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EVENTS 11.4 – 8pm SOUND SERIES: LIVE! ON STAGE JONATHAN RICHMAN, FEATURING TOMMY LARKINS ON THE DRUMS! The Warhol entrance space Tickets $15 / $12 Members & students FREE parking in The Warhol lot

11.6 – 2pm IN DISCUSSION: CHIEF ARCHIVIST MATT WRBICAN WITH AUTHOR AND FOOD HISTORIAN SUSAN ROSSI-WILCOX The Warhol theater FREE

11.12 – 4:30pm ANNUAL TEACHER OPEN HOUSE Teachers in attendance receive Act 48 credit. Tickets $10

11.13 – 7pm OUT OF THE BOX: TIME CAPSULE OPENING WITH CATALOGUER ERIN BYRNE, CHIEF ARCHIVIST MATT WRBICAN, AND SPECIAL GUEST BENJAMIN LIU The Warhol theater Tickets $10/$8 Members & students

Andy Warhol, Self-Portrait (detail), 1986, ©The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.

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Work is ongoing at the Kozik well site in Butler County located directly behind Summit Elementary School. The site, the large gray rectangle in the inset map, sits slightly less than two-tenths of a mile behind the school and is clearly visible from the building and playground.

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WO MILES. One mile. A half mile. A local watchdog organization counted the number of fracking wells within these distances of schools, day-care centers, nursing homes and hospitals in Pennsylvania. The ﬁnal tally: hundreds. Now parents are speaking out, and lawsuits are pending. “Drilling is an extremely industrial process,” says Stephen Riccardi, of PennEnvironment, the organization that released the report last week. “Having all of this going on so close to a school seems practically crazy.” The report, entitled “Dangerous and Close,” found that, in Pennsylvania, there are 166 schools, 165 day cares, 21 nursing homes and six hospitals within one mile of permitted unconventional natural-gas drilling, or fracking, well sites. (The report’s

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parameters included not only the actual hydraulic fracturing process, but also activities like construction and processing.)

Report finds hundreds of fracking operations near schools, day-care centers {BY ASHLEY MURRAY} Within a two-mile radius, the number of schools and day cares reaches nearly 500 each. PennEnvironment, along with several other environmental groups, community members and parents are calling on the state to enact stricter laws. “We’re advocating a one-mile minimum setback of all gas development, not just well

pads, from schools, because this helps with the safety aspect as well as the health impacts for children,” says Patrice Tomcik, of the group Moms Clean Air Force. She has two children in the Mars Area School District, in Butler County’s Middlesex Township, which loosened zoning rules to allow drilling in 90 percent of the town. A fracking site sits a little more than a half-mile from the school’s campus. Environmental groups and residents sued the township over the new zoning, and they’re awaiting a Nov. 6 hearing. For now, activities at the well pad have been suspended; a Butler County Common Pleas Court judge issued a stay this past summer. A 2013 state Supreme Court decision on parts of Act 13, a state law governing CONTINUES ON PG. 08

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extraction, handed zoning power regarding oil and gas development back to municipalities. (Prior to that, the state superseded municipalities.) “That’s why this ﬁght has become so local, township by township,” says Aaron Jacobs-Smith, an attorney for the Clean Air Council, one of the parties that sued Middlesex. “Some [towns] are trying to take a more protective approach. The hope with Middlesex is to establish this principle that you can’t put an industrial activity everywhere. It’s not fair to your citizens.” One of the most blatant instances is in Summit Township, where a well pad is operating just 700 feet from Summit Elementary school in Butler County. State records show that in 2013, XTO Energy, the well operator, was cited for two violations, one for not properly storing waste and the other for discharging waste without a permit. Statewide, PennEnvironment found more than 220 violations at wells within one mile of a school, 180 violations within one mile of day cares, 28 within one mile of nursing homes and 13 within one mile of hospitals. The report cites studies regarding proximity to fracking activities and impacts on air, water and quality of life. “All the research indicates proximity being a concern as it relates to health symptoms and health outcomes,” says Raina Rippel, director of the Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project, which investigates health symptoms in residents near fracking. “We see increasing concern related to prenatal exposures for pregnant women.” Rippel refers to studies cited by the PennEnvironment report, published this year and exploring the relationship between how close pregnant mothers lived to fracking sites and low birthweights. While researchers say the association doesn’t prove that fracking causes low birth rates, they say it’s concerning and warrants more indepth research. “We don’t think it can be safely

done anywhere near any population, especially vulnerable ones such as children and the elderly,” says Diane Sipe, of the advocacy group Marcellus Outreach Butler. Her organization tracks well sites in Butler County and distributes Google Earth images of their proximities to schools. “We are dashing headlong with this process when we don’t even know the full extent of the ramiﬁcations.” As to stronger limits on fracking, PennEnvironment and other advocacy organizations say that although one-mile setback is not ideal, it’s a starting point. “It offers a reasonable degree of protection,” Riccardi says. “It’s still not perfect. Obviously, PennEnvironment would love to see an infinite setback. A mile is what we would call the baseline of safe.” Moms Clean Air Force’s Tomcik says that at least for emergency safety, a one-mile setback “may prevent disruptive evacuations” in the event of an explosion or other emergency situation. In the case of well ﬁres in both Greene and Mercer counties in 2014 and 2015, local news outlets reported evacuation perimeters set at a half-mile and one mile, respectively. One Chevron worker died in the Greene County blaze. “Myself and other colleagues from other health and environmental organizations support the one-mile minimum setback knowing that it is not fully protective of children’s health. Unfortunately, until the health of children is prioritized over the profits of polluters, Pennsylvania parents have to operate within the current political climate,” says Tomcik. A spokesperson for the Marcellus Shale Coalition, the group representing the state’s oil and gas industry, calls the report the “latest attempt ... to s p r e a d f e a r a n d m i s i n f o r m at io n about safe and tightly-regulated shale development.” For parents who hope that state law will catch up with their concerns, the

“WE’RE ADVOCATING A ONE-MILE MINIMUM SETBACK OF ALL GAS DEVELOPMENT FROM SCHOOLS.”

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[CLARIFICATION] Allegheny County Council District 11 candidate Terri Klein contacted City Paper to clarify statements attributed to her in CP’s Oct. 21 election guide. Klein says she’s not philosophically opposed to campaign fundraising in general, but specifically opposes the practice for the temporary seat that she is seeking. Klein, who was appointed in June upon the death of Barbara Daly-Danko, is seeking to retain the seat until January.

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process is long and complicated. Since 2007, the department has granted nearly 20,000 fracking permits. Last week, the DEP granted a permit for a Rex Energy site about a half-mile from Dassa McKinney Elementary School, in Concord Township, Butler County. “DEP does not have the legal authority to implement setbacks more stringent than those established for buildings in Act 13,” DEP press secretary Neil Shader told City Paper. Act 13’s current setback from structures “within which persons live or customarily work” — such as schools and nursing homes — is 500 feet. That is measured from the well bore, or actual hole in the ground. Activity around a well can extend to several acres, not counting extensive truck trafﬁc. Under Gov. Tom Wolf, the Department of Environmental Protection has been working to tighten permitting, including protecting public recreation areas and strengthening regulations on open-air waste impoundments. The Wolf administration held 12 public hearings and received more than 30,000 comments regarding the proposed permit-

ting changes. The new permitting stipulations are expected to come into effect next year, and address in part “public resources” like playgrounds and schools. Under the proposed rules, if the perimeter of a drilling area is to be located less than 200 feet from a public resource, the driller must notify a school district, and DEP would then be responsible for setting safety conditions on the project. “Unfortunately, [the new rule is] really not a setback,” says Jacobs-Smith. “It doesn’t stop [drilling]. It just triggers this extra layer of review.” Jacobs-Smith’s organization recently appealed other DEP drilling permits granted in close proximity to schools with the state’s Environmental Hearing Board, which hears appeals of DEP decisions. “We’re saying, ‘Look, DEP, you have the authority and an obligation to protect the community,’” Jacobs-Smith says. “You should be looking at the local community in which this drilling is going to be taking place, and the fact that there’s a school a half-mile away. That should matter.” A M U RRAY @ P G HC I T Y PA P E R. C OM

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Has Delta become more inclusive since Pride protests? {BY RYAN DETO} THIS PAST SUMMER, tensions between

the Delta Foundation and many in the LGBT community bubbled over when pop singer Iggy Azalea was chosen to headline the city’s annual Pride in the Street event. Protests were held by smaller LGBT groups during Pride celebrations. While on the surface it seemed that many were upset about the hiring of a singer who had a history on social media of making comments that many felt were racist or homophobic, the issues went deeper. (Azalea dropped out because of the protests.) Many local LGBT groups criticized Delta for operating on behalf of one segment of the community — namely white, gay males — and not including all of the individuals who make up the community. So, as planning begins for next year’s event, the selection of the 2016 headliner could be paramount to peace between groups in Pittsburgh’s LGBT community. In August, the Delta Foundation, which bills itself as Pittsburgh’s leading LGBT organization, invited the public to discuss potential acts for its 2016 Pride events. And while Delta appears to be taking a step in the right direction, it has failed to reach out to the smaller LGBT groups that ignited the protests, leaving some to wonder whether anything has changed. “I have no idea what Delta is up to,” says Vanessa Davis, of THRIVE, a local LGBT student advocacy group. “It does not seem that they have reached out since Pride.” Davis worked with a national organization before she formed THRIVE in its place. She says she would like to see Delta

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become more inclusive, particularly in the representation of transgender people and individuals of color. “I am really interested in them making some of the changes that were called for in June,” says Davis, who participated in the Pride protests. “I would like to see them … include folks for leadership roles who represent marginalized groups.” Richard Parsakian, owner of Eons Fashion Antique, in Shadyside, has been involved in Pride for the past 20 years, including working with Delta since it took over Pride in 2007. He says that there are usually about four people who decide the entertainment at Pride, but this year there were about a dozen in attendance at the working group, including many new faces. “The diversity was much more complete,” says Parsakian. However, while Parsakian says he saw some people at the meeting who were involved in the June protests, he admits that none of the protest’s leaders were in attendance. (City Paper sought admittance but was denied because Delta president Gary Van Horn said attendees had to “sign a

confidentiality agreement.”) “I would have liked to have seen people directly from Roots Pride,” says Parsakian. “If there is another meeting, I will personally reach out to them.” But some argue that the job of reaching out should rest on Delta’s shoulders. Ava Grace O’Brien, a trans woman who was involved with Roots Pride, says that she was not contacted by Delta to take part in the group. Neither, according to O’Brien, was Roots Pride co-founder Michael David Battle. “If they really cared, we would have had a conversation by now,” says O’Brien Delta spokesperson Christine Bryan says the group publicly reached out through its Facebook page and Delta’s enewsletter. She says Delta holds public working-group meetings about Pride every year and has so far held meetings about entertainment, marketing, operations and volunteers. But O’Brien says Delta’s continued exclusionary practices are on display in the latest big LGBT story: the training of Pittsburgh’s first transgender police officer. The

story was broken by KDKA TV, which quoted Van Horn as the sole local LGBT source. Van Horn told KDKA that the police had met with him to discuss the officer’s safety and work conditions. O’Brien responded by writing an open letter to the Pittsburgh Police Department (published on CP’s blog earlier this month) that stated how a transgender person would be better suited to speak for the trans community. “If [Delta] considers themselves allies in the trans community, they should actually be referring people to others in the LGBT community,” says O’Brien. Bryan, who said last week that Van Horn was too busy for an interview, responded by email, saying that the media initially reached out to Delta about the story and Delta contacted the police. “We did reach out to other organizations about this issue including [Transgender Community of Police and Sheriffs] International and the GLCC and TransPride Pittsburgh,” wrote Bryan in an email to CP. “Alex Smithson, an African-American trans advocate, was interviewed live with Marty Griffin on KDKA Radio for 90 minutes.” This radio interview occurred after O’Brien’s letter went viral. Tara Sherry-Torres, who started Pittsburgh’s first Latino Pride festival this June, shares O’Brien’s frustration with Delta’s status as the loudest LGBT voice, but says the problem is less Delta’s intentional doing than a symptom of the region’s culture. “Everyone in the city believes that only one group can represent each respective community,” says Sherry-Torres. Sherry-Torres says she is not interested in “bashing” Delta, and is more focused on the entire LGBT community. “My hope is that moving forward, other entities and funders look at the issues of the larger LGBT community [in Pittsburgh],” says Sherry-Torres. “I want to make a plea to the region to fund and support an entire population that can thrive.” RYA N D E TO@ P G HC I T Y PA P E R. C OM

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{BY BILL O’DRISCOLL} EVEN AMONG those of us most concerned about climate change, many have lost hope of genuine progress from the two-decadelong series of United Nations Framework on Climate Change meetings known by the acronym “COP.” One huge disappointment was 2009’s COP15: Without a strong climate deal in Copenhagen, observers said, our odds of avoiding the worst effects of climate change would plummet. Now comes this year’s COP21, in Paris — the latest desperate effort to save humankind from a future of ever-rising oceans, bigger storms, longer droughts, mass extinction and more. Even among informed folk, however, optimism survives. Its herald in Pittsburgh is Mark Dixon, a climate activist and ﬁlmmaker who in July, with the blessing of Mayor Bill Peduto, represented Pittsburgh at a COP21 precursor meeting in Lyon, France. Dixon, 40, studied industrial engineering at Stanford and then worked at Silicon Valley startups. In 2006, however, he quit to focus on green causes, especially climate change. He’s since served as a volunteer presenter for Al Gore’s Climate Project, and directed YERT — Your Environmental Road Trip, a featurelength 2011 documentary about a spirited, green-themed cross-country excursion that has screened internationally. Next month, Dixon, like Peduto himself, heads to Paris. In recent weeks, he’s given 10 community presentations to explain why COP21 isn’t a lost cause. As ever, says Dixon, there isn’t a moment to spare in drastically cutting our greenhouse-gas emissions. But hope remains, ironically enough, largely because the damage wrought by climate change has gotten so apparent. “The weather has transformed since COP15,” Dixon told some 70 attendees in September at Squirrel Hill’s Church of the Redeemer. “We see it every day” — from Hurricane Sandy to California’s epic drought. And by January, it’s projected, we’ll be counting 2013, 2014 and 2015 as three of the four hottest years on record globally. So urgency is up. In September alone, Pope Francis earned headlines by raising the alarm on climate change. And 11 U.S. House Republicans deﬁed their party’s climate-denialism by signing a resolution calling for climate action. (“The U.S. [House] and Senate are the two biggest blocks to global progress on climate,” Dixon says.) Meanwhile, opinion polls suggest that vot-

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ers, historically ambivalent about climate issues, are becoming more concerned. Moreover, notes Dixon, COP21 finds more countries than ever submitting their proposed climate plans in advance. Big obstacles remain, including the perennial divide between the rich countries that have emitted the most greenhouse gasses to date and the poor countries that are both most threatened by climate change and most likely to pursue a fossilfueled path to wealth. But the biggest problem, Dixon says, might be fixes that are insufficiently ambitious. COP21’s agenda assumes that we must keep global temperature increases at 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. But experts like former top NASA climate scientist James Hansen say that even that much increase would make life on earth a nightmare. Yet to limit the increase to even 1.5 C, says Dixon, we’d have to stop emitting greenhouse gasses tomorrow; meanwhile, currently proposed emission-reduction plans aim us toward plus-3 C. Still, Dixon thinks that limiting the temperature rise sufficiently is doable. But it’ll take a massive, worldwide, World War II-scale mobilization to increase energy conservation and efficiency, and to switch all our power to electricity generated from renewable sources. Even banking giant Citigroup, after all, recently calculated that it’ll cost us more to not act on climate change. “Any middling half-step feels like a major waste of time, energy, money,” Dixon says. (After COP, Dixon plans to report back to Pittsburgh; meanwhile, see his gofundme campaign to finance his low-budget overseas trip.) Grant Ervin, Mayor Peduto’s chief resilience officer, admires Dixon’s work. But Ervin says Peduto’s going to Paris not only to save the planet, but to solicit business opportunities for Pittsburgh-based firms that make greener technologies, or even that offer funding mechanisms to bankroll them. Like Dixon, Ervin acknowledges that the climate situation is daunting. But, he says, “To be in this business, you have to be an optimist.” D RI S C OL L @ P G HC I T Y PA P E R. C OM

