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May 05, 2004 - Arts Pittsburgh Events May 5, 2004
Arts Pittsburgh Events May 5, 2004
Workshops, Classes, and Artist Opportunities
June 8- June 13,
2004
The First
National Performing Arts Convention
Pittsburgh, PA
In 2004, the performing arts community will gather in Pittsburgh to affirm its shared history and values, to communicate its importance to national life, and to identify ways that, working together, arts leaders can bring the value of the arts to more people more effectively.
The First National Performing Arts Convention has the potential to lay the foundation for future cross-disciplinary collaborations, cooperative programs and effective advocacy and to demonstrate new maturity as a united sector dedicated to enriching national life and strengthening communities across the country. Join us in Pittsburgh June 8-13, 2004.
Registration to attend the
events of the first National Performing Arts Convention, June 8-June 13, 2004 in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is now available on the Convention's web site at http://www.performingartsconvention.org/registration.cfm.
Heavily
discounted registration is available for Pittsburgh area residents for the
opening session, Wednesday, June 9th and the cross-disciplinary sessions on
Saturday, June 12th- $75 for both. Be sure to select "Pittsburgh Area Resident"
instead of "General" when purchasing tickets.
The National Performing Arts
Convention planners are delighted to announce that celebrated designer John
Conklin will serve as Creative Director for the Opening Plenary Session
Wednesday, June 9. Grammy Award winning artist Bobby McFerrin, and a large
supporting cast, will be featured in the Convention Closing Event, Saturday,
June 12. In addition, an initial listing of Cross-Disciplinary sessions offered
on Saturday, June 12, is also available at http://www.performingartsconvention.org/programming.cfm.
Wednesday, May 5, 2004,
8:00pm
Bimmer
Pittsburgh Filmmakers' Melwood Screening
Room
477 Melwood Avenue, North Oakland
If the critics are to be
believed, Petr Buslov's debut film has ushered in a new era in the history of
Russian cinema. It follows the last days of four young thieves and their final
stolen car, a black BMW that becomes their shared hearse and coffin. (Directed
by Petr Buslov; 2003; Russia; 110 min, in Russian) Speaker: producer Sergei
Chlyants.
412-682-4111 http://www.pghfilmmakers.org Admission is
$6.
May 5- May 6 (except May
3)
Crimson Gold
Pittsburgh Filmmakers at the Harris
Theater
809 Liberty Avenue, Downtown
Based on actual events and
written by acclaimed director Abbas Kiarostami, this subversive drama opens with
a jewelry store heist that goes from bad to worse, then backtracks to just
before the botched job. In Farsi with subtitles. (Directed by Jafar Panahi;
Iran; 2003; 97 min)
412-682-4111 http://www.pghfilmmakers.org
May 5-9,
2004
Cirque Éloize
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Byham
Theater
Graceful and daring acrobats, jugglers, aerialists, trapeze artists,
musicians and clowns perform in a theatrical, choreographed venture into a
dreamland of unfettered imagination. In a Pittsburgh premiere Montréal-based
Cirque Éloize brings their newest production, Nomade, to the Byham Theater as
part of the 13-week Québec Festival, a celebration of the performing and visual
arts of Québec.
(412) 456-6666 http://www.pgharts.org Tickets are $19.50 and
$32.50
May 5- May 15, 2004,
Weds.- Sat., 8:00 pm, May 15th Matinee and Sundays, 2:00 pm
A Woman of No
Importance by Oscar Wilde
Pittsburgh Irish & Classical
Theatre
Charity Randall Theatre in the landmark Stephen Foster
Memorial
An English country house party is the Setting for Oscar Wilde's
scintillating drama of complex questions and sexual
indiscretions
412-394-3353 http://proartstickets.org or http://www.picttheatre.org Tickets: $32 and $28
May 5- May 16,
2004
Things of Dry Hours By Naomi Wallace
Pittsburgh Public
Theater
O'Reilly Theater, 621 Penn Avenue, Downtown
Things of Dry
Hours tells the story of an African-American father and daughter in
Depression-era Alabama. Their lives are thrown into jeopardy when a white
factory worker on the run from company police demands sanctuary in their home.
With the three of them trapped in a tiny house, the intersections and
maneuverings of gender, race and class are laid bare through Wallace's riveting
poetic language.
412-316-1600 http://www.ppt.org Tickets: $29- $46
May 5- May 30, 2004
Chesapeake
City Theatre
South Side
A performance
artist, a right-wing senator, and a retriever named Lucky collide in Lee
Blessing's comic satire. David Wilson Barnes makes his City Theatre debut in
this one-man-show about arts, politics, and dogs.
412-431-CITY http://www.citytheatrecompany.org Ticket Price $15 to
$38
Thursday, May 6, 2004,
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Exhibition Opening: Augustus Saint-Gaudens: American
Sculptor of the Gilded Age
Frick Art & Historical Center
The
Frick Art Museum, 7227 Reynolds Street in Point Breeze
Join us for wine and
hors d'oeuvres as we celebrate the opening of Augustus Saint-Gaudens: American
Sculptor of the Gilded Age.
