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April 1st, 2003 Update –  Things are happening in the 412 metro.  Find your groove this week. 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.   Please feel free to drop us a message anytime - element5ive@yahoo.com.  Your feedback is most valuable to us. And as always,  keep your good vibes strong...

 

 

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Unblurred !!!

Fri Apr 03  |  6 pm - 1 am
Along the Penn Avenue Arts Corridor

Hip Hop Cafe Series

Fri Apr 01 | 10pm-2am
@ Shadow Lounge

The Mandrake Project + Omolara
Sat Apr 07   |   7:30pm
@ Club Cafe

The Moment:  Acoustic Jam
Sun Apr 04  |  8 pm
@ Quiet Storm Coffeehouse

Reggae Cowboys group photo


FLOETRY

Tues Apr 6  |  $15
8pm @ The World
(old Rosebud)

BEAM::Re-Session:
Live CD Recording Party

Fri Apr 9 & Sat Apr 10  | 9 pm
@ AAM Studios

Pitt Gamelan Ensemble

Fri Apr 9 & Sat Apr 10  |  8pm
@ Bellefield Hall, U of Pitt

The Reggae Cowboys
Fri Apr 16  |  10pm
@ Club Cafe


 

 

 

 

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FLIRT
Sat Apr 3rd | 10pm-2am
@ Jimmy Tsang's Koran Grill

 

 

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Thursdays Havana

Thursday Nights | 10pm-2am
@ Club Havana

DJ Selecta + Friends

Friday Nights | 10pm
@ Club Havana

Deep Inside... w/ resident DJ John Ep

Friday Afterhours
2am-5am
@ Shadow Lounge

CRASH

Saturday Afterhours
2am-5am
@ Shadow Lounge

720 Records night

Saturdays | 10pm-2am
@ PGH Deli Co.

Salsa !!!

Sundays | 10pm-2am
@ Club Havana

Soul Soothing Sundays

Sundays | 10pm-1am
@ Shadow Lounge

Ya Dig?! Souljazz  night. 

Tuesdays | 8pm-midnight
@ Kelly's Bar & Grill

 

 

 

 

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hi-tech/lo-tech


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:

hi-tech / low-tech

March 26th - May 15th
@ Wood Street Galleries

 


Ongoing Exhibit
:

feat. Doug DuBois and Soon-Mi Yoo

Feb 11th until April 17th
@ Silver Eye Center for Photography


Ongoing:
Broddy Parker Burrows - Flight
Fri Mar 19th  |  7pm
@
Slaughterhouse Gallery

Multimedia:
+49+1
February 27th - March 20th
@ Future Tenant

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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
 
 
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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Diva! Women in Fiction
Thurs Mar 25th  |  7 pm
@ Contemporary Craft
K'vetsh: All Queer, All Gender, Open Mic Caberet
Thurs Mar 25th  |  7:30 pm
@ Modern Formations
Thai Night 2004
Fri Mar 26th  |  4-10 pm
@ University Center, CMU

She Said...Words From Women Poets
Fri Mar 26th |  7:30 pm
@ SPACE pittsburgh

 
 
'The Late Henry Moss' by Sam Shepard
AMP2004:  Performance
Fridays & Saturdays  |  March 2004
@ The Brewhouse
Dark Cowgirls & Prairie Queens
Mar 18th - Apr 3rd
@
Alumni Hall, University of Pittsburgh, Kuntu Repertory Theatre
Top Dog Underdog
March 4 to April 21st
@ City Theatre

 
The Late Henry Moss
March 4th-21st
@
SALVO Theatre Space
   
Hard Times
Mar 25th - Apr 4th
@ Pittsburgh Playhouse

The Spoken Mic

Sun Mar 28th
@ Quiet Storm Coffeehouse

The Dark Night Cabaret Series

Mon Mar 29th
8pm @ Studio Theater

Off The Wall: 
DAEL ORLANDERSMITH

Sat Apr 24th 
@ The Andy Warhol Museum

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Apr 1st
 
Fri
Apr 2nd
 
Sat
Apr 3rd
   
Sun
Apr 4th
   
Mon
Apr 5th
Tues
Apr 6th
Wed
Apr 7th

DJs: HOT HIP HOP THURSDAYS with DJ JOHN G of the JHN STREET TEAM

Film:

