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new   Sept 4th, 2003 Update – Another week, another update. Lots of good art. music, and theater happening over the next week. Explore & enjoy. Our webhacks are still in the process of implementing phase II of our website update. It's been quite an effort taking everyone's feedback, suggestions, and emails but that's what this website is all about.  It's largely the product of your ideas. We do not solicit nor do we accept any advertising or revenue for this website.  element 5  is a community-based collective.  Your continued feedback is important to us as we continually  improve our website to bring you up to date cultural and community info.  Please feel free to drop us a message anytime - element5ive@yahoo.com  .  We look forward to seeing you all at our one year anniversary show, Sat Sept 13th at the Shadow Lounge. Keep your good vibes strong!

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  Thurs Sept 4^th

Sun Sept 4th   -   Film: Solaris
$5 | 8:00 pm @ Melwood Screening Room 477 Melwood Ave [ N. Oakland ]. Info: 412-682-4111 or www.pghfilmmakers.org
This landmark in science-fiction cinema (and the original) revolves around a psychologist who travels to the planet Solaris to investigate a mysterious death. A Russian space station that’s been situated over the water-covered planet for years is now run down an almost deserted. This cult favorite raises many questions about human nature, fear, memory, and existence. (1972; 167 min)

Thurs Sept 4th - Second City presents… Truth, Justice or the American Way .
$30 | 8:00pm @ Pittsburgh Public Theater 621 Penn Ave [ Downtown ]. Info: 412-316-1600 or www.ppt.org
Propaganda Comedy Entertainment. Experience the power of laughter in the fight in support of a free society. Let these famed improv comics address what you got on your mind.

Thurs Sept 4th - PITTSBURGH NEW WORKS FESTIVAL
$7 | 7pm @ Hamburg Studio of City Theatre corner of 13th and Bingham Streets one block from E.Carson [ Southside ]. Info: 412-881-6888 or www.pittsburghnewworks.org
The Pittsburgh New Works Festival opens its 13th season with world premieres of three one-act plays to be presented as triple bills Thursday, Sept. 4, through Sunday, Sept. 7. Richard Mesch, whose play "Temporary Arrangements" won awards for Outstanding Contribution by a Playwright and Outstanding Production in New Works' 2001 season, returns with "Figment." Produced by McKeesport Little Theatre and directed by Pat Kording, the play involves a discussion of the metaphysical during a date. Joanne Lowe and Joe Morris star. Mesch, a native of Buffalo, now lives outside Philadelphia. Proudly Presents Productions will present "(sophie)," by Neil McGowan, a native of Pittsburgh now living in Los Angeles. The cast includes Shelby Wyzykowski, Scott Meszar, Beth Hommel, Shaun Cameron Hall, and Paul Laughlin, under the direction of Scott R. Weigand. "Touch and Go," produced by Gemini Theater Company and directed by Jason A. Fleece, is set in a desert canyon in the American West. The play stars Corey Rieger and Anthony J. Bishop. Douglas Harmsen, the playwright, was raised on a hog farm in Canada and is currently a New York-based actor who has appeared in more than 40 productions around the country. "Touch and Go" is his first play.

Thurs Sept 4th  -  Deep House night
FREE | 10pm @ Club Havana 5744 Ellsworth Ave [ Shadyside ]. Info: 412-661-2025
Weekly Deep House night and other groovy soulful music courtesy of resident DJ DC Space and your host Jason C. Weekly guest DJs representing the best in soulful dance music with a touch of class and a down to earth vibe. $2 Yuengling / $3 well drink special

 

  Fri Sept 5^th

Sun Sept 7th   -   Film: Solaris
$5 | 8:00 pm @ Melwood Screening Room 477 Melwood Ave [ N. Oakland ]. Info: 412-682-4111 or www.pghfilmmakers.org
This landmark in science-fiction cinema (and the original) revolves around a psychologist who travels to the planet Solaris to investigate a mysterious death. A Russian space station that’s been situated over the water-covered planet for years is now run down an almost deserted. This cult favorite raises many questions about human nature, fear, memory, and existence. (1972; 167 min)

