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Joanne Quinn-Smith
http://pplmag.com
Joanne Quinn-Smith is the CEO of
Dreamweaver Marketing Associates in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a full service
marketing company specializing in Web 2.0
Gorilla Branding™. Known as the Techno Granny she offers her clients unique, creative
and energetic marketing and management plans. Marketing and
consulting clients include individuals and entrepreneurs, non profit
agencies and organizations, restaurants, small businesses with
locations across the US and international organizations. Lauded for
her energetic and enthusiastic style of marketing, Ms. Quinn-Smith
is frequently in demand as a speaker. She spoke in 2007, 2008 and
2009 at the NAWBO (National Association of Women Business
Owners) Annual Convention in Atlanta Georgia, and Phoenix,
Arizona and Chicago, Illinois and is a regular speaker on Social and
New Media at the Pennsylvania Business Technology Conference.
Joanne has won national acclaim and international fans for her four
internet radio shows, four supplemental blogs and an on line, multi
media Community magazine.
In the professional sector, she has served on several committees and
boards including: Girls Going Places, NAWBO National Committees,
and Women’s Economic Development Outreach, WEDO. She has
been an active board member of NAWBO for many years and was
the 2007-2008 President of the Greater Pittsburgh Chapter. She was
also the chair of the Second Annual NAWBO Day at the Greater
Pittsburgh Chapter.
Positively Pittsburgh Live
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Always on the cutting edge of social media, Joanne is the host of a
weekly talkcast called Techno Granny Show™which airs each
Monday at 7am on Talkshoe. The talkcast helps entrepreneurs learn
how to negotiate and make the most of today’s technology. She is
also the host of three other pod casts including Positively Pittsburgh
Live™, The Monday Morning Marketeer™, and Professionals with
Impact™. All Talkcasts are recorded live and can be found at:
www.positivelypittsburghlivemagazine.com.
Her current niche is Web 2.0 Gorilla Branding Training™ and
PositivelyPittsburghLiveMagazine.com a multi media resource for
and about Pittsburgh. Website:
www.positivelypittsburghlivemagazine.com which is also a
syndicated Pittsburgh Internet Radio and TV network. Joanne
Quinn-Smith has been designated nationally, 2009 Small Business
Journalist of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration for
her advocacy and reporting on smallbusiness using social and New
Media. Joanne is much in demand as a speaker instructing
businesses and organizations in internet branding and visibility.
Joanne’s internet radio shows have accumulated listeners
internationally of over 200,000.
http://www.PositivelyPittsburghLiveMagazine.com
412.628.5048
Joanne Quinn-Smith, 2009 U.S. Small Business Administration
Small Business Journalist of the Year
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Magazine December 9 - 15,
2013
Table of Contents
Techno Granny, TG From Wacky to Wonderful, TechnoGranny
14 Tech Gift Ideas ................................... 6
EMPRESS OF BIZ! Listen! Learn! Prosper! STUPID MISTAKES
BIZ OWNERS MAKE! ................................. 7
Positively Pittsburgh Live Magazine December 2 - 8, 2013 .. 9
Doomsday!!!! ....................................... 11
New Year Resolutions You Should Never Make ........... 12
New Year’s Resolution: Never be a Patsy ................ 14
TG From Wacky to Wonderful, TechnoGranny 14 Tech Gift
Ideas ............................................. 15
Body Beautiful’s HOLIDAY SAVINGS! -Don’t Miss this - Click
on the Ad to print it out. ............................. 26
EMPRESS OF BIZ! Listen! Learn! Prosper! - Stupid Mistakes
Biz Owners Make ................................... 28
Atkins as The Chief at the O’Reilly ..................... 29
Highmark First Night Pittsburgh 2014 Event Schedule .... 32
Christ Church Anglican Hosts 18th C Service ............ 41
SRU Beats Pitt Johnstown ............................ 45
Pgh Cultural Trust Announces New Shows in 2014 ....... 49
SBA Award Nominations Sought ....................... 55
Tickets on Sale for 3 Broadway Shows in 2014 ........... 58
Four SRU Players Named to First Team All Region ........ 64
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Point Park Alum Directs Sound of Music Live Performance..
Programming Highlights for First Night ................
John Gorka at The Roots Cellar ........................
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings Tickets Available ........
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Techno Granny, updates 21st Century Tech
Techno Granny, TG From Wacky to Wonderful,
TechnoGranny 14 Tech Gift Ideas
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Dec 9, 2013 09:05AM
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Lat minute shoppers want to wow your techie friends? Here are 14
Tech Gift Ideas from the Techno Granny from an alarm clock that
rolls off the nite stand so you can’t hit the snooze button to
convertible top gloves that keep your hands war, while you are
texting waiting for the bus. There are USB heating gloves that hook
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to your computer for warehouse workers and your loved ones who
work in drafty offices. Also there is a nifty phone sanitizer because
you know that cell phones get more germs than a toilet seat, another
reason you should not use them in a restaurant…..Also neat tech
gifts under $50.00 and stocking stuffers uner $20.00, even under
$10.00……. TechnoGranny does not have time to do your shopping
for you but she has done your research and from Wacky to
Wonderful she has found 14 Tech Gift Ideas for the techies in your
life. Also some hints for what to buy the TechnoGranny.
EMPRESS OF BIZ! Listen! Learn! Prosper!
EMPRESS OF BIZ! Listen! Learn! Prosper! STUPID
MISTAKES BIZ OWNERS MAKE!
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Mistakes happen in business. Some minor..some major. Some you
recover from…others not . Today we discuss the TEN STUPID
MISTAKES you can AVOID that will SINK your business. Today’s
show on the EMPRESS OF BIZ is VITAL to all business owners…..
Knowledge is POWER and can Prevent DISASTER if you use it. Join
me today as I share from my 30 plus years experience as a business
owner, business growth specialist, teacher, mentor and MISTAKE
MAKER. My lessons could be the difference between SUCCESS,
HEARTBREAK, FAILURE and Bankruptcy Court . Listen, Learn and
Prosper with the Empress of biz…JoAnn R. Forrester.
Positively Pittsburgh Live Magazine PDF & Turning Page
Formats
Positively Pittsburgh Live Magazine December 2 - 8, 2013
Positively Pittsburgh Live Magazine
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Dec 9, 2013 05:16PM
If you’ve missed some of the audios, videos or articles on Positively
Pittsburgh Live Magazine over the past week, you don’t have to
worry.
Every week, we are creating
a PDF version (a magazine that can be opened like an ebook on
your computer or even your smartphone), and
an online version that lets you actually turn the pages (and hear
the page turning sound!).
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In both versions, when you click the link for the multimedia, you can
download and listen to the audio shows, or watch the videos.
To view (and save) the PDF/Ebook version of Positively Pittsburgh’s
anthology of content from last week, just click
http://positivelypittsburghlivemagazine.com/PPLM-2013-1202_08/PPLM-2013-12-02_08.pdf.
To view the online, turning page version of Positively Pittsburgh’s
content for last week, just click
http://www.PositivelyPittsburghLiveMagazine.com/PPLM-2013-1202_08/.
If you’d like to have an article, audio show or video shared with the
rest of Pittsburgh, click here to cont act me.
Have a positive and successful week!
Joanne Quinn-Smith, Publisher
http://www.positivelypittsburghlivemagazine.com/
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LegalShoe
Doomsday!!!!
Dec 9, 2013 08:58AM
Be prepared for a series of brief, but still well-written posts. If you’re
operating off of Bryan Gardner’s Garner on Language & Writing
paradigm (affiliate link), these are more madman than carpenter or
judge.
I have a number of reasons for this warning: 39 to be exact. That’s
18 + 21.
I’ve just finished the remarkable book “18 Minutes Find Your Focus,
Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done (affiliate link),”
by Peter Bregman. It’s part of my end of year study of the best and
most recommended books of 2013.
Bergman recommends prioritizing the things that will bring you
closer to your objectives for the year. One of my objectives for 2014
is to write more. I wanted to get the habit started before the new
year.
Getting started on your new year’s resolutions in the 21 days left in
the year is a great way to make sure those resolutions get done in
2014. It takes 21 days to make a habit stick.
Want to lose weight? Start exercising now. Stop eating so much
sugar. Drink 1 less soda each day. By January 1, you’ll have the habit
that will get you in shape by the end of the year.
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Want to watch less TV? Stop watching 1 hour at night, and read a
book or plan a vacation.
Want to get better grades or impress your client? Listen for one new
thing.
Want to love your to do list? Pick one thing you absolutely WANT to
get done; write it down. Do it. Every single day. If you find yourself
writing the same thing dow every day, evaluate if this is a new habit
and treat it as such.
The other advantage? I just spent the last week taking inventory of
my objectives for 2014, and I’ll continue to do that through
December. As I hone those objectives to the 4 or 5 I really really
want to do, I also explore why they are important to me. That gives
me ownership of the objectives.
What happens if I own them? Research shows I’m about 100% more
likely to get them accomplished when I do.
What are your objectives for 2014?
LegalShoe
New Year Resolutions You Should Never Make
Dec 10, 2013 09:44AM
So, I’m on day two. I came close to ignoring my new resolve to write
every day but realized I would be grumpy and sad if I didn’t.
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Thanks to some great encouragement from Jonathan Malkin, I’m
going to keep going and possibly build some discipline. BTW,
Jonathan posted a wonderful discussion of entrepreneurial
depression here.
I’ve been suffering from something of an identity crisis. Today’s post
is evidence of that. I’m over fifty, but still feel like I just graduated
from law school. In many ways, I wish I’d had me for a mentor those
long years ago (wait, I did have me as a mentor those long years ago
- his name was Keith Jergensen and he was my dad - probably why I
didn’t ask him for advice).
At any rate, since we’re focusing on ways to increase our chances of
keeping our New Year’s Resolutions, I offer this brief discussion.
Kudos to Ann Brenoff, who wrote the post. It’s directed to the “over
50 crowd” but buried between the lines are some important insights
about meeting objectives.