Film: The Amnesty International Film Festival

Hard Times @ the Playhouse

Lecture: Turkish Master Feltmaker Mehmet Girgic

Multimedia: +49+1

Music: Black Ireland

Performance: Momentum 04: new plays at different stages

Rally & March for Public Transit Funding

Rozz Williams Tribute: Peru Resh

THURSDAYS @ HAVANA

Zombo's Exoticon 2004


 


Art Opening: Kristen L. Arnold, TK Mundock, Tara McCoy, Emily A. Ruffing, Luca B. Miller, Scott J. Spear

Art: Hot Jam with CUD

Art: Full Frontal Friday

Bollywood: A Festival of Indian Films

DJs: Soul, Funk, Rare Groove, and Nu Beat night w/ DJ Selecta Y Su Record Collection

Film: The Battle Of Algiers

Film: The Amnesty International Film Festival

Garfield Artworks presents...Bob Ziller - The International House of Poetry

Good Fridays: Warhol-To-Go, A Variety Show

Hard Times @ the Playhouse

Literary: Gist Street Reading - John McNally and Tracy K. Smith

Multimedia: +49+1

Music: Hip Hop Cafe Series

Music: New Invisible Joy + Omolara

Performance: Momentum 04: new plays at different stages

Unblurred !!!

 


AFTERHOURS: Crash!!!

ART opening: Plastic Passions - recent works by NICOLE SABOURIN

Art: Fiberart International 04 opening

Capture the Burgh

Film: The Battle Of Algiers

Film: The Amnesty International Film Festival

Hard Times @ the Playhouse

Multimedia: +49+1

Music: The Mandrake Project

Performance: Momentum 04: new plays at different stages

Theatre:  Amish Monkeys

Theatre: Goddess Productions Presents Jewish Girls Gone Bad

DJs:  FLIRT


 


Film: The Battle Of Algiers

Film: The Beginning or the End (part of the "nukular" war series)

Hard Times @ the Playhouse

Music: The Moment

Performance: Momentum 04: new plays at different stages

Soul Soothing Sundays


 

 


Film: The Battle Of Algiers


 


Bollywood: A Festival of Indian Films

Film: The Battle Of Algiers

Lecture: Faith Adiele - The Forest Journals of a Black Buddhist Nun

Literature:

Music: Floetry, live in PGH



 


Film: The Battle Of Algiers

 

                                            

 

 

 

 

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Thursday, April 01, 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, April 01, 2004 - Film:
$10 | 8 pm @ Regent Square Cinema 1035 S. Braddock Ave [Regent Square]. 412-682-4111 www.pghfilmmakers.org/regent.html Map/directions

The most cherished film of the German Expressionist movement is being presented with an original live score by the Devil Music Ensemble. This silent horror classic, with its amazingly distorted sets, is about a carnival sideshow act, an insane asylum, and a series of mysterious murders. It’s made even more chilling with an evocative score by the Devil Music Ensemble, a Boston-based trio. Their musical style ranges from chamber to jazz to post modern to rock, using a variety of instruments.

For more info: Visit: massdist.com/DME

 


Thursday, April 01, 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/

 


Thursday, April 01, 2004 - Hard Times @ the Playhouse
$18 / $22 | 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.

 

 

Thursday, April 01, 2004 - Lecture: Turkish Master Feltmaker Mehmet Girgic
$5 | 7 pm @ The Mattress Factory 500 Sampsonia Way [Northside]. 412-231-3169 www.mattress.org Map/directions

