Positively Pittsburgh Live! News 07-14-14

Positively Pittsburgh Live! News 07-14-14

Downtown Pittsburgh Partners & Burgh Blues Festival

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PPL Co-Host
Dawn Pomaybo
Executive Director, Women's Networking Association
WIN-Pittsburgh, a NA-WIN Affiliate
Women’s Interactive Network (WIN) offers an opportunity to meet women whom are successful in all aspects of business, from the corporate ranks to entrepreneurs. Every meeting and event allows ample opportunity to hone networking skills while enjoying the company of business-minded women. WIN-Pittsburgh is an affiliate of the National Association of the Women's Interactive Network (NA-WIN). Visit www.winpitt.org and www.na-win.com to learn more.

WHERE IN THE WORLD IS TECHNOGRANNY?

Double Wide Grille

POSITIVELY PITTSBURGHER SPONSORED EVENTS:  Eighth Anniversary of The Woman’s Interactive Network of Pittsburgh Summer Cocktail Party

CULTURAL CLUES
CATS!  |  Book of Mormon the Musical  |  PSO Remembers Former Director Lorin Maazel  |  The Harambee Black Arts Culture Festival  |  Point Park University’s Conservatory Theatre Company’s 2014-2015 Season  |  Christmas In July  |  Pittsburgh Blues Festival Offers 20th Year of Great Blues and Feeding the Hungry  |  Boyz II Men Reunites with the PSO  |  Ring of Fire

KIDZ KORNER
Activities For All Ages at the History Center  |  3D for Kids

WOMEN AND GIRLS ACHIEVEMENT
79th National Convention of The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs  |  Eighth Anniversary of The Woman’s Interactive Network of Pittsburgh Summer Cocktail Party  |  Pistols-n-Pink Monthly MeetUp  |  Allegheny County MWDBE Open House  |  WIN Professional Development Day…a Half Day Workshop  |  Patient Navigation: Why It's Important

BUSINESS BUZZ
Kiva Zip Trustee Information Session  |  Authors' Zone First Author/Publisher/Editor/Proofreader Gathering  |  Business Opportunity: PLS Limousines Service

PITTSBURGH HISTORICAL STUFF:  Film Screening: The Rise and Fall of Penn Station

NON-PROFIT EVENTS SPONSORED BY BLACKTIE PITTSBURGH:  Pittsburgh Blues Festival Offers 20th Year of Great Blues and Feeding the Hungry

NEIGHBORHOOD HI-LIGHTS
OpenStreetsPGH 2014  |  Navigating the Health Care System  |  Celebrate Downtown Pittsburgh!

POSITIVE PITTSBURGHERS:  Kiva City Pittsburgh Borrowers

ROVING PITTSBURGHER REPORT
Luke Wholey's Wild Alaskan Grille  |  Double Wide Grille, Southside  |  Downtown Gallery Crawl and Cosmopolitan Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH LOCAL SPORTS
BPW Scholarship Fundraiser  |  Golf Instruction

POSITIVELY PITTSBURGHER SPONSORED EVENTS

Eighth Anniversary of The Woman’s Interactive Network of Pittsburgh Summer Cocktail Party

July 29 2014  |   5:30 - 7:30 PM

Gaetano’s Restaurant, 1617 Banksville Rd

(NOTE: Was previously scheduled the 22nd, but changed to the 29th due to Liberty Tunnel closures)

Network with other professional women and celebrate with us!

Assorted appetizers, soft drinks and cash bar available.

Individual Registration     $15.00 (Members Only)
Individual Registration     $20.00 (NON WIN Members)
Vendor Table – WIN-Pittsburgh Members Only     $35.00

For more information and to register, visit Pittsburgh.na-WIN.com.

CULTURAL CLUES

Practical, Dramatical, Fanatical CATS! - You are Cordially Invited to Attend the Jellicle Ball

July 18-27, 2014  |  Benedum Center
Jellicle cats come one, come all! Join the Jellicle Ball July 18-27 with Pittsburgh CLO’s production of CATS! A talented company of felines will bring Andrew Lloyd Webber’s mysterious masterpiece to life on the Benedum Center stage.

Featuring your favorite Jellicle Cats on the night of their annual gathering, this song and dance extravaganza is the purrfect opportunity for the entire family to create a memory that will live forever! Winner of seven Tony Awards® including Best Musical, CATS features 20 of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s timeless melodies including “Mr. Mistoffelees” and the multi-million selling hit “Memory.” It holds as one of the longest running musicals in Broadway history!

Tickets are available online at pittsburghCLO.org, by calling 412-456-6666 or at the Box Office at Theater Square. Groups of 10 or more enjoy exclusive discounts and specialty packages. Call our Group Sales Hotline at 412-325-1582 for more information.

For more tickets or more information, visit pittsburghCLO.org.

Its Not Church, But It Is the Book of Mormon the Musical
September 23 – October 5 2014  |  Heinz Hall   

The New York Times calls it “the best musical of this century.” The Washington Post says, “It is the kind of evening that restores your faith in musicals.” And Entertainment Weekly says, “Grade A: the funniest musical of all time.” Jon Stewart of The Daily Show calls it “a crowning achievement. So good it makes me angry.” It’s THE BOOK OF MORMON, the nine-time Tony Award® winning Best Musical from the creators of South Park. Contains explicit content. For more information, visit BookOfMormonTheMusical.com.

Enter promo code ARNOLD2014 to purchase tickets before they go on sale to the public on Thursday, July 17.
 
For more tickets or more information, visit online at TrustArts.org or call 412-315-3155.


The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Remembers Former Director Lorin Maazel
The entire Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra organization was saddened to learn of the passing Maestro Lorin Maazel, who served as the orchestra’s music director from 1984 to 1996. Maazel, age 84, died on July 13, 2014 in Virginia from complications following pneumonia.

Lorin Maazel
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Maazel was a world-renowned conductor, as well as a composer, mentor, father and husband, who devoted more than 75 years of his life to music-making. He took the baton of the Pittsburgh Symphony during a critical time in its history, following the departure of Andre Previn. The symphony developed an unrivaled international following under his leadership, gathering future stature as he led tours of Europe, Asia and the Americas, added first-rank players to vital positions and programmed season-long retrospectives that appealed to audiences and critics alike.

“I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Maestro Lorin Maazel. There can be no doubt that he had a significant impact on the musical life of Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and the music world as a whole. I, myself, played many times under his baton and was struck by his prodigious talent and quest for perfection,” said Manfred Honeck, current music director of the Pittsburgh Symphony. “He left behind a core of musical leaders that still define the Pittsburgh Symphony today and an incredible standard of playing. As one of his successors, I am deeply indebted to him for creating the ideal culture of musicians and the music-making exemplified in this orchestra. All of us at the Pittsburgh Symphony and our audiences, both here and around the world, continue to benefit from the work he did in Pittsburgh. I would like to express my deepest condolences to his family and his many friends and fans. We have truly lost one of the world’s greatest conductors.”

Born in Paris in 1930, Maazel began violin lessons at age five, and conducting lessons at age seven. He and his family moved to Pittsburgh so that he could study conducting with Vladimir Bakaleinikoff, who had become associate conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony in 1939. Between ages nine and 15, he conducted most of the major American orchestras, including the NBC Symphony at the invitation of Arturo Toscanini. In the course of his decades-long career, Maazel conducted more than 150 orchestras in no fewer than 5,000 opera and concert performances. He made more than 300 recordings, including symphonic cycles of complete orchestral works by Beethoven, Brahms, Debussy, Mahler, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff and Richard Strauss, winning 10 Grands Prix du Disques.

