News Around the Neighborhood
Ikebana Celebration
Volunteer in Allegheny Commons with the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
Join the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy for a volunteer event in Allegheny Commons on the evening of Thursday, September 22nd from 5:00-7:00 pm. Project details are still TBD but we will likely be weeding and mulching trees around the park as well as doing some litter pick up. PPC will provide all tools, gloves, supplies and water needed for the event. You can register for the event today:
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47th Annual Mexican War Streets House & Garden Tour
Join our neighbors to the immediate northeast, the Mexican War Streets, for their annual house & garden tour in just a few days. More information from their site:
The Mexican War Streets House & Garden Tour is the oldest and finest house tour in the city of Pittsburgh. During the 47th annual event, held from 11:00 am-5:00 pm on Sunday, September 11th, visitors will be treated to a leisurely, self-guided tour of homes and gardens throughout our historic neighborhood on Pittsburgh’s Northside.
Homes on tour represent beautiful restorations and some that offer a glimpse behind the effort that goes into a work-in-progress. Every home is unique and expresses each homeowner’s personal taste and style. The House Tour will also showcase a midway of vendors and mobile eateries.
Purchase tickets here. Advance tickets are $18 per person, or $15 per person if you buy blocks of 10 or more tickets. Tickets are $20 per person on Tour Day at the ticket booth on Monterey Street at W North Avenue. See you there!
AW Gazette Items Due Monday
Articles for the Allegheny West Gazette should be sent to Karen Beer at gazette@alleghenywest.org no later than Monday, September 5th. Please note that submission does not guarantee inclusion in the newsletter.
STEEL CITY BOXING: Northside vs Outside II
Location: The Priory Hotel, 614 Pressley St
Date: Friday, Sept 9th
Time: 6:00-10:00 pm
More Info: HERE
The Priory and its Grand Hall are proud to host the Northside vs The Outside II boxing fundraiser event Friday, September 9th. The event will feature approximately 12 bouts with amateur fighters from the Steel City Boxing Gym of Pittsburgh’s Northside against fighters from around the city.
Doors open at 6:00 pm.
Tickets available at the door:
Ringside – $40
General Admission – $20
Proceeds benefit the nonprofit Steel City Boxing Club, which caters to at-risk youth.
Beer & food available for purchase.
Jazz Poetry Month Begins September 15th
City of Asylum @ Alphabet City Presents
Jazz Poetry Month:
Week One
September 15th – September 17th
8:00-10:00 pm
40 W North Avenue
All events are FREE
Our annual Jazz Poetry Concert is now Jazz Poetry Month! It all starts on Thursday, September 15th with Oliver Lake’s solo jazz and poetry performance.
On Friday, September 16th, see hometown favorite Roger Humphries share the stage with renowned saxophonist Hamiett Bliuett for an evening of jazz poetry collaboration with City of Asylum writer-in-exile Israel Centeno.
Round off your weekend on Saturday, September 17th with international jazz sensations, The World Saxophone Quartet featuring the jazz poetry collaboration of Adriana E. Ramírez and Osama Alomar.
And that’s just Week One! All concerts will be held in our new City of Asylum @ Alphabet City facility, so rain or shine…it no longer matters.
Find out more about these and all our Jazz Poetry Month events at alphabetcity.org. Be sure to RSVP to save your seat!
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Join Us for the Tenth Annual Writers in the Garden!
Writers in the Garden
Saturday, Aug 27th
5:00-7:00 pm
Alphabet Reading Garden
City of Asylum’s annual garden poetry event is now in its 10th year!
Join us August 27th from 5:00 to 7:00 pm for a poetry reading in our newly opened Alphabet Reading Garden!
This year we are doing something special: While in the past, we have toured various gardens in the Northside, this year we have a new space to call our very own. Come help us celebrate the opening of the Alphabet Reading Garden with this very special garden event.
This year’s event is curated by Lori Jakiela. She has chosen an interesting mix of writers with very varied voices and perspectives—Cynthia Mendoza, Micki Myers, Scott Silsbe, and Meghan Tutolo. Each writer has also been commissioned by City of Asylum to write a special text representing their perspective on the Alphabet Reading Garden.
This event is FREE but limited to 70 people. Be sure to RSVP!
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Summer on Sampsonia: Last Jazz Wednesday of the Summer!
Join Us for a Special Recorded Session with Roger Humphries & RH Factor
Roger Humphries & RH Factor
Wednesday, August 24th
7:00-9:00 pm
Alphabet City Tent
(318 Sampsonia Way)
Tomorrow is the last Jazz Wednesday event of the summer. However, the good things won’t end, they will continue: we are recording this Wednesday’s session live and making a CD from it!
We appreciate and want to celebrate your loyalty if you are a regular Jazz Wednesday attendee. And if you haven’t been able to make it out yet, we want to invite you to come out for this special last event!
So bring your friends and let’s make some noise together for these great local musicians! Let’s party and let Roger and RH Factor know how much we enjoy them.
Great Music, Raffles and Berlin Street Food
And don’t worry! Roger will be back this autumn for Jazz Poetry Month. Check out the Fall Calendar at alphabetcity.org for a full listing of his and other great jazz events.
Jazz Wednesday is a BYOB event, so feel free to bring an alcoholic beverage to sip on while you enjoy the band. Berlin Street Food will be selling their authentic German cuisine at the event, so grab a snack and enjoy an evening food and festivities.
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Join Us for a Special Program in Celebration of Our Grand Opening
Grand Opening Celebration
Special Second Event!
with the 2015 Nobel Laureate in Literature
Svetlana Alexievich
on Saturday, September 10, 2016 5:00 pm
We are thrilled to announce we have arranged a second Grand Opening event with Nobel Laureate in Literature Svetlana Alexievich at 5:00 pm on Saturday, September 10th!
We are appreciative to Ms. Alexievich and Mr. Gourevitch, who kindly agreed to present this second program so more people could join us in this day of celebration.
For this grand moment in our evolution, the Guest of Honor 2015 Nobel Laureate in Literature Svetlana Alexievich will deliver the “Inaugural Address” to launch City of Asylum @ Alphabet City. Afterwards, she will engage in a public interview/conversation with New Yorker writer Philip Gourevitch.
We hope that you will celebrate the start of this new chapter with us.
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Sorry, but if you are already coming to the 8:00 program, you cannot also attend at 5:00.
Celebrate Our Grand Opening With a Full Month of Jazz Poetry
City of Asylum @ Alphabet City Presents
Jazz Poetry Month
Celebrate our Grand Opening of our new home at City of Asylum @ Alphabet City with a full month of FREE Jazz Poetry.
September 15th – October 9th
8:00-10:00 pm
All Events are Free
Jazz Poetry Concert is no longer just a single night. We are now presenting a FREE Jazz Poetry Concert every Thursday, Friday and Saturday for an entire month.
Each of the 11 Jazz Poetry Concerts during Jazz Poetry Month will be completely unique, with different musicians and poets. There will be solos, duets, trios, quartets, and even a quintet! And as always, poets from around the world will collaborate with the jazz musicians.
All concerts will be held in our new City of Asylum @ Alphabet City facility, so rain or shine – it no longer matters.
We hope you can join us!
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