnaise, beef and plantain — Arepitta’s options included everything from seafood and vegetarian options to an interpretation of Italian caprese.

Arepitta’s menu goes beyond arepas.

A few specials are posted underneath

the register featuring other classic street foods like chachapas, thin corn hotcakes filled with cheese, along with a handful of tacos. Look to the fridge for Malta, a traditional Venezuelan soda, and Jarritos Mexican sodas next to quesillo, the country’s version of flan.

Pabellon criollo was my second choice off of Arepittas’ menu. This dish is considered to be the national dish of Venezuela, because of its three colors.

Arepittas, on its Facebook page, notes that the restaurant represents the “three great Venezeulan cultures,” from which

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When the employee behind Arepittas’ counter asked, “Would you like any sauce?” I felt a little overwhelmed. There were so many options, and trust me, they’re all delicious — but start with the garlic and cilantro.

When I walked in, they were freshly frying arepas behind the counter.

Yes, Arepittas is a little hard to find. But rest assured, the trip is worth it.

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“the Venezuelan lineage derives.”

It contained the same elements as my pabellon arepa: stewed, earthy beef, black beans, plantains, cheese with rice and plain bread on the side. Plantains brought the perfect grounding sweetness to the otherwise salty dish. With a zing from one of Arepittas’ many sauces — the restaurant’s true triumph — it was the perfect balance between hearty and heavy.

For many Downtowners, lunchtime is a riddle with no easy answer. Affordable, quick meals seem to be locked into sandwiches and fast-food. Arepittas gives Pittsburgh a much-needed option for something different. Prices are kept modest while packing a lot of flavor, and they have mastered the balance between fast service and good food.

Of all the restaurants to call Cherry Way home, I hope Arepittas is the one that sticks.

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But don’t miss out on the Ono Kyowsway featuring egg noodle sautéed with coconut chicken, cilantro and curry sauce.

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331 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, PITTSBURGH 412-621-1551, ELIZAHOTELINDIGO.COM Set on the site of former iconic iron works, Eliza Furnace, Eliza is an American Bistro exploring classic Pittsburgh flavors, beloved by those that worked the furnaces, combined with the fresh perspective and seasonal sourcing that define what we eat in our region today. Relax with great food, cocktails, and enjoy live entertainment on the rooftop bar.

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5523 WALNUT ST., SHADYSIDE 412-621-6220 / MERCURIOSGELATOPIZZA.COM Authentic Neapolitan pizza, artisan gelato, and an inviting atmosphere are just a small part of what helps create your experience at Mercurio’s Gelato and Pizza in Pittsburgh. It’s not your standard pizza shop; in fact, this isn’t a “pizza shop” at all.

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.ON THE ROCKS.

BREWING CONNECTION

BY MAGGIE WEAVER // MWEAVER@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

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IRST SIP BREW BOX is not just subscription service. Yes, the Pittsburgh-based company ships monthly boxes of beer swag to more than 100 subscribers across five countries. But these curated boxes are only one part of First Sip’s mission. Owners Dennis and Samantha (Sam) Guy are giving small breweries and businesses a chance to connect and create.

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Every month, First Sip features a different brewery. They’ve paired with breweries big and small, from New Belgium to Allegheny City Brewing.

The box never contains alcohol (finding loopholes in Pennsylvania liquor distribution laws to ship beer would have required Dennis and Sam to buy an actual restaurant). Instead, it’s filled with “beer gear.”

“Beer gear” encompasses everything from hot sauce and jelly to chapstick and T-shirts or flyers for an upcoming event.

Dennis and Sam facilitate partnerships between brewers and makers to create one-of-a-kind items, such as candy made with real hops or beer candles.

Dennis and Sam sent out their first box in July of 2016, just a year after coming up with the idea. It all started on a trip to North Carolina. At the time,

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the duo was new to the world of craft beer, but after a visit to Nantahala Brewing, they were hooked and the idea for First Sip started to take shape.

In March, Dennis and Sam won a place at Ascender, an East End business incubator. They began envisioning First Sip not just as a subscription box, but as a means to market and link other businesses.

“We did events and already connected breweries with small businesses to create things,” says Dennis. “It hit us that we can create these events that don’t exist, because First Sip Brew Box is in such a unique position.”

Dennis and Sam are alums of the Fresh Fest brew partnerships, and the duo has taken this model to heart.

Special boxes have been created around military veterans (First Sip is a veteranowned company), and with other brew fests like Fresh Fest. Collaborative events have become a major part of First Sip. The duo has helped forge partnerships between unlikely pairs, like between Enix Brewing and Julia Gross, a cheesemonger who Dennis met at Merchant Oyster Co. They’re even teaming up with Kennywood and 412 Brewery on the amusement park’s first beer, the Log Jammer’s Revenge.

“The best friend of a small business is another small business. If they’re growing, we’re growing,” said Dennis.

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Bubble Boy: The Musical

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BUBBLE BOY: THE MUSICAL

BY AMANDA WALTZ // AWALTZ@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

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RE YOU A FAN of the 2001 cult

film Bubble Boy? Do you like musicals with a DIY charm?

Arcade Comedy Theater will have exactly what you’re looking for when it presents Bubble Boy: The Musical, a show based on the movie that saw Hollywood leading man Jake Gyllenhaal playing a character with more heart than immunities.

The show – opening Thu., Sept. 5 and running through Sat., Sept. 21 – marks Arcade’s first big musical production.

Directed by Don DiGiulio off a script by the film’s writers, Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio, the musical adventure follows bubble boy Jimmy as he traverses the country in order to stop the woman he

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loves from marrying the wrong man at Niagara Falls. Along the way, he’s both helped and hindered by various colorful characters, including a cult, a biker gang, and an ice cream salesman.

BUBBLE BOY: THE MUSICAL Sept. 5-21. Arcade Comedy Theater, 943 Liberty Ave., Downtown. $25. 16 and up. BYOB. arcadecomedytheater.com

Arcade’s director of programming, Michael Rubino, believes the show was the perfect choice for the theater, which specializes in improv, sketch, and

stand-up comedy.

“It’s weird, it’s quirky, it’s a little edgy,” says Rubino. “It kind of just fits our vibe.”

He says it also fits into the theater’s mission of trying to, as he puts it, “elevate and advance the art of comedy.” In order to do that, the Arcade team set out to put on larger, more theatrical productions beginning last May with its rendition of SEX a.k.a. Wieners and Boobs, an absurd play by Joe Lo Truglio, Michael Showalter, and David Wain.