Never make resolutions you cannot keep. Objectives, goals,
resolutions, whatever you call them must be amenable to
accomplishment. Some you simply cannot keep because they might
require a third party’s decision to accomplish it (get a job) or are
simply beyond your remarkable abilities (win a Nobel Prize in
Literature).
Make resolutions that only require one person for success: you.
LegalShoe
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New Year’s Resolution: Never be a Patsy
Dec 12, 2013 06:42PM
For those of you keeping track, I posted yesterday. I have a tumblr
account, too, and I’m learning to use it. Yay tech! I write over at
tumblr.com, under the nom de guerre The BlueBook of Happiness. I
did that yesterday. Trust me, or click over and look.
With 2014 mere weeks away, it’s time to seriously consider what
kind of NYRs will make it onto my list. I posted Tuesday on NYRs one
shouldn’t make.
Here’s ONE resolution I intend to make, and keep:
I resolve never to work for free.
But wait, whines the little lawyer voice inside my head, I’m in a
service industry. I’m obligated to give people access to justice. Also
insistent is the mentor voice, which says that I have to practice on
people for nothing if I want to get them to pay for my services later
on.
That is so stupid. But I get that idea from the medieval roots of my
profession. From the monks who wandered England with their vows
of poverty and the pockets in their hoods to catch the money
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“clients” might donate to the cause.
So, in 2014, I resolve to throw off the shackles of my medieval past
and serve like the knights errant. Somebody is bound to cough up a
manor or a new suit of armor, right? I’d settle for a nice meal or a
plate of cookies. Really.
At some point, I’ll have to work for free. Fortunately, always
remarkable Jessica Hische has done all the dirty work for me (and
for FREE) to help me make a clear, objective decision. You can find
the HTML version here. And don’t be cheap. Buy a letterpress copy
of the flow chart, frame it, and refer to it often.
Don’t work for free. Don’t lend your time. You’re worth it.
Techno Granny Talks
TG From Wacky to Wonderful, TechnoGranny 14 Tech Gift
Ideas
Dec 12, 2013 07:00PM
Listen to the show online here. Positively Pittsburgh Live
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Last minute shoppers want to wow your techie friends? Here are 14
Tech Gift Ideas from the Techno Granny. She does not have time to
do your shopping for you, but she has done your research and from
Wacky to Wonderful she has found 14 Tech Gift Ideas for the techies
in your life. Also some hints for what to buy the TechnoGranny.
Fitbit Force Wireless Activity + Sleep Wristband
Fitbit’s new Force tracker is one of the best fitness gadgets we’ve
seen and sure to make a great stocking-stuffer for you or someone
you care about.
Tracks steps, distance, calories burned, stairs climbed, and active
minutes
Monitor how long and how well you sleep
Wake up with a silent, vibrating alarm (that won’t disturb your
partner)
Get instant access to your stats with a real-time digital OLED display
Sync stats automatically to your computer and leading smartphones
4.0 stars
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CNET Editors’ Rating
Average User Review 4 stars out of 4 user reviews
Starting at: $129.95 thru $176.00 so do comparison shopping
The good: The Fitbit Force makes it easy to track steps, sleep, and
calories. Its wrist strap design is lightweight, comfortable to wear,
and also functions as a watch.The Force syncs wirelessly over
Bluetooth, and Fitbit’s solution provides plenty of ways to sift
through fitness data.
The bad: Closing the Fitbit Force’s strap shut is a challenge. Direct
syncing is only available with newer iPhones, the Samsung Galaxy
S3, S4, and Note 2 handsets.
The bottom line: The Fitbit Force leaps to the top of the fitness
tracker heap, with a bright screen, comfortable fit, and a bevy of
slick features.
Tocky Runaway Alarm Clock with MP3 - Kiwi The $69 Tocky by Nanda Home will never let you sleep through a
meeting again. This alarm clock not only wakes you on time, but it
also rolls off the bedside table and across the floor so you can’t hit
the snooze button. The device also lets you record custom sounds or
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upload MP3s.
USB Heating Gloves
It can get cold in offices on those windswept winter days. Keep the
special someone on your list warm at all times with these toasty
USB-powered heated mittens. ($25, Perpetualkid.com)
Violight Cell Phone Sanitizer
Cell phones can collect more bacteria than a toilet seat, studies
show. An ultraviolet sanitizing dock will zap those germs into the
ether and preserve your health through the holiday season. Available
from Brookstone for $49.95. [via AOL]
LP-2020A+ Lepai Tripath Class-T Hi-Fi Audio Mini Amplifier
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with Power Supplyby Lepai
Who said a stereo amplifier had to be expensive? If you want a
“cheap but good” stereo for the a bedroom or den, just add a pair of
speakers to this little digital amp — which costs less than $25. Given
the bargain-basement price, it actually sounds pretty good, too.
3.5 stars
4.0 stars
Average User Review out of 17 user reviews
Starting at: $14.55
The good: The Lepai LP-2020A+ is an ultracheap mini amplifier that
offers 20 watts per channel, two inputs, and bass and treble
controls.
The bad: There’s no remote control, and the blue illuminated ring
surrounding the volume control is glaringly bright in a dark room.
The amp is so light (if not fastened down) that it slides around when
the controls are used.
The bottom line: As long as you’re realistic about the capabilities
and limited features set of the Lepai LP-2020A+, you can’t go wrong
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with this little $25
Lepai Tripath-based mini audio amplifier is ideal for both home and
car audio applications.
The TA2020 is a 20W/ch continuous average two-channel Class-T
Digital Audio Power Amplifier IC using Tripath’s proprietary
technology.
Freehands Gloves
Keep your hands toasty while you text with Freehands gloves for
men and women. From $16
Panasonic RP-HTX7-W1 Stereo Headphones
For whatever reason, Panasonic seems to have become the go-to
choice for cheap-but-good headphones. The full-size but lightweight
RP-HTX7s do a good job of blocking out external sounds, and they
sound great for the price. They’re available in at least three colors
(black, white, and green) for as little as $25.00 Shop around a bit
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Headphones
4.0 stars
Starting at: $34.68
The good: The Panasonic RP-HTX7s are affordable entry-level
over-the ear headphones that fit comfortably, are relatively
lightweight, and sound very good for the money. They also don’t leak
sound, and their retro styling is more hit than miss.
The bad: They’re slightly brash; there’s no integrated microphone
for making cell phone calls.
The bottom line: While their sound and design may not appeal to
everyone, the Panasonic RP-HTX7s are excellent entry-level
over-the-ear headphones that are a good bargain.
The lightweight Pivothead Durango eyewear puts a video
camera in between your eyes
Pivothead 1080 HD 8MP Video Recording Camera Polarized
Hand-Free Sunglasses, Durango Chameleon
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$349.00 $299.00
Google Glass may still be $1,500, but if you’re just looking for
sunglasses that have a discreet embedded video camera, the $299
Pivothead Durango is arguably a better alternative.
3.5 stars
5.0 stars
Starting at: $299.00
The good: The lightweight Pivothead Durango eyewear puts a video
camera right between your eyes for easy and reasonably discreet
hands-free capture of full HD video.
The bad: The Durango design isn’t for everyone and while the video
quality is very good for this type of device, it might not be good
enough for some considering its $350 price.
The bottom line: Pivothead’s pricey Durango video-recording
eyewear is a fast, easy way to shoot Web-friendly POV movies.
Kingston DataTraveler SE9 Positively Pittsburgh Live
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Everyone can use a spare USB flash drive, and the Kingston
DataTraveler SE9 is rugged enough to live on your keychain while
storing a whopping 16GB of data (almost two DVDs’ worth). The
16GB model costs only about $11, the 32GB around $21.
Starting at: $10.98
Lacie Petite Key USB drive
You’ll pay a bit extra for the Lacie Petite Key compared to other USB
drives, but it’s worth it for the metal design, which is said to be
waterproof to 100 meters. The 16GB model will run you about $20,
the 32GB about $10 more.
AmazonBasics HDMI cable
Whether you’re unwrapping a new game console, Blu-ray player,
Apple TV, Roku, or pretty much any other home video gift, you’ll
need one of these to connect it to your TV. Rather than pay $50 or
more at your local Best Buy for a so-called “premium” cable, get the
AmazonBasics two-pack for just $9 — they’ll work just as well, and
you’ll have a spare, too.
Anker USB Car Charger
Chances are that you’ll need to charge more than one gadget in your
car — and the Anker USB Charger can handle two at once, including
a tablet. Not bad for under $12.
4.5 stars
The good: The unobtrusive Anker USB 24W / 2.4A + 2.4A (4.8A max)
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Car Charger packs two high-speed USB charging ports into a device
the size of a standard single-port charger. Dedicated Android and
Apple charging ports ensure maximum charging speed for tablets
and large smartphones and can be used simultaneously.
The bad: Users who want to, for example, charge two iPhones will be
stuck trickle-charging one of them. The white color scheme stands
out in most cars’ interiors.
The bottom line: If you find it at a discount, the Anker 24W USB
charger is an excellent option for powering multiple smartphones or
tablets while on the road.
Gboard, The Gmail Keypad
Your life could be so much easier if you were to master Gmail’s time
saving shortcuts. Luckily, ThinkGeek is offering a $19.99 USB
keypad designed to execute 19 of Gmail’s common shortcut
functions at the press of a single button. [via Switched]
‘Cooking For Geeks’
With O’Reilly Media’s Cooking for Geeks recipe book, aspiring chefs
and scientists alike can learn how to create great-tasting dishes
while exploring the chemical changes that food undergoes in the
process. From $27.99.
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‘Flirtexting: How To Text Your Way To His Heart’
Flirtexting, the woman’s guide to sending flirty text messages, is
available at Amazon from $7.50 (new and used).
