Rivers Casino employees march for right to unionize
Protesting outside the Rivers Casino As snow began to fall earlier today, nearly 100 Rivers Casino employees marched from the Carnegie Science Center to their place of employment on the North Shore. The employees have been trying to start a union at the casino since April but claim they are being met with anti-union intimidation…
Lynn Cullen Live 11/19/13
Video Archive Phone guest: Susan; OH Walmart holds food drive for its own employees; reviews of 12 Years a Slave & Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth; FDA advises avoiding frying, baking, or roasting potatoes & other veggies to dark brown; definition of a “regular drinker;” don’t say anything bad about Clear Gear; quitting the NFL. Audio…
Kevin Devine and the Goddamn Band to play Rex Theater
Kevin Devine and the Goddamn band play at Rex Theater on Wednesday.
JFK Play Reading Tonight
Talented cast performs new work on the assassination
Lynn Cullen Live 11/18/13
Video Archive Steelers bumblebee uniforms & the problem w/ going to games; wouldn’t want to be a part of the Cheney family right now; sports & the entertainment business; Pgh doctor passing out “bupe” prescriptions like candy; America’s incarceration problem; Obit: Doris Lessing, author/Nobel Prize winner/negligent parent; what the world collectively can do about climate;…
Small-press publisher debuts with zine release
Writer Matthew Newton continues his chronicles of life during the Great Recession with “In Case of Emergency,” the zine that’s the first publication of his new small press, No Empire. The launch is tomorrow night, in Braddock; details in Program Notes.
Three Rivers Film Festival
See what looks good this weekend during the Three Rivers Film Festival
Small-press publisher debuts with zine release
Launch is tomorrow night in Braddock
Local Author’s book promises to “Awaken Your Genius”
Carolyn Elliot’s new self-help book emphasizes positivity. More inner realizations in Program Notes.
Tuvan throat singers and Appalachian-Asian fusion band to perform at First Unitarian Church
Alash, a Tuvan throat singing group, will perform on Friday at First Unitarian Church with local band Appalasia.
Local Author’s book promises to “Awaken Your Genius”
Carolyn Elliott’s book is far from typical of the self-help genre
Lynn Cullen Live 11/15/13
Video Archive Guest: Chris Potter; health law shakes presidency; Ravenstahl looks so much better than Rob Ford right now; Canadians crazy assholes just like Americans; Argonauts disappointed that Rob Ford was wearing their jersey; Andrew McCutchen wins MVP!; Harrisburg newspaper retracts editorial from 150 years ago; Peduto off to Seattle for National Conference of Cities;…
Pa. Gov. candidate John Hanger fired up for NORML endorsement
Democratic Gubernatorial candidate John Hanger says he believes next spring’s Democratic primary for governor could turn into a referendum on reforming and legalizing marijuana laws. “I don’t want to arrest and lock up thousands of Pennsylvanians every year for possessing and using small amounts of marijuana,” Hanger told City Paper Thursday. “I think if people…
“For now, I choose the life of screaming”: Q&A with Patrick Stickles of Titus Andronicus
Photo courtesy of Kyle Dean Reinford Titus Andronicus (Patrick Stickles, second from right) Titus Andronicus on paper may seem at odds with Titus Andronicus in action. Never shy about self-reference (see “Titus Andronicus vs. The Absurd Universe”), high-mindedness (see “Upon Viewing Bruegel’s ‘Landscape With the Fall of Icarus'”), or tongue-in-cheek commentary (see http://titusandronicus.net: Specializing in…
Photography collectors’ show opens tonight at Silver Eye
Pittsburgh Collects, featuring images from the collections of three local residents, opens with a reception. More finely grained details in Program Notes.