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teams located in this city, the Carnegie Mellon Tartans probably isn’t the first one to come to mind. Or the 11th. In fact, it probably won’t hit you until after you rattle off a few high school squads. Some people might think that CMU doesn’t even have a team, or that, if it does, maybe it is made up of robots. Tartans football began in 1906, just six years after the founding of the university. The program has amassed more than 500 victories, and nearly 200 of those have come under current head coach Rich Lackner. Mount Lebanon native Lackner has been running the program since the Reagan administration, another fact you probably didn’t know. It’s tough to get recognition at an institution that emphasizes engineering, drama, robotics, computer science and the fine arts over football. I don’t know what’s wrong with them. Also, “Tartans” is not exactly an overused team nickname like Wildcats or Tigers. It just might be the only football program at a level higher than high school to be named after a Scottish fabric pattern. It’s just a fancy word for plaid. It’s the pattern worn by famous Scots like Sean Connery, Rowdy Roddy Piper, the Proclaimers and Groundskeeper Willie. But don’t underestimate this team because of its fashion-forward nickname. Recently, the Tartans have demolished Grove City 44-0, and Bethany College 56-38; that’s a cool hundred points in two games. This might be the most explosive offense in town. Lackner is looking to bounce back from a couple of subpar seasons. This year’s team is led by sophomore running back Sam Benger. He hails from Hingham, Mass., and checks in at 5’8” and 175 pounds — not the usual size of a dominating back. This season, Benger became just the fourth running back in 109 years at CMU to rush for 1,000 yards in a season — and he did that in just the first six games. On the defensive side, watch out for sophomore inside linebacker Stanley Bikulege, a chemical-engineering major from Greer, S.C. He’s a smartypants from the same hometown as DMX. Another sophomore having a good season is Davenport,

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THREE FOR ONE {BY REBECCA NUTTALL} Since opening last month, The Umbrella Café has received a warm welcome to Downtown, partly by filling the need for vegan options. “We try to do more than salad,” says Karla Schroeder, of Om Nom Bake Studio. Offering cookies, pastries and other baked goods, Om Nom is one of three providers under the café’s umbrella. The other two are Soup Nancys and Savasana Juice. “It’s a collaboration. I knew that I couldn’t do it myself,” says Linzee Michalcin, of Soup Nancys. “We also try to use local people’s stuff and promote them as much as possible.” Adds Steve Bland, from Savasana, “All of us started cooking for our friends, and … we really enjoy cooking for people.” All three brands got their start at the Pittsburgh Public Market, a Strip District business incubator. “We were all able to cut our teeth on small-business skills,” says Matt Schroeder, the other half of Om Nom. “The Public Market was a great way for us to develop our customer base. We have a lot of loyal customers.” So far, Umbrella’s lunch specials have included prosciutto-fig grilled cheese on multigrain bread, cream of spinach and artichoke soup, and vegan Chinese vegetable soup. “We’ve got a focus on vegan options, but that’s not all we do. We’ve got pretty responsible portion sizes and healthy options,” Matt says. “I say ‘healthy,’ but today we also have short ribs with mac-and-cheese.” RNUTTALL@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

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OTS OF restaurants have themes. The most common have to do with national or regional cuisines. Some are based on type of food or approach to its preparation. But until now, we have not seen an entire restaurant concept organized around dimension. The Flats on Carson is located at the corner of East Carson and 15th streets, which, in case you don’t know, is in the South Side Flats (as opposed to the Slopes above). And the menu is a compilation of foods that are — wait for it — ﬂat. We saw this as an interesting, if imperfect, device for winnowing the standard catch-all menu of greasy, salty, crunchy pub-grub clichés. Despite a general rise in expectation and, therefore, quality in bar food, which has driven out a lot of submediocre fare, too many places still offer everything from artichoke dip to zucchini strips. The Flats’ stripped-down approach, while it will disappoint wings fans, allows its kitchen to focus on quality and choices that set the venue apart. The space is anything but ﬂat. It’s tall

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and glorious, with a silver-painted tin ceiling above raw brick walls accented with recycled barn-wood panels. An open metal staircase leads up to a mezzanine ﬂoor. But the magniﬁcent focal point of the interior is the back wall, papered in a map of the Flats neighborhood at its industrial peak. The street layout is familiar, but the myriad

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(panini), folded flats (tacos) and “funky flatbreads.” Salads, called “healthy flats,” are also present, though we cannot imagine how they might be served pancake-style. We compensated for the fact that wings aren’t flat with an order of Buffalo chicken dip. The consistency was thick, more like a stiff spread than a dip, but it had both chicken and spice in generous amounts. And we noted the thoughtful choice of hearty, whole-grain tortilla chips. Anything less would have been too weak to support the dense dip and too mild to register on the palate. The choice of chips was a detail, but the kind that reveals care. It works both ways. Our main complaint with the tacos was the careless use of fridge-cold flour tortillas: Just a few seconds on a griddle would have done so much to increase satisfaction. Of the four fillings available, we sampled three: lime-marinated chicken, BBQ chicken and spicy pork (a portobello version is the veggie option). In both chicken tacos, the meat wasn’t shredded or pulled, but sliced grilled breasts, topped with avocado and tequila-infused CONTINUES ON PG. 20

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Thank you City Paper readers for voting us one of the Best Chinese Restaurants in Pittsburgh pico de gallo in one version and a sweet but not cloying barbecue sauce in the other. That sauce was balanced by punchy, crunchy, spicy slaw for an excellent barbecue taco. Angelique was less impressed by the non-barbecue chicken taco, finding it somewhat bland, and by the pork, which seemed mushy to her, although Jason thought it was fine. Panini at The Flats were served on ciabatta-like rolls that were toasted in a press. They were pretty good, albeit perFeaturing cuisine in the style of haps a touch small for the price. On the other hand, the Chinese barbecue pork Peking, Hunan, was subtly flavored with sweet, smoky Szechuan and hoisin; the spicy slaw worked well, and the toasted-sesame mayo was a great conMandarin diment, pulling everything together without stealing the show.

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BUBBLING UP

Homebrewers show off at Brewing Up a Cure A few samples earlier and I might not have tried the pickle beer. It sounded like exactly the sort of thing I usually hate, a can-do and not a should-do. But we were a few hours and a few-ish beers into Brewing Up a Cure — the annual festival thrown by the Three Rivers Underground Brewers to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation — and I was feeling bold. Besides, I love pickles and I love beer, so perhaps it would be great.

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BIGELOW GRILLE: REGIONAL COOKING AND BAR. Doubletree Hotel, One Bigelow Square, Downtown. 412-281-5013. This upscale restaurant offers fine foods with Steeltown flair, like “Pittsburgh rare” seared tuna (an innovation borrowed from steelworkers cooking meat on a blast furnace). The menu is loaded with similar ingenious combinations and preparations. KE BISTRO 9101. 9101 Perry Highway, McCandless. 412318-4871. This North Hills bistro offers a fresh take on familiar fare, in a white-tableclothcasual setting, such as: pig wings,” salmon cakes, a brisket burger on a pretzel bun and “Jambalini” — a riff on jambalya in which shrimp, mussels and scallops were served over fetticini in a “spicy” tomato broth. LE CAFÉ DELHI. 205 Mary St., Carnegie. 412-278-5058. A former Catholic church in Carnegie now houses an Indian café, with a menu ranging from dosa to biryani to palak paneer. From a cafeteria-style menu, order street snacks (chaats, puris), or the nugget-like, spicy fried “Chicken 65.” Hearty fare includes chickpea stew, and a kebab wrapped in Indian naan bread. JF

Wafﬂes, INCaffeinated {PHOTO BY HEATHER MULL} pancakes, ham off the bone and a sandwich tantalizingly called a “meatloaf melt.” J GAUCHO PARRILLA. 1607 Penn Ave., Strip District. 412-709-6622. Wood-fired meat and vegetables, paired with delectable sauces, make this Argentine-barbecue eatery worth stopping at. The beef, chicken, sausage and seafood is all infused with flavor from the wood grill. Add-on sauces include: chimichurri; ajo (garlic and herbs in olive oil); cebolla, with caramelized onions; and the charred-pepper pimenton. KF

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Café Notte {PHOTO BY HEATHER MULL} JANICE’S SWEET HARMONY CAFÉ. 2820 Duss Ave., Ambridge. 724-266-8099. A musically themed diner offers tried-and-true breakfast-and-lunch diner standards (with fun, musical names such as “Slide Trombone”). This is your stop for French toast, German apple pancake, fruitfilled pancakes, and savory options such as skillet fry-ups (eggs, home fries, cheese, sausage). J JG’S TARENTUM STATION GRILLE. 101 Station Drive, Tarentum. 724-226-3301. An

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So what the hell is The Fest? From an outsider’s perspective, it may look like a smaller version of South by Southwest. But it’s not. Every year, on an October weekend, The Fest commences in Gainesville, Fla.; there are hundreds of punk, hardcore, indie and alt-country bands booked, and 20,000-plus attendees from around the world. This year’s lineup includes Lagwagon, Desaparecidos, The Menzingers, MewithoutYou, Andrew WK and many more, from the United States and beyond. “It’s honestly like the perfect storm of a punk show,” says Dan Rock of World’s Scariest Police Chases, one of a few Pittsburgh bands playing The Fest. Rock has gone to The Fest every year since 2009, initially with American Armada and Captain We’re Sinking, two bands then on his label Lock and Key Collective. He was blown away by “the mecca of punk.” WSPC has played the festival since 2010. Over the past five years, Rock has seen it grow. While organizers have added an outdoor stage, according to Rock, the largest indoor venue has a capacity of nearly 1,000, with many of the bars holding 200 to 400 attendees. DIVORCE is playing Fest for the first time. Hell, it’s the first time any member of the band has been to Florida, according to Trevor Read. With some help from Chris Stowe, A-F Records manager and WSPC guitarist, the band was able to get added to this year’s Fest. Read is stoked to represent his hometown at Fest. “I think Pittsburgh in the past five years had had a lot of noteworthy bands, especially in the DIY scene,” says Read. “It’s good that we have a chance to represent the scene.” As he and the WSPC boys gear up for The Fest, Rock hopes the festival can continue on, as it is run by “the right people for the right reasons.” But it can’t get too popular. “It’s one of those punk-kid things where you want to protect things that are special to you. And by protect them,” Rock jokes, “it means, keep them from everyone else.” INFO@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

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Vol. 1, the new instructional yoga .DVD from BLACK YO)))GA founders Scott and Kimee Massie, a quote appears on the screen: “You can’t fully appreciate the light until you understand the darkness.” This isn’t your conventional homeﬁtness DVD, full of hyper-positive buzzwords and bright Lululemon gear. The darkened room is ﬁlled with tattooed yogis clad in black. A sustained rumble of ambient drone music plays in the background. Sage burns and Kimee circles the group, lighting candles. Her face partially obscured by a black hood, she uses her

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Kimee — a 200-hour RYT (registered yoga teacher) who has undergone specialized training to learn how to use yoga to help people with addiction, trauma and PTSD — explains this philosophy of

light and dark: “Whatever you’re dealing with — your crap, your demons — everyone has that, no matter who you are,” she says. “A lot of times instead of releasing that and letting it go, people shove it deep down, try to forget about it, try to avoid it. That’s where addictions and different [negative] things happen.” For her, BLACK YO)))GA is a place to accept the reality of darkness and then let it go. The Massies started BLACK YO)))GA — vinyasa-style yoga set to meditative drone, stoner metal, noise and doom — about three years ago. Since 2001, they’d been running a small label called

Innervenus, which released records from heavy bands like Vulture, Molasses Barge and Scott Massie’s band, Storm King. (These days, Innervenus is mostly on hold as a label, but functions as an umbrella for the Massies’ various projects.) Kimee, who started teaching yoga in 2011, wanted an alternative to the more conventional classes she was used to, something more suited to her personal tastes. Scott, along with Chad Hammitt of the band Agnes Wired for Sound, began to put together mix CDs for Kimee’s classes, which included selections from bands ranging from Sleep, Earth and SunO))) — the rendering of BLACK YO))) GA is a wink to fans of that ambient doom outfit — to deep cuts from Depeche Mode and Peter Gabriel, plus some traditional meditation music. (As Kimee put it to City Paper in 2012, “Not everyone wants to listen to birds and waterfalls.”) With classes held in a variety of unconventional spaces, including Commonwealth Press’ dark and dingy South Side warehouse (known as the Murder Room), BLACK YO)))GA quickly gained a local following. National and international press ensued, spawning imitators from Milwaukee to Washington, D.C. to Iceland. The Massies toyed with the idea of a DVD early on, and even discussed it with filmmaker Joseph Stammerjohn, of Eyes to the Sky Films. They dismissed it as financially unfeasible. Then Eric Corbin, owner of Homestead-based Screaming Crow Records, dropped in for a couple classes, and suggested releasing a project on his label. Due to potential licensing issues presented by the mix CDs, making their own music was the next logical step. “We’re all musicians,” Scott Massie says. “So it was almost like, ‘Why didn’t we start doing this earlier?’ When we were making the mixes, we were essentially building the blueprint for what we would sound like if we formed our own group.” In addition to culling from their own bands, Scott Massie and Hammitt began recruiting people from bands like Vulture, Hero Destroyed, Complete Failure, Veniculture and several others. There were 16 musicians all together. Some of the artists had already contributed original music to BLACK YO)))GA mixes, and many of them had never met or played together before. However, they

all seemed to serendipitously appear exactly when they were needed. “It was like we gathered our little cult family together,” says Kimee, laughing. Like her classes, which follow a loose structure but change depending on what she and the students are feeling, the music of the BLACK YO)))GA Meditation Ensemble is mostly improvised. Scott, who is also certified to teach, used his wife’s general class formula to direct the improvisation. “It was totally a different process,” he says. “Being in bands, you practice and practice and practice. [For this], we’d come up with themes and we’d jam on them a couple times and that was really it.” The result is a soundscape of brooding, spaced-out doom, driven by cello and guitars, and accented with gongs, singing bowls and ethereal voices. “The music itself became very similar to the flowing, natural process that you might experience in a yoga class,” he says. F o r t h e DV D, which Stammerjohn directed and shot, the Massies assembled a group of enthusiastic participants who agreed to prepare for filming by attending eight weekly yoga classes. Filming was particularly strenuous for Kimee. “On that day, I had to do yoga for four hours,” she says. “I thought the [third take] was the last one, so I put everything I had into it, and [Stammerjohn said,] ‘OK! I need you to do it one more time!’ I was like, ‘You’re kidding me. My soul just went into that third one!’ So you see my face kind of scrunched up like, ‘Oh my God, I’m dying.’” But as with a yoga practice, imperfections are part of the process. For both sides of the project, Scott explains, “We wanted to capture more of an essence rather than trying to make this perfectly polished. It’s totally punk rock in aesthetic. There is error in all of it.” Kimee adds, “It’s yoga practice, not yoga perfection.” After the Oct. 29 release party, the Massies will continue to teach BLACK YO)))GA (they now have a permanent space at the Monroeville Yoga Co-op), and Stammerjohn is currently working on a documentary about the project that will be released sometime in the future. But for now, they’re ready for a break. “Right now,” says Kimee, with a smile and a sigh, “we need to breathe.” MWELSH @PGH C IT YPAPE R . C O M

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A year after his critically acclaimed Cadillactica, Big K.R.I.T. returned this month with a mixtape called It’s Better This Way. The 29-year-old’s brand of spacey, soulful, patently Southern hip hop seems to get braver and more interesting by the release, so City Paper checked in as he prepped for his 39-city tour. YOU LEAVE IN TWO DAYS. HOW DO YOU SPEND THAT TIME? Normally just try to relax, enjoy my house, trying to mentally prepare myself to put on the best show I possibly can, every day. The last two days, I try to make sure I got my wardrobe right and everything’s cleaned up with the house. Laundry, that’s what’s going on. WHAT’S THE MEANING BEHIND IT’S BETTER THIS WAY? For me, it was always better for me to go the way that I felt internally, that fit my personality, talking about my journey and where I would like to go musically. So It’s Better This Way is just me kinda [expressing] to the people that the way I do music, the way I put out music, how I am creatively, is just better for me as a person and a musician. ANYTHING NEW FOR THIS TOUR? Oh yeah man. I don’t know if you’ve been seeing on my Instagram, but I got a band, so that’s gonna complete the dynamic. I really don’t wanna go too hard into telling people what’s going on, but it’s definitely going to be a shift. I gotta give the people something new. ALEXGORDON@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

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JAZZED UP {BY MIKE SHANLEY} IF THERE WAS ever any criticism given to

the Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert when it was under the direction of Nathan Davis, it related to the similarity in each year’s program. While all of the guest performers were top-flight musicians, many of the same names returned every few years. Considering how jazz music, by nature, should evolve continuously, the program often seemed a bit stagnant. Geri Allen became director of jazz studies at the University of Pittsburgh in 2013, and she has breathed new life into the concert, which traditionally takes place after a week of free seminars on campus. Her first concert as director included more than simply hard-bop standards. Most conspicuously, the evening opened with an extended interpretation of a piece by her predecessor, Dr. Davis. Now in its 45th year, the event brings back seminar veterans Kenny Barron (piano) and Jimmy Owens (trumpet), along with Robin Eubanks (trombone), Tineke Postma (saxophone), Jimmy Cobb (drums), Mino Cinelu (percussion), Robert Hurst (bass) and a guest who qualifies as the wild card of the show, Pharoah Sanders (tenor saxophone). Drummer Cobb might have the most celebrated dossier at the program. He appeared on Kind of Blue, the Miles Davis classic now considered one of the best jazz albums of all time. He is also the last surviving member of that band. After working as a teacher at Manhattan’s New School, Cobb reappeared in the mid-’90s with Cobb’s Mob; at one point, that band included students like pianist Brad Mehldau

and guitarist Peter Bernstein, now leaders on their own. Cobb doesn’t consider himself a band leader, though. “I’m just the guy that plays the drums with the name out front,” he told JazzTimes. Whether he’s swinging gently or laying down a strong groove, the then-85-year-old still played with authority on The Original Mob, a 2014 release that reunited the quartet.

