News Around the Neighborhood
Doors Open Pittsburgh Seeks Volunteers
Doors Open Pittsburgh is a FREE, 2-day event that will provide “behind-the-scenes” access, or some unique experience, to a collection of iconic buildings in Downtown Pittsburgh.
Doors Open Pittsburgh takes place the weekend of October 1st-2nd, from 9:00 am-4:00 pm.
Open buildings will include private clubs, theaters, adaptive re-use, residential, heritage sites, government offices, hotels, sacred places, artists and office spaces.
No advance reservations are required and no tickets are required.
The open building will either provide a semi/fully guided tour or will allow for self-exploration.
Doors Open Pittsburgh is looking for 350 volunteers to help greet and guide guests. The deadline for applications is August 22nd.
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Manchester House + Garden Tour: August 7th
The 2016 Manchester House + Garden Tour will again take you into some of the most beautiful and unique homes in Pittsburgh. From high Victorian to funky chic, Manchester is a neighborhood of diverse people, tastes and interpretations. You’ll also enjoy live music, crafts and food from Manchester residents and local businesses.
The 2016 Manchester House + Garden Tour starts
in the 1300 Block of Page Street
Advance tickets can be purchased for $13
Tickets can also be purchased day of tour
from 11:00 am-4:00 pm for $15
Join us for our annual House + Garden tour and celebration of Manchester. As you look at the amazing homes that have already been finished imagine yourself in one of the many opportunities that still remain.
Join us Sunday, August 7th from 11:00 am-5:00 pm. Tickets are just $13 in advance or $15 the day of the event.
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Take a Bike Tour of GTECH’s Green Space Projects
Two Wheels Lots of Green is a guided bike tour designed to connect people to GTECH’s vacant lot reclamation projects. This year we will be cruising through neighborhoods in South Pittsburgh’s Hilltop communities. GTECH has been working with residents and community groups in the Hilltop for the past two years to turn vacant lots into community assets, including gardens, parklets and playspaces.
Join us to view these unique green spaces and meet the community members who made them possible. Riders will be provided refreshments by local eateries throughout the ride to refuel during the tour. Here is a video of one of our first Two Wheels Lots of Green events. We are excited about how this event continues to grow and helps fuel GTECH’s mission!
Two Wheels Lots of Green
Bike Tour & Project Showcase
Saturday, August 20th
9:00am-2:00pm
The ride will take place from 9:00am-noon, followed by a pop-up party with Food Trucks and Lawn Games from noon-2:00pm at a community garden. When registering you have the option to sign up for a shorter relaxed route or a longer rigorous route. Please click register to learn more and get tickets.
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We are also seeking volunteers to help with event logistics or serve as bike guides. By volunteering, you receive FREE admission to the bike tour and after party along with everlasting gratitude from GTECH Staff. Please click the volunteer with us link or image to sign up.
Pittsburgh VegFest 2016
Location: Allegheny Commons East
Date: Saturday, July 30th
Time: 11:00 am-5:00 pm
Pittsburgh VegFest is back! Amazing veg food, shopping, music, speakers, wellness vendors, family activities, raffles and numerous animal welfare organizations will be returning to Allegheny Commons Park East – North Side.
2016’s VegFest has expanded to bring even MORE vendors and activities along with a jam packed stage to host a full music line up and speakers day.
FREE ADMISSION!
250 Goodie bags to the 1st attendees!
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Summer on Sampsonia: Three Free Films and More!
Free Films All Week!
Attention film buffs!
City of Asylum is hosting three FREE films this week right here under our Alphabet City Tent.
On Monday we celebrate the community work of one of our own Lisa Freeman with a screening of the Manchester Growing Together, a documentary about her community farm. Thursday we are giving voice to the Silenced Film Battleship Potemkin. Friday, screen the international film Saving Face, as part of ReelQ Pittsburgh’s monthly LGBTQ film series.
Tuesday, August 2nd: Manchester Working Together
(Film)
Join us for a screening of Manchester Growing Together, a documentary about the Northside’s own Manchester Growing Together Farm recognized as a model for community building throughout the City of Pittsburgh.
5:30-8:00pm
Free Event (Organizer: City of Asylum)
Wednesday, Augustrd: Jazz Wednesdays
(Concert)
Join us Wednesday evenings for a series of free jazz concerts with Pittsburgh icon Roger Humphries and RH Factor. As this event grows throughout the summer, be sure to register for each event to make sure you reserve a seat! BYOB!
7:00-9:00pm
Free Event (Organizer: City of Asylum)
Thursday, August 4th: Silenced Film: Battleship Potemkin
(Film)
Battleship Potemkin, a Soviet silent film directed by Sergei Eisenstein, presents a dramatized version of the mutiny that occurred in 1905 when the crew of the Russian battleship Potemkin rebelled against their officers. BYOB.
