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Apr 22, 2004 - Penn Avenue Arts A-List
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Avenue and get them to subscribe to the a list. We are trying to gather an
additional 200+ email subscribers in 2004. Simply have them send an email to
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contact info and how they heard about us so we can continue to build our
networks and community.
So you are part of the a list but want to know for yourself what big projects
are underway in 2004. Please mark you calendar for June 7, 2004 and join us for
the Penn Avenue Community Arts Festival, Noon-6PM on Penn Avenue in front of the
Pittsburgh Glass Center (5472 Penn Avenue). At the Festival we will unveil major
projects including: New Commercial Storefronts and Senior Housing at the Penn
Fairmont Site, 3 New Artists Lofts, 4 renovated Buildings for Artists, 8
renovated houses, and PCTV relocating to Penn Avenue. For more information or to
volunteer on the day call 412-441-6147.
Thanks and enjoy this week’s a list.
Jeffrey Dorsey
Arts District Manager for the Penn Avenue Arts Initiative
Here’s what’s new this week…
May 15, 2004 Deadline - Call for Artist Vendors, Performers and Buskers for
our Penn Avenue Community Arts festival
May 15, 2004 Deadline - Request for Proposals for Union Project Summer Arts
Program
May 29, 2004 Deadline - Call for Artists: A special invitation to decorate a
Daniel Sadler sculptural form
May 14, 2004 Deadline – call for artists for Stiff Competition: When Politics
makes for Strange Bedfellows
June 1, 2004 Deadline - Call for Artists for Mister Rogers tribute at the
SkinnyBuilding:
Thursday, April 22, 2004 – Press Play Video Screening at Attack Theatre
Starts Thursday April 22, 2004 - Music at the Quiet Storm
Starts Thursday, April 22, 2004 - Shadow Lounge Shows
Saturday and Sunday, April 24 & 25 – Hipster Flea Market at The Eye
Saturday, April 24, 2004 – Sound and Movement at Modern Formations
Saturday, April 24, 2004 - Exhibit at Boxheart Gallery of former Penn Ave.
Artist
Saturday, April 24, 2004 - Experience Art All Night!
Sunday April 25, 2004 - Performance - The SPOKEN MIC @ Quiet Storm
Sunday, April 25, 2004 – Live Jazz at the Garfield Artworks
Ongoing exhibit: PIN UP, a photography show including Penn Ave. Corridor
Artists
Posted April 22 - COORDINATOR OF TOURISM AND CULTURAL HERITAGE
Posted April 22 - Shady Lane Arts Coordinator
Posted April 30 - Strong Bodied volunteers to move heavy Public Art to Penn
Ave
Posted April 22 - Looking for new Board Members for Dance Company
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Every year it changes and this year to really confuse you we changed the date
and moved the location! Actually we moved because we are partnering with the
Pittsburgh Glass Center and so that we can tell you all about the new projects
coming to Penn Avenue including: New Commercial storefronts and Senior Housing
at the Penn Fairmont Site (the former Eatn’ Park Site), 8 newly renovated houses
for sale on N. Fairmont St., PCTV moving to 5440 Penn Avenue, 3 New Artists
Lofts being built on Penn Avenue and much, much more.
Artist and Vendors call 412-441-6147.
Buskers and performers email Lynn gigs@quietstormcoffee.com
Youth and basketball players who want to play in the tournament call Jennifer at
412-441-9833.
Everyone else – just show up!
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May 15, 2004 Deadline - Request
for Proposals for The
Union Project
The UP requests proposals from artists to provide summer art-making
activities for youth at a weekly art and farmer’s market. Up to 16 artists will
be selected for one or more weeks. Artists will be compensated. Deadline for
proposals is May 15, 2004. Complete details are listed at www.unionproject.org/artists.htm
<http://www.unionproject.org/artists.htm> .
Contact Justin Rothshank, Associate Director for The Union Project
801 North Negley Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15206
412-478-3105 cell
412-363-4550 fax
www.unionproject.org <http://www.unionproject.org>
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Saturday May 29, 2004 Deadline
- Call for Artists to decorate a Daniel Sadler sculptural form
For a special event A at GalleriE CHIZ
Saturday June 5, 2004 6-9pm
Co-sponsored by CHIZ and the Society for Contemporary Craft
in Memory of Daniel Sadler to Benefit the Epilepsy Foundation
Artists and celebrities will be contributing their creativity in designing and
executing pieces of art employing unused Sadler sculptural forms, donated by the
Sadler family.