Rubino says SEX a.k.a. Wieners and Boobs sold out almost every night, proving there was a demand for that type of live performance.

“It was a big success for us and showed that we can do this as a theater, as a community,” says Rubino. “We can be a theater company on top of all the other things that we do here.”

It also provided new opportunities for Arcade performers, he says, many who have little to no real theatrical experience. For Bubble Boy: The Musical, most of the cast members had never even performed at Arcade, including lead actor Nathaniel Yost, who plays Jimmy, and Alex Manalo as his love interest, Chloe.

But with a new production comes new challenges that can only be tackled with ingenuity, especially in a space as intimate as the Arcade stage. To free up room, the live three-piece pit band was moved behind the audience at the top of the risers. And because the show is based on a road movie with a large cast, the crew had to get creative with ways to keep everyone moving.

“It almost becomes a French farce,” says Rubino, explaining how actors are constantly entering and exiting through doors and running out into the theater’s hallway, only to go downstairs and return to the stage via a back stairwell.

To pin down some of the more technical aspects of the production, Arcade relied on the art skills of its regular performers, mainly in making a bubble suit in which Yost would still be able to move, sing, and dance. For that design,

Sarah Wojdylak — with help from fellow performers Anna C. Reilly and Bob Rudenborg — employed flexible PVC pipe and the clear, plastic zipper bags used to package bed sheets, and attached thick gloves to dryer vent tubes to serve as

the arms.

The crew also found creative ways to get around the problem of the show’s various vehicles, including a bus, ice cream truck, and motorcycle. Instead of using unwieldy cardboard cutouts, DiGiulio went with a combination of mime and projections illustrated by Reilly and Rudenborg. “[DiGiulio] is very focused on making sure that everybody can move and that the play is quick and snappy and energetic,” says Rubino. “We don’t want to have big cardboard things that we have to fumble with.”

With Bubble Boy: The Musical, Arcade will take a big step toward expanding its offerings and attracting new audiences.

“This is a way to get new people to come to Arcade and meet us for the first time, and see that there’s this big production, and then come see some improv and see what that looks like,” says Rubino. “But then also I think it goes the other way, where we want to show people who love Arcade and come here all the time that we can do something that is as interesting and engaging as the other theater companies in town.”

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.HISTORY.

BACKSTAGE

BY LISSA BRENNAN CPCONTRIBUTORS@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

NAME: Sue Morris, McCandless WORK: Docent, The Frick Pittsburgh WHAT IS A DOCENT? In this context, someone who gives tours of the Clayton Mansion, the home of the Frick family from 1883 to roughly 1905.

HOW DID YOU BECOME ONE? I was doing family genealogy and needed to learn more about the context. That led me in to more about Pittsburgh. I started my blog, Historical Dilettante, writing about Pittsburgh history, out of researching the Monongahela House Hotel. I saw an ad looking for docents and thought, “This is great, because talking, writing about history is one thing, but to have architectural witness to ground stories is something else entirely.”

WAS THERE A LOT TO LEARN? Basically a 101 course in Pittsburgh history, Gilded Age history, Frick family history. It took four months. I wasn’t expecting it to be that intense but in retrospect, it was wonderful.

DO YOU CONTINUE TO SELF-EDUCATE? Absolutely. I don’t know how you could do it without continuing to learn more.

AND THERE’S A LOT IN THE HOUSE TO KNOW ABOUT. Material culture manifested in the objects we surround ourselves with is very much part of what we talk about.

What we choose to surround ourselves with reflects our priorities; it reflects what’s available. When you look at the stuff the Fricks acquired, they had the best of the best. But today, people can [find] lovely china — pretty little objects decorating their homes. I often think how far we’ve come in the last hundred years, when they were living a life that was very rarified. They still would be, but the rest of us have kind of caught up. We can go to Ikea.

DO YOU GO BEYOND THE HOUSE AND OBJECTS AND GET INTO WHO FRICK WAS? I wouldn’t be doing them justice without talking about how they made their

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Sue Morris

money. We talk about the Homestead Strike, the disparity between them and the rest of Pittsburgh. Labor was the bottom line and that is something you can’t ever lose sight of. And the labor of my ancestors and your ancestors allows that mansion to be there. So you try to bring that home and you’ve got to do it using the house. This beautiful bathroom contains the first standing shower in Pittsburgh; meanwhile, the steelworkers are taking showers in tin tubs.

FAVORITE PART? Surprising people. In a very basic way, it happens when you take people in the

house and they’re like, “Wow!” Because it is a beautiful house. Built in 1870, they moved [into the house] in 1883, then remodeled it [in 1891] to the state we’re showing it in. People are taken back in time to that period, and it’s impressive and neat to see the joy that it brings.

On a more complex level, I love when I can see that I have filled the guests up with information, things to think about. I’m telling stories in every room and people are taking a lot away.

That’s very gratifying. I’m grateful to have that opportunity because when I write, I’m talking into the void. I might get likes or comments, I see the metrics

and the hits, but it’s that kind of feedback, the interaction around history that is my favorite.

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE MOMENT? It’s a museum. You know not to touch the china, glassware. People aren’t going to do that. But it seems irresistible for people to caress the walls.

WHY? It’s a moment of connection. As a historian, I don’t want people to touch the museum but at the same time, I feel like by telling the stories, I’m bringing them into connection with some part of the past.

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.LITERATURE.

A WILD MYSTERY

BY REGE BEHE CPCONTRIBUTORS@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

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EARS AGO, Peter Heller was at a

party when he met a geochemist, “melancholic but charismatic,” who mentioned he’d lost his wife during a camping trip. Heller listened as the man told his story, explaining how his wife wandered away to relieve herself and never returned.

“I walked away from that conversation, and I knew he was lying,” says Heller of the incident that happened more than 40 years ago and is the basis for his latest novel, The River (Knopf). “I was only 17, but I knew. And that stayed with me.”

The River, Heller’s fourth novel, features Wynn and Jack, college students on a canoe trip in Canada, who hear a man and woman arguing at a campsite. Fleeing a wildfire, Wynn and Jack decide to stop to warn the campers but find no one. The next day, they meet a man who says his wife has disappeared.

Awash in natural color and vivid details, The River becomes a morality play masquerading as an adventure story.

“Those guys make a choice and try to keep other people safe,” says Heller, who appears Fri., Sept. 6 at the opening

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“To me, that’s a big deal. That defines their character.”

Formerly a contributing editor for Outside magazine, Heller wrote four nonfiction books before publishing the critically acclaimed novel Dog Stars in 2012. That book, a post-apocalyptic story, was followed by Celine, a novel inspired by his mother who was a private detective, and The Painter, an examination of an artist’s life.

