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Former grad student’s proposed transit map goes viral (Oct. 30) Not that I’m going to disagree with this young man’s comments on this subject, but support for transit is at a minimum. … The problem is politically these politicians can’t even agree on a transportation bill to fund what they have now. All of these ideas would be great but the question becomes, are the citizens willing to invest in any sort of transportation projects? — Web comment from “Michael V. Allen” The problem with this map is getting the railroads to accept giving up lines to local commuters, as well as finding the funds to build commuter stops. To get the railroads to do anything, even with land they are not using, is like pulling teeth. — Web comment from “Darren Toth”
Grade Scale: PPS, union at odds over teacher-evaluation standards (Oct. 30) “Teachers! If you want any kind of future at all for public education, the time is NOW to stand and fight.” — Web comment from “Martin Zehr” For years some teachers in Pittsburgh have gotten by with flattery and make-work. … [T]eachers who do not rise to the occasion need to be fired. Those teachers who do deliver the goods in spite of the horrendous conditions in Pittsburgh schools must be identified and kept. — Web comment from “Jan”
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A crowd of about 100 gathered in Lawrenceville on Oct. 9 to protest the Oct. 6 beating of Ben Stoviak.
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Stoviak was beaten outside a Lawrenceville gay bar, Zone 2 Police Commander Eric Holmes unexpectedly waded into a group of protesters. “The criminal-justice system can be a slow system,” Holmes told the crowd, but it “will bring to justice everyone who committed this crime.” The protesters demanded police treat the incident as a hate crime, which would mean harsher penalties for Stoviak’s attacker. But as Holmes explained, Pennsylvania’s hate-crime law doesn’t cover sexual orientation or gender identity. The state is one of 20 that lack such protections for LGBT victims. The crowd of about 100 gathered in response to an incident Stoviak wrote about on Facebook the day after he was beaten: “Last night, a group of men attacked me and my boyfriend on Butler Street in Law-
renceville. After yelling, from across the street, ‘Faggot!’ at us, I replied, ‘yes, we’re faggots!’ Immediately after, the group of men ran across the street and began hitting, kicking, and stomping me.”
Recent assault ignites discussion of state hate-crime protection for LGBT community {BY ALEX ZIMMERMAN} Vincent Happ, 24, has been charged in the incident. He admits fighting with Stoviak, but he told police he was talking to his friends when he used the word “faggot.” “We tried to tell them that we were speaking to each other,” Happ told police according to a criminal complaint, but Sto-
viak “would have nothing of it and kept instigating a fight.” A photo Stoviak posted to Facebook of his own bloodied face had already been shared, attracting thousands of “likes” and earning coverage from the Huffington Post. There are some discrepancies between that account and what is included in police reports: Stoviak, for example, claims he and his boyfriend were “in the hospital until almost 10 am,” while police say Stoviak refused treatment at the scene. And while questions remain about the incident, the outcry points to a larger conversation about hate-crime laws: Is the purpose to deter future crime, or to change social norms? How do police evaluate whether someone commits a crime out of bias? Law-enforcement agencies already deal with hate crimes, since the state’s Ethnic Intimidation Act asks officials to determine if there is “malicious intention” CONTINUES ON PG. 08
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toward someone else’s race, color, religion or national origin. Holmes says he believes there should be protections for the LGBT community, because the penalty enhancements serve as a deterrent. But “we can only take the facts that are presented to us,” he says. “We don’t witness it — we’re going off of what other people say.” The Stoviak incident had elements of a hate crime, Holmes says, and it was reported to the FBI by the department as a crime motivated by bias. That means if Pennsylvania had hatecrime provisions for sexual orientation, Happ’s second-degree misdemeanor could be bumped up to a first-degree charge, which would carry a maximum prison sentence of five years, instead of two. Still, Holmes says, he’s not seeing these cases all the time. “There isn’t a crisis out there with regard to hate crimes,” Holmes stresses, adding that Pittsburgh police only report a handful of them each year. At first glance, it seems as if hate crimes barely register in FBI crime data, which is reported by local law enforcement. In 2011, the most recent year available, there were only seven reports of sexual orientation-related hate crimes in Pennsylvania. In 2010, there were 10 reports. In 2009, there were only five. Heidi Beirich is director of the Intelligence Project, a part of the Southern Poverty Law Center that tracks hate groups. She cautions against using the FBI data to gauge the prevalence of hate crimes: “Hate-crimes statistics are self-admittedly terrible,” she says. Between 6,000 and 7,000 hate crimes of all kinds are reported in the FBI data each year, Beirich says, but the actual number is
likely in the hundreds of thousands. That’s according to a Bureau of Justice Statistics report that found that each year, about 260,000 people over age 12 in the U.S. are victims of nonfatal hate crimes — 37 times more than what gets reported by the FBI. But, Bierich says, despite flaws in data collection, data can show useful trends. For example, according to an analysis of the FBI data, though race is a bigger hate-crime motivator in terms of the absolute number of crimes reported (including crimes like vandalism and theft), hate crimes against gays are likely to be more violent in nature. “If any minority deserves protection, we should start there,” Bierich says. “This is a group of people that haters know tend to be easy marks — they can get away with it,” says Ann Van Dyke, a civilrights investigator and trainer who worked for the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission for 33 years until her retirement last year. That’s because members of the LGBT community often fear “doublevictimization” from police, she says. “For members of the LGBT community — law enforcement hasn’t always been looked upon as friendly,” says Ted Martin, executive director of Equality PA. “This isn’t history from 200 years ago; it’s history from our lifetime. To build up trust takes time.” Building that sense of trust is what Ted Hoover is trying to do. He’s the PERSAD Community Safe Zone coordinator and he spends lots of time thinking about how to promote “non-biased” policing in city and county law enforcement. He’s “working on training the entire Pittsburgh police department,” he says, but he acknowledges that “it’s going to take a while.” “If you’re going to police in the community, you need to know the community,” says Hoover, who also writes play reviews CONTINUES ON PG. 10
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for City Paper. “What’s important that police do is ask the right questions in the beginning — to be looking for signs that this is possibly a hate-motivated crime” even if LGBT victims aren’t specifically protected in the criminal code. For Hoover, one important effect of hate-crime laws is the training that officers receive to be sensitive to the LGBT community. “It becomes something that the police become knowledgeable about because it’s part of their job,” he says. Among city police, views are evolving, according to Holmes. “The demographics, the acceptance [of the police department] has changed,” he says, noting greater tolerance of gay officers and attitudes toward policing in LGBT communities. Stoviak praised the police response to the Oct. 6 incident, writing in an email that the officers he dealt with were “interested in fairness and justice for me and my partner.” He added that if there were any deficiencies in how police responded, “it is a legislative deficiency, not theirs.” Pennsylvania hate-crime statutes did once include crimes directed at gays and lesbians. In 2002, the legislature passed an amendment to the Ethnic Intimidation Act that included sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry and mental or physical disability. But it was struck down by the courts on a technicality in 2007. In the five years the law was in effect, there was an increase in the number of gay-related hate crimes. In
2003 and 2004, the state reported 25 hate crimes motivated by sexual orientation, a rate that hasn’t been matched since. In 2009, federal hate-crime protections were passed including sexual orientation, gender identity, race and disability in the Shepard-Byrd Hate Crime Prevention Act. To date, 44 people nationwide have been convicted under that law. “We just don’t know how much impact the law has on people who think about committing these crimes,” Van Dyke acknowledges. Still, she adds, “The law is not just written to prevent or punish crime, [but also] to affirm who is valued in this country. [W]hen we know a group of people are regularly and seriously harmed and the law ignores that, it’s a shameful statement.” State Sen. Jim Ferlo has repeatedly sought to reintroduce the scuttled 2002 legislation, with little success. Ferlo lays most of the blame on Republicans, but he says there isn’t much pressure from advocacy organizations to get it passed either. Marriage equality and non-discrimination in employment, housing and other public accommodations is where the action is, LGBT advocates say. “We have to be realistic,” Martin says. “What Equality PA is really looking to do is move forward with most basic protections, and that’s non-discrimination.” And even though he acknowledges protections against violence are basic, he says, “We’re just trying to move through things with larger [legislative] support.” A Z I M M E RM A N @ P G H C I T Y PA P E R. C OM
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WHILE PITTSBURGH City Council voted against the expansion of the Mexican War Streets historic district in June, the issue remains a sore spot for North Side residents. Months later, proponents of the expansion say council’s failure to meet a voting deadline means the historic district will be expanded whether their opponents like it or not. But the district’s councilor says all deadlines have been met and he’s even working on a compromise plan that he hopes will satisfy residents on both sides of the debate. “We want to see an historic-district expansion and we know city council was 10 days late in voting on it,” says Mexican War Streets Society President Paul Jones. “The law is very clear.” According to city code, city council has 120 days to vote on a recommendation by the City Planning Commission from the time council is notified of the decision. If council does not meet the deadline, the plan is approved by default. However, both sides are at odds over when exactly the 120-day clock started running. The planning commission voted in favor of the expansion Feb. 10. Council was notified of the decision in a letter dated March 1, and voted against the measure on June 19. “It is my understanding that city council followed the code and at no point were we ever in violation of it,” says Councilor Daniel Lavelle, who represents the Mexican War Streets and the proposed expansion area. While it would appear council met its deadline by voting within 120 days of receiving the planning commission’s recommendation, city code also dictates council must hold a public hearing within 120 days, but doesn’t specify if that deadline begins at the actual vote or the council notification. “Where Council fails to hold the required public hearing within 120 days from the date of the Historic Review Commission and the Planning Commission’s recommendations, the failure of Council to act shall be a deemed approval if both the Historic Review Commission and the Planning Commission gave affirmative recommendations for the historic designation,” the code states.
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The Mexican War Streets Society voted in October to spend $ 10,000 to support an appeal to use the city code and other evidence to challenge the citycouncil decision. Property owners Kirk Burkley, Todd Kilgore and Jeffrey Diurba filed the appeal in July. “The public hearing must be held within 120 days,” of the planning commission’s vote, Burkley says. If the historic district were expanded, property owners in the new district would have to receive approval from the Historic Review Commission for any exterior alterations they want to make to their buildings. In a historic district, property owners cannot alter the historic look of buildings. Demolition in a historic district must also be reviewed by the commission, which is what initially drew support for the MWS expansion; however, demolitions can still occur if a building is a safety hazard. Lavelle says he voted against the expansion because after tallying responses from the community, which included statements made at the public hearing and calls to his office, 75 percent of those living in the proposed expansion area said they were against the expansion. While the appeal won’t be heard until January, Lavelle has been working on an alternative to the historic-district expansion. In July, city council passed a resolution authorizing and directing the director of City Planning to start the
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process of creating conservation districts in the city, which Lavelle says offer the benefits of a historic district without the harsh restrictions. “[A conservation district] still ensures development is consensual. It’s similar in nature but less strict. It still requires a higher level of review,” Lavelle says. “I believe it’s the best compromise possible.” Council also placed a moratorium on demolition in the area proposed for the historic-district expansion, unless a property presents a public safety hazard. This action addressed the community’s desire to reduce demolitions while avoiding the increased cost sometimes associated with maintaining a building’s historical appearance. “If demolitions are really the biggest concern and there is so much opposition to the specific overhead of a historic district, then why aren’t we pursuing other options?” asks Jacob Anderson, a property owner who lives in the expansion zone. Unlike a historic district, a conservation district is a zoning designation that does not protect specific existing building features; only major alterations, additions and new construction are reviewed. But Lavelle says even this won’t be enforced in the North Side if the community doesn’t want it. “At the end of the day, if the community stands up and says they don’t want a conservation district,” Lavelle says, “we don’t have to do it there.”
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time zones, leaving their homes for a chance at a new life. Now immigrants who come to Pittsburgh must brave yet another alien world: Wilkins Township. And “no one is happy about it,” says Jackie Martinez, a local immigration attorney. For the past decade, immigrants seeking green cards, or other changes to their status, reported to the Pittsburgh field office of Citizen and Immigration Services at 3000 Sidney St., in the SouthSide Works. But the office was being crowded out by other Homeland Security operations, and in late August, the government announced a new home for CIS’s three dozen workers: the Penn Center East VII building, on Penn Center Boulevard, in Wilkins. The move isn’t slated to take place until early 2015, but the grumbling has already begun. In selecting the site, federal officials “didn’t pay much concern to the people who use immigration services,” says Martinez. While a move somewhere was inevitable, she says, “We didn’t think they would move out of town.” The Pittsburgh field office handles immigration issues for the western portion of the state, and Martinez and other attorneys say they’ve been told the new location is better positioned to help immigrants living outside the city. Still, they note, Pittsburgh is a regional hub, and one whose colleges attract sizable numbers of international students. Also caught up in the move is an Application Support Center: Currently located on Penn Avenue, Downtown, the center performs fingerprinting for immigrants. While not every immigrant will need to visit the CIS office, Martinez says, “Pretty much everybody has to go for a fingerprint application.” The need to travel to the eastern suburbs poses a special challenge for immigrants who don’t have driver’s licenses — or cars. Public-transit access at the current facility isn’t ideal, says Kristen Schneck, a local immigration attorney: “There’s no direct T service or anything; mostly my clients get rides from someone else.” Still, a ride on the 48-Arlington from Downtown to within a few blocks of the South Side facility takes less than 20 minutes, and the bus
runs about 20 times a day during business hours. By contrast, the 67-Monroeville travels to Penn Boulevard about half as often … and the trip takes nearly an hour. Helen Gerhardt, of Pittsburghers for Public Transit, worries the new location will just add to the difficulties of immigrants who rely on the system. “These are extremely hard-working people that are already struggling,” she says. “If they miss a bus, the connective system is so screwed up that they may have to wait another hour to catch one. I’ve talked to many, many people who have lost jobs because of that.” When local officials announced the move at a September meeting of the local chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, “There was much discussion of, ‘How can we stop this?’” says Mark Harley, a past president of the chapter. “We’re almost all based in the city or immediately outside,” says Harley, who shares a practice with Schneck in Dormont. And immigration law puts a premium on face-to-face interaction. Speaking with a local immigration officer, one with firsthand knowledge of a case, typically requires an office visit. “We’re at the immigration office almost every other day, and sometimes multiple times in a day,” Harley says. No one blames local staff for the pending move: The site was chosen by the General Services Administration, which handles facilities for the federal government. In an email, GSA spokesperson Gina Blyther Gilliam said the new site “was determined by the lowest price offer that was received” among those meeting space and other site requirements. “Public transportation to the building was considered … and it is available to the subject location,” she wrote. Word about the planned move has been trickling out slowly. A spokeswoman for the Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Pittsburgh, which provides services to immigrants, said the agency could not comment, for example, because it had not heard about the move “directly” from government officials. In any case, says Schneck, “I got the impression it was a done deal.” Indeed, says Gilliam, “The new lease contract has been signed. This decision is considered final.”
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FRESH COFFEE {BY ANDY MULKERIN} As an electrical engineer, Jeremy Raymer used to spend his days poring over schematics and such. As of last week, though, he’s found a new line of work — “pour-over” coffee, which he brews to order at a cart on Pitt’s campus. Raymer, a Pitt grad who grew up in Glassport, opened Jeremy’s Cart, featuring Blue Bottle Coffee, on Mon., Oct. 28. It’s no grab-it-and-go coffee fix; the pour-over method, with each cup brewed individually, takes a few minutes, but results in much greater depth of flavor. Raymer has a few kettles of hot water going at any given time, and he and the cart’s other worker, Jared Pavlecic, take turns performing the specialized task of the pour — which they learned through trainings in Brooklyn and San Francisco. The cart serves coffee from Blue Bottle, a roaster founded in the early 2000s by a former symphony musician in San Francisco. Perhaps a brick-and-mortar location is in the cards for Raymer someday, and occasionally he’ll work events like this Saturday’s Smorgasburgh pop-up food event at 23rd and Smallman, in the Strip. But for now, the cart, which sits in front of the William Pitt Union on Bigelow Boulevard daily from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., is Raymer’s only location — its red umbrella is its main safeguard against the weather. That’s fine by Raymer. “I was so tired of being cooped up in a construction trailer” as an engineer, he says. “I love being out here among all these people.” AMULKERIN@PGHCITYPAPER.COM
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status in the 1980s, Japanese dining in America mostly meant showy chefs twirling knives above a hot griddle, teriyaki or sukiyaki. These meat-centric preparations translated well to the midcentury American diet, but despite recent interest in the everyday cooking of many cultures, the broader Japanese cuisine of noodle soups and rice bowls still gets almost no play at all. Sushi Tomo’s name doesn’t suggest that it would be a place to explore the fully ccooked contours of Japanese cuisine, but don’t be fooled: This McKnight Road resdo taurant offers one of the widest selections tau foods in the area. With the fall of Japanese Ja chill settling in, we were ready for some Japanese hot dishes. Japan Sukiyaki is actually a type of nabemono, Suk which ttranslates directly as “cooking pot” refers to any of a number of one-pot and refer hot soups. Traditionally, ingredients are arrayed on platters, and diners immerse what they like into the simmering pot of communal broth to cook at the table. At
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Sushi Tomo, we ordered nabeyaki udon, an iron pot full of thick, pliant udon noodles in clear broth studded with scallops, mussels, vegetables and egg. It sounded irresistible, but the reality was a letdown. The broth was almost flavorless until seasoned with the shaker of Japanesestyle chili powder served alongside; the seafood was scant and the sole vegetable
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CP APPROVED seemed to be some shredded lettuce. The saving graces were the udon — rustic, almost lumpy, more like tubular dumplings than typical pasta — and the accompanying tempura shrimp skewers, heavily crusted with panko breadcrumbs, so that that a quick dip in the soup didn’t diminish their crunch.
A cold noodle dish, gomoku soba, was a successful version of what we Americans tend to simply call “cold sesame noodles.” The buckwheat noodles were served in a tidy nest surrounded by little piles of shredded daikon and dried seaweed, plus matchsticked cucumber, egg and pressed fish cake. Tossed all together in a well-balanced sesame sauce, the flavors and textures worked well together. Katsudon is a type of donburi, or rice bowl, traditionally topped with fried pork cutlet, onion and a broth-like sauce flavored by salty, sweet and umami notes. Tomo’s version included scrambled egg, stewed in the sauce to infuse it with flavor, as well. The dish tasted savory and satisfying, but the manner in which it was served made it almost impossible to enjoy all the ingredients together. Instead of the traditional deep, tapered rice bowl, Tomo loaded its katsudon into a bento box and heaped the toppings high above the rim; the only way down to the rice was to eat our way through the toppings first, and by then, we were stuffed. CONTINUES ON PG. 20
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“Eggplant dumplings” was a name both deceptive and completely apt. It looked like a platter of giant, golden gyoza, but instead of dough, the wrappers were big slices of eggplant encasing a mince of shrimp, scallop and scallion, all dipped in tempura batter and fried. It was extraordinary: The batter light and crisp, the eggplant taking on that silken texture it gets when well fried, and the filling sweet, savory and slightly astringent from the scallion. Dipped in their own thick, sweet sauce, these dumplings were simply delicious. From the sushi bar, we tried sunomono, sashimi over matchsticks of cucumber in a vinegar sauce. Accompanying the usual salmon, tuna and crabstick was a lesscommon addition: saba, or mackerel. This wasn’t served raw, but cured in vinegar and pressed, resulting in firm, slightly tart flesh that complemented the other, more straightforward and familiar flavors.