Public talk with Turkish Master Feltmaker Mehmet Girgic and contemporary fiber artist/educator Karen Page. Learn about traditional feltmaking customs and techniques as you experience the life and work of a third-generation Turkish master and view stunning works from Turkey and Krygyzstan. Discuss the intersection of traditional and contemporary felting practices and perspectives, and discover the cultural and economic forces that shape the production of felt products today. Mehmet Girgic began learning the ancient technique of feltmaking from his grandfather at an early age. Today, he produces beautiful felt carpets (Kece), shepherd’s cloaks (Kepeneks) and Sikkes, special hats for the Whirling Dervishes, with his family at their workshop in Konya, Turkey. Mehmet has researched and revived many traditional felting methods and has passed on his knowledge to many modern fiber artists who flock to his studio. His work is featured in Felt, New Directions for an Ancient Craft. Mehmet’s pieces are all hand-made and naturally dyed. Karen Page is known to dabble in many textile techniques such as knitting, printing, painting and weaving, and is recognized internationally for her unique pieces in handfelted wool. In 2001, Karen and several of her students traveled to Konya, Turkey to work with Mehmet. Creating one-of-a-kind and limited edition pieces for the body and home, Karen infuses the tactile quality of her felt with funkiness and spunk. Her coats, hats, bags, window treatments, blankets and rugs are made to lovingly warm one's body and soul. Karen has exhibited works in Denmark, Finland, Japan, Canada, and the USA, and recently traveled to Tort-kul Village, Krygyzstanto work with the Women's Cooperative through Winrock Foundation. Karen Page has taught textile studies at The Pittsburgh High School for The Creative and Performing Arts for 10 years.

For more info: Phone: 412-322-2414 email: Pageks@aol.com

 


Thursday, April 01, 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, April 01, 2004 - Music: Black Ireland
$6 | 9 pm @ Shadow Lounge 5972 Baum Blvd [East Liberty]. 412-363-8277 www.7thmovement.net Map/directions

Christian Dellingham, Alex Peck, Chris McDonald and special guests perform a Jazz Fusion Trip-Hop Improvisational set tonight.

 

 

Thursday, April 01, 2004 - Performance: Momentum 04: new plays at different stages
$5 per event / $30 festival pass | check website for times @ City Theatre 1300 Bingham at 13th Street [Southside]. 412-431-CITY www.citytheatrecompany.org Map/directions

A four-day immersion into the world of new theatre with some of the country's finest playwrights. Second annual event features staged readings, workshops, productions, music, panels, and the Frankel awards. Today, featuring: Production or Topdog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks, Mainstage; Workshop of Time Out! with Didi & Rose by Suzanne O’Donnell and Jilline Ringle, Lester Hamburg Studio; Reading of Last of the Boys by Steven Dietz, Charles Morris Building.

For more info: Visit: www.citytheatrecompany.org/events/momentum.shtml

 


Thursday, April 01, 2004 - Rally & March for Public Transit Funding
Free | 11:30 am @ PNC Park Federal St and General Robinson St [Northside]. Map/directions

Want to tell our PA lawmakers to quit FOOLING around with our public transit? Want to tell them that they can’t FOOL us? Then join with fellow bus/trolley riders on April 1. We will tell all the FOOLS in Harrisburg that they had better get public transit the dedicated and reliable funding that it needs, OR ELSE! (and WE AIN’T FOOLIN.) Why? BECAUSE Pennsylvania policy makers are letting public transit bleed to death even as they give major tax breaks to corporations like Comcast. Comcast has $54 billion to buy the Walt Disney Company but the Port Authority of Allegheny County is close to $30 million in the hole. BECAUSE Pennsylvania policy makers can find money to build stadiums, convention centers & new highways but they refuse to find DEDICATED and RELIABLE funding for public transit. BECAUSE we are sick of being played for a BUNCH OF FOOLS! EVERY SPRING WE FACE MAJOR PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICE CUTS AND FARE HIKES. THIS HAS GOT TO STOP!

For more info: Phone: 412-361-3022

 


Thursday, April 01, 2004 - Rozz Williams Tribute: Peru Resh
$10-12 | 7 pm @ The Eye 4814 Penn Ave [Friendship / Garfield]. Map/directions

Live music, art, FILM, Parade, contests and more.