412-371-0600 http://www.frickart.org $15 members/students; $20
non-members/guests Reservations recommended
Thursday, May 6, 2004,
8:00pm
The Last Train
Pittsburgh Filmmakers' Melwood Screening
Room
477 Melwood Avenue, North Oakland
At the midpoint of the Second
World War on Soviet territory, the last German military train makes it to the
front through enemy lines. It deposits an aging and overweight doctor somewhere
in the frozen wasteland of the Ukrainian countryside. Condemned by time and
circumstances, he is also lost in space, both geographical and moral, as he
journeys through hell in the company of a skinny German mailman. (Directed by
Aleksei German, Jr.; 2003; Russia; 82 min, in German and Russian) Speaker:
Vladimir Padunov, University of Pittsburgh professor.
412-682-4111 http://www.pghfilmmakers.org Admission is $6.
Thursday, May 6, 2004,
8:00 pm
Friday, May 7, 2004, 8:00 pm
The Return of Ulysses
Pittsburgh Opera Center
Kresge Theater - CMU campus
Human
frailty recognizes its subservience to the power of Time, Fortune and Love. This
work by early operatic master Monteverdi is a brilliant Baroque adaptation of an
episode from Homer's Odyssey.
412-281-0912 http://www.pittsburghopera.org Tickets: $25 ($20
students)
May 6, 2004- May 23,
2004, Thursday- Saturday, 8:00 pm, Sunday, 2:00 pm, Gypsy Night performance at 8
p.m., Monday, May 10
Pride¹s Crossing by Tina Howe
Open Stage
Theatre
2835 Smallman Street in the Strip
Arthritic, hard-of-hearing,
and almost blind, Mabel Bigelow looks back on her life with humor and insight in
Pride¹s Crossing. She¹s amazed she has become so dull; once she was a
record-setting athlete with the world and true love at her feet. But family and
one¹s roots are powerful forces to overcome.
412-257-4056. $15 general
admission; students and seniors, $10. Group discounts are available. Gypsy Night
is pay-what-you-can.
May 6, 2004- May 30,
2004
Gompers
City Theatre
South Side
City Theatre
commissioned this world premiere by Adam Rapp (Blackbird), which features an
ensemble cast of 10, including Anthony Rapp, Bingo O'Malley, and Robin Walsh.
Tracy Brigden directs this largest production in City history, about the plight
of an American town.
412-431-CITY http://www.citytheatrecompany.org Ticket Price $15 to
$38
Friday, May 7, 2004, 5:30
to 8:00 pm
Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District
Presented by The
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Provocative art exhibitions, buskers, live
music
SPACE, 812 Liberty Avenue, Featuring Howey Alexander
Quartet-jazz fusion
Wood Street Galleries, 610 Wood Street, Featuring
Cyberia-Ambient Electronica
Urban Space, 709 Penn Avenue, Spoken
word/DJ SMI
Show Here, 945 Liberty Avenue, Vibrations of the
Soul-Photography/Paintings by Alfonso Nieto, a Project of the Center for Latin
American Studies, University of Pittsburgh
Future Tenant, 801 Liberty
Avenue, Performance/Art
Live at Katz Plaza, 7th & Penn Avenues,
Solara-moody rock
412-456-6666 http://www.pgharts.org Free and open to the
public
Friday, May 7, 2004, 6 to
8 pm
Now & Then: CUD 2004 Opening Reception
Pittsburgh Glass
Center
5472 Penn Avenue, in the East End neighborhoods of
Friendship/Garfield
CUD's (collaborative artists John Drury of NYC and Robbie
Miller of Seattle) residency at Pittsburgh Glass Center marks their 15-year
anniversary and will be commemorated with a retrospective exhibition that will
include new work created at PGC called "Painting the Face of Pittsburgh" in
addition to past works.
412-365-2145 http://www.pittsburghglasscenter.org FREE
Friday, May 7, 2004,
7:00- 9:00 pm
David Davis & The Warrior River Boys
Green
Mannequin Productions & Calliope
Brewhouse Performance Space, Corner
of 21st & Mary Street, the South Side
With more than thirty-years of
history behind them, The Warrior River Boys are Alabama's best-loved
interpreters of bluegrass, country and old-time music traditions. David Davis
has been nurturing the band's distinctive approach for nearly twenty years. His
bluesy mandolin style, soulful singing and veteran musicianship are the driving
force behind this storied and talented group.
http://www.greenmannequinproductions.com or http://www.calliopehouse.org Tickets $10 [available only at
the door, night of show]
Friday, May 7, 2004, 7:15
p.m.
Lecture: Augustus Saint-Gaudens - The Life of the Studio in Cornish,
Dr. Henry J. Duffy, Curator, Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site
Frick
Art & Historical Center
The Frick Art Museum auditorium, 7227
Reynolds Street in Point Breeze
Dr. Duffy explores the work and working
methods of Saint-Gaudens and his connections to Pittsburgh. Duffy has served as
Guest Curator for exhibitions at the New-York Historical Society, Katonah Art
Gallery and others, and has been a commentator on A&E's America's
Castles.
