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Attack Theatre in the News

Attack Theatre's fall main stage, "Insert Clever and Thought-Provoking Title Here" which ran from October 31 - November 3, made the headlines. Articles in the Tribune Review, Post-Gazette, City Paper and Pop City's Pop Filter previewed the performance while the Tribune Review and Post-Gazette also reviewed the performance. To read the stories visit the links below.

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/living/arts/theater/s_595449.html?source=rss&feed=7
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08304/923739-42.stm
http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid:54487
http://www.popcitymedia.com/popfilter/attack1029.aspx
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/living/arts/theater/s_596780.html?source=rss&feed=7
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08310/925284-42.stm

Friday, November 21 | 9AM-6PM | ARTica, ART SPACE, ANTIQUES AND MODERN COLLECTIBLES - 5110 PENN AVE.
HUGE VINTAGE JEWELRY SALE "ALL THAT GLITTERS"-- a new holiday event created by Pittsburgh artists Christine Bethea and LaVerne Kemep to showcase the exciting world of vintage and artisan crafted jewelry. Stop by ARTica on Friday, November 21 and Saturday, November 22 from 9 am to 6 pm. You'll find Bakelite, crystals, enamel, mosaics, rhinestones, gold-filled, scrimshaw, bone, sterling, woods, plastics, old ivory, natural stones, semi-precious stones, amber and more in an abundace of  vintage jewelry including necklaces, bracelets, pins and brooches, charms, compacts, pill boxes,loose beads, buttons, men's cufflinks and tie pins as well as some newer hand-crafted jewelry! You do not want to miss this one! 412-596-6521 www.passportsart.blogspot.com

Friday, November 21 | 7PM-9PM | DANCE ALLOY THEATER - 5530 PENN AVE.
BEHIND THE CURTAIN Join Canadian choreographer Marina Harris for an informal studio showing/discussion of her world premiere "Three Camilles." This close-up and personal event allows you to become part of what "goes on" before it "goes up!" Only 60 seats available; reservations are strongly suggested. Call 412-363-4321. www.dancealloy.org

Friday, November 21 | 10PM-2AM | BRILLOBOX - 4104 PENN AVE.
BIKE PGH BENEFIT DANCE PARTY Bike Pittsburgh hosts their Benefit Dance Party with DJ's Cory, Cutups and Marine A. spinning radical party jams. $3 for members, $5 non-members. Bike Pittsburgh's mission is to establish Pittsburgh as a city that is increasingly safe, accessible and friendly to bike transportation. Connect at bike-pgh.org.

Saturday, November 22 | 8PM-11PM | UNION PROJECT - 801 N. NEGLEY AVE.
UNWRAPPED Union Project proudly announces its 7th Annual Unwrapped Fundraiser. Unwrapped features unique entertainment, original local artwork, and live and silent auctions. The evening will showcase the city’s young talent with the Neighborhood Academy Balafon West African Drumming and Dance Ensemble. Unwrapped will be emceed by Andrew Stockey, Morning Anchor for WTAE Channel 4 Action News. The live and silent auctions will include gift certificates from local businesses, entertainment packages, travel certificates from Jet Blue airlines, and a custom fitted bicycle. Food for the distinctive evening will be provided by the big Burrito Catering, Strictly Business Catering, Opening Night Catering, and Whole Foods, and will include an assortment of gourmet finger foods. Wine, beer and signature cocktails will also be provided. Tickets for Unwrapped are available for purchase in advance for $40 for a single or two tickets for $75. Tickets at the door are $50. VIP tickets are $100. All tickets are available online at www.unionproject.org. For more information on ticket sales please contact Hilary Brown at 412-363-4550 x26.

Tuesday, December 2 | 7PM-9PM | UNION PROJECT - 801 N. NEGLEY AVE.
YOUTH TALENT SHOWCASE A monthly talent show for local high schools students. A panel of local industry judges will rank each months talent and award prizes. This event is free, so grab a friend and come join us. Visit the Youth Talent Showcase Blog (http://unionprojectyts.blogspot.com) for more details, photos, and more! For more information or to sign up to compete, contact Hilary at hilary@unionproject.org or 412-363-4550 x 26

Friday, December 5 | 5PM-2AM | ENVY - 4923 PENN AVE.
CUISINE & MUSIC Stop by Envy for delicious food, great music and good company. $7 dinner specials, happy hour & $2 drink specials until 10pm. Bring your card from Modernformations or < c > space and receive $1 beer specials. Continue the evening with D.J. Jamo & D.J. Banger.

