Penn Avenue Arts Initiative¹s

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Penn Avenue Arts Initiative¹s (PAAI) A-list 6/18/03

Note: There will be no A-list next week (Wed. June 25). Artnonymous will be on vacation J. Therefore this A-list contains information (more then usual) through July 1. The PAAI weekly A-list will resume July 2nd.

A-Listings: (June 18-July 1)

Artist Loft for Rent:

1. Avail. July 1.

Along the Penn Avenue Corridor:

2. DJ Soy Sos tonight at Kelly's Bar, 6012 Penn Circle S.
3. Starting Tonight at the Quiet Storm, 5430 Penn Ave.
Plus: check out their new Supper Club every Tuesday.
4. East End Business Stakeholders Group Meeting, Friday
5. Shadow Lounge, 5927 Baum Blvd@ S. Highland Ave., Tuesday June 24.
6. Exhibit at Blue Tree Gallery, 6006 Penn Circle S., through July 1.
7. Garfield Mural Project: Last Public Meeting at the Site July 1.
8. Penn & Fairmount project (online update)
9. PAAI Unblurred skips first Friday and appears to Whole Foods, July 23.

Artists from Here, Elsewhere:

10. The Partnership for Minority HIV/AIDS Prevention Launches Afro-Cubano Series W/ Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca in conjunction w/ AIDS Photo Exhibit @ Kingsley Association, Thursday, June 19.
11. Local Artist¹s work to be unveiled downtown, Friday June 27.
12. Local Artist to show Video at Melwood Screening Room: Saturday June 28.

Artist Opportunities:

13. Penn Avenue Festival Rocks Against Racism, Saturday August 23.
14. Aliquippa Embraces Art Contest (For youth and adults)
15. Summer arts opportunity for teaching-artists

Artist Loft for Rent___

1. Artist Loft, located in the Showroom Building, 5530 Penn Avenue
Small and cute, two-level on the third floor. Wood floors. Great light and views.
510 SQ FT. $375 + utilities. Avail. July 1.
Contact: Dana Smith, Office Manager at Friendship Development Associates starting Monday June 23rd.

Along the Penn Avenue Corridor

2. DJ Soy Sos tonight at Kelly's Bar (Free!!)

Dear Soma peoples,
a last minute news flash!
Soma Mestizo's Guitarist spins DEEP FUNKY grooves for you tonight:
Come to Kelly's Bar 6012 Penn Circle South 412-363-6012
Tonight at 9:00 pm. NO COVER!!!
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3. Starting Tonight at the Quiet Storm

listings for The Quiet Storm 5430 Penn Ave 412-661-9355

Wed 6/18 Youth Empowerment w/Phat ManDee and Friends          (jazz)         8:00
Thur   6/19 Fitzgerald and Beach, Gypsy Piano Blues                     (blues)        8:00
Fri     6/20   Shopping, The Working Poor                                 (acoustic/rock)   9:00
Sat    6/21   The Mofones, Curses!                                                 (rock)         9:00
Sun   6/22    Spoken Word Open mic                                               (lit)            8:00
Wed 6/25    Calliope Student Showcase                                       (acoustic)     8:00
Thur   6/26    Regan, Barrett Black                                               (rock)         8:00

Check out Regan at www.reganmusic.com ........this is an incredible band,& Megan has played with everyone from Dave Matthews to P-Funk. Don't miss it, tell your friends!

Fri     6/27   3 4 U a convergence of massive NRG, booty shakin', and soul
                 stirring frenzy w/Soma Mestizo, Ouve', and Chai Baba (funk/rock) 9:00
Sat    6/28   The Hope Harvey's, The Torch Marauder, Like Summer (rock)     9:00
Sun   6/29   Annie Quick, Brett Staggs & Eric James of Cool Grand,
                  Loonsdale                                                            (acoustic)     8:00
Tues July 1 Gary Jibilian, Jesse Prentiss                           (rock)    8:00
             (an amazing "stick" performer, you have to see it!)
              www.GARYJIBILIAN.com <http://www.GARYJIBILIAN.com>

Plus: Supper Club at the Quiet Storm!

