Positively Pittsburgh Live News
1-14-13
Techno Granny to Speak at "Jessica Lee's Entrepreneurial Thursdays"January 24th
Musical Networking Happy Hour, EVERY THURSDAY!!! Cover Charge: Only $5.00
Vocalist Jessica Lee & Friends, Little E's Jazz & Blues Club,
949 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15222, 2nd Floor above Mahoney's Restaurant
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
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| Jessica Lee |
Pre-show networking session at 5:30 pm. Informal matchmaking for job seekers, employers & new entrepreneurs! Live music starts at 6:00 pm.
January 24, 2013: "Branding Your
Venture"
Featuring interviews with: Co-host Manfred Woodall, Interactive Marketing
Joanne Quinn-Smith, aka TechnoGranny
Dan Droz/President, Droz Marketing
Hank Walshak, Walshak Communications Inc.
Bibhuti Aryal,vRukmini Foundation
January
17, 2013
"CEO's
- Being the Best CEO You Can Be”
Featuring
interviews with:
Co-host
Dick Singer, Best Practice Chair, VISTAGE
International, Owner, RDS Associates
Jon
Henderson, CEO Financial Designs Inc, Mass
Mutual
Rick
Newton, CEO, Newton Consulting
Fred
Potthoff, President, Kroff Chemical Co.
Ian
Sadler, M.A. C.Eng. M.I.M., Chief
Executive Officer, MCC International Inc.
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‘Pennies for Push-ups’ Contest
American Association For Lost Children is here
to help with your fitness goals! We are hosting a ‘Pennies for Push-ups’
contest! This is a fundraising event to rescue more missing children. The
contest will be held at the Greensburg Ramada Inn on March 10th from
2pm – 4pm.
Registration is free, simply get ten people to sponsor you for at least one penny per push-up you do in two hours. Register individually or as
a three-person team.
Prizes available for: Most Push Up In Female and Male
Divisions, Most Push Ups by a Three-Person Team, Most Funds Raised by an Individual
and Most Funds Raised by a Three-Person Team. Participation is limited, call
724-537-6790 to register, or visit www.aaflc.org. Read the entire release here.
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Pittsburgh
Ranked A Top Travel Spot For 2013
The
travel website/magazine Jetsetter listed the top travel spots around the world
for 2013. They were on the Today Show giving a rundown and the American cities
on the list are Miami, Birmingham Alabama and Pittsburgh.
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From Our Friends at the URA—Homewoods Landscape is
Changing
On Dec. 18, the
URA, Mayor Ravenstahl, Oxford
Development Company, S&A
Homes, and community members, officially broke ground on the Homewood
Station Senior Apartments, an $11.5 million, mixed-use development that will
provide 41 new mixed-income residential units. Located at the corner of North
Homewood Ave. and Susquehanna St., the four-story building will include ground
floor commercial space for neighborhood businesses, as well as a café.
Completion of this initial phase is anticipated for December 2013.The new apartment building will provide adjacent access to the East Busway, along with other amenities including a public plaza and public spaces within the building for socializing. Read more. Watch the KDKA video.
Mansions on Fifth Grand Opening
On Dec. 4, The Mansions on Fifth, a 22-room boutique hotel, celebrated its grand opening along with the complete restoration of the McCook Reed House. It’s the culmination of a seven year historic restoration process that has given new life to a pair of unique Pittsburgh homes. Read more. Watch the WTAE video.
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Pittsburgh Public Theater Presents 1776
Pittsburgh Public Theater’s MADE IN AMERICA season reaches its
highpoint with 1776, the
biggest production in Public Theater history. This Tony-winning Best Musical
features book by Peter Stone and
music & lyrics by Sherman Edwards.
Directed by Ted Pappas, 1776 runs Jan. 24 – Feb. 24, 2013
at the O’Reilly Theater, Pittsburgh Public Theater’s home in
the heart of Downtown’s Cultural District. For tickets call 412.316.1600 or
visit ppt.org. 1776 is presented by PNC.
With a cast of 26 plus
orchestra, 1776 presents
the heroes of the American Revolution like you’ve never seen them before – in
rousing songs and dances, comic encounters, and impassioned politics. Read the entire release here.