These artworks will be used for a silent auction, which will be open to the
public and continue through June 19th. A $10.00 entrance charge for the
kick-off party will be donated to the Epilepsy Foundation.
Daniel Sadler died in a car accident on February 25th. He had apparently
experienced an epileptic seizure while driving. His art was sold throughout the
United States, and he had become a well-known local artist, having chosen
Pittsburgh as his home. He moved here from Los Angeles in October, 2002. His
work can be found in many formidable collections nationwide. We, at GalleriE
CHIZ and the Society for Contemporary Craft, are proud to have worked with him
and to have sold his work here in Pittsburgh, and we support the Epilepsy
Foundation in his honor. The kick-off party on June 5th will feature live music
by The Deliberate Strangers and catering by Whole Foods Market.
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· As an artist, you may choose one of Daniel Sadler’s metal frames to
decorate in any way you please (some examples of his pieces are above). They may
be illuminated or not. We do ask that the piece be VALUED at $300.00 or less,
although they may sell for more than that in the auction.
· Artists will receive 1/3 of the actual selling price, not of the estimated
value (i.e. you may receive $10.00 or $100.00, or whatever, depending on the
bidding). If the piece is not sold by the end of the auction period (June
19th) it is yours to keep.
· The pieces may be picked up at CHIZ any time starting now. The
sooner you come in, the larger the selection will be.
· If you have any questions you can call Ellen Chisdes Neuberg or Laura
Coleman at GalleriE CHIZ, 412-441-6005 or e-mail us at galleriechiz@earthlink.net
<mailto:galleriechiz@earthlink.net> .
· CHIZ is located at 5831 Ellsworth Avenue in Shadyside. When you
pick up your form, we will need for you to sign a brief agreement so that we are
assured that you will be committed to complete and return the piece of art to
the gallery.
· The completed piece must be delivered to GalleriE CHIZ
between Tuesday, May 25th and Saturday, May 29th. Our hours are Tuesday-Friday
11-6, Saturday 11-5. No pieces will be accepted after the 29th.
· Upon delivery of your completed sculpture, you will be presented with one
admission ticket to the kick-off party on June 5th. This enables you, as a
donator of art, to attend without paying the $10.00 cost of admission.
This will be an exciting event for all of us. We have been getting an
incredibly enthusiastic response, both from artists and others in the community.
We know the pieces we receive will be fabulous! Daniel had become quite a
creative force here. We are all saddened by his untimely death and are proud to
honor him in this way. Thank you.
GalleriE CHIZ and Society for Contemporary Craft
e-mail: galleriechiz@earthlink.net <mailto:galleriechiz@earthlink.net>
www.galleriechiz.com <http://www.galleriechiz.com/>
www.contemporarycraft.org <http://www.contemporarycraft.org/>
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Planned Parenthood Western Pennsylvania’s Action Fund (PPWPAF) announced its
sixth annual fundraiser—Stiff Competition: When Politics Makes For Strange
Bedfellows—and issued a call for artists to submit works of art based on the
theme. The only requirement for submission is creative interpretation of the
theme. More information can be found online at http://www.stiffcompetition.org.
Artwork can be submitted directly to Planned Parenthood offices at
209 Ninth Street,
Pittsburgh, PA 15222, and there is no entry fee. Deadline for entries is Friday,
May 14, 2004.
The art will be featured in an exhibition at The Andy Warhol Museum on June 2,
2004, and auctioned off to raise funds and awareness for PPWPAF. A panel of
judges, including Mattress Factory Director Barbara Luderowski, Three Rivers
Arts Festival Director Elizabeth Reiss, Concept Art Gallery owner Sam Berkovitz,
Mendelson Gallery owner Steven Mendelson and Pittsburgh Public Theater Artistic
Director Ted Pappas, will select one design that will be reproduced into actual
condom packages. Honorary co-chairs for this year’s event are Pennsylvania State
Treasurer Barbara Hafer and Izzazu International Salon owner Emilio Cornacchione,
Additional information about the event, the judges and previous winners can be
found at www.StiffCompetition.org <http://www.stiffcompetition.org/> <http://www.stiffcompetition.org/>
. All proceeds from the competition and gala benefit PPWPAF, an independent,
not-for-profit organization formed as the political arm of Planned Parenthood of
Western Pennsylvania. Established in 1992, PPWPAF engages in educational and
electoral activity including issue education, grassroots organizing, public
opinion research, lobbying, and independent expenditure campaigns.