For more info: Visit: www.propertyproject.org

 


Thursday, April 01, 2004 - THURSDAYS @ HAVANA - The Four Year Anniversary Party!
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 DJs: Vinny and Jason - Funkin' Fools Night Out

For more info: email: jasonc_clubhavana@hotmail.com

 


Thursday, April 01, 2004 - Zombo's Exoticon 2004
Free | 9 pm @ Tiki Lounge 2004 E Carson St [South Side]. 412-381-8454 Map/directions

A wild and free event filled with a super cool performance of Cleveland's surf/lounge legends, SPY-FI.. Exotica DJ's Zombo (coming in from TEXAS) and Tothar (from OHIO)..Vendors with outlandish items.. and Dancing TiKi Statues, a go go gorilla and a live in-person witch doctor! At the Tiki Lounge on Carson Ave in The southside of exotic Pittsburgh.

For more info: Visit: www.zomboworld.com

 


 

 


 

 

 

 

Friday, April 02, 2004   [events ]     [menu ]  

 

Friday, April 02, 2004 - Art Opening: Kristen L. Arnold, TK Mundock, Tara McCoy, Emily A. Ruffing, Luca B. Miller, Scott J. Spear
$5 | 6-9 pm @ Shadow Lounge 5972 Baum Blvd [East Liberty]. 412-363-8277 www.7thmovement.net Map/directions

Featuring live music, door prizes, wine, visuals, and good entertainment. Featuring the works of Kristen L. Arnold, TK Mundock, Tara McCoy, Emily A. Ruffing, Luca B. Miller, Scott J. Spear

 

 

Friday, April 02, 2004 - Art: Hot Jam with CUD
Free | 5-8 pm @ Pittsburgh Glass Center 5472 Penn Ave [Friendship]. 412-365-2145 www.pittsburghglasscenter.org Map/directions

Glass regurgitated sounds painful, but this isn't. "Paint the Face of Pittsburgh" with collaborative art duo CUD which is comprised of John Drury and Robbie Miller. The public is invited to participate in the CUD exhibit by "Painting the Face of Pittsburgh" on recycled glass bottles. All bottles will be exhibited at PGC May through September. lecture 5 to 6 pm

For more info: Phone: 412-365-2145 Visit: www.pittsburghglasscenter.org

 


Friday, April 02, 2004 - Art: Full Frontal Friday
Free | 5:30 - 7:30 pm @ Wood St Galleries 601 Wood St [Downtown]. www.pgharts.org/art/woodstreet.cfm Map/directions

Wood Street Galleries joins the ranks of downtown art venues promoting “gallery hopping” the First Friday of every month in an effort to provide young professionals with a wider variety of entertainment choices and options as they wind down after a long work week. After visiting Wood Street Galleries, patrons can jump on the UltraViolet Loop, made possible through the cooperative effort of the non-profit UltraViolet Advisory Board and the Port Authority of Allegheny County, to the Penn Avenue arts galleries participating in the First Fridays initiative. The UV Loop is designed to showcase many of Pittsburgh's diverse neighborhoods and nighttime entertainment venues. Designed for newcomers, visitors, students and lifelong residents alike, the UV Loop provides a link between all of the excitement Pittsburgh nightlife has to offer.

 

 

Friday, April 02, 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, April 02, 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, April 02, 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) On April 8th, the film will precede a talk by Geoff Kelly, editor of Pittsburgh's Pulp weekly. This will be his first public appearance after a trip to Baghdad under the auspices of Occupation Watch.

For more info: Visit: www.pghfilmmakers.org/film/#10

 


Friday, April 02, 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/

 


Friday, April 02, 2004 - Garfield Artworks presents...Bob Ziller - The International House of Poetry
Free | 7-11 pm @ Garfield Artworks 4931 Penn Ave [Garfield]. 412-802-7096 www.garfieldartworks.com Map/directions

The world's largest sculptural international poetry anthology, featuring the work of hundreds of poets from around the world. With a musical poetry performance by, Eden Rain McNutt with Lenny Young. Show runs through April 30, 2004 with a Closing Reception from 7-11 PM Featuring a reading of, Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo's, "Translated From the Night" Translated and read by Bob Ziller at 9:00PM This event is free to the people and all ages are welcome! Gallery hours for this exhibit are: Tuesday - Sunday from 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

For more info: Phone: 412-361-2262 email: mancusoart@cs.com

 


Friday, April 02, 2004 - Good Fridays: Warhol-To-Go, A Variety Show
$5 | 8 pm @ The Andy Warhol Museum 117 Sandusky St [Northside]. 412-237-8300 www.warhol.org Map/directions

The CMU School of Drama presents their creative reaction to Andy Warhol, his friends and his work. It's a variety show put together by acting, directing and playwriting majors that includes performance art, multimedia presentations, sketch comedy and monologues. All of the various performances aim to illuminate and embody the broad spectrum of reactions to Warhol's pop art philosophy.