Photography collectors’ show opens tonight at Silver Eye
Show features 75 images from three local collectors
Lynn Cullen Live 11/14/13
Video Archive Guest: Tom Sokolowski; shooting at Brashear High School; Amber Alerts now sent to cell phones; real concern w/ 3D guns; anniversary of JFK’s assassination coming up; Luke Ravenstahl is a peach compared to Rob Ford; how Howie Gordon went from wanting to become a rabbi to being a porn star; Allderdice Hall of…
The Spring Standards gets by with help from its fans
THE SPRING STANDARDS with YOU WON’T, AARON “THE UKE SLINGER” JONES. 8 p.m. Sat., Nov. 16. Club Café, 56 S. 12th St., South Side. $10-12. 412-431-4950 or clubcafelive.com Brooklyn band The Spring Standards would seem to have a lot going for it. The three-piece is made up of especially talented multi-instrumentalists, with multiple lead singers…
Sebadoh returns with a sober take on middle age
SEBADOH with OCTA#GRAPE. 9 p.m. Fri., Nov. 15. Club Café,56 S. 12th St., South Side. $16-18. 412-431-4950 or clubcafelive.com While songs on Sebadoh albums through the ’90s continued to chart lead man Lou Barlow’s love life, a different chapter comes across on this year’s Defend Yourself, the band’s first new album since 1999. Several reviews…
Alex Stanton unveils Townsppl album … and new music school
TOWNSPPL. 8 p.m. Thu., Nov. 14. Club Café, 56 S. 12th St., South Side. $10. 412-431-4950 or clubcafelive.com The CD of Alex Stanton’s album Care and Feeding — recorded solo under the name Townsppl — comes packaged in colorful cardstock. Follow the included instruction sheet and cut along the dotted lines, and you’ll end up…
Critics’ Picks: November 13 – 19
[ELECTRONIC] + FRI., NOV. 15 The Stackin’ Paper party returns to Belvedere’s tonight for a one-time special event with an extremely stacked lineup. Hip-hop DJs and producers Kaytranada and Groundislava will headline the show alongside Jerome LOL — who is known for his niche in reappropriating an early Internet-age aesthetic. The party is presented by…
On the Record with Landon Knoblock of CACAW
CACAW with NAPOLEON IN EXILE. 9 p.m. Sun., Nov. 17. Thunderbird Café, 4023 Butler St., Lawrenceville. $7. 412-682-0177 or thunderbirdcafe.com CACAW’s music unites distorted rock synthesizers with free-jazz saxophone and drums in a series of compositions inspired by science fiction. Keyboardist Landon Knoblock, who started out in a piano trio, spoke to CP in anticipation…
Yasumasa Morimura’s recreations of famous scenes are heavily populated — by him
YASUMAMA MORIMURA: THE THEATER OF THE SELF continues through Jan. 12. The Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., North Side. 412-237-8300 or warhol.org Longtime visual-arts patrons in Pittsburgh might remember Yasumama Morimura’s introduction to the area as part of the 1992 Carnegie International, one of the artist’s first major showings outside of his native Japan.…
Proposal to drill beneath Deer Lakes Park raises questions of safety, government procedure
Kathryn Strang clearly remembers her reaction when her mother told her that Allegheny County officials were contemplating drilling for natural gas beneath her beloved Deer Lakes Park. “I was so mad I started hitting my fists on the table,” the 8-year-old said after she spoke in front of Allegheny County Council Nov. 6. Kathryn, who…
Michael W. Cox’s Against the Hidden River is a strong short-story collection
Against the Hidden River By Michael W. Cox Mammoth Books, 166 pp., $14.95. Against the Hidden River, Michael W. Cox’s new collection of short stories, takes its title from a line in Dante’s Purgatorio. And indeed, each of Cox’s main characters inhabits a kind of purgatory. Not all are rank outsiders, but even the ones…
Reinstated: Arbitration panel puts fired officer back on the job
A few months after off-duty Pittsburgh police officer Garrett Brown was accused of aggressively slamming into Blaine Johnston and Matthew Mazzie’s delivery truck late in 2010, the city fired him. But on Nov. 7, an arbitration panel unanimously decided to give Brown his job back, with some restrictions. “We all agreed on the outcome —…
[title of show] at company of pittsburgh
[TITLE OF SHOW] continues through Sat., Nov. 16. company of pittsburgh at Grey Box Theatre, 3595 Butler St. Lawrenceville. $12-20. companyofpgh.org The program reads, “company of pittsburgh presents [title of show],” but there’s a reason for those typographical hijinks. company of pittsburgh is a newer theatrical troupe, and the absence of capitalization signifies its catchphrase,…
Bill is Due: Peduto’s ascent to the mayor’s office comes with great expectations from the citizenry and himself
It took Bill Peduto less than two hours to declare victory on Election Night: With the election a foregone conclusion, the mayor-elect gave his victory speech at around 9:40 p.m., to the cheers of an audience gathered at Homewood’s Greater Pittsburgh Coliseum. By another reckoning, though, the announcement was nearly a decade in the making.…
Hecuba at Point Park Conservatory
HECUBA continues through Nov. 24. Studio Theatre, Pittsburgh Playhouse, 222 Craft Ave., Oakland. $18-20. 412-621-4445 or pittsburghplayhouse.com Like ouzo, classical Greek drama is an acquired taste that can be difficult to swallow. The Point Park University Conservatory Theatre Company has drunk deep of the gods’ nectar to produce a pleasing and stirring Hecuba, in the…