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Visual artists including painters, photographers, multi-media artists, graphic
designers are being sought to participate in a month-long exhibit to honor the
memory of Fred Rogers. The installation will run from mid-June 2004 until
mid-July 2004 to coincide with the July 4th and Three Rivers Regatta
festivities. Each of 22 artists will be assigned one window in the
SkinnyBuilding at the corner of Forbes/Wood, Downtown. For more information,
contact the SkinnyBuilding at; info@skinnybuilding.com or call 412-606-5621 or
visit the website at; www.skinnybuilding.com
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Attack Theater, 4805 Penn Avenue, Garfield. $5/$3 students.
Contact : Press Play Video Series
CFA 300
5000 Forbes Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
www.pressplayvideo.org
pressplayvideo@yahoo.com
Press Play Video Series is pleased to announce its April screening: VISIONS OF
EXCESS. What extremes will videomakers go to? What
happens when they splurge, pig out, tell all, freak out or break it down? In
this, Press Play’s 6th screening, videomakers take it to
the limit, and we’ve got it all on tape.
In Stoney Does Houston, by Bob Hercules, street performer Stoney Burke leads us
on an irreverent tour of the 1992 Republican National
Convention, infiltrating the crowds to cozy up to Rush Limbaugh, Alfonse
D’Amato, Oliver North, Bruce Willis and many more, and ask
tough questions that catch the Republican insiders off guard. Everything about
David Allen Burns’s Asswax is excessive, even the title. Burns documents an
intimate procedure with a perverse, literally hair-raising zeal.
The Tower, by Quirine Racke and Helena Muskens, visits three generations of
Flatze family as they talk about wealth, desire, ‘60s counterculture, infidelity
and idleness. Fact and fantasy intertwine as the Flatzes tell conflicting
stories, each with an eerie poise, as if they had rehearsed their monologues
many times. At once bleak and
decadent, The Tower’s most startling revelation is our own capacity for
self-absorption.
Ellen Lake investigates collection obsessions in Rubber Band Ball and Ann’s
Hoard. A San Francisco corner store houses a 2000-pound ball
of rubber bands, and a self-described hoarder talks about her world of
compulsive collecting.
Other videos include an eye-opening short by Press Play favorite Jennifer
Norton, the impenetrable sounds and crowds in Jubal Brown’s
Riot ‘98, and the swinging good times of Phillip B. Roth’s Hammer of Hope.
Press Play is a video series dedicated to bringing national and international
video work by emerging and established artists to
Pittsburgh. Press Play is made possible by a grant from the Sprout Fund and
through the sponsorship of Pulp Magazine.
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5430 Penn Avenue.
Thursday April 22. 9:00PM $5
Young Pioneers Zine Release Party
(Journal of Independent Travel Culture)
w/The New Alcindors
Soulcialism
Friday April 23 9:00 $5
Los Magnificos
A New Fiction
Bob Ziller and Bill Palowitch
Sat April 24 9:00 $5
Jackies Platoon
Ancient Daze
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Shadow Lounge Events 5972 Baum
Blvd. + S. Highland Ave. :: 412.363.8277 ::: Smoke-Free :: BYOB Venue :: ASCAP
:: bookings@7thmovement.net <mailto:bookings@7thmovement.net>
:: UV Loop <http://www.uvloop.com/>
: East Liberty Stop ::
Wireless Internet Service by Telerama <http://www.telerama.com/>
Date Time Event Cost Ages Genre-
4.22 10pm-1a Live: Open Stage Series: Feat. Justin Portis + More $6 All
Various
4.23 10pm-12a Hip-Hop Café Series Feature: Marlon Saunders w/ The Rain $8 18+
Neo Soul
4.23 12a-2a Hip-Hop Café Series: Open Mic with the Rain. Hosted by Hutch $8
18+ Hip-Hop/Soul Collective
4.23 2a-4a Deep: Soulful House Music No Cover 18+ Deep House/Soul
4.24 8:30a-12a Soul Garden Live: Live: Raheem Devaughn. Plus Fashion Walk feat.