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Free Singing Lessons from Sounds of Pittsburgh Chorus
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| Sounds of Pittsburgh Chorus |
Join the award winning Sounds of Pittsburgh Chorus for an evening of singing, feasting, getting acquainted, and all-round fun on Mondays, January 21st and 28th, 2013.
Sweet Adeline International choruses all over the world are holding Global Open Houses to encourage women of all ages to experience the joy of a cappella singing in the barbershop style.
The Sounds of Pittsburgh chorus is directed by David Wallace, a Master Director and music arranger who also is a member of the men's International winning quartet, Rapscallions and his new quartet, The Jones Boys.
For more information visit www.soundsofpgh.org, phone 412-279-6062, or email membership@soundsofpgh.org. Plan on joining us at the Coraopolis United Methodist Church, 1205 Ridge Avenue, Coraopolis, PA 15108. Lessons begin at 7:00pm.
The Sounds of Pittsburgh chorus is directed by David Wallace, a Master Director and music arranger who also is a member of the men's International winning quartet, Rapscallions and his new quartet, The Jones Boys.
For more information visit www.soundsofpgh.org, phone 412-279-6062, or email membership@soundsofpgh.org. Plan on joining us at the Coraopolis United Methodist Church, 1205 Ridge Avenue, Coraopolis, PA 15108. Lessons begin at 7:00pm.
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174 Employers have joined STANDING FIRM,
representing 240,712 regional employees
Partner violence happens in all
kinds of families and relationships. Persons of any class, culture, religion,
sexual orientation, marital status, age, and gender can be victims or
perpetrators of partner violence (PV). Similarly, partner violence happens in
all kinds of workforces - large multi-million dollar organizations and small
family-owned businesses alike.
Studies
show that at least 1 in 4 women is a victim of partner violence at some point
in her life. Therefore, the chance that at least one of your employees is, or
has been, a victim of partner violence is high. In fact, according to the
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, over half of PV-related
homicides of female employees occurred in workplaces with fewer than 20
employees. It is important that small
businesses with limited resources take simple steps towards addressing
partner violence within their workforce.
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Slippery Rock University's Anthony Saunders named third-team
performer
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| Anthony Saunders |
Anthony Saunders was named Tuesday as a third-team Don Hansen
Division II All-Super Region One performer by the Don Hansen Football
Committee.
A 5-foot-10, 180-pound junior cornerback from New Kensington and Valley High School, Saunders led the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference and ranked 11th among NCAA Division II players in passes defended with 17 (14 broken up, three interceptions).
Saunders accumulated 105 yards on interception returns, highlighted by two he turned into touchdowns, a 50-yarder in the season-opening win Aug. 30 over Seton Hill and a 42-yarder in the Sept. 15 win over Gannon. Read the entire release here.
A 5-foot-10, 180-pound junior cornerback from New Kensington and Valley High School, Saunders led the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference and ranked 11th among NCAA Division II players in passes defended with 17 (14 broken up, three interceptions).
Saunders accumulated 105 yards on interception returns, highlighted by two he turned into touchdowns, a 50-yarder in the season-opening win Aug. 30 over Seton Hill and a 42-yarder in the Sept. 15 win over Gannon. Read the entire release here.
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Priscilla Queen of the Desert, March 5-10 at the Benedum CenterThis spectacular show tells the uplifting
story of a three friends on the road trip of a lifetime. The trio hop aboard a
battered old bus searching for love and friendship in the middle of the
Australian outback and end up finding more than they could ever have dreamed.
An international hit with over 500 dazzling, 2011 Tony® Award winning costumes,
PRISCILLA features a hit parade of dance-floor favorites including “It’s
Raining Men,” “Finally” and “I Will Survive.”
Purchase tickets with promo code QUEEN before
they go on sale to the public Friday, January 18! Read the entire release here.