Green Intentions
A new survey of environmental attitudes in Pittsburgh holds some surprises. And while many residents are doing less to protect the environment than they think, survey results suggest government has a mandate to do more. The Pittsburgh Regional Environmental Survey (posted at www.pittsburghtoday.org) was conducted by nonprofit PittsburghTODAY and the University of Pittsburgh’s University Center…
The Wedding Singer at Stage 62
THE WEDDING SINGER continues through Nov. 23. Stage 62 at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Ave, Carnegie. $15-18. 412-429-6262 or stage62.org The Wedding Singer is another notch on the bedpost from Broadway’s fetish for musical adaptations of older films, joining efforts from The Producers to Legally Blonde. Stage 62’s production,…
Savage Love
Are you a slut? Or are you a woman who loves sex, has a high libido and has sex with a lot of willing and grateful partners? Those are traits for which culture wouldn’t conspire to leave you feeling compelled to slap a pejorative label on yourself — if you were a dude. Don’t buy…
Experiences with hearing loss inspire a dance work
Murphy/Smith Dance Collective presents SEE WHAT I HEAR 8 p.m., Fri., Nov. 15, and 2 and 8 p.m. Sat., Nov. 16. Kelly-Strayhorn Theater, 5941 Penn Ave., East Liberty. $10-20. 412-363-3000 or kelly-strayhorn.org Whether it is laughter, birds chirping or the rush of a car as it passes by, sound is integral to life. So what…
Short List: November 13 – 21
FREE EVENT: Sat., Nov. 16 – Health Care Heard any good health-care stories lately? Two free events this week mean to clarify various ongoing attempts to make sure everyone’s got health coverage. On Sat., Nov. 16, there’s HE-HO: Artists’ Health & Housing Fair for the Community, which is open to everyone (not just artists). HE-HO…
The 32nd annual Three Rivers Film Festival continues through Nov. 23
Three Rivers Film Festival Through Sat., Nov. 23 3rff.com The movies keep playing: The 32nd annual Three Rivers Film Festival continues through Nov. 23. Films screen at four area theaters: Pittsburgh Filmmakers’ venues — Regent Square, in Edgewood; Harris, Downtown; and Melwood, in North Oakland — as well as the Waterworks Theater, in Aspinwall. Below…
Proper Brick Oven and Tap Room
Proper Brick Oven and Tap Room 139 Seventh St., Downtown. 412-281-5700 Hours: Tue.-Thu. 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 11:30 a.m.-1 a.m.; Sun. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Prices: Appetizers $4-6; sandwiches and salads $8-12; pizza and pasta $14-18 Liquor: Full bar Nowadays, not many adults spend their leisure time painting bucolic scenes of sailing ships and deer in…
Thor: The Dark World
Thor: The Dark World opens with a flashback — way back — that lays out a lot of history and place-setting that was a bit confusing to the non-Marvel-ous such as myself. But as with most comics-based films, things soon shook out to the basics: A bad guy (Christopher Eccelston) is trying to get a…
Local foodies extol the virtues of canning
At Legume, preserved foods are prominently featured in its seasonal menu. In one evening, dishes may feature a range of pickled vegetables — daikon, peppers, beans and turnips — as well as sour-cherry preserves and kimchi. On Sun., Nov. 3, the Oakland eatery’s chef/owner Trevett Hooper addressed a small crowd gathered at the new Pittsburgh…
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Abdellatif Kechiche’s drama recounts the relationship between two young French women. Adele (Adele Exarchopoulos) is a gawky high school student, still finding herself, when she meets Emma (Lea Seydoux), a blue-haired college student. The attraction is instant and mutual, and the pair quickly becomes a couple. But as such things are wont to go, the…
Lawrenceville’s Franktuary offers Pennsylvania-only drink menu
Roger Harvey, bar manager at Franktuary in Lawrenceville, had a revelation when he started updating the restaurant’s cocktail menu: Most of the drinks were made with spirits that had been distilled far away. “There was all this branding on the menu for companies that we had no relationship with,” he says. So he decided to…
The Best Man Holiday
The first holiday movie of the season is out, and like that perennial dessert, fruitcake, it’s packed with little bits of everything: motherhood, fatherhood, a baby, a funeral, amateur obstetrics, God, lack of God, cat-fights, sexting, a career-defining NFL game, Chekhov’s iPad, interracial romance, commitment, lack of commitment, Santa, raucous comedy, tears, men without shirts,…
The owners of Pamela’s open Nu, a “modern Jewish bistro,” in Squirrel Hill
Updating classic comfort food has been A Thing in contemporary dining for a while. So perhaps it’s no surprise to see Jewish comfort food getting its turn. It’s certainly no surprise that it’s being done in Squirrel Hill by Pam Cohen and Gail Klingensmith, who own Pamela’s Diner next door. Their “modern Jewish bistro” is…
Lynn Cullen Live 11/13/13
Video Archive Phone Guests: Mary Catherine Roper, Dawn Plummer & Diana Pulson. In-studio guest: Patricia Prattis Jennings Same sex marriage. ACLU. Patricia’s book “In One Era and Out the Other: Essays on Contemporary Life” Her book signings. Book topics. Audio Only Archive