This blog post can be reproduced in its entirety with the following
information:
© Joanne Quinn-Smith, Techno Granny Show™ 2013,
Dreamweaver Marketing Associates, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15230,
412-444-5197
Listen at: http://tinyurl.com/TechnoGrannyShow
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Or on its unique radio channel at:
http://tinyurl.com/pospittlivemag
Additional blog posts at: http://technogrannyshow.com
Joanne Quinn-Smith is the Creative Energy Officer of Dreamweaver
Marketing Associates in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and an expert on
Web 2.0 Branding.2009 National SBA Small Business Journalist of
the Year, Author “Folly of Marketing Plan in Your Head, 101
Compelling Reasons to Write One.” Available at:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DHKVJOG
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Empress of Biz, Biz Tips
EMPRESS OF BIZ! Listen! Learn! Prosper! - Stupid
Mistakes Biz Owners Make
Dec 12, 2013 09:12AM
EMPRESS OF BIZ! Listen! Learn! Prosper! - Live & Recorded
Episodes:
Mistakes happen in business. Some minor..some major. Some you
recover from…others you do not! Today we discuss the TEN STUPID
MISTAKES you can AVOID that will SINK your business. Today’s
show on the EMPRESS OF BIZ is VITAL to all business owners…..
Knowledge is POWER and can Prevent DISASTER if you use it. Join
me today as I share from my 30 plus years experience as a business
owner, business growth specialist, teacher, mentor and MISTAKE
MAKER. My lessons could be the difference between SUCCESS,
HEARTBREAK, FAILURE and Bankruptcy Court . Listen, Learn and
Prosper with the Empress of biz…JoAnn R. Forrester.
One mistake I wish I did NOT make: 1. Start a business without any idea what I was doing. I was
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so frustrated with my job and personal life.. I was looking for
anything that would get me out. So of course, when that
opportunity came to start a business with two others who I looked
up to…I JUMPED. I thought everything would be perfect. Nope!
Not the best decision in the world. While I had some skills I did not
know anything about business structure, costs or taxes etc. I just
trusted the older members and did what they said. Sometimes it
worked out…other times it did not. It took me years to gain their
respect and not be treated like a kid.
Lesson Learned: Think before you leap….Learn as much as
you can BEFORE you start…and KEEP on learning…and do not
allow yourself to be patronized and treated like the “kid” on
the block. For more got to the EMPRESS OF BIZ! Listen! Learn! Prosper! Live & Recorded Episodes:
Dreamweaver Marketing Associates News and Views
Atkins as The Chief at the O’Reilly
Dec 12, 2013 01:37PM
Contact Margie Romero, Communications Manager at Pittsburgh
Public Theater
412.316.8200 ext. 707 or mromero@ppt.org
Pittsburgh Public Theater Presents
The Chief
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The last chance at The O’Reilly to see Tom Atkins in the
performance of a lifetime
as Pittsburgh Steelers founder Arthur J. Rooney, Sr.
PITTSBURGH (Dec. 9, 2013) New audiences this fall were
introduced to stellar actor Tom Atkins when he starred as the Stage
Manager in Our Town, which began Pittsburgh Public Theater’s
MASTERPIECE SEASON. This Jan. 2 – 5 will be the final
opportunities to see him at The O’Reilly in the performance of a
lifetime as Pittsburgh Steelers founder Arthur J. Rooney, Sr. in The
Chief.
Written by Rob Zellers & Gene Collier and directed by Ted Pappas,
The Chief is the best-selling show inPittsburgh Public Theater
history. The Chief returns to the O’Reilly Theater, Pittsburgh Public
Theater’s home in the heart of Downtown’s Cultural District, for six
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performances only. For tickets call 412.316.1600 or visit ppt.org.
The Chief is generously supported by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Set in Mr. Rooney’s office at Three Rivers Stadium in 1976, this will
be the play’s ninth production at The O’Reilly, where it premiered in
2003. “A triumph of the show is that it’s a Pittsburgh history lesson
of growing up Irish on the North Side, insider politics, and sports
fandom disguised as entertainment,” said the Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette last year. “It’s mind-boggling to watch such a hugely
talented man work the crowd as brilliantly as Atkins does here,” said
Pittsburgh City Paper.
The design team for The Chief is Anne Mundell (Scenic &
Costumes), Phil Monat (Lighting), and Zach Moore (Sound). Fred
Noel is the Production Stage Manager and Adrienne Wells is the
Assistant Stage Manager.
The Chief Performance Schedule
Thurs., Jan. 2 at 8 pm. Fri., Jan. 3 at 8 pm. Sat., Jan. 4 at 2 & 8 pm
and Sun., Jan. 5 at 2 & 7 pm.
Ticket prices: $48 & $65. Students and age 26 and younger $15.75
with valid ID.
For tickets call 412.316.1600 or visit ppt.org
Posted on behalf of Dreamweaver Marketing Associates. Joyce Kane
is the owner of Cybertary Pittsburgh, a Virtual Administrative
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support company, providing virtual office support, personal and
executive assistance, creative design services and light
bookkeeping. Cybertary works with businesses and busy individuals
to help them work ‘on’ their business rather than ‘in’ their business. www.Cybertary.com/Pittsburgh
Highmark First Night Pittsburgh 2014 Event Schedule
Dec 12, 2013 01:53PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contacts:
Jessica Warchall, Visual Art Publicist, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
847-477-8714/Warchall@TrustArts.org
Shaunda Miles, Director of Public Relations, Pittsburgh Cultural
Trust
412-471-1578/Miles@TrustArts.org
Diana Roth, Communications Manager, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
412-471-8717/Roth@TrustArts.org
Images available: http://TrustArts.org/press
Search: FirstNightPGH 2014
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PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TRUST ANNOUNCES
HIGHMARK® FIRST NIGHT® PITTSBURGH 2014
VISUAL ART EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS
Cultural District | December 31, 2013 | 6 – 11 p.m.
Pittsburgh, PA—The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announces the visual
art exhibitions and events that are part of the twentieth anniversary
celebration of Highmark First Night Pittsburgh in the heart of
downtown’s Cultural District. Highmark First Night Pittsburgh 2014
is produced by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust with generous support
from Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, the event’s long time
supporter and returning presenting sponsor. Highmark First Night
Pittsburgh provides the city with a chance to ring in the new year
while celebrating the arts: dance, music, theater, comedy, magic,
visual art, and film, plus hands-on activities for children and adults.
“Highmark First Night Pittsburgh is the region’s largest showcase of
family-friendly visual art,” says Sonja Sweterlitsch Pittsburgh
Cultural Trust’s Manager of Community Art. “Visitors will enjoy a
wide range of visual media and expression, from film, to installation
art, to painting and sculpture, to inspire and delight.”
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PGH Zombie Apocalypse (Courtesy of Artist) Among the fourteen
visual art venues participating in Highmark First Night Pittsburgh
2014 is the Trust Arts Education Center (805/807 Liberty Avenue),
which transforms into an exhibition space for the event. The
Center’s third floor features the exhibition Memory Terrains, which
includes artwork by artists working in a range of media. Don Jones
presents Cycle Sam, a child-size, energetic animated robot.
Alternate Histories by Matthew Bucholtz features old prints of the
Pittsburgh area, seemingly familiar, yet utterly surprising, as UFOs
hover in the skyline and sea monsters rise from the Monongahela
River. Also presented is a selection of artist Mia Tarducci Henry’s
vibrant and colorful abstract paintings recalling her experiences in
Grenada 30 years ago.
A screening of the 1959 animated film “Rhapsody in Steel” by
former Disney staffer John Sutherland rounds out the third floor
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exhibition space. Commissioned by U.S. Steel, this 23-minute
industrial cartoon (with full orchestration by the Pittsburgh
Symphony Orchestra) tells the story of the history of steel, from the
first meteor hitting the earth, to ancient Egypt, to space flight. Other
notable contributors to the film include Academy Award-winning
composer Dimitri Tiomkin, art director and former Disney illustrator
Eyvind Earle, director Carl Urbano, and narrator Gary Merrill.
The Center’s fourth floor features the Second Saturday Workshops:
Instructors’ Showcase, highlighting outstanding work by thirteen
local artists, who are also instructors of the Second Saturday Art
Workshop Series at the Trust Arts Education Center. Among the
artists included are internationally honored fiber artist Tina Brewer
and Tom Scioli, comic book artist and illustrator of the epic sci-fi
comic book Gødland.
The following is a complete schedule of the visual art exhibitions and
events that are part of the Highmark First Night Pittsburgh 2014
New Year’s Eve celebration.
HIGHMARK FIRST NIGHT PITTSBURGH 2014 VISUAL ARTS
Mia Tarducci Henry (Courtesy of the Artist)
Trust Arts Education Center, 805/807 Liberty Avenue
Third Floor: Memory Terrains
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Presenting paintings by Mia Tarducci Henry; Alternate Histories by
Matthew Bucholtz; Cycle Sam by Don Jones; and Rhapsody in Steel,
a 1959 animation by John Sutherland, re-mastered by Rivers of Steel
National Heritage Area.
Fourth Floor: Second Saturday Workshops: Instructors’ Showcase
Artist-instructors include Rick Antolic, Alison Babusci, Michael
Bestwick, Tina Brewer, Cheryl Capezzuti, Erin Carlson, Joshua
Hogan, Laverne Kemp, Emily McMahon, Olga Mihaylova, Thomas
Scioli, Sonja Sweterlitsch, and Linda Wallen.
Highmark Direct Truck, 9th Street
Steel Making: A Symphony of Industry
This 1936 film re-mastered by Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area
illuminates the steel-making process from start to finish with
cinematic flourish rarely seen in films of this genre.
Fraley’s Robot Repair Shop, Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel, 107 6th
Street
The Lonely Robot Returns
Artist Toby Atticus Fraley brings back the Lonely Robot from his
previous Cultural District installation. The robot and his friends
appear in a swanky room window display at street level.
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, 937 Liberty Avenue, 2nd floor
Welcoming the Future, Honoring the Present: New and Established
AAP Member Works
This exhibition features a salon-style hanging of works by current
AAP artists alongside a showcase of 21 new AAP members, who
became part of the organization in 2013.
