News Around the Neighborhood
The Warhol Presents a Talk About Iranian Art
The Andy Warhol Museum Presents
Crossing the Red Line: Exhibiting Iranian Art in the U.S.
Saturday, October 21st 2:00 pm
In conjunction with The Andy Warhol Museum’s “Go West” exhibition, The Warhol will host a conversation with independent scholar and curator Dr. Shiva Balaghi on what it means to exhibit, write about, critique, and view contemporary Iranian art at museums in the United States.
Author of Picturing Iran: Art Society and Revolution, Balaghi was among the first faculty to introduce the subject of Contemporary Middle Eastern Art at U.S. universities, teaching cultural history for nearly two decades at NYU and Brown University. Most recently she has contributed to the catalog for “Farhad Moshiri: Go West”, the first museum solo exhibit for one of Iran’s most prominent artists.
This event is co-presented with The Andy Warhol Museum.
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A Concert Confronting Suppression, Creativity and Artistic Resilience
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Presents
The Clarion String Quartet
Wednesday, October 11th
8:00 pm
The Clarion String Quartet is comprised of musicians from the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. They will play works written before, during and after the Holocaust by composers who were silenced by the Nazis. The quartet – who performed these works last year at the Teresienstadt Concentration Camp – will also discuss the history of these compositions.
The Clarion Quartet will be joined by internationally-renowned poet Anzhelina Polonskaya (Russia). She is currently an exiled writer-in-residence in the City of Refuge in Frankfurt, Germany. She will Skype into the concert to read her poetry.
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Master Action Plan for Allegheny Commons Workshop #1 Report
Attached you’ll find a draft of the Master Action Plan Workshop #1 Report which includes a compilation of all notes recorded at the focus group meetings on August 30th and the public meeting that evening. We will be reviewing this document at this week’s workshop meetings to gather additional feedback. Feel free to review at your convenience and please let me know if you have any questions.
Please consider joining us on Thursday evening at the New Hazlett at 6:00 pm for an OPEN COMMUNITY meeting to discuss the Master Action Plan for Allegheny Commons. We will be sharing the feedback we have received over the last two months and results from the park survey.
Register for that event here.
Thanks all,
Erin Tobin
Community Outreach Coordinator
“One of the most spell-binding … documentaries ever made.”
Sembène – The Film & Art Festival Presents
I Called Him Morgan
Monday, October 16th
7:00 pm
On a snowy night in February 1972, the 33-year-old jazz trumpet star Lee Morgan was shot dead by his common-law wife, Helen, during a gig at a club in New York City. The murder sent shockwaves through the jazz community, and the memory of the event still haunts the people who knew the Morgans. Helen served time for the crime and, following her release, retreated into obscurity.
“The movie has the perfect soundtrack for swirling. It’s mesmerizing, too vivid to be evanescent, too precious to hold.” – Vulture
Over 20 years later, a chance encounter led her to give a remarkable interview. Helen’s revealing audio “testimony” acts as a refrain throughout the film, which draws together a wealth of archival photographs and footage, notable figures and incredible jazz music to tell the ill-fated pair’s story.
Part true-crime tale, part love story, and an all-out musical treat, I Called Him Morgan is a stirring tribute to two unique personalities and the music that brought them together.
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Explore a Sound Both Strange and Glorious
Phat Man Dee’s Cosmic Cabaret
Friday, October 13th
8:00 pm
“Expressive and passionate, Phat Man Dee’s sensual voice pulls you in and takes you away to where the words no longer matter and you float along on pure emotion.” – WQED
Local cult sensation, cabaret songstress and part-time sideshow marvel Phat Man Dee is an old-fashioned jazz torch singer with a number of new twists.