Fri Sept 5th - UNBLURRED!!!
FREE | 6:00pm-midnight @ Penn Ave Arts Corridor All Along Penn Ave [ Garfield, Friendship, & East Liberty ]. Info: 412-441-6147 or www.pennavenuearts.org
The first Friday of every month sees the art galleries, coffeehouses, and cultural spaces along Penn Avenue come alive where the lines between Music, Art, Culture collide. Highly recommended! For info, pop into the Quiet Storm or the Shadow Lounge and find out all the activities that are happening tonight - or check the unblurred website.

Fri Sept 5th - THE INDUSTRIAL ARTS CO-OP PRESENTS: The moody lemons Record Release Party. .
Call Ahead | 9pm @ The Brewhouse 2100 Mary St [ Southside ]. Info: 412-681-5449 or suzpace@hotmail.com or www.brewhouse.org
A Rickety Records event. You can purchase tickets at the door. Beer with proper id. (300 person capacity)"

Fri Sept 5th - ART Openings: Memorial Project Vietnam & Affirmative Actions and The Paper Sculpture.
Free | 6-8pm @ Regina Miller Art Gallery - Carnegie Mellon University [ Oakland ]. Info: 412-268-3877 or jstrayer@andrew.cmu.edu or artserver.cfa.cmu.edu/~miller/
Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba: Memorial Project Vietnam features two recent films by the artist: Towards the Complex For the Courageous, the Curious and the Cowards (2001); and Happy New Year Memorial Project Vietnam II (2003). Nguyen-Hatsushiba was born in Japan, educated in the United States, and now lives and works in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. His poetic works explore Vietnamese identity, political memory and cultural tensions between the old and new. Action in both works takes place underwater, with vivid imagery, saturated color, choreographed movement and hypnotic soundtracks. Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson, Phyllis Wattis MATRIX Curator at the University of Californias Berkeley Art Museum, curated the exhibition. Rudy Shepherd: Affirmative Actions highlights a collection of works culled from the artists experience of the last three years, full of unanswered questions, special moments and the humdrum of everyday life. Shepherds recent credits include exhibitions at Skowhegan School of Art, the Southeastern Center of Contemporary Art and a residency at PS1. The exhibition at the Miller will also include a public art project, the result of a collaboration with youth from a Penn Avenue Arts Initiative program. Construction Junction, a building materials salvage business in Point Breeze, PA, generously provided construction materials for the project. Rudy Shepherd will give a tour of his exhibition on Saturday, September 6, 2 p.m.

Fri Sept 5th - the warhol: The Evening Factory
$3 | 5pm @ The Andy Warhol Museum 117 Sandusky Street [ Northside ]. 412.237.8300 or information@warhol.org or www.warhol.org
"Visitors can purchase shirts, scarves or hotpants in the special Pop Mart, then come down to The Evening Factory where Warhol's silkscreen process will be employed to create one-of-a-kind fashions. In collaboration with Luxx, a local retro-modern clothing emporium on Pittsburgh's South Side. "

Fri Sept 5th - Gist Street Reading Series
$2 suggested donation | 8pm @ James Simon's Sculpture Studio 305 Gist Street [ Uptown ]. Info: 412-434-5629 or www.giststreet.org
We'll have the power duo--Maggie Anderson (poetry) and Ann Pancake (fiction)--in for this one. Fantastic, fantastic, fantastic. We are so excited for this reading! The tomatoes are in full force, the basil is just aching to get pesto-ed, and we have one of the best literary combos of the year. So bring in your surplus produce and we'll eat or raffle it--whichever you'd prefer. Books will be for sale--_Windfall_ by Maggie and _Given Ground_ by Ann and you'll want to buy them--believe me. Readings begin at 8:00. BYOB. BYO-produce. Bread by Antoine. Pesto by Sherrie, Nancy and John. Probably ice cream. $2 suggested donation at the door. The semi-infamous Gist Street raffle featuring yet to be determined--but surely intriguing--prizes.