45TH ANNUAL PITT JAZZ SEMINAR AND CONCERT Seminars: Nov. 2-7. Concert: 7:30 p.m. Sat., Nov. 7. Carnegie Music Hall. 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. $10-$35. 412-624-4187 or www.tinyurl.com/jazz-sem

When Pharoah Sanders first gained recognition, he was sharing the stage with John Coltrane in the mid-1960s, creating a commotion with signature growls and spine-tingling shrieks. While many tenor saxophonists utilized the extreme registers of the horn, few had the visceral quality of Sanders. He returned to Pittsburgh four years ago for a sold-out appearance at the August Wilson Center. These days he balances the wails with a more thoughtful side, so Sanders should bring a distinct edge to the seminar, especially if the ensemble attempts his spiritual classic, “The Creator Has a Master Plan.” In addition to seminars by some of the musicians, the week’s activities include panel discussions about Pittsburgh natives Mary Lou Williams (including a screening of the documentary about the pianist), Billy Strayhorn and Erroll Garner (whose archives were recently donated to the University of Pittsburgh). I N F O @PGH C IT YPAPE R . C O M

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Documentary following climate change around the world.

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OPENING NIGHT PARTY The Opening Night party is an annual celebration at Pittsburgh Filmmakers. Tickets are $20, which include one of the four Opening Night film screenings, entertainment, food and libations. It begins at 9:00pm at 477 Melwood Ave. Party only tickets will be available for $10 in advance or at the door.

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Festival Highlights

Everything Will be Fine

The Lady in the Van

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The Forbidden Room

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New Guy Maddin Film Melwood Screening Room

Polish dark comedy Waterworks Cinemas

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The Quay Brothers in 35mm Curated by Christopher Nolan Melwood Screening Room

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Cannes’ Palme d’or Winner Regent Square Theater

Local ﬁlmmakers and bands Neu Kirche Contemporary Art Center

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Mustang Oscar Enrty form France Harris Theater

Man with a Movie Camera With Alloy Orchestra Regent Square Theater

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Halloween tribute shows have become a tradition, and this year’s TributeFest is no different. Featuring a starstudded lineup of Queen, The Velvet Underground, Black Sabbath, Bob Dylan and The Misfits, it’s simply unbelievable that so many famous rock acts would be playing together, tonight at the Smiling Moose. Especially since Freddie Mercury and Lou Reed are dead. Maybe they’re undead? AW 8 p.m. 1306 E. Carson St., South Side. $8. 412-431-4668 or www.smiling-moose.com

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On Halloween 1990, Pittsburgh’s Submachine played its first show, in bass player Doug Fedinik’s basement, in Garfield. While contemporaries like Anti-Flag and Aus-Rotten focused on sociopolitical themes, Submachine was less political and more personal. The band’s hard-drinking, blue-collar reputation precedes the music, to a degree, but fans still remember Submachine as a preeminent example of Iron City Punk. Tonight, you can see these punk-rock oldheads — as well as The Sicks, Six Speed Kill and Silence — at The Shop, for the 25th anniversary of that first show in Doug’s basement. AW 7 p.m. 4314 Main St., Bloomfield. $7. 412-951-0622

[BOUNCE] + TUE., NOV. 03 If you haven’t heard of “bounce,” it’s a dizzying style of hip hop that is fast, repetitive and encourages rapid undulation of the buttocks. New Orleans’ Big Freedia is the genre’s preeminent purveyor. Freedia, whose largerthan-life persona and charisma have made her an icon of gay culture, is a proudly selfproclaimed “Sissy,” and is also called “the Queen Diva of Bounce.” She is performing tonight, upstairs at Spirit, with support from fellow New Orleans rapper Boyfriend and local Keeb$. AW 9 p.m. 242 51st St., Lawrenceville. $20 ($75 for VIP tickets). 412-586-4441 or www.spiritpgh.com

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You never know what you’re going to get with Sufjan Stevens. The Detroit-born singersongwriter is responsible for musical offerings that run a hard-to-describe spectrum: 10 discs of Christmas songs; an electronic tribute to the Chinese Zodiac calendar; state-themed albums. His latest offering, Carrie & Lowell, is hailed as one of his most personal and bare works. The album, named for his mother (who died in 2012 and from whom he was relatively estranged) and stepfather, deviates somewhat from his baroque, multi-instrumental style. Stevens’ fans can expect his soft, ghost-like vocals and acoustic-guitar stylings, and colorful-yet-lowkey storytelling about complicated relationships, death and faith. Listen to his other albums to get to know his range of styles; listen to this one to get to know him. Stevens plays Heinz Hall tonight with special guest Gallant. Lauren Daley-Maurer 8 p.m. 600 Penn Ave., Downtown. $32.25-50.25 (all ages). 412-392-4900 or www.heinzhall.org

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REX THEATER. The Lone Bellow w/ Anderson East. South Side. 412-381-6811.

WED 04 ANDY WARHOL MUSEUM. Jonathan Richman w/ Tommy Larkins. North Side. 412-237-8300. CATTIVO. Gash, Only Flesh, The Bloated Sluts. Lawrenceville. 412-687-2157. CLUB CAFE. Willie Nile w/ Jefferson Grizzard. South Side. 412-431-4950.

ALTAR BAR. Mod Sun, New Beat Fund, ALLDAY, Benny Freestyles, DJ Afterthought. Strip District. 412-263-2877. CLUB CAFE. Noah www. per ANDYS WINE Guthrie w/ Nick pa pghcitym BAR. DJ Malls Guckert. South Side. .co Spins Vinyl. Downtown. 412-431-4950. 412-773-8884. DOUBLE WIDE GRILL. ONE 10 LOUNGE. Boulevard of the Allies. DJ Goodnight, DJ Rojo. Album Release Party. South Side. Downtown. 412-874-4582. 724-581-3892. RIVERS CASINO. DJ NIN. THE R BAR. Midnite Horns. North Side. 412-231-7777. Dormont. 412-942-0882. ROWDY BUCK. Top 40 Dance. South Side. 412-431-2825. MR. SMALLS THEATER. RUGGER’S PUB. 80s Night w/ DJ Insane Clown Posse w/ P.O.D., Connor. South Side. 412-381-1330. DJ Paul, Dope D.O.D., Young Wicked, Legally Insane. Millvale. DIESEL. DJ CK. South Side. 412-821-4447. 412-431-8800. THUNDERBIRD CAFE. HOLLYWOOD LANES. Legion, Butler St. Sessions. Lawrenceville. Deadly Buda, Miss Haze, Get 412-682-0177. Nasty w/ Matt Muckle. Dormont. 707-480-8208. HEINZ HALL. Sufjan Stevens. LAVA LOUNGE. Top 40 Dance Downtown. 412-392-4900. Party. South Side. 412-431-5282.

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RIVERS CASINO. DJ Kingfish. North Side. 412-231-7777. ROWDY BUCK. Top 40 Dance. South Side. 412-431-2825.

TUE 03 MR. SMALLS THEATER. Robert DeLong w/ Coleman Hell, Emerson Jay. Millvale. 412-821-4447.

WED 04 SMILING MOOSE. Rock Star Karaoke w/ T-MONEY. South Side. 412-431-4668. SPOON. Spoon Fed. East Liberty. 412-362-6001.

HIP HOP/R&B THU 29 MR. SMALLS THEATER. Big K.R.I.T. w/ BJ The Chicago Kid, Scotty ATL, DeLorean, Mars Jackson. Millvale. 412-821-4447.

SAT 31 EVOLVER TATTOO ARTS. Milo Safari Al. South Side. 412-481-1004.

TUE 03 SPIRIT. Big Freedia w/ Boyfriend. Lawrenceville. 412-586-4441.

BLUES FRI 30 SWEETWATER CENTER FOR THE ARTS. Miss Freddye’s Blues Band. Sewickley. 412-741-4405.

SAT 31 TUGBOAT’S. Jason Born Trio. Halloween Spectacular. East Pittsburgh. 412-829-1992.

TUE 03 BLUSH SPORTS BAR. Shari Richards. Jam session. Downtown. 412-281-7703.

JAZZ THU 29 ANDYS WINE BAR. Christine Laitta. Downtown. 412-773-8884. JAMES STREET GASTROPUB & SPEAKEASY. Roger Humphries Jam Session. Ballroom. North Side. 412-904-3335.

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ANDYS WINE BAR. Tania Grubbs. Downtown. 412-773-8884. GRILLE ON SEVENTH. Tony Campbell & Howie Alexander. Downtown. 412-391-1004. LEMONT. Mark Pipas. Mt. Washington. 412-431-3100. NOLA ON THE SQUARE. Neon Swing X-Perience. Downtown. 412-471-9100.

SAT 31 ANDYS WINE BAR. Kathy Conner. Downtown. 412-773-8884. JAMES STREET GASTROPUB & SPEAKEASY. Jeremy Fisher Organ Trio. North Side. 412-904-3335.

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These are the songs Dane Adelman of The Lampshades and Mantiques can’t stop listening to:

DEAN’S STUDENT SHOWCASE RECITAL. PNC Recital Hall. Duquesne University, Uptown. 412-396-6083. PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. BNY Mellon Grand Classics: Tao, Gershwin & Strauss. Heinz Hall, Downtown. 412-392-4900.

Deerhunter

SAT 31

“All The Same”

PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Igudesman & Joo: Scary Concert. Performing renditions of Danse Macabre & Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 2, as well as originals. Heinz Hall, Downtown. 412-392-4900.

Cleaners From Venus

“Wivenhoe Bells II”

SUN 01

“Glory to The Lord”

Stone Temple Pilots

“Trippin’ on a Hole in a Paper Heart”

MON 02 WILLIAM PITT UNION. Pitt Jazz Ensemble Performance. Under direction of Ralph Guzzi. Oakland. 412-624-1085.

TUE 03 THUNDERBIRD CAFE. Space Exchange. Lawrenceville. 412-682-0177.

WED 04 RIVERS CLUB. Don Cerminara. Donnie Does Sinatra. Downtown. 412-391-5227.

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TUE 03 CLUB CAFE. Antje Duvekot, Natalia Zukerman w/ Gigi. South Side. 412-431-4950.

WED 04 ALLEGHENY ELKS LODGE #339. Pittsburgh Banjo Club. Wednesdays. North Side. 412-321-1834. PARK HOUSE. Shelf Life String Band. North Side. 412-224-2273.

DOWNEY’S HOUSE. Aaron from The Lava Game. Robinson. 412-489-5631.

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FRI 30 CAPRI PIZZA AND BAR. Bombo Claat w/ VYBZ Machine Intl Sound System. East Liberty. 412-362-1250.

MCMONAGLES PUB. The Flow Band Reggae Rockers. Uniontown. 724-812-2971.

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ELWOOD’S PUB. Marshall Street ‘Rents. Rural Ridge. 724-265-1181.

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HARVEY WILNER’S. Dallas Marks. West Mifﬂin. 412-466-1331.

WED 04 BYHAM THEATER. Dave Rawlings Machine. Downtown. 412-456-6666.

RIVERS CASINO. Tony Janflone Jr. North Side. 412-231-7777.

CLASSIC ALBUMS LIVE PERFORMS

FRI 30 CATTIVO. Metacara, Wolkoff, No Sleep. Devil’s Night Club. In-house afterparty w/ dancing & spooky fun vibes. Lawrenceville. 412-687-2157. CLUB CAFE. Charlie Hustle & the Grifters presents A Muppet Show Halloween w/ Kyle Lawson. South Side. 412-431-4950.

Pink Floyd Dark Side Of The Moon Note for Note. Cut for Cut.

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RIVERS CASINO. Kevin Howard Trio. North Side. 412-231-7777.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31 • 8:30PM Orchestra $30, $24 Loge $30; Balcony $24

CARNEGIE MUSIC HALL. Festival of Choirs. Oakland. 412-635-7654. HEINZ CHAPEL. University of Pittsburgh Panther Rhythms. Oakland. 412-624-4157.

OVREARTS. Heinz Chapel, Oakland. 412-624-4157.

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CLADDAGH IRISH PUB. Weekend at Blarneys. South Side. 412-381-4800. FIRESIDE INN. Bill Couch. Crafton. 412-921-5566. MULLANEY’S HARP & FIDDLE. Luke Gallagher. Strip District. 412-642-6622. PARK HOUSE. Dan Bubien. North Side. 412-224-2273.

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String Trio

Every time you click “reload,” the saints cry.

MARIANNE CORNETTI. One of the world’s leading Verdi mezzo-sopranos. Andrew Carnegie Free Library Music Hall, Carnegie. 412-276-3456. MUSIC IN A GREAT SPACE. Shadyside Presbyterian Church, Shadyside. 412-682-4300. PITTSBURGH CONCERT CHORALE. Performances by the Chartiers Valley Select Chorus, the Penn Hills High School choirs, the Washington & Jefferson College Camerata Singers, followed by PCC, plus a collaborative take on “Carmina Burana.” Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland. 412-635-7654. PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. BNY Mellon Grand Classics: Tao, Gershwin & Strauss. Heinz Hall, Downtown. 412-392-4900. SHADYSIDE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH CHANCEL CHOIR. Feat. Maurice Duruﬂé’s “Requiem.” Shadyside Presbyterian Church, Shadyside. 412-682-4300.

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LEMONT. NightStar. Mt. Washington. 412-431-3100.

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Highly Suspect (105.9 The Halloween Show)

THURSDAY 29 BYHAM THEATER Downtown. 412-456-6666. Tickets: trustarts. org. Through Oct. 31.

MUSEUM OF ART LOBBY, CARNEGIE CAFE, CARNEGIE LECTURE HALL Oakland. Tickets: cmoa.org/horror. 7:30p.m.

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STAGE AE North Side. Tickets: ticketmaster.com or 800-7453000. Doors open at 7p.m.