During his career, Maazel served as artistic director of the Deutsche Oper Berlin and general manager of the Vienna State Opera, as music director of the Radio Symphony of Berlin, the Symphony Orchestra of the Bavarian Radio, the Pittsburgh Symphony, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Munich Philharmonic and the New York Philharmonic, with whom he made an unprecedented visit to North Korea in 2008. He also was a highly regarded composer, with a wide-ranging catalog of works written primarily over the last 15 years.

“The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra joins the international music community in mourning the passing of a Pittsburgh native who began his music career as a child prodigy and grew to become the most prolific conductor of perhaps all time. He conducted some 150 orchestras during his lifetime and we, in Pittsburgh, benefited from and deeply respected his time with us as music director. We extend our deepest sympathies to the Maazel family,” said James Wilkinson, president and CEO of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

The Harambee Black Arts Culture Festival
Sat and Sun, July 19-20 2014

This Saturday and Sunday Come Out to the Harambee Black Arts Festival.

There are opportunities to volunteer and be a vendor at the festival.

If you are interested in volunteering please call Marteen Garay at 412-737-2133.

For those interested in vending please contact Lawanda Long at 412-606-1997.

For more information, visit www.harambeeujima.org.


Roberto Clemente Musical World Premiere, 2 More Beloved Musicals, Tennessee Williams Classic, and a Shakespearean Comedy Highlight Conservatory Theatre Company’s 2014-2015 Season

Point Park University’s Conservatory Theatre Company will produce five works, including the world premiere of a new musical about the life of the legendary Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente, in the 2014-2015 season.

The season begins Oct. 17 and runs through April 26, 2015, at the Pittsburgh Playhouse in the city’s Oakland neighborhood.

Written by Alki Steriopoulos, “21” will be directed by Richard Sabellico, who has directed Off-Broadway, national tours, and several Pittsburgh CLO productions, including The Music Man (starring Jeff Goldblum and Ed Begley Jr.), The Pajama Game, and Bells Are Ringing.

The season’s other productions are William Shakespeare’s pastoral comedy, As You Like It, directed by John Amplas, the musicals Urinetown, directed by Zeva Barzell, and The Boy Friend, directed by Jack Allison, and Tennessee Williams’ timeless classic, A Streetcar Named Desire, directed by Martin Giles.

The Conservatory Theatre Company 2014-2015 season subscriptions, which save patrons up to 35 percent off single-ticket prices, are available now. Five-show season packages are $50-$70. Those who purchase three subscriptions get the fourth free. Single tickets are $18-$20 and go on sale at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 2.

For more information, contact the Pittsburgh Playhouse box office at 412.392.8000, or visit www.pittsburghplayhouse.com. 


Christmas In July
Thursday, July 17  |  11:30 AM - 1:30 PM  |  Market Square

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announces Christmas in July, a special event being held during the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership’s Market Square Farmer’s Market on Thursday, July 17th from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in downtown Pittsburgh.  Christmas in July promises an afternoon of entertainment and special offers as the holiday season arrives early in Pittsburgh. Featuring performances by cast members from IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS, coming to the Benedum Center this November 18-23, and the CLO Mini Stars, the event is hosted by Ron Antill and Sara Lockard of the WISH 99.7 FM Morning Crew.

Christmas in July is part of The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership’s “Celebrate Downtown!” initiative being held from July 14-21. The week-long celebration will include 8 days of programming designed to highlight the many facets that make Downtown Pittsburgh the most vibrant and unique neighborhood in the City. The celebration coincides with the 20th Anniversary of the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership.

PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS AND SPECIAL OFFERS
A number of special offers will be available at the Christmas in July event, including a special priority ticket offer to Irving Berlin’s WHITE CHRISTMAS, playing at the Benedum Center this November. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to get tickets to this holiday classic.

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's The Nutcracker
Location: Benedum Center  |  Dates: December 11-28, 2014  |  Special Offer: 20% OFF

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust's presentation of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas
Location: Benedum Center  |  Dates: November 18-23, 2014  |  Special Offer: Priority Ticket Offer

Annie
Location: Benedum Center  |  Dates: October 28-November 2, 2014  |  Special Offer: Priority Ticket Offer

Pittsburgh Public Theater presents The Second City
Location: O’Reilly Theater  |  Dates: January 6-7, 2015  |  Special Offer: 50% off

Pittsburgh CLO's A Musical Christmas Carol
Location: Byham Theater  |  Dates: December 5-21, 2014  |  Special Offer: Priority Ticket Offer

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's Highmark Holiday Pops
Location: Heinz Hall  |  Dates: Dec. 13, 20, 21 at 2:30 PM and Dec. 20 at 7:30 PM  |  Special Offer: 50% off

Special offers are good for two days only.  Ticket buyers should use promo code XMASINJULY which will be valid at the Cultural District tent on Thursday, July 17 and online on Friday, July 18 only.  Please visit CulturalDistrict.org for full performance descriptions and information on restrictions that may apply to the offers.  For more information, visit culturaldistrict.org.

For more information, visit TrustArts.org.


Pittsburgh Blues Festival Offers 20th Year of Great Blues and Feeding the Hungry
July 19 - 21 2014  |  Hartwood Acres - Hampton, PA

In a radio interview with WDVE 102.5 FM’s Sean McDowell this afternoon, the line-up for the 19th Annual Pittsburgh Blues Festival, presented by Peoples Natural Gas, was announced by Ron “Moondog” Esser, who chairs the Blues Festival Committee. The Pittsburgh Blues Festival will open on Friday, July 19, 2013 at its current home at Hartwood Acres (Hampton, PA) with the Slide Brothers, and close on Sunday night, July 21 with Tab Benoit. In between, a host of local and national acts will fill two stages. All proceeds from the Blues Festival benefitGreater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.

“We always try to include some classic blues bands and some new people, and different blues styles, and we certainly have done that this year,” said Esser. “There’s Louisiana bayou and New Orleans funk, Texicana roots, R&B and steel slide: something for everybody.”   Friday’s admission is FREE with a bag of nonperishable groceries to donate to the Food Bank. The Slide Brothers are four of the best slide guitarists living today, a “dynamic, house-rocking blend of blues, gospel, rock and soul that respects faith and funk.” Friday gets even funkier with Big Sam’s Funky Nation, “a walking, talking, funking class in the history and myriad styles of funk…that most grooving and gritty stepchild of blues, soul and classic R & B.”

Saturday is a full day of music that starts with Gina Sicilia, the 2008 “Best New Artist” at the International Blues Challenge, with a throaty “dark-honey” powerful voice. Next is Eric Lindell, a Festival favorite who has brought his soulful New Orleans “roots” blues to the Festival before. Later on, Joe Louis Walker will take the stage. A consummate bluesman, Joe Louis Walker has been around long enough to have played with Mike Bloomfield. His gritty heavy blues-rock sound has critics calling him a “legendary blues icon.”
Saturday night’s headliner is Los Lonely Boys, currently enjoying a resurgence of popularity with their critically-acclaimed new release Rockpango. “Like previous releases, the band jumps from Latin-tinged funk to bluesy, Stevie Ray Vaughan styled guitar blowouts to sweet, acoustic melodies, while the brothers’ charismatic harmonies remain a constant selling-point throughout.”

And Sunday features J. D. McPherson, The Nighthawks with Billy Price, and Tab Benoit. McPherson is new on the blues scene, having just released his first CD in 2010, and is known for mixing and matching blues styles with a sound all his own. The Nighthawks are from the other end of the age spectrum, a quartet with decades of success still going strong with some original and some new members. Mark Stutso, a well-known Pittsburgh musician in the Norman Nardini/Glenn Pavone circle, is the latest addition to the Nighthawks. With Billy Price at the front of the stage, this act is sure to remind the audience that Pittsburgh has produced an amazing number of great musicians.

The musical menu will also be filled out by an additional six or seven local bands. Pittsburgh Blues Festival is an all-weekend music extravaganza, a family-friendly green event with food, merchandise, a kids’ activity tent, zero-waste recycling, and best of all it embraces a great cause. Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank helps provide food for more than 120,000 children, seniors and working families every month.