“I don’t want to be too comfortable either in any genre or setting or with certain kinds of characters,” Heller says.

“For me, the thrill of fiction writing is that it’s a lot like a river expedition.

You’re on this current, this river, you follow it into a territory where you’ve never been. You don’t know what’s there. It’s terra incognita.”

If there is a theme that runs through Heller’s work, it’s his love of the natural world. The River is filled with evocative descriptions of the Canadian wilderness and what it’s like to be disconnected from civilization.

Despite growing up in New York City, Heller says he was always happiest when his family took summer trips to the Adirondacks, where he learned to paddle a canoe and swim and fish. By the time he went to college, Heller knew he was going to be a nature writer, so he studied English and biology.

Heller, who now lives in Denver, agrees that if he hadn’t grown up in city environments, his fascination with nature might not have been so keen.

“I think the most passionate outdoors people are the ones who grow up in the city because they are so damn grateful to be in nature,” he says.

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THE LOCAL 913: GHOST HOUNDS

BY LIZ FELIX // LIZ@WYEP.ORG

Ghost Hounds don’t have a typical backstory. Guitarist Thomas Tull is a film producer and minority owner of the Steelers who formed the band in his adopted home of Pittsburgh. The group includes charismatic frontman Tre Nation and guitarist Johnny Baab, both of whom moved to Pittsburgh to record their new album, Roses Are Black. The band recently added Center Township keyboardist Joe Monroe to its live lineup.

Most local bands would’ve killed for the chance to be an opener at Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Festival, but how about opening for the Rolling Stones, too?

That’s what Ghost Hounds STAY UP-TOdid this summer DATE WITH THIS in Washington, WEEK’S LOCAL D.C. “It was MUSIC NEWS insane,” says WITH CP MUSIC Baab. “Being able to witness WRITER JORDAN them getting SNOWDEN ready for their AND WYEP show — their EVENING MIX process was HOST LIZ FELIX inspiring, to say the least. I think Listen every Wednesday for the band, at 7 p.m. on it was a really great affirmation. 91.3FM WYEP I kind of sleep better now because I know the ramen noodle days were worth it.”

It would be easier to be cynical about Ghost Hounds’ origin story if the new single “Bad News” wasn’t so damn catchy. It’s a straight-ahead soul-infused rocker that’s tough to resist. Baab says, “I think that in a world where everything is so polished and clean and produced, sometimes you just need to hear a guitar screaming through an amp.” On that point, the Ghost Hounds’ “Bad News” delivers. The full album will be out this fall. •

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Drauve

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POSITIVE OBSESSION

BY JORDAN SNOWDEN // JSNOWDEN@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

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N THE SURFACE, Drauve may seem like any other dream-pop band looking

get its start in the Pittsburgh music scene, but the group has a distinct advantage. In college, lead singer Victoria Morgan was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, which has unexpectedly helped Drauve excel in a short amount of time.

“My psychiatrist said OCD is like a superpower,” says Morgan. “Sometimes, even though it causes you a lot of issues in your life, when you learn how to manage it, you can use it to be more productive.”

“WHEN I SAID TO MYSELF THAT I WAS GOING TO CENTER MY ENTIRE LIFE AROUND MUSIC, MY OCD DEFINITELY [HELPED] ME DO THAT.” In December 2017, Drauve band members Morgan, Evan Yester, Nick Linder, and Stephen Grzenda met at a show where their previous musical projects were playing. After chatting and hanging out that night, the group became fast friends and soon Yester, Linder, and Grzenda moved into a house, with Morgan as a frequent visitor. They started jamming together and eventually, Morgan shared a couple songs from a new project she wanted to start.

“I ended up moving into the house with them, and now here we are,” says Morgan. “The tight bond contributes to the band overall. It’s helped us get better faster than if we didn’t all live together. Everything’s very accessible.”

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DRAUVE WITH KY VÖSS, BARLOW, AND LATE 7-11:30 p.m. Sat., Sept. 14. Mr. Smalls Theatre, 400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale. $10. mrsmalls.com

As the primary songwriter, much of the inspiration for Drauve’s music comes from Morgan’s struggles with OCD. Before her diagnosis in college, she was severely unhappy, and like many young adults, had a difficult time figuring out what she wanted to do with her life. After graduation, she decided to give music a serious try, rather than leave it as a casual interest.

“When I said to myself that I was going to center my entire life around music, my OCD definitely [helped] me do that,” says Morgan. “Essentially, I’m thinking about this all the time.

New things we can write, new ways to expand our sound; I’m constantly trying to find new bands to get inspired by, constantly working at this.”

In Drauve’s first song release “Haunted,” which debuted in May, Morgan’s soft, airy voice kicks off the track with, “Oh it starts again / I thought that I could shake this feeling but it never fails to find a way back.”

The chorus introduces the track’s title with, “Tell me why I’m haunted / Tell me why I’m haunted by regret.”

On the track “Out Of It,” set to drop Sept. 5 through Invertebrate, Morgan sings “I know it doesn’t make a difference / but if I could do it again / I’d go back

in time / I’d rewrite the past to write you out of it.” The songs are melancholy but backed with spacious melodies and mellow drumlines, leaving listeners with a feeling of lightness, a key trait of dream and bedroom pop.

After “Out Of It” drops, Drauve will only have two officially released songs, but the band has a slew of tracks that they’ve recorded at Mr. Smalls Recording and Mastering in the North Side — enough for an EP. The slow release of songs, however, is intentional. During the LAUNCH Music Conference & Festival in Lancaster, Pa. earlier this year, Drauve booked a few mentoring sessions, where it was recommended that they first put out singles in order to deliberately choose how they wanted to represent themselves as a band.

Despite the limited releases, the band has been getting its name out in the local scene. This summer, they performed at Deutschtown Music Festival, played a headlining a show at Mr. Smalls, and are joining Ky Vöss, Barlow, and late. during a Crafted Sounds showcase on Sat., Sept. 14. “[Drauve] has done wonders for my mental health because I have something positive to focus on now rather than obsessing over negative things,” says Morgan.

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TEN PERCENT

BY ALEX GORDON ALEXGORDON@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

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LAYE GREENE, THE multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer behind the jazz/neo-soul project Blue Soul Ten, is back with a new album, Ten Percent. It’s not uncommon for artists to describe new work as a “departure,” but Greene insists the new one is a world away from his Warrior concept series, a trilogy of albums he released from 2015-18.