AUGUST WILSON CENTER Downtown. 412-456-6666. Tickets: trustarts.org/india.

BLACKBOX THEATER Midland. 724-576-4644. Tickets: lppacenter.org. Through Nov. 1.

The Elephant Wrestler

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MR. SMALLS THEATRE Millvale. 412-821-4447. Tickets: ticketweb.com/opusone. 6:30p.m.

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SMILING MOOSE South Side. 412-431-4668. All ages show. Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 6:30p.m.

ALTAR BAR Strip District. 412-263-2877. All ages show. Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 7:30p.m.

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The Lone Bellow

ALTAR BAR Strip District. 412-263-2877. All ages show. Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 8p.m.

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ALTAR BAR Strip District. 412-263-2877. All ages show. Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 6:30p.m.

HARD ROCK CAFE Station Square. 412-481-ROCK. Over 21 Show. Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 9:30p.m.

Evil Dead The Musical

THE PALACE THEATRE Greensburg. 724-836-8000. Tickets: thepalacetheatre.org. 7:30p.m.

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STEVE JOBS IS A PROFILE THAT DEMYSTIFIES AND RE-MYSTIFIES SIMULTANEOUSLY

James Vanderbilt’s docudrama Truth recounts what went wrong with a 2004 60 Minutes news story about George W. Bush’s service in the Texas Air National Guard during the Vietnam war. It seemed like a hot story in the ongoing presidential campaign, but it ultimately left a black mark on Black Rock and sent a number of CBS News heads rolling, including Dan Rather’s.

Cate Blanchett as Mary Mapes

Most of the blame fell on Rather’s longtime producer Mary Mapes, portrayed here with charismatic vigor by Cate Blanchett. Truth is adapted from Mapes’ 2005 book Truth and Duty, which might be why this film feels like a self-justifying polemic — journalists to the barricades! Vanderbilt stops the narrative three times so that characters can deliver outraged speeches about Integrity in Media, A Conspiracy of Corporations and How News Used to Matter. But the Bush story falls apart on more prosaic grounds — shaky sources, questionable documents and a competitive atmosphere that can breed myopia. Rather (Robert Redford) is cast as the elder statesman, a newsman so dedicated to the profession that he leaves a party in his honor to help Mapes break a story. (In fairness, it was a good one — the Abu Ghraib mess — but Truth doesn’t quite draw the link that the intoxicating buzz from that might have spurred Mapes and her team on to nail another big one.) There’s plenty of meaty and topical material here — the rush to scoop, facts to be sorted out later, is worse than ever — but Vanderbilt stays pat with his good guys (Mapes’ team) versus bad guys (everybody else) storyline. Journalists are warned about confirmation bias — deciding on story’s outcome and then marshalling content to fit it, rather than letting discovered facts lead to a proven conclusion. It’s partly what undoes Mapes’ Bush story, and it definitely contributes to this film’s weakness. Despite its mistakes, the team is painted as golden martyrs to news, cruelly slain by bloggers, Karl Rove, pissy lawyers or name-your-own-villain. Starts Fri., Oct. 30

MAN OF VISION Eye to i: Steve Jobs (Michael Fassbender)

{BY AL HOFF}

HERE MAY BE nothing new to say

about Apple’s Steve Jobs — this is the third bio ﬁlm in as many years — but director Danny Boyle and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin have collaborated to tell us in a new fashion. Steve Jobs unfolds in three parts, where each segment plays out in more or less real time before the launch of a signiﬁcant product: the 1984 Macintosh, the NeXT debut (1988) and, in 1999, the iMac. Boyle shoots each in an appropriate fashion: grainy 16 mm for the now old-school Macintosh, 35 mm for the sleeker NeXT and digital for the iMac of our iFuture. It is a backstage drama, with the action confined to dressing rooms and off-stage hallways, in which Jobs (Michael Fassbender) interacts (almost always contentiously) with the same “cast,” among them: his “work wife” Joanna Hoffman (Kate Winslet); Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak (Seth Rogen); one-time Apple CEO John Sculley; and Jobs’ daughter, Lisa.

Thus, this is not a strict bio-pic, but an exercise in exploring what drove Jobs to succeed, even as he alienated friends, family and co-workers. Tricky stuff, and particularly for Jobs, who masterfully created his own publicly embraced mythologies. The script ﬂirts with explanations for Jobs’ bad behavior, offering adoption trauma, control issues

STEVE JOBS DIRECTED BY: Danny Boyle STARRING: Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, Jeff Daniels

and a God complex. Similarly, it’s hard to pin down what Jobs’ gift was, and like other bios, Steve Jobs decides it was some kind of vision thing that inspired (or browbeat) others into achieving greatness. (Jobs compares himself to an orchestra conductor, another misunderstood role given to guiding and hectoring.) The work is part exposé and part

hagiography, a profile that demystifies and re-mystifies simultaneously. But the film is an engaging outing despite its contradictions and its sometimes distracting theatricality; it has plenty of sharp dialogue and good performances. (I wish Rogen would explore more dramatic roles: The spats between Woz and Jobs are among the better scenes, illustrating the frustration felt between two men with incompatible creative natures.) As odious as Jobs appears here, there’s an ace up his sleeve: We’re watching from the future, where Jobs has largely been proven right about how the computer industry would play out and what consumers want (or, perhaps, what he wanted us to want). Thus, the film winds up feeling like a redemption story, particularly if you’re willing to swallow its sentimental coda — all sunlight, soaring pop music and an off-the-cuff promise of a pocket device to hold up to 1,000 songs. It turns out the price of our adulation was as low as an iPod.

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NEW THIS WEEK BURNT. A top chef crashes his career with fast living and bad behavior, before rebuilding it at a new venue. Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller star in John Wells’ dramedy. Starts Fri., N ov. Oct. 30 JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS. Making a strong showing for worst movie of the year is this musical comedy, an unwanted origin story for the titular gals and long-ago stars of a 1980s animated TV show and line of Hasbro toys. Jon M. Chu’s film follows Jem (Nashville’s Aubrey Peeples) and her three sisters as they get plucked from obscurity and, within hours, with the help of social media and an instant record deal, turn into the world’s hottest, most influential pop band. (Hashtag Jem!) It also features: a rags-to-richesto-heartbreak story; some of the worst outfits seen outside of the WWE; Molly Ringwald (as your mom!); Juliette Lewis, giving evil-recordlabel-executive realness; a cute but bland guy; a dancing robot named Synergy; some holograms; numerous PSAs about loving yourself; YouTube videos of kids dancing in their bedrooms (or facsimiles thereof); and a water-skiing squirrel. This is two hours of Certified Grade-A Hot Mess, peppered with gratingly bad pop songs, and featuring a wildly over-optimistic ending that sets up a sequel. If you must see this, see it soon. (Al Hoff)

The Last Witch Hunter Bob Thornton and Anthony Mackie also star; David Gordon Green directs. Starts Fri., Oct. 30 SCOUTS GUIDE TO THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE. Christopher Landon directs this horror comedy about a group of Scouts who use their skills to counter a zombie invasion. Starts Fri., Oct. 30

REPERTORY HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH. Tommy Lee Wallace directs this 1982 horror film about a toymaker, masks and a plan to kill as many people as possible. Starring Pittsburgh’s own Tom Atkins. 7 p.m. Wed., Oct. 28, and 9 p.m. Thu., Oct. 29. Hollywood

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REEL ABILITIES FILM FESTIVAL. This mini-fest presents a slate of recent films that highlight stories of people with disabilities, including: Gabriel (Wed., Oct. 28), a narrative film about a mentally ill teen; and The Finishers (Thu., Oct. 29), a French drama about a teen with cerebral palsy who wants to compete in a triathlon. 7 p.m. nightly. Rodef Shalom Congregation, 4905 Fifth Ave., Oakland. Complete schedule and tickets at www.JFilmPgh.org. HALLOWEEN. The original is still the best: Bite your knuckles as Jamie Lee Curtis takes the worst babysitting job ever, in John Carpenter’s 1978 horror film. 7:30 p.m. Wed., Oct. 28. AMC Waterfront. $5

Jem and the Holograms THE LAST WITCH HUNTER. Breck Eisner’s action fantasy film begins roughly 800 years ago, with witch-hunter Kaulder (Vin Diesel) and his colleagues hot on the trail of the Witch Queen. After a lively fight sequence, Kaulder delivers the final blow to vanquish the queen. But before breathing her last breath, she curses Kaulder with immortality. Fast-forward to the present day and Kaulder, who’s still hunting witches, is shacked up in a swanky New York City apartment that looks suspiciously like Pittsburgh’s own Union Trust Building. (The film was shot here.) Positives about the film include: scenes of Pittsburgh; stunning visual effects used to demonstrate magical spells, such as a gummybear tree straight out of Hansel and Gretel; and co-stars Elijah Wood, Michael Caine and Rose Leslie (Game of Thrones). But overall, there’s not much new or exciting about this film or the mythology within it. (Rebecca Nuttall) OUR BRAND IS CRISIS. Sandra Bullock stars as an American campaign strategist who is hired to manage an election in South America. Billy

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NIGHT OF THE CREEPS. The re-animated dead cause havoc on a college campus in Fred Dekker’s 1986 zombie spoof. Starring Pittsburgh’s own Tom Atkins. 9 p.m. Wed., Oct. 28, and 7 p.m. Thu., Oct. 29. Hollywood WILD AND SCENIC FILM FESTIVAL. The Pennsylvania Resources Council and Allegheny Cleanways present a program of short films about environmental issues, including: “Delta Dawn,” about the challenged Colorado River; “American Lawn”; and “Silent River,” about a polluted Mexican waterway. Plus the locally produced anti-litter short “Crying Steeler Fan.” 6 p.m. Thu., Oct. 29. Kelly-Strayhorn, 5941 Penn Ave., East Liberty. www.prc.org. $15 NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. George Romero’s 1968 depiction of flesh-munching was ground-breaking for its time, but what really makes this horror flick resonate still is its nihilism and sense of futility: no heroes, no easy resolutions — something terrible is just outside the door, and it’s gonna get us. 7:15 p.m. (with pizza) and 9:15 p.m. (with trivia) Fri., Oct. 30 (Oaks), and midnight, Sat., Oct. 31(Row House) DEATHGASM. Jason Lei Howden directs this recent New Zealand horror comedy about a heavy-metal

Deathgasm band that plays the wrong song: It conjures a demon. 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Fri., Oct. 30. Hollywood THE BARN. This locally produced horror film, directed by Justin M. Seaman, is set in 1989, when some high school seniors take a detour on the way to a rock concert and wind up in an old barn filled with evil creatures. 7:30 p.m. (doors at 6:30 p.m.) nightly, Sat., Oct. 31, and Sun., Nov. 1. Hollywood. $10-13

arranging and mentoring up-and-comers such as Thelonious Monk and Bud Powell. The film screens as part of Pitt’s annual Jazz Seminar, and will be preceded by a discussion with the film’s director, Carol Bash. 6 p.m. (discussion), 7 p.m. (screening). Tue., N ov. 3. Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Oakland. Free. www.music.pitt.edu/jazz-sem PARADISE IS THERE: A MEMOIR BY NATALIE MERCHANT. Using the 20th anniversary of her album Tigerlily, singer, songwriter and now director Natalie Merchant reflects on her career in this new memoir-style documentary. 7:30 p.m. Tue., N ov. 3. Hollywood OCEAN’S 11. Follow along as the Rat Pack takes down Las Vegas casinos. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford and Angie Dickinson star in Lewis Milestone’s booze-soaked 1960 caper. 7:30 p.m. Wed., Nov. 4. AMC Waterfront. $5 THE ANTHEM OF THE HEART. In this new Japanese anime from Tatsuyuki Nagai, a young girl who had her voice removed discovers friendship and music. 7:30 p.m. Wed., Nov. 4. Hollywood

Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET. Some dead creep called Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) is haunting the dreams of teens in Wes Craven’s 1984 scream-fest. A cheapie in its day, Nightmare is now regarded as one of the best of the early-1980s teen-slasher genre. Midnight, Sat., Oct. 31. Manor V FOR VENDETTA. In a dystopic England, one man, V (Hugo Weaving), has transformed a personal vendetta into a larger quest to bring down the government, so that a more enlightened model may take its place. Natalie Portman also stars in John McTeigue’s 2005 film. Sun., Nov. 1-Thu., Nov. 5. Row House SIN CITY. Robert Rodriguez’s 2005 adaptation of Frank Miller’s noirish graphic novel finds plenty of trouble in Basin City. Clive Owen, Bruce Willis and Mickey Rourke star. Sun., N ov. 1-Thu., N ov. 5. Row House

DEAD AND BURIED. In a small seaside town, residents are killing tourists. And worse, some of the dead won’t stay still. Gary Sherman directs this 1981 horror film starring James Farentino and Jack Albertson. 7:30 p.m. Thu., Nov. 4. Hollywood

Night of the Creeps

(1986) 10/28 @ 9:00pm, 10/29 @ 7:00pm Fraternity pledges pull a prank with a frozen body and let sluglike creatures loose on campus. _________________________________________________

Halloween III Season of the Witch

(1982) 10/28 @ 7:00pm, 10/29 @ 9:00pm The night no one comes home! An underrated classic. _________________________________________________

Deathgasm (2015) - 10/30 @ 7:30pm & 9:30pm Two teenage metalheads accidentally summon an

evil entity by delving into black magic. _________________________________________________

THE CROW. Brandon Lee stars in this broody action thriller about a rock star who comes back from the dead to avenge his murder. Alex Proyas directs this 1994 film. Sun., Nov. 1-Thu., Nov. 5. Row House

The Barn (2015) 10/31 @ 6:30pm, 11/1 @ 6:30pm

MARY LOU WILLIAMS: THE LADY WHO SWINGS WITH THE BAND. This new documentary introduces viewers to Mary Lou Williams, who grew up in East Liberty, taught herself to play piano and, by her early teens in the 1920s, was gigging with Duke Ellington and others. Williams went on to a long, fruitful musical career, which included playing, composing,

Tiny Dots (2015) - 11/1 @ 2:00pm A new doc about the post-punk band La Dispute.

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Rocky Horror Picture Show - 10/31 @ Midnight With live shadowcast by the JCCP.

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Paradise Is There (2015) - 11/3 @ 7:30pm A ﬁlm memoir of singer/songwriter Natalie Merchant.

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Friendship is often the only reason needed to do or create something. So it is for local dancers and choreographers Jasmine Hearn and Jessica Marino and their program us., Oct. 30-31 at Wood Street Galleries. Part of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s new Wood Street Galleries Movement Series, us. is an alternative to Halloween’s standard ghost- and goblin-themed fare. The two friends offer a 45-minute program experimenting with the sensation of pleasure found in dancing together. Hearn is a Point Park University graduate from Houston who performs as a solo artist and with troupes in New York and Philadelphia. Fellow Point Park grad Marino performs regularly with Pittsburgh’s Shana Simmons Dance and Staycee Pearl Dance Project. The two have been working with Slippery Rock University dance professor Jennifer Keller on learning “contact improvisation,” a movement form of postmodern dance developed by Steve Paxton in the 1970s. The new show incorporates that style and others into one long-running duet and two solos. “It’s a collage of choreography formatted like a TV show, where the duet is the show and the solos are like commercials during it,” says Hearn. Hearn sees the duet as finding subtleties between opposite approaches to partnering, where the two dancers don’t touch and where they lean on each other for support. Says Marino: “We will be exploring freedom in movement and how momentum can be manipulated to enhance pleasurable sensations.” Set to a varied musical soundscape including Hearn’s own singing, us.’s two solos will have their own distinct characters. Marino says that hers is inspired by contrasting sensations such as “being wound up tight” and “the release of energy.” Hearn says her solo will echo the duet’s theme and might involve lots and lots of glitter. Another visual element occupying the dancers’ third-floor performance space at Wood Street is a photographic exhibit by Indian photographer Nandini Valli Muthiah. The exhibit, which runs through Dec. 31, includes photo representations of Krishna in contemporary settings, such as seated at the foot of a luxury-hotel bed. The exhibit is part of the Cultural Trust’s India in Focus festival, and Hearn says that she and Marino will play off it, too, adding another layer to the fabric of us. INFO@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

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OR MANY people, the word “dandy” conjures images of the ﬂamboyant 19th-century poets Oscar Wilde and Lord Byron, literary leaders of a subculture known as the dandy movement. The movement, which originated in England, focused on stylish clothes, a love of art and an appreciation of literature. The movement became synonymous with Romanticism; both were a reaction against the growing Industrial Revolution and part of a cultural revolt against classicism. In the 20th century, African communities across Europe, the Americas and Africa during the Diaspora reinvented the dandy movement to combat stereotypes of black men as primitive brutes or witless entertainers. Dandy Lion: (Re)Articulating Black Masculine Identity, curated by Shantrelle P. Lewis, is a traveling exhibition of photogra-

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phy and video about black beaus, who have devoted their lives to styling themselves dapperly, dressing in suits and ties, and also typically celebrating intellectualism and paciﬁsm.

