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Mar 24th, 2003 Update – As usual, massive happenings in the city of bridges. This week, the scene is heavy with some international flair including the continuing Indian Film Festival @ Pitt, Thai Night 2004 @ CMU, The Gamelan Ensemble @ The Brewhouse, The Amnesty International Film Festival and several other happenings beneath the surface. International Women's Month continues with spoken work performances w/ Divas! this Thursday @ Contemporary Craft and She...Said this Friday @ SPACE gallery. Lots of other live music, DJs, art, film and performance happenings throughout the week. So turn off the cable TV and indulge your self with some real culture. Our website is continually undergoing revisions and updates. Our thanks to several of you who have let us know about some technical difficulties. As most of you know, element 5 is a completely volunteer run website and we solicit no funding or sponsor support in this endeavor. Our goal is to provide up to date cultural info on the local scene, encourage community interactions, and showcase the vibrant eclectic culture of Pittsburgh to the world. Looking for a "brand" image for our city (without spending $150,000 that could have kept some of our community recreation centers open)? Enter the e5 circle. As always, please feel free to drop us a message anytime - element5ive@yahoo.com. Keep your good vibes strong...
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Air. Water. Rhythm w / Jim Donovan from Rusted Root Fri Mar 26th | 7 pm @ Phipps Conservatory |
Hip Hop Cafe Series Fri Mar 26th | 10pm-2am @ Shadow Lounge |
Jamnesty! Sat Mar 27th | 7:30pm @ The Graduate School of Public Health Auditorium |
Live music w/ Lovedrug, Shrine, Ian McGlynn, Sam Billen & Owensring (featuring special guest Barrett Black on guitar) Sat Mar 27th | 8 pm - 2am @ Club Cafe |
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Laughing Matters and Serious Business Benefit For the Natuonal Women's March Sun Mar 28th | 1:30 pm @ Chattham College Chapel Chattham College |
Hot Jazz w/ JAZZ EAST Sun Mar 28th | 7-10 pm @ Hard Rock Cafe |
GREG DAVIS Mon Mar 29th | 8 pm @ Garfield Artworks |
GALACTIC! Tues Mar 30th | 8 pm @ Mr. Smalls |
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FLOETRY Tues Apr 6th | $15 8pm @ The World (old Rosebud) |
BEAM::Re-Session: Live CD Recording Party Fri Apr 9th & Sat Apr 10th | 9 pm @ AAM Studios |
Pitt Gamelan Ensemble Fri Apr 9th & Sat Apr 10th | 8pm @ Bellefield Hall, U of Pitt |
The Reggae Cowboys Fri Apr 16th | 10pm @ Club Cafe |
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Best of Quebec Cinema Mar 25th @ McConomy Auditorium, CMU |
BOLLYWOOD - Entertainment & Anxiety: A Festival of Indian Film Tues & Fri from Mar 23rd-Apr 16th 6:00 pm @ Alumni Hall, U of Pitt |
The Amnesty International Film Festival Mar 26th - Apr 3rd 8 pm @ Melwood Screening Room |
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The Battle of Algiers Mar 26th - 31st @ Regent Square Cinema |
Jefferson Presents...Short films: SLIPSTRIP, KERB DRILL, PORCH GILDER, JAZZ OF LIGHTS, AFTER LUMIERE - L'ARROSEUR ARROSE, ME & MOTION STUDY + others Sun Mar 28th | 8pm @ The Garfield Artworks |
The Vietnam War Film Festival Apr 1st - Apr 4th @ McConomy Auditorium, CMU |
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Thursday, March 25, 2004 [events ] [menu ]
Thursday, March 25, 2004 - Performance: K'vetsh
Call ahead | 7:30 pm @ Modern Formations Gallery 4919 Penn Ave [Garfield]. 412-362-0274 www.modernformations.com Map/directions
1. v or n : To complain in a nagging or whining way. A person who k'vetshes , is a k'vetsh. The k'vetsh can never be satisfied; for the k'vetsh, nothing ever goes right. 2. n : an open-mic for queers of every stripe. where homos come together and let it all hang out. where anything goes. tell a story. dance a samba. read a poem. get a phone number. where you can bitch and moan and folks will clap. shower you with affection and understanding. and sometimes people play old guns-n-roses cover songs. not to brag. 3. n : some say paradise. some say purgatory. we say step up to the mic... it's your turn, homo. and the volume is up.
For more info: Visit: www.kvetsh.com
Thursday, March 25, 2004 - DJ: 80's Night
$5 | 9 pm @ The Upstage 3609 Forbes Ave [Oakland]. 412-682-2050 www.clublaga.com Map/directions
Every Thursday DJ EZ Lou spins 80's retro favorites from 9PM-2AM at The Upstage in Oakland. $ 1.50 Bottles / $1.50 Mixed Drinks 10 - Midnight Every Thursday DJ EZ Lou spins 80's retro favorites from PM-2AM at The Upstage in Oakland. $ 1.50 Bottles / $1.50 Mixed Drinks 10 - Midnight
For more info: Phone: 412-687-4636
Thursday, March 25, 2004 - DJs: HOT HIP HOP THURSDAYS with DJ JOHN G of the JHN STREET TEAM
$3 | 10pm-2am @ Rumshakers 1224 East Carson St [South Side]. 412-431-5910 Map/directions
REAL HIP HOP , R&B, REGGAE and YOUR REQUESTS live on the Technics 1200's for the biggest Thursday night Hip Hop party on the South Side RUMSHAKERS with DJ JOHN G...the BIGGEST HIP HOP THURSDAY NIGHT on the SOUTH SIDE! Pittsburgh's Street Team Music Director, DJ JOHN G gives you REAL HIP HOP , R&B, REGGAE (and requests) ALL THE WAY LIVE on the Technics 1200's (for real) at Rumshakers at 13th & E. Carson Streets on Pittsburgh's South Side. You don't want to miss out on what hundreds of people (and at least 200 on Thursdays) each week now know about on the South Side! Rumshakers is across the street from Dairy Queen and three blocks East of the 10th Street Bridge, South High School and the BP Gas Station.
For more info: Phone: 412.431.5910 or 412.216.6790 email: johng@webjhn.com Visit: www.webjhn.com/jhn_on_the_streets_of_pittsburgh
Thursday, March 25, 2004 - Film: The Best of Quebec Cinema
$6 per screening | Check website for show times @ Harris Theater 809 Liberty Avenue [Downtown]. 412-682-4111 pgharts.org/quebec/cinema.cfm Map/directions
As part of a three month-long celebration of Quebec art, presented by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and the Quebec Government House, Pittsburgh Filmmakers is hosting a 14-film festival of diverse films from Quebec. Film historian Andre Paquet of Quebec City curated this series. For a complete schedule, see this page. Films included are: The Great Seduction (Jean-Francois Pouliot), The Decline of the American Empire (Denys Arcand) , Leola (Jean-Claude Lauzen), The Red Violin (Francois Giraud), Bach and Broccoli (Andre Melanion) , My Uncle Antoine (Claude Jutra), August 23rd on Earth (Denis Villeneuve), Stowaways (Denis Chouinard) , Two Seconds (Manon Briand), Soft Shell Man (Andre Turpin), Cosmos (six young Canadian directors) , Lost and Delirious (Lea Pool).