Greene explains the evolution in a few different ways. First, Ten Percent has more vocals than the mostly instrumental Warrior records. Second, the songs on the new record are a little more radiofriendly (the first single is already getting play in the U.K.) and accessible.

But when it comes to concept, Ten Percent is just as heady, philosophical, and ambitious as Greene’s previous work. As Greene sees it, it’s about the 90/10 split between what people dedi-

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Claye Greene aka Blue Soul Ten

TEN PERCENT Available worldwide on all streaming platforms on Fri., Sept. 20. greenehousemusic.com

cate most of their time to (the 90 percent) and the important, deeper stuff that gets less attention (the 10 percent).

“It’s [the] 10 percent of what I can do that no one can touch,” says Greene of the album’s title, which is also alluded to in the project name, Blue Soul Ten. “When I’m in a zone of writing, that’s just between me and God, if you will, and no

human being can touch that because I’m selfish with it. I just believe that all of us need to be selfish in that way with our 10 percent.”

If that sounds very earnest, it’s because Greene is very earnest, the type of person who can talk about their music being “commercially viable” without sounding materialistic, or discuss concept albums

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without navel-gazing. That sincerity pairs well with his knowledge of music theory and production (he studied at Berklee College of Music), and together, help explain his success over the past decade as a composer for TV and movie scores, and as a producer writer for hire by his peers.

On the new single “Life,” all of Greene’s most recognizable skills and Blue Soul Ten’s qualities come to a head: the tight, clean production, reliance on collaboration, and thoughtful, openhearted lyrics. The hook is written by his twin sons, who are introduced in the opening seconds with an idea for a song that their pops should develop (the scene is re-enacted, but did actually happen).

Then we’re dropped into an expertly balanced R&B song with bittersweet vocals delivered by U.K. singer Courtney Bennett. As the song reaches its crescendo, the melody starts to emerge, and the whole thing comes full circle.

The boys have heard the song and they know it’s getting airplay, and while they’re a little shy about having their voices heard all over the world, Greene says that was kind of the point of the song. He wanted to show them how a simple idea can grow into something fully rounded, from personal to collaborative, a way of sharing his 10 percent.

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SEVEN DAYS OF CONCERTS MAC MILLER MEMORIAL FRI., SEPT. 6

On Sept. 7, 2018, prolific musician and Pittsburgh native Mac Miller died of a drug overdose. The news of his passing profoundly affected his fans and the local community, as Miller never forgot about his hometown, packing his songs with references from the city and tattooing himself with Pittsburgh logos. Four days later, Miller fans from far and wide traveled to Blue Slide Park to remember and honor the musician. The same will happen this year, on Fri., Sept. 6. The memorial was originally scheduled for Saturday, the one-year anniversary of his death, but was moved to Friday due to circumstances beyond control, according to the Facebook event.

4-9 p.m. 2505 Beechwood Blvd., Squirrel Hill.

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Fans gathered last year at Mac Miller’s vigil in Blue Slide Park

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THURSDAY SEPT. 5

METAL

FOLK

FESTIVAL

SOMETHING IS WAITING, REBREATHER, MICROWAVES. Howlers. 8 p.m. Bloomfield.

KEVIN MORBY, WILLIAM TYLER. Andy Warhol Museum.

8 p.m. North Side.

WAREHOUSE OF STRANGERS WEEKEND. Mr. Smalls Theatre.

8 p.m. Millvale.

ROCK

ACOUSTIC

BLUES

ACOUSTIC

RIPPED GENES, TAP SHORTS. Gooski’s. 8 p.m. Polish Hill.

SCOTT BLASEY. Spoonwood Brewing Co. 8 p.m. Bethel Park.

THE UNLIKELY CANDIDATES. Club Cafe. 7 p.m. South Side.

JESSE LOWRY. SouthSide Works.

6 p.m. South Side.

FUNK/SOUL

DARYL SHAWN. Scratch Food & Beverage. 8 p.m. Troy Hill.

FUNKY MIRACLE: AN ART NEVILLE CELEBRATION OF LIFE. Thunderbird Café & Music Hall.

8 p.m. Lawrenceville.

ELECTRONIC NGHTMRE, SLANDER. UPMC Events Center. 5 p.m. Moon.

G’D UP & TECHED OUT. The Goldmark.

10 p.m. Lawrenceville.

COVERS SIMPLY QUEEN (QUEEN TRIBUTE).

Hard Rock Cafe.

8 p.m. South Side.

40 OZ TO FREEDOM (SUBLIME TRIBUTE).

Crafthouse Stage & Grill.

8 p.m. Whitehall.

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JAZZ BASHIR ANSARI. Wallace’s Whiskey Room and Kitchen. 7 p.m. East Liberty.

FRIDAY SEPT. 6

JOHNNY LANG. The Palace Theatre. 8 p.m. Greensburg.

THIS WILD LIFE. Rex Theater. 6 p.m. South Side.

COVERS

POP

REUBEN’S PAINTED MANDOLIN. The Bunker.

8 p.m. Elwood City.

THE PRINCE PROJECT (PRICE TRIBUTE).

Hard Rock Cafe.

10 p.m. South Side.

ELECTRONIC

BON JOURNEY. Crafthouse Stage & Grill. 9 p.m. Whitehall.

BÜLOW. CFA Lawn. 7 p.m. Oakland.

JARRETT TEBBETTS, NANCY STEADLE. Brillobox. 9 p.m. Bloomfield.

HIP HOP/RAP

NORTHERN WHALE, THE FELL WINTER. Point Park University.

7:30 p.m. Downtown.

REGGAE

MEEK MILL, FUTURE. KeyBank Pavilion. 7 p.m. Burgettstown.

HEIGHT KEECH. Hambone’s.

8 p.m. Lawrenceville.

ROCK

METAL IRON BRIGADE, HIGH TOTALS. 222 Ormsby. 7 p.m. Mt. Oliver.

THE FLOW BAND. Enix Brewing.

8 p.m. Homestead.

FESTIVAL WAREHOUSE OF STRANGERS WEEKEND. Mr. Smalls Theatre.

8 p.m. Millvale.

JAZZ RML JAZZ. Mellon Park.

11:45 a.m. Shadyside.

GEORGE HEID III. Wallace’s Whiskey Room and Kitchen. 7 p.m. East Liberty.

ROCK OZOMATLI. Jergel’s.

6:30 p.m. Warrendale.

FOLK

METAL

MORGAN ERINA, AVI DIAMOND. Kingfly Spirits.