DANDY LION: (RE)ARTICULATING BLACK MASCULINE IDENTITY continues through Nov. 14. Silver Eye Center for Photography, 1015 E. Carson St., South Side. 412-431-1810 or www.silvereye.org

Originating at the Museum of Contemporary Photography at the University of Chicago, the exhibit includes work by artists from around the world, each of whom takes photos of dandies, and all of whom have different cultural backgrounds and distinct voices.

The exhibit is a beautiful yet sobering reminder of individuality and identity that encourages unity in a time now marred by racially charged violence around the country. As visitors enter the gallery, they are faced with Rog Walker’s larger-thanlife wall mural, setting the tone. In the work, a black dandy shows off his stylish suit, a series of rings and expensive, sparkling watches. Allison Janae Hamilton creates one of the most fantastic and colorful images, of a slender man in a leopard-print suit, walking out from amidst an array of — what else? — dandelions. This sardonic image draws from the Southern Gothic tradition, infusing it with a feeling of mysticism while satirizing the animalistic treatment of African Americans during slavery.

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{BY KELECHI URAMA} When Margee Kerr set out to write a book about fear, she never imagined she would have to experience it herself. The Aspinwall-based sociologist, a nationally recognized fear expert, initially intended for Scream: Chilling Adventures in the Science of Fear (PublicAffairs) to explore the subject scientifically. “We seek fear out as entertainment, so I wanted to figure out why we do that,” says Kerr. “But [the book] was going to be more of a translation of research.” Then her editor suggested the book would benefit from a personal narrative. So Kerr visited a few of the world’s scariest attractions, like Takabisha, in Japan, the steepest rollercoaster in the world, and experienced them for herself. In Scream, Kerr weaves those detailed personal accounts between their extensive histories and the science of fear. Kerr wasn’t worried about undertaking those adventures: She is a self-described “thrillseeker” who traded an office job with the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System for a research position at Etna’s Scarehouse, where she observes visitors and collects data to help make the famous haunted attraction even scarier. (She also teaches at Robert Morris, Pitt and Chatham University.) However, Kerr quickly discovered she wasn’t quite as fearless as she thought. She was surprised to find herself frozen, legs shaking, as she scaled the 1,815-foot CN Tower, in Toronto, and suffering anxiety before sleeping alone in an underground cell at Philadelphia’s abandoned Eastern State Penitentiary. “Good-bye, detached analytical sociologist,” she writes. “Hello, primal self.” Scream, which has received press mentions nationally, also explores how other countries approach horror. Take Japan, where there is a strong fascination with “bad deaths,” resulting in an abundance of stories and haunted attractions that feature disgruntled ghosts. This differs from South American countries, where horror stories typically mirror real threats there, such as kidnappings or violence by the military or guerilla groups. At its core, however, Scream is a ringing endorsement of a biological response we often try to avoid. “I hope that people who read [Scream] are inspired to challenge themselves and do things they think are scary.” By pushing our limits, Kerr argues, we discover aspects of ourselves we might not realize are there. As she writes in Scream, “We have the ability to be strong and resilient, but we have to have chances to prove that to ourselves, so that we know and we feel that we can handle it.”

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One of the exhibit’s most beautifully composed series is “Stranger in Moscow,” in which British artist Arteh Odjidja captures the dandy Habdulay Vilhette. In these three prints, Habdulay, a young man from the African nation of São Tome, strolls through the streets of Moscow, lost and alone. Even so, his dandy appearance blends in seamlessly with the elegant urban architecture. It is a poignant illustration of the importance of performance in coping with cultural change. Particularly stunning, however, is a series of ambrotype portraits by Jody Ake. Using the old method of photography to create the modern-day images adds an air of gravity to her work that emphasizes the dignity of the seated men depicted in the neo-old-fashioned work. Also intriguing is the recent addition to the exhibit of photographs of the Khumbula movement in South Africa, in which artist Harness Hamese explores the role of women in the dandy movement. “When a Black woman prays — Andile Biyana and the Outkasts” is a black-and-white photo in which Andile leads a prayer circle. In “For every strong woman, there are strong men,” the female dandy, or dandizette, takes center stage. Both images put a refreshing feminist spin on a historic narrative dominated by masculine imagery. The best was indeed saved for last, however. In the gallery’s rear, a black curtain is swept aside to reveal a small room where guests can watch two videos. The ﬁrst, “Sir,” by Numa Derrier, depicts a man adjusting his cream-colored coat and bowtie. With no music or sound besides the brushing of garments, nor a face to attach the hands to, it not only leaves the viewer curious about the mystery man, but allows the viewer to envision himself in the piece. And Terrance Nance’s four-minute video, “Black Beau,” is the perfect ending to the exhibit. As shapes and scenes move across the screen, from a young man and woman in a theater to the silhouette of a black dandy and a colorful triangle, a narrator explains the characteristics of a dandy. A dandy lives “[i]nside the image of [his] making”; his speech is “brief” and he is a “paciﬁst, and won’t take no shit,” with ambiguous sexual orientation and a calm, bemused personality. According to Nance, a black beau is a cultured, intellectual, calculating and kind man, who “holds and is available to be held.” “Black Beau” is a concise and compelling conclusion to the exhibit. As the new race war rages on, Dandy Lion is a positive and powerful artistic discussion that gives voice to the black beau, demanding empathy, understanding and, ultimately, peace.

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Quiara Alegría Hudes has been twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. And in 2012, she actually won for Water by the Spoonful, her ensemble drama about family legacies and drug addiction. Interestingly, the “professional” theater companies in Pittsburgh all must have passed on premiering the work locally, and so the show makes its debut at University of Pittsburgh Stages, featuring a student cast and directed with grace and intelligence by Ricardo Vila-Roger.

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There are actually two plays happening inside Water by the Spoonful. Hudes introduces us to four people who communicate only in a chat room. They meet in cyberspace because they’re crack addicts, and turn to each other in hopes they won’t turn to the drug. Since people no longer communicate face to face but illuminated palm to illuminated palm, theater has got to ﬁnd a way to incorporate tweets, IMs, postings, etc. Nobody wants to watch a bunch of people typing and tapping away while — helpfully! — reading aloud what they’re writing.

Hudes (and Vila-Roger) free up the characters by having them compose their posts to the audience; though they’re speaking to one another, they never make eye contact. This allows the actors to move around the stage while making the point that virtual connection isn’t actual connection. Sol Crespo (a Pitt guest artist) plays the moderator of the room and gives a truly remarkable, deeply felt performance; it’s simply impossible to take your eyes off her. Christopher Collier and Anna Chen are funny and poignant as two addicts using all the intelligence and cynicism they possess to keep clean. Alex Dittmar makes a strong impression as a man coming to terms with his addiction. The other plotline concerns an Iraq-war veteran burying a family member … with all the typical dysfunctional family angst you usually get in a play. The two stories eventually join up, and while Hudes’ writing is beautiful throughout, the addiction half is the stronger of the two. The family drama focuses on a woman we never meet and concerns events from long ago, placing much of it in the past tense. But the addiction play has power, heart and Crespo in a mesmerizing performance. I N F O@ P G H C I T Y PA P E R. C OM

CRAZY TIMES {BY MICHELLE PILECKI} IT’S NOT DIFFICULT to recognize the dystopian world of José Rivera’s Brain-

people: a land of extreme income difference, where the few rich have private armies for protection and the rest are subject to the caprices of martial law. The Throughline Theatre Co. production of this magic-realism play from 2008 portrays the logical outcome of such a system: people soulless and crazy on so many levels. The setting is a dinner party for three women: the wealthy (though barefoot; symbolism alert?) hostess and two strangers. The festivities, and the play, quickly fragment, like an exploded stained-glass window. The characters pick up various jagged pieces — often a painful process — and progress toward some more coherent picture, or at least a conclusion.

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Yes, there is a plot, but it’s more fun to come to the surprises unspoiled. Directed by Sean Sears, assisted by Casey Cunningham and Vance Weatherly, Brainpeople is a seductively dark comedy and a showcase for talented actors. Amy Portenlanger quickly dominates the action as, in the words of another character, a “one-woman circus.” Her multiple personalities, taxing Portenlanger’s ranges of accents and portrayals, begin scary and then pile on more fear and energy. Kaitlin Kerr takes victimhood to a new level as Ani, whose own lunacy takes longer to reveal. And Maura Underwood sexily underplays the glamorous hostess, Mayannah. The exotica of Rivera’s tale is realized in an ever-changing series of background projections, ranging from ultramodern urban landscapes to medieval depictions of the Cruciﬁxion. (Courtesy of graphic technician Justin Kates and Weatherly on design, and Dan Freeman, assistant stage manager/projection technician, on engineering.) That mix of secular sophistication and religiosity continues in the sets and props (designed, respectively, by Joseph A. Walker and Jen Hitchcock). Applause also to Wendy E. Baxter and Tina Marie Cerny for lighting and costumes. The title refers to the voices inside your head: telling you what to do, deﬁning your reality, creating someone that could become you. Like the dinner it portrays, Brainpeople might be an acquired taste, but worthwhile.

HISTORIES {BY GWENDOLYN KISTE} HOW FAR WOULD you go to preserve your link to the outside world? That is a question at the forefront of Letters to Sala, the true story of Holocaust survivor Sala Garncarz Kirschner. Based on the book Sala’s Gift, this area premiere of Arlene Hutton’s 2013 play finds an appropriately intimate home on the Little Lake stage. Shuffled between various Nazi labor camps during World War II, Jewish teenager Sala (Katy Grant) amasses and conceals a cache of letters she receives from family and friends, knowing that if she’s caught, she will be beaten or even killed. Decades later, fearful she might not awaken after heart surgery, an older Sala (Lynne Franks) hastily proffers the collection of 350 letters to her daughter, Ann (Ponny Conomos Jahn). The play toggles between past and present, with the older Sala sometimes watching and reading the letters aloud with her younger counterpart. Despite her increasingly desperate circumstances, the teenage Sala is indomitable as she finds friendship in the camps and even falls in love, all while constantly praying with the other prisoners for freedom.

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In the present day, a battle for the letters ensues. Ann is eager to donate the collection to The New York Public Library, but her teenage daughters, played by Julia Paul and Lily Lauver, aren’t sure they want their grandmother’s painfully private story on display for the world to see. Although Sala has done her best to forget her time in the camps, she must now reconcile her past and help decide what happens to the letters she worked so tirelessly to preserve. Jena Oberg’s direction is subtle and effective, and the cast is top-notch, in particular Paul and Lauver, who anchor the present-day narrative with their feverish concern for their Bubbie. However, this is, above all, Sala’s story, and both Grant and Franks capture a whirlwind of emotion without ever turning toward the maudlin or melodramatic. While Letters to Sala is a complex play brimming with tragedy and loss, this tale is ultimately one of hope and fortitude, and Little Lake’s production captures that spirit with grace. I N F O @PGH C IT YPAPE R . C O M

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+ THU., OCT. 29 {SCREEN} In “Delta Dawn,” a filmmaker takes a rare opportunity to kayak the overused Colorado River to the sea. “American Lawn” is Robert Sickel’s humorous take on a cultural foible. And “Silent River” takes a hard look at what NAFTA has wrought: a Mexican river that’s a waste canal for U.S. manufacturers who moved south of the border. These and other short films comprise the Wild & Scenic Film Festival, which screens locally tonight at the Kelly-Strayhorn Theater. The environmentally minded fest, sponsored here by the Pennsylvania Resources Council and Allegheny Cleanways, also includes the PRC’s own “Crying Steeler Fan.” Bill O’Driscoll 6:30 p.m. 5941 Penn Ave., East Liberty. $15. 412-363-3000 or www.kelly-strayhorn.org

performances of the show as part of the Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents series. Kelechi Urama 8 p.m. Also 8 p.m. Fri., Oct. 30, and 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Sat., Oct. 31. 101 Sixth St., Downtown. $50-75. 412456-6666 or www.trustarts.org

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Peter Oresick has just published Iconoscope: New and Selected Poems (University of Pittsburgh

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Evil Dead: The Musical, a touring show based on director Sam Raimi’s cultfavorite Evil Dead films, comes to the Byham Theater. The musical parody about friends who unleash a demon while vacationing in the woods was created 12 years ago by Canadian college students, and has since been performed all over the world. Starting tonight, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents four

{PARTY} It very well might be, as advertised, “Pittsburgh’s only free Halloween party.” But Nightmare on Hellsworth is definitely the only one featuring chart-topping popsters A Great Big World. And singer-songwriters Ian Axel and Chad King (“Say Something”) are joined on the Delta Foundation of Pittsburgh’s outdoor stage in Shadyside by talent including Pittsburgh’s own Chris Jamison. Costumes are de rigueur {PHOTO COURTESY OF MORGAN DRAIN}

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Bricolage Production Company has been pretty busy lately, what with its immersive work OJO getting national press at the La Jolla Playhouse’s Without Walls Festival, in California. Now the troupe is home for the seventh season of its popular Midnight Radio series. The live-radio-style productions commence not with the typical spoofy, lighthearted fare, but with an adaptation of 1984, George Orwell’s signal 1949 novel set in a totalitarian society. Because “Big Brother is Watching,” the work’s resonance with contemporary issues of surveillance — from NSA monitoring of emails to online collection of your metadata — are inescapable. (The novel has returned to best-seller lists in recent years.) But Bricolage artistic director Jeffrey Carpenter, who’s directing, also cites such themes as the erasure of memory and history; thought control via language control; and the way, under the book’s imagined dystopian government, that “There’s never a moment when you feel like you’re alone.” The show’s production design will be less stark than usual, with live music abetted by video elements that summon Orwell’s omnipresent “telescreens.” Brett Goodnack plays tortured everyman hero Winston Smith, with Paul Guggenheim as the heavy, O’Brien, and Sara Williams as Julia. Special treats: The Oct. 31 performance includes Bricolage’s End of the World Ball and costume contest. And on Nov. 6, WESA 90.5 FM will carry a live broadcast. Bill O’Driscoll Oct. 29-Nov. 14. 937 Liberty Ave., Downtown. $35. www.bricolagepgh.org

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Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s India in Focus festival continues tonight and tomorrow with two performances of The Elephant Wrestler at the August Wilson Center. The play examines the conflict between Western ideals and traditional Indian culture and mythology through the story of a poor tea-seller whose life is changed after a girl brings a train station to a standstill with her beautiful singing voice. The Elephant Wrestler was created by Indian Ink, an acclaimed New Zealandbased touring company. KU 8 p.m. Also 8 p.m. Sat., Oct. 31. 980 Liberty Ave., Downtown. $25. 412-456-6666 or www.trustarts.org

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Prime Stage opens its season with The Crucible, Arthur Miller’s classic about the Salem witch trials. Adrianne Knapp and Jason Spider Matthews star as Abigail, the young instigator of the witch-hunts, and John Proctor, the farmer with a guilty conscience. Scott P. Calhoun (The Last Five Years) directs. The first performance at the New Hazlett Theater is tonight; there’s a costume contest on Halloween, and special witch-hunt game at all performances. KU 8 p.m. Continues through Nov. 8. 6 Allegheny Square East, North Side. $10-15. 412-320-4610 or www.newhazletttheater.org