Toonseum, 945 Liberty Avenue
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The year 2014 is the 100th anniversary of Gertie the Dinosaur, the
first animated cartoon character. To celebrate, ToonSeum is
showing animated cartoons inside and outside of the building.
Special live performances by cartoonist and ToonSeum Director Joe
Wos are also featured.
PNC Legacy Project, 600 Liberty Avenue
A multimedia exhibition highlights the story of Pittsburgh’s
transformation into one of the country’s most livable cities.
Edinboro University, 820 Liberty Avenue
Chimera
Curated by Edinboro University’s Bruce Gallery, this pop-up project
is part of the larger gallery project titled Transpose. Acting as a
conduit of art between Pittsburgh, Erie, and Edinboro, the
installation features student artwork.
Harris Theater, 809 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh Filmmakers presents a series of short films.
Future Tenant, 819 Penn Avenue
Shame of the City: Deconstructing and Reconstructing Comic
Narratives
Twenty-three artists each present a deconstruction of a different
page from the 1984 comic book The Invincible Iron Man, (volume 01,
issue 178), effectively creating a new work inspired by the original
comic.
Wood Street Galleries, 601 Wood Street
HIVE
Kurt Hentschläger created this 3D-animated audiovisual installation
in which visitors encounter swirling amorphous human figures
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appearing as a mass, or hive, rather than as individual beings.
SPACE, 812 Liberty Avenue
Behind Our Scenes
Guest curated by Jen Saffron, this exhibition features works by five
photographic artists exploring the relationship between the
two-dimensional form and physical space. The artists include Nancy
Andrews, Leo Hsu, Dennis Marsico, Annie O’Neill, and Barbara
Weissberger.
707 Penn Gallery, 707 Penn Gallery
threaded color // drawing lines
Nicole Czapinski constructs wooden frames enclosed by sheer
fabric, creating semi-transparent, two-sided screens. Varicolored
thread is woven between the two fabric panels, effectively creating
three-dimensional drawings of polygons that appear to float in
space.
709 Penn Gallery, 709 Penn Gallery
Craftsmen’s Guild of Pittsburgh Holiday Artist Market
This juried show and artist market features works of art handcrafted
by members of the Craftsmen’s Guild of Pittsburgh in a diverse
range of media, including jewelry, clay, glass, wood, textiles, paper,
among others.
August Wilson Center, 980 Liberty Avenue, BNY Mellon Gallery, first
floor
Pittsburgh: Reclaim, Renew, Remix
This multimedia exhibition is designed to herald the contributions of
artists, musicians, dancers, sports figures, and literary figures to
Western Pennsylvania’s rich African America heritage. An
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interactive tool allows visitors to create unique video collages.
Please note that all exhibitions open at 6 p.m., and close at 11 p.m.,
unless otherwise indicated.
The Highmark First Night Pittsburgh website provides event details
and allows users to sort through the schedule of events and
customize plans. TrustArts.org/FirstNightPGH is mobile-friendly and
allows smartphone users to plan on-the-go during New Year’s Eve.
SPONSORS & MEDIA PARTNERS
Highmark First Night Pittsburgh 2014 sponsors as of release date
include: Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield as the presenting sponsor,
Equitable Gas Company, Dollar Bank, First National Bank, Giant
Eagle, PNC, and Bobby Rahal Motor Company. New this year, FedEx
Ground serves as the sponsor for the annual parade with special
puppets designed by Studio Capezzuti.
First Night Pittsburgh 2013 Parade (Pittsburgh Cultural Trust)
Highmark First Night Pittsburgh 2014 community supporters
include The Buhl Foundation, The Fine Foundation, and The Grable
Foundation.
Highmark First Night Pittsburgh 2014 media partners include KDKA
TV, Trib Total Media, and WYEP 91.3 FM/WESA 90.5FM.
ABOUT HIGHMARK FIRST NIGHT PITTSBURGH
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Highmark First Night Pittsburgh, a production of the Pittsburgh
Cultural Trust, is an arts-focused and family-friendly New Year’s Eve
celebration in downtown Pittsburgh’s Cultural District. It is the
largest single-day celebration in the region offering around 150
events at nearly 50 indoor and outdoor locations within the 14-block
Cultural District. The celebration offers something for everyone.
ABOUT THE PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TRUST
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has overseen one of Pittsburgh’s most
historic transformations: turning a seedy red-light district into a
magnet destination for arts lovers, residents, visitors, and business
owners. Founded in 1984, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is a
non-profit arts organization whose mission is the cultural and
economic revitalization of a 14-block arts and
entertainment/residential neighborhood called the Cultural District.
A major catalytic force in the city, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is a
unique model of how public-private partnerships can reinvent a city
with authenticity, innovation and creativity. Using the arts as an
economic catalyst, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has holistically
created a world-renowned Cultural District that is revitalizing the
city, improving the regional economy and enhancing Pittsburgh’s
quality of life. Thanks to the support of foundations, corporations,
government agencies and thousands of private citizens, the Trust
stands as a national model of urban redevelopment through the arts.
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Christ Church Anglican Hosts 18th C Service
Dec 12, 2013 02:03PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Dec. 9, 2013
Brownsville’s Christ Church Anglican
Plans 18th Century Christmas Service
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BROWNSVILLE, PA – To celebrate the holiday season, Christ Church
Anglican will present an 18th century Christmas service in the
tradition of Brownsville’s early settlers, including historical
impersonations of its prominent leader, Jacob Bowman, and his
family.
The free one-hour service, beginning at 6 p.m., will be held Dec. 21
in the 154-year-old church at 319 Church St. Immediately following
the service, the “Bowman family” will retire to their homestead,
Nemacolin Castle, to perform Christmas Carols as an added
attraction for the Brownsville Historical Society’s candlelight tours.
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The Koscek Family portray the Bowmans
The Kovscek family of Brownsville will portray the Bowmans. The
service will be set in 1805, creating several similarities between the
families, including the age of Mark Kovscek who is portraying
43-year-old Jacob.
Kovscek has appeared at several area events as Jacob, employing an
English accent. This time, he will perform in Jacob’s native tongue,
German, with his seven-year-old daughter providing the English
translation for an opening German hymn. The prelude also will focus
on the church’s history, architecture, liturgy and decorations.
Kovscek’s wife, Heidi, will play Isabel Bowman, the Irish wife of the
esteemed businessman. Portraying the Bowman children is the
Kovscek clan: Hannah, 17, as Mary Sterling; Olivia, 15, as Annie
Elliott; Emma, 13, as Harriet Elizabeth; Nathanael, 11, as James L.;
Ava, 7, as Matilda; and Gloria, 3, as Louisa. Ironically, all but two of
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their ages match those of the Bowman children in 1805.
“The parallels are fascinating,” says Kovscek who, like Bowman, is
Senior Warden of the church, the highest lay position.
The Kovsceks and members of the congregation will be dressed in
period clothing for the solemn, meditative service, which is taken
from the 1789 prayer book of the Anglican Church. The service, led
by the Rev. Deacon Don Bowers, will include Christmas carols, the
only deviation from the original worship. Jerry Gearhart, Kovscek’s
father-in-law, is the church organist.
“As a church, we want to do things that are meaningful for the
community,” Kovscek says. “We want to share the history of our
church, spread Christmas cheer and create a memorable celebration
of the season.”
To further engage the community, Christ Anglican Church is
partnering with the Brownsville Historical Society to mark this
special event in their shared history. Bowman built the original wing
of Nemacolin Castle in 1789 as a trading post. Through the years,
his family expanded the structure to 22 rooms as their family and
wealth increased.
Christ Church Anglican seats approximately 200. Doors will open at
5:30 p.m. for the free service.
Brownsville Historical Society is conducting guided candlelight tours
at Nemacolin Castle, 136 Front St., through Dec. 29 on Fridays from
5 p.m. to 9 p.m.; and Saturdays and Sundays from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Tours are $8 for adults; $4, for children 12 years old and under.
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Mark Kovscek, 724-208-1962
CUTLINE INFORMATION:
Kovscek family of Brownsville, taken at 2011 Arts Festival
Christ Church Anglican
SRU Beats Pitt Johnstown
Dec 12, 2013 02:08PM
SRU men’s basketball team records 66-56 win at Pitt-Johnstown
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JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Senior forward Tabari Perry recorded a
19-point, 13-rebound “double-double” Saturday afternoon to lead
Slippery Rock University to a 66-56 win over hosting Pitt-Johnstown
in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference-Western Division men’s
basketball action at the Sports Center.
The win improved SRU’s season records to 7-2 overall and 3-1 in
division action while Pitt-Johnstown saw its season records fall to
5-3, 2-2 with the loss.
SRU has a quick turnaround for its next game as the Green and
White host Penn State New Kensington in a 7 p.m. game Monday in
Morrow Field House before taking a seven-day break for
fall-semester final exams.
Perry, who recorded his second double-double of the season, was
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one of three Rock players to finish Saturday’s game with a
double-digit scoring total. Senior guard Sa’Quan Davis added 12
points and five assists to the winning cause, while junior forward
Kelvin Dixon contributed 11 points and five rebounds. Senior guard
Josh Martin also handed out five assists for SRU.
Bill Luther took game-high scoring honors with 22 points and
grabbed 10 rebounds for Pitt-Johnstown, while Jake LaRavie added
11 points and seven rebounds.
Behind the lead of Perry and Dixon, The Rock held a 41-38
rebounding advantage to offset a 10-8 turnover comparison that saw
SRU on the high side.
The Rock finished with game with a respectable 42% (23 of 55)
shooting percentage on their field-goal attempts with an 8-for-20
(40%) showing from 3-point range. The Rock made 12 of 20 (60%)
free throws.
Pitt-Johnstown made 30% (16 of 54) of its field-goal tries, hit seven
of 22 (31%) long-range shots and sank 17 of 21 (81%) free throws.
The teams traded scoring spurts throughout the opening half of
action, which ended with the teams deadlocked at 29-29. The
stalemate at the intermission was the second in the opening 20
minutes, during which the lead changed hands on six occasions.