2 p.m. Strip District.

YINZSELD METAL NIGHT. Cattivo. 7 p.m. Lawrenceville.

CLASSICAL

VOODOO CIRCUIT. Thunderbird Café & Music Hall.

8 p.m. Lawrenceville.

SATURDAY SEPT. 7

NAJEE. Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild. 7 p.m. North Side.

RED. Hard Rock Cafe.

8:30 p.m. Station Square.

ROCK

AMERICANA/ BLUEGRASS

COLD. Jergel’s.

7 p.m. Warrendale.

ANDRE COSTELLO & THE COOL MINORS. Thunderbird Café & Music Hall. 8 p.m. Lawrenceville.

JUDAH & THE LION. Stage AE. 7 p.m. North Side.

VIRGIL DONATI BAND. Club Cafe. 7 p.m. South Side.

FOREVER SUMMER, SPECTRES. 222 Ormsby. 7:30 p.m. Mt. Oliver.

WOVENHAND. Mr. Smalls Theatre.

7 p.m. Millvale.

SWEATY ALREADY STRING BAND. Penn Hills Library.

6:30 p.m. Penn Hills.

BORSTAL BOYS, BLACK RIDGE. Moondog’s Pub. 9 p.m. Blawnox.

COVERS

ACOUSTIC

BUCKWILD. Crafthouse Stage & Grill. 9 p.m. Whitehall.

VERA AND ADRIANO. Casa Brasil. 7 p.m. Highland Park.

JAZZ

SUNDAY SEPT. 8

COUNTRY

SMT. AARTI THAKURKUNDALKAR, PT. YOGESH SAMSI. Mellon Institute.

4:30 p.m. Oakland.

POP HATCHIE. Club Cafe.

8 p.m. South Side.

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PUNK THE LAST ONES, RED STRINGS. Satalio’s Bar and Lounge.

9 p.m. Mt. Washington.

ACOUSTIC MAGPIE. Friendship House Concerts.

4 p.m. Friendship.

DARYL SHAWN. Spork. 5:30 p.m. Garfield.

MONDAY SEPT. 9 METAL PERIPHERY. Roxian Theatre.

7 p.m. McKees Rocks.

TUESDAY SEPT. 10

WEDNESDAY SEPT. 11

JAZZ

JAZZ

TROMBONE SHORTY, ORLEANS AVENUE. Carnegie Library Music Hall.

8 p.m. Homestead.

JOHN MEDESKI’S MAD SKILLET. Roxian Theatre.

8 p.m. McKees Rocks.

ALTON MERRELL. Katz Plaza.

5 p.m. Downtown.

THIN LIPS, CALYX, LAWN CARE. Mr. Roboto Project.

7 p.m. Bloomfield.

PUNK HANK VON HELL, THE CHEATS, OVERDOSE. Spirit.

9 p.m. Lawrenceville.

METAL

SAMSARA, A SENSE OF PURPOSE. The Smiling Moose.

6:30 p.m. South Side.

SKELETAL REMAINS, MORTA SKULD. The Smiling Moose.

6:30 p.m. South Side.

FOLK

ALTERNATIVE/INDIE

WEYES BLOOD, PURR. Rex Theater. 7 p.m. South Side.

ALISON SUDOL. Club Cafe.

8 p.m. South Side.

JAZZ

THE EVERGREENS. Lawrenceville Farmers Market.

4 p.m. Lawrenceville.

STEPHANE WREMBEL. Club Cafe. 7 p.m. South Side.

ROCK

BAD SUNS. Mr. Smalls Theatre.

7 p.m. Millvale.

ZZ TOP, CHEAP TRICK. KeyBank Pavilion. 7 p.m. Burgettstown.

METAL UPON A BURNING BODY. The Smiling Moose.

6 p.m. South Side.

ALTERNATIVE/INDIE CAROLINE ROSE. Club Cafe.

7 p.m. South Side.

POP 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER. PPG Paints Arena. 7 p.m. Downtown.

ACOUSTIC JAY MICHAELS. Wolfie’s Pub. 6 p.m. Downtown.

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OR ITS SECOND in a series of exhibits centered around mentorship and collaboration, Silver Eye Center for Photography chose two Californiabased artists who were once teacher and student but are now friends and peers.

Continuum features the work of Aspen Mays and Dionne Lee, who both work in photographic mediums that distort or alter an image once, or twice, or half a dozen times in the process of making a

piece. While they didn’t set out on the project with a common theme, both Mays and Lee found themselves gravitating toward the subjects of water and climate, and the shifting human relationship to both.

Mays, who was a professor to Lee when she was a student at California College of the Arts, continued working on ideas from a previous exhibit about living through Hurricane Hugo as a

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child in 1989. For Continuum, she created a set of bright, disorienting images that both feature imagery of storms and look as though they’ve weathered the elements themselves. “[I was] thinking about the ocean in the sense of storms and thinking about [Hurricane Hugo] and imagining a future where we’re gonna be dealing with this on a regular basis,” says Mays.

Her photos are colorful, but not because of the subjects, which include palm trees and boarded-up windows.

She adds color to them with fabric dyes, giving them an unnatural saturation inspired by the color coding on a Doppler radar used to indicate the strength

PHOTO: DIONNE LEE

Fleet, one in a series of images of sails

of a storm. She also uses a marbling effect to distort the images, and the result looks something like a color-inversion tool gone haywire. “How can I make this thing feel like it’s radiating a kind of chaotic visual energy so that you’re not totally sure what you’re looking at?” says Mays of the technique.

While Mays describes natural disasters as something that “humans have been dealing with forever,” Lee’s approach dives more into the historical context, specifically her relationship to water and landscapes in America as a Black woman. Her research includes the history of land ownership in America for Black people (or lack thereof), like the myth of “40 acres and a mule,” or the way the Great Migration pushed Black populations into cities and away from “idyllic American natural landscapes.”

She also thought about the history of Black people’s relationship to swimming, stemming from a near-drowning experience she had as a child.

“I was looking specifically to understand my relationship to those spaces because as an individual, I enjoy being out in nature and whatnot, but I always felt kind of uneasy,” says Lee. “That led me to further understand history

and what forces cause people to have comfort in certain spaces.”

Lee’s process for creating the photos in the exhibit (she also has videos) involves taking an image, scanning it, scanning it again, photocopying, creating a paper negative, and creating a contact print. Lee uses her own photos as well as found images, which in the case of Continuum, came from wilderness survival books. The images, mostly in grayscale, are abstract and reminiscent of a collage. One series features a ship’s sail manipulated in different ways, making it almost unrecognizable.