Fri Sept 5th - BLISS! Presented by the Black Forum Exhibition (BFE)
$5 Suggested Donation | 9pm-3am @ Showroom Lofts 5530 Penn Ave, Loft #1 [ Friendship ]. Info: 412-363-0820 or www.pennavenuearts.org
Featuring: music by KLOAK1NG D3VICE DJ Ryan Walsh live art by Brian Holderman Films by Incredibly Thin music by Barrett Black Band.

Fri Sept 5th - Live Jazz Legend: Curtis Fuller
Call Ahead | 8pm & 10pm shows @ Dowes on 9th 9th St near Penn Ave [ Downtown ]. Info: 412-281-9225
Trombonist Curtis Fuller is a Jazz Legend. Having played with the likes of Ray Charles, Wayne Shorter, Stanley Turrentine, Freddie Hubbard. Need we say more? You'll be glad you came out

Fri Sept 5th - PITTSBURGH NEW WORKS FESTIVAL
$7 | 7pm @ Hamburg Studio of City Theatre corner of 13th and Bingham Streets one block from E.Carson [ Southside ]. Info: 412-881-6888 or www.pittsburghnewworks.org
The Pittsburgh New Works Festival opens its 13th season with world premieres of three one-act plays to be presented as triple bills Thursday, Sept. 4, through Sunday, Sept. 7. Richard Mesch, whose play "Temporary Arrangements" won awards for Outstanding Contribution by a Playwright and Outstanding Production in New Works' 2001 season, returns with "Figment." Produced by McKeesport Little Theatre and directed by Pat Kording, the play involves a discussion of the metaphysical during a date. Joanne Lowe and Joe Morris star. Mesch, a native of Buffalo, now lives outside Philadelphia. Proudly Presents Productions will present "(sophie)," by Neil McGowan, a native of Pittsburgh now living in Los Angeles. The cast includes Shelby Wyzykowski, Scott Meszar, Beth Hommel, Shaun Cameron Hall, and Paul Laughlin, under the direction of Scott R. Weigand. "Touch and Go," produced by Gemini Theater Company and directed by Jason A. Fleece, is set in a desert canyon in the American West. The play stars Corey Rieger and Anthony J. Bishop. Douglas Harmsen, the playwright, was raised on a hog farm in Canada and is currently a New York-based actor who has appeared in more than 40 productions around the country. "Touch and Go" is his first play.

Fri Sept 5th  -  SAUCE!
FREE | 10pm @ Ray's Marlin Beach Grill & Lounge 5121 Butler Street [ Lawrenceville ]. Info: www.milkrecords.net/sauce
Check out one of the funkiest, hip shaking nights to hit the city in a while.  Soulful. Funky. Warm vibes all around. w/ element 5 favorite DJ Ed Umm.  Hosted by Christina & Kelly from Milk Records. FREE! Good Food + Drinks!

Fri Sept 5th  -  Hip Hop Cafe Series
$5 | 10pm-2am @ The Shadow Lounge 5972 Baum Blvd [ East Liberty ]. Info: 412-363-8277 or seventhmovement@yahoo.com or www.7thmovement.net
Weekly Deep House night and other groovy soulful music courtesy of resident DJ DC Space and your host Jason C. Weekly guest DJs representing the best in soulful dance music with a touch of class and a down to earth vibe. $2 Yuengling / $3 well drink special

Fri Sept 5th  -  Funk, Soul & Rare grooves
FREE | 10pm @ Club Havana 5744 Ellsworth Ave [ Shadyside ]. Info: 412-661-2025
With resident DJ E-Dan from local favs Strict Flow

Fri Sept 5th  -  Reggae, Dub, and Dancehall
$2 | 10pm @ Pub. I.G. 328 Atwood St [ Oakland ]. Info: 412-682-1900
Feat. The Reggae Bus Crew. DJs spinning the Deepest Dub and the Roots Reggae. Chill atmosphere. Every Friday

  Sat Sept 6^th

 