Admission to Saturday and Sunday of the Blues Festival is $35 each day; discount advance tickets and weekend passes can be purchased atwww.pghblues.com, or by calling the Blues Hotline at 412-460-BLUE. Children under 12 enter free, and parking at Hartwood Acres is free as well. Over 18 years, the Blues Festival has raised more than $1.5 million to help the Food Bank fight hunger in our region.


Boyz II Men Reunites with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in One-Night-Only Performance
July 23 2014  |  7:30 PM  |  Heinz Hall

From “Motownphilly” to “On Bended Knee,” the iconic music of ‘90s supergroup Boyz II Men combined with the masterful sounds of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra promise one soulful evening when they return to the Heinz Hall stage on Wednesday, July 23 at 7:30 p.m.

Boyz II Men members Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris and Shawn Stockman met as students at the prestigious Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts. In a career that has spanned more than 20 years and 15 albums, the group’s distinctive R&B sound has made a mark with their individual voices and peerless harmonies. Led by Resident Conductor Lawrence Loh, audience members will enjoy hits like “Water Runs Dry,” “It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye,” “I’ll Make Love to You” and many others with full orchestral accompaniment.

This concert features “tweet seats,” a seating section (Grand Tier, rows C-T) where audience members are encouraged to share their concert experience in real time via social media with the hashtag “#BoyzIIMenPGH.”

Tickets, ranging in price from $25 to $110, can be purchased by calling the Heinz Hall box office at 412-392-4900 or visiting pittsburghsymphony.org. 

Pittsburgh Premiere Extended!  Ring of Fire Will Rock the CLO Cabaret Through August 24 

Due to popular demand, Ring of Fire – The Music of Johnny Cash has been extended through August 24 at the CLO Cabaret.  The show was previously scheduled to close August 17.

Ring of Fire by the Numbers:

• Over 5,000 audience members have enjoyed Ring of Fire since it opened at the CLO Cabaret May 22. 
• Instrumentation featured in Ring of Fire includes: Acoustic Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin, Snare Drum, Electric Guitar, Harmonica, Washboard and Upright Bass.  
• Ring of Fire features over 30 of Johnny Cash’s hits including “Country Boy,” “Folsom Prison Blues,” “Five Feet High and Rising,” “Daddy Sang Bass,” “I Walk the Line” and “I've Been Everywhere." 
• Cast members Jon Rolf, Paul Koudouris and Santino Tomasetti used their musical prowess and Ring of Fire instrumentation to become one of just three national finalists in Dairy Queen’s S'mores Music Video Contest.  Voting concludes July 18. 

Performance Schedule for Ring of Fire:

Wednesday, Thursday, and Fridays 7:30 PM

Saturdays 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM

Sundays 2:00 PM

For more information, visit CLOCabaret.com.

KIDZ KORNER

Activities For All Ages at the History Center
Discovery Place, a hands-on laboratory, covers more than 250 years of Pittsburgh history and culture.

Located on the History Center's third floor, above the Pittsburgh: A Tradition of Innovation exhibition, Discovery Place uses hands-on experiences to depict the lives of Western Pennsylvanian children over the past 200 years. The kids-centered area also includes "Get to the Point," an interactive trivia game focused on Pittsburgh innovations.

Kidsburgh, a two-story play place in the museum's first floor Great Hall, immerses the history fans of tomorrow in fun, interactive Pittsburgh-themed activities.

Alongside an interactive model of Pittsburgh, kids can design their own city using models of buildings, boats, and sports stadiums, serve up Isaly's "ice cream," and milk a mooing "cow" at Reymer's Old-Fashioned Deli. Then zoom down the Liberty Tube, a 12-foot spiral slide that kids love.

The Pittsburgh's Lost Steamboat: Treasures of the Arabia exhibition begins with an introduction to steamboat building in Western Pennsylvania. At each of five stations, children can learn how to build a steamboat including the hull, boiler, and the engine, from the paddlewheel to the deck and pilothouse. Finish the boat by giving it a name!

Then kids can try their hand at navigating the western waters with the Steamboats West board game. Can you steer your steamboat from St. Louis to Council Bluffs, Iowa safely? Spin the wheel to find out.

And don't forget to snap a photo with the Steamboat Arabia mule. Use #ArabiaMule in your tweet or Instagram photo so everyone can see it.


Digital Storytelling Workshops for Teens
Tues., July 22, Thurs., July 24, Tues., July 29, & Thurs., July 31 | 9 AM to noon 

Tell stories from Pittsburgh's past your way, in your voice, through new media skills. Uncover images and objects to create a digital story that brings history to life for visitors.

The History Center's Digital Storytelling summer learning experience allows teens to create vibrant multimedia stories about people and places in Pittsburgh history. These digital projects will illuminate objects and stories within the History Center's archival and museum collection, allowing teens to curate the collection in their own voice. The digital stories will be shared with visitors through a "New Voices for the Past" gallery guide.

The workshop is designed for teens age 12-16. In order to participate, students must attend all four sessions. The cost of the workshop is $50 and includes the use of digital equipment, drinks, and a light snack.

Registration is required by July 17. Please register here.  For more information please contact Mariruth Leftwich, education manager, 412-454-6390 ormaleftwich@heinzhistorycenter.org.  This project is part of Pittsburgh City of Learning, an initiative of The Sprout Fund.

Hop into History as we play and explore together in this hands-on session designed for 2-5 year olds and their caregivers. Kids will be transported back in time through music, dance, and games.

Wed., July 16 - Hop Into History: Moving Around Pittsburgh
Wed., Aug. 20 - Hop Into History: Down by the River

Time: 10:30 - 11:15 a.m.
Cost: Children free, adults regular museum admission, which is good for the entire day. Hop Into History is free for History Center members.
RSVP: Space is limited, so please register in advance by emailing Mariruth Leftwich atmaleftwich@heinzhistorycenter.org or calling 412-454-6390.


3D for Kids
Want to make 3D art at home? Join award-winning filmmaker/musician Jeff Boller from The Simple Carnival (www.simplecarnival.com ) as he reveals the magic tricks behind making 3D (stereoscopic) art.

You'll learn how 3D works. You'll learn how to turn a regular 2D camera into a 3D camera. You'll learn how to draw 3D comics. You'll participate in 3D photography demonstrations. You'll see how ordinary art supplies can be used to make sophisticated animated 3D cartoons.

Prepare to be amazed...and to have fun!  More info here: www.3dforkids.net

This FREE workshop is intended for kids ages seven and up (and their parents).

To sign up, contact the Penn Area Library at 724-744-4414 or go to  www.pennlib.org.

WOMEN AND GIRLS ACHIEVEMENT

79th National Convention of The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs
From Our Friends at The Soul Pitt
July 21 - 26, 2014  |  Omni William Penn Hotel

Blazing New Pathways: Moving Forward With A Purpose!

Members from all parts of the country should attend this ground breaking convention to learn about how they can "Blaze New Pathways" in their corner of the globe. Family, friends, business professionals and guests interested about what The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc. has to offer are welcome to come and enjoy the great public events that are taking place all week

If you are seeking employment, join us at the "Tracks to Success – Pathways to Opportunities" Career Summit where jobseekers will also have the opportunity to participate in workshops designed to strengthen their job seeking skills.

For more information, visit www.nanbpwc.org or call 516-356-4654.


Eighth Anniversary of The Woman’s Interactive Network of Pittsburgh Summer Cocktail Party

July 29 2014  |   5:30 - 7:30 PM

Gaetano’s Restaurant, 1617 Banksville Rd

(NOTE: Was previously scheduled the 22nd, but changed to the 29th due to Liberty Tunnel closures)

Network with other professional women and celebrate with us!

Assorted appetizers, soft drinks and cash bar available.