Neither team shot the ball particularly well in the first half as The
Rock made only 38% (11 of 29) of their shots and Pitt-Johnstown hit
an even colder 32% (8 of 25).
The Rock made five of 10 shots from 3-point range, but were an icy
2-of-7 (29%) from the foul line, compared to Pitt-Johnstown’s 36% (4
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of 11) effort from 3-point range and red-hot 9-of-10 showing from
the charity stripe.
Both teams grabbed 20 rebounds and took good care of the
basketball, as evidenced by six turnovers for SRU and four for UP-J.
The Rock opened the second half with a 10-2 run to take a 39-31
lead with 16:30 left to play and held an 11-point, 50-39, lead with 12
minutes remaining.
Three and a half minutes later, The Rock lead was only four points,
50-46, as SRU’s shooting touch went ice cold. Just as quickly,
though, The Rock responded with seven unanswered points to put
the margin back to 11 points, 57-46.
Luther, who scored 12 of the Mountain Cats’ 29 first-half points,
kept the hosts in the game early in the second half as he scored their
first eight final-half points.
The Rock never led by less than seven points in the final eight and a
half minutes of action and held their largest lead of the game, a
12-point, 62-50, advantage with 2:44 remaining.
Bob McComas
Sports Information Director
Slippery Rock University
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1 Morrow Way - Room 201 Old Main
Slippery Rock, Pa. 16057
Office: 724.738.2777
Fax: 724.738.4761
Cell: 724.421.5658
Email: robert.mccomas@sru.edu
www.sru.edu
A ROCK SOLID Education
Pgh Cultural Trust Announces New Shows in 2014
Dec 12, 2013 02:21PM
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For Immediate Release
Media Contacts
Shaunda Miles/Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
412-471-1578/ Miles@TrustArts.org
Diana Roth/Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
412-471-8717/ Roth@TrustArts.org
Images available: TrustArts.org/press
Search Name: New Shows 2014
THE PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TRUST ANNOUNCES
NEW SHOWS ADDED IN 2014!
BENEDUM CENTER & BYHAM THEATER
PITTSBURGH, PA: The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announces new
shows have been added to the 2014 performance schedule at the
Benedum Center and Byham Theater. Tickets are on sale now for
some shows and throughout the month of December. For tickets
and information, online at www.TrustArts.org, call 412-456-6666, or
in person: Box Office at Theater Square, 655 Penn Avenue. Groups:
10+ tickets, call 412-471-6930.
Theresa Caputo Live!: The Experience, Sunday, January 12, 2014, at
3PM, Benedum Center. Presented by Mills Entertainment. Psychic
medium and star of the hit TLC reality series, “Long Island Medium”
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will be on stage at the Benedum. Public on-sale starts Monday,
December 16, at 10AM. Tickets start at $43.50. All You Need is Love, Wednesday, February 19, 2014, at 7:30PM,
Byham Theater. Rich Engler Presents. Tickets are on sale now.
Tickets start at $43.75. On February 9, 1964, history was made
when The Beatles first appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show!
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of The Beatles coming to America,
All You Need Is Love, a Beatles tribute concert will feature over 20
musicians performing live, note for note, all 26 tracks from the Love
release, with elements from over 130 songs.
Richard Thompson with special guest Teddy Thompson, Saturday,
March 1, 2014, at 8PM, Byham Theater. Presented by Opus One and
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. Public on-sale starts Monday, December 9
at 9AM. Tickets start at $37.75. The venerated and prolific British
singer-songwriter and guitarist Richard Thompson is touring in
support of his latest release, “Electric.”
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Brit Floyd, Friday, March 7, 2014, at 8PM, Benedum Center. Cohen
& Grigsby Trust Presents. Public on-sale starts Friday, December 20
at 9AM. Tickets start at $37.25. The world’s greatest Pink Floyd
tribute brilliantly celebrates the band’s amazing musical legacy.
Jillian Michaels “Maximize Your Life” Tour, Wednesday, March 19,
2014, at 8PM, Benedum Center. Trust Presents. Public on-sale
starts Monday, December 16 at 9AM. Tickets start at $24.50. The
world’s leading health and wellness expert, Jillian Michaels, is live
on stage across the country in her “Maximize Your Life” Tour for an
evening of inspiration, information, and motivation. In this intimate
and uniquely personal experience, Jillian shows how to harness your
potential, accomplish your goals and live an exceptional life –
sharing her keys to health, success and happiness. No hype, no false
promises: Just results.
BandFuse: Rock Legends presents Experience Hendrix, Thursday,
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March 20, 2014, at 7:30PM, Benedum Center. This tour is a Steve
Litman presentation. Tickets are on sale now. Tickets start at
$62.50. This special performance features an all-star line-up in
celebration of the music and legacy of Jimi Hendrix.
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Sunday, April 13, 2014, at 8PM,
Byham Theater Presented by WYEP and Pittsburgh Cultural Trust.
Tickets are on sale now. Tickets start at $32.25. The standout
American funk soul band has led the funk/soul music revivalist
movement to capture the essence of this genre in its heydey from
the mid-1960s to mid-1970s. This special performance is in
celebration of 91.3fm WYEP’s 40th Anniversary.
Scooby-Doo Live! Musical Mysteries, Saturday, April 19, 2014, at
3PM & 6PM, Benedum Center. Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents.
Public on-sale starts Friday, December 13 at 9AM. Scooby-Doo and
the gang seek to solve the mystery of a troublemaking ghost that is
haunting a theater. The show features the classic theme song,
“Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?” and original show tunes.
John Prine, Friday, May 16, 2014 at 8PM, Benedum Center.
Presented by NS2. Tickets are on sale now. Tickets start at $49.50.
The poignant and prolific American country/folk singer-songwriter
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John Prine masterfully captures the human condition through
beautifully crafted songs.
IL Divo, Sunday, May 18, 2014 at 7:30PM, Benedum Center.
Presented by Live Nation. Tickets are on sale now. Tickets start at
$52.00. The UK based, multinational operatic pop, vocal group
created by reality TV star Simon Cowell has sold more than 26
million albums worldwide.
owners. Founded in 1984, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is a
The District is one of the country’s largest land masses “curated” by
a single nonprofit arts organization. A major catalytic force in the
city, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is a unique model of how
public-private partnerships can reinvent a city with authenticity,
innovation and creativity. Using the arts as an economic catalyst,
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has holistically created a
world-renowned Cultural District that is revitalizing the city,
improving the regional economy and enhancing Pittsburgh’s quality
of life. Thanks to the support of foundations, corporations,
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SBA Award Nominations Sought
Dec 12, 2013 02:27PM
PITTSBURGH DISTRICT OFFICE Release Date: December 2, 2013 Contact: Janet Heyl (412)
395-6560, ext. 103
Release Number: PGH14-03 Janet.Heyl@sba.gov
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Make a Big Deal out of Small Business
Nominations being accepted for local and national
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Small Business Administration awards
PITTSBURGH – It’s time for community leaders to make a big deal
out of local small business owners and perhaps catapult them to
center stage in the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA)
annual awards program designed to honor entrepreneurial
excellence.
“We know small businesses are the backbone of the economy and
employ approximately 50 percent of the nation’s workforce, said
Carl Knoblock, Western Pennsylvania SBA district director.
“Additionally, successful small businesses help spur economic
activity and civic pride through charitable donations of both time
and money to assist their neighbors and better their community.”
According to Knoblock, an SBA nomination is the ideal platform to
recognize an entrepreneur who exemplifies success in both the
business and community sectors.
“We all know that small business owner that goes the extra mile to
not only provide good jobs to area residents, but continually steps up
to the plate to improve the neighborhood, because it’s their
neighborhood too” he added. “Now is your chance to recognize that
individual.”
This spring, the SBA will set aside a day — National Small Business
Day – to honor the nation’s top small business owners. In Western
Pennsylvania, the SBA will set aside three days to laud the region’s
Small Business Person of the Year, Young Entrepreneur of the Year
and Exporter of the Year.
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For more information on the nomination process, including all
necessary forms, please contact the Janet Heyl of the Western
Pennsylvania SBA District Office at 412-395-6560, ext. 103 or email
janet.heyl@sba.gov or learn more online at:
http://nationalsmallbusinessweek.sba.gov/user
-30The U.S. Small Business Administration – helping small businesses
start, grow and succeed.
Tickets on Sale for 3 Broadway Shows in 2014
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Dec 12, 2013 02:38PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contacts:
PNC Broadway Across America-Pittsburgh
Shaunda Miles/Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
412-471-1578/ Miles@TrustArts.org
Diana Roth/Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
412-471-8717/ Roth@TrustArts.org
Electronic Images are available: TrustArts.org/press
Search Name: Broadway Tickets December 6
THE PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TRUST ANNOUNCES
SINGLE TICKETS ON SALE
FOR THREE BROADWAY SHOWS
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2013
MAMMA MIA!
February 11-16, 2014 │Heinz Hall
The Gershwins’ PORGY AND BESS
February 25-March 2, 2014 │Benedum Center
ONCE
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March 11-16, 2014 │Benedum Center
PITTSBURGH, PA: The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announces single
tickets go on sale Friday, December 6, 2013 at 9:00am forMAMMA
MIA!, The Gershwins’ PORGY AND BESS and ONCE.
Part of the 2013-2014 PNC Broadway Across America-Pittsburgh
series, presented by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Pittsburgh
Symphony and Broadway Across America, The Gershwins’ PORGY
AND BESS and ONCE will premiere in Pittsburgh in 2014 and
returning Broadway favorite MAMMA MIA!, is a season special.
TICKETS
Single tickets for MAMMA MIA! start at $23, Heinz Hall, February
11-16, 2014. Tickets are available by calling 412-392-4900.
Single tickets for The Gershwins’ PORGY AND BESS start at $20,
Benedum Center, February 25-March 2, 2014. Single ticketsfor
ONCE start at $23, Benedum Center, March 11-16, 2014. Tickets
are available by calling 412-456-4800.