Sat Sept 6th - Arts Management in Context
Free but RSVP required | 12:30pm-2:00pm @ Hamburg Hall Auditorium - Carnegie Mellon University 4800 Forbes Ave [ Oakland ]. Info: www.artsnet.org or mamprog@andrew.cmu.edu or www.artsnet.org/events/RSVP.htm
That's the title of Marc Scorca's presentation at Carnegie Mellon University on Saturday, September 6th. Mr. Scorca -- President/CEO of OperaAmerica, the national arts service organization supporting the creation, presentation, and enjoyment of opera -- will present his controversial views on the repercussions of less-than-ideal arts leadership across all arts disciplines. Joining Mr. Scorca for a post-presentation discussion on the local perspective will be Mark Weinstein, General Director of Pittsburgh Opera, and Jonathan Eaton, Artistic Director of Pittsburgh Opera Theatre. You are invited to join us for this event, too! This presentation is the first event of the Master of Arts Management Program's inaugural season of Arts Management in Context. This series will feature the leaders of national arts service organizations and prominent arts figures offering their perspectives on a wide-range of issues affecting arts, culture, society and public policy at national and local levels. Each presentation will include a discussion of the local perspectives with Pittsburgh area arts executives.

Sun Sept 7th   -   Film: Solaris
$5 | 8:00 pm @ Melwood Screening Room 477 Melwood Ave [ N. Oakland ]. Info: 412-682-4111 or www.pghfilmmakers.org
This landmark in science-fiction cinema (and the original) revolves around a psychologist who travels to the planet Solaris to investigate a mysterious death. A Russian space station that’s been situated over the water-covered planet for years is now run down an almost deserted. This cult favorite raises many questions about human nature, fear, memory, and existence. (1972; 167 min)

Sat Sept 6th - The Mr Roboto Record Swap
FREE | 2pm @ The Mr. Roboto Project 722 Wood St [ Wilkinsburg ]. Info:  info@therobotoproject.org or www.therobotoproject.org
Hip Hop DJ-producers aren't the only ones who gather stacks of dusty vinyl records. Hardcore punk fans know the real deal. So now you're falling over your records and need to trim the stacks. Or you may be looking to fatten up your own collections. Well, this is the sale/swap you need, especially you collectors of rare 7-inches.

Sat Sept 6th - PITTSBURGH NEW WORKS FESTIVAL
$7 | 7pm @ Hamburg Studio of City Theatre corner of 13th and Bingham Streets one block from E.Carson [ Southside ]. Info: 412-881-6888 or www.pittsburghnewworks.org
The Pittsburgh New Works Festival opens its 13th season with world premieres of three one-act plays to be presented as triple bills Thursday, Sept. 4, through Sunday, Sept. 7. Richard Mesch, whose play "Temporary Arrangements" won awards for Outstanding Contribution by a Playwright and Outstanding Production in New Works' 2001 season, returns with "Figment." Produced by McKeesport Little Theatre and directed by Pat Kording, the play involves a discussion of the metaphysical during a date. Joanne Lowe and Joe Morris star. Mesch, a native of Buffalo, now lives outside Philadelphia. Proudly Presents Productions will present "(sophie)," by Neil McGowan, a native of Pittsburgh now living in Los Angeles. The cast includes Shelby Wyzykowski, Scott Meszar, Beth Hommel, Shaun Cameron Hall, and Paul Laughlin, under the direction of Scott R. Weigand. "Touch and Go," produced by Gemini Theater Company and directed by Jason A. Fleece, is set in a desert canyon in the American West. The play stars Corey Rieger and Anthony J. Bishop. Douglas Harmsen, the playwright, was raised on a hog farm in Canada and is currently a New York-based actor who has appeared in more than 40 productions around the country. "Touch and Go" is his first play.

Sat Sept 6th - Music Without Borders - Benefit
$5 suggested | 9pm @ The Quiet Storm 5430 Penn Ave [ Friendship / Garfield ]. Info: 412-231-2766 or www.quietstormcoffee.com
W/ Phat ManDee, Ouve, The Cuff and Chris Serra. A Benefit to send Pittsburgh journalists to Baghdad.