Friday, December 5 | 6PM-11PM | STUDIO 5013 - 5013 PENN AVE.
PRINTS AND PAINTINGS Stop by the windows at 5013 and enjoy the work of Jody Perigo including
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Friday, December 5 | 6PM-9PM | PITTSBURGH GLASS CENTER - 5472 PENN AVE.
HOLIDAY GLASS SALE Festive, funky and fanciful glass gifts for sale for two days only! Regional glass artists will display unique vessels, sculptures and jewelry at all prices. Plus, you’ll see heat defying acts of art in the state-of the-art glass studios and Susan Taylor Glasgow’s exhibition “Absence of Body” featuring a giant glass bird’s nest and other works of “sewn” glass art. For more information, call 412-365-2145 ext. 201. www.pittsburghglasscenter.org.

Friday, December 5 | 6PM-8PM | BRILLOBOX - 4104 PENN AVE.
SOFT ROCK HAPPY HOUR Come start your art-world wanderings listening to the smooth sounds of soft rock. $2 domestic bottle specials, $3 well drinks specials.

Friday, December 5 | 6PM-9PM | UNION PROJECT - 801 N. NEGLEY AVE.
STUDENT FORUM This show features work from emerging artists Lauren McCutcheon, Jon Grengs, James Gouker, Collette Zielinski, Emily Laychak, Meghan Draude, and Meg Gasbarre. These students of Carlow range in their media and inspiration. Everywhere from functional ceramics to sculpture to photography. Enjoy light refreshments and snacks at the opening located in the Union Project's atrium. Free to all. For more information, call 412.363.4550 or visit www.unionproject.org.

Friday, December 5 | 6PM-10PM | MOST WANTED FINE ART - 5015 PENN AVE.
FOUND & LOST Photographs by Teake Zuidema and Jason Furda.  Come explore their recent photographic journeys: Zuidema's to the Ecuadorian rainforest, and Furda's to the Arizona desert.  Each photographer explored and captured images relevant to both the landscape and the inhabitants of these locales.  More info: www.most-wantedfineart.com

Friday, December 5 | 6PM-9PM | SANDIDGE PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO & GALLERY - 5515 PENN AVE.412.628.7888
PORTRAITS Stop by and receive a 5x7 portrait for $10.00.  We will take 3 photos for you to select the image that best flatters you.  The selected image will be printed immediately after you make your selection and placed in a frame. These images are perfect for holiday greeting cards or stocking stuffers. 412.628.7888.

Friday, December 5 | 6PM-10PM | ARTica, ART SPACE, ANTIQUES AND MODERN COLLECTIBLES - 5110 PENN AVE.
COOL STUFF FOR CHRISTMAS! Our biggest, best and brightest art, antiques and collectible treasures are out and for the weekend to give you a jump on your holiday shopping! Select gifts from our cool inventory of vintage jewelry, antique dressers, tables, vintage glassware, pillows, textiles and many more wonderful artsy items! 2 DAYS ONLY!  Friday, December 5 and Saturday, December 6. www.passportsart.blogspot.com  (412) 596-6521.

Friday, December 5 | 6PM-11PM | SPAK BROTHERS - 5107 PENN AVE.
TASTY ART Enjoy paintings by Jupiter73 as well as tasty classic and vegan pizza, sandwiches and more. 412-362-7725.

Friday, December 5 | 7PM-11PM | KELLY-STRAYHORN THEATER - 5941 PENN AVE.
LOBBY MIXER & PERFORMANCE: WES FELTON LOBBY MIXER Mix, mingle and make friends, snacks, drinks. Music by DJ Nate da Phat. Arts & crafts by local artists. FREE. PERFORMANCE: 8:00 PM with D.C. based Wes Felton (singer/poet/actor/emcee). TICKETS: $10.00 ($5.00 for students) www.kelly-strayhorn.org or 412.363.3000 ext. 107

Friday, December 5 | 7PM-10PM | GARFIELD ARTWORKS - 4931 PENN AVE.
DYNAMIC DUO A new series of paintings by Evan Knauer and photographs by
David Harris. Featuring a performance by Daryl Fleming and Friends. Donation suggested. 412-361-2262. www.garfieldartworks.com.