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| Sister Act, Photo Credit: Joan Marcus |
SISTER ACT at the Benedum CenterThe national tour of SISTER ACT is coming to the Benedum Center
in Pittsburgh, PA from February 5-10, 2013.Producers Whoopi Goldberg, Stage
Entertainment and Troika Entertainment announce casting for the North American
Tour of five-time Tony Award® nominated musical SISTER ACT.
SISTER ACT features an original score with music by multi-Academy, Grammy and Golden Globe Award-winning composer Alan Menken (Little Shop of Horrors, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid and Enchanted), lyrics by Tony and Academy Award-nominee Glenn Slater (The Little Mermaid), and a book by multi-Emmy Award winners Cheri and Bill Steinkellner (“Cheers”) with additional book material by Tony and Olivier Award nominee Douglas Carter Beane (Xanadu, The Little Dog Laughed). Directed on Broadway by four-time Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks (Guys and Dolls, A Funny Thing…Forum, Smokey Joe’s Café), the production features choreography by Tony and Olivier Award nominee Anthony Van Laast (Mamma Mia, Bombay Dreams) and is based on the Touchstone Pictures motion picture Sister Act written by Joseph Howard. Read the entire release here.
SISTER ACT features an original score with music by multi-Academy, Grammy and Golden Globe Award-winning composer Alan Menken (Little Shop of Horrors, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid and Enchanted), lyrics by Tony and Academy Award-nominee Glenn Slater (The Little Mermaid), and a book by multi-Emmy Award winners Cheri and Bill Steinkellner (“Cheers”) with additional book material by Tony and Olivier Award nominee Douglas Carter Beane (Xanadu, The Little Dog Laughed). Directed on Broadway by four-time Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks (Guys and Dolls, A Funny Thing…Forum, Smokey Joe’s Café), the production features choreography by Tony and Olivier Award nominee Anthony Van Laast (Mamma Mia, Bombay Dreams) and is based on the Touchstone Pictures motion picture Sister Act written by Joseph Howard. Read the entire release here.
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LES MISÉRABLES CASTING ANNOUNCEMENTCasting for Cameron
Mackintosh’s new 25th anniversary production of Les Misérables has been
announced for the premiere Pittsburgh engagement at the Benedum Center,
Tuesday, January 15 through Sunday, January 27, 2013. The all new production of
Les Misérables features
glorious new staging and spectacular reimagined scenery inspired by the
paintings of Victor Hugo.  |
| One Day More, Photo Credit Deen Van Meer |
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WQED PITTSBURGH ANNOUNCES ANNUAL PBS KIDS GO! WRITERS
CONTEST
WQED
announced its annual PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest, designed to promote the
advancement of children’s literacy skills through hands-on, active learning.
Also partnering with WQED this year are Penn State Public Broadcasting (WPSU)
which serves central Pennsylvania and West Virginia Public Broadcasting (WVPB).
The Contest, made possible by financial support from EQT Corporation,
encourages children in grades K-3 to celebrate creativity by submitting their
own original stories and illustrations.
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PBT School Student Selected to Compete in
Switzerland’s Prix de Lausanne
Morris is One of Only 6 U.S. Dancers to Receive Invitation to International Ballet Competition |
| Elenora Morris |
This month, PBT School
student Elenora Morris, 17, joins a select number of candidates from around the
world, including only five other females from the United States, to compete in
Switzerland’s 41st Annual Prix de Lausanne international ballet
competition Jan. 27, to Feb. 2, 2013.
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| Elenora Morris |
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| Elenora Morris |
Founded in 1973 to
discover, promote and support the world’s finest young talents, the Prix de
Lausanne is an international competition and educational workshop for young
pre-professional dancers, ages 15 to 18, of all nationalities. This year, from
a total of 250 dancers who auditioned by video, 81 candidates (41 females and
40 males) representing 20 different nationalities, were selected to participate
in the competition in Lausanne from Jan. 27, to Feb. 2, 2013. In addition to the
81 candidates chosen through video auditions, an additional three candidates
were selected in the pre-selection session at DanzaAmerica in Argentina. Read
the entire release here.
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Pittsburgh Premiere! Theatreworks USA's Martha Speaks Pittsburgh International Children’s Theater, a division of The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, presents Theatreworks USA, in the Pittsburgh premiere of, Martha Speaks, from February 10 - 17, 2013, at six performance locations throughout the area.