Free Event (Organizer: City of Asylum, Curator: The Jacob Burns Film Center)
Friday, August 5th: Saving Face
(Film)
Saving Face is a 2004 American romantic comedy drama film directed by Alice Wu. The film focuses on Wilhelmina, a young Chinese-American surgeon; her unwed, pregnant mother; and her dancer girlfriend.
8:00-10:00pm
Free Event (Organizer: ReelQ & Silk Screen)
Saturday, August 6th: Six x Ate
(Arts)
Join in on the fun at SIX x ATE: Wood at City of Asylum. Guests will be treated to a great meal by Leena’s Food Truck and see incredible presentations and performances by six artists responding to the theme of “wood.”
7:00-10:00pm
Free Event (Organizer: Casey Droege)
Sunday, August 7th: Sunday Morning Yoga
(Yoga)
Join Paco Mahone Sunday for a soulful yoga class under the Alphabet City Tent.
10:00-11:30am
Free Event (Organizer: Paco Mahone)
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Next One Northside Funding Deadline is Nearly Here
We’re Halfway There
There’s still time to lead a $1,000 Neighbor-to-Neighbor project.
We’ve set a goal to support 50 Neighbor-to-Neighbor projects this year and we’re just about halfway there. What will you do with your Neighbor-to-Neighbor grant?
Want to host a community clean up or neighborhood gathering? Have a big idea that you want to test out? Neighbor-to-Neighbor $1,000 grants support small projects on the Northside – and we’re accepting applications through August 5th.
Anyone that lives or works on the Northside is eligible to apply for a Neighbor-to-Neighbor Grant from The Sprout Fund and use $1,000 to make the Northside the place to live, work and learn.
SUBMIT YOUR $1,000 GRANT REQUEST BY FRIDAY, AUGUST 5th
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Manchester Growing Together Garden
Documentary Screening on Tuesday, August 2nd.
Manchester Growing Together Garden is celebrated as a model of environmental stewardship, juvenile justice remediation and community service involvement.
Learn more and meet project leader Lisa Freement at a free screening of the documentary Manchester Growing Together at City of Asylym on Tuesday, August 2nd from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm.
RSVP to Attend this Free Screening
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Mattress Factory: Opening Reception on August 12th
Opening Reception
Friday, August 12, 2016
516 Sampsonia Way
6:00-8:00pm
Free Admission
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Celebrating a Legacy: A Collection of Works by Women of Visions, Inc.
Location: Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, 1815 Metropolitan Street
Date: Thursday July 28th
Time: 6-8:00pm
Event Link: HERE
Celebrating a Legacy: A Collection of Works by Women of Visions Inc. runs from July 5th through August 5th A public reception is scheduled for July 28th from 6-8:00pm. This event is free and open to the public.
Celebrating a Legacy is a collection of works by members of Women of Visions Inc., a non profit organization dedicated to the artwork created by women of the African diaspora.
Each work of art nurtures the roots of their heritage and captures their collective experiences on canvas, fiber, paper, and other media. The exhibition features the work of twenty four artists whose art has been exhibited nationally and internationally.
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Lynne Barrow
Jo-Anne Bates
Ruth Bedeian
Christine Bethea
Tina Brewer
Richena Brockinson
Brenda Brown
Delores Currin
Elizabeth Asche Douglas
Celeta Hickman
Mayota Hill
Annette Jackson
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Marica Jackson
Charlotte Ka
LaVerne Kemp
Christiane Leach
Gail Manker
Mary Martin
Harriette Meriwether
Njaimeh Njie
Altha Pittrell
Adrienne Powers
Ruth Richardson
Ruth Ward
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The Taming: A Reading by A.M. Rycroft at City Books
Location: City Books, 908 Galveston Avenue
Date: Monday, July 25th
Time: 7-8:30pm
Event Link: HERE
A dark fantasy tale, The Taming follows the brash Thystle Moran, sword for hire. Only one job has ever bothered her, one that promised to be easy money, but ended in the death of her friend. Now, an imp with questionable motives says her friend’s death was no accident. Thystle seeks retribution as her world spirals out of control. She faces off against her dark past, a betrayal, feelings for a young woman, and the interests of a shadowy group known only as the Immortals. Can she ever just catch a break?
Allegheny UU Church: Stoopendous
Location: Allegheny UU Church 416 W North Avenue
Date: Friday, July 22nd
Time: 5:30-7:30pm
Event Link: HERE
Our Summer Stoop Sits are an opportunity for friendship, conversation and refreshments with interesting folks from the church and neighborhood. Come to hang with old friends or to meet some new ones. Talk about what’s going on in the world and listen to the perspectives of others. Share what’s on your mind or in your heart. Enjoy the beauty and charm of the Mexican War Streets and West Park on a warm summer evening. Bring snacks, drinks or just yourself. All are welcome!
Begins at 5:30pm at Unitarian House behind Allegheny UU Church, W North & Resaca, Northside.