Sat Sept 6th - FLIRT
$8 | 10pm-2am @ Jimmy Tsang's Corner of Centre & Negley near the Giant Eagle [ Shadyside ]. Info: 412-363-8277 or www.7thmvement.net
Featuring DJs Nate Da Phat Barber and SMI spinning the best of R & B, Soul, and classic hip-hop with a few party surprises up the sleeve. A hot night of dancing and flirting.

Sat Sept 6th  -  Jazz in the House
FREE | 10pm @ Club Havana 5744 Ellsworth Ave [ Shadyside ]. Info: 412-661-2025
Let your resident DC space take you on a jazz oddessy in nu dance music. Soulful.

Sat Sept 6th  -  CRASH!
$5 | 10pm-2am @ The Shadow Lounge 5972 Baum Blvd [ East Liberty ]. Info: 412-363-8277 or seventhmovement@yahoo.com or www.7thmovement.net
The ever popular afterhours featuring free waffle buffet with all the fixings Waffles made fresh on the spot by the one and only DJ SMI, spinning some straight up soulful and downtempo. BYOB.

Sat Sept 6th  -  Salsa
$7 | 10pm-2am @ Cozumel 5505 Walnut St [ Shadyside ]. Info:  http://cityguides.salsaweb.com/pennsylvania/pittsburgh/
Shake your hips to the sounds of Tropa Orchestral

  Sun Sept 7^th

Sun Sept 7th   -   Film: Solaris
$5 | 8:00 pm @ Melwood Screening Room 477 Melwood Ave [ N. Oakland ]. Info: 412-682-4111 or www.pghfilmmakers.org
This landmark in science-fiction cinema (and the original) revolves around a psychologist who travels to the planet Solaris to investigate a mysterious death. A Russian space station that’s been situated over the water-covered planet for years is now run down an almost deserted. This cult favorite raises many questions about human nature, fear, memory, and existence. (1972; 167 min)

Sun Sept 7th - PITTSBURGH NEW WORKS FESTIVAL
$7 | 7pm @ Hamburg Studio of City Theatre corner of 13th and Bingham Streets one block from E.Carson [ Southside ]. Info: 412-881-6888 or www.pittsburghnewworks.org
The Pittsburgh New Works Festival opens its 13th season with world premieres of three one-act plays to be presented as triple bills Thursday, Sept. 4, through Sunday, Sept. 7. Richard Mesch, whose play "Temporary Arrangements" won awards for Outstanding Contribution by a Playwright and Outstanding Production in New Works' 2001 season, returns with "Figment." Produced by McKeesport Little Theatre and directed by Pat Kording, the play involves a discussion of the metaphysical during a date. Joanne Lowe and Joe Morris star. Mesch, a native of Buffalo, now lives outside Philadelphia. Proudly Presents Productions will present "(sophie)," by Neil McGowan, a native of Pittsburgh now living in Los Angeles. The cast includes Shelby Wyzykowski, Scott Meszar, Beth Hommel, Shaun Cameron Hall, and Paul Laughlin, under the direction of Scott R. Weigand. "Touch and Go," produced by Gemini Theater Company and directed by Jason A. Fleece, is set in a desert canyon in the American West. The play stars Corey Rieger and Anthony J. Bishop. Douglas Harmsen, the playwright, was raised on a hog farm in Canada and is currently a New York-based actor who has appeared in more than 40 productions around the country. "Touch and Go" is his first play.

Sun Sept 7th - 3 Generations Walking - the live show
Free | 8pm @ Shadow Lounge 5972 Baum Blvd [ East Liberty ]. Info: 412-363-8277 or www.7thmovement.net
If you've been listening to WYEP or DMX radio, chances are you have heard the international, erotic, dubby sounds of 3 Generations Walking. The brainchild of DJ/Producers MKL and Pittsburgh's own, Herman ""Soy Sos"" Pearl, has manafested into a live act featuring vocalists Christiane D. and Zapology. Also musicians John Hall, George Jones, Soy Sos and Ian Evans. This Shadow Lounge session gives the band a chance to test new material and arrangments before spreading their wings for future flights out across the world. Also featuring DJ sets by Soy Sos.