Voted a top jazz act by the Pittsburgh City Paper’s Readers’ Polls for six years running, Phat Man Dee sings original compositions as well as an eclectic repertoire of standards in English, Spanish, French and sometimes German and Hebrew. Her performance range is just as wide, spanning opera, theater and burlesque. From blues to “filk” (fandom-inspired folk music), from opera to indie, her repertoire has a little something sure to suit every unique taste.
Inspired by the issues of the day but always outside the box, Phat Man Dee’s performance is guaranteed to have a few surprises!
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Join Us for the Second Allegheny Commons Action Plan Workshop
The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy is excited to work alongside our partners at the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny Commons Initiative, Northside Leadership Conference and the greater community to renew Allegheny Commons Park. Join us in developing the action plan for this historic park at an upcoming community workshop:
Allegheny Commons Action Plan Workshop
Thursday, October 5th
6:00 – 8:00 pm
New Hazlett Theater
Click here for details and registration. Can’t make it to the meeting? Give your input through this online survey.
Thanks for being a friend of the parks,
Erin Tobin
Community Outreach Coordinator
“A rare new breed of dog memoir; think Patti Smith’s Just Kids.” – Library Journal
Eileen Myles
Tuesday, October 10th
8:00 pm
Guggenheim Fellowship-recipient Eileen Myles will read from the new book Afterglow (A dog memoir), a portrait of Eileen’s beloved canine confidant: a pit bull called Rosie.
In 1990, Eileen chose Rosie from a litter on the street, and their connection instantly became central to the writer’s life and work. During the course of their sixteen years together, Eileen was madly devoted to the dog’s well-being, especially in her final days. Starting from the emptiness following Rosie’s death, Afterglow launches a heartfelt and fabulist investigation into the true nature of the bond between pet and pet-owner.
“Long a figure in the counter-culture but recently the writer Eileen Myles has become
something of a household name.” ― The New York Times
Eileen Myles – whose many honors include a Guggenheim Fellowship in nonfiction, four Lambda Literary Awards, the Clark Prize for Excellence in Art Writing, the Shelley Memorial Award from The Poetry Society of America – is the author of more than twenty books. Eileen’s poems were also featured in seasons 2 and 3 of the Emmy-winning show Transparent.
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Free Tickets for Northsiders: Boundless
Presented by Texture Contemporary Ballet
September 29th – October 1st
Texture pushes the limits of movement, concept, and style in Boundless. Moving beyond the boundaries of the human body, creating deeper, yet enlightening works, and merging styles into one will be at the forefront of this dynamic and compelling show.
Guest choreographer Robert Poe, from St. Louis-based The Big Muddy Dance Company, brings to the performance his premiere, “Suspended Menagerie.” Contemplating the power of memories and the ability to look back upon them, he has crafted a beautiful and meaningful work.
Also being presented is a new ballet by Associate Artistic Director, Kelsey Bartman. Danced to the “Infra” music of Max Ritcher, the piece explores a journey that’s impactful, but swift. Rounding out the program is a new work by Artistic Director Alan Obuzor. The dancers, wearing various shoes, dance to a lively variety of music.
There will be Q&A sessions following the Friday and Saturday evening performances.
You’re Invited
Thanks to the generous support of the Buhl Foundation, Northside residents and workers are invited to attend this performance for free. A limited number of tickets are available online, so reserve your seat today.
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Free Opening Reception for New Installations: 40th Year
Diana Nelson Jones @ City Books
You are invited to join us on Saturday night (September 23rd) when City Books holds the local launch of The Love of Baseball, a new collection of essays edited by Post-Gazette writer (and Northsider!) Diana Nelson Jones. Written by and for baseball fans (or those trying to live with one), this collection of essays joins a perennial conversation all fans have— “Why do we love baseball?” Thirty contributors share personal narratives of how they found an abiding passion for the sport and how their relationship to it changed over the years. Tracing the thematic arc of a typical season, the essays begin with stories of spring training optimism, followed by the guts and grind of the regular season, and ending with the glory (or heartbreak) of the playoffs. Discussion and book signing to follow.