Individual Registration     $15.00 (Members Only)
Individual Registration     $20.00 (NON WIN Members)
Vendor Table – WIN-Pittsburgh Members Only     $35.00

The Women’s Interactive Network is a dynamic organizations that offers an opportunity to meet women whom are successful in all aspects of business, from the corporate ranks to entrepreneurs.

WIN-Pittsburgh was established in 2006 as a networking organization for professional women in the Greater Pittsburgh area. As the organization developed, members expressed the desire to network with other professional women across the nation. In May, the National Association of the Woman’s interactive networked was formally launched.

For more information and to register, visit Pittsburgh.na-WIN.com.


Pistols-n-Pink Monthly MeetUp
Friday, August 15 2014  |  6 - 8 PM  |  Millvale Sportsmen's Club

Join us as Guest of Pistols –n-Pink at the Millvale Sportsmen’s Club located at 170 Sunnyhill Rd, Wexford, PA 15090.

After we have a good time shooting on the range, we kick back, unwind and feature a woman-owned business.

Experienced and non-experienced shooters welcome. Instructors will be present; firearms and protection will be available.

This is a great excuse to hone your shooting skills or if you are a novice, a wonderful opportunity to learn about firearms in a relaxed atmosphere!

Special Guest Speaker:  Matt Shipley, speaking on Second Amendment Rights.  Matt Shipley – Retired Navy SEAL Commander, Constitutional Lecturer/Writer, GE 6ó MBB Process Expert, Published Author


Save the Date, Allegheny County MWDBE Open House
Thursday, September 18 2014  |  5:30  - 7:30 PM
Two Chatham Center, Suite 500  |  4th Floor, North Room   |  112 Washington Place


WIN Professional Development Day…a Half Day Workshop
Friday, September 12 2014  |  7:30 AM - 1:00 PM  |  Gaetano’s Restaurant - 1617 Banksville Rd

“Be The Change! A day Filled With How To’s…Save The Date!  & Stay tuned for more details!

Early bird discounts prior to August 20th

For more information, click HERE.


Patient Navigation: Why It's Important
From Addagio Health
Numbers have recently been escalating in the arena of "lost to follow-up" - when a client does not respond to a healthcare provider such as Adagio Health "following up" after being identified as having an abnormality in their Pap test or breast exam.

In 2013, Adagio Health was awarded a grant from the National Susan G. Komen Foundation. Money provided by the grant allows Adagio Health to target vulnerable populations in the state of Pennsylvania. Adagio Health was only one of six organizations in the country to receive it. Funded to the Alliance of PA Councils, it is administered by Adagio Health.

This two-year grant, supported by the PA Department of Health, “will help Adagio Health venture into the future of cancer care,” says Lou Ann Jeremko, Adagio Health’s director of statewide cancer programs for Adagio Health. The grant is for clients involved in Komen programming and the PA Department of Health (PADOH) HealthyWoman program.

Cathy Pate, the Statewide Patient Navigator, was hired March 2014 to be the person fully dedicated to helping clients and the process of following up with abnormal test results. As the liaison between client and healthcare provider, it is Cathy’s job to help patients break down barriers that are preventing them from receiving treatment and get them the resources they need. This could include consulting with patients, their family members, providers, the county office and even pharmacies.

Read the entire story HERE.

BUSINESS BUZZ

Kiva Zip Trustee Information Session
Held in Partnership with Pittsburgh Mayor's Office
Potential Kiva Zip trustees had the opportunity to learn what the role of trustee entails, as well as more information about Kiva City Pittsburgh, at a Trustee Information Session held in partnership with the Office of Mayor Bill Peduto. Speakers included representatives from current trustees: Operation Better Block and Christian Evangelist Economic Development (CEED), as well as Leslie Parr, a borrower endorsed by CEED for a loan for her business, Shining Stars Creative Childcare and Learning Center.

Loans by the Numbers

Kiva City Pittsburgh keeps growing! Thus far...
• 39 loans have fully funded
• 23 Trustees have endorsed a borrower
• More than $179,000 has been invested in local businesses!
• No loans have expired and 3 are currently fundraising

Thank you and welcome to our newest trustees: Regina Johnson, Tonya Edmonds, and the Wilkinsburg Community Development Corporation.

For a list of all 23 Pittsburgh trustees and a link to our fundraising borrowers, visit www.kiva.org/Pittsburgh.
Good News for Local Agriculture Businesses!

Kiva has raised the introductory loan amount for agricultural businesses from $5,000 to $10,000!  Local farmers need our help more than ever, so help spread the word.

You can also support farmers by going to Kiva Zip's newly created agriculture page and lending!

 For more information, visit www.kiva.org.


Authors' Zone First Author/Publisher/Editor/Proofreader Gathering
August 8th 2014  |  6:30 - 8 PM  |  Max & Erma's in Greentree

We will provide an interesting evening which will bring you right up to date with the latest information about all aspects of producing a book.

We will also give you an opportunity to meet other authors/aspiring authors/publishers/editors/proofreaders.

There will also be time for hors d'oeuvres and perhaps a drink with good conversation.

Please RSVP to wip@fastmail.fm  by August 4th.

No Charge to attend.

For more information about The Authors' Zone, visit www.theauthorszone.com.


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Landmarks Preservation Resource Center Events
Film Screening: The Rise and Fall of Penn Station
Tuesday, July 22 2014  |  6 - 8 PM
In 1910, the Pennsylvania Railroad successfully accomplished the enormous engineering feat of building tunnels under New York City's Hudson and East rivers, connecting the railroad to New York and New England, knitting together the entire eastern half of the United States. The tunnels terminated in what was one of the greatest architectural achievements of its time, Pennsylvania Station. Penn Station covered nearly eight acres, extended two city blocks, and housed one of the largest public spaces in the world.

But just 53 years after the station’s opening, the monumental building that heralded and represented the American Empire was slated to be destroyed. The destruction of this important landmark was one of the defining moments in American history that gave birth to the modern preservation movement in America. Join us for a screening of this documentary for a comprehensive look back at this defining moment in historic preservation.

NON-PROFIT EVENTS

SPONSORED BY BLACKTIE PITTSBURGH

Pittsburgh Blues Festival Offers 20th Year of Great Blues and Feeding the Hungry
July 19 - 21 2014  |  Hartwood Acres - Hampton, PA

In a radio interview with WDVE 102.5 FM’s Sean McDowell this afternoon, the line-up for the 19th Annual Pittsburgh Blues Festival, presented by Peoples Natural Gas, was announced by Ron “Moondog” Esser, who chairs the Blues Festival Committee. The Pittsburgh Blues Festival will open on Friday, July 19, 2013 at its current home at Hartwood Acres (Hampton, PA) with the Slide Brothers, and close on Sunday night, July 21 with Tab Benoit. In between, a host of local and national acts will fill two stages. All proceeds from the Blues Festival benefitGreater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.

Admission to Saturday and Sunday of the Blues Festival is $35 each day; discount advance tickets and weekend passes can be purchased atwww.pghblues.com, or by calling the Blues Hotline at 412-460-BLUE. Children under 12 enter free, and parking at Hartwood Acres is free as well. Over 18 years, the Blues Festival has raised more than $1.5 million to help the Food Bank fight hunger in our region.

NEIGHBORHOOD HI-LIGHTS

OpenStreetsPGH 2014
July 20 2014  |  8 AM - 12 PM  |  Downtown Pittsburgh - Market Square to the Clemente Bridge

OpenStreetsPGH 2014 is a free event that will close the roads to cars so that people can walk, skate, dance, play, and be social. Downtown streets open for everyone. Enjoy free activities including yoga, Zumba, dance classes, and a climbing wall. Rain or Shine!

For more information about Open Streets, sign up for the email list at OpenStreetsPGH.com. Everyone who signs up for the email list will be entered to win a free bicycle (a sweet Fairdale Flyer).

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is pleased to collaborate with Bike Pittsburgh, Allegheny County,
City of Pittsburgh, No Wall Productions, Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, Let's Move Pittsburgh,
and Three Rivers Inline Club.


Navigating the Health Care System

An informed patient is a patient that gets good care. Knowing how our health care system works is the only way to make it work for you.

From applying for insurance, to paying your premiums, to finding a doctor, to advocating for your needs with your providers -- it all starts with education. Knowledge is power!
PHAN is here to help bring that information to you and your community, through ACA 101 and Proactive Patient trainings. Click here to tell us what you'd like to see in your community.

We've also got a fantastic team of PHAN Certified Trainers ready and waiting to table at local events, so take note next time you visit your local farmer's market or see notice in the paper of a community fair. We'd love to be there to table, but need you to let us know when and where events are happening!

Let's use this summer time to get our friends, families and communities armed with the information they need to take control of their health care.


Celebrate Downtown Pittsburgh!
July 14 - 21 2014
Downtown Dine Around – on Tuesday, July 15, at 5:00 p.m., seven Downtown restaurants, each a participant in the PDP’s Paris to Pittsburgh Façade Grant Program, will offer a food and drink tasting event. Restaurants include Sonoma, Ten Penny, Seviche, Perlé, Grit and Grace, Nine on Nine and Sienna Mercato.Tickets are available for purchase here.

Market Square Farmers Market – on Thursday, July 17, the Market will celebrate Christmas in July, featuring performances from Pittsburgh CLO Ministars and the upcoming “White Christmas” theater show, booths showcasing vendors from the Peoples Gas Holiday Market, and even a special summertime visit from Santa himself.

Project Pop Up: Fashion Market - on Friday, July 18 from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Downtown fashion retailers, mobile fashion trucks and other local fashion vendors will fill Market Square with the most fashionable wares available in the city.

Downtown Living Expo – occurring in Market Square in conjunction with Project Pop Up Fashion, on Friday, July 18 from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., stop by to meet with representatives of premier residential properties in Downtown Pittsburgh. Representatives will be on hand to talk about the latest in amenities offered in Downtown living.

Project Pop Up: Picnic – also on Friday, July 18, from 11:30 – 1:30 p.m. in the Upper Mellon Green, located at Ross and Sixth Avenue, the new Downtown Pittsburgh restaurant Hundred Wood will offer three pre-ordered picnic lunches. The PDP will provide the picnic blankets and entertainment by local signer, Joel Lindsey. To pre-order your picnic lunch, click here.

Salsa in the Square – Finish off Friday’sactivities at 5:00 p.m. in Market Square, with live music by salsa band Machete and free dance instruction by Las Sabras Dance Company.

Downtown Community Clean Up –Saturday, July 19, from 9:00 a.m. until noon, the PDP’s Clean and Safe team will lead the largest volunteer day yet, with more than 150 volunteers completing projects to clean and green Downtown Pittsburgh. If you would like to volunteer, please send an email to Rich Dethlefs.

All Access Downtown – also on Saturday, June 19, Downtown will open the doors to a wide variety of properties that many people have never visited and offer insightful tours of unique art and historical locations. Pittsburgh History and Landmarks will offer all five of their Downtown Walking Tours, the Office of Public Art will provide a special tour of Downtown Public Art, many Downtown churches will be open and available for tours, as will the rooftop of the US Steel Building, a Cultural District Theater, and Downtown residential properties, both model units and currently lived-in properties. Tickets are free but required for most tours, details and links to reserve tickets are available on the PDP website.

Open Streets Pittsburgh – on Sunday, July 20 from 8:00 a.m. – noon. Along with Bike Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, the PDP will host Open Streets Pittsburgh. This free event will close Sixth and Market Streets from the Clemente Bridge to Market Square to cars so that people can walk, skate, dance, play, and be social. This will include a half mile of Open Streets and programming will include Yoga, Zumba, dance classes, climbing walls and much more. Visit OpenStreetsPGH.com for complete details and the opportunity to sign up to win a bike!

For more information click HERE

POSITIVE PITTSBURGHERS

Kiva City Pittsburgh Borrowers

Congratulations to the three borrowers who recently reached their fundraising goals (pictured at left): Justin of Ava Lounge, Geoff of Open Floor, and Micah of Shoutside Media.

And best of luck to the Pittsburgh businesses fundraising now: Leslie of The Ultimate Beauty Spa, Chantel of System 4 cleaning service, and Marita of AdmINtrinsic.

If you would like to receive an e-newsletter directly from Kiva City Pittsburgh and don't want to miss future editions and notifications, please subscribe at http://eepurl.com/SUAU5.

If people go to www.kiva.org/Pittsburgh, the borrowers scroll through the upper right hand corner and then they can see other info about the program below.  The link that goes straight to the borrower page isn't quite as pretty, but it is more direct - zip.kiva.org/loans/s/Pittsburgh.

ROVING PITTSBURGHER REPORT

Luke Wholey's Wild Alaskan Grille
You have to try out their new frozen fruit drinks and also the Wild Caught Mussels in Marinara.  What a treat!  We had guests from Mumbai, India and they loved it also.

Double Wide Grille, Southside
Frozen mohitos with loads of fresh mint.  What an afternoon with old friends.  Also one of our guests tried, "The Marriage Counselor" with pineapple juice, cucumber rind, basil and gin.  She found it delightful.  Loads of choices on the menu from vegetarian, which we had to "diner fair" like wings and burgers.  The huge menu is overpowering.  We literally gourged ourselves on seitan wings, coconut tofu, sesame and peanut tofu and a huge California salad with avocoado and sprouts and just about every fruit and vegetable in season.  AND they have for real cornbread.

Downtown Gallery Crawl and Cosmopolitan Pittsburgh
Downtown was awash with people for the free gallery crowd and iside the August Wilson Center, the VIP Cosmopolitan Party and post VIP dance party was sold out.  What a night.

Read more reviews at Roving Pittsburgher Report

If you would like to share your review and pictures of an event,

please email info@pplmag.com

PITTSBURGH LOCAL SPORTS

BPW Scholarship Fundraiser
Hope you can join us on Saturday afternoon, August 9th as we watch the Lady Rebellion Pro Softball team play in Washington, Pa. at the WildThings Stadium.  We will be in a box (with airconditioning!) and enjoy a buffet lunch & enjoy the women’s softball game.  Cost is only $40.00 and includes your buffet lunch & soft drinks/ice tea, a seat in air-conditioned comfort, or you can sit out in the bleachers right in front of home plate!

This is a fundraiser for District 12 BPW Scholarship Fund.  Please come out and help us raise money to enable us to give out scholarships next Spring to deserving women from our area!

The deadline is approaching to make your reservations, so please do so today!

Call me with any questions – 724-557-5552.

Hope to see you there for a fun afternoon supporting women in sports!!!


Bored playing the same course? Try these tips.

Debbie Constantin Golf Instruction - Men, Women, Juniors; Private and Group; Golf Fitness, Ladies Golf Leagues, Disability Golf

On Course Management. Playing from different tee boxes will help work on different parts of your game. Some days, play from the forward tees - it helps you work on the short game. On other days, play from the back tees to help work on your longer clubs. Playing from a combination of different tees will help you see the course from a different perspective. If you are always playing the same course from the same tees, it can be b-o-r-i-n-g!! Challenge yourself!!

For more information click HERE

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WHERE IN THE WORLD IS TECHNOGRANNY?