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and “Danse Macabre.” KU 8 p.m. 600 Penn Ave., Downtown. $25.75-65.75. 412-392-4900 or www. pittsburghsymphony.org

{DANCE} With its intergenerational ensemble of dancers and musicians, Pittsburgh’s Balafon West African Dance Ensemble provides a contemporary take on West African traditions and culture. Balafon’s latest offering of lively dancing and live percussion for all ages is Sundiata Kieta Celebration, based on an African folk myth handed down through generations of griots. The story (an inspiration for The Lion King) concerns an exiled

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weekly poetry slam at East Liberty’s Capri Pizza and Bar. The all-ages Pittsburgh Poetry Collective event includes a slam with eight competing poets and an open-mic list that caps at six. Arrive early to sign up for either roster; the competition features three rounds of three-minute poems, with prizes for first and second

emperor seeking to reclaim his throne. The performance, at the Kelly-Strayhorn Theater continues the theater’s World Stage Series. The ticket price is “pay what makes you happy.” BO 8 p.m. 5941 Penn Ave., East Liberty. 412-363-3000 or www.kelly-strayhorn.org

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Marianne Cornetti, who grew up in nearby Cabot, Pa., has become one of the world’s top mezzo-sopranos specializing in Verdi. But when she’s not doing Il Trovatore in Spain, China or Tel Aviv, she occasionally returns to the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall. Today marks her third performance there. Marianne Cornetti: The 10th Anniversary Concert includes both classic arias and classic Broadway show tunes. BO 3 p.m. 300 Beechwood Ave., Carnegie. $50-75. 412-276-3456 or www.carnegiecarnegie.org

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David Mitchell’s fantastical, time-hopping novels have gotten both popular and critical acclaim. Tonight, the Cloud Atlas and The Bone Clocks novelist speaks at Carnegie Music Hall as part of Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures’ Monday Night Lectures. Expect mention of his brandnew work, Slade House. BO 7:30 p.m. 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. $15-25. 412-622-8866 or www.pittsburghlectures.org

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enters its 7th season w/ George Orwellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1984. Thu-Sat, 8 p.m. Thru Nov. 24. Bricolage, Downtown. 412-471-0999. BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROL KING MUSICAL. The story of Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rise to stardom. Thru Nov. 1. Benedum Center, Downtown. 412-456-6666. BETWEEN WORLDS. Work by Brenda Stumpf. Thru Oct. 30. BoxHeart Gallery, BloomďŹ eld. 412-687-8858. BRAINPEOPLE. Presented by Throughline Theatre Company. Written by Jose Rivera, directed by Sean Sears. As a peculiar dinner party progresses, reality unravels, sanity fractures, & futures are irreversibly altered. Thu., Oct. 29, 8 p.m., Fri., Oct. 30, 8 p.m. and Sat., Oct. 31, 2 & 8 p.m. The Grey Box Theatre, Lawrenceville. 412-586-7744. CLUB LUXARE. Presented by the The Third Ring Society. Oct. 30-31, 8 p.m. The Maker Theater, Shadyside. 412-404-2695. THE CRUCIBLE. In late mid-century Salem, Massachusetts, accusations of witchcraft are brought forth

against a troubling number of Athletic Association, Oakland. young girls & adult women of the 412-621-2400. town. Sun, 2:30 p.m. and Fri, Sat, ROCKY HORROR LIVE. 8 p.m. Thru Nov. 8. New Hazlett Rocky Horror meets Star Wars. Theater, North Side. Presented by Stage Right! THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK. Oct. 30-31, 8 p.m. & 12 a.m. A revival of the classic. Sun, Greensburg Garden and 2 p.m. and Thu-Sat, 8 p.m. Civic Center, Greensburg. Thru Nov. 8. The Theatre Factory, 724-832-7464. Trafford. 412-374-9200. TUNNEL VISION. off the WALL EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL. productionsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; play explores 5 college students go to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;tunnel visionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; from the an abandoned cabin perspective of two in the woods, & women, thrown accidentally unleash together against an evil force that all odds. Thu-Sat, turns them all into 8 p.m. Thru Oct. 31. www. per demons. Oct. 29-30, Carnegie Stage, pa pghcitym .co 8 p.m. and Sat., Carnegie. www. Oct. 31, 2 & 8 p.m. insideoffthewall.com. Byham Theater, Downtown. WATER BY THE 412-456-6666. SPOONFUL. A motley crew LETTERS TO SALA. The true gathers in an Internet chatroom to story of a young girl who survived share lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fragile successes & help 7 concentration camps. Sun, weather its bleak realities. Tue-Sat, 1:30 p.m. and Thu-Sat, 8 p.m. 8 p.m. and Sun, 2 p.m. Thru Nov. 1. Thru Nov. 7. Little Lake Theatre, Henry Heymann Theatre, Oakland. Canonsburg. 724-745-6300. www.play.pitt.edu. REPULSING THE MONKEY. Two siblings inherit Jablonskiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bar in the Southside Slopes and must deal with the changes in their neighborhood. ROAST OF FREDDY KRUGER. Nov. 4-5, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh Featuring an all-star line-up of

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horror icons, including Norman Bates, Mrs Vorhees, Chuckie, Hannibal Lecter, & more. 8 p.m. Arcade Comedy Theater, Downtown. 412-610-2052.

SAT 31 HALLOWEEN COMEDY SHOW W/ SHULI EGAR. 7 p.m. Smiling Moose, South Side. 412-431-4668. LAUGH & LYRICS. Live comedy & R&B vocalists. Last Sat of every month James Street Gastropub & Speakeasy, North Side. 412-904-3335.

MON 02 COMEDY SAUCE SHOWCASE. Local & out-of-town comedians. Mon, 9 p.m. Pleasure Bar, BloomďŹ eld. 412-682-9603. OPEN MIC COMEDY NIGHT. Mon, 10 p.m. Lava Lounge, South Side. 412-431-5282. TOTALLY FUN MONDAYS. SCIT resident house teams perform their brand of long form improv comedy. Mon, 8 p.m. The Maker Theater, Shadyside. 412-404-2695.

EXHIBITS ALLEGHENY-KISKI VALLEY HERITAGE MUSEUM. Military artifacts & exhibits on the Allegheny Valleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s industrial heritage. Tarentum. 724-224-7666. ANDREW CARNEGIE FREE LIBRARY MUSIC HALL. Capt. Thomas Espy Room Tour. The Capt. Thomas Espy Post 153 of the Grand Army of the Republic served local Civil War veterans for over 54 years & is the best preserved & most intact GAR post in the United States. Carnegie. 412-276-3456. BAYERNHOF MUSEUM. Large collection of automatic roll-played musical instruments & music boxes in a mansion setting. Call for appointment. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara. 412-782-4231. BOST BUILDING. Collectors. Preserved materials reďŹ&#x201A;ecting the industrial heritage of Southwestern PA. Homestead. 412-464-4020. CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF ART. The Propeller Group: The Living Need Light, the Dead Need Music. A video based exhibition that looks at colorful, spirited funeral traditions in Vietnam & New Orleans. Oakland. 412-622-3131. CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY. Animal Secrets. Learn about the hidden lives of ants, bats, chipmunks, raccoons & more. CONTINUES ON PG. 46

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NEW THIS WEEK THE ARTISTS’ GALLERY. The Pittsburgh Fine Art Photographers Group. A photography exhibition featuring images from landscapes to nudes. Opening reception October 30, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Bellevue. 412-339-8943. ESPRESSO A MANO. The Whole Kit & Caboodle. Feat. quirky cats & whimsical ﬂoral acrylic paintings by Maura Taylor. Lawrenceville. 412-918-1864.

ONGOING 707 PENN GALLERY. Birth Series. Photography series by Gauri Gill that follows a midwife working in the remote village of Motasar, Ghafan. Part of India in Focus showcase A Million Marks of Home. Sarika Goulatia work incorporates traditional Indian pigments & spices within a contemporary art context. Part of India in Focus showcase. Downtown. 412-325-7017. 937 LIBERTY AVE. Humanae/I AM AUGUST. A series of photographs of everyday Pittsburghers by Angelica Dass. Downtown. 412-338-8742. ANDY WARHOL MUSEUM. Warhol By The Book. An exhibition on Warhol’s book work, from early student-work illustrations to his commercial work in the 50s. Exposures 4: Travis K. Schwab: Lost and Found. Three new paintings, large portraits of Warhol, ﬂanked by a variety of smaller canvases painted from the lost photobooth strips & books. Permanent collection. Artwork & artifacts by the famed Pop Artist. North Side. 412-237-8300. ARTDFACT. Artdfact Gallery. The works of Timothy Kelley & other regional & US artists on display. Sculpture, oil & acrylic paintings, mixed media,

found objects, more. North Side. 724-797-3302. BARCO LAW LIBRARY. Panoptica. Photos by Jessica Kalmar. Oakland. 412-648-1376. BE GALLERIES. Memento Mori. Work by Mary M. Mazziotti. Lawrenceville. 412-687-2606. BOULEVARD GALLERY. East Suburban Art League Multimedia Exhibit. Verona. 412-828-1031. CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF ART. HACLab Pittsburgh: Imagining the Modern. An exhibition of over, under architecture highlighting successive histories of pioneering architectural successes, disrupted neighborhoods & the utopian aspirations & ideals of public ofﬁcials & business leaders. Oakland. 412-622-3131. CARRIE FURNACE. Alloy Pittsburgh. Temporary site-based artworks by Rose Clancy, Oreen, Cohen, Sarika Goulatia, Nick Liadis & Scott Turri. Rankin. CHRISTINE FRECHARD GALLERY. Amazing Artists Pittsburgh. Work by Joyce Werwie Perry, Patrick Schmidt, Sandra Moore, Carolyn Carson & Dimeji Onafuwa. Squirrel Hill. 412-421-8888. CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP MUNICIPAL BUILDING. Let’s Be Thankful. An open art show sponsored by the Cranberry Artist’s Network. Cranberry. CRAZY MOCHA COFFEE COMPANY. A Nightmare on Liberty Avenue. Spooky group art show feat. 14 Pittsburgh artists. Bloomﬁeld. 412-681-5225. ECLECTIC ART & OBJECTS GALLERY. 19th century American & European paintings combined w/ 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. FIREBORN STUDIOS & GALLERY. Potters’ Pots. The works of 28 Pittsburgh artists. South Side. 412-488-6835. FRICK ART & HISTORICAL CENTER. Forbidden Fruit. Porcelain ﬁgurines in the 18th century style by Chris Antemann. Permanent collection of European Art. Point Breeze. 412-371-0600. GALLERIE CHIZ. Pour It On. Work by Tony Landolina & Nancy McNary Smith. Shadyside. 412-441-6005. GALLERY ON 43RD STREET. Collections. Painting by Mike McSorely. Lawrenceville. 412-683-6488. GATEWAY CENTER. 412 Project. Exploring Pittsburgh through the lens of local Instagrammers. Gateway Center Kiosk at 400 Liberty Avenue, next to the Gateway Center Garage. Downtown. www.412project.org 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. HOLOCAUST CENTER, UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION. In Celebration of Life: Living Legacy Project. A photographic/ multimedia exhibit honoring & commemorating local Holocaust survivors. Squirrel Hill. 412-421-1500. JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER. Jane Haskell: Drawing in Light. An exhibition of 30 sculptures, paintings & drawings by the artist. Squirrel Hill. 412-521-8010. JOHN HERMANN JR. MEMORIAL ART MUSEUM. Germany in War Time - What an American Girl Saw & Heard. Ten paintings by Mary Ethel McAuley. 100 years ago, in October 1915, Mary Ethel

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Out of This World! Jewelry in the Space Age. A fine jewelry exhibition that brings together scientific fact & pop culture in a showcase of wearable & decorative arts related to outer space, space travel, the space age, & the powerful influence these topics have had on human civilization. Dinosaurs in Their Time. Displaying immersive environments spanning the Mesozoic Era & original fossil specimens. Permanent. Hall of Minerals & Gems. Crystal, gems & precious stones from all over the world. Population Impact. How humans are affecting the environment. Oakland. 412-622-3131. CARNEGIE SCIENCE CENTER. H2Oh! Experience kinetic water-driven motion & discover the relations between water, land & habitat. How do everyday decisions impact water supply & the environment? Ongoing: Buhl Digital Dome (planetarium), Miniature Railroad & Village, USS Requin submarine & more. North Side. 412-237-3400. CARRIE FURNACE. Carrie Blast Furnace. Built in 1907, Carrie Furnaces 6 & 7 are extremely rare examples of pre World War II iron-making technology. Rankin. 412-464-4020 x 21. CENTER FOR POSTNATURAL HISTORY. Explore the complex interplay between culture, nature & biotechnology. Sundays 12-4. Garfield. 412-223-7698. CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF PITTSBURGH. Voyage to Vietnam. An immersive exhibit celebrating the Vietnamese Tet Festival. North Side. 412-322-5058. COMPASS INN. Demos & tours w/ costumed guides feat. this restored stagecoach stop. North Versailles. 724-238-4983. DEPRECIATION LANDS MUSEUM. Small living history museum celebrating the settlement & history of the Depreciation Lands. Allison Park. 412-486-0563. FALLINGWATER. Tour the famed Frank Lloyd Wright house. Mill Run. 724-329-8501. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Tours of 13 Tiffany stained-glass windows. Downtown. 412-471-3436. FORT PITT MUSEUM. Captured by Indians: Warfare & Assimilation on the 18th Century Frontier. During the mid-18th century, thousands of settlers of European & African descent were captured by Native Americans. Using documentary evidence from 18th & early 19th century sources, period imagery, & artifacts from public & private collections in the U.S. and Canada, the exhibit examines the practice of captivity from its prehistoric roots to its reverberations in modern Native-, African- & Euro-American communities. Reconstructed fort houses museum of Pittsburgh history circa French & Indian War &

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McAuley & her mother arrived in Berlin. For two years, the younger McAuley, at age 19, painted scenes & wrote about the lives she observed in war-torn Berlin for the Pittsburg Dispatch. Bellevue. 412-761-8008. MALL AT ROBINSON. Digital Designs: Showcase of Student Design Work. Robinson. 412-788-0816. MARTHA GAULT ART GALLERY. appetite: process & priority of consumption. A joint exhibition by Christian Beneﬁel & Jeremy Entwistle. Slippery Rock. 724-738-2020. MATTRESS FACTORY. Factory Installed. Artists Anne Lindberg, John Morris, Julie Schenkelberg, Jacob Douenias, Ethan Frier, Rob Voerman, Bill Smith, Lisa Sigal & Marnie Weber created new room-sized installations that demonstrate a uniquely different approach to the creative process. Ongoing Installations. Works by Turrell, Lutz, Shiota, Kusama, Anastasi, Highstein, Wexler & Woodrow. North Side. 412-231-3169. MORGAN CONTEMPORARY GLASS GALLERY. parallelgenres. Christine Barney, John Burton, Granite Calimpong, Bernie D’Onofrio, Jen Elek, Saman Kalantari, David Lewin, David Royce, Margaret Spacapan & Cheryl Wilson Smith exploring an interconnected set of parameters through different genres. Shadyside. 412-441-5200. ON THE SKIDS. The Hunt. An exhibition of illustrations by Abby Diamond & Sean Coxen. Knoxville. PANZA GALLERY. Wabi Sabi N@. An exhibition of photography & clay by Lori Cardille and Maryann (Maruska) Parker. Millvale. 412-821-0959. PHOTO ANTIQUITIES. Spirits, Good & Evil: Post Mortem Photographs & Vintage Mug

American Revolution. Downtown. 412-281-9285. FRICK ART & HISTORICAL CENTER. Ongoing: tours of Clayton, the Frick estate, w/ classes & programs for all ages. Point Breeze. 412-371-0600. HARTWOOD ACRES. Tour this Tudor mansion & stable complex. Enjoy hikes & outdoor activities in the surrounding park. Allison Park. 412-767-9200. HUNT INSTITUTE FOR BOTANICAL DOCUMENTATION. The Mysterious Nature of Fungi. An overview of these mysterious organisms that are found almost everywhere on this planet & are the cause of both bliss & blight. Oakland. 412-268-2434.