Sun Sept 7th   -   Bros. Peck Jazz Satellite
$3 | 10pm-1am @ The Shadow Lounge 5972 Baum Blvd [ East Liberty ]. Info: 412-363-8277 or seventhmovement@yahoo.com or www.7thmovement.net
Live Jazz. Good Coffee. ‘nuff said.

Sun Sept 7th   -   THE ALL STAR GAME
$2 | 10pm-2am @ Pub. I.G. 328 Atwood St [ Oakland ]. Info: 412-682-1900
This night brings out the best of the best DJs spinning deep house, old soul, disco, afro beat and anything else with a vibe. An element 5 favorite! Drink special: 1/2 off all Martins until midnight.

Sun Sept 7th   -   Labor Day Party
$10/$12 | 9pm - ? @ The Chinatown Inn 620 3rd Ave [ Downtown ]. Info: 412-726-0476
w/ DJ Selecta on the 1s & 2s.

 

  Mon Sept 8^th

Mon Sept 8th - Live: The Ex w/ Johnsons Big Band .
$15 | 8:00pm @ The Brewhouse 2100 Mary St [ Southside ]. Info: 412-381-7767 or www.brewhouse.org
The Brew House Association presents international recording artists from Holland: The Ex. ''Starting out as an anarcho-punk band from Amsterdam and Wormer, The Ex has developed over the years into a melting pot of divergent musical styles, interweaving noise, folk, jazz and ethnic music, under one unique umbrella: Ex-music. Other features are the discordant, highly rhythmic guitar work, the rolling almost African drumming style and the furious way in which Sok delivers his often sarcastic lyrics. In the first few years The Ex denounce political and social evils in their typical black and white manner, and its members, active in the squat movement, come across as genuinely driven and committed individuals. They set a significant example for the alternative music circuit by the manner in which their records, accompanied by posters, booklets and other relevant readings, are released and distributed by the group itself.

Mon Sept 8th - Monday Talk-Talk!!
$4 | 10pm Sharp @ The Lava Lounge 2204 E Carson St [ Southside ]. Info: 412-431-LAVA or stinky@emayhem.com or www.emayhem.com/mondaytalktalk/
Featuring these incredible special guests: Music By Benchwarmer And Pittsburgher, author, activist and 2001 candidate for Mayor: Mark Rauterkus. As always: Dave Mansueto Dan Barone Unfinished Symphonies and Sharon "Mama" Spell. This show is taped to broadcast.

Mon Sept 8th - Cuban Movie Night
$5 | 8pm-10pm @ Shadow Lounge 5972 Baum Blvd [ East Liberty ]. Info: 412-363-8277 or pittcuba2003@yahoo.com or www.7thmovement.net
Come, relax, and watch a Cuban movie, hear a report back/discussion from the two Pittsburgh members of the 2003 Cuba Youth Exchange …enter the raffle for prizes from Cuba.

Mon Sept 8th  -   Revolve
Free | 10pm-2am @ Zythos. 2108 E.Carson St. [ South Side ]. Info: 412.481.2234
w/ Resident DJs Kerem & Kaleo..

 