 

 

Friday, April 02, 2004 - Hard Times @ the Playhouse
$18 / $22 | 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.

 

 


Friday, April 02, 2004 - Literary: Gist Street Reading - John McNally and Tracy K. Smith
$3 suggested donation | 8 pm @ James Simon's Sculpture Studio 305 Gist Street [Uptown]. 412-434-5629 www.giststreet.org Map/directions

Friday, April 2nd we're having an amazing duo at Gist Street. Tracy K. Smith is coming in from Brooklyn. Her book, The Body's Question won the 2002 Cave Canem Poetry Prize and is published by Graywolf Press. John McNally is coming in from Los Angeles where he has a fellowship from Paramount Pictures to write a screenplay. In the meantime, he's reading from his spanking new fantastic book of fiction from Simon and Schuster: The Book of Ralph.

For more info: Phone: 412-434-5629 Visit: www.giststreet.org

 


Friday, April 02, 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, April 02, 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, April 02, 2004 - Music: New Invisible Joy + Omolara
$3 | 9:30 pm @ Nick's Fat City 1605 E. Carson Street [Southside]. 412-481-6880 www.nicksfatcity.com Map/directions

Trip hop styles meets Euro-Rock a la PGH.

 

 


Friday, April 02, 2004 - Performance: Momentum 04: new plays at different stages
$5 per event / $30 festival pass | visit website for schedule @ City Theatre 1300 Bingham at 13th Street [Southside]. 412-431-CITY www.citytheatrecompany.org Map/directions

A four-day immersion into the world of new theatre with some of the country's finest playwrights. Second annual event features staged readings, workshops, productions, music, panels, and the Frankel awards. Tonight: Frankel Award presentation to Nanette and Ira Gordon and Michele Lowe, Lester Hamburg Studio; Production Topdog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks, Mainstage; Workshop of Work Song by Jeffrey Hatcher and Eric Simonson, Charles Morris Building. Post-show party with music by Brendan Milburn, keyboard player, composer and vocalist for the band GrooveLily, commissioned to write a new musical for City Theatre, Gordon Lounge.

For more info: Visit: www.citytheatrecompany.org/events/momentum.shtml

 


Friday, April 02, 2004 - Unblurred !!!
Mostly free, Call Ahead | 6pm-1am @ All Along the Penn Ave Arts Corridor 5000-6000 Penn Ave [Garfield, Friendship, East Liberty]. www.pennavenuearts.org Map/directions

Every first friday of the month, the art galleries, music venues, restaurants and cultural spots along penn avenue spark with activity. Pick up a schedule at the Quiet Storm or Shadow Lounge or check the website for schedule of activities.

For more info: Visit: www.pennavenuearts.org/unblurred

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday, April 03, 2004   [events ]     [menu ]  

 

Saturday, April 03, 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!

 

 

Saturday, April 03, 2004 - ART opening: Plastic Passions - recent works by NICOLE SABOURIN
Free | 6-9 pm @ BoxHeart Gallery 4523 Liberty Ave [Bloomfield]. 412-687-8858 www.boxheart.org Map/directions

Sabourin's work is influenced by the best of disposable culture: Japanese comics, fashion magazines, popular music, and science fiction novels. Not being able to escape the control mass media holds over aesthetics, Sabourin seeks to explore it, and through stylization and unexpected color choice, expose the artificiality of what is presented to us as natural. Rather than dismissing the artificial, Sabourin chooses to celebrate it for what it is: A creative process of identity play that only becomes dangerous when that process is denied and its products become homogenized. It is then that the artificial can be mistaken for natural, and become the only acceptable model, thus removing the element of play and enforcing unrealistic expectations on the individual. Above all, Sabourin hopes to raise several questions in the mind of the viewer: How realistic does a figure have to be, to be considered beautiful, or to be sexualized? How does certain colors, and combinations of lines, portray human emotions? How does the recognition of titles, stolen from pop songs, effect the viewers perception of the work? How does the viewer determine gender when dominant cultural signifiers are absent? Sabourin's paintings are not portraits, as they do not represent real people. They are visual representations of her dreams, and desires. Her paintings are archetypes for a new mythology, fashion spreads from fiction novels. They are songs in oil.