Shots. From the Victorian Era. North Side. 412-231-7881. PITTSBURGH CENTER FOR THE ARTS. Age-Specific. An exhibit by the Artist of the Year showing the aging of the 1960s generation. Printmaking 2015. An exhibit of new work by regional artists represents a wide variety of printmaking processes including intaglio, photogravure, wood cut, linoleum cut relief, silkscreen, collagraph & monotype. Shadyside. 412-361-0873. PITTSBURGH FILMMAKERS. In the Air: Visualizing what we breath. Photographs that show the effects of western PA’s air quality. Oakland. 412-681-5449. REPAIR THE WORLD’S WORKSHOP. Snapshots of Poverty. 5 area residents document their personal experiences in photographs that show the impact of poverty in our community. Closing reception November 6, 6-8pm as a part of Unblurred. East Liberty. REVISION SPACE. Les Fleurs du Mâle. Photography & ﬁlm by Steven Miller that pay homage to the French writer & political activist, Jean Genet. Lawrenceville. 412-735-3201. SILVER EYE CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY. Seth Clark: 2015 Emerging Artist of the Year Dandy Lion: (Re)Articulating Black Masculine Identity. An exhibition distinguishing the historical & contemporary expressions of the Black Dandy phenomenon in popular culture. South Side. 412-431-1810. SOCIETY FOR CONTEMPORARY CRAFT SATELLITE GALLERY. A Very Long Engagement. The works collected in this exhibition emerge from lengthy encounters with string – whether knotted, netted, interlaced, woven or percussed. Created by six ﬁber artists, the

KENTUCK KNOB. Tour the other Frank Lloyd Wright house. Mill Run. 724-329-8501. KERR MEMORIAL MUSEUM. Tours of a restored 19th-century, middle-class home. Oakmont. 412-826-9295. MARIDON MUSEUM. Collection includes jade & ivory statues from China & Japan, as well as Meissen porcelain. Butler. 724-282-0123. MCGINLEY HOUSE & MCCULLY LOG HOUSE. Historic homes open for tours, lectures & more. Monroeville. 412-373-7794. MOUNT PLEASANT GLASS MUSEUM. Isabella D. Stoker Graham Collection. Heritage glass from her estate. Mount Pleasant. 724-547-5929.

works form a kind of network of linked ideas, processes, physical properties & material qualities. Downtown. 412-261-7003 x15. THE SOCIETY FOR CONTEMPORARY CRAFT. Mindful: Exploring Mental Health Through Art. More than 30 works created by 14 contemporary artists explore the impact that mental illness is having on society & the role the arts can play in helping to address these issues. Strip District. 412-261-7003. SPACE. Plus One. A series of large scale video, sound & print installations invoking repetition & patterns found in traditional Indian visual art. Participating artists: Shilpa Gupta, Sarabhi Saraf, Avinash Veeraghavan, Sumakshi Singh. Part of India in Focus showcase. Downtown. 412-325-7723. SWEETWATER CENTER FOR THE ARTS. Coding: We Are Always There. Exhibition of ﬁber art by Tina Williams Brewer. Sewickley. 412-741-4405. TUGBOAT PRINT SHOP. Tugboat Printshop Showroom. Open showroom w/ the artists. Fridays 10 a.m.-4 p.m. & by appt. only. Lawrenceville. 412-980-0884. WINDOWSPACE. MIXTAPE: GOD BLESS THE CHILD THAT’S GOT HIS OWN. Work by Paul Zelevansky. Downtown. 412-325-7723. WOOD STREET GALLERIES. At Home. London based artist Hetain Patel unveils the photographic series “Eva,” & a newly commissioned work for the exhibition “Jump.” Part of India in Focus showcase. Nandini Valli Muthiah. Nandini’s photography incorporates traditional ideas of popular Indian art in contemporary, everyday settings. Part of India in Focus showcase. Downtown. 412-471-5605.

NATIONAL AVIARY. Masters of the Sky. Explore the power & grace of the birds who rule the sky. Majestic eagles, impressive condors, stealthy falcons and their friends take center stage! Home to more than 600 birds from over 200 species. W/ classes, lectures, demos & more. North Side. 412-323-7235. NATIONALITY ROOMS. 29 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. OLIVER MILLER HOMESTEAD. This pioneer/Whiskey Rebellion site features log house, blacksmith

shop & gardens. South Park. 412-835-1554. PENNSYLVANIA TROLLEY MUSEUM. Trolley rides & exhibits. Includes displays, walking tours, gift shop, picnic area & Trolley Theatre. Washington. 724-228-9256. PHIPPS CONSERVATORY & BOTANICAL GARDEN. Fall Flower Show. Be transported across the globe in Phipps’ Victorian glasshouse to explore the sensational Japanese tradition of mum growing. Runs through Nov. 8. Garden Railroad. Model trains chug through miniature landscapes populated w/ living plants, whimsical props & fun interactive buttons. Runs through Feb. 28. 14 indoor rooms & 3 outdoor gardens feature exotic plants & ﬂoral displays from around the world. Tropical Forest Congo. An exhibit highlighting some of Africa’s lushest landscapes. Oakland. 412-622-6914. PINBALL PERFECTION. Pinball museum & players club. West View. 412-931-4425. 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 & artifacts of her life & work. Springdale. 724-274-5459. RIVERS OF STEEL NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA. Exhibits on the Homestead Mill. Steel industry & community artifacts from 18811986. Homestead. 412-464-4020. SENATOR JOHN HEINZ HISTORY CENTER. We Can Do It!: WWII. Discover how Pittsburgh affected World War II & the war affected our region. Explore the development of the Jeep, produced in Butler, PA & the stories behind real-life “Rosie the Riveters” & local Tuskegee Airmen whose contributions made an unquestionable impact on the war effort. From Slavery to Freedom. Highlight’s Pittsburgh’s role in the anti-slavery movement. Ongoing: Western PA Sports Museum, Clash of Empires, & 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. War in the Pacific 1941-1945. Feat. a collection of military artifacts showcasing photographs, uniforms, shells & other related items. Military museum dedicated to honoring military service members since the Civil War through artifacts & personal mementos. Oakland. 412-621-4253. ST. ANTHONY’S CHAPEL. Features 5,000 relics of Catholic saints. North Side. 412-323-9504. ST. NICHOLAS CROATIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH. Maxo Vanka Murals. Mid-20th century murals depicting war, social justice

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DANCE SAT 31 BALAFON WEST AFRICAN DANCE ENSEMBLE. A performance of Sundiata Kieta Celebration, the tale of an exiled emperor who returns home to claim his throne. 8 p.m. KellyStrayhorn Theater, East Liberty. 412-363-3000.

FUNDRAISERS THU 29 OAKLAND CATHOLIC LEADING LADIES GALA. Recognizing the Pittsburgh region’s “leading ladies” featuring a student performance & live & silent auctions. All proceeds beneﬁt Oakland Catholic High School. 6 p.m. Westin Convention Center Hotel, Downtown. 412-682-6797.

FRI 30 THE PITTSBURGH PUBLIC MARKET SUPERNATURAL SOIREE. Local food & drink, tunes by DJ Donnelly, costume contest, more. Costumes encouraged. 7-11 p.m. Pittsburgh Public Market, Strip District. 412-281-4505.

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HALLOWEEN HOEDOWN. Swing a partner ‘round & ‘round at the Halloween Hoedown, beneﬁting Renaissance City Choir. 6 p.m. East Liberty Presbyterian Church, East Liberty. 412-345-1722.

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KIDNEY WALK. The nation’s largest walk to ﬁght kidney disease. 7:30 a.m. Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium, Highland Park. 412-261-4115.

TUE 03 FOODTRUCKS ON ELECTION DAY. Fundraiser for Ingomar Elementary. Participating vendors are Nakama, Miss Meatball, BRGR, Randita’s Café, La Palapa, Mexican Gourmet Kitchen, more. 11 a.m.7 p.m. Ingomar Elementary School, Wexford. 412-366-9665.

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DR. ELLEN ROTH. Reviewing her new book, “Ten Fingers Touching” 10:15 a.m. Rodef Shalom Congregation, Oakland. 412-621-6566. 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.

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A BODY OF WONDERS: AN ACROBAT TRIO. See acrobats climb & tumble. The trio will teach how to properly stretch our bodies to prepare for simple moves. Oct. 29-30, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Sat., Oct. 31, 1-3:30 p.m. and Sun., Nov. 1, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, North Side. 412-322-5058.

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SHADOW PUPPETS. Create shadow puppets from simple materials like cardboard, brads & straws. Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 10 a.m.4:30 p.m. Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, North Side. 412-322-5058.

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MARIACHI FIESTA. Celebrate w/ through music & dance w/ a live mariachi music performed by Miguel’s Mariachi Fiesta. 12-1:45 p.m. Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, North Side. 412-322-5058. STORYTIME ARTS & CRAFTS: BATS AT THE LIBRARY BY BRIAN LIES. 1 p.m. Powdermill Nature Reserve, Rector. 724-593-6105.

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BOO TO YOU TOO! Join us for a sensory friendly Halloween party. Reservations required. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, North Side. 412-322-5058. CAMPFIRE GHOST STORIES. Watch a Park Ranger build a campﬁre & listen to spooky stories. Commissioners Shelter. 7 p.m. Boyce Park, Monroeville. 724-327-0338. HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS. Games, face painting, pumpkin carving, magic shows, more. 4-8 p.m. Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Garden, Oakland. 412-622-6914.

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MAKER STORY TIME. Explore tools, materials & processes inspired by books. Listen to stories read by librarian-turned-Teaching Artist Molly. Mon, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, North Side. 412-322-5058.

using laser cutters & 3D printers. Students will move through identifying a problem, brainstorming, prototyping & iterative design before reﬁning their CAD skills in Autodesk & Adobe software. For students aged 12-16. Tue, Thu, 3:30-6:30 p.m. Thru Dec. 22 TechShop, East Liberty. 412-345-7182.

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SAT 31 HARRISON HILLS PARK 5K/ 10K HALLOWEEN TRAIL RUN. Proceeds beneﬁt Scout Projects in Harrison Hills Park. Yakaon Shelter. 9 p.m. Harrison Hills Park, Natrona Heights. 724-295-3570.

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TUE 03 KID’S BOOKS FOR GROWN-UPS BOOKCLUB. First Tue of every month, 10 a.m. Penguin Bookshop, Sewickley. 412-741-3838. THE MOTH. A themed story-telling series where all the stories must be true, be about the storyteller & be told w/o notes. Every show has a theme. First Tue of every month, 8 p.m. Rex Theater, South Side. 412-381-6811. STEEL CITY SLAM. Open mic poets & slam poets. 3 rounds of 3 minute poems. Tue, 7:45 p.m. Capri Pizza and Bar, East Liberty. 412-362-1250.

KIDSTUFF THU 29 DESIGN & BUILD AFTERSCHOOL. Introducing young innovators to the engineering design process using laser cutters & 3D printers. Students will move through identifying a problem, brainstorming, prototyping & interative design before reﬁning their CAD skills in Autodesk & Adobe software. For students aged 12-16. Tue, Thu, 3:306:30 p.m. Thru Dec. 22 TechShop, East Liberty. 412-345-7182. THE WATERFRONT’S TRICK OR TREAT. Collect some sweets from our shops & restaurants. Plus, enjoy a special costume contest

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of the Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce. Learn about their new roles & what they & their teams have planned for their organizations. 7:30 p.m. Four Points Sheraton Pittsburgh Airport, Coraopolis. 412-264-1575. FRIDAY NIGHT CONTRA DANCE. A social, traditional American dance. No partner needed, beginners welcome, lesson at 7:30. Fri, 8 p.m. Swisshelm Park Community Center, Swissvale. 412-945-0554. GHOST HUNT & PARANORMAL PRESENTATION. Ghosts N’at crew presenting ghostly evidence, as well as a ghost hunt. 7 p.m. Andrew Carnegie Free Library Music Hall, Carnegie. 724-263-9603.

FRI 30 - SAT 31 MEET & GREET W/ HIGH PITCH ERIK & JOEY BOOTS. From the Howard Stern Show. 9 p.m. and Sat., Oct. 31, 9 p.m. Smiling Moose, South Side. 412-431-4668.

SAT 31 BEGINNER TAI CHI CLASSES. Sat, 9 a.m. Friends Meeting House, Oakland. 412-683-2669. HAUNTED LIBRARY: A TWIN PEAKS ADVENTURE. A free Twin Peaks themed haunted house. 5 & 7:30 p.m. and Sat., Oct. 31, 4 p.m. Carnegie Library, Carrick. 412-882-3897. LAWRENCEVILLE FARMERS’ MARKET. Near Allegheny Valley Bank. Sat, 1-4 p.m. Thru Oct. 31 412-802-7220. MASQUERADE DANCE PARTY. Dancing & music as well as dance lessons from one of Pittsburgh’s best instructors. Lessons will be simple fun & focus on Ballroom, Swing, & Salsa. 7 p.m. Oaks Theater, Oakmont. 412-828-6322. MONSTER MASH BREW TOUR. Visit some of the coolest breweries in the Pittsburgh area & learn a few spooky stories of the city. 12 p.m. Pittsburgh Public Market, Strip District. 412-323-4709. PITTSBURGH MOVIE TOUR. Interactive tour through city backdrops of movies such as The Dark Knight Rises, Perks of Being a Wallﬂower, Flashdance, Next Three Days, Inspector Gadget, Abduction, Jack Reacher & more. 10 p.m. Station Square, Station Square. 412-323-4709. SWING CITY. Learn & practice swing dancing skills w/ the Jim Adler Band. Sat, 8 p.m. Wightman School, Squirrel Hill. 412-759-1569. WIGLE WHISKEY BARRELHOUSE TOURS. Sat, 12:30 & 2 p.m. Wigle Whiskey Barrel House, North Side. 412-224-2827.

SUN 01 THE AMAZING KRESKIN. “The world’s foremost mentalist.” 3 & 7:30 p.m. Strand Theater, Zelienople. 724-742-0400. SUNDAY MARKET. A gathering of local crafters & dealers selling unique items, from home made foodstuffs to art. Sun, 6-10 p.m. The Night Gallery, Lawrenceville. 724-417-0223.

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TUE 03 A SOTO ZEN BUDDHIST SITTING GROUP. http://city dharma.wordpress.com/schedule/ Tue, Thu Church of the Redeemer, Squirrel Hill. 412-965-9903. COMMUNITY CREATE NIGHT: FERMENTATION. Explore creative options in food preservation & healthy eating through fermentation. 6 p.m. and Tue., Nov. 17, 6 p.m. Chatham University Eden Hall Campus, Gibsonia. 412-365-9918.

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SUBMISSIONS BOULEVARD GALLERY & DIFFERENT STROKES GALLERY. Searching for glass artists, ﬁber artists, potters, etc. to compliment the exhibits for 2015 & 2016. Booking for both galleries for 2017. Exhibits run from 1 to 2 months. Ongoing. 412-721-0943. CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD PARADE. Float entries are being accepted in the categories of

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HANDS-ON WORKSHOP SERIES: OKONOMIYAKI W/ TOMOKO. Learn how to make a traditional Japanese-style savory pancake. 6 p.m. Carnegie Library, Oakland. 412-622-3151. MT. LEBANON CONVERSATION SALON. Discuss current events w/ friends & neighbors. For seniors. First Tue of every month, 10 a.m. Mount Lebanon Public Library. 412-531-1912.