For more info: Visit: pgharts.org/quebec/cinema.cfm
Thursday, March 25, 2004 - Literature: American Shorts Reading Series feat. Judith Schachter and Vema S'Amui
$3 | 7 pm @ Contemporary Craft 2100 Smallman St [Strip District]. 412-261-7003 www.contemporarycraft.org Map/directions
Two dynamic Pittsburgh women will read stories about the varied breeds of diva: professor Judith Schachter and writer/performance artist Vema S'Amui. Judith Schachter is a Professor of Anthropology, History, and Art at Carnegie Mellon University and the Director of the Center for the Arts in Society. Schachter will read selected shorts from Jessica K. Saiki's From the Lanai and Other Hawaii Stories, pieces detailing the ins and outs of female life among the Japanese-American community in contemporary Hawaii. Schachter will also show a series of stills from her ethnological study of the women in Hawaii, crossing cultures like only a true diva can. Vema S'Amui, actress, artist, poet, and member of the Bridgespotters Collective for two years, recently performed Barrett Black's opera theatre project, Indivisual. Vema will read a short piece by Sapphire, the New York based writer and poet perhaps best known for her critically acclaimed novel, Push. Sapphire is the recipient of the Macarthur Scholarship in poetry, the Black Caucus Award for First Fiction.
For more info: Visit: www.americanshorts.org
Thursday, March 25, 2004 - Multimedia: +49+1
Free | 6 pm @ Future Tenant Gallery 801 Liberty Ave [Downtown]. 412-268-3932 www.futuretenant.org Map/directions
Future Tenant is proud to host +49+1, a series of events accompanying the visit of a student group from the renowned Bauhaus-University Weimar, Germany to Carnegie Mellon's School of Art. The visiting students study in the Bauhaus-University's Program of Media Art and Design with a focus on "Media Events". +49+1 will open on Wednesday, March 24th with an introduction to the history of the Bauhaus-University - from its origins to the Weimar Bauhaus in the 1920s to its present form. The evening will continue with a presentation of the Bauhaus' Media Art and Design Program including the screening of student work. From Thursday, March 25th to Sunday, March 28th, the group of German students will collaborate with students from the School of Art at Carnegie Mellon on video works related to urban space in Pittsburgh. During this time, Future Tenant will become meeting spot, base camp, and exchange zone between the groups of students and exhibition visitors. From Monday, March 29th to Sunday, April 4th, Future Tenant will feature a final exhibition of the Bauhaus/Carnegie Mellon collaborative video projects.
Thursday, March 25, 2004 - Punk Rock Karaoke
Free | 9 pm @ 31st Street Pub 3101 Penn Ave [Strip District]. 412-391-8334 www.31stpub.com Map/directions
The event title should say it all.
For more info: Visit: www.31stpub.com/newstuff/home.html
Thursday, March 25, 2004 - THURSDAYS @ HAVANA
Free | 10pm-2am @ Club Havana 5744 Ellsworth Ave [Shadyside]. 412-661-2025 Map/directions
One of the hottest Deep House + Techno weekly in the 412. Guest DJs every week spinning soulful vibes for your aural and movement pleasure. This week's guest DJ: RATANA
For more info: email: jasonc_clubhavana@hotmail.com Visit: www.technoiraudio.com
Thursday, March 25, 2004 - The New Yinzer's Pittsburgh Love Stories on WQED
n/a | 7:30pm @ WQED (tune into OnQ) []. www.newyinzer.com
Read along with Pittsburgh authors as they pay tribute to the city they love... Pittsburgh. On Q Contributor Mara McFalls takes us to The New Yinzer's book release party at Gooski's for Pittsburgh Love Stories. Encore presentations at 11:30 p.m. that night and 12:30 p.m. the following weekday.
Friday, March 26, 2004 [events ] [menu ]
Friday, March 26, 2004 - Amnesty International Pittsburgh Film Festival
$6 General Admission | 8pm (Melwood) 7:30pm (Pitt, CMU) @ Melwood Screening Room and University of Pittsburgh and CMU 477 Melwood Avenue [N. Oakland]. 412-682-4111 www.pghfilmmakers.org Map/directions
"Amnesty International Film Festival Coming Back to Pittsburgh" The 2nd Annual Amnesty International Pittsburgh Film Festival will take place from Friday, March 26 to Saturday, April 3, 2004. This year, the local Amnesty groups are partnering with Pittsburgh Filmmakers, WYEP, City Paper, New Ray Films and the East Liberty Presbyterian Church Justice and Global Concerns Committee to host an exciting line up of 17 films. Find out more about the plight of children born to prostitutes in Calcutta's red light district, the experiences of journalists with the Middle Eastern satellite news station Al-Jazeera, an ecological revolution on a small island off the coast of Papua New Guinea, the events that surrounded a sudden influx of Somali refugees to a small Maine town and the lives and deaths of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg and much, much more! Screenings will be held at Filmmakers' Melwood Screening Room, University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University. A full program schedule with film descriptions, locations and times is available on line at www.amnestyusa.org/filmfest/pittsburgh/2004. If you would like to receive a program in the mail please contact Kate Freed at kmfreed@msn.com or 412-665-1714.
For more info: Phone: 412-665-1714 email: kmfreed@msn.com Visit: www.amnestyusa.org/filmfest/pittsburgh/2004
Friday, March 26, 2004 - She Said...Poetry by Women
$10 | 7:30 pm @ SPACE Gallery 812 Liberty Avenue [Downtown, Cultural District]. 412-471-6070 www.spacepittsburgh.org Map/directions
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents "She Said..." Poetry by Women. 11 women, diverse in age, race and lifestyles, will recite their poetry and perform monologues. Music by DJ SMI
For more info: Phone: 412-471-6078
Friday, March 26, 2004 - Thai Night 2004
$5 | 4:30pm @ University Center Carnegie Mellon University [Oakland]. bangkok.res.cmu.edu/meet/thainight/index.htm Map/directions
A night of cultural performance, exotic cuisine, and more. Disciver the culture of Thailand. Featured performances include Lao Kra Tob Mai (Thai Bamboo Dance), Thai Boxing , Sword Fghting, Thai Classical Instrument performance, Fan-jaa show, Kra-tib dance, and See-Nuan dance. Presented by SIAM Thai Student Association at CMU.
For more info: Visit: bangkok.res.cmu.edu/meet/thainight/index.htm
Friday, March 26, 2004 - Art Opening: hi-tech / low-tech
Free | 5:00-7:30 pm @ Wood St Galleries 601 Wood St [Downtown]. www.pgharts.org/art/woodstreet.cfm Map/directions
hi-tech / lo-tech features installations incorporating both high and low technologies by Montréal artists Jean-Pierre Gauthier, Diane Landry and the artist collective Plumbing for beginners. The show opens on Friday, March 26, with a free reception from 5-7:30 p.m., and closes on Saturday, May 15, 2004. The artists will discuss their work at Wood Street Galleries on Saturday, March 27, 1 p.m. WDUQ is the proud media sponsor of this exhibit. "The common thread in this exhibit is that each artist takes everyday found objects and manipulates them with computer technology. There is a strong visual and kinetic component in each installation, complemented by sound-which I think is very characteristic of Montréal artists," says Murray Horne, curator of Wood Street Galleries. Within a lo-tech context, Jean-Pierre Gauthier's installations produce sound with motors, pumps, water, found objects and instruments (whistles, flutes, a grand piano, drums) that are all interconnected in large, interactive and functional systems. Part of his work is about transformation processes and useless, obsessive, repetitive cleaning actions. Le Grand Ménage is an out of control, automatic cleaning machine that resembles a janitor's cart. Molded objects made of fresh solid soap are shaped like cleaning product bottles, hand paper rolls and plungers. These are then subjected to water-spraying mechanisms that cause them to bubble, dissolve and transform. Other objects perform a series of recurring actions related to cleaning that produce sounds with motors, air valves and the like, filling the room with irregular, disorganized and unpredictable noises. In Species: Rut, his newest work commissioned by Wood Street Galleries, Gauthier takes ordinary materials which are kinetically operated by microprocessors and electric motors.
For more info: Visit: www.pgharts.org
Friday, March 26, 2004 - Bollywood: A Festival of Indian Films
Free | 6 pm @ Alumni Hall 4227 Fifth Avenue [University of Pittsburgh, Oakland]. www.pitt.edu/~nisg/maps/B/bellefieldhall062702.pdf Map/directions
The University of Pittsburgh's FESTIVAL OF INDIAN FILMS will use the current familiarity of "Bollywood" to bring together practitioners, scholars, students, and others interested in Indian cinema over a four-week period of film screenings and discussion. The festival demonstrates the range of Indian filmmaking, including "art" and "commercial" cinema, documentary and feature films, and mainstream Hindi and regional Tamil cinema. Given the geo-political importance of South Asia, this event will encourage discussion on the role of popular culture in shaping contemporary global identities. Entitled "Entertainment and Anxiety," the festival showcases films that represent both the entertainment value of Indian cinema and its responses to current national concerns. The films explore issues such as terrorism, ethnic strife, urban corruption, religious identities, and gender norms. For complete film schedule, check the asian studies webpage .
Friday, March 26, 2004 - Closing Reception: Garfield Artworks Presents...Ray Geiger - A Life in Art Retrospective Exhibition
Free | 7-10 pm @ Garfield Artworks 4931 Penn Ave [Garfield]. 412-802-7096 www.garfieldartworks.com Map/directions
Ray Geiger was a young artist and architect who resided on Pittsburgh's North Side. After Ray's sudden and unexpected passing this fall, a group of his family and close friends have taken on the daunting task of cataloging his vast collection of paintings and drawings. They are also preparing a group of Ray's large mixed media paintings on canvas, and many other works on paper for public viewing during this retrospective exhibit. This is a rare opportunity to view, and for some to become familiar with, this extraordinary man's legacy. With Live music by The Working Poor...
For more info: Phone: 412-361-2262 email: mancusoart@cs.com
Friday, March 26, 2004 - DJs: Soul, Funk, Rare Groove, and Nu Beat night w/ DJ Selecta Y Su Record Collection
Free | 10pm - 2am @ Club Havana 5744 Ellsworth Ave [Shadyside]. 412-661-2025 Map/directions
Soul, Funk, Jazz, Hip hop, Electronic, Rare grooves. All seemlessly in the mix with the DJ Selecta monster orchestra.
For more info: Visit: www.720records.com
Friday, March 26, 2004 - Dance Performance: LABCO dance presents...Uprising
$10-12 | 8 pm @ Kelly-Strayhorn Theater 5941 Penn Ave [East Liberty]. 412-363-3000 www.kelly-strayhorn.org Map/directions
Featuring new works by NY Choreographer Lisa Race, Gwen Hunter Ritchie, and Andre Koslowski.
For more info: Visit: www.labcodance.net
Friday, March 26, 2004 - Film: The Battle of Algiers
$6 | 7:00 and 9:30 pm shows @ Regent Square Cinema 1035 S. Braddock Ave [Regent Square]. 412-682-4111 www.pghfilmmakers.org/regent.html Map/directions
After almost 40 years, this riveting re-release has lost nothing. Shot on location cinema verite style, and starring actual Algerian National Liberation Front rebels, this remains one of the most gut-wrenching war films of all time. Struggling to rid their country of French colonialism, the last rebel standing in Casbah, along with his band of terrorists, paints the streets red with the blood of their enemies. Soon the entire Algerian population is involved. Children shoot soldiers at point blank range; women (disguised as chic Europeans) plant bombs in cafes. A highly-decorated French officer is called in to quash the uprising, but Algiers is on fire and the battle has just begun. Initially banned by the French government, it quickly won wide international acclaim, including an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Film. Challenged by guerrilla warfare in Iraq, the Pentagon recently held a screening of The Battle of Algiers. In French and Arabic with new improved subtitles. (Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo; 1965; France/Italy; 123 min)
Friday, March 26, 2004 - Multimedia: +49+1
Free | 6 pm @ Future Tenant Gallery 801 Liberty Ave [Downtown]. 412-268-3932 www.futuretenant.org Map/directions
Future Tenant is proud to host +49+1, a series of events accompanying the visit of a student group from the renowned Bauhaus-University Weimar, Germany to Carnegie Mellon's School of Art. The visiting students study in the Bauhaus-University's Program of Media Art and Design with a focus on "Media Events". +49+1 will open on Wednesday, March 24th with an introduction to the history of the Bauhaus-University - from its origins to the Weimar Bauhaus in the 1920s to its present form. The evening will continue with a presentation of the Bauhaus' Media Art and Design Program including the screening of student work. From Thursday, March 25th to Sunday, March 28th, the group of German students will collaborate with students from the School of Art at Carnegie Mellon on video works related to urban space in Pittsburgh. During this time, Future Tenant will become meeting spot, base camp, and exchange zone between the groups of students and exhibition visitors. From Monday, March 29th to Sunday, April 4th, Future Tenant will feature a final exhibition of the Bauhaus/Carnegie Mellon collaborative video projects.
Friday, March 26, 2004 - Music: Air. Water. Rhythm w / Musician Jim Donovan from Rusted Root
$6 | 7pm @ Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens 1 Schenley Park [Oakland]. 412-622-6914 www.phipps.conservatory.org Map/directions
This year's Spring Flower Show at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Splashes of Spring (March 20 - April 18, 2004), will celebrate the element of water. Throughout history, people have honored and paid tribute to this creative, healing, nurturing and life-generating force. Continuing this tradition of reverence, Phipps will join Jim Donovan, composer, percussionist and founding/current member of Rusted Root, to present the world premiere performance of Air. Water. Rhythm., a musical program born out of the Spring Flower Show. "Birth, growth, death, rebirth - the whole life cycle is about rhythm, and water is the element that helps to create and connect it all," notes Donovan. "Phipps is such a natural partner and influence for me. I am so excited about this opportunity and what we both hope will be a long-term collaboration." Donovan's desire to share the power of rhythm first hand to people has resulted in his construction of an educational drumming workshop program that he teaches at schools, universities, festivals and specialty venues throughout the United States. Donovan also reaches listeners with his recordings: Revelation #9 is Donovan's latest CD, but also he has recorded two ambient solo CDs, four instructional drumming CDs and his drumming can be heard on Live on Earth, the CD from Triloka recording artist Krishna Das. For Air. Water.Rhythm., Donovan will be joined by Life In Balance, a musical duo comprised of Steve Sciulli, Shakuhachi flute, and Ami Sciulli, Quartz Crystal Bowls. Life In Balance previously has performed at Phipps and is known for creating an extra ordinary sonic environment by using enhanced Japanese and global instruments.
For more info: Visit: www.jimdonovan.com
Friday, March 26, 2004 - Music: Hip Hop Cafe Series
$8 | 10pm-2am @ Shadow Lounge 5972 Baum Blvd [East Liberty]. 412-363-8277 www.7thmovement.net Map/directions
One of the Metro areas most popular live performance nights. Weekly regional and national feature guests artists. Resident band: The Rain Quartent (very soulful jazzy group). Hosted by Hutch (HutchSimon Project). Hip Hop culture at its finest.
Friday, March 26, 2004 - Music: Wimp Factor 14 and The Sisterhood of Convoluted Thinkers
$7 | 7 pm @ The Andy Warhol Museum 117 Sandusky St [Northside]. 412-237-8300 www.warhol.org Map/directions
A nostalgic evening of local music with a one-night only reunion of the early 1990s Pittsburgh pop band, Wimp Factor 14. Wimp Factor 14 was concocted by a quartet of Carnegie Mellon students in 1989. Heavily influenced by the DIY music ethic, they wrote simple songs without choruses about things missing, broken or lost. Special guests, The Sisterhood of Convoluted Thinkers will open the show.
Friday, March 26, 2004 - Music: Ray Russman presents the Rex Acoustic Folk Fest III
$5 | 9pm @ Rex Theatre 1602 E Carson St [Southside]. 412-381-6811 www.rextheatre.com Map/directions
Ray Russman presents the Rex Acoustic Folk Fest III. Join Ray and guests JR, Jack and Leon.
Friday, March 26, 2004 - Performance: AMP2004 @ the brewhouse
$5 | 8 pm @ The Brewhouse 2100 Mary St [Southside]. 412-381-7767 www.brewhouse.org Map/directions
Emcee: Elena Passarello has been featured in many local theater productions. Harps and Angles. Michael Tolson and Michael Pestle create a unique piano/video performance superimposing and projecting the live video of two pianos into one image. That 50’s Sense Ability. Attack Theatre premieres a new piece delving into the true thoughts and dreams of the stereotypical Hollywood 1950’s couple using dance, video projections and other media. Gamelan! The University of Pittsburgh Gamelan troupe brings Indonesian music, puppetry, dance, drama and martial arts; featuring two visiting artists from Indonesia.
For more info: Visit: www.sproutfund.org/amp2004
Friday, March 26, 2004 - DJs: Deep
Free | 2am-5am @ Shadow Lounge 5972 Baum Blvd [East Liberty]. 412-363-8277 www.7thmovement.net Map/directions
Every Friday Late Night from 2a-4a. Come dance + groove to Deep and Soulful Dance music.
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Saturday, March 27, 2004 - Art Lecture: MF artist Lynne Yamamoto
$5 / free for membes and Chatham students/faculty | 7:30 pm @ Eddy Theater Woodland Road, Chatham College [Shadyside]. 412-244-0144 www.chatham.edu Map/directions
Mattress Factory artist Lynne Yamamoto gives a Narrative talk on Women and Memory
For more info: Phone: RSVP 412-231-3169 email: education@mattress.org Visit: www.mattress.org
Saturday, March 27, 2004 - Cenotaph 2004 showcase and party
Free | all night @ Centograph HQ 419 Roup Ave #2B [Friendship]. Map/directions
Record release party for Scatter's "Surprising Sing Stupendous Love" CD. Also featuring forthcoming Cenotaph artists Eyes and Arms of Smoke and Burning Star Core. Additional music by Nux; spoken word by Pat Clark. Live sketch comedy by Wrestling Team. Film and video installations by Lori Felker, Robert Mitchell and Robert Burns. Also the going away party for Cenotaph's director. Live performances: Eyes and Arms of Smoke (Lexington, KY - members of Hair Police, Ulysses, etc.) - spooky acoustic weirdness Burning Star Core (Cincinnati, OH - much celebrated violin/electronics improviser) Nux (Pittsburgh, PA - formerly of Arco Flute Foundation - military-themed electronic/guitar experimentation) Pat Clark (Pittsburgh, PA - much celebrated local character) Wrestling Team (sketch comedy) Films and videos by Lori Felker, Bob Burns and Robert Mitchell - found footage, installations, etc. This will be a chance to buy a copy of the Scatter CD at a reduced priced before it is released nationwide in May. This is going to be held in the Cenotaph office/apartment, which Fail is moving out of. Also a birthday party for Brian Miles. Furniture will be removed. BYOB. Bring Your Own Seating too. Be prepared to party all night long.
For more info: Phone: 412 362 3620 email: fail@cenotaph.org Visit: www.cenotaph.org
Saturday, March 27, 2004 - Dance Performance: LABCO dance presents...Uprising
$10-12 | 8 pm @ Kelly-Strayhorn Theater 5941 Penn Ave [East Liberty]. 412-363-3000 www.kelly-strayhorn.org Map/directions
Featuring new works by NY Choreographer Lisa Race, Gwen Hunter Ritchie, and Andre Koslowski.
For more info: Visit: www.labcodance.net
Saturday, March 27, 2004 - Film: The Amnesty International Film Festival
$5 | 8 pm @ Melwood Screening Room 477 Melwood Avenue [N. Oakland]. 412-682-4111 www.pghfilmmakers.org Map/directions
The Amnesty International Film Festival-screening annually in Seattle, Salt Lake City, Laramie, Pittsburgh and West Hollywood, along with other special engagements-is proud to present its 2nd annual program in Pittsburgh. This year's festival features 17 films by talented filmmakers from around the world who work against long odds, short finances, and threatening politics to bring to the screen these powerful stories of human struggle, sacrifice, and triumph. The Amnesty International Film Festival is dedicated to bringing these stories to our communities so that our colleagues, neighbors, and friends can see for themselves the diverse perspectives and many challenges facing people in every part of the world. Both because of the tremendous global reach of Amnesty International, and because we have focused on building relationships directly with filmmakers, production companies, television stations, and other film festivals around the world, we are able to offer programming that in many cases is not available anywhere else in the U.S. These include documentary films-some feature length and others shorter-fictional films, animated pieces, and occasionally foreign broadcasts that are otherwise inaccessible to U.S. audiences. In addition, we are also proud to screen some of the most noteworthy and celebrated documentary films made here in the U.S. each year, including some that will go on to air on major television networks. But most importantly, we hope to offer our communities an opportunity to see, to learn, and to care. And should some who attend be moved to action, Amnesty International is ready to help you get involved. Check the Festival Website for Details. Sponsored by 91.3 FM WYEP, CP, The East Liberty Presbyterian Church, {GH Filmmakers and New Ray Films.
For more info: Phone: 412-682-4111 or 412-767-5521 Visit: www.amnestyusa.org/filmfest/pittsburgh/2004/
Saturday, March 27, 2004 - Film: The Battle of Algiers
$6 | 4:30, 7:00 and 9:30 pm shows @ Regent Square Cinema 1035 S. Braddock Ave [Regent Square]. 412-682-4111 www.pghfilmmakers.org/regent.html Map/directions
After almost 40 years, this riveting re-release has lost nothing. Shot on location cinema verite style, and starring actual Algerian National Liberation Front rebels, this remains one of the most gut-wrenching war films of all time. Struggling to rid their country of French colonialism, the last rebel standing in Casbah, along with his band of terrorists, paints the streets red with the blood of their enemies. Soon the entire Algerian population is involved. Children shoot soldiers at point blank range; women (disguised as chic Europeans) plant bombs in cafes. A highly-decorated French officer is called in to quash the uprising, but Algiers is on fire and the battle has just begun. Initially banned by the French government, it quickly won wide international acclaim, including an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Film. Challenged by guerrilla warfare in Iraq, the Pentagon recently held a screening of The Battle of Algiers. In French and Arabic with new improved subtitles. (Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo; 1965; France/Italy; 123 min)
Saturday, March 27, 2004 - Jamnesty!