412-371-0600 http://www.frickart.org Free and open to the public
Friday, May 7, 2004,
8:00pm
Little Old Ladies
Pittsburgh Filmmakers' Melwood Screening
Room
477 Melwood Avenue, North Oakland
Shot primarily with
non-professional actors, the film's central characters are a group of elderly
women living alone in a remote provincial settlement in Russia. The unchanging
flow of their lives is disrupted when a refugee family from Uzbekistan moves
into one of the empty houses. (Directed by Gennadii Sidorov; 2003; Russia; 100
min, in Russian and Uzbek) Speaker: Mikhail Yampolsky, New York University
professor.
412-682-4111 http://www.pghfilmmakers.org Admission is $6.
Friday, May 7, 2004, 8:00
PM
Saturday, May 8, 2004, 8:00 PM
Sunday, May 9, 2004, 2:30
PM
Something New, Something Timeless
Pittsburgh
Symphony
Pittsburgh Symphony Heinz Hall
Conducted by James Conlon.
Tchaikovsky and Dvorak seem timeless-Tchaikovsky with his surging Romeo and
Juliet, and Dvorak with his Seventh Symphony, which is expressive, warm, honest,
and true.
412-392-4900 http://www.pittsburghsymphony.org Tickets: $19 -
$69
May 7 - 13,
2004
James' Journey to Jerusalem
Pittsburgh Filmmakers' Regent
Square Theater
1035 South Braddock Avenue, Edgewood
In this gem - a
droll mix of social commentary and modern fable - we follow the adventures of
young James, a devout wide-eyed Christian attempting a pilgrimage from his
African village to the Promised Land. In Hebrew, Zulu, English, French with
subtitles. (Directed by Ra'anan Alexandrowicz; Israel; 2003;
87min)
412-682-4111 http://www.pghfilmmakers.org
May 7 - 20 (except May 10
& 17):
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
Pittsburgh Filmmakers at the
Harris Theater
809 Liberty Avenue, Downtown
Rodney Bingenheimer left
home for Los Angeles as a geeky teenager and became a legendary figure of the
California music scene in the '60s and '70s, eventually earning the nickname,
"mayor of the Sunset Strip." After stints as Davy Jones's stand-in on The
Monkees and as a successful proprietor of a disco, he soon became one of the
country's most influential DJs. (Directed by George Hickenlooper; USA; 2004;
94min)
412-682-4111 http://www.pghfilmmakers.org
May 7, 2004 - July 3,
2004
Augustus Saint-Gaudens: American Sculptor of the Gilded
Age
Frick Art & Historical Center
The Frick Art Museum, 7227
Reynolds Street in Point Breeze
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848-1907) has been
described as "the American Michelangelo." He was a superb craftsman, poet and
philosopher who became a brilliant figure in the history of America's gilded
age. This exhibition offers an unprecedented opportunity to view the works of
one of America's greatest sculptors. Seven of his major projects are explored in
this exhibition - including the artist's masterpiece, the Shaw Memorial -
through more than seventy objects: full-sized sculptures; reductions cast in
bronze, marble, and plaster; portrait reliefs; cameos, and coins.
412-371-0600 http://www.frickart.org Free and open to the public
Saturday, May 8, 2004,
6:00-9:00 pm, Opening Reception
Scenes from Life, new works by Nancy
Deckant
Watercolors Gallery
901 Penn Avenue (corner of 9th and
Penn) in Pittsburgh's Cultural District
Special opening night festivities
include acoustic music by The Faders, offering Pittsburgh's newest intelligent,
alt-pop rock sound. Known for her responsive approach, Nancy Deckant uses
vibrant colors and strong design to create the feeling of fluid movement in her
paintings. Through June 19, 2004.
412-201-4003 http://www.watercolors-gallery.com
Saturday, May 8, 2004,
8:00 pm
"Trip The Light Fantastic" Concert
River City Brass
Band
Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland
RCBB will take you on a frolic
through the wonderful music to Trip the Light Fantastic - from great music for
the ballet to memorable tunes from the Great White Way!
412-322-7222 or
800-292-7222 http:// www.rcbb.com Ticket Price: $35 to $16, depending upon
seating selection
Saturday, May 8, 2004,
Concert 8:00 pm
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
Calliope
First
Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh, 605 Morewood Avenue, Shadyside
Cathy &
Marcy have won tremendous praise for their tight harmony singing, songwriting
and exquisite interpretations of traditional music. They sing, yodel, harmonize,
spin tales, play breathtaking instrumentals and reach out to their audience,
which takes part in the celebration.
412-432-0333 http://www.calliopehouse.org Admission at the door only:
$10.00. $8.00 students
Saturday, May 8, 2004,
8:00pm
The Return
Pittsburgh Filmmakers' Melwood Screening
Room
477 Melwood Avenue, North Oakland
In this starkly beautiful
film, two abandoned brothers only know their father through a faded photograph.
His mysterious return after a 12-year absence prompts a journey through Russia's
eerie northern steppes. Who is this stranger who they barely remember? (Directed
by Andrei Zvyagintsev; 2003; Russia; 105 min, in Russian) Speaker: Vlad Strukov,
University of Pittsburgh professor.
412-682-4111 http://www.pghfilmmakers.org Admission is $6.