WED 04 CARNEGIE KNITS & READS. Informal knitting session w/ literary conversation. First and Third Wed of every month, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Carnegie Library, Oakland. 412-622-3151. HEALTHY BRAIN AGING. A program on the brain presented by a Pitt reserach occupational therapist. Register by calling 412-486-0211. 4-5 p.m. Shaler North Hills Library, Glenshaw. 412-486-0211. THE PITTSBURGH SHOW OFFS. A meeting of jugglers & spinners. All levels welcome. Wed, 7:30 p.m. Union Project, Highland Park. 412-363-4550. VETERAN VOICES FROM WWII: MT. LEBANON WAR STORIES. Presented by author Todd DePastino. 7 p.m. Mount Lebanon

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I am a straight, married, 38-year-old woman. My husband and I have two children. I have been with my husband for 12 years, married for six. Three years after we were married, we found out that he was HIV positive. We had both had multiple tests throughout our relationship because of physicals and the process we went through to get pregnant. Both of us were negative then, but only I am now. Needless to say, he was infected as a result of him cheating. We worked through that and remained married. Recently I saw a message from a woman saying, “Call me or I am calling your wife.” I identified myself, and she and I spoke briefly. I asked her how long they were having a relationship, and she told me since January. I did not mention his status. I confronted him, and he claims she is a crazy stalker. He says there was a brief flirtation but then she became clingy and “crazy,” and he did not know how to tell me without compromising our relationship. He blocked her calls and emails. He is undetectable, and we use condoms. He has never tried to not use a condom when we have had sex. In the state where we live, a positive person who does not inform a person of their status before having sex faces up to five years in prison. I have brought this to his attention. He is sticking to his story that he did not have sex with her. I do not believe him. We met with a therapist last week, only for a placement consultation. We did not mention his status. This is my biggest issue: I don’t think we can work through our problems without honesty. I need him to come clean and admit to me — and our therapist — that he had sex with this woman. If he does, I believe the therapist will be legally obligated to report his behavior to the police. I am preparing myself for divorce, something he doesn’t know, and while I don’t want to have him arrested, I feel we need the therapy in order to respectfully co-parent and omitting the full truth seems crazy.

her state’s HIV criminalization laws, drawing her husband into making a confession that could land him in prison.” And the instrument of your revenge — laws that require HIV-positive people to disclose to their sex partners — are unjust and unworkable. “I stand with every public-health organization, including UNAIDS and the World Health Organization, in abhorring HIV criminalization laws like the one STATUS cites,” said Staley. “We already have laws on the books that can adequately deal with someone who knowingly and intentionally transmits HIV to someone else. Adding additional laws around HIV disclosure, especially when no transmission occurs, ends up causing more harm than good. Stigma rises. Fewer people disclose. Jilted partners use the laws to lash out.” That’s exactly what you sound like, STATUS: a jilted partner who hopes to use an unjust law to lash out at her soon-to-be ex-husband. And while you have cause to be angry (serial adulterers suck), you don’t have grounds to destroy your husband’s life. And you can’t rationalize your plot based on the “danger” your husband presented to the other woman. Your husband is taking his meds and has an undetectable viral load. That means he’s effectively noninfectious. So even if he didn’t use condoms with this woman — and you don’t even know for sure if he was fucking her (and he’d be a fool to admit to you that he was) — he didn’t put her at risk of acquiring HIV. “There’s a great organization called SERO (seroproject.com) fighting these laws,” said Staley. “Their website is filled with frightening cases of people with HIV rotting in jail for supposed nondisclosure, even when no transmission occurred. There are no similar convictions for nondisclosure of hepatitis C, HPV, syphilis, herpes, etc., some of which can kill. People with HIV are being singled out by legislatures trying to ‘protect’ the public from ‘AIDS monsters’ created by local TV stations looking for ratings.” Follow Peter Staley on Twitter @peterstaley and on Facebook at facebook.com/peterstaley.

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“Where to start?” asked Peter Staley, the legendary AIDS activist, founding director of the Treatment Action Group, and longtime board member of the American Foundation for AIDS Research. “I’ll leave the relationship issues to you, Dan, but isn’t the level of distrust here the most toxic part of the story?” The level of distrust does strike me as toxic — but seeing as your husband cheated, STATUS, and not for the first time, your distrust is understandable. What I don’t understand is your desire to see your husband sent to prison. You don’t want honesty (he doesn’t seem capable of that); you don’t want to “work through your problems” (your marriage is over); you just want your soon-to-be ex-husband to rot in jail. But since you don’t want to call the police yourself — you don’t want your fingerprints on this — you want to con your husband (with my help!) into telling “the full truth” to a therapist who will have to call the police. “STATUS really does appear to be plotting her revenge here,” said Staley. “Divorce, checking

My boyfriend of two years and I broke up because I found out that he was having sexual relations with anonymous men he contacted through Craigslist. My ex will not admit to being bisexual. He claims that he has these urges only when he smokes marijuana. Disturbingly, he is also dating women. I think this is dangerous because there is such a strong chance that he will give these women an STD, such as AIDS, and destroy both of their lives. Since I am the only person in his life who knows his secret, I feel some sort of responsibility. I don’t feel right about ignoring this. ANXIETY INFUSES DISTRESSING SITUATION

Your ex is obviously bisexual — or if not, AIDS, then his heteroflexibility is downright acrobatic. But policing your ex is Not Your Job. Knocking dicks out of his mouth is not your responsibility. You could, however, speak to your ex as a friend. If he’s going to engage in risky sex practices with men, he should talk to his doctor about getting on PrEP, a.k.a. pre-exposure prophylaxis, a.k.a. Truvada. Then you can butt the fuck out his life with a clear conscience.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I expect you to be in a state of continual birth for the next four weeks. Awakening and activation will come naturally. Your drive to blossom and create may be irresistible, bordering on unruly. Does that sound overwhelming? I don’t think it will be a problem as long as you cultivate a mood of amazed amusement about how strong it feels. To help maintain your poise, keep in mind that your growth spurt is a natural response to the dissolution that preceded it. Halloween costume suggestion: a fountain, an erupting volcano, the growing beanstalk from the “Jack and the Beanstalk” fairy tale.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again.” So says Buddhist teacher Jack Kornfield. Can you guess why I’m bringing it to your attention, Sagittarius? It’s one of those times when you can do yourself a big favor by sloughing off the stale, worn-out, decaying parts of your past. Luckily for you, you now have an extraordinary talent for doing just that. I suspect you will also receive unexpected help and surprising grace as you proceed. Halloween costume suggestion: a snake molting its skin.

the temperature had plummeted back to minus 4 degrees. I’m wondering if your moods might swing with this much bounce in the coming weeks. As long as you keep in mind that no single feeling is likely to last very long, it doesn’t have to be a problem. You may even find a way to enjoy the breathtaking ebbs and flows. Halloween costume suggestion: roller-coaster rider, Jekyll and Hyde, warm clothes on one side of your body and shorts or bathing suit on the other.

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Speaking on behalf of your wild mind, I’m letting you know that you’re due for an immersion in revelry and festivity. Plugging away at business as usual could become counterproductive unless you take at least brief excursions to the frontiers of pleasure. High integrity may become sterile unless you expose it to an unpredictable adventure or two. Halloween costume suggestion: party animal, hell-raiser, social butterfly, god or goddess of delight. Every one of us harbors a touch of crazy genius that periodically needs to be unleashed, and now is that time for you.

How dare you be so magnetic and tempting? What were you thinking when you turned up the intensity of your charm to such a high level? I suggest you consider exercising more caution about expressing your radiance. People may have other things to do besides daydreaming about you. But if you really can’t bring yourself to be a little less attractive — if you absolutely refuse to tone yourself down — please at least try to be extra kind and generous. Share your emotional wealth. Overflow with more than your usual allotments of blessings. Halloween costume suggestion: a shamanic Santa Claus, a witchy Easter Bunny.

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I hope you will choose a Halloween costume that emboldens you to feel powerful. For the next three weeks, it’s in your long-term interest to invoke a visceral sense of potency, dominion and sovereignty. What clothes and trappings might stimulate these qualities in you? Those of a king or queen? A rock star or CEO? A fairy godmother, superhero or dragon-tamer? Only you know which archetypal persona will help stir up your untapped reserves of confidence and command.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): It’s time to stretch the boundaries, Pisces. You have license to expand the containers and outgrow the expectations and wage rebellion for the sheer fun of it. The frontiers are calling you. Your enmeshment in small talk and your attachment to trivial wishes are hereby suspended. Your mind yearns to be blown and blown and blown again! I dare you to wander outside your overly safe haven and go in quest of provocative curiosities. Halloween costume suggestions: mad scientist, wild-eyed revolutionary, Dr. Who.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): On a January morning in 1943, the town of Spearfish, S.D., experienced very weird weather. At 7:30 a.m. the temperature was minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit. In the next two minutes, due to an unusual type of wind sweeping down over nearby Lookout Mountain, thermometers shot up 49 degrees. Over the next hour-anda-half, the air grew even warmer. But by 9:30,

In the last 10 days of November and the month of December, I suspect there will be wild-card interludes when you can enjoy smart gambles, daring stunts, cute tricks and mythic escapades. But the next three weeks will not be like that. On the contrary. For the immediate future, I think you should be an upstanding citizen, a well-behaved helper and a dutiful truth-teller. Can you handle that? If so, I bet you will get sneak peaks of the fun and productive mischief that could be yours in the last six weeks of 2015. Halloween costume suggestion: the most normal person in the world.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “A very little key will open a very heavy door,” wrote Charles Dickens in his short story “Hunted Down.” Make that one of your guiding meditations in the coming days, Leo. In the back of your mind, keep visualizing the image of a little key opening a heavy door. Doing so will help ensure that you’ll be alert when clues about the real key’s location become available. You will have a keen intuitive sense of how you’ll need to respond if you want to procure it. Halloween costume suggestion: proud and protective possessor of a magic key.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The ancient Hindu text known as the Kama Sutra gives extensive advice about many subjects, including love and sex. “Though a man loves a woman ever so much,” reads a passage in chapter four, “he never succeeds in winning her without a great deal of talking.” Take that as your cue, Virgo. In the coming weeks, stir up the intimacy you want with a great deal of incisive talking that beguiles and entertains. Furthermore, use the same

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): I encourage you to be super rhythmical and melodious in the coming days. Don’t just sing in the shower and in the car. Hum and warble and whistle while shopping for vegetables and washing the dishes and walking the dog. Allot yourself more than enough time to shimmy and cavort, not just on the dance floor but anywhere you can get away with it. For extra credit, experiment with lyrical flourishes whenever you’re in bed doing the jizzle-skazzle. Halloween costume suggestion: wandering troubadour, street musician, free-styling rapper, operatic diva, medicine woman who heals with sound. What is your greatest fear? Make fun of it this Halloween. Tell me about it at FreeWillAstrology.com.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22): Members of the gazelle species known as the springbok periodically engage in a behavior known as pronking. They leap into the air and propel themselves a great distance with all four feet off the ground, bounding around with abandon. What evolutionary purpose does this serve? Some scientists are puzzled, but not naturalist David Attenborough. In the documentary film Africa, he follows a springbok herd as it wanders through the desert for months, hoping to find a rare rainstorm. Finally it happens. As if in celebration, the springboks erupt with an outbreak of pronking. “They are dancing for joy,” Attenborough declares. Given the lucky breaks and creative breakthroughs coming your way, Cancerian, I foresee you doing something similar. Halloween costume suggestion: a pronking gazelle, a hippety-hopping bunny, a boisterous baby goat.

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The University of Pittsburgh’s Alcohol and Smoking Research Laboratory is looking for people to participate in a three-part research project.

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NON-DAILY SMOKERS NEEDED Do you smoke cigarettes but only on some days? You may be eligible to participate in a research study for non-daily smokers. Must be at least 21 years old. Eligible participants will be compensated for their time. For more information and to see if you’re eligible, call the Smoking Research Group at the University of Pittsburgh at

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1. Halloween purchases 6. Its license plate says “Life Elevated” 10. Baby’s bedtime ritual 14. “Owwwwww!” 15. Singer with The Velvet Underground 16. Vox.com founder Klein 17. Attack the quarterback 18. Actor Efron’s fans, collectively? 20. Swamp land 21. Humming motor sound 23. Off one’s rocker 24. Impudent southwestern Native Americans? 27. Sci-fi vehicle 28. “Baby” 29. Greetings 32. Cubs executive Epstein 35. Safely on the sea 38. Florida metropolis with the nicknames “The Cigar City” and “The Big Guava” 40. Fundamental entitlements of making things smaller? 43. Beside oneself 44. Flying start? 45. Lap of luxury 46. Tour de force 47. Action flick director Wiseman 49. Ingredient in a Southside

51. Microsoft search engine query? 57. Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said, e.g. 59. Wedding vow preposition 60. Rock’s Royal Blood, e.g. 61. NASA Nana? 63. Lures 65. “___ Sabe” 66. Prepared, as dinner 67. Eat up 68. “Allow me” 69. Job after an internship, maybe: Abbr. 70. Some apples

DOWN

1. Girl’s closest pal, in texts 2. One who uses MapQuest and Commute apps, maybe 3. Rude dudes 4. This year’s model? 5. “ORLY?” 6. Expand, as compressed files 7. Headgear with an Elsa costume 8. N.C. State’s athletic org. 9. Head ___ 10. Wussy men 11. “Modern Romance” comic Ansari 12. NFL analyst Aikman 13. Solo of “The Force Awakens” 19. Knowing question

N E W S

said with a wink 22. Lit into 25. Extended arm in “I’m a Little Teapot” 26. Merrymaking 29. Jewish social org. 30. Makes a decision (to) 31. Paper utility bill enc. 32. SOHCAHTOA subj. 33. “Take this” 34. Cheese ball 36. Chinese dynasty name 37. Actress Hewson of TV’s “The Knick” 39. Athlete’s rep 41. Dion with a Vegas show 42. Big name in thesauri 48. National Puzzlers

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if you go to the GREEN MAN TUNNEL during a

thanks for your

THUNDERSTORM and honk your horn THREE

help, i know

times, you will see a figure that GLOWS GREEN!

you’re BUSY this

most places have

time of year.

a BOGEYMAN, but the legend of

everybody

the green man is

wants to hear ghost stories.

by EM DEMARCO

in NOVEMBER,

struck by

they ’ll forget

LIGHTNING?

about me until

WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

NEXT YEAR!

... was it an

oct. 28, 2015

unique to

wait, was he

ELECTRICAL accident?

because the

... or did

story began

ACID melt his skin?

with the life of a REAL MAN ... and he haunts an abandoned TUNNEL? which

RAY

THOMAS WHITE, 40, archi v is t and historian at

ROBINSON.

DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY.

one??

he specializes in local (spooky) folklore ; has interviewed 50 to 60 people about this legend.

BEAVER COUNTY, 1919. to avoid stares, he began walking at night along route 351 between KOPPEL and NEW GAL ILEE.

trolley lines carrying 1,200 and 22,000 volts!

but word spread quickly. people began just a year earlier, a boy was ELECTROCUTED

seeking this lone man out, sometimes gi ving him

at this very bridge -- and died from the burns.

beer or cigarettes. they began calling him CHARLIE NO-FACE.

but on a DARE to check out a bird's nest, 8-year-old RAY ROBINSON began CLIMBING. the electric shock MUTILATED ray's body.

during the ‘50s and ’60s, folks traveled as

at home, ray crafted leather belts, wallets,

as the story of RAY ROBINSON spread from

far as CHICAGO and ST. LOUIS to see CHARLIE

and rubber door mats. he loved radio. he was

BEAVER COUNTY, details changed. parents

NO-FACE.

caring and kind. *

told their kids they met CHARLIE NO-FACE. route 351 could easily be ANY spooky old road.

“in some ways, i t was say, CHEESE!

his INTERACTION

and an

WITH THE WORLD. he

UNDERPASS

was kind of a

could be a

celebrity.”

TUNNEL.

south park

prosthetic

township’s

nose *

GREEN MAN TUNNEL is filled with rock salt!

wait ... why is he called the

GREEN MAN ?

* reported by the BEAVER COUNTY TIMES.

people said he wore GREEN

JACKETS …

but saying his skin RAY ROBINSON died in a nursing home in 1985.

N E W S

TA S T E

M U S I C

this year, on october

GLOWED GREEN

29, ray would have

from the accident,

celebrated his 105 th

that ’s a BETTER

BIRTHDAY.

STORY.

S C R E E N

A R T S

E V E N T S

C L A S S I F I E D S

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