In her back yard celebrating the Fourth of July

POSITIVELY PITTSBURGHER SPONSORED EVENTS:  6th Annual Celebrate and Share Breakfast 

CULTURAL CLUES:  Gallery Crawl

KIDZ KORNER
This Week in Market Square  |  MLK Essay Contest Winners

WOMEN AND GIRLS ACHIEVEMENT
STAND UP for STANDING FIRM Awards Luncheon  |  DAY OF THE GIRL SUMMIT  |  Women in Leadership

BUSINESS BUZZ
Saving "Green," Improving the Environment  |  1st Author Awards Ceremony  |  Jessica Lee & Friends Jazz Happy Hour  |  Business Opportunity: PLS Limousines Service  |  Celebrate Caregivers  |  5 Completely Selfish (But Still Good) Reasons to Buy Local

PITTSBURGH HISTORICAL STUFF
The History Center and Sports Museum Catch World Cup Fever   |  Frick Park Opens  |  Look Up & See The Buhl Asteroid

NON-PROFIT EVENTS SPONSORED BY BLACKTIE PITTSBURGH
A Night at the Races  |  Happy Hour Fundraiser for the Midwife Center for Birth and Women's Health

NEIGHBORHOOD HI-LIGHTS
Music in Market Square  |  Wine Festival in Clinton  |  The New Black Film Screening

ROVING PITTSBURGHER REPORT:  Sci-Fi Valley Con

STEELTOWN HERO:  Leaders in Learning from CORO Pittsburgh

POSITIVELY PITTSBURGHER SPONSORED EVENTS

6th Annual Celebrate and Share Breakfast 
Tuesday, August 26, 2014  |  7:45 - 9:30 AM  |  Rivers Club, Oxford Centre Downtown

Celebrate the 94th Anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment with a special presentation by PA Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane.

Since its inception in 2002, Celebrate & Share has worked to raise funds for organizations that focus on the needs of women and children, and to highlight the achievements of women in the Greater Pittsburgh area and the state of Pennsylvania. In addition to this effort, we have created a 501C 3, The Pennsylvania Women’s Hall of Achievement.

We would like you to join us in honoring one of the greatest achievements of women: The 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which prohibits any United States citizen from being denied the right to vote on the basis of gender. Please join us on Tuesday, August 26, 2014, as we Celebrate the passage of the 19th  Amendment with our special guest, Pennsylvania’s FIRST woman Attorney General, Kathleen Kane, and Share in the founding of the Pennsylvania Women’s Hall of Achievement.

Proceeds to Benefit the Pennsylvania Women’s Hall of Achievement.

Donation $45 - Honorary Sponsors $94
Table of 10 $450 - Founding Sponsors $1,000
Hosted by: Celebrate & Share, Bonnie DiCarlo & JoAnn R. Forrester

MAKE YOUR RESERVATION NOW
Bonnie DiCarlo: bonnie255@aol.com   412.480.5247
JoAnn Forrester: selfimagebz@aol.com 412.440.6969

CULTURAL CLUES

Gallery Crawl
Friday, July 11, 2014  |  5:30 - 10  PM

Art. Theatre. Dance. Film. Music. You. Me. We… Free!

The Gallery Crawl is a quarterly showcase of what’s new in Pittsburgh’s art scene. With over 30 Crawl Stops, you will find something to grab your attention. The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is celebrating 10 years of Gallery Crawls in the Cultural District throughout 2014.

Admission is FREE to all locations on the Gallery Crawl.


Additional Post Gallery Crawl Events:
crawlafterdark  |  8pm-?
In the last 10 years, the Cultural District has exploded with new restaurants, theatre, dance, comedy and other art happenings. Stay Late. Don't Go... Keep Crawling. Cover charge varies per location.

CONSOL Energy's Cosmopolitan Pittsburgh  |  August Wilson Center, 980 Liberty Avenue
7pm VIP, 9pm General, Tickets: $25-$125
Show your Crawl map for a $5 discount at the door.  Enjoy music, open bar, comedy, art, activities, noshes and more!

A Decade of Gallery Crawls
Instagram your favorite Gallery Crawl memory using #CrawlPGH by July 18, 2014.
Your photo could be used to promote the September 26th Gallery Crawl.

For more information, visit: TrustArts.org/crawl

KIDZ KORNER

This Week in Market Square
From our Friends at Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership

Market Square is hopping once again this week! Read on to check out all of the happenings...

KidsPlay on Tuesday, from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. in Market Square, welcomes Santa to the Square! Kids will have an opportunity to check-in with Santa (who is vacationing in Pittsburgh this week) about how their summer has been going and get an early start on sharing their Christmas list!

After KidsPlay, check out the Reading Room, brought to you by Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Downtown and Business, from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.


MLK Essay Contest Winners
From our Friends at the Girls Coalition
This year, our MLK Essay Contest, sponsored by UPMC, was presented in conjunction with Women's History Month. Young people were asked to choose a female activist or inspirational person, past or present, who exhibits Martin Luther King, Jr.'s love, unselfishness, and passion for justice. Each of the girls were also recognized at our Be Inspired event at the end of May.

Congratulations to all of our winners - your essays were truly inspiring!

6-8th grade:
1st - Elizabeth Zwikl, Age 11
2nd - Yamna Boukaabar

9-12th grade:
1st - Qui Ante Anderson, Age 15
2nd - Nicolette Kier, Age 16
3rd - Caroline Combemale, Age 15
3rd - Jasmine Johnson, Age 18

WOMEN AND GIRLS ACHIEVEMENT

STAND UP for STANDING FIRM Awards Luncheon
Tuesday, October 14, 2014  |  11:30 AM - 1:30 PM  |  Rivers Club, Oxford Center

Join us at our inaugural STAND UP for STANDING FIRM Awards Luncheon at the Rivers Club, Tuesday, October 14, 2014. Our guest speaker, New York Times bestselling author, Leslie Morgan Steiner, will share her story of surviving domestic violence, and how her employer and coworkers gave her the clarity and strength she needed to leave her abusive marriage. That  marriage to an abuser is the subject of her book, Crazy Love.

Get out your Google calendar, sync it to iCal or use an old-fashioned Post-It. Save the date. STANDING FIRM is having an event!

We will honor Familylinks with the STANDING FIRM Employer Award and Lynette Lederman with the STANDING FIRM Champion Award.

DAY OF THE GIRL SUMMIT - Call for Submissions!

Calling all girls! We want you to help celebrate the International Day of the Girl by sharing YOUR story. Reflect on a time in your life when you thought to yourself, "THIS is what it means to be a girl!" This moment could have been a brave act, a moment of connection, a time when you overcame an obstacle, a life turning decision, an adventure with a friend, or a silly celebration. Several of these original stories, poems, artwork, videos, songs, or declarations about what it means to be a girl will be selected to be performed LIVE during at the Annual Girls Speak Out event at the United Nations on Friday, October 10, 2014! 

Submit your entries to info@dayofthegirlsummit.org with your name, age, country, and contact information by Friday, August 1, 2014. 

For more information, click HERE.

Tweet About It!

CALLING ALL GIRLS! @IDG2014 wants to hear YOUR stories about what it means to be a girl to you. Submit your entries by 8/1. #IDG2014

Women in Leadership Host Project Opening to Collect Innovative Voices and Experiences

All Coro participants engage in some form of project-based learning.  The Women in Leadership XVII cohort is learning by engaging in a group project to create an innovative account of the voices and experiences of women in Southwest PA.  On June 5, 2014, the cohort hosted a “Project Opening” at Rodef Shalom in Shadyside. A  Project Opening is a Coro learning tool designed to generate lots of feedback on an early-stage project idea and build collaboration to support it. Over 100 people attended the event.

Women in Leadership describe the purpose of their project in this way:
The purpose of the project is to create a new source of history in southwestern Pennsylvania –an oral history—a history that records the voices and the experiences of women in our region.
The cohort pre-selected themes that bring focus to the project and raise awareness of the experiences of women in the region.  These themes include:

• Race, Ethnicity, & Nationality
• (Dis)Ability
• Class or Socioeconomic Status
• Electoral and Governmental Politics
• Anti-violence
• Gender at work and home
• Gender, Sex & Sexuality
• Youth Empowerment

Through a collection voices of women from varying backgrounds the Women in Leadership cohort will create an informative tool that is transferrable to education institutions all throughout the Southwest PA region to raise awareness to improve the status of women.