“They end up looking kind of ominous and scary and maybe a little unrecognizable right away as sails,” says Lee. “But that’s also that push and pull between thinking about exploration and the idea of freedom to even explore and go to another place, versus who those ships carried.”

Mays and Lee didn’t collaborate on their works in the exhibit; they worked separately and checked in every few months. The result is a collection of parallel pieces exploring how forces of nature can affect our lives beyond human control, and how human control can alter natural forces.

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S THE POSSIBILITY of another

recessions looms, Americans are reminded of what happened in 2008, when thousands of people lost their jobs, homes, and cars. American Factory, a Netflix documentary produced

by Barack and Michelle Obama’s postpresidency production company, tackles those who lost their jobs making cars.

The film follows the site of a former General Motors plant, and the laid-off employees who return there when it is bought by Chinese glass company Fuyao and transformed into Fuyao Glass America (FGA). While promising at first, the situation creates culture clashes that leave the future of the plant and its employees on shaky ground.

In 2016, Fuyao reopened a former GM plant outside of Dayton, Ohio, and hired hundreds of employees. Some had previously lost their jobs at GM, and others were workers and supervisors from factories in China. It all seems good and well at first, with Dayton workers thrilled to have jobs again, and the Chinese chairman of the factory, billionaire Cao Dewang, thrilled to be making money in America.

But then things start to shift. Workers who previously worked at GM are making half of the wages they used to.

There are safety concerns, like cramped spaces and shattering glass.

Throughout the film, there are scenes of employee meetings at FGA, which are separated into groups of American employees and Chinese employees. Both sets of employees see

PHOTO: AUBREY KEITH/NETFLIX

Chinese and American employees work together at Fuyao

AMERICAN FACTORY Now streaming on Netflix

the other as “the foreigner” and both have frustrations about the other’s work ethic. The Americans think the Chinese work too hard and too long and don’t take seriously the health and safety regulations in America. The Chinese workers think Americans don’t work hard enough. They listen to their Chinese supervisors explain in a factual manner that “everyone who grows up in the U.S. is overconfident” and “Americans love being flattered to death,” even as a

large portrait of the chairman hangs in the FGA building.

When one Chinese supervisor asks if they can make the Americans do mandatory overtime and work weekends, the whole room laughs. They don’t understand why Americans can’t work as hard as the employees in the Chinese factory, who work longer days and weekends without complaining (the eight-hour workday is a standard created during the Industrial Revolution to

prevent labor abuse). Looming over all of this is the fact that the factory adamantly tries to quash any talk of unions — at the factory’s opening ceremony, Ohio senator Sherrod Brown makes remarks that end with a pro-union sentiment.

Afterwards, an American supervisor says, “I’m gonna have to kill a senator.”

(He is later fired and believes the union to be a good thing.)

When several of the American supervisors take a trip to see the Fuyao factory in China, they are met with open arms and an elaborate party that includes choreographed songs and dances about “intelligent and lean manufacturing” and “market response” that bring one American to tears. The headquarters is bright, jubilant, and passionate, compared to the dreariness of Dayton and its vacant-eyed employees. But, it turns out, contrary to the chairman’s proclamations, the factory workers in China are tired too. They work long hours and rarely see their kids. One worker says, “I’m tired but I have no choice.” In America, the Chinese workers are far from their families and share an apartment with several other workers.

American Factory’s strength lies in its ability to highlight the differences between American and Chinese work culture in insightful, bleak, and funny ways, simply by putting two contrasting scenes next to each other. It doesn’t feel like there’s the manipulative editing or overt editorializing often found in documentaries. Instead, the filmmakers — Ohio residents Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar — remain in gray space where is there is no single right answer.

Both sides have beneficial approaches to labor, but neither is ideal for the workers. Then again, the crux of capitalism is that ideal conditions remain out of reach for most workers. At the end of the film, FGA is in the midst of replacing workers with automated machines, and the cycle continues.

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THURSDAY SEPT. 5 STAGE Sure, Disney recently made a liveaction version of its animated 1994 hit, The Lion King. But for something truly live-action, see it onstage at the Benedum Center. The Tony Awardwinning Broadway musical, which follows the story of Simba the lion cub, has wowed audiences with amazing costume and mask designs by the show’s

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director Julie Taymor and her team. Revisit the award-winning soundtrack by Elton John and Tim Rice, including hits like “Can You Feel The Love Tonight” and “Hakuna Matata,” as well as new songs and additional musical material that fuses Western and African styles. 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Continues through Sun., Sept. 29. 237 Seventh St., Downtown. $42-199. trustarts.org

FEST Anglophiles, rejoice! The Britsburgh Festival returns with a full week of British-American culture, education, history, tradition, and trade in Pittsburgh.

The festival features tea times, tours, beer tastings, and more at various locations throughout the city. On Thu., Sept. 5, attend a special VIP reception of A Sporting Vision exhibition at The Frick Pittsburgh. The following days include Shakespeare performances, a familyfriendly British Day Out at Sewickley Heights History Center, and a game of English stoolball at Woodville Plantation.

This year also honors the 80th anniversary of the U.K. declaring war on Germany and the start of World War II. Continues through Sun., Sept. 8. Various locations.

Prices vary. britsburgh.com

FRIDAY SEPT. 6 STAGE Barebones productions artistic director Patrick Jordan has been waiting 20 years for the right time and place to bring Sam Shepard’s classic True West to the stage.

The play, which Jordan claims as one of his favorites and was once a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize for Drama, tells a tale of sibling rivalry. “It’s interesting how there are two sides to all of us,” Jordan says.

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“How can a person say and do despicable things, shocking things, and still give and feel and receive love — and vice versa?

It’s there — it’s in all of us. Do we accept it? Do we fight it?” 8 p.m. Continues through Sun., Sept. 29. 1211 Braddock Ave., Braddock. $35 advance; $40 at door. barebonesproductions.com

ART Artist Stew Frick is best known for their clothing line, Sweet Tooth Customization, but you can catch their gallery debut show Worse for Wear at BOOM Concepts during the Unblurred gallery crawl in Garfield.

The show will include clothing, paintings, and writing by Frick, reflecting on their relationship to — and recovery from — depression and schizophrenia, as well as experiences with synesthesia. 6 p.m.