Every week beginning June 17th, the Quiet Storm will host the Tuesday Night Supper Club, offering a special prix fixe menu of vegetarian and vegan "comfort food" specialties in a relaxed, family-friendly environment.

We think of the Supper Club as an opportunity to enjoy homestyle dining away
from home. Patrons may choose as many items as they wish from the supper
menu and even get seconds! for $10 per person. ($5, kids under 12.)
Beverages, dessert and gratuity are additional. Reservations are encouraged
but not required; seatings begin at 5:30 p.m. BYOB.

Attached is this week's menu (subject to change). Visit quietstormcoffee.com
to get Supper Club news and menus each week or to reserve a table.

Hope to see you Tuesday for Supper Club!

Jill MacDowell
The Quiet Storm
5430 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh PA 15206
412-661-9355
www.quietstormcoffee.com

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4. East End Business Stakeholders Group Meeting -Friday, June 20

9:AM 10:30 @ The Quiet Storm, 5430 Penn Ave in Garfield
Special invitation to all Arts related businesses along the Penn Avenue Corridor.

CALL Bill Brocco to Register or Ask Questions 412-441-6950

SERIES GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY:
National City Bank
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5. Shadow Lounge, 5927 Baum Blvd@ S. Highland Ave.

6. Exhibit at Blue Tree Gallery, 6006 Penn Circle S.

East Liberty (next to Artist & Craftsman Supply and Whole Foods)
412 441-0611

TRUTH

Diane DeNardo Watercolor
Paula Flaherty Drawing
Daviea Davis Mosiac

Show continues through July 1st

Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 11:00AM - 6:00PM

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7. Garfield Mural Project : Site meeting July 1

Site visit meeting on July 1st at Project 1877, 6 pm.
This is the last public meeting at which the community has the opportunity to give input directly to the artist on the design as it will become finalized shortly thereafter. The community is more than welcome to attend--we are trying to solicit voices from
Garfield, Bloomfield, and Friendship in addition to input from the family.

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8. Penn & Fairmount project (update)

The Penn & Fairmount Master Plan is available for view on the web. See
drawings, maps, sketches at

rdarch.com
go to Sketchbook Gallery
go to Planning
go to Penn Fairmount Master Plan

spread the word....

Becky Mingo, FDA - E.D.
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9. PAAI¹s 5% Day at Whole Foods, Wednesday July 23rd.

Due to your feedback the PAAI will not be doing a major campaign for Unblurred, First Friday, July 4. Those of you still planning events at your venue, please email them to me and we will still promote via weekly e-list, which just broke over 1,200 recipients: we picked up a bunch at this weekend at 3 River's Arts Fest.

We have been invited to participate in Whole Foods 5% Day on Wed, July 23rd in the cafe. Therefore we will be focusing our efforts on a big promotional campaign there as our event for the month. All Penn Avenue Corridor Artists, orgs, and businesses are welcome to take part doing demonstrations, exhibiting, and distributing info. etc. ...whatever we can do to draw attention to the work we are all doing along Penn Avenue.

Questions? Call 412-441-6147 and speak with Jeffrey, PAAI Arts District Manager

________________________Local Artists elsewhere____________________________

10. The Partnership for Minority HIV/AIDS Prevention Launches Afro-Cubano Series W/ Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca in conjunction w/ AIDS Photo Exhibit @ Kingsley Association, Thursday.

Internationally acclaimed Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca will be performing a unique fusion of Latin and African music at the Rosebud Café, in Pittsburgh¹s Strip District, Thursday, June 19th, 2003.