$2-5 donation | 7:30 pm @ Graduate School of Public Health Auditorium Fifth and DeSoto [University of Pittsburgh, Oakland]. Map/directions
Jamnesty benefit concert for Pittsburgh Chapter of Amnesty International and to raise awareness about the effects of civil war in the democratic republic of congo. Featuring The Defenestrators, Despite Best Intentions, and Pitt Breakdancers: Open Circle, SoulPatch.
Saturday, March 27, 2004 - Live music
$5 | 7:30pm - 2:00am @ Club Cafe 56-58 South 12th Street [Southside]. 412-431-4950 www.clubcafelive.com Map/directions
Lovedrug, Shrine, Ian McGlynn, Sam Billen & Owensring(featuring special guest Barrett Black on guitar)
Saturday, March 27, 2004 - Multimedia: +49+1
Free | 6 pm @ Future Tenant Gallery 801 Liberty Ave [Downtown]. 412-268-3932 www.futuretenant.org Map/directions
Future Tenant is proud to host +49+1, a series of events accompanying the visit of a student group from the renowned Bauhaus-University Weimar, Germany to Carnegie Mellon's School of Art. The visiting students study in the Bauhaus-University's Program of Media Art and Design with a focus on "Media Events". +49+1 will open on Wednesday, March 24th with an introduction to the history of the Bauhaus-University - from its origins to the Weimar Bauhaus in the 1920s to its present form. The evening will continue with a presentation of the Bauhaus' Media Art and Design Program including the screening of student work. From Thursday, March 25th to Sunday, March 28th, the group of German students will collaborate with students from the School of Art at Carnegie Mellon on video works related to urban space in Pittsburgh. During this time, Future Tenant will become meeting spot, base camp, and exchange zone between the groups of students and exhibition visitors. From Monday, March 29th to Sunday, April 4th, Future Tenant will feature a final exhibition of the Bauhaus/Carnegie Mellon collaborative video projects.
Saturday, March 27, 2004 - Music: On the Edge
$15 / $10 students | 8 pm @ Bellefield Hall 315 South Bellefield Avenue [University of Pittsburgh, Oakland]. www.pitt.edu/~nisg/maps/B/bellefieldhall062702.pdf Map/directions
Featuring the premiere of a new work by Geoffrey Gordon. Music on the Edge brought to you by Eric Moe and Mathew Rosenblum codirectors.
For more info: Phone: 412-624-4125 Visit: www.pitt.edu/~musicdpt/index.html
Saturday, March 27, 2004 - Performance: AMP2004 @ the brewhouse
$5 | 8 pm @ The Brewhouse 2100 Mary St [Southside]. 412-381-7767 www.brewhouse.org Map/directions
Emcee: Dean Novotny aka (Sissy Fit), a singer, actor, and Drag Queen personality. Alexi Morrissey. An original spoken word performance of experimental/poetic writing - a word salad tossed to perfection! The Zany Umbrella Circus. Ben Sota is a circus performer who hoists gigantic boulders and performs a trapeze act from a giant coat hangar. Foxy Moxy’s Fabulous “Burgh”- lesque Review. Foxy Moxy bring back the traditional vaudevillian burlesque show blending song, dance, comedy, and oldfashioned glamour. The Muthers Brothers Yankee Pittstop Revue. The Muthers Brothers travel to Pittsburgh to peddle their harmonies and look for love in this hilarious take on the misogynistic country songs of the 40s - 60s. Part comedy, part country music revue, and part drag show featuring the talents of Elena Passarello. when Saturday, March 27 8PM where Brewhouse Performance Space neighborhood Southside it'll cost you $5 ages all ages web http://www.sproutfund.org/amp2004 featuring Dean Novotny, Foxy Moxy, Ben Sota, Alexi Morrissey; The Muthers Brothers Yankee Pittstop Revue
For more info: Visit: www.sproutfund.org/amp2004
Saturday, March 27, 2004 - Shadow Lounge is Moving PARTY!!!
$10 or $5 if you BYOB | 10 pm @ Shadow Lounge 5972 Baum Blvd [East Liberty]. 412-363-8277 www.7thmovement.net Map/directions
The rumors are true. Shadow Lounge is moving to a new bigger location just down the street. So this is the last party at the old location. All night. Music. DJs. Dancing. And Drinking. Bring your friends to party like its 1999.
Saturday, March 27, 2004 - AFTERHOURS: Crash!!!
$5 | 2am-5am (saturday evening to sunday morning) @ Shadow Lounge 5972 Baum Blvd [East Liberty]. 412-363-8277 www.7thmovement.net Map/directions
The Mid Atlantic's Only After Hours Open Waffle Bar (made fresh to order with all the fixings and all you can eat). Featuring DJ SMI spinning Down Tempo and Head Nod Hip-Hop. Plus in House Massage Therapist. Every Saturday Night!
Sunday, March 28, 2004 [events ] [menu ]
Sunday, March 28, 2004 - Film: Jefferson Presents...STRUCTURE, ABSTRACTION and FORM
Free | 8 pm @ Garfield Artworks 4931 Penn Ave [Garfield]. 412-802-7096 www.garfieldartworks.com Map/directions
STRUCTURE, ABSTRACTION and FORM. the program: SLIPSTRIP by Fred Drummond (16mm, B&W, Sound, 7 min.); KERB DRILL by Roger Hammond (16mm, B&W, Sound, 5 min.); PORCH GILDER by James Herbert (1970, 16mm, 25 min.) A complex and layered film that documents an attractive young couple's developing physical relationship on the front porch of a gracious ante-bellum southern home. JAZZ OF LIGHTS by Ian Hugo (1954, 16 mm, Color, 16 min.) The lights of Times Square at night take on new fresh meaning in this film. Abstacted from their gaudy signs, divorced from their function, they create intricate patterns of form and color with a beauty of their own. Anais Nin and Moondog can be glimpsed moving through the colors. AFTER LUMIERE - L'ARROSEUR ARROSE by Malcolm LeGrice (1974, 16mm, Color, Sound, 13.5 min.) TIME & MOTION STUDY by Malcolm LeGrice (1976, 16mm, Color, Sound, 13 min.) 3 SOUND FILMS by Guy Sherwin AT THE ACADEMY Academy leader reworked on a contact printer NIGHT TRAIN A train journey at night reduced to 2 minutes. Streaks of light converted into sound. CYCLES I Rhythms of light and sound above and below the persistence of vision and sound thresholds the local stuff... THOOTH by Gordon Nelson (2004, Video, B&W, Sound, 4 min.) An agressively animated mini-symphony of mouths, teeth and dental procedures. plus a new film with live sound by Adam Abrams and Steve Boyle
For more info: Visit: www.geocities.com/jeffersonpresents/jefferson_presents.html?1063473431899
Sunday, March 28, 2004 - Film: The Amnesty International Film Festival
$6 | 8 pm @ Melwood Screening Room 477 Melwood Avenue [N. Oakland]. 412-682-4111 www.pghfilmmakers.org Map/directions
The Amnesty International Film Festival-screening annually in Seattle, Salt Lake City, Laramie, Pittsburgh and West Hollywood, along with other special engagements-is proud to present its 2nd annual program in Pittsburgh. This year's festival features 17 films by talented filmmakers from around the world who work against long odds, short finances, and threatening politics to bring to the screen these powerful stories of human struggle, sacrifice, and triumph. The Amnesty International Film Festival is dedicated to bringing these stories to our communities so that our colleagues, neighbors, and friends can see for themselves the diverse perspectives and many challenges facing people in every part of the world. Both because of the tremendous global reach of Amnesty International, and because we have focused on building relationships directly with filmmakers, production companies, television stations, and other film festivals around the world, we are able to offer programming that in many cases is not available anywhere else in the U.S. These include documentary films-some feature length and others shorter-fictional films, animated pieces, and occasionally foreign broadcasts that are otherwise inaccessible to U.S. audiences. In addition, we are also proud to screen some of the most noteworthy and celebrated documentary films made here in the U.S. each year, including some that will go on to air on major television networks. But most importantly, we hope to offer our communities an opportunity to see, to learn, and to care. And should some who attend be moved to action, Amnesty International is ready to help you get involved. Check the Festival Website for Details. Sponsored by 91.3 FM WYEP, CP, The East Liberty Presbyterian Church, {GH Filmmakers and New Ray Films.