Diondega TBA 21+ Neo Soul/Club
4.24 2a-4a UK Brand + SwigArt: CRASH $10 w. Comp Drinks 21+ Hip-Hop/Club/
Dancehall
4.25 9p-12a Soul Soothing Sundays: DJ Craig Simmons No Cover 18+ House, Latin
House, + More
4.26 9p-12a UK Brand: Gene Stovall w/ Rhetoric $7 All Hip-Rock-Soul
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Hipster Flea Market
10AM-6PM...its starting later...REAL Hipsters want more snooze time
THE EYE
4814 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pa
412.361.2393
call for table space
lamps, savvy, video games, atomic, music, fly, gas station attendant uniforms,
cool, curiosities, righteous, trucker hats, hip-hop, construction
worker uniforms, deck, archaic horn rimmed glasses and nerdy librarian shawls,
mighty, bobby socks, bee’s knees, poodle skirts, stylin, beat up
cowboy hats, jiggy, naked people
"...All these crusty, curly old hippies’ had children, moved to the suburbs, got
hemorrhoids and mortgages and all their children grew up, got
drunk, nabbed the checkbook, and moved to places like Williamsburg or Portland.
I'm trying to make a point but it's unraveling here..."
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8PM - 4919 Penn Avenue
Featuring: Eden McNutt (voice), Gia T. Cacalano (movement), Hill Jordan
(trombone), Anne Gentry (Movement), and Lenny Young (Oboe & electronics)
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- T.K. Mundok, Pittsburgh area artist exhibiting painting and drawing,
BoxHeart Gallery
Reception:
Saturday, April 24th
6M - 9PM
Free and Open to the Public!
Exhibitions will run: April 20 - May 4, 2004
Box Heart Gallery Hours
Sunday: 1PM - 5PM
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 11AM - 6PM
Wednesday - Saturday: 10AM - 6PM
Thank You Pittsburgh
Recent Work by Artist: T.K. MUNDOK
- - -
Dear Friends and Artists,
As I prepare for this final show in Pittsburgh, and a move to San Francisco, I
realize a few things need to be said. To all of you who have affected and
supported my career as an artist and as a person, thank you. I feel that it is
necessary to tell all of you how much Pittsburgh has meant to me as a city and
more importantly those of you who make it come alive. I do not move from
Pittsburgh leaving it behind, no in fact it's imperative that I take it along
with me. To bridge the two cities and bring more life, joy and art to both is
the ultimate goal. And the ultimate achievement.
Five years ago I had my first one man show at Valhalla where I first picked up a
City Paper and saw the "Call For Artists." I was flooded with excitement at the
thought of people in this city looking for people like me. I decided to move on
a Wednesday and came to the city that Friday. With help from Christy Taylor and
other leaders like herself, I became integrated with the arts community
established in Pittsburgh. Over the next few months I discovered a beautiful
"play ground" where every one was celebrated and art was celebrated. It was the
first place that allowed me to truly be myself and express myself through my art
work.
I must give personal thanks to:
Christiana D. Leech with Sun Crumbs etc. etc., for her determination and no
failure attitude. Christiana taught me that as one door closes, another opens
and ALL things that you do are a success...because you did them.
Jeffrey Dorsey at Friendship Development and Penn Avenue Arts Initiative., for
showing me the value that a community can hold. That you can shape and change
the community through your art and that the community can shape and change your
art. They are a yin and yang.
Mark Whitehead with Dark Night Cabaret, who month after month brings artists of
every genre together, and teaches us that we're all in this thing together.
And Scottie Bellinger who in the first few months taught me how important it is
to cut through the "Social B.S." and truly be myself, No Matter What!
Thanks for always being by my side.
These are just a few thank you's that I need to say. It's so important to me to
see all of you at the reception so I can personally thank you for your support.
Love You Pittsburgh,
~T.K. Mundok
PS Keep in Touch
Please Send this on to your Friends and Artists because we are all connected.
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Art on the walls...art on the floor...art on the stage...art on people--and it
keeps going all night long. Join the Lawrenceville community for what may be the
region's biggest and most diverse art happening: Art All Night. The big event
begins on Saturday, April 24 at 6 PM...and carries on until Sunday, April 25 at
2 PM.
What Is It?
Art All Night an opportunity for anyone to participate in an art exhibit.
Professional and amateur artists (including children!) are invited to bring one
piece of art to the exhibit on Saturday, April 24 between 2 and 5 PM. Every
piece of art is installed for public view when the event opens at 6 PM. Last
year's event showcased the work of more than 585 artists to more than 4,500
visitors!