The Women in Leadership cohort expect to debut their collection of voices in late Fall.  For more information, e-mail a Women in Leadership participant via the contact information on the flyer below.

For more information, click HERE.

BUSINESS BUZZ

Controller Wagner Announces Success in Saving "Green," Improving the Environment

Chelsea Wagner

When Wagner was elected as Controller, she promised to increase efficiency and transparency in County government while saving money and increasing revenue. She recently announced that she's made strides toward those goals while also being environmentally responsible. By recycling scrap metal and paper, and by initiating paperless invoicing processes as mentioned above, the Controller's Office has increased scrap metal recycling revenue by 220%, saved more than 4,000 pounds of paper and is anticipated to save the County more than $15,000 in paper, postage and ink. Additionally, her efforts have also helped save the environment by preventing the use of 35 trees, 259 gallons of oil, 7 cubic yards of landfill, 8,214 kilowatts of energy and 14,375 gallons of water.

"I'm very proud of our hard work and successful efforts to turn trash into cash and help County government operate more efficiently and ecologically. There is more work to be done, but we are on the right track toward protecting Allegheny County's taxpayers and bringing County government up to date with modern technology and make it more transparent and service-oriented," Wagner said.


The Authors Zone's 1st Author Awards Ceremony
October 16, 2014

The Authors’ Zone (TAZ) will provide awards in seven categories: Fiction, General Nonfiction, Biography/Autobiography, Poetry, Business, Children’s books and an award for ebooks. The board divides itself into committees for each category, which are responsible for nominating books to be considered in each category.

Books should be published in English (including translations) in the United States and contain an ISBN number. Authors from Southwestern PA and books written about that area will be considered. It is essential that TAZ receive the books as early in the year as possible to allow time to consider all titles. The deadline for submissions is August 18, 2014.

Publishers are welcome to bring books to TAZ’s attention. The book and media awards will be presented on October 16, 2014 at the 1st Annual TAZ Awards Ceremony.

The following are eligible:

• Full-length books of fiction and nonfiction
• Collections of short stories and collections of essays by one author
• Biographies/Autobiographies
• Collected and selected poems by one author
• Children’s books
• Self-published books
• Business Books
• Ebooks

Publishers must complete the online entry form and submit payment by June 9, 2014.Please send books as early as possible. Judges are not obligated to consider books that arrive after August 18, 2014.

• There is a $89 entry fee for each title submitted. This fee will also include a ticket to the Awards Ceremony. Discount for multiple books.
• Accepted forms of payment include PayPal and credit card.  Due when the book is submitted.
• Publishers whose submitted books are deemed ineligible by TAZ will still be subject to the stated entry fee of $89 per title.

For more information visit theauthorzone.com.


Jessica Lee & Friends Jazz Happy Hour
July 10, 2014  |  5:30 PM - 8:00 PM  |  CJ's in the Strip

No Cover Charge  |  Free Parking  |    CJ'S in the Strip - 2901-2911 Penn Ave.  


Business Opportunity: PLS Limousines Service 
Start your own business today,. this is a good time to be your own boss and be in charge of your destiny!! Buy 7 vehicles including the licensing to start up immediately. I will show you the tricks of the trade and refer business to you and get you started today!!!! Good business and great opportunity to network with BIG BUSINESS!!!! The possibilities are endless. "LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT"

ASSETS:

1 Cadillac DTS 2006  |  1 Cadillac DTS 2007  |  1 Lincoln 10 pass Limousine black

PUC LIMOUSINE AUTHORITY FOR PENNSYLVANIA
BONUS: Book of Business including new retail call will be referred.

For more information, call (800)292-2525 or visit www.plslimo.com.

Celebrate Caregivers

Thursday July 10th 2014  |  4 - 7 PM  |  Senior Life Greensburg - 123 Triangle Drive
Entertainment: Collin Stover, Mentalist and Magician "Pittsurgh's Hottest Young Entertainer"
Targeted Market: Staff, Families of Residents

Seven More Events Coming Soon!

Call Now for Special Discounts and more information
Put Your Business in Front of Hundreds of Potential Clients!

For more information, visit Celebrate-Caregivers.com or call 724-212-5015.

5 Completely Selfish (But Still Good) Reasons to Buy Local
From: The Business Journals  Retweeted by:  Joanne Quinn-Smith
Written By: James Ritchie  |  July 07, 2014

Photo Courtesy: Getty Images (altrendo images)

You know that shopping locally is good for your community: It keeps dollars in the area economy and contributes to a vibrant business scene.

But you don’t have to be an altruist to see the value in spending close to home. For small-business owners, there are also plenty of selfish reasons to do business with people you know — or can get to know.

“If you are spreading your money around with local B2B suppliers, especially in the weak economy we are experiencing, your vendors have a vested interest in the prosperity of your business,” said Joanne Quinn Smith, owner of Pittsburgh-based Dreamweaver Marketing Associates.

Of course, a thriving small-business sector ultimately helps everyone. Such organizations make up nearly 98 percent of all U.S. employers and they account for more than 49 percent of private-sector employment, according to the federal Small Business Administration.

But as an entrepreneur, you’re more interested in your own bottom line than in national statistics. Advantages of dealing with vendors in your own backyard include:

1. People talk

Word of mouth is huge, and small-business owners meet lots of people. They’re in a great position to recommend you if they know what you’re all about.

“If you’re printing brochures or fliers, the printer now knows about a special event or sale you have coming up,” said Judy Crockett, who operates Manistee, Mich.-based Interactive Marketing & Communication. “They will share that information with people they know.”

And the owner of that business also might become a customer.

Read the entire article HERE.

PITTSBURGH HISTORICAL STUFF

The History Center and Sports Museum Catch World Cup Fever

Artifacts from the 1950 World Cup are now on display.

The last time Brazil hosted the World Cup, in 1950, a Western Pennsylvania native was one of the stars for Team USA.

Nicholas DiOrio grew up in Morgan, Pa., a coal mining town near Bridgeville in southern Allegheny County. For 22 years, he devoted his spare time to soccer and he played for the 1939 Avella Juniors that won the national junior championship. In the late 1940s, he played in the short-lived North American Professional Soccer League. As member of the U.S. soccer team, he competed in the 1950 World Cup in Brazil. The U.S. team beat England in an early round, one of the biggest upsets in international soccer.

DiOrio's USA jacket, soccer cleats, and an American Airlines travel bag he used on his flight to Brazil are on display at the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum and the History Center's Special Collections gallery.

For more information visit HeinzHistoryCenter.org.

Frick Park Opens
From:  Heinz History Center  |  June 25, 1927

In 1919, Henry Clay Frick left the city 151 acres south of his Point Breeze mansion, and in 1925, the city acquired an additional 190 acres. Frick Park officially opened in 1927.

Today, Frick Park attracts many visitors to its bike and walking trails, red clay tennis courts, the Frick Environmental Center, public lawn bowling green, and playgrounds for kids.

For more information visit HeinzHistoryCenter.org.


Look Up & See The Buhl Asteroid
From Our Friends at Pittsburgh Applause
One of the billions of entities in the sky now has a Pittsburgh twist, the Carnegie Science Center announced last month.

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has named an aster-oid formerly designated as 1900 AA after Henry Buhl Jr. The IAU was founded in 1919 and is the internationally recognized author-ity for assigning designations to celestial bodies. These include stars and planets as well as aster-oids.