For more info: Phone: 412-682-4111 or 412-767-5521 Visit: www.amnestyusa.org/filmfest/pittsburgh/2004/
Sunday, March 28, 2004 - Film: The Battle of Algiers
$6 | 4:30 pm @ Regent Square Cinema 1035 S. Braddock Ave [Regent Square]. 412-682-4111 www.pghfilmmakers.org/regent.html Map/directions
After almost 40 years, this riveting re-release has lost nothing. Shot on location cinema verite style, and starring actual Algerian National Liberation Front rebels, this remains one of the most gut-wrenching war films of all time. Struggling to rid their country of French colonialism, the last rebel standing in Casbah, along with his band of terrorists, paints the streets red with the blood of their enemies. Soon the entire Algerian population is involved. Children shoot soldiers at point blank range; women (disguised as chic Europeans) plant bombs in cafes. A highly-decorated French officer is called in to quash the uprising, but Algiers is on fire and the battle has just begun. Initially banned by the French government, it quickly won wide international acclaim, including an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Film. Challenged by guerrilla warfare in Iraq, the Pentagon recently held a screening of The Battle of Algiers. In French and Arabic with new improved subtitles. (Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo; 1965; France/Italy; 123 min)
Sunday, March 28, 2004 - Laughing Matters and Serious Business
$15-$50 | 1:30 pm @ Chattham College Chapel Chattham College [between Shadyside & Squirell Hill]. Map/directions
A fundraiser to help send marchers to the National March for Women's Lives. An afternoon of comedy, music and drama, featuring Lynn Cullen, Tracy Drach, Ted Hoover, Patricia Prattis Jennings, Phat Man Dee, Ellie Smeal, Mama Spell, and more!
For more info: Visit: www.pghmarchforwomenslives.org
Sunday, March 28, 2004 - Music: BACH And The BAROQUE
$5-10 | 3 pm @ Heinz Chapel Bellefield Ave [University of Pittsburgh, Oakland]. www.pitt.edu/~musicdpt/index.html Map/directions
G.P. Telemann's MATTHEW PASSION (1750) - Sara Botkin, soprano; Elaine Goldsmith, soprano; Krista River, alto; John Goldsmith, counter-tenor; Robert Petillo, tenor; Sumner Thompson, bass
For more info: Phone: 412-624-4125 Visit: www.pitt.edu/~concerts
Sunday, March 28, 2004 - Music: Hot Jazz w/ JAZZ EAST
Free | 7-10 pm @ Hard Rock Station Square [Station Square]. Map/directions
This band is definitely for those who like more than one kind of dressing on their musical salad. www.jazzeast.net
For more info: Visit: www.jazzeast.net
Sunday, March 28, 2004 - Poetry Slam: Come Slam, Come Spit
$10 | 7 pm @ Dowe's on Ninth 121 Ninth Street [Downtown]. 412-281-9225 www.doweson9th.com Map/directions
Proceeds benefit The African American Culture Center of Greater Pittsburgh and Yes Miller Will Stay Open Everybody Is Welcome!!! Poets, MC's, Spoken Word Artist, Actors All Races, All Lifestyles All Genders! Berlin International (the will to do what...what others won't!!!) $100 Cash Prize to 1st Place and will get to perform with The Foundation at their CD release Party June 2004. Hosted by KL $10 at the Door. Call 412-628-2148 for more info.
For more info: Phone: 412-628-2148
Sunday, March 28, 2004 - Poetry: The Spoken Mic
$3 | 7 pm @ Quiet Storm Coffeehouse 5430 Penn Ave [Friendship]. 412-661-9355 www.quietstormcoffee.com Map/directions
Innertainment presents an evening of spoken word, hosted by KL with special guest hosts Freedom & Nailah. Every other Sunday, beginning at 7PM. $3 suggested donation; $2 students/seniors. Are you ready to speak? Are you ready to tell your side of the story? Are you ready to tell the public of an upcoming event happening in the Pittsburgh area? We are now asking for representatives from local organizations to come to the Spoken Mic and inform artists of their missions. What new actions are being taken in this city? This will be your opportunity to inform the public! The Spoken Mic will say it all. The Spoken Mic brings out some of Pittsburgh's best writers and speakers to innertertain the Quiet Storm.
For more info: email: innertainmentlive@hotmail.com
Sunday, March 28, 2004 - Soul Soothing Sundays
$3 | 10pm-1am @ Shadow Lounge 5972 Baum Blvd [East Liberty]. 412-363-8277 www.7thmovement.net Map/directions
Join DJ Craig Simmons + guests spinning soulful deep house grooves for your Sunday evening.
Monday, March 29, 2004 [events ] [menu ]
Monday, March 29, 2004 - Film: The Amnesty International Film Festival
$5 | 8 pm @ Melwood Screening Room 477 Melwood Avenue [N. Oakland]. 412-682-4111 www.pghfilmmakers.org Map/directions
The Amnesty International Film Festival-screening annually in Seattle, Salt Lake City, Laramie, Pittsburgh and West Hollywood, along with other special engagements-is proud to present its 2nd annual program in Pittsburgh. This year's festival features 17 films by talented filmmakers from around the world who work against long odds, short finances, and threatening politics to bring to the screen these powerful stories of human struggle, sacrifice, and triumph. The Amnesty International Film Festival is dedicated to bringing these stories to our communities so that our colleagues, neighbors, and friends can see for themselves the diverse perspectives and many challenges facing people in every part of the world. Both because of the tremendous global reach of Amnesty International, and because we have focused on building relationships directly with filmmakers, production companies, television stations, and other film festivals around the world, we are able to offer programming that in many cases is not available anywhere else in the U.S. These include documentary films-some feature length and others shorter-fictional films, animated pieces, and occasionally foreign broadcasts that are otherwise inaccessible to U.S. audiences. In addition, we are also proud to screen some of the most noteworthy and celebrated documentary films made here in the U.S. each year, including some that will go on to air on major television networks. But most importantly, we hope to offer our communities an opportunity to see, to learn, and to care. And should some who attend be moved to action, Amnesty International is ready to help you get involved. Check the Festival Website for Details. Sponsored by 91.3 FM WYEP, CP, The East Liberty Presbyterian Church, {GH Filmmakers and New Ray Films.