Saturday, May 8th, 2004,
9:00 p.m. & 11:00 p.m.
Cabaret Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Irish
& Classical Theatre
La Prima Espresso, 811 Liberty Avenue,
downtown
Hilarious entertainer Howard Elson guest hosts this dynamic cabaret
showcasing Pittsburgh's hottest talents singing Broadway and standards.
Introducing new faces Case Dillard and Lisa Weiss to the scene followed by
veteran Chris Laitta accompanied by Douglas Levine. Enjoy complimentary wine and
crudités.
ProArts 412-394-3353 http://www.picttheatre.org or http://www.proartstickets.org Tickets: $20 table seating, $12
standing room seats, $10 students
May 8- 30, 2004, Sat.
& Sun. @ 11:00 a.m. & 2:30 p.m.
The Jungle Book
Playhouse
Jr.
222 Craft Avenue, Oakland, next to Magee Women's Hospital
Rudyard
Kipling's poignant tale, based on the Mowgli Stories, illustrates the duties of
making responsible decisions and accepting changes.
412.621.4445 http://www.ppc.edu/playhouse Ticket Price: $7
May 8- 30, 2004, Sat.
& Sun. @ 11:00 a.m. & 2:30 p.m.
Alexander and the Terrible,
Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Playhouse Jr.
222 Craft Avenue,
Oakland, next to Magee Women's Hospital
By dealing with cavities, forgotten
desserts, gum in his hair and -- yuck - kissing on TV, Alexander lets kids know
that it's okay to have bad days (they happen to everyone).
412.621.4445 http://www.ppc.edu/playhouse Ticket Price: $7
Sunday, May 9, 2004,10:00
a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Mother's Day Brunch
Carnegie Museum of
Art
4400 Forbes Avenue
Join us for a special á la carte Mother's Day
Brunch in the Carnegie Café. Both Carnegie Museum of Art and Carnegie Museum of
Natural History will open early at 10:00 a.m. and offer special discounts and
free parking to participants in the Race for the Cure at Schenley Park.
For
information, call 412.622.3131 http://www.cmoa.org
Sunday, May 9, 2004, 4:00
p.m.
Augustus Saint-Gaudens: American Sculptor of the Gilded
Age
Frick Art & Historical Center and Tuesday Musical Club
The
Frick Art Museum, 7227 Reynolds Street in Point Breeze
On May 9, 2004, three
local high school students perform the final concert of the Frick Art &
Historical Center/Tuesday Musical Club 2003-2004 Concert Series. The students,
who are winners of the 14th annual Helen Clay Frick Scholarship Competition, are
Sarah Silver, violin, senior at Mt. Lebanon High School; Katie Ventura, harp,
senior at Mt. Lebanon High School; and Thomas Wible, flute, junior at South
Allegheny High School.
412-371-0600 http://www.frickart.org Free and open to the public
Sunday, May 9, 2004, 7:30
pm
Sleeper
Pittsburgh Filmmakers' Regent Square Theater
1035
South Braddock Avenue, Edgewood
Allen's sci-fi spoof remains a favorite.
It's the tale of a man who's been frozen in the 70s and awakens 200 years later.
Lively score by the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. (1971; 88min)
412-682-4111
http://www.pghfilmmakers.org
Monday, May 10, 2004,
8:00 pm
Stop Making Sense
Pittsburgh Filmmakers at the Harris
Theater and WYEP
809 Liberty Avenue, Downtown
Filmed over three nights
at Hollywood's Pantages Theater, the film offers front-row concert seats to
witness David Byrne and the Talking Heads at the their peak. (Directed by
Jonathan Demme; USA; 1984; 88min)
412-682-4111 http://www.pghfilmmakers.org Admission is 30 cents.
Tuesday, May 11,
2004
Film Kitchen - 2nd annual competition night
Pittsburgh
Filmmakers' Melwood Screening Room
477 Melwood Avenue, North Oakland
Presented on the second Tuesday of every month, Film Kitchen showcases local
film and video art. Reception at 7:00pm; screening at 8:00pm. This month
features the second annual competitive event - this time with an "appliance"
theme. Co-sponsored by Pittsburgh Filmmakers, Pittsburgh City Paper, WYEP,
Pittsburgh Brewing, Pittsburgh Deli Co., New Media, Inc. and Micah Media.
412-682-4111 http://www.pghfilmmakers.org
Wednesday, May 12, 2004,
8:00 p.m.
WYEP 30th Anniversary Concert with Patty Griffin
WYEP,
91.3FM
Byham Theater, 101 Sixth Street, Downtown
Enjoy an exquisite
evening of music with singer-songwriter Patty Griffin and the lush folk-pop of
The Innocence Mission, celebrating 30 years of independent public radio with
WYEP, 91.3FM
412.456-6666 http://wyep.org/wyep/30years/annivshow.asp Ticket Price:
$30
May 12- 16,
2004
Dora the Explorer Live!
The Pittsburgh Cultural
Trust
Benedum Center for the Performing Arts
Dora the Explorer Live!
is based on the number one preschool show on commercial television, Dora the
Explorer. The popular Dora is a seven-year-old Latina heroine, whose adventures
take place in an imaginative, tropical world filled with jungles, beaches and
rainforests.
412-456-6666 http://www.pgharts.org/events Tickets: Opening night $15, all
other shows are $14.50 and $28.50.
Thursday, May 13, 2004,
6:45 p.m., Preconcert Happy Hour at 5:00 pm
Our Music: Symphony with a
Splash
Pittsburgh Symphony
Pittsburgh Symphony Heinz
Hall
Conducted by: Daniel Meyer. Classical music isn't always European: here
are classical selections by American composers, who bring us brass bands,
Broadway, and jazz!
412-392-4900 http://www.pittsburghsymphony.org Tickets: $19 -
$69
Thursday, May 13, 2004,
8:00 pm
CD Live! Concert Series: David Byrne
The Three Rivers Arts
Festival, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, and WYEP, 91.3FM
Byham
Theater
Pittsburgh marks the second stop on Byrne's U.S tour, and he indulges
fans with a tribute to his innovations of the past, performing some of Talking
Heads biggest hits along with new songs off his critically acclaimed album,
Grown Backwards.
412-456-6666 http://www.pgharts.org/events Tickets: $44.25, $35.25, and
$31.25
May 14 - 20, 2004
The Return
Pittsburgh Filmmakers' Regent Square
Theater
1035 South Braddock Avenue, Edgewood
In this starkly beautiful
film, two abandoned brothers only know their father through a faded photograph.
His mysterious return after a 12-year absence prompts a journey through Russia's
eerie northern steppes. Who is this stranger the boys barely remember? In
Russian with subtitles. (Directed by Andrei Zvyagintsev; 2003; Russia; 105
min)
412-682-4111 http://www.pghfilmmakers.org
Saturday, May 15, 2004,
10:00 am- 4:00 pm
Take a Hike on the Art Side
Arts & the
Outdoors Programs with Venture Outdoors and the Greater Pittsburgh Arts
Alliance.
Lawrenceville and Garfield
Join us for a dazzling
integration of the arts and the outdoors in a single day. This urban hike will
take us from Lawrenceville's Design Zone to the Penn Avenue Arts District. Along
the way, we'll tour the 300-acre Allegheny Cemetery, created in 1844. Our route
will include walking tours of galleries, studios and public art, a stop for
lunch at the Quiet Storm Coffeehouse (average entrée $5), and glass blowing
demos at the Pittsburgh Glass Center. We'll cover about 4 miles total. Sponsors
for this outing include the Western Pennsylvania Field Institute, Greater
Pittsburgh Arts Alliance, the Penn Avenue Arts Initiative, and the Pittsburgh
Glass Center.
Call Venture Outdoors at 412-255-0564 or go to http://www.VentureOutdoors.org Cost: $25; Members $20; Kids
$10
Saturday, May 15, 2004,
4:00 pm
Public Forum: Mattress Factory: Catalyst and Context
The
Mattress Factory
500 Sampsonia Way, the North Side
Join us at the
Mattress Factory for a thought-provoking discussion with the authors of
Installations, Mattress Factory, 1990-1999. Published by the University
of Pittsburgh Press, this innovative contribution to contemporary art and
thought documents a decade of challenging and provocative works created by
artists in residence at the Mattress Factory. Rita Carter is an award-winning
science writer and author of the best-selling Mapping the Mind. Robert
Hobbs is Rhoda Thalhimer Endowed Chair of Art History at Virginia Commonwealth
University, and author of numerous books and articles on contemporary art. Buzz
Spector is Chairman of Cornell University's Department of Art and a Mattress
Factory artist. Ann Reichlin's new work Schism is included in New
Installations, Artists in Residence on view now at the Mattress Factory.
Claudia Giannini is editor of Installations, Mattress Factory, 1990-1999.
RSVP required: education@mattress.org or 412.231.3169 x213 http://www.mattress.org $7 ($5 MF
members/students/seniors)
Saturday, May 15, 2004,
8:00 pm
O Vertigo
Pittsburgh Dance Council
Byham
Theater
Otherworldly and lyrical, O Vertigo returns to Pittsburgh for the
North American premier of the company's 20th anniversary creation by founder and
renowned choreographer Ginette Laurin.
Known for work that is inventive,
risky and imbued with an intense energy, Laurin will seek creative inspiration
from not only her versatile dancers but an astrophysicist to explore "the link
that can be made between the infinitely small and infinitely
large."
412-456-6666 http://www.pgharts.org/events Ticket Price: $20, $25, $32, and
$40
Sunday, May 16, 2004,
4:00 p.m.
Music for Exhibitions: Pittsburgh Opera Center Young
Artists
Frick Art & Historical Center
The Frick Art Museum
auditorium, 7227 Reynolds Street in Point Breeze
On May 16, 2004, the Frick
Art & Historical Center presents Pittsburgh Opera Center Young Artists in a
performance inspired by the exhibition Augustus Saint-Gaudens: American Sculptor
of the Gilded Age. Sarah Kleeman, mezzo-soprano; Peter Nathan Foltz, tenor; and
Daniel Teadt, baritone will perform works by contemporaries of Saint-Gaudens,
including composers Edward MacDowell and John Alden Carpenter. Other works, such
as Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo (Op. 22) by Benjamin Britten, provide
reflections on the visual arts and the milieu in which Saint-Gaudens worked. The
artists will be accompanied by Mark Trawka, pianist and Director of Musical
Studies for the Pittsburgh Opera Center.