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Most of the sushi fish was of good quality, but there was one exception: the squid was far too tough to bite through and far too chewy to masticate whole. The “scallop heaven special roll,” however, lived up to its name. Specialty maki are usually tributes to excess, but Tomo has created something special with this one, pairing tempura shrimp and spicy crabstick within the roll and then topping it with scallop, avocado and ponzu. The first smart step was controlling size: despite the number of ingredients, the roll was hardly larger than some classic maki, thanks to thinly sliced toppings. As a result, the whole was well proportioned: crisp tempura against rich, creamy avocado; spicy crab against sweet, buttery scallop; and ponzu and miniature wedges of lemon adding subtle citrus tang. Few local Japanese restaurants offer a better combination of sushi and the array of cooked foods that constitute everyday Japanese cuisine. INF O @PGH C IT YPAPE R . C O M
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RYE STATEMENT With “all-star” bartenders, new Downtown restaurant stakes a claim on Downtown drinking scene The first thing any boozehound will notice upon entering Butcher in the Rye, the new Downtown restaurant from Meat & Potatoes partners Richard DeShantz and Tolga Sevdik, is the gigantic wall of … bourbon and rye. There are currently over 329 bottles of booze displayed, ranging from the everyday (yes, you can get a shot of Jack Daniels) to the ultrarare: At $300 per pour, the A.H. Hirsch Reserve is intended for special occasions. “It’s been a labor of love over the last few months to see how much whiskey we can acquire,” says beverage director Mike Mills. The list, he says, “is always going to grow, and it’s always going to change.” There’s also a roster of classic and contemporary cocktails, served by an all-star squad of local bartenders. Wes Shonk (formerly at 1947 Tavern), Maggie Meskey and Erika Joyner (both formerly of Salt of the Earth) lead a knowledgeable and engaging crew. “It’s awesome how high a level of talent these guys have,” Mills says. “This is a really great team behind the bar,” echoes DeShantz, the restaurant’s executive chef. “They’re going to take care of you.” “I’m proud of this. It’s a piece of me,” adds DeShantz, who designed the whimsical, yet classy, space. The restaurant’s upstairs bar is more intimate but no less detailed, down to the rabbit-ear purse hangers. Mills says that upstairs will have the same bourbon and cocktail menu that’s offered downstairs, and also an additional “Black Book” of up to 50 cocktails for patrons to choose from. With Grit & Grace — an American dim sum concept from the team behind Spoon — set to open along Liberty Avenue in December, and DeShantz already planning a tequila-and-taco bar next door to Butcher, Downtown’s drinks scene is set to boom. It’s a shame there isn’t better late-night public transit or taxi service to get drinkers home, however. With what Butcher and the Rye offers, they might just need it.
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Lucca {PHOTO BY HEATHER MULL} buffets as well, but savvy diners load up on the juicy meats. KE GREEN PEPPER. 2020 Murray Ave., Squirrel Hill 412-422-2277. At this family-run restaurant, diners will find authentic Korean recipes refreshingly not reconstituted for timid Americans — no egg rolls or Chinese-American stir-fries. Dumplings contain kimchi, and the soup is pumpkin. Entrees include the more-familiar bulgogi (barbecued beef), as well as bibimbap, in which meat and veggies are mixed with rice. KE
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NAKAMA JAPANESE. 1611 E. Carson St., South Side. 412-3816000. Pittsburghers are crazy about this sushi bar/steakhouse, and every weekend pretty people crowd inside to watch the knifewielding chefs. Presentation is key for customers and restaurant alike: The interior is smart, the chefs entertaining, HOKKAIDO and the food is good, www. per pa SEAFOOD BUFFET. if pricey. LE pghcitym .co 4536 Browns Hill Road, Squirrel Hill. NICKY’S THAI KITCHEN. 412-421-1422. This buffet856 Western Ave., North style restaurant rises above the Side (412-321-8424) and 903 Penn scourge of the steam table to Ave., Downtown (412-471-8424). offer some true gems among its This restaurant offers outstanding panoply of East Asian offerings. Thai cuisine — from familiar There’s standard Chineseoptions to chef’s specials that are American fare, but also sushi, truly special, such as gaprow lad hibachi-style Japanese cooked to kao (a Thai stir-fry) and salmon order, popular offerings such as mango curry. The flavors here are crab legs and roast Peking duck, best described as intense, and even frog legs. KF yet without overwhelming the fresh ingredients. KF ISIS CAFÉ. 815 Brookline Blvd., Brookline. 412-207-2485. PAPAYA. 210 McHolme Drive, The menu offers more than Robinson. 412-494-3366. Papaya the Middle Eastern stalwarts offers a fairly typical Thai menu of hummus and kebab, with — from pad Thai to panang less-common dishes such as curry — augmented by sushi and stewed jute, samboussa (similar a few generic Chinese dishes. The to samosas) and fava-bean dip. selection may have erred more Vegetarian entrees, such as okra on the side of reliability than stew and a variety of lentil, excitement, but the presentations comprise about half the menu; show that the kitchen is making meat-eaters can savor panan impression. KE seared chicken or creamy meatand-pasta casserole. KF POOR RICHARD’S WEXFORD ALEHOUSE. 10501 Perry Highway, LUCCA. 317 S. Craig St., Oakland. Wexford. 724-935-9870. This 412-682-3310. This long-standing bar and restaurant delivers topOakland restaurant features an notch pub grub, plus a wellupdated, pan-Italian selection curated beer menu. Among the focused on pastas and seafood, offerings: the Buffalo, N.Y. classic with very little in the way of sandwich, roast beef on weck, a
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SELMA’S TEXAS BARBECUE. 9155 University Blvd., Moon. 412-329-7003. The decor suggests humble and down-home, but the ingredients and preparation seem tailored to appeal to foodies, with everything from lemonade to tartar sauce and baked beans made in-house. Best of all, each meat has its own custom rub and is dry-smoked for hours, then served unsauced so that diners can choose from the six different styles on offer. KF STONEPEPPER’S GRILL. 1614 Washington Road, Upper St. Clair. 412-854-4264. Though seemingly calculated to be just another chain, StonePepper’s relies on good proportions and expert preparations to give some distinction to familiar fare like pizza, burgers and salads. Don’t miss the signature dessert: cinnamon-bun pizza. KE TOMATO PIE CAFÉ. 885 East Ingomar Road, Allison Park. 412364-6622. Located on the verdant edge of North Park, Tomato Pie is more than a pizzeria. It offers other simple Italian specialties including pasta and sandwiches, and the chef uses plenty of fresh herbs grown on the premises. FJ VERDE. 5491 Penn Ave., Garfield. 412-404-8487. The menu here isn’t straight Mexican, but presents some traditional items, including tableside-prepared guacamole and grilled corn-on-the-cob, with reconceived classics, invented, fusion-y dishes like tacos with roasted sweet potatoes, fried chickpeas and Mexican-style tzatziki. There is also an extensive tequila list and a patio for warm-weather dining. KE WAFFLES, INCAFFEINATED. 1224 Third Ave., New Brighton (724-359-4841) and 2517 E. Carson St., South Side (412-301-1763). The fresh-made waffles here are a marvelous foil for sweet and savory toppings. Sweet options include the Funky Monkey (chocolate chips, bananas, peanut butter and chocolate sauce). The Breakfast Magic has bacon, cheddar and green onions inside, topped with a fried egg and sour cream. Or customize your waffles with a dizzying array of mix-ins. J
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When Jeff Betten heard that Youngstown, Ohio-based label Wild Kindness Records was closing shop, he had a few things to say — first and foremost, that he wouldn’t stand back and watch. “I caught wind of it and I said, ‘Dude, I’ve got the time; I love the label; I don’t want it to end,” Betten recalls. This was in September, when thenowner David Pokrivňák decided that with a new baby in the family, his time with the label was up. Betten — a friend and fan of Pokrivňák — stepped in and relocated the operation to Pittsburgh. “It was one of those times of opportunity meeting preparation,” says Betten, who had no plans of owning a label prior to September. “A lot of what a label does, I had done as a DIY musician anyway,” he explains. Betten is a veteran of the Pittsburgh music scene, currently a member of country band Western Pennsylvania. He’s been making music since high school and has seen every stage of the recording and promotion process, so taking over a label made sense. And this label in particular made sense for him: Wild Kindness is home to some of Betten’s favorite artists, many of whom he also calls friends — André Costello and Host Skull’s David Bernabo, among others. It has an unpretentious attitude that Betten himself embodies: “Music and art for the sake of music and art” is the label’s motto. Betten is wasting no time taking advantage of the move to Pittsburgh; he’s already signed Chet Vincent & The Big Bend. The label will also be hosting its first major event since the move on Nov. 9: an LP-release party for Host Skull, celebrating the band’s second record and the first release since the label’s change in management. The transition has been smooth, and Betten is dedicated to maintaining the mission and ethos of Wild Kindness while still growing steadily. But Betten knows that good things take time, and he’s in no rush. “If I was gonna start a label,” he says, “this is basically my dream roster, where we’re at right now.”
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cused on singing, and they’re two different things. Margot B. is a product within itself, so that Margot Bingham will be whatever character I need to be.
YOU USE TWO NAMES THESE DAYS — MARGOT BINGHAM AND MARGOT B., THE LATTER BEING HOW WE GOT TO KNOW YOU AS A SINGER IN PITTSBURGH. DO YOU DO THAT TO KEEP YOUR TWO PERSONAS AND CAREERS SEPARATE? I do try to keep them separate. It helps me mentally, to differentiate between the two. Margot Bingham is focused more on the acting, and Margot B. is fo-
YOU ALSO HAVE TWO TOTALLY DIFFERENT TYPES OF MUSIC GOING ON, BETWEEN HOW YOU SING FOR BOARDWALK EMPIRE AND WHAT YOU DO AS MARGOT B. HOW DO YOU NAVIGATE THAT? I think because it is my character on Boardwalk — I didn’t know [’20s-style jazz] before Boardwalk came around, music-wise. I was definitely listening to ’40s and ’50s jazz, always, my whole life. So when I started listening to some of the ’20s music, and focusing more on that as the character, I kind of placed that as her voice. So when I stepped out of the character, it was easy for me to drop that mask. It’s nice to still be able to have
ARGOT BINGHAM came of age in Pittsburgh as a singer and actress, attending CAPA High School and performing under the name Margot B. Now, at age 25, she’s got a recurring role on the HBO series Boardwalk Empire, on which she plays a young Prohibition-era jazz singer. She was back in town last week for a special screening, and CP caught up with her beforehand.
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my own music, and it keeps me busy inbetween times. And it’s nice to do the ’20s music because it allows me to play a little with my vocal ability and see what I’m capable of that I didn’t even know I could do. WHEN YOU’RE WORKING ON YOUR MUSIC NOW, THAT’S STILL MORE IN THE VEIN OF CONTEMPORARY POP MUSIC? I’m a little more funk-soul than pop, I’d say. I have an eight-piece band, and a whole horn section and everything, and it’s definitely progressed since the last time I played in Pittsburgh. I think no matter who you work with, it always influences you a bit. HOW LONG AGO DID YOU MOVE FROM PITTSBURGH TO NEW YORK? Five years ago. CONTINUES ON PG. 26
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Michael Bolton Holiday and Hits with the
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WHAT WAS IT LIKE DURING THOSE YEARS BETWEEN THE GRIND IN PITTSBURGH AND GETTING A BREAK ON THIS TV SHOW? HOW HAVE THINGS CHANGED OVER THAT TIME? I might have hit a role of a lifetime, but I still have to keep working after this, because there has to be an “after this.” Up until this point I’ve been auditioning, trying to get roles and job, and singing at venues. And now, being [in New York] for five years, I can know the venue-booking contact and just call them, just walk into places and they know my vibe and I can hop onstage. And I know plenty more musicians now. But it’s been a hustle ever since I first moved there, and just because I got Boardwalk doesn’t mean that changed, necessarily. I’ve still got my work cut out for me. DO YOU HAVE PLANS FOR UPCOMING RECORDINGS — ARE YOU ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE MOMENTUM? I am trying to take advantage of the momentum. I’m trying to get back into the studio this month, work with some producers and writers who I’ve had the chance to meet through this opportunity — some people I’ve looked up to my whole career. I’m really going to take November and December to focus on some stuff for 2014. I hope that while things are going on, I can focus on the next step — when people are looking, I want to be ready. NO PITTSBURGH LIVE DATES ON THE HORIZON? No — I haven’t played Pittsburgh in a couple of years. Unless that changes and people want me back. But definitely, keep up with my website, and see what’s coming up song-wise; I’m sure there will
be something in the new year. IS THERE SOMETHING SPECIFIC YOU LEARNED WHILE COMING UP IN PITTSBURGH THAT YOU’VE KEPT WITH YOU? The director [at CAPA], Mindy Rossi-Stabler, always taught a very strong work ethic, and she had a very strong work ethic. Just because we were given roles didn’t mean they were necessarily ours to keep the whole time. If we screwed up, she would be very quick to remove us from it. And by doing that, even though some people would look at that as being harsh, or too much for high school, it really did instill a strong foundation for me to move ahead, and have the strength to hear the “nos” that I have — and I’m sure I’ll hear plenty more in the future — and continue to keep working. Just because I’ve landed a role doesn’t mean my work stops here; it’s just begun. SAY I’M A 16- OR 17-YEAR-OLD SINGER IN PITTSBURGH; WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE ME? Learn everything. One of the biggest mistakes people make is they have one focus: They go to school for one thing, they have one goal. Life is never gonna be like that, it’s never gonna be what you think, and it’s never gonna be what you want to do, your whole life. One day, God willing, it will be. But I’ve never been just a singer — I’ve done writing, I’ve done producing, I’ve done engineer work, I’ve done background singing for people in studios, and getting one-day pay for gigs and voiceovers. I just try to continue to be the best I can as an all-around entertainer. And for anyone, in any field, not just artists — don’t focus on one thing. Try to always know everything and take it all in. A M UL K E RI N @ P G HC I T Y PA P E R. C OM
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CIVIL WAR SONGS {BY SETH PFANNENSCHMIDT} JUDITH AVERS is best known around
these parts as a singer-songwriter, but for the show she performs Sat., Nov. 9, at St. Andrew Lutheran Church, she’s putting on another hat as well: that of Civil War historian. “Our show focuses on people and events that don’t get a lot of attention in Civil War history,” she explains. “Namely, women in both conventional and unconventional roles.” At the Nov. 9 show, Avers and historian/storyteller John Burt will present a unique historical exposé, giving voice to Civil-War-era women through story and song. (Avers will be accompanied by cellist Gordon Kirkwood and guitarist Daniel Marcus.) Burt and Avers will present a broad spectrum of women’s experiences during the tumultuous years of the early 1860s — women as spies, socialites and even soldiers. The subject matter is gleaned from letters and journals of those who lived those experiences — and while the characters may be underrepresented in history class, according to Avers, there was actually much to draw from. “For every one woman or female group we wrote about, there were pages of other women who also inspired us,” she says. “So [many] of the historical works out there focus solely on the men and their positions and roles in the Civil War. [But] there were mountains of women contributing in some way or another.”
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too terrible to write. We can only hope it may not all be true. That our noble, beautiful young Colonel Shaw is killed and the regiment cut to pieces. Thank Heavens! They fought bravely … I can write no more tonight.” The captivating nature of such an overlooked narrative is what ultimately connected the two performers and writers, says Avers. “John Burt and I met at a concert where I was previewing my latest album, God Bless the Brooders. John was deeply immersed in his Civil War blog and he had been kicking around the idea of a show featuring lesser-known stories of the Civil War. A few days later, we had coffee together and the show began to take form.” For Avers and Burt, the past seems much more than just a study of outcomes in a set of circumstances. Instead, it is pliable, tangible and close. While the value of history is difficult to measure in a culture constantly seeking quantifiable results, Avers and Burt seek to bring the humanity of the past back into focus. “Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. said, ‘A page of history is worth a volume of logic,’” says Avers. “John Burt loves that quote, and so do I. There is much to be learned from the past. We believe that if women and men consider these stories, they are bound to be inspired. And, ideally, these Civil War women and their words and lives can change the way we look at our his/herstory.”
“FOR EVERY WOMAN WE WROTE ABOUT, PAGES OF OTHER WOMEN INSPIRED US.”