For more info: Phone: 412-682-4111 or 412-767-5521 Visit: www.amnestyusa.org/filmfest/pittsburgh/2004/
Monday, March 29, 2004 - Film: The Battle of Algiers
$6 | 8 pm @ Regent Square Cinema 1035 S. Braddock Ave [Regent Square]. 412-682-4111 www.pghfilmmakers.org/regent.html Map/directions
After almost 40 years, this riveting re-release has lost nothing. Shot on location cinema verite style, and starring actual Algerian National Liberation Front rebels, this remains one of the most gut-wrenching war films of all time. Struggling to rid their country of French colonialism, the last rebel standing in Casbah, along with his band of terrorists, paints the streets red with the blood of their enemies. Soon the entire Algerian population is involved. Children shoot soldiers at point blank range; women (disguised as chic Europeans) plant bombs in cafes. A highly-decorated French officer is called in to quash the uprising, but Algiers is on fire and the battle has just begun. Initially banned by the French government, it quickly won wide international acclaim, including an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Film. Challenged by guerrilla warfare in Iraq, the Pentagon recently held a screening of The Battle of Algiers. In French and Arabic with new improved subtitles. (Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo; 1965; France/Italy; 123 min)
Monday, March 29, 2004 - Music: GREG DAVIS
$7 | 8 pm @ Garfield Artworks 4931 Penn Ave [Garfield]. 412-802-7096 www.garfieldartworks.com Map/directions
Acclaimed IDM/folktronica artist on Carpark Records, with full band. Locals Hooliganship, Colongib and ROTFLOL open. All ages show.
For more info: Visit: carparkrecords.com
Tuesday, March 30, 2004 [events ] [menu ]
Tuesday, March 30, 2004 - Morning Meditation at the MF
Free | 7-8 am @ The Mattress Factory 500 Sampsonia Way [Northside]. 412-231-3169 www.mattress.org Map/directions
Each Tuesday morning the Zen Center of Pittsburgh will hold zazen (seated meditation) at the museum followed by a short service. A brief period of zazen instruction will be offered the first Tuesday of each month.
For more info: Phone: 412-741-1262 email: kyoki@prariewindzen.org Visit: www.prairiewindzen.org/zcp
Tuesday, March 30, 2004 - Bollywood: A Festival of Indian Films
Free | 6 pm @ Alumni Hall 4227 Fifth Avenue [University of Pittsburgh, Oakland]. www.pitt.edu/~nisg/maps/B/bellefieldhall062702.pdf Map/directions
The University of Pittsburgh's FESTIVAL OF INDIAN FILMS will use the current familiarity of "Bollywood" to bring together practitioners, scholars, students, and others interested in Indian cinema over a four-week period of film screenings and discussion. The festival demonstrates the range of Indian filmmaking, including "art" and "commercial" cinema, documentary and feature films, and mainstream Hindi and regional Tamil cinema. Given the geo-political importance of South Asia, this event will encourage discussion on the role of popular culture in shaping contemporary global identities. Entitled "Entertainment and Anxiety," the festival showcases films that represent both the entertainment value of Indian cinema and its responses to current national concerns. The films explore issues such as terrorism, ethnic strife, urban corruption, religious identities, and gender norms. For complete film schedule, check the asian studies webpage .
For more info: Phone: 412-624-5578 Visit: www.ucis.pitt.edu/asc/indian_films.html
Tuesday, March 30, 2004 - Film: The Amnesty International Film Festival
$5 | 8 pm @ Melwood Screening Room 477 Melwood Avenue [N. Oakland]. 412-682-4111 www.pghfilmmakers.org Map/directions
The Amnesty International Film Festival-screening annually in Seattle, Salt Lake City, Laramie, Pittsburgh and West Hollywood, along with other special engagements-is proud to present its 2nd annual program in Pittsburgh. This year's festival features 17 films by talented filmmakers from around the world who work against long odds, short finances, and threatening politics to bring to the screen these powerful stories of human struggle, sacrifice, and triumph. The Amnesty International Film Festival is dedicated to bringing these stories to our communities so that our colleagues, neighbors, and friends can see for themselves the diverse perspectives and many challenges facing people in every part of the world. Both because of the tremendous global reach of Amnesty International, and because we have focused on building relationships directly with filmmakers, production companies, television stations, and other film festivals around the world, we are able to offer programming that in many cases is not available anywhere else in the U.S. These include documentary films-some feature length and others shorter-fictional films, animated pieces, and occasionally foreign broadcasts that are otherwise inaccessible to U.S. audiences. In addition, we are also proud to screen some of the most noteworthy and celebrated documentary films made here in the U.S. each year, including some that will go on to air on major television networks. But most importantly, we hope to offer our communities an opportunity to see, to learn, and to care. And should some who attend be moved to action, Amnesty International is ready to help you get involved. Check the Festival Website for Details. Sponsored by 91.3 FM WYEP, CP, The East Liberty Presbyterian Church, {GH Filmmakers and New Ray Films.
For more info: Phone: 412-682-4111 or 412-767-5521 Visit: www.amnestyusa.org/filmfest/pittsburgh/2004/
Tuesday, March 30, 2004 - Film: The Battle of Algiers
$6 | 8 pm @ Regent Square Cinema 1035 S. Braddock Ave [Regent Square]. 412-682-4111 www.pghfilmmakers.org/regent.html Map/directions
After almost 40 years, this riveting re-release has lost nothing. Shot on location cinema verite style, and starring actual Algerian National Liberation Front rebels, this remains one of the most gut-wrenching war films of all time. Struggling to rid their country of French colonialism, the last rebel standing in Casbah, along with his band of terrorists, paints the streets red with the blood of their enemies. Soon the entire Algerian population is involved. Children shoot soldiers at point blank range; women (disguised as chic Europeans) plant bombs in cafes. A highly-decorated French officer is called in to quash the uprising, but Algiers is on fire and the battle has just begun. Initially banned by the French government, it quickly won wide international acclaim, including an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Film. Challenged by guerrilla warfare in Iraq, the Pentagon recently held a screening of The Battle of Algiers. In French and Arabic with new improved subtitles. (Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo; 1965; France/Italy; 123 min)
Tuesday, March 30, 2004 - Multimedia: +49+1
Free | 6 pm @ Future Tenant Gallery 801 Liberty Ave [Downtown]. 412-268-3932 www.futuretenant.org Map/directions
Future Tenant is proud to host +49+1, a series of events accompanying the visit of a student group from the renowned Bauhaus-University Weimar, Germany to Carnegie Mellon's School of Art. The visiting students study in the Bauhaus-University's Program of Media Art and Design with a focus on "Media Events". +49+1 will open on Wednesday, March 24th with an introduction to the history of the Bauhaus-University - from its origins to the Weimar Bauhaus in the 1920s to its present form. The evening will continue with a presentation of the Bauhaus' Media Art and Design Program including the screening of student work. From Thursday, March 25th to Sunday, March 28th, the group of German students will collaborate with students from the School of Art at Carnegie Mellon on video works related to urban space in Pittsburgh. During this time, Future Tenant will become meeting spot, base camp, and exchange zone between the groups of students and exhibition visitors. From Monday, March 29th to Sunday, April 4th, Future Tenant will feature a final exhibition of the Bauhaus/Carnegie Mellon collaborative video projects.
Tuesday, March 30, 2004 - DJs: Ya Dig?! Rare groove + Funk/soul night
Free | 8pm-midnight @ Kelly's Bar & Grill 6012 Penn Circle South [East Liberty]. 412.363.6012 Map/directions
Brought to you by the owners of 720 Records. The night features good food and rotating DJs spinning only the rarest funk and the most soulful grooves that can only be found on old dusty scratched up vinyl. Analog at its finest.
Tuesday, March 30, 2004 - Music: GALACTIC
$20 | 8 pm @ Mr. Smalls Funhouse 400 Lincoln Ave [Millvale]. 412-821-4447 www.mrsmalls.com Map/directions
For Galactic, the past two years have been ones of rapid evolution. Born in the early '90s, after Washington DC punk guitarist Jeff Raines and bassist Robert Mercurio relocated to New Orleans, the pair found themselves intoxicated by the soulful sounds of the Meters, Professor Longhair, and Dr. John. The cross-pollination resulted in the formation of a sextet with their own trademark jazz-funk-rock fusion sound. Their new album, Ruckus, infuses elements of hip hop and electronic music into the mix.