412-371-0600 http://www.frickart.org $15 members; $20 non-members/guests
Reservations recommended
Sunday, May 16, 2004,
7:00 pm
Sweet Honey in the Rock
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Presents with the African American Cultural Center of Greater
Pittsburgh
Byham Theater
Sweet Honey in the Rock is the Grammy
Award-winning African American female a cappella ensemble with deep musical
roots in the sacred music of the black church-spirituals, hymns, and gospel-as
well as jazz and blues. Five African American women, including founder and
mainstay Bernice Johnson Reagon, join their powerful voices, along with hand
percussion instruments, to create a blend of lyrics, movement and narrative. The
quintet, whose words are simultaneously interpreted in uniquely expressive
American Sign Language, takes its name from a biblical parable telling of a land
so rich that when rocks
412-456-6666 http://www.pgharts.org/events Tickets $20, $30
Sunday, May 16, 2004,
7:30 pm
Annie Hall
Pittsburgh Filmmakers' Regent Square
Theater
1035 South Braddock Avenue, Edgewood
This romantic comedy
centers around a Jewish boy (Allen) who falls in love with an eccentric WASP
(Diane Keaton). It's intelligent, warm, and witty and Keaton was never better.
Oscar winner for Best Picture. (1977; 94min)
412-682-4111 http://www.pghfilmmakers.org
Monday, May 17, 2004,
8:00 pm
Wattstax
Pittsburgh Filmmakers at the Harris Theater and
WYEP
809 Liberty Avenue, Downtown
Everyone knows about Woodstock, but
few are aware of the historic Wattstax concert, which drew 100,000 people to the
L.A. Coliseum on the last day of the annual Watts Summer Festival in 1972.
Features performances from Rufus Thomas, the Staple Singers, Isaac Hayes, and
Richard Pryor. (Directed by Mel Stuart; USA; 1972; 103min)
412-682-4111 http://www.pghfilmmakers.org Admission is 30
cents.
Tuesday, May 18, 2004,
12:00 p.m.
Art at Noon: Sculpture, Space and Memory - Art in Public
Places, Professor Delanie Jenkins, University of Pittsburgh, Studio Arts
Department
Frick Art & Historical Center
The Frick Art Museum
auditorium, 7227 Reynolds Street in Point Breeze
This lecture explores how
public artworks and monuments, and the processes and issues that shape them,
have evolved within American culture. Professor Jenkins' site-specific and
installation works have appeared at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Snug
Harbor Cultural Center, Mattress Factory, and the University of Iowa Museum of
Art.
412-371-0600 http://www.frickart.org Free and open to the
public
Tuesday, May 18, 2004,
12:00 p.m.
Art at Noon: Sculpture, Space and Memory - Art in Public
Places, Professor Delanie Jenkins, University of Pittsburgh, Studio Arts
Department
Frick Art & Historical Center
The Frick Art Museum
auditorium, 7227 Reynolds Street in Point Breeze
This lecture explores how
public artworks and monuments, and the processes and issues that shape them,
have evolved within American culture. Professor Jenkins' site-specific and
installation works have appeared at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Snug
Harbor Cultural Center, Mattress Factory, and the University of Iowa Museum of
Art.
412-371-0600 http://www.frickart.org Free and open to the public
Thursday, May 20, 2004,
7:00 pm
What To Buy and Why
Silver Eye Center for
Photography
1015 East Carson Street, South Side
Please join Brian
Lang, Manager, Corporate Art Collection, Mellon Bank, and Marcia Rosenthal,
President, Marcia Rosenthal Fine Arts, as they tour the gallery with Linda
Benedict-Jones, Executive Director of Silver Eye. Together they will point out
some of this year's tremendous offerings for this year's Benefit Auction.
Refreshments will be served. Reservations recommended.
412-431-1810 http://www.silvereye.org Ticket Price: Members, free;
Non-members, $5.00
Friday, May 21, 2004,
7:00- 11:00 pm
Rock the Block II
Children's Museum of
Pittsburgh
10 Children's Way, the North Side
Guests can enjoy dancing,
food and games, and get wild at a sneak preview of our new exhibit Where the
Wilds Things Are: Maurice Sendak in His Own Word and Pictures. Dress is casual
and NOT acting your age is encouraged. For this night only, the kids stay at
home and it's your turn to play!
412-322-5058 http://www.pittsburghkids.org Tickets are $35 in advance and
$40 at the door, which includes four drink tickets.
Friday, May 21, 2004,
7:30 pm
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with special guests Jeff Austin and
Chris Castino
Calliope
Carnegie Music Hall
After a
fifteen-year absence, multi-instrumentalist and founding band member John McEuen
has returned to The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, making this incarnation of the band
a reunion of founding members. The show will also include a special appearance
by Jeff Austin, mandolinist and front man for Yonder Mountain String Band and
Chris Castino, from the jam band The Big Wu.