Friday, December 5 | 7PM-10PM | THE CLAY PENN - 5111 PENN AVE.
ANNUAL HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA Exhibition featuring a variety of local and national artists.  Please join us for wonderful art, gift ideas and holiday cheer.  For more information please contact 412 951-6133, ljmclay@hotmail.com or laurajeanmclaughlin.com.

Friday, December 5 | 7PM-10PM | MODERNFORMATIONS GALLERY & PERFORMANCE SPACE - 4919 PENN AVE.
KATHRYN COLE: BITS AND PIECES OF A PLACE 2008 This exhibit features the work of the 2008 Grand Prize Winner of Modernformations Annual Spring Salon, Kathryn Cole. It is an investigation into the qualities of the city Kathryn has been calling home for the last year. The work will be a collection of found objects and materials re-assembled into her impressions of this new place. Trained as a metalsmith and jeweler at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA, she is attracted to the unique qualities of the “Steel City”, a rugged beaten sort of beauty. Kathryn says: I spend hours roaming the streets looking for little metal cast-offs and bits to be reincarnated in my impressions of the city. As a metal smith, I feel a unique bond to this “Steel City”. Each little metal scrap I find seems to have so much more importance because of where I have found it. Whether is it a crushed can or a part fallen off a truck, all of these bits are part of what Pittsburgh is. Perhaps using parts of this city will help me define it…www.modernformations.com 412-362-0274.

Friday, December 5 | 7PM-10PM | IMAGEBOX - 4933 PENN AVE.
THE SPECTRAL LIGHT Works by Grace Morrow and Ronn Akins in their quest to find light in the universe, to touch upon the meaning of life. Through various mediums, simple and complex patterning, they search for that connection, that spark that holds us one to another and tells us: we are not alone; we are part of each other; we are part of everything that is; WE ARE! For more information, call 412-441-0930. www.imagebox.com. 

Friday, December 5 | 7PM-9PM | < c > S P A C E - 4823 PENN AVE.
OPEN STUDIO Stop by and enjoy the open studio, music, food and fun.

Friday, December 5 | 8PM-11PM | ATTACK THEATRE - 4805 PENN AVE.
GAME NIGHT AND THE SEVEN-MINUTE DANCE SERIES Join Attack Theatre for some good old-fashioned schoolyard fun and games: Four-Square, backgammon, 3-D tic-tac-toe, vintage Atari games, darts and Connect Four. Between games, enjoy seven minutes of dance at 9 and 10pm featuring new works from Attack Theatre's two Holiday productions in the schools and at Heinz Hall in December. Everyone is welcome, donations suggested. Sponsored in part by UPMC. www.attacktheatre.com 412.441.8444.

Friday, December 5 | 8PM-10PM | THE NEW HAZLETT THEATER - 6 ALLEGHENY SQUARE EAST (Northside)
DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS Opening Night! Dance Alloy Theater presents Dirty Little Secrets. Love. Lust. Life's sufferings dressed up in striking eye candy. Two men infatuated with the same dying woman. A stage filled with dirt.  And lots of extravagant displays of dark humor and dramatic digressions set to two soaring scores. Show runs through December 8. Tickets: $25 general admission/$20 students & seniors. www.dancealloy.org 412-363-4321.

Friday, December 5 | 10PM-2AM | BRILLOBOX - 4104 PENN AVE.
PANDEMIC DJ DANCE PARTY 3 YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY Come end your art-world wanderings by getting down with the global groove sounds of Pandemic and celebrate three years of music and sweat.

Saturday, December 6 | 10AM-4PM | PITTSBURGH GLASS CENTER - 5472 PENN AVE.
HOLIDAY GLASS SALE AND MAKE-IT-NOW ORNAMENTS Festive, funky and fanciful glass gifts for sale for two days only! Regional glass artists will display unique vessels, sculptures and jewelry at all prices. If you’d rather make your own ornament, you can today from 12 – 4 pm. Glass artists will help you make your own glass ornament for $25. For more information, call 412-365-2145 ext. 201. www.pittsburghglasscenter.org.