Henry Buhl Jr. (1848-1927) was a successful retailer and generous philanthropist who established the Buhl Foundation in his will “to create community legacies by leveraging its resources to encour-age people and organizations to dream, to innovate and to take action.” The foundation’s most famous bequest was the Buhl
Planetarium on the city’s North Side.

“It’s fitting that something of the magnitude and permanence of an asteroid would honor Henry
Buhl’s legacy,” said Ann Metzger, co-director of the Carne-gie Science Center in a press re-lease.
In other CSC news, public rela-tions professional Trip Oliver has joined the center’s board. He is currently the manager of govern-ment and public affairs for the local office of the Chevron Cor-poration multinational energy firm.

NON-PROFIT EVENTS

SPONSORED BY BLACKTIE PITTSBURGH

A Night at the Races – a fund raiser benefit event for the Holzer Family
August 8, 2014  |  Doors open at 6:30 and Races begin at 7:30

In 2011, Denise Holzer was diagnosed with breast cancer. Her family needs your help with expenses as she continues this fight. Our deepest thanks for your support.   This event features high quality catering by Heavenly Cuisine Custom Catering will make your taste buds dance!  Admission also includes an “open tap” for beer.  Then there’s the horse races!  For the first 10 races, tickets may be purchased for each of the 10 horses in the race for $2.  Half of the money collected for each race will be paid off to holders of tickets for the winning horse.  The other half will be donated to the Holzer family.

An eleventh Premier race will be run for which prior to the race, 10 horses will be auctioned off.  Tickers for this race is $5 per horse.

Become a Race Horse Owner  -  Ever want to own a race horse?  Now’s your chance!  All 10 horses for the first 10 races are available for purchase.  Price is $50 each.  You name your horse (family friendly names only) and if your horse wins, you receive a share of the race winnings!

Cost:  $20 per person – includes custom catered food and beer (21 and older only for the beer).

For more information about A Night at the Races, visit HolzerFamily-aNightAtTheRaces.com.


Happy Hour Fundraiser for the Midwife Center for Birth and Women's Health
Wednesday, July 30, 2014  |  5:30 - 7:30  PM  |  Franctuary in Lawrenceville - 3810 Butler St

Join The Midwife Center for delicious food and drink specials at Franktuary in Lawrenceville. Franktuary will offer special menu items and drinks just for Midwife Center supporters. $1.00 from each special menu item or drink purchased will go directly to support Midwife Center programs and services. There is also a suggested $5.00 donation at the door - no one will be turned away, but you are also welcome to make a larger donation if desired.

For more information, click HERE.

NEIGHBORHOOD HI-LIGHTS

Music in Market Square
From Our Friends at Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership

Monday:
Jeff Miller will be featured at the Mellow Mondays concert series this week, from noon - 1:00 p.m.

Wednesday:
Maddie Georgi will be performing from noon - 1:00 p.m. at the Mid-Week Music concert series.

Thursday:
We have a very special entertainer joining us at the Market Square Farmers Market this week! Norm Nardini will be performing from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. There will also members of the Pittsburgh Blues Festival on hand to discuss their upcoming festival scheduled for July 25-27 at Hartwood Acres!

As always, be sure to stop by Market Square from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. to get your weekly shopping done from all of your favorite Farmers Market vendors!

Sunday:
Yoga in the Square is back this Sunday with instructor, Sally Sherman of Amazing Yoga, from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Be sure to stick around after Yoga to try a popsicle from The Pop Stop and a fresh juice from GOODLife Juices. Yoga in the Square is brought to you by the PDP and lululemon.

For more information click HERE


Wine Festival in Clinton

Saturday, July 19 2014  |  3 - 8 PM  |  Janoski Farm in Clinton 

FREE Wine Tastings! Unlimited Farm Fresh Food Buffet! Live Music!

Under the tents and pavilions ~ By the Lake.
Bring family and/or friends for a great afternoon!
the wine festival! It is a wonderful community event, with more than 700 folks enjoying a wide variety of wine tastings, farm fresh food prepared by Janoski's Farm restaurant, a live band, and beautiful scenery around a lake. We arrange for tents, and the farm has large pavilions, lots of picnic benches and seating, and, the sunset is just breathtaking!


The New Black Film Screening
Tuesday, July 22 2014  |  6 - 8 PM  |  Judah Fellowship Church, 120 Parkhurst St.

Join members of the Judah Fellowship Church, New Voices Pittsburgh, and the Pittsburgh community for a free screening of The New Black. Previously screened in partnership with WQED as the last film of this year's Community Cinema series, The New Black centers on the historic fight to win marriage equality in Maryland, and takes viewers into the pews, the streets, and kitchen tables as it looks at how the African American community grapples with the divisive gay rights issue. Part of the Women and Girls Lead campaign.

For more information about this event, call 412-552-3032.

ROVING PITTSBURGHER REPORT

Sci-Fi Valley Con
This is the third year for the Sci-Fi Valley Con in Altoona and I have been wanting to go to show my support for local conventions but other events scheduled of past years have interfered with my plans. Not this year, though. I threw on my vest and goggles, waxed my mustache and headed out.
Altoona is a little less than two hours from Pittsburgh and pretty much a straight shot out Route 22. This year’s venue, the Jaffa Shrine Center, is a big 1930s block of a Masonic building and the large Stargate out front made it clear that one had arrived at a con. There was also a large inflatable Laser Tag arena on the lawn.
Inside and first thing through the door was the replica Jurassic Park jeepthat con organizers had built specifically for their con. The jeep was joined by Christine, the 1966 Batmobile, Ecto-1 and, a staple at Pittsburgh comic conventions, the “Back to the Future” Delorian time machine.

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STEELTOWN HERO

Leaders in Learning from CORO Pittsburgh
It takes all of us to build communities in which every child succeeds. What is your role?
Applications and nominations are now being accepted for Leaders in Learning 2014! Cohort which begins Wednesday, August 6.  Nominate a candidate, apply to the program, or become a mentor and/or subject matter expert (SME) in Leaders in Learning.

What Participants Gain from Leaders in Learning - Over 90% of alumni say that Leaders in Learning significantly broadened their social network while strengthening their ability to:

• learn from different perspectives in order to solve a complex problem
• develop and utilize different people’s strengths to turn ideas into action
• motivate others by clarifying values and articulating a vision
• read and recognize the impact of their personal biases, feelings, and hungers

And 91% say they would likely take on a new leadership role in public education after participating in Leaders in Learning.

About Leaders in Learning
Although nearly 60 years have passed since Brown v. Board of Education overturned the legal doctrine of segregation in schools, a racial achievement gap in American education persists.  In Pittsburgh Public Schools there was a 30 percentage point gap between black and white students’ achievement in reading and math for the year 2012. Too many children in our region, especially children of color, are growing up without the academic foundation to succeed in life.  Our collective future rests on our ability to educate the next generation.  The stakes are high.

Ensuring that all children receive an education that will prepare them for life requires engagement from the whole community, including teachers, administrators, and policymakers, but also family members, community-based organizations, and business leaders.  The Coro approach to change assumes that each person holds a unique perspective and a particular set of gifts that positions them to make interventions at various leverage points within the community system in which schools are embedded.

Leaders in Learning is a part-time, year-long leadership enhancement and civic engagement program that seeks to nurture a next generation of leaders who are committed to strengthening achievement of students in southwestern Pennsylvania’s primary and secondary schools.  The program is designed for emerging leaders–people who have begun their careers, show strong potential for growth, but are not yet existing leaders in the education sector.  Participants explore root sources of academic achievement and they implement collaborative innovations designed to close the achievement gap. Alumni pursue careers in teaching, school administration, research, consulting, policymaking, advocacy, community organizing, social services, and youth programs.

Who Are Leaders in Learning?

• 26% identify as male
• 74% as female
• 35% identify as black or African American
• 58% as white
• 20% report working in the public (government) sector
• 10% in the private (for-profit business) sector
• 59% in the nonprofit sector

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