ProArts Tickets 412-432-0333 or
http://www.proartstickets.org Tickets: $85(best seats); $45
(reserved seats); $30 (unreserved seats); $15 (students with fulltime ID,
unreserved)
Friday, May 21,
2004
Visiting curator: Dara Greenwald with Press Play Video
Series
Pittsburgh Filmmakers' Melwood Screening Room
477 Melwood
Avenue, North Oakland
Dara Greenwald, Distribution Manager from the Video
Data Bank, will visit Pittsburgh to show a series of rare early media activism
videos from the '70s. The videotapes were recently restored, and most are rarely
shown. They are inspiring not only for their historical significance, but also
for their relationship to current media activism and literacy.
412-682-4111
http://www.pghfilmmakers.org
May 21- May 23,
2004
Grease with Special Guest Star Frankie Avalon
The Pittsburgh
Cultural Trust Presents
Benedum Center for the Performing
Arts
Reprising his Teen Angel role from the film version, former teen pop
star Frankie Avalon guest stars in the national touring production of GREASE.
Complete with poodle skirts and slicked back hair, GREASE celebrates 1950s pop
culture with songs like "We Go Together" and "Greased Lightning."
412-456-6666 http://www.pgharts.org/events Tickets $29, $41, and
$51
Friday, May 21, 2004,
8:00 pm
Saturday, May 22, 2004, 8:00 pm
Sunday, May 23, 2004, 2:30
pm
Triumph and Transformation (Mellon Grand Classics)
Pittsburgh
Symphony
Pittsburgh Symphony Heinz Hall
Mariss Jansons, conductor;
Jane Eaglen, soprano; Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano; Thomas Studebaker, tenor;
Franz-Josef Selig, bass; and the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, Robert Page,
director. For his last concert as PSO Music Director, Mariss takes us, in both
works, from difficulty into radiance. Schoenberg's journey, in this lush, tonal
piece, is personal and intimate. Beethoven's quest is universal, as voices join
the orchestra in a shout of cosmic exultation.
412-392-4900 http://www.pittsburghsymphony.org Tickets: $19 -
$69
May 21- June 30,
2004
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh New Members Exhibition
The
University Art Gallery
Frick Fine Arts Building at the University of
Pittsburgh The Associated Artists of Pittsburgh presents its 2004 New Members
Exhibition at the University Art Gallery, Frick Fine Arts Building, University
of Pittsburgh campus. The exhibition runs May 21-June 30, with an opening
reception May 21, 5-8 p.m.
Please visit http://vrcoll.fa.pitt.edu/uag or http://www.aapgh.org for further information.
Opens May 21,
2004
Latter Days
Pittsburgh Filmmakers at the Harris
Theater
809 Liberty Avenue, Downtown
Christian, a hunky 20-something
West Hollywood party boy, gets more than he bargains for when he bets he can
seduce the sexually confused Mormon missionary who has just moved into his
apartment complex, a 19-year-old named Davis. (Directed by C. Jay Cox; USA;
2004; 108min)
412-682-4111 http://www.pghfilmmakers.org
Opens May 21,
2004
Bon Voyage
Pittsburgh Filmmakers' Regent Square
Theater
1035 South Braddock Avenue, Edgewood
Set in France moments
before the German occupation of Paris, this delightful, bustling farce combines
a murder mystery, a political drama, and a series of madcap subplots including a
secret scientific discovery and a gathering of socialites. (Directed by
Jean-Paul Rappeneau; France 2004; 114min)
412-682-4111 http://www.pghfilmmakers.org
Saturday, May 22, 2004,
10:00 am
Live Benefit Auction for Silver Eye Center for
Photography
Silver Eye Center for Photography
1015 East Carson
Street, South Side
Silver Eye Benefit Auction is a biennial event in which
pieces are donated from photographers around the world. Complimentary coffee and
biscotti provided by Starbucks South Side and Maria's Biscotti. Photographs on
display at Silver Eye April 28 - May 21, 2004. Images can be viewed at
http://www.silvereye.org. Reservations strongly recommended.
412-431-1810 http://www.silvereye.org Admission $20. Reservations strongly
recommended.
Saturday, May 22, 2004,
7pm - 11pm
Grand Opening Soiree Benefit and Performance
Party
Attack Theatre
New Studio Location: 4805 Penn Ave (Penn
& Mathilda)
Three Minute Performances by Local and National Performers.
Food, Drink And Lots of Attack Theatre Antics.
ProArts Tickets 412-394-3353
http://www.proartstickets.org Tickets: $25
May 22- August 15,
2004
Where the Wild Things Are: Maurice Sendak in His Own Words and
Pictures
Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
10 Children's Way, the
North Side
Step into the art and imagination of children's book author and
artist Maurice Sendak in this new exhibit. In life-sized settings from many of
his most famous books such as "Where the Wild Things Are" and "In the Night
Kitchen," you can dress up as a wild thing and romp in the forest, cook up a
fun-filled adventure with Mickey, slide into a huge bowl of chicken soup and
steer yourself on a wondrous voyage in Max's boat.