Martha Speaks is a musical based on the books Martha Speaks and Martha Calling written by Susan Meddaugh. The books were adapted for the stage by Kevin Delaguila, and set to lyrics by Jill Abramovitz with the music of composer Brad Alexander. The play follows the adventures of Helen, her family, and their dog Martha. One day Martha eats a bowl of alphabet soup and begins to talk! Martha shocks everyone and quickly learns to use the telephone. Even though she is forbidden, she calls into a radio station for a trivia contest and wins the family an all-expenses-paid trip to a luxurious hotel. There is only one problem – the hotel has a no pets allowed policy. Will Martha’s family go on vacation without her or will Martha’s clever way with words save the day? The performance is approximately 55 minutes and recommended for children ages 3-10. Read the entire release here.
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The Painting As Object
In The Painting as Object, Florentine-born artist Fabrizio Gerbino explores the nature of paintings as objects in themselves, by presenting a series of meta-paintings that use earlier works almost like objects in a still life, or as the launching point for abstractions. Gerbino translates these subjects into minimalist shapes using colors mixed only from primaries.
“Witnessing Gerbino’s paintings evolve has been amazing,” says Sonja Sweterlitsch, Curator of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s 709 Penn Gallery. “When he first moved to Pittsburgh, Gerbino impressed with his mastery of technical skills, with work ranging from realistic cityscapes to meticulously rendered miniature copies of masterworks from his native Italy. In recent years, his work has ranged from installation art to video, and his painting has become more minimalist in style. While his work continues to draw inspiration from urban spaces, industrial buildings, and abandoned industrial objects, this new series is very much about the nature of painting,” says Sweterlitsch. Read the entire release here.
In The Painting as Object, Florentine-born artist Fabrizio Gerbino explores the nature of paintings as objects in themselves, by presenting a series of meta-paintings that use earlier works almost like objects in a still life, or as the launching point for abstractions. Gerbino translates these subjects into minimalist shapes using colors mixed only from primaries.
“Witnessing Gerbino’s paintings evolve has been amazing,” says Sonja Sweterlitsch, Curator of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s 709 Penn Gallery. “When he first moved to Pittsburgh, Gerbino impressed with his mastery of technical skills, with work ranging from realistic cityscapes to meticulously rendered miniature copies of masterworks from his native Italy. In recent years, his work has ranged from installation art to video, and his painting has become more minimalist in style. While his work continues to draw inspiration from urban spaces, industrial buildings, and abandoned industrial objects, this new series is very much about the nature of painting,” says Sweterlitsch. Read the entire release here.
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CAMBI at the Byham
The most awarded and internationally recognized a capella group from Croatia,
KLAPA CAMBI, winner of a World Choir Championship in St. Petersburg, will
showcase their unique vocal talent during their 2013 US and Canadian tour.
For
25 years the group has remained true to the core of Croatian heritage and
culture while bringing the authentic music of Dalmatia to the international
spotlight. Their performance will take you through ancient Dalmatian cities,
help you feel the love and appreciation for their homeland, and bring you
closer to the beautiful Adriatic. Although unique and original, the repertoire
of Klapa Cambi will be further enriched through performances with renowned
American artists, creating a musical fusion between the two countries.
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Roving Pittsburgher Report
SPANK! The Fifty Shades Parody Or…."Girls Just Want to Have Fun! Fun!
by Good News Reviewer,
JoAnn R. Forrester
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| E.B., Tasha and fans after show! |
Remember those words
sung by Cyndi Lauper ...Girls just Want to have fun…well fun "the
girls" did last night. SPANK!
The Fifty Shades Parody was FUN! And
I believe all those who saw it (sold out house at the Bynham) were ecstatic
with the play. This was a night that
only extremely brave men came out…and there were some. I guess they wanted to find out what all the
fuss has been all about with the "Fifty Shades Saga"…and I bet they
are still wondering, but guys who are as suave and sexy as Patrick Whalen and
you will have a very happy woman. Read the entire review here.
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