OUTSIDE THE BOX
Vote in City Paper’s fourth annual ArtBox contest We know what you’re thinking: “City Paper, you’re so stodgy, always wearing formal black and never letting your hair down.” But since many of our writers, editors, photographers and designers tend to wear superhero T-shirts and their best thrift-store jeans to work, we know you’re talking about our distribution boxes. And for the fourth year in a row, we’re adding a little artistic dazzle to our street-box arsenal with our ArtBox project, sponsored by the Hill House Association’s Kaufmann Center. In the next few pages you’ll meet the 10 finalists we selected, and they’ll tell you about their experiences creating their designs. The boxes are out now across the city, and we’re asking readers to choose the winner, who will receive a $500 prize. Go to www.pghcitypaper.com to find an interactive map with the location of each box and to vote for your favorite. Online voting runs through Nov. 25. The winner will be announced in the Dec. 2 issue.
S’Liberty Saturday
Dan Burfield McDonald / Age: 41
October 31, 7am – 9pm Kids Events BEER TASTING Scavenger Hunt
Horse-Drawn Wagon Rides
Retail & Dining Deals
CHINESE ART AND ANTIQUES Free Appraisal Day and Cash Buying Event Beijing HH International Art Fund is the first art foundation in China dedicated to the preservation and collection of Chinese art & Antiques. Based in Beijing and founded in 2004, we now have over $75 million under our management. We are excited to launch our newest venture in the US by hosting Free Appraisal and Cash Buying events in Connecticut, Massachusetts & Rhode Island. Please check our website frequently for updates on event schedules. We welcome collectors, scholars, dealers and institutions to participate in our event and we look forward to seeing you soon. Top price will be paid for the following items: Chinese jade, ceramics, bronzes, Cloisonné, Buddhist figures, robes, embroideries, Snuff bottles, photographs, furniture, watercolors & paintings etc. and we are interested in purchasing art works from one piece to an entire collection. Flexible Payment Methods: Cash, Check & Wire Transfer. We are always buying Chinese Art and Antiques from one piece to entire collection. If you missed our event, please call us and we can arrange a date to see you. • Earn 10% Referral Fee if you refer a friend or family to us. • Free in-home appraisal available for larger pieces.
October 31st, 2015 (9AM - 5PM) COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT 401 WEST WATERFRONT DRIVE ROAD WEST HOMESTEAD, PA 15120 Tel: (516) 815-2258 Email: hhartfund@gmail.com www.hhartfund.com 26
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I absolutely love the color scheme Atari used in almost all of the pinball machines they designed. The design style is ’80s modern with all of these parallel lines. This reminds me of growing up in the ’80s, and I remember some friends had an incredible basement game room which had all white walls with these continuing four bands of color that spanned the walls, ending in graphics of people jogging. I’d give anything to see that again. I hope it transports someone back to when they were young and the mysteries of electronics, video games and pinball machines were magical.
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