The event features children's activities (including silkscreening!) on Saturday
evening, a live broadcast with WYEP FM's Bumble Bee Blues Show, and live music
all night long. A full performance schedule is available on the AAN website.
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This week - Sunday, April 25, 2004 - 7:00 PM we are back on again at The Quiet
Storm Restaurant/Coffeehouse Venue
5430 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA
412.661.9355
If you haven't been heard, then you haven't been to the SPOKEN MIC! Where *innertaining*
the public is our main focus. We've heard from The Hutch Simmon Project, Sala
Udin, Henry Biggs (Rogers Performing Arts), and many others. But we still want
to hear from you. Bring your voice to the Quiet storm. Come out and win one of
our many prizes, hear local talent, local politics and enjoy the interesting
menu the Quiet Storm has to offer.This is one of Pittsburgh's best open mic
venues you won't want to miss!
Hosted by Freedome & Nailah & sponsored by FAMILY DOLLAR
For further information contact: innertainmentlive@hotmail.com
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8PM - 4931 Penn Avenue
Solo Cello Music by Erik Friedlander (NYC, Leader of Topaz)
Openers: Comprov Group
Lenny Young (oboe) Tracey Mortimore (bass), and Jay Matula (drums)
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Ongoing exhibit: PIN UP, a
photography show by 23 area image-makers
SPACE, Pittsburgh’s newest visual arts gallery located in the heart of the
Cultural District, is pleased to present PIN UP, a showing of
photographic work by 23 area photographers. Murray Horne, Curator of Wood Street
Galleries and Jen Saffron, photographer and videographer, co-curated this survey
exhibition culled from local darkrooms, computers, and studios. PIN UP runs
April 16 – June 19, 2004. Opening reception featuring DJ Soy Sos on Friday,
April 16 from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. An artist talk with pinhole photographers
Lorraine Vullo and Michael Picarsic III will take place on Saturday, May 8 from
1 – 3 p.m. in the gallery.
Both established and emergent artists exhibit works ranging from pinhole to
digital, small to large scale, political to abstract. PIN UP is a slice
of the Pittsburgh photography community, showcasing the diverse nature of the
medium and offering a fresh space for pluralism.
Artists:
Sue Abramson; Lisa Albaugh; Preston Allen; Chuck Biddle; Pam Bryan; Theresa
Casciato; Francis Crisafio; Elizabeth Deasy; Aaronel de roy Gruber; Lauren
Elmer; Clyde Hare; Kevin Hull; Cassandra C. Jones; Ron Lane; Carolina
Loyola-Garcia; Heather Mull; Michael Picarsic, III; John Riegert; Larry Rippel;
Jen Saffron; Carrie Schneider; Andres Tapia-Urzua; Lorraine Vullo; Brett Yasko.
SPACE , 812 Liberty Avenue, 412-325-7723
www.spacepittsburgh.org <http://www.spacepittsburgh.org/>
Wednesday and Thurs
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The Tourism and Cultural Heritage Department at the Greater Pittsburgh
Convention and Visitors Bureau has an opening for the position of COORDINATOR OF
TOURISM AND CULTURAL HERITAGE.
We are looking for someone who is organized, multi-task oriented, and a hard
worker. The job requires performing all administrative duties for the
department's director (Tinsy) and assistant director (Colleen). This includes
answering phones, making appointments, filing, typing, etc. as well as
coordinating office operations for a 12-person staff of tourism professionals.
Excellent customer service and computer skills (particularly in Power Point,
Excel, Word, Outlook and Access) are mandatory. This is non-exempt (hourly)
position. Salary is commensurate with the job requirements and the skill level
needed to be successful in this position.
If you know of anyone who might be interested in the Coordinator position,
please have that person send a resume (preferably via email) to MARY GRASHA
HOUPT, our director of human resources. Mary's email is maryh@gpcvb.org. In
the cover letter, he or she should mention you as the referrral. No need to call
us at this point but an email from you concerning someone you feel strongly
about would be helpful.
Once Mary has screened resume's, she will conduct phone interviews first, and
refer candidates to Colleen and Tinsy.
Thanks for your help!
Tinsy Lipchak
Director of Tourism and Cultural Heritage
Greater PITTSBURGH Convention & Visitors Bureau
425 Sixth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412 281 0482 ext 3131 fax 412 644 5512 tinsyl@gpcvb.org
Pittsburgh. Where It All Comes Together.