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One such story focuses on Charlotte Forten Grimke, born in Philadelphia in 1837, the daughter of free-born African Americans. She would go on to teach escaped slaves in Port Royal, S.C., under the protection of the Union army. Her diary shows her fondness for one particular Union colonel, only later to reveal her heartbreak at the news of his death: “July 20-Monday-St Helena Island, South Carolina — Tonight comes news, oh so sad, so heart sickening. It is too terrible,
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CHARLES WALLACE MARIPOSA (SELF-RELEASED)
Jazz guitarist Ethan Winograd and his ensemble present four originals and three interpretations — from wide-ranging sources. The easygoing originals, written by Winograd and drummer Jay Matula, are pleasant to listen to, mixing cool jazz with bossa nova-inspired stuff. Winograd shares the spotlight nicely with trumpter Kyle Simpson, saxophonist “Spider” Wenzel and organist Tim Tucker; and bass player Justin Brown holds it down well. The sweetest spot on this one may be a version of Radiohead’s “Nude”; the oddest choice may be the jazzed-up interpretation of Neil Young’s “After the Gold Rush,” which doesn’t necessarily lend itself well. CHARLES WALLACE CD RELEASE. 8 p.m. Sat., Nov. 16. Bicycle Heaven, 1800 Preble Ave., North Side. $5. All ages. www.charleswallacemusic.com ANTHONY RANKIN LOVE ELEKTRIK (SELF-RELEASED)
Pop singer-songwriter Rankin is a Pittsburgh ex-pat now living in Nashville; his wheelhouse is mainstream pop-rock with lush production. This four-song EP features a few upbeat highway-driving jams along with a tender ballad. “Two Glasses” brings to mind Bon Jovi here and there; “Back 2 Nineteen,” an easygoing pop jam, is the disc’s highlight. Rankin’s vocals are strong and emotive — which calls into question the use of Autotune and other vocal manipulations, especially on “Lexi J.” Let that voice shine! THE LAMPSHADES ARENA PUNK (MY IDEA OF FUN)
EP from the local indie-rockers. It’s hard not to like this band’s lo-fi, ’90s-ish tunes — they range from grunge (“Teenage Soul”) to sounding a lot like Ben Folds Five (“Atlanta”). Guitars are at the center of this EP, but not at the expense of well-put-together vocals. The Lampshades portray small-town ennui with gusto, not an easy task. AMULKERIN@PGHCITYPAPER.COM
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When Absu formed in Dallas in the very late ’80s, black metal — then thriving in Europe — was still but a twinkle in the eye of America’s musical landscape. And though Absu’s early dealings in death metal and thrash may cast some doubt on whether the band really counts as one of the first U.S. black-metal bands, it certainly gets points for being one of the longest-running. While the band has seen changes over the years — drummer/ vocalist Proscriptor Pure Bathing remains the only conCulture stant member — its devotion to Sumerian/ Mesopotamian mythology and dense, frenetic riffage remain intact. Check ’em out at The Shop, with locals Derketa and Wrought Iron. Margaret Welsh 7 p.m. 4314 Main St., Bloomfield. $12-15. All ages. 412-951-0622
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After providing backing for folk band Vetiver, guitarist Daniel Hindman and keyboardist Sarah Versprille paired up, moved to Portland and started a dreampop group. The duo, known as Pure Bathing Culture, makes music steeped in nostalgia, but without the cliché hipness. The pair somehow manages to combine a folk sensibility and preference for electronic sounds — synths, electric guitars and drum machines — in a way that feels warm and inviting. Reminiscent of bands like Cocteau Twins, Pure Bathing Culture released its first full length this August. The duo will be playing tonight at Club Café
with locals Sleep Experiments. Allison Cosby 10 p.m. 56 S. 12th St., South Side. $8. 412-431-4950 or www.clubcafelive.com
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Local rock-opera group Drowning Clowns hosts a show tonight celebrating the release of its debut album, All That’s Covered Over. The group is primarily made up of Mike Speranzo, Liz Berlin and Frank Spadafora, but both the record and the band’s live show incorporate other local musicians like Dirk Miller, Mike Hammer, Jesse Prentiss, Evan Smith and Shaggy Marcello. Speranzo has been working on the album for five years and the result is a rich mix of styles and influences. Berlin and Speranzo are co-owners of Mr. Small’s Theatre, where the free concert will be held. AC 7 p.m. 400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale. Free. All ages. 412-821-4447 or www.mrsmalls.com {PHOTO COURTESY OF PARKER FITZGERALD}
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Halloween’s over, but Chicago’s Mako Sica never slow down with the creepy vibes. The three-piece makes improvisational, soundscapey music that often has a ritualistic feel. Howls, slow-burning guitar drones, drumming that’s all toms and cymbals — it’s hard not to think this is the music a ghost would listen to while getting hyped up to haunt something. Get hyped with the band — along with T-Tops and locals East End Gassers — tonight at The Shop. Andy Mulkerin 7:30 p.m. 4314 Main St., Bloomfield. $5. All ages. 412-951-0622
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BRILLOBOX. Low Man, The Lopez, Dumplings, Love Letters, DJ Sinister, Miscellaneous G. The New Yinzer presents Pittsburgh Harvest II. Bloomfield. 412-621-4900. CIOPPINO SEAFOOD CHOPHOUSE BAR. Terrance Vaughn Trio. Strip District. 412-281-6593. CLUB CAFE. Scott Miller, Henry F. Skerritt. South Side. 412-431-4950. GARFIELD ARTWORKS. And So I Watch You From Afar, This Town Needs Guns, Mylets, My Captain My Sea. Garfield. 412-361-2262. HOWLERS COYOTE CAFE. Breckenwood. Bloomfield. 412-682-0320. LAVA LOUNGE. Dan Getkin & The Masters of American Music, Slim Forsythe & The New Payday Loaners, The Red Western. South Side. 412-431-5282. OAKDALE INN. Dave Iglar. Oakdale. PALACE THEATRE. Blue Man Group. Greensburg. 724-836-8000.
OAKMONT TAVERN. Lucky Me. Oakmont. 412-828-4155. 31 SPORTS BAR & GRILLE. Tres OLIVER’S POURHOUSE. Lads. Bridgeville. 412-221-7808. Mark Cyler Duo. Greensburg. 31ST STREET PUB. I:Scintilla. 724-836-7687. Strip District. 412-391-8334. PALACE THEATRE. A Tribute to 99 BOTTLES. Total John Denver w/ Chris Collins & Package. Carnegie. Boulder Canyon. Greensburg. CARNEGIE LIBRARY OF 724-836-8000. HOMESTEAD MUSIC REX THEATER. Sister HALL. Hanson. Munhall. Sparrow & The Dirty 412-368-5225. Birds, Cait Cuneo CLUB CAFE. Bill Toms Band. South Side. & Hard Rain, Wil www. per 412-381-6811. pa pghcitym Kondrich (Early) Charlie RIPEPI WINERY & .co Hustle & the Grifters VINEYARD. Scott & (Late). South Side. Rosanna. Monongahela. 412-431-4950. 724-292-8351. HARD ROCK CAFE. The Badless. ROCHESTER INN HARDWOOD Station Square. 412-481-7625. GRILLE. Silkwood Shower. HEY ANDY’S. Fungus. Ross. 412-364-8166. Monongahela. 724-258-4755. ROOSTERS ROADHOUSE. HOWLERS COYOTE CAFE. The Accelerators. Bridgeville. Random Hubiak, The Armadillos, 412-221-1543. The Turpentiners. Bloomfield. ROY’S BY THE TRACKS. ReCover. 412-682-0320. Finleyville. 724-348-7118. LINDEN GROVE. Nightlife. THE SHOP. Absu, Derketa, Castle Shannon. 412-882-8687. Wrought Iron. Bloomfield. MANSIONS ON FIFTH. 412-951-0622. Bill Deasy. Shadyside. SILKS LOUNGE AT THE O’REILLY THEATER. The Tony MEADOWS. Four Townsmen. Janflone Jr. Duo. Downtown. Washington. 412-316-1600. SMILING MOOSE. Children of the Grave Tour, Dark Half, Razakel, Sicktanick, Ryder. South Side. 412-431-4668. THUNDERBIRD CAFE. Chrome Moses, The Albrights, Wreck Loose. Lawrenceville. 412-682-0177.
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565 LIVE. Lou Lombardi’s Strangelove: Multimedia Rock & Roll Experience. Benefits Operation Troop Appreciation. Bellevue. 412-522-7556. ALTAR BAR. Living Colour, Blue Redshift. Strip District. 412-263-2877. AUGUST WILSON CENTER FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE. Eddie Holman, Johnny Angel & the Halos, Steals Brothers. Downtown. 412-321-3811. BALTIMORE HOUSE. The Tony Janflone Jr. Band. Pleasant Hills. CARSALA’S BAR AND GRILLE. E-Z Action. West Mifflin. 412-466-3337. CHRISTINA’S. Lucky Me. White Oak. 412-673-0199. CLUB CAFE. Kelsey Friday (early) Pure Bathing Culture, Sleep Experiments (Late). South Side. 412-431-4950. DAVE & BUSTERS. Pro Bono Rocks! Battle of the Attorney Bands. Feat. The Blues Devils, Grasping at Straws, The Inconsiderate Few, Johnny B & The Accelerators, Reisman Reilly Band. Waterfront. 412-402-6641.
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“Double Fisting”
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Scheherazade
November 8-10, Heinz Hall Four movements. Four tales. Four stormy nights out of one thousand and one. The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and guest conductor Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos present Scheherazade, RimskyKorsakov’s symphonic exploration of One Thousand and One Nights. The evening begins with the American premiere of Balada’s Symphony No. 6 and Prokofiev’s Concerto No. 1 featuring violinist Arabella Steinbacher. Prepare for an auditory voyage you won’t soon forget.
To purchase tickets, visit pittsburghsymphony.org or call 412.392.4900.
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DOWNEY’S HOUSE. Big Atlantic. Robinson. 412-489-5631. GARFIELD ARTWORKS. Samm Bennett, Chris Strollo, Kevin Finn. Garfield. 412-361-2262. HAMBONE’S. JamiSun. Lawrenceville. 412-681-4318. HARVEY WILNER’S. MaxellHouse & Perculators. West Mifflin. 412-466-1331. HOWLERS COYOTE CAFE. 23 Psaegz, Hard Money, The Dumplings, Underwater Culprit, alecisalec. Bloomfield. 412-682-0320. KENDREW’S. The GRID. Aliquippa. 724-375-5959. MILLERSTOWN INN. The Dave Iglar Band. . 724-445-2157. MR. SMALLS THEATER. Drowning Clowns, Broken Fences, Chet Vincent & the Big Bend, Phat Man Dee, Dave Metty, more. Millvale. 866-468-3401. OBEY HOUSE. Gone South. Crafton. 412-922-3883. THE PITTSBURGH WINERY. Debauche Russian Mafia Band, Pandemic. Strip District. 412-251-6058. PIZON’S. ReCover. Perryopolis. 724-677-2737. THE R BAR. 3 Car Garage. Dormont. 412-942-0882. ROCHESTER INN HARDWOOD GRILLE. Waiting for Ray. Ross. 412-364-8166. ROCK ROOM. Traditionals, Iron City Hooligans, True Grit. Polish Hill. 412-683-4418. ROCKY’S ROUTE 8. Smokin’
Section. Shaler. 412-487-6259. SILKS LOUNGE AT THE MEADOWS. Natalie Stovall & the Drive. Washington. SMILING MOOSE. Camp Element The Daily Grind, Jeremey Porter & The Tucos, The Redlines. South Side. 412-431-4668. TAVERN IN THE WALL. The Crowd. Aspinwall. 412-782-6542. THREE STREETS GRILLE. Shotgun Jack. Finleyville. 724-348-8030. WHEELHOUSE AT THE RIVERS CASINO. Lovebettie. North Side. 412-231-7777.
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BUCKHEAD SALOON. Lava Game. Station Square. 412-232-3101. CARSON CITY SALOON. The Tony Janflone Jr. Duo. South Side. 412-481-3203. CLUB CAFE. Shutterdown, Man Woman Machine, Action Camp. Shutterdown: Dreamwalker Release Party. South Side. 412-431-4950. GOOSKI’S. Crown Larks, Triangle & Rhino, Iron Gavel. Polish Hill. 412-681-1658. HOWLERS COYOTE CAFE. Cellular Chaos, Microwaves, Abysme, Johnny Joker. Bloomfield. 412-682-0320. PALACE THEATRE. Matt Nathanson, Joshua Radin. Greensburg. 724-836-8000. THE SHOP. Mako Sica, T-Tops, East End Gassers. Bloomfield. 412-951-0622. SMILING MOOSE. I The Mighty,
Civil War Sleep, Pull Out Couch, The Antediluvians I The Mighty. South Side. 412-431-4668.
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ALTAR BAR. Toad the Wet Sprocket. Strip District. 412-263-2877. CARNEGIE LIBRARY OF HOMESTEAD MUSIC HALL. Streetlight Manifesto, Mike Park, Dan Potthast. Munhall. 412-368-5225. GARFIELD ARTWORKS. Hayden, Emily Rodgers. Garfield. 412-361-2262. HEINZ HALL. Bonnie Raitt, Marc Cohn. Downtown. 412-392-4900. MR. SMALLS THEATER. Built To Spill, Slam Dunk, The Warm Hair. Millvale. 866-468-3401. SMILING MOOSE. Stepdad, P.Sus. South Side. 412-431-4668.
TUE 12
ALTAR BAR. Falling In Reverse. Strip District. 412-263-2877. BRILLOBOX. Blaak Heat Shujaa, Carousel, Lost Realms. Bloomfield. 412-621-4900. CLUB CAFE. Rosi Golan, Scott & Rosanna. South Side. 412-431-4950. THE HANDLE BAR & GRILLE. Michael Todd. Canonsburg. 724-884-5944. MR. SMALLS THEATER. Johnny Marr. Millvale. 866-468-3401.
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ALTAR BAR. Trapt. Strip District. 412-263-2877.
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BRILLOBOX. Diarrhea Planet, Lovely Bad Things, Don Strange & the Doosh. Bloomfield. 412-621-4900. GARFIELD ARTWORKS. Alex Carpenter, Meekakitty, Meghan Tonjes, Mike Falzone, Jason Munday. Garfield. 412-361-2262. THE HANDLE BAR & GRILLE. Sputzy Sparacino. Canonsburg. 724-746-4227. THUNDERBIRD CAFE. Eddie Spaghetti. Lawrenceville. 412-682-0177.
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THE HOP HOUSE. Yoho’s Yinzide Out. Green Tree. 412-922-9560. SLOPPY JOE’S. Wil E. Tri & the Bluescasters. Mt. Washington. 412-381-4300.
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BRILLOBOX. Title Town Soul & Funk Party. Rare Soul, Funk & wild R&B 45s feat. DJ Gordy G. & guests. Bloomfield. 412-621-4900. CAPRI PIZZA AND BAR. Saturday Night Meltdown. Top 40, Hip Hop, Club, R&B, Funk & Soul. East Liberty. 412-362-1250. DIESEL. DJ CK. South Side. 412-431-8800. PERLE CHAMPAGNE BAR. DJ Michael Joseph. Downtown. 412-471-2058. ROWDY BUCK. Top 40 Dance. South Side. 412-431-2825. S BAR. Pete Butta. South Side. 412-481-7227. SMILING MOOSE. The Upstage Nation. DJ EzLou & N8theSk8. Electro, post punk, industrial, new wave, alternative dance. South Side. 412-431-4668.
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BLOOMFIELD BRIDGE TAVERN. Fuzz! Drum & bass weekly. Bloomfield. 412-682-8611. SPOON. Spoon Fed. Hump day chill. House music. aDesusParty. East Liberty. 412-362-6001.
BELVEDERE’S. Neon w/ DJ hatesyou. 80s 565 LIVE. The Blues paper pghcitym Night. Lawrenceville. .co Orphans. Bellevue. 412-687-2555. 412-522-7556. CLUB TABOO. DJ Matt & JAMES STREET Gangsta Shak. Homewood. GASTROPUB & SPEAKEASY. 412-969-0260. The Jimmy Adler Band. North PARK HOUSE. Jx4. North Side. Side. 412-904-3335. 412-224-2273. JUNE BUG’S. Gil Snyder & PERLE CHAMPAGNE BAR. Bobby The Mystic Knights. Sutersville. D. Downtown. 412-471-2058. 724-493-7119. NOLA ON THE SQUARE. The Olga Watkins Band. Downtown. BACKSTAGE BAR AT THEATRE 412-471-9100. SQUARE. Salsa Fridays. DJ Jeff SUNNY JIM’S TAVERN. The Blue Shirey, DJ Carlton, DJ Paul Mitchell. Bombers, Pat Scanga. Kilbuck. Downtown. 412-456-6666. 412-761-6700. CAPRI PIZZA AND BAR. Bombo Claat Friday’s Reggae. East Liberty. 412-362-1250. THE BRONZE HOOD. Sweaty DRUM BAR. DJ Kingfish. North Betty. Robinson. 412-787-7240. Side. 412-231-7777. CIP’S. Jimmy Adler, The K-BOX. WRCT Fall Dance Party. Charlie Barath Duo. Dormont. Shrubs, Samlander, A-kaa$h, 412-668-2335. alphonse, Stan Danga, Gusto, EXCUSES BAR & GRILL. more. Oakland. 914-426-9886. The Rhythm Aces. South Side. LAVA LOUNGE. 80’s Alternative. 412-431-4090. DJ Electric. South Side. MOONDOG’S. Miss Freddye, J.T. 412-431-5282. Thompson, The Shiners, Billy the ONE 10 LOUNGE. DJ Goodnight, Kid & the Regulators, Heidi & DJ Rojo. Downtown. 412-874-4582. the Hellcats. Stand Up for PERLE CHAMPAGNE BAR. Digital Homeless Veterans Benefit. Dave. Downtown. 412-471-2058. Blawnox. 412-828-2040. REMEDY. H.Lurker, Maestro, NOLA ON THE SQUARE. Billy MASTERHEAT, Da Admiral. Price. Downtown. 412-471-9100. Lawrenceville. 412-781-6771. ROWDY BUCK. Top 40 Dance. South Side. 412-431-2825. BROOKLINE PUB. Jimmy Adler RUGGER’S PUB. 80s Night w/ DJ w/ Yoho’s Yinzside Out. Brookline. Connor. South Side. 412-381-1330. 412-531-0899.
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CJ’S. Rodger Humphries & The RH Factor. Strip District. 412-642-2377. LITTLE E’S. Jessica Lee & Friends. Entrepreneurial Thursdays. Downtown. 412-392-2217.
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CLUB COLONY. Skip Peck Trio. Scott. 412-668-0903. DOUBLETREE MEADOWLANDS. Antoinette. Washington. 724-222-6200. GRANDVIEW GOLF CLUB. The N-Motion Band. Braddock. 412-719-4120. THE HOLE IN THE WALL GALLERY. Erin Burkett & Virgil Walters. Lower Burrell.
JAMES STREET GASTROPUB & SPEAKEASY. Kenia. North Side. 412-904-3335. LITTLE E’S. The Ken Karsh Trio. Downtown. 412-392-2217. MANCHESTER CRAFTSMEN’S GUILD. Paul Winter Sextet. North Side. 412-322-1773. OMNI WILLIAM PENN. Frank Cunimondo, Pat Crossley. Downtown. 412-553-5235. THE WOODEN NICKEL. Judi Figel. Monroeville. 412-372-9750.
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CIOPPINO SEAFOOD CHOPHOUSE BAR. Roger Barbour Jazz Quartet. Strip District. 412-281-6593. CJ’S. The Howie Alexander Band, The Tony Campbell Saturday Jazz Jam Session. Strip District. 412-642-2377. JAMES STREET GASTROPUB & SPEAKEASY. The Abby Gross Quartet. North Side. 412-904-3335. LEMONT. Dave Crisci. Mt. Washington. 412-431-3100. LITTLE E’S. Erin Burkett, Virgil Walters, Eric Susoeff. Downtown. 412-392-2217. MANCHESTER CRAFTSMEN’S GUILD. Paul Winter Sextet. North Side. 412-322-1773. PALACE THEATRE. River City Brass. All American Heroes. Greensburg. 724-836-8000. THE SPACE UPSTAIRS. Stranger Convention. Second Saturdays. Jazz-happening series feat. live music, multimedia experimentations, more. Hosted by The Pillow Project. Point Breeze. 412-225-9269.
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EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Jazz at Emmanuel. North Side. 412-231-0454. MANSIONS ON FIFTH. Eric Susoeff. Shadyside. OMNI WILLIAM PENN. Frank Cunimondo. Downtown. 412-553-5235. SONOMA GRILLE. Rick Matt. Downtown. 412-697-1336.
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JAMES STREET GASTROPUB & SPEAKEASY. The John C. Hall Band. North Side. 412-904-3335. SAVOY RESTAURANT. Savoy Jazz. Strip District. 412-281-0660.