Saturday, December 6 | 11AM-4PM | WALDORF SCHOOL OF PITTSBURGH - 201 S. WINEBIDDLE ST.
ANNUAL WINTER FAIR Enjoy a Victorian winter at our house! Take a horse-drawn carriage ride, experience taffy-pulling and wool felting, see a winter marionette show, have lunch in the Waldorf cafe or baked treats in the 1867 tearoom, then find the perfect gift in our Forest Garden shop. Opening entertainment provided by our Grades children. Admission at the door is $8.00 per person; children 3 & under - free! 412-441-5792.

Saturday, December 6 | 6PM-2AM | ENVY - 4923 PENN AVE.
CUISINE & MUSIC Stop by Envy for delicious food, great music and good company. $7 dinner specials, happy hour & $2 drink specials until 10pm. Continue the evening with Happy Hour DJ and Reggie Night with DJ Vibe Machine.

Tuesday, December 9 | 5:30PM-7:30PM | UNION PROJECT - 801 N. NEGLEY AVE.
HOLIDAY BLOCK PARTY Santa, crafts, cookies, holiday music, celebration, buffet dinner and your community. Come get photos with Santa, create some great crafts, eat some healthy food and spend sometime with your neighbors. The event is free, but the dinner buffet is $5 for adults/$3 for kids/free for those under 6. For more info contact Carol at 412-363-4550 x29 or carol@unionproject.org. We are still looking for craft volunteers and youth that want to perform!

Saturday, December 20 | 10AM-noon | UNION PROJECT - 801 N. NEGLEY AVE.
BREAKFAST WITH SANTA AT THE EAT UP CAFÉ - SATURDAY DECEMBER 20TH - 10AM
Santa is coming to town and making a pre-holiday stop at the Union Project’s Eat UP Café! Parents and kids are welcome. Breakfast Buffet will include a pancake and waffle bar - $5 adults, $3 for kids 3-12yrs and free for kids 2yrs and under. Parents bring your cameras and get ready to say hi to Santa. Questions – contact TaRonda at taronda@unionproject.org or call 412-363-4450.

Apartment Available in Penn Avenue Arts District

Available immediately, beautiful, newly renovated 2-bedroom apartment in stately Victorian located at 102 S. Graham Street in Friendship, in the heart of the Penn Avenue Arts District. Completely air conditioned, all hardwood floors, all new appliances, brand new bathroom with all new fixtures and ceramic tile, new thermo windows, off-street parking, coin-operated laundry in basement, steps away from public transportation, $795/mo + gas & electric. Please contact Dana at 412-441-6147 x 2.

CALL TO GLASS ARTISTS FOR $75,000 LIGHTING COMPETITION

Glass artists are invited to submit proposals to design and construct a permanent glass lighting installation for the lobby of 11 Stanwix Street, a historic 1960s-era high-modernist office tower in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The winning entry will receive up to $75,000 to complete the comissioned work. The competition is sponsored by RexxHall Realty, LLC working in partnership with EDGE Studio and Pittsburgh Glass Center. The deadline to apply is January 30, 2009. For more information visit: http://ennect.com/e338

Voluto Coffee Accepting Applications

Voluto Coffee, a new coffee shop opening on Penn Avenue, is now accepting applications for full and part-time Baristas. Salary is base wage plus tips. Interested applicants should visit www.volutocoffee.com.

Triple the Fun: Register for Three Pack Workshop at PGC

The Pittsburgh Glass Center has a few extended workshops open that give you three evenings to experience three different glass techniques.

Ornament Three Pack - This is a great class for the holidays and a great way to try all 3 of our studios. You'll make a twisted glass icicle, blown glass ornament and a fused ornament. Dec. 2-4 or Dec. 16-18.

Jewelry Three-Pack - Create your own wearable art. Spend 3 evenings making glass beads and on the final night assemble your jewelry. Dec. 9-11.

Fusing Three-Pack - Spend 3 nights learning to fuse glass. You'll take home a fused tile, wind chime and sun catcher. Dec. 9-11.

Hotshop Three-Pack - This is your opportunity to learn more in the Hot Shop and really get some hands-on action while you make a paperweight, glass flower or leaf and blown ornament. Dec. 9-11.

To register visit: www.pittsburghglasscenter.org or call Sam at 412-365-2145 ext. 208.