For more information: www.visitpittsburgh.com or 1-877 LOVE PGH
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Job Summary: The Shady Lane Arts Coordinator will oversee all Shady Lane
arts activities and initiatives. This involves in-school arts
programming as well as implementation of community-based arts
activities and consultation.
Position Reports To: Shady Lane Administrative Team
Key Responsibilities and Duties
Coordinate studio time for children enrolled at Shady Lane School
Collaborate with Shady Lane educators to design studio arts
experiences
Prepare and maintain studio environment
Integrate studio and classroom arts experiences
Document children’s arts experiences verbally and visually
Assist staff of Shady Lane School with outcomes identification and
assessment of the impact of arts experiences
Assist staff of Shady Lane Resources with administration,
implementation, and evaluation of community arts programs
Conceptualize new arts initiatives consistent with the mission of
Shady Lane
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:
Demonstrates a passion for working with young children
Exhibits creativity, energy and flexibility
Agrees with the goals, values and vision of Shady Lane
Has experience providing experiential and guided arts activities for
young children
Demonstrates ability to work with early childhood professionals
Demonstrates excellent oral and written communication skills with
job responsibilities
Qualifications
Holds a Bachelor’s degree in arts or early childhood education,
child development or a related field
Has prior experience in facilitating arts experiences for young
children
Has prior experience in planning arts learning experiences for
adults
Has background in the arts (visual, music, dance) either through
formal training or experience
Provides own transportation for regional travel
Act 33/34 clearances
Pre-employment physical and annual health appraisal required
Salary and Benefits
Schedule: Twelve month, full-time position
Salary: To be determined based on experience
Benefits: Two weeks vacation, ten sick days, two personal days.
Health plan with employer contribution
Term life and disability insurance
Employer contribution to pre-tax retirement plan and employee
participation
Resumes should be mailed or e-mailed to:
Howard Booth, Executive Director
Shady Lane
100 N. Braddock Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15208
hbooth@shadylane.org <mailto:hbooth@shadylane.org>
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Junction Dance Theatre (JDT) is looking to expand its Board, and we were
wondering if you might have any recommendations? We are specifically
looking for community members who are experienced professionals, with an
interest in the arts. If there is anybody that you know that might be
interested, please let me know. Thank you, in advance, for your kind assistance.
Yours,
Susan Constanse
Company Manager
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The PAAI is seeking a few able bodied volunteers to help unload and set up a
very heavy public art work (made from steel and concrete) on Penn Ave.
Volunteers should expect to spend a better part of the day on this. Interested
volunteers should email Anne Chen anne@edge-studio.com or Jeffrey Dorsey jeffrey@friendship-pgh.org
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The PAAI a list was created for the
purposes of promoting the Penn Avenue Corridor, changing the perception of its
adjacent neighborhoods to a positive one, make you aware of its revitalization
opportunity and accomplishments, and to help grow the creative community here on
Penn Avenue. The PAAI reserves the right to promote whatever it sees as a
healthy connection towards meeting this goal. Priority for editing and posting
the a-list is always reserved for the promotion of Penn Avenue Corridor artists,
people and groups who partner with us, and friends who do things for us in
return. If you sent us something and didn’t see it included in our a-list it is
either because we didn’t receive it, received it late, it was just way too long
to read and edit, or because it was not news in some way shape or form related
to the Penn Avenue Corridor. If we miss a week it’s because we are too busy
serving the customers mentioned above to achieve lasting change on Penn Avenue
to tell you about it that week. So please be patient. And if you really want to
be on our a-list, then consider moving to our community and get involved. Help
us continue doing great work and we will be happy to promote you with a smile!
Otherwise there are numerous other weekly email lists you can be part of. Don’t
get us wrong our intent is in no way to create a closed community, a club, or an
“in-crowd.” In fact the Penn Avenue Arts Initiative was created to do the
opposite – bring together all our neighbors and build on the diversity of the
corridor. We also want to do you a service by not replicating information you
get on others lists, so that you don’t get tired or frustrated of reading the
same stuff over and over and stop reading us all together. Our hope is that you
find the a-list a service and in fact help us promote our little special arts
related niche in Pittsburgh. So that when you think of Penn Avenue and the arts
you will choose the a list to get the latest news.
To have information that is arts related and relates to the Penn Avenue
corridor, please email it to pennarts@friendship-pgh.org by Tuesday - 9AM of the
week you would like to see it posted. Please include in this order – the Date,
Event Title, Event Location, Contact Info, and Brief Description of Event.
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