412-322-5058 http://www.pittsburghkids.org Admission: $4.50 for children
2-18 and senior citizens, $5.00 for adults. Children under two are
free.
Sunday, May 23, 2004,
10:00 am- 4:00 pm
Art, Bike & Brunch Tour
Arts & the
Outdoors Programs with Venture Outdoors and the Greater Pittsburgh Arts
Alliance.
Shadyside
Join us for a scintillating integration of the
arts and the outdoors in a single day. This gentle bike ride will take us from
the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts (PCA) in Shadyside to the Frick Art &
Historical Center in Point Breeze. Our day will include a guided tour of
Fiberarts International 2004 at PCA, then to the Frick Art & Historical
Center for docent tours of Clayton and The Frick Art Museum's exhibition,
Augustus St. Gaudens: American Sculptor of the Gilded Age. We'll break for a
boxed lunch on the landscaped lawns of the Frick. All participants will receive
"Member for a Day" passes at the PCA's and Frick's shops (10% discount on
purchases), as well as lunch and admission to all tours. We'll ride about 3
miles total. Co-sponsors for this outing include the Greater Pittsburgh Arts
Alliance, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, and the Frick Art & Historical
Center.
Call Venture Outdoors at 412-255-0564 or go to http://www.VentureOutdoors.org Cost: $25 (Members
$20)
Sunday, May 23, 2004,
7:30 pm
Manhattan
Pittsburgh Filmmakers' Regent Square
Theater
1035 South Braddock Avenue, Edgewood
Some argue this is
Allen's true masterpiece. It's a heartwarming, bittersweet slice-of-life about a
NYC comedy writer and his friends. Features Diane Keaton, Meryl Streep, Mariel
Hemingway, the exquisite black and white photography of Gordon Willis, and a
Gershwin score. (1979; 96 min)
412-682-4111 http://www.pghfilmmakers.org
Monday, May 24, 2004,
8:00 pm
Down from the Mountain
Pittsburgh Filmmakers at the Harris
Theater and WYEP
809 Liberty Avenue, Downtown
Emmylou Harris, Gillian
Welch, Ralph Stanley, Alison Kraus and many other legendary roots musicians came
together for a once-in-a-lifetime concert event in Nashville. This two-day
extravaganza of country, blues, bluegrass, folk and gospel recreated and
celebrated the critically-acclaimed soundtrack to Joel and Ethan Coen's O
Brother Where Art Thou? (Directed by a D.A. Pennebaker; USA; 2001; 98
min)
412-682-4111 http://www.pghfilmmakers.org Admission is 30
cents.
Thursday, May 27, 2004,
8:00 pm
America's Music: A Swing Era Salute
Pittsburgh Symphony at
the Scottish Rite Cathedral
The Scottish Rite Cathedral, New
Castle
Marvin Hamlisch, conductor. Celebrate the sound of America with
marches, anthems and more making this patriotic pops concert a rousing season
finale.
412-392-4900 http://www.pittsburghsymphony.org Tickets: $21, $28, $35, $41,
and $63
May 27- 30,
2004
Spike and Mike's Twisted Festival of Animation
Pittsburgh
Filmmakers' Melwood Screening Room
477 Melwood Avenue, North Oakland
From longtime purveyors of animation, Spike and Mike (now in their 25th
year!) comes a film with a 3-D segment (glasses provided) that's perhaps the
outrageous high point of this new collection of raw, tasteless, adults-only
cartoons. Here Comes Dr. Tran (the 3-D movie) is joined by many others,
including Petting in the Park, a new toon by Bill Plympton; Cane Toad; How To
Cope with Death; Mama, I'm a Thug; Mr. Grenade; and Peepshow. No one under 18
admitted! (Various directors; 2002-2003; 90 min.)
412-682-4111 http://www.pghfilmmakers.org
May 27- June 27,
2004
Mary Stuart by Friedrich Schiller
Pittsburgh Public
Theater
O'Reilly Theater, 621 Penn Avenue, Downtown
Witness two
magnificent actresses as they stake their claim to the throne in this epic
production of Freidrich Schiller's masterpiece. Lisa Harrow, as Queen Elizabeth
I, and Deirdre Madigan, as her rival, Mary Queen of Scots, return to the Public
to tackle two of the most challenging roles in their distinguished careers. The
extravagant world of 16th-century England is vividly portrayed in this
no-holds-barred clash of political titans.
412-316-1600 http://www.ppt.org Tickets: $36-$49
Tuesday, June 1, 2004,
5:00 pm- 7:00 pm
Jazz at Katz Plaza: Real Silk Band
The Pittsburgh
Cultural Trust Presents Downbeat in the District
Katz Plaza at the corner
of Seventh Street and Penn Avenue
Join The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and DUQ
90.5 FM at Agnes Katz Plaza every Tuesday evening from 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. for a
free summertime jazz concert series. "Downbeat in the District" showcases
Pittsburgh's great jazz heritage and exciting contemporary jazz scene. Bob
Studebaker, morning host on DUQ 90.5 will host these weekly performances.
Everyone is invited to stop by after work, before dinner or on your way to a
show.
412-456-6666 http://www.pgharts.org Free and open to the public
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