5139 Penn Ave., Garfield. boomuniverse.co

LIT White Whale presents an evening dedicated to the Pittsburgh literary community for the launch of Jessica Fischoff’s chapbook The Desperate Measure of Undoing. The collection of poems is described as exploring “the feminine through mythology’s influence on the contemporary world” by the work’s publisher, Across the Margin. Also reading are local writers Jan Beatty, Adriana E. Ramírez, and Erinn Batykefer. The Desperate Measure of Undoing is available to purchase online through the Across the Margin website. 7-9 p.m. 4754 Liberty Ave., Bloomfield. Free. whitewhalebookstore.com

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PARTY For 24 seasons, Attack Theatre has been forging a relationship between art and community. The dance-based company creates relatable, personal performances by merging movement with other forms of art, an “inherently collaborative” experience. Year 25, described as a “celebration of artistry — past, present, and future,” promises to deliver the same passionate performances as seasons before it.

Join the theatre and 25th Anniversary Committee as they usher in this landmark season with the Season 25 Kickoff Party. 7 p.m. HIP at The Flashlight Factory, 831 North Ave., North Side. $50. attacktheatre.com

ART Every month during the Unblurred gallery crawl, video game-art gallery LIKELIKE is open for one night only to showcase independent gaming artists. This month’s show, Analog Pleasures, features dated technology remixed into new gaming formats, including a game that uses VHS tapes, one that involves a sense of smell, and another that requires strapping a joystick to the player’s crotch. 7 p.m.

205 N. Evaline Ave., Garfield. likelike.org

COMEDY Comedian Corey Holcomb has been entertaining audiences since 1992, with stand-up performances and appearances in film, TV, and various festivals. From CONTINUES ON PG. 34

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Jay Leno’s Tonight Show to his current work on the Adult Swim TV series Black Jesus and in the music video for Kendrick Lamar’s track “These Walls,” Holcomb has made a career blending humor with emotive performance. See him take the stage at the Pittsburgh Improv. 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. Continues through Sun., Sept. 8. 166 E. Bridge St., Homestead. $25-75. improv.com/Pittsburgh

ART PULLPROOF Studio, a local silkscreen printing facility, artist collective, and gallery space, presents the opening reception for Mirror, Mirror, a group exhibition featuring female and non-binary illustrators. Curated by Christina Lee and Emma Vescio, the show is described as highlighting underrepresented voices in the art world, with works by Pittsburgh artists such as Lizzee Solomon and CP contributor Xiola Jensen, as well as by artists from Philadelphia, Cincinnati, and Kansas City. 7-10 p.m. Continues through Sat., Sept. 28. 5112 Penn Ave., Garfield. Free. pullproof.studio

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SATURDAY SEPT. 7 STAGE To celebrate its 15th anniversary, Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks is putting a new twist on the well-known Shakespearian tale of Julius Caesar with an all-female cast. Irene Alby of Morgantown takes on the role of Caesar, with three Pittsburgh actors playing her successor Marc Antony and conspirators Brutus and Cassius. 2 p.m. Frick Park, 1981 Beechwood Blvd., Point Breeze.

Continues through Sun., Sept. 22 at various locations. Suggested donation of $15. pittsburghshakespeare.com

PERFORMANCE The Warhol and Trans-Q Television, a project of Carnegie Mellon University’s Center for the Arts in Society, will present TQ Live!, a night highlighting LGBTQIA artists and performers in the Pittsburgh region. Produced by Scott Andrew and Suzie Silver, and hosted by Joseph Hall,

the event includes dance, poetry, comedy, and more. Among the several featured acts are drag performer Princess Jafar, performance/video artist and musician Anna Azizzy, and dancer Jesse Factor, along with a few surprises. TQ Live! contains adult subject matter and strong language, so leave the kiddies at home. 7:30 p.m. 117 Sandusky St., North Side. $10-15. warhol.org

SUNDAY SEPT. 8 TOUR Visitors can expect jazz playing through open windows and flowers in nearly every windowsill as residents in the North Side’s historic Mexican War Streets open their homes to the public for the 50th annual Mexican War Streets House & Garden Tour. The self-guided tour takes guests through 12 homes and two gardens in the neighborhood, with docents posted at every stop to answer questions. Expect to ooh and aah at impressive artwork, original brickwork,

and houses most can only dream of one day owning. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Mexican War Streets, North Side. $15-20. mexicanwarstreets.org

MONDAY SEPT. 9

WORKSHOP Whether you’re planning for a postapocalyptic world without internet and reliable electrical grid, or you just kind of think radios are neat, the Amateur Radio Technician Class held at WPXI TV’s Community Room is for you. Dave Herzog of the North Hills Amateur Radio Club will guide the class through the ins and outs of radio technology over a (free) six-week course, at the end of which you’ll have the knowledge to pass a beginners technicians license test. That means full ham radio privileges above 30 MHz. If you don’t know what that means, maybe you should take this class. 6 p.m. Continues through Mon., Oct. 14. 4145 Evergreen Road, Reserve Township. Free. nharc.org

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TUESDAY SEPT. 10

COMMUNITY The Trump administration has many targets, but a lesser-known one is the SNAP food assistance program. SNAP, aka food stamps, provides money for groceries to low-income families and according to economic justice group Just Harvest, the proposed cuts would kick 16,000 people in Allegheny County off of the program in addition to blocking “many low-income children from getting free school meals.”

The Power of the Pen event brings together advocates looking to make sure this doesn’t happen. The event will feature a discussion about SNAP after which participants will write letters to elected officials and newspapers in hopes of stopping the cuts to the program. 6-8 p.m. 1 Smithfield St., Downtown. Free. justharvest.org

WEDNESDAY SEPT. 11 HISTORY At the turn of the 20th century, Black Americans lived mostly in the South. But with industry coming to many urban areas across the U.S., especially the Northeast and Midwest, more than 6 million Black Americans moved to cities to find work.

Their labor played a major factor in the success of America’s heavy industry. This topic will be front and center at the Heinz History Center for the launch of an exhibit called “Workers on Arrival: Black Labor

in the Making of America.” The event is named for the book by Carnegie Mellon University professor Joe William Trotter, Jr., who will be on hand for a lecture and book signing following the reception.

5:30 p.m. 1212 Smallman St., Strip District.