  Tues Sept 9^th

Tues Sept 9th - Open Discussions on Community Development
Free | 7-9pm @ The Bruno Loft Building 945 Liberty Ave [ Downtown ]. Info: All20@pitt.edu or www.gzpgh.com
City Councilman Peduto has put together a fellowship program that begins to establish a precedent to address these concerns-it's called the Guyasuta Fellowship. What it sums up to be is an opportunity for someone like myself to be a part of the process - actually, with your help, for all of us to really establish a process that we can participate and be engaged in from the very beginning. You are being asked to help create suggestions for initiatives that we would like to see happen, before those initiatives have been set. It's about collaborating with each other to create and set an agenda for others to follow not the other way around. So, I'm coming to you, my peers, to help me come up with ideas that I can present on our behalf to council and other community stakeholders about what we need and want to see happen in our neighborhoods. This would be our initiative/proposal to council-not just mine or some outside consultant's - it would be ours. The area I'm asking you to help out with is community development. We all live in a community-some of us rent, some of us are homeowners, own a business or would like to--, so what are your thoughts about how to revitalize and strengthen those communities? How would you define community development, and what are the primary components that you see as primary contributors to a strong community development strategy? What do you see as strengths and weaknesses of how the city goes about implementing and providing for opportunities to reinvest in those communities? What would facilitate us to become stakeholders of a community? What is your vision for the future of community development?

Tues Sept 9th - Chinese Opera:  Monkey King.
Call Ahead | 7:15pm @ Philip Chosky Theater [ Oakland ]. Info: 412.268.2407 or ecs@andrew.cmu.edu
One of the most beloved figures in Chinese mythology, the Monkey King is a symbol of cleverness and playfulness that always stands up to the staid and authoritative celestial court of the Jade Emperor.

Tues Sept 9th - Film Kitchen
$4 | 8pm @ Melwood Screening Room 477 Melwood Ave [ N. Oakland ]. Info: 412-316-3341 x178 or www.pghfilmmakers.org
Filmmaker Tony Buba will present a special 15th-anniversary screening of his acclaimed 1988 documentary Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy at the monthly independent film and video series Film Kitchen. Lightning Over Braddock follows a filmmaker (Buba) whose success chronicling his declining mill-town home distances him from the very roots he chronicles. The film, a kind of ""exploded documentary,"" combines fiction, fantasy, footage of real events and experimental techniques to place Buba's story against the all-too-real backdrop of 1980s mill closings and the accompanying protests and political rallies. Lightning Over Braddock, featuring appearances by subjects from Buba's earlier films about Braddock, screened internationally to wide acclaim for its humor, social conscience and innovative style; this will be its first local screening in more than five years. Buba is himself internationally renowned, with dozens of awards and exhibitions in festivals, museums and universities.

Tues Sept 9th - OAR, The Roots, Talib Kweli, NERD, The Family Band and others
$10 | 4pm-midnight @ The Chevrolet Amphitheatre E. Carson St underneath the Ft. Pitt Bridge [ Station Square ]. Info: 412-323-1919
Of a revolution. This is the eclectic sound of a mini-festival coming to our city. From rock to hip-hop to experimental to whatnot.

Tues Sept 9th - Guitar Society of Fine Art Presents The Guitar & Live Music Showcase
$4-10 | 6pm @ Club Café 56-58 S. 12th St. by E. Carson [ Southside ]. Info: 412-396-5486 or www.clubcafelive.com
Guitar Society of Fine Art (GSFA) launches a multi-genre, multi-instrument showcase of Pittsburgh’s emerging artists with guest appearances by touring artists. The GSFA Showcase at Club Café on September 9th 2003 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm kicks off a fall series that will run from September to December as follows: September 9th, October 14th, November 11th, and December 9th. Live Classical music will join more typical Night Club live music genres for evenings of exceptional mixed musical expression

Tues Sept 9th   -  Rex Jazz Lounge
Free | 9:30 pm @ The Rex Theatre 1602 E. Carson St [ South Side ]. Info: 412-381-6811 or www.rextheatre.com
Open Stage Jam Session featuring Steve Paiko.

Tues Sept 9th   -  Solid State Soul
Free | 10pm-2am @ Zythos. 2108 E.Carson St. [ South Side ]. Info: 412.481.2234
Deep house night, hitting the Memphis Lounge (Zythos) on Tuesday nights. w/ resident DJ DC Space and guests.

Tues Sept 9th   -  Hardgroove Project
Free | 9pm @ Club Havana 5744 Ellsworth Ave [ Shadyside ]. Info: 412-661-2025
a unique weekly featuring live music + DJs in an Open Jam format. Dancing, drinks - bring your own instruments!