Groups of 10 or more, call 412-471-6930 or visit
TrustArts.org/groupsales.
In-Person or Online
Tickets for all three shows are available at the Box Office at Theater
Square, 655 Penn Avenue, or by visiting www.TrustArts.org.
The performance schedule for MAMMA MIA!, The Gershwins’
PORGY AND BESS and ONCE is Tuesday-Thursday at 7:30 p.m.;
Friday at 8:00 p.m., Saturday at 2:00 and 8:00 p.m.; Sunday at 1:00
and 6:30 p.m.
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Credit: Kevin Thomas Garcia
About MAMMA MIA!
A mother. A daughter. 3 possible dads.
And a trip down the aisle you’ll never forget!
Over 50 million people all around the world have fallen in love with
the characters, the story and the music that make MAMMA MIA! the
ultimate feel-good show! Writer Catherine Johnson’s sunny, funny
tale unfolds on a Greek island paradise. On the eve of her wedding,
a daughter’s quest to discover the identity of her father brings 3
men from her mother’s past back to the island they last visited 20
years ago. The story-telling magic of ABBA’s timeless songs propels
this enchanting tale of love, laughter and friendship, and every night
everyone’s having the time of their lives!
With more productions playing internationally than any other
musical, MAMMA MIA! is the World’s No.1 Show! MAMMA MIA!
has premiered in more major cities worldwide faster than any other
musical in history, opening in over 400 major cities. MAMMA MIA!
is currently in its 15th year since the first production opened in
London’s West End on April 6, 1999. MAMMA MIA! is now into its
thirteenth year on Broadway where it has played over 4,938
performances at the Winger Garden Theatre. The show remains one
of Broadway’s top-grossing shows and is the 10th longest running
show in Broadway history.
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Credit: Michael J Lutch
About The Gershwins’ PORGY AND BESS
See what Time Magazine exclaims is “a don’t miss theater event!
The #1 Broadway musical of the year.” Winner of the 2012 Tony
Award® for Best Revival of a Musical, The Gershwins’ PORGY AND
BESS is hitting the road in a stunning and stirring new staging,
including such legendary songs as “Summertime,” “It Ain’t
Necessarily So” and “I Got Plenty of Nothing.” The Gershwins’
PORGY AND BESS features one of Broadway’s most accomplished
creative teams, led by Tony-nominated director Diane Paulus (HAIR),
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks
(TOPDOG/UNDERDOG), and two-time Obie Award-winning
composer Diedre L. Murray (RUNNING MAN), bringing George and
Ira Gershwin’s legendary masterwork to the Broadway stage for the
first time in more than 35 years.
Credit: Joan Marcus
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About ONCE
Winner of eight 2012 Tony® Awards, including best musical, ONCE
is a truly original Broadway experience. Featuring an impressive
ensemble of actor/musicians who play their own instruments on
stage, ONCE tells the enchanting tale of a Dublin street musician
who’s about to give up on his dream when a beautiful young woman
takes a sudden interest in his haunting love songs. As the chemistry
between them grows, his music soars to powerful new heights…but
their unlikely connection turns out to be deeper and more complex
than your everyday romance. Emotionally captivating and
theatrically breathtaking, ONCE draws you in from the very first
note and never lets go. It’s an unforgettable story about going for
your dreams…not living in fear…and the power of music to connect
all of us.
ABOUT BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA
Broadway Across America is a leading Broadway producer and the
foremost presenter of first-class touring productions in North
America. BAA operates in 40 cities, bringing first-class touring
musicals and plays to audiences across the US and Canada in
markets such as Costa Mesa, Fort Lauderdale, Tempe, Boston,
Minneapolis and New Orleans. As a producer, current and
upcoming productions include Million Dollar Quartet, Pippin, Big
Fish, Betrayal, Bullets Over Broadway, Little Miss Sunshine and Bull
Durham. BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com
owners. Founded in 1984, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is a
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The District is one of the country’s largest land masses “curated” by
a single nonprofit arts organization. A major catalytic force in the
city, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is a unique model of how
public-private partnerships can reinvent a city with authenticity,
innovation and creativity. Using the arts as an economic catalyst,
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has holistically created a
world-renowned Cultural District that is revitalizing the city,
improving the regional economy and enhancing Pittsburgh’s quality
of life. Thanks to the support of foundations, corporations,
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Four SRU Players Named to First Team All Region
Dec 12, 2013 02:46PM
Rock place 4 on Daktronics football first-team all-region list
WEST CHESTER, Pa. – Five members of Slippery Rock University’s
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference runner-up football team
were named Thursday as Daktronics All-Super Region 1 performers.
Selected as first-team all-region performers by sports information
directors at the 49 NCAA Division II schools that comprise Super
Region 1 were Rock senior quarterback Nigel Barksdale, senior
punter James McCombie, redshirt sophomore offensive tackle Cory
Tucker and senior wide receiver John Schademan.
Rock senior linebacker Quindell Dean earned second-team honors.
All five Rock players named to all-region status had previously
received first-team All-Pennsylvania State Athletic
Conference-Western Division honors.
The four first-team all-region selections are now eligible for
Daktronics All-America honors that will be awarded later this month.
Barksdale, who earned the PSAC-West Offensive Athlete of the Year
honor and was one of seven Super Region 1 finalists for the Harlon
Hill Trophy awarded annually to the top NCAA Division II player in
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the nation, rewrote the SRU single-season offensive record book this
fall.
A native of San Jacinto, Calif., Barksdale set new SRU records for
single-season passing yards (3,736), passing touchdowns (30), pass
attempts (427) and pass completions (247) as well as total offense
(4,199).
Barksdale also set a Rock record with six touchdown passes in the
season-opening win Sept. 7 at Northwood (Mich.) and recorded four
of the top five and five of the top seven single-game passing yardage
totals in school history.
Barksdale led the PSAC in passing yards and total offense, ranked
second in pass completions and attempts and fourth in TD passes.
A former standout at Mount San Jacinto College in California,
Barksdale threw for 400 or more yards in three games this season,
headlined by a 465-yard performance at Northwood.
Barksdale ended the regular season ranked in the top 10 nationally
in three categories. He was fifth in passing yards, sixth in total
offense (349.9 yards per game) and seventh in passing yards per
game (318.2). Barksdale also ranked 13th in touchdown passes.
A four-time PSAC-West Offensive Athlete of the Week and the only
player to earn that honor more than once, Barksdale ranks fourth on
the PSAC’s all-time, single-season total offense chart and fifth on the
passing yards list.
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Barksdale’s favorite receiver this fall, Schademan set new school
records for single-season pass receiving yards (1,484), single-season
pass receiving touchdowns (15) and single-game pass receiving
yards (229, Sept. 28 vs. Mercyhurst).
Schademan, who was one of The Rock team captains this fall, ranked
second among PSAC receivers in receptions (77), receiving yards
and receiving TDs and was third in yards per catch with a 19.3 mark
and.
A native of Pittsburgh and graduate of Bethel Park High School,
Schademan finished the regular season ranked fifth nationally in
receiving TDs, sixth in total receiving yards and 11th in receiving
yards per game (123.7).
Schademan, a third-year member of The Rock program after starting
his collegiate career at Division I Colgate University, ended the
season ranked fourth on SRU’s single-season pass receptions chart.
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Dean ranked second on the team in total tackles with 76 (43 solo, 33
assisted) in 11 games played and started at strongside linebacker.
Dean ranked ninth in the PSAC in tackles for loss with a team-high
14.5 for -47 yards.
A native of Uniontown and graduate of Uniontown High School,
Dean also intercepted two passes, one of which he returned for a
touchdown in the NCAA first-round game at Winston-Salem State,
batted down six passes and recorded two quarterback hurries.
Dean ended the regular season ranked 24th on SRU’s career tackles
list with 239. He ranked 18th in career solo tackles with 125 solo
and was 14th in career tackles for loss with 32 for -155 yards.
A fourth-year member of The Rock program after being redshirted
as a true freshman at Division I Toledo, Dean has recorded nine
quarterback sacks, one shy of being included in the school’s top 25
in that category.
McCombie, The Rock’s starting punter for the last four seasons, led
the PSAC this fall with a career-best 43.2 yards per punt average to
finish his career with a 40.3 yards per punt average.
A native of Nicktown and graduate of Bishop Carroll High School in
Ebensburg, McCombie had 14 punts that traveled 50 or more yards
this fall, headlined by a career-best 74-yarder in the season opener
at Northwood.
McCombie also had 16 of his 62 punts land inside the opponents’
20-yard line this fall and only nine result in touchbacks.
Tucker, a second-year starter from South Park (South Park High
School), anchored a young, no-senior, Rock offensive line that paved
the road to a school-record 500 points.
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Behind the Tucker-led frontline, The Rock offense led the PSAC in
total offense (536.5 yards per game), passing offense (354.3 ypg)
and scoring offense (43.3 points per game).
Those marks ranked fourth, sixth and seventh, respectively, among
all 168 NCAA Division II football-playing institutions. The Rock also
ranked sixth in in the 16-team PSAC in rushing offense with a 182.3
ypg average
SRU, one of six teams that earned a berth in this year’s NCAA Super
Region 1 playoffs, was one of four schools that had four
student-athletes named to first-team honors.
Shepherd and West Chester, the two teams that will meet in
Saturday’s regional championship game, also had four first-team
all-region performers, as did Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
champion Bloomsburg.
Bloomsburg senior running back Franklyn Quiteh was selected as
the Daktronics Super Region 1 Offensive Player of the Year, while
Shippensburg senior defensive end Jake Metz won the Defensive
Player of the Year award.