 

 

Saturday, April 03, 2004 - Art: Fiberart International 04 opening
Free | 5:30 pm @ Contemporary Craft 2100 Smallman St [Strip District]. 412-261-7003 www.contemporarycraft.org Map/directions

This biennial exhibition presents the work of over 70 contemporary international fiber arists. Organized by the Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh, Inc., Fiberart International 04 will be on view at SCC and the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts

 

 

Saturday, April 03, 2004 - Capture the Burgh
Free for students / $5 otherwise | meet at 11 am @ Kiva Han Forbes and Craig Streets [Oakland]. 412.687.6355 Map/directions

$600 worth of groceries from Whole Foods are up for grabs in this game of Capture the Burgh! Teams of two can register between 11am and noon on Saturday April 3rd at Kiva Han, 420 S. Craig Street in Oakland. You'll be assigned a neighborhood, given a camera, a list of things to capture, and you're off. Prizes for students are: 1st - $120, 2nd - $100, 3rd - $80 An equal set of prizes will be awarded to non-student winners. Cost for students: nothing $5/person for non-students Prizes for students are: 1st - $120, 2nd - $100, 3rd - $80 An equal set of prizes will be awarded to non-student winners. Cost for students who participate: nothing Cost for students who don't: continuing to be clueless about the city you live in. Cost for non-students: $5/person Winners must capture all of the items, and follow the rules. Participants can register after 12pm but their time will be calculated from 12pm. Prizes will be awarded at the Capture the Burgh Party later that night at 10pm (see its listing). One team member must be present. This event is made possible by the Sprout Fund.

For more info: Phone: 412-298-5154

 


Saturday, April 03, 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) On April 8th, the film will precede a talk by Geoff Kelly, editor of Pittsburgh's Pulp weekly. This will be his first public appearance after a trip to Baghdad under the auspices of Occupation Watch.

For more info: Visit: www.pghfilmmakers.org/film/#10

 


Saturday, April 03, 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, April 03, 2004 - Hard Times @ the Playhouse
$18 / $22 | 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.

 

 

Saturday, April 03, 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, April 03, 2004 - Music: The Mandrake Project
$5 | 7:00 pm @ Club Cafe 56-58 South 12th Street [Southside]. 412-431-4950 www.clubcafelive.com Map/directions

Since it’s inception in the late summer months of 2002, THE MANDRAKE PROJECT has been investigating ways to efficiently produce original & cohesive, yet unpredictable instrumental compositions. When the band began, its’ initial 4-piece lineup (…culminating ex-members of HALO’S GRACE, KELLY AFFAIR, & SODAJERK…) quickly dissolved and led to the formation of the current core 5-piece. This cast consists of 2 drummers, 2 guitarists, and a Chapman Stick player, with each musician rotating on 1 or more instruments. The twisted fusion of MANDRAKE sound combines elements of jazz, classical, and avant-garde rock, with tribal rhythms and hypnotic soundscapes. Live performances are active, with dynamic stage roving and adventurous segueing. The music is heavily dependent on rhythm, which would explain the project’s concept of writing songs around drums, not drums around songs. There are entire compositions in which all musicians participate in percussive forays.

 

 

Saturday, April 03, 2004 - Performance: Momentum 04: new plays at different stages
$5 per event / $30 festival pass | call ahead for schedule @ City Theatre 1300 Bingham at 13th Street [Southside]. 412-431-CITY www.citytheatrecompany.org Map/directions

A four-day immersion into the world of new theatre with some of the country's finest playwrights. Second annual event features staged readings, workshops, productions, music, panels, and the Frankel awards. Today and Tonight: Panel Discussion with MOMENTUM playwrights. Mainstage. Workshop of Time Out! with Didi & Rose by Suzanne O’Donnell and Jilline Ringle, Lester Hamburg Studio; Production Topdog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks, Mainstage; Reading of Map of Heaven by Michele Lowe, Charles Morris Building; Production Topdog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks, Mainstage