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BACKSTAGE BAR AT THEATRE SQUARE. Roger Humphries. Downtown. 412-456-6666. MANSIONS ON FIFTH. Lisa Bleil & Scott Anderson. Shadyside. TENDER BAR + KITCHEN. Ortner-Marcinizyn Duo. Lawrenceville. 412-402-9522. THUNDERBIRD CAFE. Space Exchange Series w/ David Throckmorton. Lawrenceville. 412-682-0177.
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JAMES STREET GASTROPUB & SPEAKEASY. Antoinette. North Side. 412-904-3335. LITTLE E’S. Emily Frost Concert. Benefit for the Homeless Children’s
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PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, Opus 35 feat. Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor & Arabella Steinbacher, violin. Heinz Hall, Downtown. 412-392-4900. ZACH ROHLWING. Piano & baritone. University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, Greensburg.
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HAMBONE’S. Monday Night Whiskey Rebellion Bluegrass Jam. Lawrenceville. 412-681-4318.
ARON ZELKOWICZ, CELLO. Chatham University, Shadyside. 412-365-1679. PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, Opus 35 feat. Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor & Arabella Steinbacher, violin. Heinz Hall, Downtown. 412-392-4900. PITTSBURGH YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Prokofiev, Antonín Dvořák, Alberto Ginastera. Heinz Hall, Downtown. 412-392-4900. SEQUENTIA. Frankish Phantoms: Echoes from the Carolingian Palaces (8th-10th centuries) Trinity Cathedral, Downtown. 412-232-6404. TRILLIUM ENSEMBLE. Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Oakland. 412-302-8233.
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Mr. Small’s Theatre, 400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale Education Fund. Downtown. 412-392-2217. NOLA ON THE SQUARE. Velvet Heat. Downtown. 412-471-9100.
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BILLY’S ROADHOUSE BAR & GRILL. Mark Pipas. Wexford. 724-934-1177. DOWNEY’S HOUSE. Mike & Frank of Lava Game. Robinson. 412-489-5631. ELWOOD’S PUB. West Deer Bluegrass Review. Cheswick. 724-265-1181. LEVELS. Joe Materkowski. North Side. 412-231-7777. MULLIGAN’S SPORTS BAR & GRILLE. Acoustic Night. West Mifflin. 412-461-8000. PERRYTOWNE DRAFT HOUSE. Ashley & Garret. McCandless. 412-367-9610. REX THEATER. Steep Canyon Rangers. South Side. 412-381-6811.
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BOTTLEBRUSH GALLERY & SHOP. Irene Kelley. Harmony. 724-452-0539. ELWOOD’S PUB. Martin the Troubadour. Cheswick. 724-265-1181. LEVELS. Nina Sainato. North Side. 412-231-7777.
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CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL. Alasdair Fraser, Natalie Haas. Oakland. 412-323-2707. LEVELS. Gina Rendina. North Side. 412-231-7777. OLIVE OR TWIST. The Vagrants. Downtown. 412-255-0525.
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ALLEGHENY ELKS LODGE #339. Pittsburgh Banjo Club. Weds. North Side. 412-321-1834. PARK HOUSE. The Armadillos, Bluegrass Jam w/ The Shelf Life String Band. North Side. 412-224-2273. REX THEATER. Andy McKee. South Side. 412-381-6811.
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Th e St re is an d So ng bo ok Platinum award-winning singer-songwriter Ann Hampton Callaway sings Barbra Streisand’s timeless classics. You’ll appreciate the unique pop/jazz spin she puts on some of Barbra’s most unforgettable songs, such as “People,” “The Way We Were” and “Evergreen.” THURSDAY, NOV. 14 FRIDAY, NOV. 15
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HAMBONE’S. Ukulele Group Jam. Lawrenceville. 412-681-4318.
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6666. Tickets: clocabaret.com. Through Jan. 12.
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Blue Man Group
THE PALACE THEATRE Greensburg. 724-836-8000. Tickets: thepalacetheatre.com. 7:30p.m. Through Nov. 7.
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Chris Collins & Boulder Canyon present the music of John Denver
THE PALACE THEATRE Greensburg. 724-836-8000. Tickets: thepalacetheatre.org. 7:30p.m.
The Badless
The Chalk Line
ATTACK THEATRE’S SPRING WAY STUDIO Strip District. Tickets: attacktheatre.com/ atchalk or 1-888-71-TICKETS. Through Nov. 16.
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THE WATERFRONT Homestead. Tickets: quantumtheatre.com Hanson or 412-362-1713. Through CARNEGIE LIBRARY MUSIC Nov. 24. HALL Munhall. 412-368-5225. With special guests Ryan Bleeding Through Harris. All ages show. Tickets: ALTAR BAR Strip District. carnegieconcerts.com. 8p.m. 412-263-2877. All ages show. Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 7p.m.
HARD ROCK CAFE Station Square. 412-481-ROCK. Over 21 show. Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 10p.m.
32nd Three Rivers Film Festival
MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. For more info & showtimes visit 3rff.com. Through Nov. 23.
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The Freeway Tour Feat. Flux Pavilion
STAGE AE North Side. With special guest SKiSM & Roksonix. All ages show. Tickets: ticketmaster.com or 800-7453000. Doors open at 8p.m.
SATURDAY 96 Living Colour
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{BY BILL O’DRISCOLL} Jeff Monahan’s Corpsing is a twist on Frankenstein that blends genres and themes as promiscuously as Mary Shelley’s obsessed doctor recombined body parts. It’s a contemporary, Pittsburgh-shot retelling in which the corpse-swiping scientist, “Shelly,” is a woman. And in an unsettling framing device, the scientist, now crippled, confronts the male colleague who betrayed her. Corpsing, at Film Kitchen during the Three Rivers Film Festival, looks wonderfully creepy, thanks to talents like director of photography Jen Schneider and specialeffects maestro Greg Lightner. Joanna Lowe’s all-out turn as Shelly is opposite Monahan as both the creature, Thomas, and the arrogant ex-colleague.
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Gore notwithstanding, Monahan says the film is a love story: Shelly falls for her reanimated man, then goes to insane lengths to keep him (breathing). Area native Monahan, a former cop, claims three decades as a screenwriter, filmmaker, stage and screen actor, and educator who’s worked with the likes of George Romero and Tom Savini. Corpsing is also already available on demand across North America, courtesy of horror distributor Fangoria Presents. Monahan acknowledges that not everyone finds Corpsing romantic. “Oh, yeah,” he says he reminds himself, “we are flaying a person, aren’t we?” DRISCOLL@PGHCITYPAPER.COM
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A royal affair? Naomi Watts stars as Princess Diana in this bio-pic from Oliver Hirschbiegel that focuses on the final two years of her life and her relationship with a Pakistani heart surgeon. Diana opens Fri., Nov. 8, and screens at AMC Loews and Destinta Chartiers Valley. N E W S
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ET YOUR EYEBALLS ready: The 32nd annual Three Rivers Film Festival opens Fri., Nov. 8, and runs through Nov. 23. On the slate are more than six dozen films, including: indies, foreign films, documentaries, shorts, a new microcinema component and various special events. Also new this year is a fourth venue. In addition to the three Pittsburgh Filmmakers theaters — Regent Square, in Edgewood; Harris, Downtown; and Melwood, in North Oakland — there will be screenings at the Waterworks Theater, in Aspinwall. “The North Hills is an area that really doesn’t have an art theater, and we’re introducing the festival to that region,” explains Gary Kaboly, Filmmakers’ director of exhibition. Thus patrons will have four films to choose from on opening night, with a post-screening party at Filmmakers’ Oakland facility. Among the new films being exhibited are documentaries about controversial figures (Lance Armstrong, Morton Downey Jr.) and quirky fare (cocktails and car exhaust), as well as sneak peeks of upcoming theatri-
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For the more adventurous, check out one or more of the five microcinema programs being held around town. Laura Jean Kahl, exhibition coordinator for Filmmakers, helped organize this new component. Microcinema, she explains, offers “alternative content, in DIY spaces, outside theater walls.” The experience is designed to be more casual and intimate. One event at Brillobox will have “a happy hour/cocktail kind of vibe,” another combines film with
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BRASSLANDS. Every year in a tiny village in Serbia, half a million people gather for an international musical contest between brass bands that play Balkan music. This somewhat shaggy documentary, filmed by a collaborative known as the Meerkat Media Collective, is your ticket to the show. The film tracks three competitors: last year’s winner, who lives nearby; another local, a Roma, who plays in a slightly different style; and a teacher from Brooklyn. All these men play trumpets and, it seems, these instruments are the “stars” of the bands. (I wish the film had spent a little more time explaining what exactly constitutes Balkan brass music, as opposed to other brass-based acts.) The film briefly touches on more complicated issues beneath the surface, such as the lingering ill feelings from the Kosovo conflict and how closely music is (or should be) tied to national identity. In English, and Serbian, with subtitles. 7:15 p.m. Fri., Nov. 8. Melwood. $15 (includes openingnight party) (Al Hoff) THE GIRL FROM THE WARDROBE. Skirt-chasing graphic designer Jack cares for his mentally challenged brother, Tom, in their small apartment; meanwhile, the tightlipped beat cop is in love with the suicidal young woman who lives across the hall. Polish
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Brasslands filmmaker Bodo Kox wraps his romance of misfits in a dark but not exactly grim comedy whose resolution is shocking, but not exactly tragic. We’ve seen plenty of films centered on disabled folks who magically transform those around them, but this doesn’t feel manipulative in that way. Kox’s camera setups are wry, and he successfully shuttles between fantasy (or delusion) and reality. And if he relies once too often on gimmicks like sped-up film, it’s forgivable: The mostly low-key performances get the job done, and Kox’s ability to balance the light and the dark make this film genuinely moving. In Polish, with subtitles. 7:15 p.m. Fri., Nov. 8. Regent Square. $15 (includes opening-night party) (Bill O’Driscoll) A PERFECT MAN . Liev Schreiber stars in this romantic comedy, set in Amsterdam, about a cheating husband who inadvertently starts a telephone affair with his wife (Jeanne Tripplehorn), who is pretending to be another woman. Kees can Oostrum directs. 7:15 p.m. Fri., Nov. 8. Harris. $15 (includes opening-night party) THE ROCKET. Kim Mordaunt’s drama, set in Laos, tracks a displaced family who, in their search for a new home, come across an inspiring rocket festival. In Lao, with subtitles. 7:15 p.m. Fri., Nov. 8. Waterworks. $15 (includes openingnight party)
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from a stray shipping container and slowly begins to sink. But where Gravity was relatively brisk, All Is Lost is slowly paced, and deeply concerned with process. Our Man is an experience sailor, and thus no matter how bad it gets — breached hull, storms, diminishing supplies — he steadily works to mitigate his circumstances. And he works in silence — fewer than a dozen words are uttered. Redford, of course, comes front-loaded as the stoic, capable outdoorsman. Thus, for those patient enough to sit through it, much of the film’s tension comes from our expectations of Redford’s character and the increasing futility of his actions. At a certain point, lost at sea is akin to lost in space, and actions shift from the practical to the existential. The ending may frustrate some, but this is a film about the journey — not just where the disabled boat floats to, but where Our Man finds himself. Starts Fri., Nov. 8. AMC Loews, Cinemark Monroeville (AH)
The Rocket EN DER’S GAME. Gavin Hood directs this effectsheavy adaptation of Orson Scott Card’s sciencefiction adventure, in which children are trained to fight insect-like invaders. Most of the story focuses on Ender (Asa Butterfield), a tween with a gift for military strategy, and his somewhat bumpy education. His primary tutor is a gruff, no-nonsense sort (Harrison Ford), but he has trickier lessons to learn from a mysterious military hero (Ben Kingsley). The grooming of child soldiers is a provocative premise that isn’t explored as deeply as I’d prefer (unless that happens in the sequel, which this film sets up). Sure, kids might be better at videogaming, but leadership and strategy aren’t exactly the
strong suit of adolescents. Just look at all the petty (typically teen-age) bullshit going on in the dorms! Even more than when the novel was written in 1985, the ethics of fighting a war by remote control is very much worth exploring in the Age of Drones. But mostly Ender’s Game just fires a lot of weapons and clichés at the issue. (AH)
piano score will be performed live by composer Tom Roberts. 8 p.m. Fri., Nov. 8. Warhol. $10. www.warhol.org CLERKS. Kevin Smith’s low-low-budget 1994 debut feature depicts the minute-to-minute hell of working at a convenience store. Rough-edged and occasionally over-done, this talkie has its fun moments, such as the dumb video-renter and the Russian heavy-metal guy. What is alarming after all these years is noting how much of today’s mainstream culture has caught up to Smith’s defiantly vulgar outsider vibe. 10 p.m. Fri., Nov. 8, and 10 p.m. Sat. Nov. 9. Oaks (AH)
ESCAPE FROM TOMORROW. Things start to turn strange for a man on holiday in a theme park. The new indie fantasy-horror-drama from Randy Moore was shot surreptitiously on iPhones at Disneyland, so you know the underlying creep factor could be high. 7 p.m. Fri., Nov. 8; and 3 and 7 p.m. Sat., Nov. 9. Hollywood
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JFK: A PRESIDEN T BETRAYED. This new documentary from Cory Taylor looks at President Kennedy’s back-channel attempts to make peace with Soviet leader N ikita Khrushchev and Cuba’s Fidel Castro. 7:30 p.m. Wed., Nov. 6. Hollywood THE GOON IES. A treasure map! A spooky cave! A group of kids embarks on an adventure in this 1985 comedy from Richard Donner. 7:30 p.m. Wed., Nov. 6. AMC Loews. $5 DOWN BY LAW. In Jim Jarmusch’s cult-favorite 1986 film, three men (John Lurie, Tom Waits, Roberto Benigni) share a Louisiana jail cell and plot to escape. 7:30 Thu., Nov. 7; 9:15 p.m. Fri., Nov. 8; 9:15 p.m. Sat., Nov. 9; and 3 p.m. Sun., Nov. 10. Hollywood
THE BIRDS. Oh, birds seem benign and sing so pretty. But lest you forget that birds have a darker side … there’s Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 domestic-horror classic. Rod Taylor and Tippi Hedren hope to spend a quiet weekend in the country, but as soon as they arrive, the local birds start acting nasty. The romantic getaway becomes a nightmare, especially as more and more birds go on the attack. Some of the many “trick” shots Hitchcock used to illustrate rampaging birds have grown dated, but still effective is the near-absence of dialogue and music in the film’s final scenes. And perhaps most unsettling is the film’s refusal to explain the organized avian mayhem — or offer any assured closure. Midnight, Sat., Nov. 9. Manor (AH)
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About Time SEMBÉN E AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL. The fifth annual film festival, named for the father of African cinema, Ousmane Sembéne, offers five films throughout N ovember. First up is Mumia: Long Distance Revolutionary (Fri., Nov. 8), Stephen Vittoria’s recent documentary about the life and impact of political activist Mumia Abu-Jamal, now serving life in prison. On Sat., N ov. 9, catch Sembene’s 1968 satire, Mandabi (The Money Order) about how a money order causes chaos in the life of a Senegalese man. In English, or
with subtitles. Films starts at 6:15 p.m. Carnegie Library, 7101 Hamilton Ave., Homewood. Free. www.sembenefilmfestival.org SPECIAL DELIVERY. This comedy stars Eddie Cantor as a mailman who vies with three other men for the love of a waitress. The 1927 silent film was directed by “William Goodrich,” a pseudonym for the disgraced comedian Fatty Arbuckle. The film concludes the Unseen Treasures series, restored films from the George Eastman House. A new
A NEW YORK HEARTBEAT. Writer/director Tjardus Greidanus’ drama might be set in 1959 Brooklyn, but its central dilemma is universal, at least if one is a juvenile delinquent. Which path to take: a life of crime, with the promise of easy cash and the risk of physical violence, or the straight life, in the company of a sweet woman, but without the camaraderie of the streets? It’s a familiar crime-love hybrid tale, CONTINUES ON PG. 38
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but even more recognizable to local audiences will be scenes of Pittsburgh. Greidanus shot Heartbeat here, with our appropriately vintage and grubby streets substituting for mid-century N ew York. 3 and 7 p.m. Sun., Nov. 10, and 7 p.m. Wed., Nov. 13. Oaks (AH) BEGGARS OF LIFE. In William A. Wellman’s 1928 drama, Louise Brooks plays a young woman who escapes from an abusive home life and goes on the run, disguised as a boy. She finds an ally (Richard Arlen), but life is still tough — they ride the rails, stay in hobo camps and try to make their way to the Canadian border. Musical accompaniment will be provided by Daryl Fleming & the Public Domain, and Barry Paris, film critic and author of a Louise Brooks biography, will do a Q&A after the screening. 7 p.m. Sun., Nov. 10. Hollywood CULTURES OF RESISTAN CE. Filmmaker Iara Lee travels around the globe documenting the various ways arts give voice to political activism. The 2010 film concludes mini-series “Fight Back: Global Politics of Resistance,” presented by Point Park
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University. 6 p.m. Mon., Nov. 11. University Center (Room 212), 414 Wood St., Downtown. www. pointpark.edu. Free MEDORA. In this new documentary from Andrew Cohn and Davy Rothbart (of Found magazine), a high school basketball team in a dying small town in Indiana fights to break its losing streak. 7:30 p.m. Tue., Nov. 12. Hollywood BIG. Join the carefree Tom Hanks as he discovers the joys of being a kid in an adult’s body. Penny Marshall directs this 1988 family favorite. 7:30 p.m. Wed., Nov. 13. AMC Loews. $5 DUNE. David Lynch’s 1984 adaptation of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi novel, set in a desert far, far away. Kyle Maclachlan stars; also, Sting. 7 p.m. Thu., Nov. 14; 7 and 10 p.m. Fri., Nov. 15; and 7 p.m. Sun., Nov. 17. Hollywood AN DY WARHOL FILMS. Selections from Warhol’s Factory Diaries series (1971-75) and other shorts screen. Ongoing. Free with museum admission. Andy Warhol Museum, North Side. www.warhol.org
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Apparently it wasn’t case closed for Attack Theatre choreographers and artistic directors Peter Kope and Michele De La Reza after their 2011 crime-dramainspired What?...This is What. Their latest production, The Chalk Line, re-envisions that 2011 dance-theater work. In the Nov. 2 performance, dancer Dane Toney opened the show by running onto the stage to a back wall, where he wrote in chalk, “Season 2 … Finale.” Like its predecessor, The Chalk Line’s premise is that we are watching episodes from a recorded collection of a TV crime series, with Toney’s character the one controlling the DVR. More than just viewer, Toney’s character was also a participant in the action, interjecting himself into what he was watching or perhaps recalling his own real-life drama. Performed to an eclectic soundtrack and live harmonica by Stu Braun, The Chalk Line’s story-within-astory began at its end, with a dead body (Liz Chang) outlined in chalk lying on the ground. From there the 90-minute whodunit worked backward. Toney’s character provided chalk drawings of background images such as bridges, buildings, furniture and even a shower stall that he and the other characters interacted with. He also drew “play,” “fast forward” and “stop” buttons that allowed him to control the flow of the storyline. Rather than focusing on the classic whodunit trajectory, The Chalk Line delved more into the relationships between the victim and those involved with her. We were witness to a cheating boyfriend or spouse (Brent Luebbert) whose guilt over his infidelity caused him to commit suicide. We were privy to the note he leaves for Chang’s character to meet him under the bridge he hangs himself from, and his apologetic last word to her, revealed through a cryptic game of hangman. There were also a host of other clues played out through the creative uses of Toney’s chalk drawings, the performance space and several wonderfully inspired dance sections. A more refined and emotionally complex production than the original, The Chalk Line blended humor with moments of poignancy. Attack’s performers, their dancing, and the characters they portrayed were fabulous, and the entire production a treat.