Bob McComas
Sports Information Director
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Slippery Rock University
1 Morrow Way - Room 201 Old Main
Slippery Rock, Pa. 16057
Office: 724.738.2777
Fax: 724.738.4761
Cell: 724.421.5658
Email: robert.mccomas@sru.edu
www.sru.edu
A ROCK SOLID Education
Point Park Alum Directs Sound of Music Live Performance
Dec 12, 2013 03:00PM
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For Immediate Release
Dec. 4, 2013
Tony Award-winning Point Park alum Rob Ashford to direct ‘The
Sound of Music,’ starring Carrie Underwood, Stephen Moyer live on
NBC
PITTSBURGH – Point Park alumnus and Tony Award-winner Rob
Ashford will direct the classic musical,The Sound of Music, live on
NBC at 8 p.m. Eastern, Thursday, Dec. 5.
The three-hour live telecast, directed by Ashford and Beth
McCarthy-Miller, stars six-time Grammy Award-winner Carrie
Underwood as Maria von Trapp, Stephen Moyer, star of HBO’s hit
series True Blood, as Captain von Trapp, and five-time Tony
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Award-winner and two-time Grammy Award-winner Audra McDonald
as Mother Abbess.
This will be a faithful adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s
beloved musical and include all the favorite musical numbers
performed by the cast in the live broadcast.
Ashford won a Tony Award in 2002 for choreographing Thoroughly
Modern Millie. He has been nominated for a Tony Award eight times
and for several Laurence Olivier awards, the British equivalent of
the Tony. He won the Drama Desk, Fred Astaire Award, and Outer
Critics Circle awards for Cry-Baby(2008).
Ashford made his directorial debut with Parade (2008) on London’s
West End. On Broadway, he directed revivals of the musicals
Promises, Promises, starring Sean Hayes and Kristin Chenoweth,
and How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, starring
Daniel Radcliff. Earlier this year, Ashford directed his first
non-musical on Broadway, a revival of Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a
Hot Tin Roof, starring Scarlett Johansson. Ashford also directed the
musical numbers for the film, Beyond the Sea, Kevin Spacey’s Bobby
Darin biopic, and won a 2009 Primetime Emmy Award for
Outstanding Choreography for the 81st Annual Academy Awards.
NBC’s live version of The Sound of Music also features another
Pittsburgh native – Michael Campayno, a Carnegie Mellon University
Drama School senior.
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Ramesh Santanam | Director of Marketing & Public Relations
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rsantanam@pointpark.edu |412.392.8106
Laura Greenawalt | Marketing & Public Relations Coordinator
lgreenawalt@pointpark.edu | 412.392.3175
Programming Highlights for First Night
Dec 12, 2013 03:51PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 4, 2013
Media Contacts:
Shaunda Miles, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust / (412) 608-9767 /
Miles@TrustArts.org
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Saul Markowitz, Markowitz Communications / (412) 977-8517 /
saul@markowitzcommunications.com
Electronic art is available for download: TrustArts.org/press
Search: FirstNightPGH 2014
PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TRUST ANNOUNCES
PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS FOR
HIGHMARK® FIRST NIGHT® PITTSBURGH 2014
CHARLES BRADLEY HEADLINES the 20TH ANNIVERSARY
arts-focused celebration
Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 6:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. midnight
Cultural District | Downtown Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, PA: The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announced the
vibrant programming planned for this year’s New Year’s Eve
celebration, scheduled to take place in the heart of downtown
Pittsburgh’s Cultural District on Tuesday, December 31, 2013.
Perennial Pittsburgh favorites, in addition to a few new and exciting
events, are intended to highlight the history of Highmark First Night
Pittsburgh and commemorate 20 years of the family-friendly
community celebration.
“We are proud to support Highmark First Night Pittsburgh as a
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family-friendly, community event,” said Dan Onorato, executive vice
president, Highmark. “Our support is focused on ensuring that the
event is accessible to the entire community and offers a great
experience to the young and young at heart of our region.”
Highmark First Night Pittsburgh 2014 is produced by the Pittsburgh
Cultural Trust with generous support from Highmark Blue Cross
Blue Shield, the event’s longtime supporter and returning
presenting sponsor. Highmark First Night Pittsburgh provides the
city with a chance to ring in the new year while celebrating the arts:
dance, music, theater, comedy, magic, visual art and film, plus
hands-on activities for children and adults.
“Through this year’s exciting programming, the Pittsburgh Cultural
Trust is able to illuminate how relevant the event was, and continues
to be, to the cultural fabric of our city,” says Darcy Kucenic, Director
of Highmark First Night Pittsburgh for the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust.
“The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is grateful to the vision of former
Mayor Tom Murphy and to Jamee Todd, the founders of First Night
Pittsburgh. The Trust is also grateful to Highmark for its third
consecutive year as the presenting sponsor of the region’s largest
New Year’s event.”
Soul/R&B and Funk sensation CHARLES BRADLEY AND HIS
EXTRAORDINAIRES will headline the 20th anniversary celebration,
performing on the Highmark Stage in downtown Pittsburgh’s
Cultural District. Bradley transcended a bleak life on the streets and
struggled through a series of ill-fitting jobs — most famously as a
James Brown impersonator at Brooklyn clubs — before finally being
discovered by Daptone’s Gabe Roth. “Sometimes performances are
that special, where words can’t re-create them…a classic
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showman…he sells every syllable, dropping to his knees,
outstretching his arms, shaking his hips. And that voice [is] both
pleading and plaintive, anguished and extraordinary.” – Los Angeles
Times, SXSW review. This can’t-miss performance will be
accompanied by the Future of Pittsburgh Grand Finale: the
countdown to midnight, raising of the 1,000 lbs. ball 150 feet in the
air above Penn Avenue Place, and a spectacular Zambelli fireworks
finale!
New attractions include a special one-time ICE LABYRINTH.
Visitors can experience a fully immersive 5 ft. high and 40 ft. x 40 ft.
walk-through maze of giant ice blocks, specially designed to
celebrate the 20th anniversary of Highmark First Night Pittsburgh
with LED lighting, carved and designed by Ice Creations’ Rich
Bubin. The ice labyrinth will be located next to Fire & Ice Plaza at
the 8th Street parking lot, which will again feature Ice Creations and
Steel Town Fire. Playwright FJ Hartland and his award-winning play
Funeral in the Rain will be presented as well as a new visual art
exhibition by Edinboro University curated by Bruce Gallery. The
exhibit will act as a conduit of art between Pittsburgh, Erie, and
Edinboro. By working with the community, TRANSPOSE will install a
short-term Pop-up gallery installation at 820 Liberty Avenue. iQ
Kids Radio, a commercial-free, family-friendly educational radio
station developed by WQED Multimedia and SLB Radio Productions,
Inc., will host a dance party in EQT Plaza to celebrate one year of
the web radio station! Attendees can enjoy a DJ dance party and a
make-and-take craft.
It Was the Coldest Winter Ever, a special variety show by Miniature
Curiosa will create a miniature city from medicine cabinets, desk
lamps, Victorian dollhouses, and repurposed junk. Inside, amongst
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the tiny copper-wire trees and within the cramped bedrooms of the
pocket-sized residents, puppeteer Zach Dorn reveals the miniature
city’s hidden stories. Equipped with video technology, Dorn sends
digital cameras through the cardboard streets, projecting puppet
performances for children and adults alike. Also new this year,
Bricolage Production Company will present First Look First Night:
an immersive urban adventurewhere audiences will be invited to
embark on a personal 30–40 minute journey interacting with the
world of art. Part game and part performance, First Look: First
Night is an experience unlike any found on a stage, taking its
audience on an actual journey through various city locations.
The WYEP Music Station on the 4th floor of the Pittsburgh Cultural
Trust Education Center (805/807 Liberty Avenue) will feature Joy Ike
and Broken Fences. In the Pierce Studio of the Trust Arts Education
building, Sean Jones will lead the Mission Statement 2014 Reunion
Band in a 10th anniversary performance. The Pittsburgh jazz group
was founded in 2004 and played regularly at Dowe’s on 9th, the
former Cultural District jazz club.
The FedEx Ground Parade at 8:00 p.m. is themed “Special Delivery”
and features Grand Marshals Mr. McFeeley, First Night Pittsburgh
founders, Former Mayor Tom Murphy and Jamee Todd, giant
puppets, art cars, marching bands, and a bicycle parade.
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Johnny Angel and the Halos
Included within the nearly 150 arts-focused and family-friendly
events being held in nearly 50 indoor and outdoor venues
throughout the Cultural District is the Country Rock band sensation
NOMaD on Dollar Bank Stage kicking things off at 6:00 p.m. along
with the Dollar Bank Children’s Fireworks Display. Equitable Gas
Marquee Performances will include Pittsburgh favorite Johnny Angel
& the Halos at the Benedum Center and the River City Brass at the
Byham Theater. Other vouchered performances include magician
Jason Hudy at CAPA’s Auditorium, juggler and yo-yoer Mark
Hayward at the Highmark Auditorium, First Night Comedy Club at
the Cabaret at Theater Square, and the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
School performing in the August Wilson Center Theater.
Korbanic-Morrison Duo
NoMAD
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Noel Quintana
Joy Ike Attack Theatre will also perform in the August Wilson Center
Theater during the evening. Attack Theatre’s public debut was on
December 31, 1994, at the inaugural First Night Pittsburgh
celebration. Founders Peter Kope and Michele de la Reza
choreographed and produced five different performances
throughout downtown Pittsburgh, working with over 25 artists that
one evening. With the then First Night Pittsburgh directors Jamee
Todd and Donna Goyak, Peter and Michele served as First Night
programming associates. This 20th anniversary celebration marks
Attack Theatre’s 12th year of participation in First Night Pittsburgh.
Over the past 19 years, Attack Theatre has created original
performances and installations for First Night Pittsburgh including a
world premiere of Resolution Café, the ever-popular Bag Attack
Boogaloo, a 5,000-person kazoo concert in Market Square, a
2,000-person game of musical chairs on Liberty Avenue, and more.
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First National Bank Family Tent with hands-on activities for kids and
adults. The First National Bank Family Tent hosts activities for all
ages, led by community groups like the Carnegie Library of
Pittsburgh, Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, Citiparks,Pittsburgh
Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh International Children’s Theater, and
more, including everyone’s favorite hometown sports mascots!