For more info: Visit: www.citytheatrecompany.org/events/momentum.shtml

 


Saturday, April 03, 2004 - Theatre:  Amish Monkeys
$7 | 8 pm @ Gemini Theater 7501 Penn Ave [Point Breeze]. 412-243-6464 www.geminitheater.org Map/directions

Join the Amish Monkeys for a fast-paced evening of improvisational comedy! The Amish Monkeys rely heavily on audience suggestions to create their spontaneous scenes, which include everything from TV parodies to original songs. If you're looking for a unique, unpredictable evening of entertainment, an Amish Monkeys show is the ticket!

For more info: Phone: 1-866-243-6460

 


Saturday, April 03, 2004 - Theatre: Goddess Productions Presents,,,Jewish Girls Gone Bad
$10-15 | 8 pm @ Rex Theatre 1602 E Carson St [Southside]. 412-381-6811 www.rextheatre.com Map/directions

Jewish Women get a bad rap. From JAPs to Jewish Mothers, we could use some improvement from the kvetching cliches that people have come to know, love and hate. Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad is a change for the better. A refreshing mix of comedy, music, spoken-word and show-stopping burlesque, told by the gals who learned to smoke at Hebrew School, got drunk at their Bat-Mitzvahs and would rather have more schtuppa

For more info: Phone: 412-381-6811

 

 

Saturday, April 03, 2004 - DJs:  FLIRT...
$8 | 10pm-2am @ Jimmy Tsang's 5700 Centre Ave [Shadyside]. 412-661-4226   Map/directions

First Saturday of everymonth, the SOulGarden + Urban Kontent present FLIRT, the sexy soulful dance party. w/ element 5 fav's DJ Nate Da Phat Barber and SMI on the wheels.

For more info: Visit: www.soulgardenlive.com

 

 


 

 

Sunday, April 04, 2004   [events ]     [menu ]  

 

Sunday, April 04, 2004 - Film: The Battle Of Algiers
$6 | 2:30 and 5:00 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) On April 8th, the film will precede a talk by Geoff Kelly, editor of Pittsburgh's Pulp weekly. This will be his first public appearance after a trip to Baghdad under the auspices of Occupation Watch.

For more info: Visit: www.pghfilmmakers.org/film/#10

 


Sunday, April 04, 2004 - Film: The Beginning or the End (part of the
$6 | 7:30 pm @ Regent Square Cinema 1035 S. Braddock Ave [Regent Square]. 412-682-4111 www.pghfilmmakers.org/regent.html Map/directions

Filmed not long after the actual events, The Beginning or the End is a sober, intelligent account of the development and deployment of the Atom Bomb. Step by step, the film details the progress of The Manhattan Project, from its inception in the early stages of the war through the dawn of the Atomic Age over the city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. ___Speaker is TBA. Filmed not long after the actual events, The Beginning or the End is a sober, intelligent account of the development and deployment of the Atom Bomb. Step by step, the film details the progress of The Manhattan Project, from its inception in the early stages of the war through the dawn of the Atomic Age over the city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. When a completed screenplay was achieved, the White House joined the War Department in officially approving it. The story goes that President Truman even named the film ... read all about it in the original press kit! Many real-life participants in the Manhattan Project are depicted herein, including Oppenheimer (played by Hume Cronyn), Fermi, Einstein and Col. Paul Tibbetts, pilot of the bomb-bearing Enola Gay.

 

 

Sunday, April 04, 2004 - Hard Times @ the Playhouse
$18 / $22 | 2 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.

 

 

Sunday, April 04, 2004 - Music: The Moment
$5 | 8 pm @ Quiet Storm Coffeehouse 5430 Penn Ave [Friendship]. 412-661-9355 www.quietstormcoffee.com Map/directions

Acoustic jam night hosted by members of the Moment.