Tues Sept 9th   -  Ya Dig?!
Free | 9pm-1am @ Kelly's Bar & Grill 6012 Penn Circle South [ East Liberty ]. Info: 412-363-6012
720 Soul night. Featuring rare grooves, jazz, and scratchy funk records of DJs Selecta, Bus Pass and guest DJs

 

  Wed Sept 10^th

 

Wed Sept 10th - Images and Words
Free | 4-6pm @ The UC Art Gallery Carnegie Mellon University [ Oakland ]. Info: 412-268-5463
Taiwanese native Kelly Young presents a collection of paintings illustrating the relationship between images and the words they bear

Wed Sept 10th - Happy Hour: Hosted by no wall productions + meet-here.com
Free | 5:30pm-7:30pm @ The Bruno Loft Building 945 Liberty Ave [ Downtown ]. Info: RSVP 412-227-6565 or lglick@artspittsburgh.org or www.nowall.com
no wall productions, the Pittsburgh Presse Deli, and Herbs and Spices invite you to a special evening of beer, art and exposure to the latest examples of hip, downtown loft living on the edge of the cultural district. SEE Downtown's hottest new living spaces. MINGLE at meet-here, Pittsburgh's coolest meeting, event + party space. DISCUSS the Cultural District amidst sculptures by James Simon, paintings by Sarah Sirlin and photographs by Adam Hazlett. PREVIEW the soon-to-be newest urban gallery space downtown (show-here). SAMPLE food provided by the Pittsburgh Presse Deli and Herbs + Spices.

Wed Sept 10th - Chinese Opera: Farewell My Concubine.
Call Ahead | 7:15pm @ Philip Chosky Theater [ Oakland ]. Info: 412.268.2407 or ecs@andrew.cmu.edu
Farewell My Concubine,"" a tragic tale of love and devotion, is the play featured in the award-winning film of the same title. The time is 207 B.C., toward the end of the Warring States period, when two factions vie for ultimate control of the entire land. At the wild hilly site of Gai-xia, the King Xiang of Chu is ominously surrounded by the large army of his arch-rival, Liu Bang. The play opens with the king, in his encampment under siege, recounting the humiliating battle to his favorite imperial consort, Lady Yu. Yu consoles him by serving him wine and imploring him to take a rest. As he retires to the back camp, she goes for a walk under the desolate moonlight to ease her mind. As she strolls along, she hears songs of her native Chu from the Han encampment. She hurries back to report this to her king. At the news, the king realizes that his front line has been broken down and his people captured, and that he and the small army accompanying him are now alone and facing destruction. Lady Yu reassures him that he will prevail, but his anxiety soon turns to despair when one of his generals comes with a message from the enemy leader predicting Xiangs imminent defeat and death. In her attempt to distract him from the dire situation, Yu performs her famous sword dance. When the dance is finished, the Han army is reported to be quickly approaching. The king urges Yu to flee, but she chooses to kill herself with his sword. The play ends with the heartbroken king holding his lifeless beloved.

Wed Sept 10th - The Malarkies w/ Scout Nibblet & Kevin Finn
$6 | 9pm @ The Quiet Storm 5430 Penn Ave [ Friendship / Garfield ]. Info: 412-661-9355 or www.quietstormcoffee.com
The Malarkies offer a minimal but powerful musical approach: Drums + Vocals. The essence of soul f'real!

Wed Sept 10th   -   Open Jam Session hosted by Gene Stovall
Free | 9:00pm @ The Shadow Lounge 5972 Baum Blvd [ East Liberty ]. Info: 412-363-8277 or seventhmovement@yahoo.com or www,7thmovement.net
Jam Sesseion: w/ RMP, Gene Stovall, Open Mic + Open Stage

Wed Sept 10th   -   Salsa
$3 | 9pm @ Club Havana 5744 Ellsworth Ave [ Shadyside ]. Info: 412-661-2025
Salsa Lessons & DJs spinning salsa music

 

 

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