First Night Food Trucks will return at a new location in the parking
lot at 9th Street and Penn Avenue, as will the enormous Penn
Avenue Big Screen located at 6th Street and Penn Avenue, full of
surprises and throwback images celebrating the past 20 years of
First Night Pittsburgh!
All programming is subject to change. Updates will be posted online
at TrustArts.org/FirstNightPGH. The Highmark First Night
Pittsburgh website provides even more event details and allows
users to sort through the schedule of events and customize plans.
TrustArts.org/FirstNightPGH is mobile-friendly and will allow
smartphone users to plan on-the-go during New Year’s Eve.
ADMISSION
All-Access Highmark First Night Pittsburgh buttons (worn by
attendees) are available beginning December 5, 2013 at
participating Giant Eagle locations; online at
TrustArts.org/FirstNightPGH; by phone at 412-456-6666; or at The
Box Office at Theater Square, located at 655 Penn Avenue. Buttons
cost $8 in advance or $10 night-of-event. Children age 5 and under
are admitted FREE.
Some indoor performances also require seating vouchers, which are
free tickets. They must be reserved to ensure theaters do not fill
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beyond capacity. Vouchers can be reserved starting December 5th
by phone or at The Box Office at Theater Square only. Events
requiring vouchers are listed at TrustArts.org/FirstNightPGH.
Want your vouchers sooner? Our VIP package, entitled “First Night
Friends,” allows members to purchase vouchers beginning
December 5th for priority seating, access, parking, and more! For
more information on becoming a part of this special sponsorship
opportunity, please call 412-471-6086.
SPONSORS & MEDIA PARTNERS
Highmark First Night Pittsburgh 2014 sponsors as of release date
include: Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield as the presenting sponsor,
Equitable Gas Company, Dollar Bank, First National Bank, Giant
Eagle, PNC, and Bobby Rahal Motor Company. New this year,
FedEx Ground will serve as the sponsor for the annual parade with
special puppets designed by Studio Capezzuti.
Highmark First Night Pittsburgh 2014 community supporters
include The Buhl Foundation, The Fine Foundation, and The Grable
Foundation.
Highmark First Night Pittsburgh 2014 media partners include KDKA
TV, Trib Total Media, and WYEP 91.3 FM/WESA 90.5FM.
ABOUT HIGHMARK FIRST NIGHT PITTSBURGH
Highmark First Night Pittsburgh, a production of the Pittsburgh
Cultural Trust, is an arts-focused and family-friendly New Year’s Eve
celebration in downtown Pittsburgh’s Cultural District. It is the
largest single-day celebration in the region offering around 150
events at nearly 50 indoor and outdoor locations within the 14-block
Cultural District. The celebration offers something for everyone.
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owners. Founded in 1984, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is a
A major catalytic force in the city, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is a
unique model of how public-private partnerships can reinvent a city
with authenticity, innovation and creativity. Using the arts as an
economic catalyst, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has holistically
created a world-renowned Cultural District that is revitalizing the
city, improving the regional economy and enhancing Pittsburgh’s
quality of life. Thanks to the support of foundations, corporations,
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John Gorka at The Roots Cellar
Dec 12, 2013 04:02PM
For Immediate Release Contact: Lisa Alexander, PR Coordinator
Calliope: The Pittsburgh Folk Music Society
(412) 361-1915, lalexander@calliopehouse.org CALLIOPE PRESENTS
JOHN GORKA
(Pittsburgh, PA)- Calliope: The Pittsburgh Folk Music Society
welcomes John Gorka to THE ROOTS CELLAR, Pittsburgh Center for
the Arts, Shadyside, on Thursday, January 30, 2014, 7:30 PM.
More information is available online at www.calliopehouse.org or by
contacting the Calliope office at (412) 361-1915. Tickets are $28 /
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$12 (w/ student ID) *handling fees included.
From New Jersey, John Gorka is a world-renowned singer-songwriter
who got his start at a neighborhood coffeehouse in eastern
Pennsylvania. Though small, Godfrey Daniels was and is one of the
oldest and most venerable music institutions and has long been a
hangout for music lovers and aspiring musicians. In the late 1970’s,
John was one of these aspiring musicians. Although his academic
coursework at Moravian College lay in Philosophy and History,
music began to offer paramount enticements. Soon he found himself
living in the club’s basement and acting as resident MC and sound
man, encountering legendary folk troubadours like Canadian
singer-songwriter Stan Rogers, Eric Andersen, Tom Paxton and
Claudia Schmidt. Their brand of folk-inspired acoustic music
inspired him, and before long he was performing his own songs –
mostly as an opener for visiting acts. Soon he started traveling to
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New York City, where Jack Hardy’s legendary Fast Folk circle (a
breeding ground for many a major singer-songwriter) became a
powerful source of education and encouragement. Folk meccas like
Texas’ Kerrville Folk Festival (where he won the New Folk Award in
1984) and Boston followed, and his stunningly soulful baritone voice
and original songwriting began turning heads. Those who had at one
time inspired him – Suzanne Vega, Bill Morrissey, Nanci Griffith,
Christine Lavin, Shawn Colvin – had become his peers.
In 1987, the young Minnesota-based Red House Records caught
wind of John’s talents and released his first album, I Know, to
popular and critical acclaim. With unusual drive and focus, John hit
the ground running and, when an offer came from Windham Hill’s
Will Ackerman in 1989, he signed with that label’s imprint, High
Street Records. He proceeded to record five albums with High
Street over the next seven years: Land of the Bottom Line, Jack’s
Crows, Temporary Road, Out of the Valley and Between Five and
Seven. His albums and his touring (over 150 nights a year at times)
brought new accolades for his craft. His rich multifaceted songs full
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of depth, beauty and emotion gained increasing attention from
critics and audiences across the country, as well as in Europe where
his tours led him through Italy, Belgium, Scotland, Ireland, Holland,
Switzerland and Germany. He also started sharing tours with many
notable friends—Nanci Griffith and Mary Chapin Carpenter among
them. All this brought his music to an ever-widening audience. His
video for the single “When She Kisses Me” found a long-term
rotation on VH-1’s “Current Country,” as well as on CMT and the
Nashville Network.
In 1998, after five successful recordings and seven years at
Windham Hill/High Street, John felt the need for a change and
decided to return to his musical roots at Red House Records. The
choice was driven, in part, by the artistic integrity that the label
represents in an industry where the business of music too often
takes precedence. The 1998 release After Yesterday marked a
decidedly different attitude towards making music for John, and his
next release The Company You Keep held fast to his tradition of fine
songwriting, yet moved forward down new avenues. Its fourteen
songs displays John’s creative use of lyrics and attention to detail.
Andy Stochansky played drums and shared production credits with
John and Rob Genadek. Ani DiFranco, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Lucy
Kaplansky and Patty Larkin contributed stellar guitar work and
vocals to this fan favorite. Old Futures Gone was informed by his life
as husband and father of two young children and also contained the
colorful experience of many hard years on the road. Writing in the
Margins followed in 2006 and was an engaging collection of sweet
and serious songs that spanned many musical genres—folk, pop,
country and soul—and featured guest vocalists Nanci Griffith, Lucy
Kaplansky and Alice Peacock. Now with this, his 11th studio album,
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he returns to his roots with So Dark You See, his most compelling
and traditional album to date.
In addition to his 11 critically acclaimed albums, John released a
collector’s edition box featuring a hi-definition DVD and companion
CD called The Gypsy Life. Windham Hill also released a collection of
John’s greatest hits from the label called Pure John Gorka. In 2010,
he also released an album with his friends and Red House
label-mates Lucy Kaplansky and Eliza Gilkyson under the name Red
Horse. Getting high praise from critics and fans alike, it landed on
the Billboard Folk Charts and was one of the most played albums on
folk radio.
Many well-known artists have recorded and/or performed John
Gorka songs, including Mary Chapin Carpenter, Nanci Griffith, Mary
Black and Maura O’Connell. John has graced the stage of Austin City
Limits, Mountain Stage, etown and has appeared on CNN. His new
song “Where No Monuments Stand” is featured in the upcoming
documentary Every War Has Two Losers, about activist and Oregon
Poet Laureate William Stafford (1914-1993).
Check out his website: http://johngorka.com/
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Founded in 1976, Calliope is a non-profit music organization that
organizes and administers a variety of concert series, a folk music
school, and educational outreach programs. As the premier
promoter of roots music in southwestern Pennsylvania, Calliope’s
mission is to promote and preserve traditional and contemporary
heritage-based music and its allied arts. Calliope programs are
supported in part by the A.W. Mellon Education and Charitable Trust
Fund of the Pittsburgh Foundation, The Allegheny County sales tax
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revenues awarded by the Allegheny Regional Asset District, The
Heinz endowments, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, University of
Pittsburgh Library System, and an anonymous donor. Calliope also
thanks the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and Chatham University.
—
Lisa Alexander, MFA
PR Coordinator
Calliope: The Pittsburgh Folk Music Society
6300 Fifth Avenue, 3rd Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
412-361-1915
www.calliopehouse.org
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Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings Tickets Available
Dec 12, 2013 04:10PM
April 13, 2014 • 8pm
Byham Theater Positively Pittsburgh Live
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Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings Are Back…with a new record, a new
video, and a monumental show!
For over a decade, the band has traveled the world, blowing minds
with their explosive live performances and their raw, hand-crafted
studio recordings. While other artists have ridden the crests and
troughs of passing fads, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings have
bypassed the hype-and-hit superhighway and taken a detour straight
to the hearts and bodies of their listeners, transcending fleeting
trends and demographics and delivering a visceral rhythm and soul
sound to an ever-expanding base of deeply loyal fans. Give the
People What They Want is poised to become not only an iconic
album from a prolific band, but a fixture in the canon of Soul Music.
Enter promo code DAPKINGS to purchase tickets before
they go on sale to the public on Wednesday, November 27.
To Purchase Tickets:
• Online at TrustArts.org
• Call 412-456-6666
• Box Office at Theater Square
10+ tickets Call 412-471-6930
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