 

 

Sunday, April 04, 2004 - Performance: Momentum 04: new plays at different stages
$5 per event / $30 festival pass | visit website for schedule @ City Theatre 1300 Bingham at 13th Street [Southside]. 412-431-CITY www.citytheatrecompany.org Map/directions

A four-day immersion into the world of new theatre with some of the country's finest playwrights. Second annual event features staged readings, workshops, productions, music, panels, and the Frankel awards. Today and Tonight: The Starting Point: Finding the Play Idea and Pursuing the First Draft, a playwriting workshop with Michele Lowe, Gordon Lounge; Production Topdog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks, Mainstage; Workshop of Work Song by Jeffrey Hatcher and Eric Simonson, Charles Morris Building; Reading of Flag Day by Lee Blessing, Lester Hamburg Theatre.

For more info: Visit: www.citytheatrecompany.org/events/momentum.shtml

 


Sunday, April 04, 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, April 05, 2004   [events ]     [menu ]  

 

Monday, April 05, 2004 - Film: The Battle Of Algiers
$6 | 8:00 pm show @ 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) On April 8th, the film will precede a talk by Geoff Kelly, editor of Pittsburgh's Pulp weekly. This will be his first public appearance after a trip to Baghdad under the auspices of Occupation Watch.

For more info: Visit: www.pghfilmmakers.org/film/#10

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday, April 06, 2004   [events ]     [menu ]  

 

 

Tuesday, April 06, 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, April 06, 2004 - Film: The Battle Of Algiers
$6 | 8:00 pm show @ 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) On April 8th, the film will precede a talk by Geoff Kelly, editor of Pittsburgh's Pulp weekly. This will be his first public appearance after a trip to Baghdad under the auspices of Occupation Watch.

For more info: Visit: www.pghfilmmakers.org/film/#10

 


Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - Lecture: Faith Adiele - The Forest Journals of a Black Buddhist Nun
Free | 7 pm @ Frick Fine Arts Auditorium Schenley Drive [University of Pittsburgh, Oakland]. www.pitt.edu/~nisg/maps/F/fkart.html Map/directions

To celebrate Pitt Assistant Professor of English Faith Adiele’s book, Meeting Faith: The Forest Journals of a Black Buddhist Nun, published this year by Norton, the Department of English will host a free public reading and reception at 7 p.m. April 6 in the Frick Fine Arts Auditorium. There also will be a sneak preview of My Journey Home, a PBS documentary in which Adiele explores her Nigerian and Nordic heritages. Meeting Faith is featured in the April issues of O and Essence magazines. A review in Publishers Weekly praised Adiele as having “a comic’s timing, a novelist’s keen observations about human idiosyncrasies, and an anthropologist’s sensitivity to issues of race and culture.” The book is a memoir of Adiele’s travels to Thailand and her fascination with Buddhist nuns. According to the review, as she sought out the stories of the nuns, she rather impulsively decided to become one through “temporary ordination.” Running alongside the book’s main narrative are quotes from Buddhist figures and her own journal entries describing her spiritual frustrations and growth.

For more info: Visit: www.discover.pitt.edu/media/pcc/book_release_adiele.html

 


Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - Literature:
Free | 7 pm @ Barnes & Nobles Waterfront [Homestead]. Map/directions

An Evening with editor boice-Terrel Allen and local contributors featured in Coloring Book: An Eclectic Anthology of Fiction & Poetry by Multicultural Writers. This event will feature readings from editor boice-Terrel Allen, David Cherry, W.J. Herring, Ngozi and Eric Sisak.

 

 

Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - Music: Floetry, live in PGH
$15 / $17 | 8 pm @ The World (former Rosebud) 1600 Smallman St [Strip District]. 412-281-2232 Map/directions

This duo of stunning female voices rocked the stage alongside Gangstarr and Common last year. Soulful, jazz-inspired, flowing like fluid, poetry in motion. And these voices can sing! Check 'em out - element 5 recommended!

For more info: Visit: www.floetry.net

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, April 07, 2004   [events ]     [menu ]  

 

Wednesday, April 07, 2004 - Film: The Battle Of Algiers
$6 | 8:00 pm show @ 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) On April 8th, the film will precede a talk by Geoff Kelly, editor of Pittsburgh's Pulp weekly. This will be his first public appearance after a trip to Baghdad under the auspices of Occupation Watch.

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