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FILM In a 1961 New York Times review of The Curse of the Werewolf, Howard Thompson wrote that the film had “a Gothic type of narrative that is not uninteresting, if broadly acted.” That’s high praise, even if drolly delivered. The plot of this cult British film is absolutely bonkers beyond summary, but if you’re a fan of the other mid-century horror work of Hammer Film Productions (The Curse of Frankenstein, Dracula, The Mummy), give Werewolf a shot at this one night-only screening at AMC Waterfront. 7:30 p.m. 300 W. Waterfront Drive, Homestead. $5. Search “The Curse of the Werewolf” on Facebook

COMEDY Who’s more foolish: the comedian who’s dedicated his life to performing the Star Wars trilogy by himself without props, costumes, and sets, or the fool who’d miss out on such a spectacle? Non-foolish Star Wars fans should make their way to Pittsburgh CLO for Charles Ross’ One-Man Star Wars Trilogy, where the six-and-ahalf hours of Hope to Jedi are condensed to a slick 60 minutes of pantomime, impersonations, and perhaps a Wilhelm scream or two. The performances are family friendly, “suitable for Star Wars fans from ages 6 to Yoda.” 7:30 p.m. Continues through Sun., Sept. 29. $31.25- 59.75. pittsburghclo.culturaldistrict.org • PITTSBURGH CITY PAPER SEPT. 4 -11, 2019

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To all persons interested: Notice is hereby given that an order of said Court authorized the filing of said petition and fixed the 24th day of October, 2019, at 9:45 a.m., as the time and the Motions Room, City-County Building, Pittsburgh, PA, as the place for a hearing, when and where all persons may show cause, if any they have, why said name should not be changed as prayed for

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20. “Orange Is the New Black” star Aduba 21. Charged particle 22. Guitar god who had an Experience, to fans 23. Spots where the victors all hang together?

29. Makes bootees, say 30. Movie tough guy Ray 31. Dr. who treats vertigo and sleep apnea 32. Super-satisfy 33. Slowness metaphor 34. Anal probe overseers, supposedly 35. “Russia’s capital is DA BOMB!”?

39. Sure shot 42. Intends 43. Shaving product that sounds like when you might use it 47. Fish for breakfast 48. Completely transfixed 49. It’s similar to slander 50. What an assistant to Robert Schumann did

for his 1st Symphony?

54. Mixture of everything 55. Scale parts 56. Distance of a proverbial epic journey 57. Freaking out, and a hint to the theme answers 62. Conform 63. Washington bill 64. Defender room 65. Lille lady 66. Some NFL linemen 67. Dragster’s wheels 68. Typical Insta user

DOWN 1. Hockey team with an orca in its logo 2. Big name in shit iced tea 3. Phrase said when the lights turn on?

4. Anti-Russian election meddling org.

5. Unwanted discovery in home inspections 6. Form of oxygen 7. It’s got the goods 8. 1/3 of a gallon 9. RV part: Abbr.

10. The way, out East 11. Mountainous region of northern Israel 12. Periodic-table item 13. Hurting souls 19. GHWB’s successor 21. Power brokers 24. Big-ticket ___ 25. Burst upon,

as a stage 26. Long fingernails 27. Brief confession 28. Character study 33. Scenic view 36. ___ Casspi (first Israeli to play in the NBA) 37. Airplane assignment 38. Not good, but not bad 39. “___ may be man’s worst enemy, but the bible says love your enemy.”

(Frank Sinatra) 40. Valvoline product 41. They sometimes get the house 44. Holder of secrets

that conspiracy theorists really want their hands on 45. Rationally defensible 46. “Take Me to the River” singer 49. Record Store Day purchases 51. Versailles monarch 52. Fantasy ring-bearer 53. Put in stitches 58. “I’ll pass” 59. New Nordic Hair ___ (baldness product) 60. Play a part 61. See 62-Across 62. With 61-Across, vehicle used in drag racing

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PEEPSHOW A sex and social justice column

BY JESSIE SAGE // PEEPSHOWCAST@GMAIL.COM

You can revoke consent at any time.

— Melinda Frevert

Dear college freshmen, For many of you, this is the first time you are living away from home.

This newfound freedom will open up new opportunities for romantic relationships and sexual exploration.

While this is really exciting, it can also be overwhelming and scary! To help you navigate this new terrain, I reached out to my Twitter community to find out what my followers wished they’d known about dating and sex when they were your age. Their answers were so insightful, I wanted to share some of the highlights.

Don’t feel pressured to do anything sexually that you aren’t prepared for or comfortable with. Everyone has different needs, desire, and comfort levels. Be true to what you want to do.

— Rob Williams

Relationships: You won’t like everyone, and not everyone will like you, and that’s perfectly okay. ... Spend time, instead, on finding the RIGHT people — for YOU. — Kelly Shibari

Self-Knowledge & Self-Love:

Ending relationships:

Get right with yourself sexually before bringing other people into your bed. How do you get off? What porn do you like? What is your ideal setup: Hookup? Romance? Monogamy? Playing the field? Find ways other than intercourse to share pleasure. — Nina Hartley

the same time, and that doesn’t mean you have to commit to being all of those things next week, much less next year.

— Katherine Barclay

slip a condom off in the middle of sex after you insisted on one? That’s rape.

Because, consent. — Gaia Glee

Sexually Transmitted Infections & Contraception:

Orientation/Identity:

Be honest with your doctor about your sex practices and test as often as they recommend. — Gemma Paradise

Never drink anything you didn’t see poured. After one drink, switch to water which you carried in with you.

— Claudia

Don’t be afraid to challenge your sexuality. I walked into college thinking I was bisexual and came out as gay a year later. Use this time to experiment and learn about yourself. — Wee Babe Identities are not mutually exclusive, and are not forever. You can be bi AND ace AND pan AND genderqueer, all at

Parties & Drinking:

Never do anything sexual with someone for the first time while you or they are altered.— Jeremy Dunn

Plan B may not work for women with a higher BMI, so know your options.

— Tracy Russo

Consent:

Don’t buy any excuse a guy gives you about not wearing a condom. … If they

Just because you start making out with someone doesn’t mean you are obligated to have sex with them.

You didn’t fail if a relationship ends that you thought was forever. Take what you learned, spend time alone to see who you are now, bring that into your next relationship. — Joan Price

Seeking help: Seek professional help if you’re confused, in trouble, upset, or just want to talk about dating and sexuality. .… See your student health services for birth control or STI testing. See counsellors for dating and sexuality advice. Join clubs, like LGBT alliances. Get the most out of your money. — Galey And if you need more advice than what’s listed here, don’t be afraid to reach out to your friends, like I did.

JESSIE SAGE IS CO-HOST OF THE PEEPSHOW PODCAST AT PEEPSHOWPODCAST.COM. HER COLUMN PEEPSHOW IS EXCLUSIVE TO PITTSBURGH CITY PAPER. FOLLOW HER ON TWITTER @PEEP_CAST.

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