Dance Alloy Theater Spring Term

Dance Alloy Theater announces their Spring Term classes. DAT now offers the national phenomenon Zumba & Friday Breakdancing & African Workshops! Visit www.dancealloy.org for a complete schedule. The spring terms runs for twelve weeks from January 24-April 24. Register by Jan. 16 at 5pm and save $10 on each class and $5 on each workshop! For information and registration call 412.363.4321 or register online at www.dancealloy.org. DAT studios are located on the corner of Penn and Stratford Avenues in Friendship.

Attack Theatre at Pittsburgh Opera

Featured in the alluring Bacchanale scene, Attack Theatre brings eleven commanding dancers to the Benedum Center stage for Pittsburgh Opera's Samson and Dalila. Show runs October 18, 21, 24, and 26 at the Benedum Center. For more information and to buy tickets, visit www.pittsburghopera.org or call (412) 456-6666. The Benedum Center is located at 719 Liberty Avenue, Downtown.

CALL TO GLASS ARTISTS FOR $75,000 LIGHTING COMPETITION

Glass artists are invited to submit proposals to design and construct a permanent glass lighting installation for the lobby of 11 Stanwix Street, a historic 1960s-era high-modernist office tower in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The winning entry will receive up to $75,000 to complete the comissioned work. The competition is sponsored by RexxHall Realty, LLC working in partnership with EDGE Studio and Pittsburgh Glass Center. The deadline to apply is January 30, 2009. For more information visit: http://ennect.com/e338

Seeking the Blue Bird of Happiness at BoxHeart Gallery

BoxHeart Gallery presents Seeking the Blue Bird of Happiness
Fresco, Epoxy, Cast Resin and Reverse Paintings by Iramly. 


An opening reception will be held on Saturday, November 15th from 5 - 8pm. Irmaly has worked with numerous renowned artists and developed her own unique style of art.

With hand framed paintings, worked in oil, acrylic, or reverse 3D effects, paint on layers of resin or in a resin casting from foam mold creating low relief, plexi frames with epoxy clay, or low relief glass, sealed in resin, come and discover why the adjective “creative” does not begin to describe Irmaly! 


BoxHeart Gallery is located at 4523 Liberty Avenue in Bloomfield. 


For more information on Irmaly visit: http://www.boxheart.org/nn/artists/i_brackin.html


Freedom Speaks with Many Voices

Friendship poet Angele Ellis will be one of the featured poets on THURSDAY, DEC. 4 at the fifth annual ACLU-PA Bill of Rights Poetry Reading. The reading begins at 7:30 p.m. at Carnegie Mellon University, in the Adamson Wing of Baker Hall. A wine and hors d'oeuvres reception follows. For more information or to RSVP, contact POETRY@ACLUPGH.ORG or 412-681-7736.

Art Opening at Gallery on 43rd Street in Lawrenceville

Gallery on 43rd Street presents "I paint therefore I am."  A showing of recent landscapes and other subjects by Karl Eric Leitzel of Spring Mills, PA.  Stop by the opening reception, November 14th from 7 - 10 pm. Show runs through Dec. 31, 2008. For more information www.galleryon43rdstreet.com. Also, On Saturday, November 15 from 11 to 6 pm and Sunday, November 16 from noon to 4 pm there will be the Annual Pre-Holiday Open House.  See new work by all of the gallery artists.  Open 7 days a week after Thanksgiving. Gallery on 43rd Street is located at 187 43rd St. in Lawrenceville.

UNION PROJECT PARTNERS WITH ISIDORE FOODS TO OFFER YEAR AROUND LOCAL FOOD DELIVERY

For the fall and winter sessions, the Union Project will partner with local food provider, Isidore Foods, to bring quality produce and goods to the East Liberty and Highland Park area by offering a new drop off site. Fall/winter boxes can be purchased as a one-time, bi-weekly or weekly subscription. The subscription period is 14 weeks long or 8 weeks for the bi-weekly subscription and the coast is $19.50 per delivery. A one-time delivery is $24.50. All deliveries will end the week of February 23, 2008. Anyone who signs up for the fall/winter box before the October 31st deadline will receive one free week. Deliveries will not be made the weeks of November 24, 2008 (Thanksgiving), December 22, 2008 (Christmas) and December 29, 2008 (New Year's Day). For more information visit www.isidorefoods.com.