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lize empty plinths that have been yearning to fulfill their destiny, and — along with her paintings — connect with art’s endangered traditions, while thumbing her nose at them. She manages to have it both ways. Eisenman, who was born in France and studied at the Rhode Island School of Design, lives and works in New York City.
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Painting is the basis of her considerable reputation. Beyond the sparking quality of her endless inventiveness, she’s esteemed for giving narrative painting a breath of fresh lesbian and feminist themes (upfront
in the earlier work, later less apparent) in the ’90s, when Neo-expressionist machismo had exhausted itself. If you had to plug her in somewhere, “Bad Painting” would be as good a place as any, not to be confused with painting that’s just plain bad. “Bad Painting” isn’t exactly a movement, but more of a category first staked out by curator Marcia Tucker in the late ’70s. It’s good painting that willfully disregards dominant styles and clichés of mastery, often drawing from antecedents such as Francis Picabia and kitsch. Because Eisenman arrived in the early ’90s, she counts as a second gen-er, the student who outshone her sources. Eisenman’s got as fertile an imagination as anyone I can think of, and a real nice way with pigment. Try as it might, her “Beer Garden With Ulrike and Celeste” (2009) doesn’t manage to conceal the skill CONTINUES ON PG. 42
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that went into its making. Figures are piled up in space in an offbeat way, teetering between conventional perspective and the flatter pictorial space typical of outsider art (such as works by Joseph Yoakum, also in the International). Idiosyncratic characters are rendered in a range of styles from the somewhat accurate to the expressionistic to the puerile, yet it all hangs together while conveying the scene, including a scattering of bottles, cats and strings of lights. On the other hand, “Death and the Maiden” (2009) could be straight out of a thrift store or Dumpster, with its oh-so-serious theme and the (willful) ineptitude of sausage-like fingers and the maiden’s mop of hair. But the telling detail is her pronounced tan lines, a flourish that wouldn’t occur to a freshman or a Sunday painter. The display of 19 paintings is a miniretrospective spanning the years 1993 to 2011. You can trace a path chronologically, but stylistically it’s a minefield. Certain tendencies come and go — the earlier paintings, for example, tend to be more crowded with human figures — but very different paintings date to the same year, and in places this could pass for a group show. Across the board, they’re mostly cartoonish, more sketchy than belabored. But she’s not beyond pointy-brush detail when she sees a reason for it, as in passages in the on-the-mark “Tea Party” (2011), a white-supremacist-prepper family portrait with a distraught Uncle Sam. There’s a traditional side to her paintings, as well, from classical references such as Amazons to stagy compositions that orient the figures toward the viewer. While the paintings often flirt with the abject, the seven sculptures dive right in. Mostly produced “in conversation with Sam Greenleaf Miller,” Eisenman’s sculptures are so clunky that I think for most viewers the word “ugly” would come to mind, though they emphatically assert their gracelessness. The lumpiness of such works as “Couple Kissing” (2013) gives them an innocuous and pathetic quality, like a worn stuffed animal, contrasting with the idealized, heroic classical statues on permanent display in the Hall of Sculpture. Eisenman’s plaster sculptures are positioned in direct relationship to the classical plaster casts, interspersed between them or otherwise in dialogue with them. As with those casts, most of Eisenman’s sculptures are placed to be best seen from across the open mezzanine, though Eisenman has added an element for close viewing, namely, a vaguely lunar landscape of dripped and broken plaster at the bases — a nod to the messiness of art-making and by implication, I think, of life. I N F O@ P G H C I T Y PA P E R. C OM
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GIRLS AND TVS {BY BILL O’DRISCOLL} TWO CHARACTERS recur most often in Necessary Fictions, an exhibit of paintings, drawings and prints by Patricia Bellan-Gillen. Both are little girls. One, cartoonishly glib and playing an accordion, seems to sing, oblivious to her surroundings. The other is both more individuated and more self-actualized: She investigates, plots, collaborates. The 23 recent works in this James Gallery show vary in scale, but most are BIG — up to 10 feet square. The girls, who appear in about half the works, are the yin and yang of Bellan-Gillen’s attempts, per her artist’s statement, to “remix” the images that comprise the stories that make up our culture. Accordion Girl is always tiny (suggesting a cutout from a child’s songbook). She’s typically replicated many times in a single frame, populating some swirling landscape. In “Currents,” for instance, she’s borne on a big fish while jack o’ lanterns bob about her in a maelstrom of abstraction. The other girl is depicted larger, hair loose, barefoot. Yet invariably, she is outscaled by her setting — an oversized cabbage patch, at once suggesting the world of fairy tales and the adventures of Lewis Carroll’s Alice. Her most frequent foils are vintage TVs, modestly sized vacuum-tube relics, with dials. In “Study for Iconoclast” and “Study for Clearing,” for example, the girl, respectively, wields a sawfish, and shares a cross-cut saw with a rabbit, each time preparing to deconstruct a TV.
Patricia Bellan-Gillen’s “Mediated Nostalgia (Babble)”
tower of TVs, while a wise-looking rabbit with an earhorn peers out at the viewer. Is the girl a media critic here, or merely part of the media machine? Bellan-Gillen, a Carnegie Mellon University art professor, is a nationally exhibited artist and a former Pittsburgh Center for the Arts Artist of the Year. She has a lovely hand, especially on those cabbage leaves. (Her cabbage patch is also agreeably unidealized: Weeds intrude, and some leaves look slug-gnawed.) Working in graphite, colored pencil, gouache and collage, typically on birch board or handmade paper, she renders scenes that are often monochrome — from black-andwhite to purplish pink — but never dull. Sometimes streaks of diluted paint give the impression that the whole scene might be happening underwater. It’s not all girls and TVs. A couple works delightfully render beings — bear, monkey, snowman — in hand-cut paper flowers whose petals surround jovial, happy-sun-type faces. In the huge “Saint Francis/Saint Franci (Sea Change),” two figures face each other undersea, anonymous in antique diving suits, two fingers raised to bless great waving tube worms. The effect is both comic and devout, like an illumination for a Monty Python script as rendered by an actual monk. Few of these works seem to make any explicit political point. (An exception is the monkey-in-flowers piece titled “Pat Robertson Makes Room for the Monkey.”) Rather, Necessary Fictions honors the prerogatives of imagination.
IS SHE DELIVERING THE STORIES TV TELLS, OR EVICTING THEM?
NECESSARY FICTIONS
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Such apparently anti-media images recur, but don’t dominate: In “Missionary,” the girl simply pulls a wagonload of three stacked TVs through the cabbage leaves. Is she delivering the stories TV tells, or disposing of them? In the wonderful “Mediated Nostalgia (Babble),” she holds a microphone as if to interview a
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TREATMENTS {BY TED HOOVER} THE MOST fascinating aspect of Joe
Penhall’s Blue/Orange — making its Pittsburgh premiere as the first production of Pittsburgh’s newest theater, The Phoenix — is just how long it takes the author to reveal himself. This three-character play, which premiered in 2000, is set in a British mental institution, where Drs. Flaherty and Smith are wrestling over the diagnosis of Christopher, a young black man suffering hallucinations and the belief he is Idi Amin’s son. That Flaherty and Smith are running this institution, as opposed to being patients, is only one of Penhall’s ideas. It’s also possible he’s writing about the corrupting influence of power and Britain’s class system. But he also might be examining institutional racism, and wondering whether oppressors can ever sit in judgment of the oppressed. For nearly the whole of his two terrifically written and exceedingly intelligent acts, Penhall twists us back and forth. Just when you think you’ve figured out what’s at the heart of this play, Penhall flings us somewhere else, and keeping up with him
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Sam Tsoutsouvas and Rico Parker in Blue/Orange at The Phoenix
BLUE/ORANGE
continues through Nov. 23. The Phoenix at Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre, 937 Liberty Ave., Downtown. $15-38. 888-718-4253 or www.phoenixtheatrepgh.org
gives this play its singular pleasure. And none of that would be possible without this whip-smart Phoenix produc-
tion. The company, born of the minds of local theatrical figures Andrew Paul and Mark Clayton Southers, makes an audacious debut with Blue/Orange. As director, Paul has constructed a theatrical pressurecooker. The play opens big, gets bigger and drives directly to the finish. Watching Sam Tsoutsouvas play the loathsome Smith with all the snakelike charm he can muster is an intensely rewarding experience. David Whalen deploys a deft comedic hand with Flaherty’s sniveling self-preservation. And a rock-solid Rico Parker gives life to the aching humanity at risk behind these shenanigans. Ultimately the play does reveal itself — and while I won’t give it away, I should say that Penhall’s purpose turns out to be the least interesting of his options. His compelling ideas turn out to be MacGuffins, and he ends up having written a play about … Well, that’s for you to find out. The final 10 minutes might be a little off, but that’s negligible compared to the fiercely enjoyable evening of theater preceding them. Say hello to The Phoenix! INF O @PGH C IT YPAPE R . C O M
PARLOUR TRICKS {BY COLETTE NEWBY} QUANTUM THEATRE’S Parlour Song, di-
rected by Martin Giles, is a 2008 domestic drama with a touch of the macabre. Playwright Jez Butterworth sets the play in his native English midlands, where Ned (Cameron Knight) is a demolitions consultant with a bizarre problem: Every few days, he finds another of his possessions has gone missing. It starts small, with scissors and cuff links, then progresses to unreasonably big items, as he begins to lose
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his mind. The other characters are Ned’s neighbor Dale (Brendan McMahon), who doesn’t know how to help, and Ned’s wife, Joy (Sarah Silk), who doesn’t care to. All three actors do great jobs, especially in the more lighthearted scenes. Knight is particularly praiseworthy: In a few key scenes, he brings the audience from amusement to terror and back again. The actors, in fact are nearly flawless, except — the draw of all fiction is its ability to take you on a journey. Thanks to the magic of Theater Accents, you can travel to distant lands in the blink of an eye. And unfortunately, line deliveries in this play occasionally jaunt from the “luv” of a Scousey Liverpool native to the “thet” of a more guttural Australian and back again. That aside, the production is charming. Quantum’s venue this time is the interior of what used to be a Fuddrucker’s. It’s a fun concept, casting a restaurant as a house, and the space’s unusual shape is used to good effect, particularly in how the lighting design directs your gaze. Three distinct rooms are portrayed side-by-side with plenty of space to breathe: Joy, for example, spends much of the play lurking the background, idly drinking. It’s little things like this that make a character memorable.
PARLOUR SONG
continues through Nov. 24. 201 W. Waterfront Drive, Homestead. $36-46. 412-362-1713 or www.quantumtheatre.org
The sound should be praised as well. Although the former restaurant was designed to exude bland comfort, you may grow genuinely unnerved by several of the play’s creepier moments, thanks in large part to the production’s unearthly soundtrack. If you want a late Halloween story without monsters or ghosts, Parlour Song is superlative. I N F O@ P G HC I T Y PA P E R. C OM
SHARP WIT {BY F.J. HARTLAND} JOHN DONNE scholar Vivian Bearing treats
her university students with cold, callous detachment. When the tables are turned and she is diagnosed with terminal cancer, she finds that same kind of cold, callous detachment from her doctors rather disturbing. The play is the Pulitzer Prize-winning Wit, by Margaret Edson, now at the Theatre Factory. Yes, Wit is a play about cancer. It is also about redemption. And along the way, Edson has wisely peppered it with humor.
Bearing’s razor-sharp sarcasm, coupled with the many absurdities she faces, leads to much laughter. Director David Taylor Little has done a masterful job. The production moves effortlessly between locations, and he finds every laugh as well as every moment of pathos the play provides. Little also designed the set, and his clever use of the Theatre Factory space adds to fluidity of the show.
WIT
continues through Nov. 17. The Theatre Factory, 235 Cavitt Ave., Trafford. $13-16. 412-374-9200 or www.TheTheatreFactory.com
Mary Schafer Masterman gives a tourde-force portrayal of Vivian Bearing. She plays the complete arc of her character to the hilt, ranging from her stinging observations, full of bravado, at the play’s opening to the raw, unfettered emotions of the play’s end. Masterman is spell-binding. It is a performance not to be missed. As the young Dr. Posner, Tyson Sears brings an arrogance and an air of self-importance that are perfect for the role — like a little boy in a white coat, pretending to be a doctor. Jillian Vitko is charming as Susie, the nurse, and the only medical
professional who shows any compassion or humanity toward Bearing. Bill Crean gives Dr. Kelekian, cancer researcher, the ideal nonchalance toward his patient — only the success of his experimental treatment matters. Linda Stayer has what has to be the one of the most emotional scenes in Wit. She plays Bearing’s former teacher. Hearing that Bearing is gravely ill, Ashford visits her former student — and is shocked by what she encounters. Her response is heart-breaking. Have tissues handy. This production is well worth the drive to Trafford. And the new Trafford bridge is open! Pittsburgh’s chapter of the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition will provide outreach after each Sunday matinee.
as well as for his original works, but perhaps he pared too far with Henry James’ classic 1898 novella The Turn of the Screw. Prime Stage Theatre Co.’s production of Hatcher’s 1999 play, directed by Joe Warik, runs well and rapidly, but with unintended humor and not a whit of horror. Turn of the Screw (I don’t know why or where the “The” went) condenses an already sparse dramatis personae to a cast of two. Lissa Brennan portrays James’ nameless Governess, with George Saulnier as everybody else: man, woman and child. The latter casting is a bit of a stretch, and sometimes a strain. The audience is too busy suspending belief that the somewhat portly though natty Saulnier is a pretty 10year-old boy and a wizened housekeeper, et al., to suspend their nonbelief in ghosts. For those who missed it in junior high, The Turn of the Screw is about a young woman in her first post as governess at the appropriately appointed country manor house, which seems to be haunted. Her battle for the souls of the two children in her charge has inspired dozens of interpretations and adaptations of James’
MARY SCHAFER MASTERMAN GIVES A TOUR-DE-FORCE PORTRAYAL OF VIVIAN BEARING.
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sexually charged ambiguities. Though not quite the dewy-eyed Jane Eyre wannabe that James wrote, Brennan tackles the central role with strength and sincerity. It’s quite a formidable load on her shoulders, running after ghosts and charging through the narrative without a hint of hysteria. The versatile Saulnier deftly handles some of the multi-casting, but the playwright has demanded the impossible.
TURN OF THE SCREW
continues through Sun., Nov. 10. Prime Stage Theatre Co. at the New Hazlett Theatre, 6 Allegheny Square, North Side. $10-30. 724-773-0700 or www.primestage.com
The production looks wonderfully midVictorian (the actual story is set in 1872), all maroon and morose. Director Warik has a fine design/tech team: Johnmichael Bohach, set and props; Angela Baughman, sound; J.R. Shaw, lighting; Lindsay Tejan, costumes; George DeShetler, production manager; Jesse Poole-Van Swol, technical director; Caitlin Skaff, stage manager; and Andrea Carriker, assistant. Though active and engrossing, Turn of the Screw is more true to the words than to the spirits of Henry James. I N F O@ P G HC I T Y PA P E R. C OM
ARTIST TALK Transformazium in Conversation with Paul Ramirez Jonas Tuesday, Nov. 12, 6:30–7:30 p.m. Carnegie Lecture Hall; Free A discussion about creative engagement and the Art Lending Collection, an innovative project that lets you check out artworks from Braddock Carnegie Library
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Last year, Sam Shepard was in town to play Christian Bale’s dad in the film Out of the Furnace. That’s due out next month, but in the meantime, starting tonight, Pittsburgh Public Theater stages the iconic playwright’s own breakthrough work. In True West, Shepard depicts the struggle between two brothers, a screenwriter and a thief, while exploring the myths of the American West. And there are gritty comedy, fistfights and toasters — lots of toasters. Pamela Berlin directs a cast including Ken Barnett, Dan Shor, David Mogentale and Pittsburgh’s own Mary Rawson. Bill O’Driscoll 8 p.m. Show continues through Dec. 8. 621 Penn Ave., Downtown. $15.75-55. 412316-1600 or www.ppt.org
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Hecuba, Euripides’ tragedy about the wife of the King of Troy, is being staged by Point Park University’s Conservatory Theatre Company. Hecuba’s offspring played pivotal roles in the Trojan War; set in the aftermath of the city’s razing, the play depicts the Trojans
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facing their losses and seeking revenge upon the Greeks. Maybe there’ll be no giant wooden horses — but this production, directed by Monica Payne, promises to include “striking images of more recent crimes against humanity.” The first performance is tonight. Brett Wilson 8 p.m. Continues through Nov. 24. Pittsburgh Playhouse, 222 Craft Ave., Oakland.