Also know for his performance in the hit movie ŒDance With Me,¹ Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca take Afro-Salsa to an exciting level. The concert is the first in the Afro-Cubano series, a project designed to highlight the African influence on Cuban art and culture and Cuba¹s equally important influence on African music. The performance builds on the growing number of musicians from the African diaspora who have made their way to Pittsburgh this year, including Ibrahim Ferrer, Habib Koite, the Soukous Stars, and Thomas Mapfumo and the Blacks.

Doors open at 9 p.m., the show begins at 10:00 p.m. Tickets are on sale at the Rosebud Café: 412-261-2232, or through Ticketmaster at: 412-323-1919 or www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets are $20.00 in advance - $24.00 at the door. For more information see the enclosed group bio or visit the PMHAP Web Site - www.pmhap.org -after May 23rd.

The Partnership for Minority HIV/AIDS Prevention is a community-based HIV/AIDS prevention organization committed to reducing the spread of AIDS among African-Americans and people of color in Southwestern Pennsylvania. The Partnership has organized the Corazon de Cuba HIV/AIDS Campaign, for the Dr. Triana AIDS Sanatorium in Matanzas, Cuba for three years and has donated over $118,000 in recycled medicines for its neighbors there.

Contact: Sabira Bushra, Director for The Partnership for Minority HIV/AIDS Prevention
Phone: 412.241.5960, Fax: 412.241.5970, E-mail:pmhap2@stargate.net

This event is in Conjunction w/ A Broken Landscape Photo Exhibit by Gideon Mendel

Documenting the Fight Against HIV & AIDS in Southern Africa

Sponsors: The Southwestern PA AIDS Planning Coalition, the Partnership for Minority HIV/AIDS Prevention(PMHAP), the Kingsley Association, the Sprout Fund, the Allegheny County Health Department, American Institute of Graphic Artists Pittsburgh Chapter, Abbott Laboratories, Sheridan Broadcasting Corporation, GlaxoSmithKline and
Whole Foods Markets, Inc.

June 6th through July 13th, 2003. The Kingsley Association, 6118 Penn Circle South, (East Liberty). Opening reception June 6th, 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Gallery hours: M F, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sat. 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Contact information: 1.866.627.6483 or PMHAP at: 412.241.5960

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11. Local Artist¹s work to be unveiled downtown, Friday June 27

O!pening
947 Liberty Avenue - June 27, 2003
no wall productions and EDGE Studio present their sleek new downtown loft building.
James Simon unveils his larger-than-life musicians in the courtyard.

Things to see & do:
9:30   Strolling accordion. Breakfast bites.
10:00 Lofts open. All day.
10:30 The Mayor. The press. The event.
4:00   Staying downtown. A conversation. Begler Group.
5:00   Music. Dance. Little bites. Beer. Until 9.

For more information: sarah@nowall.com

www.nowall.com
www.EDGE-studio.com
www.simonsculpture.com

Sarah Rossbach
no wall productions, inc.
412-456-0829
sarah@nowall.com

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12. Local Artist to show video at Melwood Screening Room: Saturday June 28.

We are glad to announce the release of our new video "When Video Came". Please, join us at the Melwood Screening Room, Pittsburgh Filmmakers, on Saturday June 28th for shows at 7:00pm and 9:30pm for the premiere of this visually exhilariting documentary there is going to be a reception at 8:30pm.

* For more information call: (412) 682-4111

When Video Came (color, stereo, 42min, c 2003)

When Video Came is a fascinating look at the history of video art from the critical perspective of seminal media artists in the U.S. Visually stimulating, this documentary portrais the development of the technological image and its influence in our culture as well as the complex relationship that exist between the independent producer and the established mass-media. Sharp testimonials and ad-hoc visuals raise important questions about the role of the individual in a culture dominated by broadcast monopolies that promote an alarming unilateral view of the world.
This video is also a call for a media aware society and the creative empowerment of our citizens

Featuring: John Hanhardt, Martha Rosler, Dara Birnbaum, Chip Lord, Bill Viola, Mary Lucier, William Wegman, Antonio Muntadas, Gene Youngblood, Doug Hall, Margot Lovejoy, John Sturgeon, John Sanborn, Woody Vasulka, Pier Marton, Lynn Hershman, Coco Fusco, Steina Vasulka, Skip Sweeney, Jeanne Finley, Paul Glabicki, Bill Judson, Joan Logue, George Kuchar.