For more info: Phone: 412-323-1919 for tickets or Visit: www.ticketmaster.com
Tuesday, March 30, 2004 - Music: LANTERNA
$7 | 8 pm @ Quiet Storm Coffeehouse 5430 Penn Ave [Friendship]. 412-661-9355 www.quietstormcoffee.com Map/directions
Ambient guitar soundscapes, like Labradford meets Ennio Morricone, on Badman Records (ex-Moon Seven Times/Area). With local New Age ambient duo Life in Balance (shakhachi & crystal bowls). All ages show.
For more info: Visit: lanterna.tv
Wednesday, March 31, 2004 [events ] [menu ]
Wednesday, March 31, 2004 - Film: The Amnesty International Film Festival
$5 | 8 pm @ Melwood Screening Room 477 Melwood Avenue [N. Oakland]. 412-682-4111 www.pghfilmmakers.org Map/directions
The Amnesty International Film Festival-screening annually in Seattle, Salt Lake City, Laramie, Pittsburgh and West Hollywood, along with other special engagements-is proud to present its 2nd annual program in Pittsburgh. This year's festival features 17 films by talented filmmakers from around the world who work against long odds, short finances, and threatening politics to bring to the screen these powerful stories of human struggle, sacrifice, and triumph. The Amnesty International Film Festival is dedicated to bringing these stories to our communities so that our colleagues, neighbors, and friends can see for themselves the diverse perspectives and many challenges facing people in every part of the world. Both because of the tremendous global reach of Amnesty International, and because we have focused on building relationships directly with filmmakers, production companies, television stations, and other film festivals around the world, we are able to offer programming that in many cases is not available anywhere else in the U.S. These include documentary films-some feature length and others shorter-fictional films, animated pieces, and occasionally foreign broadcasts that are otherwise inaccessible to U.S. audiences. In addition, we are also proud to screen some of the most noteworthy and celebrated documentary films made here in the U.S. each year, including some that will go on to air on major television networks. But most importantly, we hope to offer our communities an opportunity to see, to learn, and to care. And should some who attend be moved to action, Amnesty International is ready to help you get involved. Check the Festival Website for Details. Sponsored by 91.3 FM WYEP, CP, The East Liberty Presbyterian Church, {GH Filmmakers and New Ray Films.
For more info: Phone: 412-682-4111 or 412-767-5521 Visit: www.amnestyusa.org/filmfest/pittsburgh/2004/
Wednesday, March 31, 2004 - Film: The Battle of Algiers
$6 | 8 pm @ Regent Square Cinema 1035 S. Braddock Ave [Regent Square]. 412-682-4111 www.pghfilmmakers.org/regent.html Map/directions
After almost 40 years, this riveting re-release has lost nothing. Shot on location cinema verite style, and starring actual Algerian National Liberation Front rebels, this remains one of the most gut-wrenching war films of all time. Struggling to rid their country of French colonialism, the last rebel standing in Casbah, along with his band of terrorists, paints the streets red with the blood of their enemies. Soon the entire Algerian population is involved. Children shoot soldiers at point blank range; women (disguised as chic Europeans) plant bombs in cafes. A highly-decorated French officer is called in to quash the uprising, but Algiers is on fire and the battle has just begun. Initially banned by the French government, it quickly won wide international acclaim, including an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Film. Challenged by guerrilla warfare in Iraq, the Pentagon recently held a screening of The Battle of Algiers. In French and Arabic with new improved subtitles. (Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo; 1965; France/Italy; 123 min)
Wednesday, March 31, 2004 - Hard Times @ the Playhouse
$9.00 - $11.00 (HALF THE COST OF REGULAR TICKETS!) | 8 pm @ Pittsburgh Playhouse 222 Craft Avenue [Oakland]. 412-621-4445 www.ppc.edu/playhouse Map/directions
A story that strikes at the heart of Western Pennsylvania. In the industrial grind of Coketown, workers are exploited and labors unions quashed. The corrupt power-brokers prosper, while the weak suffer a bleak existence. See what happens to the system when, one fine day, a circus comes to town. The Pittsburgh Playhouse Repertory Company, the resident professional company of the Pittsburgh Playhouse of Point Park University, presents the Pittsburgh première of Hard Times, Stephen Jeffreys’ stage adaptation of Charles Dickens’ polemic against industrial utilitarianism. Hard Times runs at the Playhouse March 16-April 4, 2004. Opening night of Hard Times is Wednesday, March 17, with a preview performance on Tuesday, March 16. Performances of Hard Times are Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8:00 p.m., with the March 16 preview also at 8:00 p.m., and Sundays at 2:00 p.m. Tickets to Hard Times are $22 and $18, and are available by phoning the Playhouse box office at 412.621.4445. A Pittsburgh Premiere by Stephen Jeffreys, adapted from (and vaunting the florid language of) Charles Dickens’ inspiring novel. Directed by John Amplas.
Wednesday, March 31, 2004 - Multimedia: +49+1
Free | 6 pm @ Future Tenant Gallery 801 Liberty Ave [Downtown]. 412-268-3932 www.futuretenant.org Map/directions
Future Tenant is proud to host +49+1, a series of events accompanying the visit of a student group from the renowned Bauhaus-University Weimar, Germany to Carnegie Mellon's School of Art. The visiting students study in the Bauhaus-University's Program of Media Art and Design with a focus on "Media Events". +49+1 will open on Wednesday, March 24th with an introduction to the history of the Bauhaus-University - from its origins to the Weimar Bauhaus in the 1920s to its present form. The evening will continue with a presentation of the Bauhaus' Media Art and Design Program including the screening of student work. From Thursday, March 25th to Sunday, March 28th, the group of German students will collaborate with students from the School of Art at Carnegie Mellon on video works related to urban space in Pittsburgh. During this time, Future Tenant will become meeting spot, base camp, and exchange zone between the groups of students and exhibition visitors. From Monday, March 29th to Sunday, April 4th, Future Tenant will feature a final exhibition of the Bauhaus/Carnegie Mellon collaborative video projects.
Wednesday, March 31, 2004 - Twelfth Night; or What You Will
$15 for preview tickets; $18 for general admission. Students are childrens tickets are $10. Shakespeare-in-the-Schools student cost is $8 per ticket for field trip matinees. | Most of the shows are at 8:00 p.m or 2:00 p.m except for SITS shows at 10:00 a.m. on April 7 and 15,2004. @ The intimate Henry Heymann Theatre, lower level of the landmark Stephen Foster Memorial, University of Pittsburgh, Oakland Forbes Ave. and Bigelow Blvd. [Oakland]. 412-624-7529 www.pitt.edu/~play Map/directions
Twelfth Night ; or What you Will, was written around 1601 by William Shakespeare. Its earliest documented performance was on Candlemas Day (February 2) 1602 in Middle Temple Hall. Twelfth Night has since become one of the Bard's best-known romantic comedies. Please note that the show 's preview dates are March 31 and April 1 at 8:00 p.m. The shows has dates on April 2,3,4 at 2:00 p.m.,7,8,9,10,14-17, 18 at 2:00 p.m. All shows not marked with 2:00 p.m. start at 8:00 unless they are SITS shows on April 7 and 15 at 10:00 a.m. for School Matinees.
For more info: Phone: 412-624-0933 email: playpr@pitt.edu Visit: www.pitt.edu/~play
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