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Jen Saffron says that photographers specialize in rendering the world, which is resolutely three-dimensional, as two-dimensional. As curator of Behind Our Scenes, a group show at SPACE, Saffron explores that tension. The prints, videos and installations are by Detroit Free Press managing editor/digital media and award-winning photojournalist Nancy Andrew and four Pittsburgh-based contributors: nationally exhibited artist Barbara Weissburger and photographers Annie O’Neill, Dennis Marsico and Leo Hsu. The opening reception is tonight. BO 5:30-7:30 p.m. Exhibit continues through Jan. 26. 812 Liberty Ave., Downtown. Free. 412-325-7723 or www.spacepittsburgh.org
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In 1966, Senegal-born Ousmane Sembéne released La Noire de …, the first feature film ever by a director from sub-Saharan Africa. Sembéne’s acclaimed film career stretched
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When Carolina Loyola-Garcia first came to Pittsburgh for graduate school, in 1996, the city had no flamenco scene. Today it does, thanks largely to the Chilean-born filmmaker and educator, who herself didn’t take up flamenco dance until college. In Pittsburgh, parents at her daughter’s school asked her to teach their kids flamenco. And then, she says, “All the adults signed up.” Now, boosted by a rising Latino population and groups like Alba Flamenco (which Loyola-Garcia co-founded), the city supports classes, workshops and performances. And this week, as part of the Three Rivers Film Festival, comes the Pittsburgh premiere of Sobre Las Olas, Loyola-Garcia’s feature-length documentary on flamenco in the U.S. The film traces that history from José Greco — the Italian-born dancer who popularized flamenco here — to the singers, dancers and musicians keeping it alive today. Loyola-Garcia is an internationally exhibited artist and associate professor of media arts at Robert Morris University. Her Pittsburgh-based crew spent three-and-a-half years making the film. Funders include the National Endowment for the Arts, the Heinz Endowments and the Pittsburgh Foundation. Alongside interviews and archival imagery, a third of the film is straight-up performance. That, says Garcia, is largely in homage to venerable Spanish director Carlos Saura, who famously used flamenco in his films: “I think he’s a master of portraying dance.” Bill O’Driscoll 7 p.m. Sun., Nov. 10, and 9 p.m. Tue., Nov. 12. Melwood Screening Room, 477 Melwood Ave., Oakland. $9-10. www.3rff.com
into the 21st century. He died in 2007; soon after came a local screening series honoring this Father of African Cinema. Tonight, Sembéne – The Film & Arts Festival screens Mumia: The Long Distance Revolutionary, Stephen Vittoria’s new documentary about death-row cause celebre Mumia Abu-Jamal. The fifth annual fest continues on Sat., Nov. 9, with Sembéne’s own Mandabi (The Money Order) (1968). Documentaries follow on jazz greats Ornette Coleman (Nov. 15) and Betty Carter (Nov. 22) and the pragmatically minded Urban Encounters: What To Do If You Get Stopped ped By the Police (Nov. 29). Festival tival partners include Pitt’s Department of Africana studies; ies; the screenings, all at the e Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Homewood, are free, and followed by expert-led discussions. cussions. BO 6:15 p.m. 7101 1 Hamilton Ave., Homewood. ood. Free. www.senbenefilmfestival.org efilmfestival.org
Leslie’s Illustrated and Harper’s Weekly. Today’s family-friendly opening-day festivities include a chance to sample the food known as hardtack, attempt period crafts and hear Civil War-era tunes by the group Home Front. BW 10 a.m.5 p.m. (family events: 11 a.m.-4 p.m.) Exhibit continues through Jan. 12. 7227 Reynolds St., Point Breeze. Free. 412-371-0600 or www.thefrickpittsburgh.org
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Jessica Dickey’s one-woman show The Amish Project was a 2011 audience favorite at City Theatre. The playwright and actor returns (just as playwright) with Charles Ives Take Me Home, e a drama about a violinist father and his
{ART} The Frick Art & Historical Center nter marks the ses-quicentennial of the Battle of Gettysburg with the touring exhibition Civil vil War Drawings gs From the Becker ker Collection. Though it’s largely forgotten tten in the age of cameras, meras, journalists once ce handdrew images of battles and the living g conditions faced by soldiers iers at war. These more than 100 00 illustrations were originally ly published in periodicals like Frank
{OPERA} The Magic Flute, Mozart’s final opera, remains his most popular — indeed, one of the world’s most-performed. m Starting tonight, Sta Pittsburgh Opera Pittsburg presents the fanciful romance, about a prince romance rescuing the daughter of the Q Queen of the Night, in an acclaimed Canadian Canadi Opera
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reigning winner Sasha Nolan.) And for the ninth year running, the pageant is complemented by the Mr. Tri-State All-Star Contest. BO 7:30 p.m. 655 Penn Ave., Downtown. $25-30. www.kierradarshell.com
nology to race and culture. The program is free. BO 7 p.m. 300 Beechwood Ave., Carnegie. 412-276-3456 or www.carnegiecarnegie.org
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{WORDS} Patricia Prattis Jennings gained fame at the keyboard: In the 1960s, she became the first African-American woman to sign a full contract with a major American symphony, and then spent four decades as principal keyboardist for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Since retiring, in 2006, Jennings has focused more on writing. Tonight, at Carnegie’s Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, she’ll read from In One Era and Out the Other, her new book collecting 20 years of personal essays about everything from politics and tech-
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THEATER THE 39 STEPS. A comedic take on the classic Hitchcock film. Sat, 7:30 p.m. and Sun, 2 p.m. Thru Nov. 17. The Legacy Theatre, Allison Park. 412-635-8080. BLUE/ORANGE. A tale of race, madness & a Darwinian power struggle at the heart of a dying National Health Service. Presented by The Phoenix Theatre. Wed-Sat, 8 p.m. and Sun, 2 p.m. Thru Nov. 17. Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre, Downtown. 1-888-718-4253. CHARLES IVES TAKE ME HOME. A father’s love of music & a daughter’s passion for basketball are at odds in this play about competition, commitment, & craft. Sat, 5:30 & 9 p.m., Sun, 2 & 7 p.m., Tue, 7 p.m., Wed, 1 & 7 p.m. and Thu, Fri, 8 p.m. Thru Dec. 13. City Theatre, South Side. 412-431-2489. HAMLET. Presented by Pittsburgh Classic Players. Fri, Sat, 8 p.m., Sun, 2 p.m. and Sun., Nov. 17, 8 p.m. Thru Nov. 10. The New Bohemian, Shaler.
HECUBA. A new take on Euripides’ classic Greek tragedy. Presented by the Conservatory Theatre Company. Thu, Fri, 8 p.m., Sat, 2 & 8 p.m. and Sun, 2 p.m. Thru Nov. 24. Pittsburgh Playhouse, Oakland. 412-392-8000. LOST IN YONKERS. Play by Neil Simon. Presented by the Northern Lights Theater Company. Fri, Sat, 7:30 p.m. Thru Nov. 9. Mars Area Public Library, Mars. 724-625-9048. LOVE, LOSS & WHAT I WORE. Play by Nora & Delia Ephron. Presented by The Bobcat Players & benefits the Pathways Program of Homemaker Home Health. Sat., Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m. and Sun., Nov. 10, 2 p.m. Beaver Area High School, Beaver. 724 494-1680. THE MAGIC FLUTE. Mozart’s final opera presented by the Pittsburgh Opera. Fri, Sat, 8 p.m., Tue., Nov. 12, 7 p.m. and Sun., Nov. 17, 2 p.m. Thru Nov. 15. Benedum Center, Downtown. 412-456-6666. MIDNIGHT RADIO: WAR OF THE WORLDS. Recreation of the Mercury Theater’s classic
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CAVO. Deep Space Mind. Work by Nicolette Romero. Opens Nov. 8, 5-8:30 p.m. Strip District. 412-918-1068. FATHER RYAN ARTS CENTER. Pittsburgh Society of Artists Annual Exhibit. Opening reception: Nov. 9, 6-8:30 p.m. McKees Rocks. 412-771-3052. FRICK ART & HISTORICAL CENTER. Civil War Era Drawings from the Becker Collection. Opening celebration Nov. 8, 6-8 p.m. Point Breeze. 412-371-0600. GALLERY ON 43RD STREET. Pieces Together. Mosaics by Stevo. Opening reception: Nov. 8, 7-10 p.m. Lawrenceville. 412-683-6488. MENDELSON GALLERY. The Marriage Project: Faces of Equality. Portraits of same-sex couples who would like to marry in PA or have their out-of-state marriages recognized in this state. Opening celebration Nov. 9, noon-5 p.m. ACLU fundraiser Nov. 14, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Also open Nov. 15 & 16, noon - 5 p.m. Shadyside. 412-361-8664. THE SOCIETY FOR CONTEMPORARY CRAFT. CRAFTED. Feat. 40+ American ceramic artists interpreting the way they see the drinking cup. Opening reception: Nov. 8, 6-8 p.m. Strip District. 412-261-7003. SPACE. Behind Our Scenes. Photographs by Nancy Andrews, Leo Hsu, Dennis Marsico, Annie O’Neill, & Barbara Weissberger. Opens Nov. 8. Downtown. 412-325-7723. UNSMOKE ART SPACE. View From A Hill. Film & photographic installation by Devon Johnson. Opening reception: Nov. 9, 6-9 p.m. Braddock. WASHINGTON COMMUNITY ARTS AND CULTURAL
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Dan Byers, & Tina Kukielski. Artist talks: Takaharu Tezuka, Oct. 7, 6:30 p.m.; Zanele Muholi Oct. 8, 6:30 p.m. Oakland. 412-622-3131. CHATHAM UNIVERSITY. Culture in Context. African Art from the Olkes Collection. Shadyside. 412-365-1232. CHRISTINE FRECHARD GALLERY. Allison Stewart. Paintings. Squirrel Hill. 412-421-8888. COHEN & GRIGSBY GALLERY. CONNECTIONS: The Work of Fabrizio Gerbino. Downtown. ECLECTIC ART & OBJECTS GALLERY. 19th century American & European paintings combined with some of the world’s most talented contemporary artists & their artwork. The Hidden Collection. Watercolors by Robert N. Blair (1912- 2003). Hiromi Traditional Japanese Oil Paintings The Lost Artists of the 1893 Chicago Exhibition. Collectors Showcase. Emsworth. 412-734-2099. FIELDWORK: CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY. On Paper. Work by Althea Murphy Price, Paul Stephen Benjamin, Krista Franklin, William Downs, Alisha B. Wormsley, & Jordan Martin. onpaper@inbox.com. Garfield. FILMMAKERS GALLERIES. Gravitational Pull. Multimedia work by Megan Biddle. Oakland. 412-681-5449. FRICK ART & HISTORICAL CENTER. Permanent collection of European Art. Point Breeze. 412-371-0600. FUTURE TENANT. Arbor Aid 2013. Group show of art created from urban wood. Benefits Tree Pittsburgh. Downtown. 412-325-7037. GALERIE WERNER, THE MANSIONS ON FIFTH. Modern Moods: Paintings of Pittsburgh Between the Wars. Work by Claire Hardy. Oakland. 412-716-1390. GALLERIE CHIZ. A Magical Mirror of International Cultures Combining Real & Imaginary Worlds. Work by Masha Archer, Salvador DiQuinzio, Mitzi Hall, & Manuela Holban. Shadyside. 412-441-6005. THE GALLERY 4. In Medias Res. New work by Marlana Adele Vassar. Shadyside. 412-363-5050. GLENN GREENE STAINED GLASS STUDIO INC. Original Glass Art by Glenn Greene. Exhibition of new work, recent work & older work. Regent Square. 412-243-2772. HUNT INSTITUTE FOR BOTANICAL DOCUMENTATION. 14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration. Oakland. 412-268-2434. CONTINUES ON PG. 51
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AMISH MONKEYS. Improvisational comedy troupe. 8 p.m. Gemini Theater, Point Breeze. 412-243-6464. ARCADE FORENSICS LEAGUE. 8 p.m. Arcade Comedy Theater, Downtown. 412-339-0608. DOC DIXON, TOM MUSIAL, DAVID KAYE. South Fayette Hockey Club Funny Fundraiser. 6:30 p.m. Oak Ridge VFD, McDonald. 215-858-0022. JOHN KNIGHT, CHRIS DUBAIL, JOSH WOMACK. Highland Competition Cheer Squad Funny Fundraiser. 6 p.m. Patterson Hall, Natrona Heights. 724-882-3925. THE LUPONES: MADE UP MUSICALS. Sat, 8 p.m. Thru Nov. 23 Steel City Improv Theater, Shadyside. 412-404-2695. MIDSEASON REPLACEMENT 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHOW. 9 p.m. Steel City Improv Theater, Shadyside. 412-404-2695.
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Dia de los Muertos is an event that brings together so many different people through food, games, performances and a remembrance of their lost ones. It is celebrated by so many people all over the world that I knew that I wanted it to be a part of my Halloween-weekend celebrations. The Latino culture that we’re seeing here today brings really interesting ways to celebrate those who have passed on, and it is a way that certainly most cultures would not be able to appreciate. We’ve all lost someone before, and I think it honors their memories better to remember them through dance, fun and love. Just being here teaches you about what really matters in the Latino culture and how big a part of it music and dance are. This was not my first Day of the Dead Celebration, and definitely will not be my last.
with costumed guides featuring this restored stagecoach stop. Ligonier. 724-238-4983. CONNEY M. KIMBO GALLERY. University of Pittsburgh Jazz Exhibit: Memorabilia & Awards from the International Hall of Fame. Oakland. 412-648-7446. COMEDY OPEN MIC. Hosted by DEPRECIATION LANDS Ronald Renwick. Wed, 9:30 p.m. MUSEUM. Small living Scarpaci’s Place, Mt. Washington. history museum celebrating the 412-431-9908. settlement and history of the STAND-UP COMEDY OPEN Depreciation Lands. Allison Park. MIC. Wed, 8 p.m. The BeerHive, 412-486-0563. Strip District. 412-904-4502. FALLINGWATER. Tour the famed Frank Lloyd Wright house. Ohiopyle. 724-329-8501. ARTDFACT. Artdfact Gallery. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN An eclectic showroom of fine CHURCH. Tours of 13 Tiffany art sculpture & paintings from stained-glass windows. emerging artists. North Side. Downtown. 412-471-3436. 724-797-3302. FORT PITT MUSEUM. AUGUST WILSON Unconquered: History CENTER FOR AFRICAN Meets Hollywood at AMERICAN CULTURE. Fort Pitt. Original movie Pittsburgh: Reclaim, props, photographs, www. per Renew, Remix. Feat. a p ty ci h & costumes alongside pg imagery, film & oral .com 18th century artifacts history narratives to & documents, explore communities, comparing & contrasting cultures, & innovations. historical events w/ Hollywood Downtown. 412-258-2700. depictions. Reconstructed fort CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF houses museum of Pittsburgh NATURAL HISTORY. Ongoing: history circa French & Indian Earth Revealed, Dinosaurs War and American Revolution. In Their Time, more. Oakland. Downtown. 412-281-9285. 412-622-3131. FRICK ART & HISTORICAL CARNEGIE SCIENCE CENTER. CENTER. Ongoing: tours of Ongoing: Buhl Digital Dome Clayton, the Frick estate, with (planetarium), Miniature classes, car & carriage museum. Railroad and Village, USS Requin Point Breeze. 412-371-0600. submarine, and more. North Side. HARTWOOD ACRES. Tour 412-237-3400. COMPASS INN. Demos and tours this Tudor mansion and stable OPEN MIC STAND UP COMEDY NITE. Hosted by Derek Minto & John Pridmore. Tue, 9:30 p.m. Smiling Moose, South Side. 412-612-4030.
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complex, and enjoy hikes and outdoor activities in the surrounding park. Allison Park. 412-767-9200. KENTUCK KNOB. Tour the other Frank Lloyd Wright house. Chalk Hill. 724-329-8501. MARIDON MUSEUM. Collection includes jade and ivory statues from China and Japan, as well as Meissen porcelain. Butler. 724-282-0123. MCGINLEY HOUSE & MCCULLY LOG HOUSE. Historic homes open for tours, lectures and more. Monroeville. 412-373-7794. NATIONAL AVIARY. Home to more than 600 birds from over 200 species. With classes, lectures, demos and more. North Side. 412-323-7235. NATIONALITY ROOMS. 26 rooms helping to tell the story of Pittsburgh’s immigrant past. University of Pittsburgh. Oakland. 412-624-6000. OLD ST. LUKE’S. Pioneer church features 1823 pipe organ, Revolutionary War graves. Scott. 412-851-9212. PENNSYLVANIA TROLLEY MUSEUM. Trolley rides and exhibits. Includes displays, walking tours, gift shop, picnic area and Trolley Theatre. Washington. 724-228-9256. PHIPPS CONSERVATORY & BOTANICAL GARDEN. Fall Flower Show. Thousands of chrysanthemums in various forms & colors display festive scenes. 14 indoor rooms & 3 outdoor gardens feature exotic plants and floral
displays from around the world. Oakland. 412-622-6914. PINBALL PERFECTION. Pinball museum & players club. West View. 412-931-4425. PITTSBURGH GLASS CENTER. Lifeforms. Exhibition of natural imagery in lampworked glass. Curated by Robert Mickelsen. Friendship. 412-365-2145. PITTSBURGH ZOO & PPG AQUARIUM. Home to 4,000 animals, including many endangered species. Highland Park. 412-665-3639. RACHEL CARSON HOMESTEAD. A Reverence for Life. Photos and artifacts of her life & work. Springdale. 724-274-5459. SENATOR JOHN HEINZ HISTORY CENTER. Pennsylvania’s Civil War. In-depth look at Pennsylvania’s significant contributions during the Civil War feat. artifacts, military encampments, life-like museum figures, more. From Slavery to Freedom. Highlight’s Pittsburgh’s role in the anti-slavery movement. Ongoing: Western PA Sports Museum, Clash of Empires, and exhibits on local history, more. Strip District. 412-454-6000. SEWICKLEY HEIGHTS HISTORY CENTER. Museum commemorates Pittsburgh industrialists, local history. Sewickley. 412-741-4487. SOLDIERS & SAILORS MEMORIAL HALL. Military museum dedicated to honoring military service members since the Civil War through artifacts & personal mementos. Oakland. 412-621-4253. WEST OVERTON MUSEUMS. Learn about distilling and coke-making in this pre-Civil War industrial village. Scottdale. 724-887-7910.
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INTERNATIONAL IMAGES. Reclaiming Landscapes. Photographs by Student Art Show winner Christopher Sprowls. Sewickley. 412-741-3036. JAMES GALLERY. Necessary Fictions. Work by Patricia Bellan-Gillen. West End. 412-922-9800. LA PRIMA ESPRESSO. Paintings/Prints of Italy. Prints of Vince Ornato’s oil paintings of Italy. Strip District. 412-281-1922. LAKEVUE ATHLETIC CLUB. Pop-Up Gallery. Work by a variety of artists. Valencia. 724-316-9326. MANCHESTER CRAFTSMEN’S GUILD. Here & Now. Work by Sharif Bey. North Side. 412-322-1773. MATTRESS FACTORY. DETROIT: Artists in Residence. Work by Design 99, Jessica Frelinghuysen, Scott Hocking, Nicola Kuperus & Adam Lee Miller, Russ Orlando, Frank Pahl. Janine Antoni: Within. Chiharu Shiota: Trace of Memory. Site-specific installation focusing on the body w/ relation to place & space. Ongoing Installations. Works by Turrell, Lutz, Kusama, Anastasi, Highstein, Wexler & Woodrow. North Side. 412-231-3169. MILLER GALLERY AT CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY. Alien She. Work by Ginger Brooks Takahashi, Tammy Rae Carland, Miranda July, Faythe Levine, Allyson Mitchell, L.J. Roberts, & Stephanie Syjuco. Oakland. 412-268-3618. MINE FACTORY. Framed: Independent & Experimental
Animation. Work by Steven Subotnik, Pahl Hluchan, Lynn Tomlinson, Kristen Lauth Shaeffer, Karl Staven, James Duesing, Dennis Hlynsky, Andrew Halasz. Homewood. MODERNFORMATIONS GALLERY. The Sad & Sleepy Dreamers. Artwork by Christian Wolfgang Breitkreutz. Signs From the Times. An Exhibition of New Works by Ron Copeland. Garfield. 412-362-0274. MORGAN CONTEMPORARY GLASS GALLERY. common discourse. Group show feat. work by Jen Blazina, Ron Desmett, Michael Janis, Susan Longini, Carmen Lozar, Heather Joy Puskarich, Demetra Theofanous & Randy Walker. Shadyside. 412-441-5200. PHOTO ANTIQUITIES. Photography of the Great Gatsby Era. See what cameras were popular in the Roaring 20’s including Kodak Vest Pocket Cameras & Vanity Cameras, beautifully housed in Art Deco styled cases. Some even came complete with a mirror and lipstick for those flappers on the go! North Side. 412-231-7881. POINT PARK UNIVERSITY. DANCE. Work by Joyce Werwie Perry. The Lawrence Hall Gallery. Downtown. 412-391-4100. SENATOR JOHN HEINZ HISTORY CENTER. Poptastic! The Art of Burton Morris. Retrospective feat. nearly 50 works. Strip District. 412-454-6000. SOCIETY FOR CONTEMPORARY CRAFT SATELLITE GALLERY. Touch in Real Time. Work
by Holly Hanessian. Downtown. 412-261-7003. THE SOCIETY FOR CONTEMPORARY CRAFT. ENOUGH Violence: Artists Speak Out. Feat. over 40 works by US & European contemporary artists. Strip District. 412-261-7003. SPINNING PLATE GALLERY. Ignudi: Drawings Based on the Nude Youths of Michelangelo. Work by Richard Claraval. Friendship. 412-441-0194. THE TOONSEUM. Hagar the Horrible’s 40th Anniversary. Feat. 40 pieces of original art, as well as personal artifacts that give insight into the family that inspired Hagar’s family. All That and a Bag of Chips: The 90s Animation Renaissance. Feat. original production art, sketches, storyboards, more. Downtown. 412-232-0199. VOLUTO / COMMONPLACE COFFEE. Colorblind Pittsburgh. Paintings by Ryan Ian McCormick. Garfield. 517-862-1963. WESTMORELAND MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART. Born of Fire: The Valley Work. Greensburg. 724-837-1500. WOOD STREET GALLERIES. Comfort Women Wanted. Work by Chang-Jin Lee. Hive. 3D-animated audiovisual installation where gallery visitors confront a swirling mass of amorphous figures, appearing as a collective of matter as opposed to individual beings in deep space. Downtown. 412-471-5605.
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9TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY FASHION FANTASY. Fashion show for all ages. Benefits the Westmoreland Cultural Trust. 5:30 p.m. Greensburg Garden and Civic Center, Greensburg. 724-836-1123. CHEFS CREATE. Local restaurants will serve up dishes inspired by an individual on the Autism Spectrum. Benefits Autism Speaks. 5:30 p.m. Fairmont Pittsburgh, Downtown. 412-367-4571. FOUNDATION OF HOPE FESTIVE RECEPTION & AUCTION. 6-8:30 p.m. Rivers Club, Downtown. 412-350-2057.
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inflatable balls, a disco ball & music. Ongoing Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, North Side. 412-322-5058. TAPESCAPE. Massive indoor landscape made of 22 miles of packing tape. Thru Jan. 19, 2014 Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, North Side. 412-322-5058. TOUGH ART. Interactive artworks by Chris Beauregard, Katie Ford, Scott Garner, Isla Hansen & Luke Loeffler. Ongoing Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, North Side. 412-322-5058.
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34TH ANNUAL CORPORATE ROAST. Honoring Laura E. Ellsworth. Benefits Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh. 6 p.m. Senator John Heinz History Center, Strip District. 412-204-1225.
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HONDURAS ON FIRE: HUMAN RIGHTS & MIGRATION. Discussion w/ Honduran Human Rights Defender Aracely Medina Castillo. 3 p.m. The Big Idea Bookstore & Cafe, Bloomfield. 412-687-4323.
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HONDURAS ON FIRE: HUMAN RIGHTS & MIGRATION. Discussion w/ Honduran Human Rights Defender Aracely Medina Castillo. Porter Hall 100. 4:30 p.m. Carnegie Mellon University, Oakland. 540-209-0064.
LITERARY THU 07
CHELSEA RATHBURN, MICHAEL WURSTER. Poetry reading. 7 p.m. Brentwood Library, Brentwood. 412-882-5694. EMILY RABOTEAU. Pittsburgh Contemporary Writer’s Series. Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Oakland. 412-624-4125. ENGLISH LEARNERS’ BOOK CLUB. For advanced ESL students. Presented in cooperation w/ the Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council. Thu, 1 p.m. Mount Lebanon Public Library, Mt. Lebanon. 412-531-1912. THE HOUR AFTER HAPPY HOUR WRITER’S WORKSHOP. Young writers & recent graduates looking for additional feedback on their work. thehourafterhappyhour.wordpress. com Thu, 7-9 p.m. The Big Idea Bookstore & Cafe, Bloomfield. 412-687-4323. MARJORIE AGOSÍN. Talk & book signing w/ author of Earth & Sea: A Chilean Memoir 8 p.m. Chatham University, Shadyside. 412-365-1100. NORMAN L. BAKER. Talk & book signing w/ author of Braddock’s Road: Mapping the British Expedition from Alexandria to the Monongahela. 7 p.m. Westmoreland County Historical Society, Greensburg. 724-532-1935 x 210. SALON READING : IVO VICTORIA & ROMAN ANTOPLSKY. Readings by the Passa Porta/COA exchange writers. 7 p.m. City of Asylum, North Side. 412-323-0278.
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CONVERSATION SALON. Second Fri of every month, 2 p.m.
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a different approach. “As a member of the gay community in a long-term committed relationship, I felt there was a real need to show that side,” she says. The exhibit at Mendelson Gallery, which includes work by more than a dozen photographers, features portraits of local same-sex couples who would either like to marry in Pennsylvania or have their out-of-state marriage recognized here. Opening celebration: noon-5 p.m. Sat., Nov. 9. ACLU fundraiser: 6:30-8:30 p.m., Thu., Nov. 14. Also open Nov. 15 and 16. 5874 Ellsworth Ave., Shadyside. 412-361-8664 or www.mendelsongallery.net
and Fourth Wed of every month, 1 p.m. Northland Public Library, McCandless. 412-366-8100. GIRLIE NIGHT FEAT. JOANNA LOWE, VICTORIA COLONELLE, LISS VICKERY, SARA MACKO. Hambone’s, Lawrenceville. 412-681-4318. LET’S READ ENGLISH. Book club for non-native English speakers. Second Fri of every month, 2 p.m. Carnegie Library, Oakland. 412-622-3151.
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CREATIVITY WRITING WORKSHOP. w/ poet Judith Vollmer. 2-4 p.m. Ligonier Valley Library, Ligonier. 724-593-7294. HOLIDAY FESTIVAL AUCTION. 7 p.m. Waverly Presbyterian Church, Regent Square. 412-242-0643. PITTSBURGH WRITERS PROJECT - ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS. Second Sat of every month, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Green Tree Public Library, Green Tree. 412-921-9292.
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12 STEPS TO PEACE: USING CREATIVITY TO TRANSFORM ANXIETY. Writing & discussion group. Mon, 6-7 p.m. Thru Nov. 25 Carnegie Library, Squirrel Hill, Squirrel Hill. 412-337-4976.
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CARNEGIE KNITS & READS. Informal knitting session. Wed, 5 p.m. Carnegie Library, Oakland. 412-622-3116. WEDNESDAY WORDS. Spoken word. 7 p.m. Hambone’s, Lawrenceville. 412-681-4318.
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RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY: DRAGONS. Thru Nov. 8, 7 p.m., Sat., Nov. 9, 11 a.m., 3 & 7 p.m. and Sun., Nov. 10, 1 & 5 p.m. Consol Energy Center, Uptown. 412-642-1800.
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BACKYARD EXHIBIT. Musical swing set, sandbox, solar-powered instruments, more. Ongoing Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, North Side. 412-322-5058. BALL. 500 beach balls, larger
ROCK BAND! Open stage for teen singers, songwriters & instrumentalists to play w/ Emma Cox & Elliot Beck. Presented by Hope Academy. Fri, 5:30-7 p.m. Thru Dec. 27 East Liberty Presbyterian Church, East Liberty. 412-441-3800 x 43.
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CELEBRATE! FITNESS. Make a jump rope out of recycled materials, learn new kinds of exercise & create healthy snacks. Ages 6-9. 1-3 p.m. Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Garden, Oakland. 412-441-4442 x 3925. DAVID LAWRENCE, SHARI RICHARDS. All ages magic show. 1 p.m. Gemini Theater, Point Breeze. 412-243-5201. FAMILY FUN DAY: FIDDLES AND VITTLES. Try sending a secret message wig wag style, sample hardtack, fashion a toy from corn husks, more. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Frick Art & Historical Center, Point Breeze. 412-371-0600. MARTY’S MARKET KIDS’ CORNER. Ages 5-11. Sat, 3-5 p.m. Marty’s Market, Strip District. 412-586-7177. SKETCHBOOK: 2013 CARNEGIE INTERNATIONAL. Teen drawing workshop. Sat, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Thru Nov. 23 Carnegie Museum of Art, Oakland. 412-622-3288. TOUR YOUR FUTURE: DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AT UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH. Meet Dr. Kay Brummond & learn what it takes to work in the pharmaceutical industry. Ages 9-17. 10 a.m.12 p.m. University of Pittsburgh, Oakland. 412-237-1637.
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FRECKLEFACE STRAWBERRY. A musical about loving the skin you’re in. Sat, Sun, 1:30 p.m. Thru Nov. 17 Little Lake Theatre, Canonsburg. 724-745-6300.
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TOUR YOU FUTURE: CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY. Meet Dr. Sandra Olsen & learn about her work as Curator & Head of Anthropology. Ages 9-17. 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Oakland. 412-237-1637.
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MINGO CREEK BUNDLE-UP STARFEST. Presented by the Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh. 6 p.m. Mingo Creek Park Observatory, Finleyville. 724-348-6150.
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FRIENDS OF MONROEVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY USED BOOK SALE. 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Nov. 8-9, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sun., Nov. 10, 2-4 p.m. Monroeville Public Library, Monroeville. 412-372-0500.
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MAKE-IT-A-DATE. Couples glass blowing workshop. 6-11 p.m. Pittsburgh Glass Center, Friendship. 412-365-2145. UNSEEN TREASURES FROM GEORGE EASTMAN HOUSE 2013: SPECIAL DELIVERY. Silent film screening. 8 p.m. Andy Warhol Museum, North Side. 412-237-8300.
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CONVENT CRAWL. Ages 18+. https://sites.google.com/site/ prvcinfo/convent-crawl Nov. 8-9 412-821-2200 x 430. SEMBENE FILM FESTIVAL. Fri and Sat., Nov. 9. Thru Nov. 29 Carnegie Library, Homewood. 412-204-7291.
APPLY ONLINE : NAVIGATING THE EMPLOYMENT PROCESS. 12:15 p.m. Carnegie Library, Downtown. 412-281-7141. COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS: TALKING ABOUT LGBT & 10TH ANNUAL JOY OF SPIRTUALITY. Presented by CHRISTMAS CRAFT SHOW. the Butler LGBTQ Interfaith Craft show, bake sale, ticket Network & the Persad Center. auction, lunch. Benefits Hillcrest Christian Academy. 7 p.m. Christ Community 9 a.m.-3 p.m. South Hills United Methodist Church, Assembly, Bethel Park. Butler. 412-518-1515. 412-854-4040. EMPATHY FIRST. AMERICAN DIABETES A compassionate ASSOCIATION EXPO. communication & Health screenings, conflict transformation www. per a p ty cooking demos, study group based pghci m o .c speakers, more. on the work of peace 9 a.m.-4 p.m. David activist, Dr. Marshall Lawrence Convention Rosenberg. 7424 Washington Center, Downtown. St., Swissvale. First and Third 412-824-1181 x 4608. Thu of every month, 7 p.m. CIVIL WAR VETERANS 412-271-7660. MEMORIAL PROGRAM. GLOBALPITTSBURGH FIRST Civil War-era music, speakers, THURSDAYS. International memorial meditation, more. community networking event. 2 p.m. Unity Cemetery, Latrobe. 5:30 p.m. Luke Wholey’s 724-532-1935 x 210. Wild Alaskan Grille, Strip District. COHESIA 2. Art exhibit feat. 412-392-4513. photography, painting, graphic INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S design, music, jewelry, fashion, ASSOCIATION OF PITTSBURGH. dance, sculpture, plus DJs, Social, cultural club of American/ food & drink, prizes, more. international women. Thu First 3 p.m. Pittsburgh Art House, Baptist Church, Oakland. iwap. Highland Park. pittsburgh@gmail.com. COMMUNITY MEETINGS LADIES-ONLY HOLIDAY ON PUBLIC TRANSIT: PREVIEW. irwinborough.org ENVIRONMENT & HUMAN 5 p.m. Downtown Irwin. HEALTH. 12-2 p.m. United 724-864-3100. Steelworkers Building, LET’S MOVE PITTSBURGH: Downtown. 412-518-7387. MAKING THE HEALTHY CHOICE CONVERSATION W/ BISHOP THE EASY CHOICE SYMPOSIUM. GENE ROBINSON. Discussion, 1-5 p.m. Phipps Conservatory reception & book signing of God & Botanical Garden, Oakland. Believes in Love - Straight Talk 412-622-6915 x 6053. About Gay Marriage. 4-5:30 p.m. PROGRESSIVE LUNCHEON W/ East Liberty Presbyterian Church, PAACC & THE BEAVER COUNTY East Liberty. 412-441-3800. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. DANCE FOR PARKINSON’S 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Doubletree PITTSBURGH. Dance classes Pittsburgh Airport, Moon. designed for people w/ 412-264-6270. Parkinson’s Disease to explore RENAISSANCE DANCE the art of dance & live music. GUILD. Learn a variety of Sat, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Thru Nov. 23 dances from the 15-17th centuries. Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Porter Hall, Room A18A. Thu, Strip District. 412-387-2542. 8 p.m. Carnegie Mellon University, HUMANITY ASCENDING: OUR STORY. Film screening & Oakland. 412-567-7512.
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HEAVY DRINKERS NEEDED F O R B R A IN IMAGI NG ST UD I ES The University of Pittsburgh Departments of Radiology and Psychiatry are seeking MEN AND WOMEN FROM 18–55 YEARS OF AGE for brain imaging research studies who currently have or have had a problem with ALCOHOL. • The study involves questionnaires, interviews, and brain scanning. The brain scanning includes 1 Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), and 1 Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan. • The research study will take place at UPMC Presbyterian hospital. The study will be conducted over a period of two weeks. Payment up to $1,100 for participation upon completion. For details, call 412-586-9633, or contact by email at PMIPstudy@gmail.com, or visit www.addictionstudies.pitt.edu.
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BOUNDARIES & SELF CARE. A support group for women 30+. Second and Fourth Mon of every month Anchorpoint Counseling Ministry, North Park. CAFÉ SCIENTIFIQUE: TELEMEDICINE. w/ Dr. Andrew Rose Watson. 7 p.m. Carnegie Science Center, North Side. 412-237-3400. MORNING SPANISH LITERATURE & CONVERSATION. Mon, 10 a.m. Mount Lebanon Public Library, Mt. Lebanon. 412-531-1912. SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING. Lessons 7-8 p.m., social dancing follows. No partner needed. Mon, 7 p.m. and Sat, 7 p.m. Grace Episcopal Church, Mt. Washington. 412-683-5670. SPELLING BEE WITH DAVE AND KUMAR. Mon Lava Lounge, South Side. 412-431-5282. STEELTOWN FILM FACTORY COMPETITION KICK-OFF EVENT. Film screening & community event. Part of the Three Rivers Film Festival. 7 p.m. Regent Square Theater, Regent Square. 412-251-0890. THE VETERANS BREAKFAST CLUB. Documentary screening & panel discussion. 4 p.m. Point Park University, Downtown. 412-391-4100.
5:30 p.m. University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, Greensburg. 724-837-7040. LUNCH & LEARN W/ DONALD SHOUP. Professor of Urban Planning at UCLA. 12 p.m. Trust Arts Education Center, Downtown.
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THE ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE WILDLIFE CENTER The Animal Rescue League Wildlife Center, a hospital for injured and ill wildlife, is currently in need of animal-lovers to help in a variety of capacities, including animal care, reception/intake and education. Proof of a valid tetanus vaccine is required; other requisites and restrictions vary based on job. Call 412-345-7300 x500 or visit www. animalrescue.org/wildlife_center for more information.