Directed and Produced by:
Andres Tapia-Urzua (of Highland Park) and Ralph Vituccio

* This video is available at Plan Z Media video catalog (www.planznow.com)

Artist Opportunities_

13. Penn Avenue Festival Rocks Against Racism, Saturday August 23rd, Noon-8PM.

Call for Artists, Vendors, and Volunteers Festival includes Artists, Performers, Street Vendors, Ethnic Food, Farmer¹s Market, & a 3 vs. 3-basketball tournament.

Artists contact Jeffrey Dorsey: 412-441-6147 or jeffrey@friendship-pgh.org
Vendors contact Bill Brocco: 412-441-6950 or bbrocco1@hotmail.com
Activists and Speakers contact Marie Skoczylas: tmc.development@verizon.net
3 on 3 B-ball registration call Jennifer at 412-441-9833 or bgc_jennifer@yahoo.com
Volunteers Dana at 412-441-6147 and leave your name and phone number.

14. Aliquippa Embraces Art Contest (For youth and Adults)

Hello,
I'm Tiffany Casper, arts coordinator for Aliquippa Alliance for Unity and
Development. We are kicking off our programming with an art contest that will
be judged by the curator of the Three Rivers Art Festival, Katherine
Talcott. In addition their will be monetary prizes, an award ceremony, an art
exhibit, and posters of the winning art work will be sold. There are child
and adult categories with awards and prizes for both. Intersted artists should contact me.

Tiffany Casper, Arts Coordinator for Aliquippa Embraces Art
Aliquippa Alliance for Unity and Development
(412) 974-9686 or artsinaliquippa@hotmail.com

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15. Summer arts opportunity for teaching-artists

YouthPlaces, an organization that co-locates with YouthWorks, provides after-school and summer programming for youth ages 12 - 18. They provide a variety of both educational and recreational classes. This summer, YouthPlaces would like to provide art education to their youth.

Rick Cobbs, YouthPlaces Associate Director, would like to know if you or any of your colleagues would like to work with YouthPlaces this summer in the arts program at one of their sites. I'm sue that Act 33 and Act 34 Clearances would be required. Classes will run from 4-8 weeks depending on turnout. Compensation ($20-$25) and hours are negotiable

The program is flexible at this point as they bring instructors into it. Rick's e-mail address is: rcobbs@youthplaces.org His phone number is: 412-434-0851. Feel free to contact him directly if you are interested.

Mary Brenholts
Director of School & Community Programs
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
6300 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
voice: 412/361-0455, ex 368
e-mail: mbrenholts@pittsburgharts.org
Fax: 412/362-4589

The PAAI A-list is intended to promote artists and arts-related activity who live and work along the Penn Avenue Corridor. The A-list includes event listings, gallery hours, venue rental information, jobs listings, art classes, artists studio spaces for rent/ sale, and announcements that benefit the growth of the Penn Avenue Corridor as an Arts District.

If you have something arts related you would like the community to know about please email it to jeffrey@friendship-pgh.org by 5PM on the Tuesday morning of the week you would like it to appear. Priority will be given to all Penn Avenue Corridor arts info. and info. that might benefit artists who live here.

Like the changes you are seeing along the Penn Avenue Corridor. Call us at 412-441-6147 to make a donation to one of the many active organizations helping to revitalize the Penn Avenue Corridor.

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"Remember, we¹ll be back in two weeks."
.Š.Artnonymous.

A-Listings: (June 18-July 1) Artist Loft for Rent: