04.01/04.08.2015 VOLUME 25 + ISSUE 13
Animal Rescue League
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15th Annual
Editor CHARLIE DEITCH Arts & Entertainment Editor BILL O’DRISCOLL Music Editor MARGARET WELSH Associate Editor AL HOFF Multimedia Editor ASHLEY MURRAY Listings Editor CELINE ROBERTS Assistant Listings Editor ALEX GORDON Staff Writers REBECCA NUTTALL, ALEX ZIMMERMAN Staff Photographer HEATHER MULL Interns SHAWN COOKE, ZACCHIAUS MCKEE
Wildlife Baby Shower Fundraiser
DROP OFF LOCATION: Waterfront Old Abercrombie Site
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Director of Operations KEVIN SHEPHERD Production Director JULIE SKIDMORE Art Director LISA CUNNINGHAM Graphic Designers JEFF SCHRECKENGOST, JENNIFER TRIVELLI
Wildlife Center 6000 Verona Rd, Verona, PA 15147 WWW.ANIMALRESCUE.ORG 412.345.7300, EXT. 500
April 11, 2015 12 pm - 4 pm
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[MAIN FEATURE] task at hand has always been 16 to“The win a World Series ring.” — Pirates infielder Pedro Alvarez in City Paper’s 2015 Pirates Preview
[NEWS] believe in redemption and I want to 06 “Iknow, do the voters believe in it too?” —Twanda Carlisle on running again for Pittsburgh City Council despite a public-corruption conviction
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Pisco Sour is a great warm-weather 27 “The cocktail that showcases the power of eggs.” — Drew Cranisky on adding eggs to cocktails
[MUSIC] all starts to blend together, then it 30 “Ifjustitbecomes confusing.” — Reba Meyers, of Adventures and Code Orange, on keeping those bands separate
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urgency of Kumiko’s quixotic quest 38 “The underscores the sadness and desperation fueling her delusion.” — Al Hoff reviews the film Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter
Marketing Director DEANNA KRYMOWSKI Marketing Design Coordinator LINDSEY THOMPSON Advertising and Promotions Coordinator ASHLEY WALTER Radio Promotions Director VICKI CAPOCCIONI-WOLFE Radio Promotions Assistants ANDREW BILINSKY, NOAH FLEMING
{ADMINISTRATION} Business Manager LAURA ANTONIO Circulation Director JIM LAVRINC Office Administrator RODNEY REGAN Technical Director PAUL CARROLL Interactive Media Manager CARLO LEO
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[ARTS] original meanings are subverted 41 “The to serve her aesthetic goals as well as to deliver her humanist messages.” — Nadine Wasserman on the text appropriations of artist Corita Kent
[LAST PAGE] a starting bid of just $2,500, you 63 “With can get your hands on Brian McNamee’s hypodermic needle containing steroids and the DNA of Roger Clemens.” — Charlie Deitch on the world’s worst sports memorabilia auctions
{REGULAR & SPECIAL FEATURES} NEWS QUIRKS BY ROLAND SWEET 14 EVENTS LISTINGS 46 SAVAGE LOVE BY DAN SAVAGE 55 FREE WILL ASTROLOGY BY ROB BREZSNY 56 CROSSWORD BY BRENDAN EMMETT QUIGLEY 59 NEWS
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