DETROIT STYLE URBAN BALLROOM DANCE. 3rd floor. Wed, 6:30-8 p.m. Hosanna House, Wilkinsburg. 412-242-4345. ENGLISH CONVERSATION (ESL). Wed, 10 a.m. Mount Lebanon Public Library, Mt. Lebanon. 412-531-1912. AN INTRODUCTION TO MINDFUL EATING. Workshop by Suzanne Matthiessen, Mindful Pittsburgh. Call to reserve a spot. 6:30 p.m. East End Food Co-op, Point Breeze. 412-242-3598. LET’S SPEAK ENGLISH! Practice conversational English. Wed, 5 p.m. Carnegie Library, Oakland. 412-622-3151. OBSCURE GAME NIGHT. Wed, 7 p.m. Thru Nov. 27 Hambone’s, Lawrenceville. 412-681-4318. OLD ECONOMY VILLAGE BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR. ARTIST TALK: Tour of the collection TRANSFORMAZIUM storage rooms feat. IN CONVERSATION 16,000+ artifacts. W/ PAUL RAMIREZ 6-9 p.m. Old Economy JONAS. Part of Village, Ambridge. the 2013 Carnegie ww. r w 724-266-4500. International. pe ghcitypa p THE PITTSBURGH 6:30-7:30 p.m. Carnegie .com SHOW OFFS. A meeting Lecture Hall, Oakland. of jugglers & spinners. All 412-622-3131. levels welcome. Wed, 7:30 p.m. BASIC FLORAL DESIGN: Union Project, Highland Park. INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN 412-363-4550. GEOMETRIC ARRANGING. WEST COAST SWING Tue, 7-9 p.m. Thru Nov. 19 WEDNESDAYS. Swing dance Phipps Garden Center, Shadyside. 412-441-4442 x 3925. lessons. Wed, 9 p.m. The Library, THE DEVELOPMENT OF South Side. 916-287-1373. SQUIRREL HILL -- A JOURNEY THROUGH TIME & ART. Speaker: ACTING OUT! PITTSBURGH Helen Wilson, VP of Squirrel Hill PRIDE THEATER FESTIVAL. Historical Society. 7:30 p.m. Church Accepting submissions for of the Redeemer, Squirrel Hill. showcase of locally written 412-417-3707. lesbian, gay, bisexual, or FROM IDIOMA TO PUSSY transgender-theme 1-act plays. RIOT: WOMEN ARTISTS IN RUSSIA FROM GLASNOST Manuscript details at facebook. TO TODAY. Discussion w/ com/events/519459561475242/ Kristen Harkness, PhD about the 412-256-8109. history of women artists’ practice. BLAST FURNACE. Seeking
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submissions for Volume 3, Issue 4. Submit no more than 3 of your best poems in any theme. http://blastfurnace. submittable.com/Submit THE DAP CO-OP. Seeking performers & artists to participate in First Fridays - Art in a Box. For more information, email thedapcoopzumba@hotmail.com. 412-403-7357. THE HOUR AFTER HAPPY HOUR REVIEW. Seeking submissions in all genres for fledgling literary magazine curated by members of the Hour After
Happy Hour Writing Workshop. afterhappyhourreview.com INDEPENDENT FILM NIGHT. Submit your film, 10 minutes or less. Screenings held on the second Thursday of every month. DV8 Espresso Bar & Gallery, Greensburg. 724-219-0804. KELLY STRAYHORN THEATER. Seeking choreographers for the 2014 Next Stage Residency. Email cover letter, artist statement, contact info, work sample & description to nextstage@ kelly-strayhorn.org. Web-based submissions preferred (Vimeo, YouTube, etc.). 412-363-3000. THE NEW YINZER. Seeking original essays about literature, music, or film, & also essays generally about Pittsburgh. To see some examples, visit www.newyinzer.com & view the current issue. Email all pitches, submissions & inquiries to newyinzer@gmail.com. PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Seeking young composers to submit new works for annual Reading Session. pso.culturaldistrict.org/ event/6236/10th-annual-readingsession 412-392-4828. THE POET BAND COMPANY. Seeking various types of poetry. Contact wewuvpoetry@ hotmail.com WESTMORELAND MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART. Seeking individual artists & artist groups for month-long exhibitions in a new transitional gallery measuring. Artists will be responsible for all aspects of their exhibition. Send images & a brief introduction to the work to: bljones@wmuseumaa.org w/ a cc: to jotoole@wmuseumaa.org & jmcgarry@wmuseumaa.org. Greensburg. 724-837-1500.
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I am a kinky, youthful 72-year-old guy. I grew up when there was virtually no way to meet a kinky woman. I’ve had two vanilla marriages, and three months ago I ended a four-year vanilla relationship with the best woman I’ve ever met. I just couldn’t take not being a BDSM person anymore. My ex (I’ll call her “Mel”) and I have been bereft over our split. But I need the BDSM lifestyle, and I figured that I would meet someone else. Two days ago, Mel called. She’s willing to do what I need if it will make it possible for us to be together. Since I am a switch, it would be perfectly acceptable to have her abuse and torture me. I am functioning as a Dom in the BDSM world, since there are so few female switches and the competition for female dominants is fierce. However, if I had to choose, I would choose to be a sub to a dominant woman. Can Mel be that woman? Is it possible for a vanilla person to adapt to BDSM? She does have a few weirdo fantasies, such as making it with a chimp. But she stresses these are not intensely compelling, as mine are. Are there any good books on this? WANTS HELPFUL INSIGHT, PLEASE
P.S. My son turned me on to your column recently!
submit to, ask Mel to order you to have vanilla sex. As for books, Price and I recommend The Ultimate Guide to Kink: BDSM, Role Play and the Erotic Edge, a collection of essays edited by the indispensable Tristan Taormino. And if you’re hoping Mel will join you at public fetish events, get a copy of Mollena Williams and Lee Harrington’s Playing Well With Others: Your Field Guide to Discovering, Exploring and Navigating the Kink, Leather and BDSM Communities. Joan Price blogs about sex and aging at N akedAtOurAge.com. Follow her on Twitter @JoanPrice. I’m a bisexual or pansexual or omnisexual — or whatever the kids are calling us these days — woman in a monogamish marriage to a great, GGG straight man. Both of us are in our early 30s. We’ve traveled around the world and done whatever the hell we wanted. It was a crazy exciting life, but we decided it was time to stop living paycheck to paycheck, so we came back to the States. We recently bought a house and were planning to have a kid. But now my husband says that he’s not ready. He says there are things he wants to do that he will never ever get to do if we have kids. I asked him for a time frame, and he said that he couldn’t answer that. What he has said to me is: “We’ve always said we’d never be one of those couples that stop adventuring because we have a nest and kids and stuff.” This might be a deal-breaker for me. I want to be a mom. I don’t want my husband to feel resentment that he never got to live the life he wanted — but he can’t even give me a time frame. What should I do?
IT’S ABSOLUTELY POSSIBLE FOR YOUR VANILLA LADY TO SHIFT INTO KINKY SEX, ESPECIALLY SINCE SHE’S IN LOVE WITH YOU
“Good for you for being honest about the importance of kink in your life,” says Joan Price, author of Naked at Our Age: Talking Out Loud About Senior Sex. “Sometimes it takes a series of unfulfilling relationships to make sexy, silver-haired folks like us say, ‘If not now, when?’” And if not Mel, who? You’re a new reader, WHIP, so you missed this insight the first 10,000 times it appeared: You’ll meet two kinds of people at leather/fetish/ BDSM contests, play parties and street festivals: people who were always kinky, and people who fell in love with someone who was kinky, gave their partners’ kinks a try, and grew to love their partners’ kinks. So Mel may be able to “adapt.” Price agrees: “It’s absolutely possible for your vanilla lady to shift into kinky sex, especially since she’s in love with you. Whether she’s doing it just to please you or she’s open to kinks herself, give her a chance.” But you’re going to need to take it slow, and to use your words. “Tell her what turns you on,” says Price. “Share erotica or porn featuring your favorite activities. Solicit her fantasies about dominating you, if she has them, or suggest some scenes and see what she responds to. Once she’s ready and willing, start with small steps rather than full-blown scenes, so she can ease into this new world.” If all goes well — if Mel isn’t traumatized or disgusted, if she enjoys dominating you or is GGG enough to go there for you on a regular basis — don’t be a stupid, selfish kinkster. Don’t neglect Mel’s desire for vanilla sex. If it helps to think of vanilla sex as a horrible ordeal that you have to
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First, get to a couples counselor. Second, relay this message to your husband from me: Travel and adventure — sexual and otherwise — don’t have to stop after you become parents. They become more difficult, logistically speaking, but you can have adventures, as a couple and as individuals. (It’s good for married people to spend time apart.) Most parents do stop adventuring — but that’s usually because they were ready to stop adventuring or weren’t that adventurous in the first place. You can do it differently. Pro tip: It’s easier to make time for adventuring if you have one kid. And traveling with a small child — even taking off to live in a foreign country for a year or two — is a lot easier than Parentlandia propaganda would have you believe. You and your wife are adventurous people — and adventurous people can be adventurous parents. DEAR READERS: You were probably expecting me to comment on that “making it with a chimp” detail in WHIP’s letter. But I had nothing to say except “Really? Chimp fantasies? Damn.” This week on the Savage Lovecast: Do bisexuals need a new label? Savagelovecast.com.
SEND IN YOUR QUESTIONS TO MAIL@SAVAGELOVE.NET AND FIND THE SAVAGE LOVECAST (DAN’S WEEKLY PODCAST) AT THESTRANGER.COM/SAVAGE
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{BY ROB BREZSNY}
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Not for all the whiskey in heaven,” begins a poem by Charles Bernstein. “Not for all the flies in Vermont. Not for all the tears in the basement. Not for a million trips to Mars. Not for all the fire in hell. Not for all the blue in the sky.” Can you guess what he’s driving at? Those are the things he will gladly do without in order to serve his passion. “No, never, I’ll never stop loving you,” he concludes. According to my understanding of your astrological cycle, Scorpio, now is a good time for you to make a comparable pledge. What is the one passion you promise to devote yourself to above all others? And what are you willing to live without in order to focus on that passion? Be extravagant, pure, wild and explicit.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):
Dmitri Razumikhin is a character in Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s novel Crime and Punishment. His surname is derived from the Russian word for “reason.” At one point he makes a drunken speech that includes these observations: “It’s by talking nonsense that one gets to the truth! Not one single truth has ever been arrived at without people first having talked a dozen reams of nonsense, even 10 dozen reams of it.” Let’s make this a centerpiece of your current strategy, Sagittarius. Just assume that in order to ferret out the core insights that will fuel your next transformations, you may need to speak and hear a lot of babble.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):
At the 2013 Grammy Awards, actor Neil Patrick Harris introduced the band fun. this way: “As legendary gangster-rap icon Katharine Hepburn once said, if you follow all the rules, you miss all the fun.” Everything about that vignette is a template for the approach you can use now with great success. You should gravitate toward festive events and convivial gatherings. Whenever possible, you should sponsor, activate and pave the way for fun. Toward that end, it’s totally permissible for you to tell amusing stories that aren’t exactly factual and that bend the rules not quite to the breaking point.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):
Some spiritual traditions regard the ego as a bad thing. They imply it’s the source of suffering — a chronically infected pustule that must be regularly lanced and drained. I understand this argument. The ego has probably been the single most destructive force in the history of civilization. But I also think it’s our sacred duty to redeem and rehabilitate it. After all, we often need our egos in order to get important things done. Our egos give us the confidence to push through difficulties. They motivate us to work hard to achieve our dreams. Your assignment, Aquarius, is to beautify your ego as you strengthen it. Build your self-esteem without stirring up arrogance. Love yourself brilliantly, not neurotically. Express your talents in ways that stimulate others to express their talents.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):
Dr. Seuss wrote his children’s books in English, but he liked to stretch the limits of his native tongue. “You’ll be surprised what there is to be found once you go beyond ‘Z’ and start poking around,” he said. One of the extra letters he found out there was “yuzz,” which he used to spell the made-up word “yuzz-a-ma-tuzz.” I recommend that you take after Seuss — not only in the way you speak, but also in the ways you work, play, love, dream and seek
adventure. It’s time to explore the territory beyond your comfort zone.
ARIES (March 21-April 19):
I’m not a big fan of fear. It gets far more attention than it deserves. The media and entertainment industries practically worship it, and many of us allow ourselves to be riddled with toxic amounts of the stuff. Having said that, though, I do want to put in a good word for fear. N ow and then, it keeps us from doing stupid things. It prods us to be wiser and act with more integrity. It forces us to see the truth when we might prefer to wallow in delusion. Now is one of those times for you, Aries. Thank your fear for helping to wake you up.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20):
“Poetry might be defined as the clear expression of mixed feelings,” wrote W.H. Auden. If that’s true, then your job is to be a poet right now. You seem to be awash in a hubbub of paradoxical inclinations, complete with conflicting desires and mismatched truths. There’s no shame or blame in that. But you do have a responsibility to communicate your complexity with honesty and precision. If you can manage that, people will treat you with affection and give you extra slack. They might even thank you.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22):
fabs, you should speak every word out loud. You should gesture with your hands and express colorful body language. It’s prime time for your different sub-personalities to get to know each other better.
Canadians Tommy Larkin and Stephen Goosney are biological brothers, but they were adopted by different families when they were young. They lost touch for almost 30 years. Once they began looking for each other, it didn’t take long to be reunited. N or did they have to travel far to celebrate. It turns out that they were living across the street from each other in the same small town in Newfoundland. I foresee a metaphorically similar experience in your future, Leo. When you get reconnected to your past, you will find that it has been closer than you realized.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):
In the coming week you will probably have more luck than usual if you play keno, craps, blackjack, bingo or roulette. People who owe you money will be inclined to pay you back, so you might want to give them a nudge. I won’t be surprised if you find a $20 bill lying on the sidewalk or if a store cashier accidentally gives you way too much change. In the wake of these tendencies, your main assignment is to be alert for opportunities to increase your cash flow. For example, if you wake up in the middle of the night with an idea for boosting your financial fortunes, I hope you will have a pen and notebook by the bed to write it down.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):
This will be an excellent week for you to talk with yourself — or rather, with yourselves. I’m envisioning in-depth conversations between your inner saint and your inner evil twin … between the hard worker and the lover of creature comforts … between the eager-to-please servant of the greater good and the self-sufficient smartie who’s dedicated to personal success. I think that in at least some of these con-
Make two fresh promises to yourself: one that’s easy to keep and one that’s at the edge of your capacity to live up to.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20):
What can you do to improve your flow? Are there obstructions in your environment that keep you from having a more fluidic rhythm? Do you harbor negative beliefs that make it harder for life to bestow its natural blessings on you? N ow is the time to take care of glitches like these, Gemini. You have more power than usual to eliminate constrictions and dissolve fixations. Your intuition will be strong when you use it to drum up graceful luck for your personal use. Be aggressive. Be bold. Be lyrical. It’s high time for you to slip into a smooth groove.
CANCER (June 21-July 22):
In the beginning of his novel The White Castle, Orhan Pamuk offers this meditation: “To imagine that a person who intrigues us has access to a way of life unknown and all the more attractive for its mystery, to believe that we will begin to live only through the love of that person — what else is this but the birth of great passion?” How do you respond to this provocative statement, Cancerian? Here are my thoughts: On the one hand, maybe it’s not healthy for you to fantasize that a special someone can give you what you can’t give yourself. On the other hand, believing this is true may inspire you to take an intriguing risk that would catalyze invigorating transformations. Which is it? Now is a good time to ruminate on these matters.
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1. Language of many Buddhist texts 5. Soft-shelled food, perhaps 9. Moved inconspicuously 14. Word after breast or testicular 15. Pint that may be weisse 16. Trendy diet modeled after the ostensible habits of cavemen 17. Space opera starring Kanye as Jar Jar and Fergie as C-3PO? 20. Moon with Ewoks 21. Citation abbr. 22. Winter shot targets 23. Starts to attract flies, say 25. Attend 27. Channel with programming such as “The Real Lunch Ladies of Lincoln Middle School”? 33. Into underground stuff 34. Flowery band 35. Perfect places 37. ___ U 38. Not fully soft, as shells 41. Orchestra’s locale 42. Vibe 44. Emulate pigeons 45. Tops 46. VIPs at a printer convention in Prague one week, Paris the next? 50. Polite
permission request 51. Obama campaign concept 52. As well 55. Taj Mahal city 57. Cold War weapons 61. Cream that proto-Nissan owners had to apply to their vehicles on summer days? 64. One may be snaked 65. Foul-mouthed 1950s heartthrob Paul 66. Bart and Lisa’s driver 67. Pull 68. America, Europe, etc., with “the” 69. “Good thing we locked the door before the monster got in”
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red-and-white flag 13. Prepare, as a kind of salad 18. Disney movie about a hacker 19. Scores 24. Poker player’s giveaway 26. Like Wes Anderson movies 27. A total ten, spelled slangily 28. Disney character with no legs 29. Autobiography written with Kurt Loder 30. Cheyenne Woods, to Tiger 31. Cars sold at auction, casually 32. Dog in heat? 36. Editor’s “it’s fine after all” 38. One may be gray
39. “I’m good” 40. WWII leader sentenced to death in 1948 43. Gradual absorption 45. Admitted wrongness 47. Vice presidential runner-up Paul 48. Horror film villain with sadistic puzzles 49. Like some fails 52. Throws in 53. “Tomb Raider” protagonist Croft 54. “Sit!” relative 56. Letter from millennia ago 58. Kiss hit 59. Dole (out) 60. Flakes because it’s cold? 62. ___ Chicago Grill 63. Served, as on a committee {LAST WEEK’S ANSWERS}
KEEPING HIS HEAD ABOVE WATER
Tea Party Rep finds government spending he likes — just in time! {BY CHRIS POTTER} YOU PROBABLY MISSED Washington, D.C.’s heated debate over the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) last month … largely because there wasn’t one. The measure, which tweaked the approval process by which the Army Corps of Engineers prioritizes work on dams and port facilities, passed Congress with overwhelming majorities. So why was U.S. Rep. Keith Rothfus, a Tea Party fave from Pittsburgh’s exurbs, blithering on about the measure in a 631-word Nov. 4 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial? Hmmmm … C POT T E R@ P G HC I T Y PA P E R. C OM
Most political observers think Rothfus’ re-election prospects are on solid ground. But in a poll released by Democrats last month, voters divided evenly on whether Rothfus deserved to be re-elected, with 39 percent saying they weren’t sure. Rothfus’ hardline stance in favor of a government shutdown last month probably won’t help, and his rivals have been turning up the heat, noting his vote against government aid for victims of Superstorm Sandy early this year. John Stiles, a moderate Republican challenger, recently suggested that if Johnstown suffered another historic flood, Rothfus “would let [it] drown on a matter of principle.” Reason enough to trumpet a water-control bill!
“Streamlining environmental reviews” is always popular among Republicans. While WRRDA authorized funding for some badly needed environmental projects, like an effort to restore Florida’s Everglades, the National Wildlife Federation has blasted the bill. Speeding up environment studies, it said, “will result in taxpayers footing the bill for projects that cause entirely avoidable harm to our nation’s waters.”
Ironically, WRRDA is opposed by many Tea Party groups — including FreedomWorks and Americans for Prosperity — that Rothfus ordinarily kowtows to. Those groups charge that the bill doesn’t have strict enough spending standards, and includes an additional $1.5 billion for the “Kentucky Kickback,” a lock-and-dam project that, many critics charge, is intended to benefit the re-election chances of Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell. Why were Republicans suddenly willing to cast off these Tea Party groups? As the website Politico surmised, the GOP “has been taking a thrashing in the polls” due to the shutdown … and most of the spending authorized by WRRDA benefits districts represented by Republicans.
Did someone say “coal”? The Center for Responsive Politics lists the mining industry as Rothfus’ chief source of support, with $31,700 so far in support this election cycle, including money from Consol and the National Mining Association. Just days before this op-ed was published, in fact, Rothfus blasted the Obama Administration for limiting U.S. financial support for building coal plants in other countries. Rothfus’ willingness to support dam projects at home is less impressive, perhaps, if you know he also wants to use tax dollars to build power plants overseas.
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Such concern for smooth operations at the Corps of Engineers is touching, considering Rothfus recently championed a government shutdown that put the Corps in limbo. While day-to-day operations at local dams continued, allowing for ongoing river navigation, the agency was forced to defer routine maintenance on facilities — a fact that worried Corps officials. The region’s aging locks and dams “require that daily care to keep them functioning properly,” a Corps spokesman told the Post-Gazette days into the shutdown.
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U.S. Rep Bill Shuster, a Pennsylvania Republican, emboldened by the bipartisan success of his bill, has already announced plans to reauthorize the measure in two years. But according to Politico, Democrats doubt Tea Party Republicans have truly changed: “There is nothing in the DNA of this Congress that says we can do another [bill] in two years,” it quoted a Florida Democrat saying.
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