Jun 12, 2006 Issue

June 12

Pitt School of Information Sciences Information Session, 5:30 p.m., Information Sciences Building’s 5th-Floor Commons Room, 412-624-3988, www.sis.pitt.edu.

 

2006 Three Rivers Arts Festival through June 18, downtown; includes 7:30 p.m. performances on the Point State Park Festival Stage by Modey Lemon, Vale and Year, and Great Ants (June 12), Alejandro Escovedo (June 13), Steel Pulse (June 14), The English Beat (June 15), The Tragically Hip (June 16), Rosanne Cash (June 17), and The Yellowjackets (June 18), www.artsfestival.net.

 

Theatrical Performance, Forbidden Broadway, 7:30 p.m., continues through Dec. 30, Cabaret Theater Square, 655 Penn Ave., downtown; Pittsburgh CLO, 412-456-6666, www.clocabaret.com.

 

Omnimax Film Screenings, Mystery of the Nile, through June 30; Everest, through July 30; Roar: Lions of the Kalahari, through Aug. 31; Carnegie Science Center’s Rangos Omnimax Theater, 1 Allegheny Ave., North Side; for screening times, call 412-2237-3400 or visit www.carnegiesciencecenter.org.

 

Art Exhibitions, Cabinets of Curiosities, featuring 14 cabinets created by 50 artists, and Realized Dreams: Works in Wood by Michael Brolly, through July 15, Society for Contemporary Craft, 2100 Smallman St., Strip District, 412-261-7003, www.contemporarycraft.org.

 

Art Exhibition, Paintings of Visingso, Nordic paintings by Swedish artist Anita Nilsson, through June 17, Sweden Kaffe and Arts Shoppe Gallery, 731 Filbert St., Shadyside, 412-681-0820, wwwswedenshoppe.com.

 

Art/Photography Exhibitions, Art Of Steel: The Work of Jess Hager, through June 18; The Great Flood of 1936, through June 18; Afterimage: Mill Life Remembered, through June 30; Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center, 1212 Smallman St., Strip District, 412-454-6000, www.pghhistory.org.

 

Natural History Exhibitions, Urban Dreams: The Search for a Better Life in Bolivia, through June 18; Wild at Heart: National Museum of Wildlife Art, through Aug. 13; Stuffed Animals: The Art and Science of Taxidermy, through Sept. 3; Fur, Feathers, and Fossils: The Art of Mark A. Klinger, through Sept. 16; Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland; 412-622-3131, www.CarnegieMNH.org.

 

Art/Photography Exhibitions, The Impressionist Era: Works on Paper from the Collection, through June 18; Documenting Our Past: The Teenie Harris Archive Project, Part Two, through July 30; Fierce Friends: Artists and Animals, 1750-1900, through Aug. 27; Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland; 412-622-3131, www.cmoa.org.

 

Audubon Print Exhibitions, The Sea-side Finch, through June 19; Grass Finch, or Bay-winged Bunting, June 20-July 3; Hillman Library ground floor, Pitt Department of Special Collections, 412-648-7715, www.library.pitt.edu.

 

Art Exhibition, Beyond, abstract expressionist paintings by Al Bright, through July 1, 709 Penn Gallery, downtown, 412-471-6078.

 

Art Exhibitions, Factory InStalled, installations by Natascha Ampunant, Kristine Marx, Karyn Olivier, and Jason Peters, through July 9; In the Dwelling-House, an installation by Ruth Stanford, through Oct. 22; Mattress Factory, 500 Sampsonia Way, North Side, 412-231-3169, www.mattress.org.

 

Art Exhibitions, Hudson River School Drawings From Dia Art Foundation and Dan Flavin: Drawing Water Light, through July 9, Frick Art and Historical Center, 7227 Reynolds St., Point Breeze, 412-371-0600, http://frick.org.

 

Photography Exhibition, Looking Forward: Photographs of Children and Youth Culture by Charles “Teenie” Harris, through July 31, 209 9th St. Gallery, African American Cultural Center’s A Celebration of African American Expression! 412-458-2700, www.africanaculture.org.

 

Art Exhibition, Malvina and Mortality, through Aug. 12, Frick Fine Arts Building lobby area and library, University Art Gallery, 412-648-2423, http://vrcoll.fa.pitt.edu/uag.

 

Photography Exhibition, Pictorialism in Pittsburgh, showcasing images by members of The Photographic Section of The Academy of Sciences and Art, through Aug. 19, Silver Eye Center for Photography, 1015 East Carson St., South Side, 412-431-1810, www.silvereye.org.

 

Art Exhibitions, The Downtown Show: The New York Art Scene, 1974-1984 and The “F” Word (recent work by 10 contemporary feminist artists) through Sept. 3; Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., North Side, 412-237-8300, www.warhol.org.

 

Art Exhibition, Truth/Beauty, new works in glass by Kathleen Mulcahy and Ron Desmett, through Sept. 8, Pittsburgh Glass Center, 5472 Penn Ave., Friendship, 412-365-2145, www.pittsburghglasscenter.org.

 

Botanical Exhibition, Mythical Beasts, animals from ancient myths and legends depicted in topiary form, through Oct. 1, Phipps Conservatory and Botannical Gardens, 1 Schenley Place, Oakland, 412-622-6914, www.phippsconservatory.org.

 

Historical Exhibition, Masters of Their Domain: Little Steel, 1750-Present, through March 31, 2007, Rivers of Steel Visitors Center, 623 East 8th Ave., Homestead, 412-464-4020, wwwriversofsteel.com.

 

 

June 13Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Suleyman Celik, Pitt Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, “Socio-Technical Approaches to Complex Phenomena: An Analysis of the Turkish Disaster Management System Under Stress,” 1:30 p.m., 3200 Posvar Hall. Musical Performance, Maureen Budway and the Don Aliquo Duo, 5 p.m., Katz Plaza, Penn Ave. and Seventh St., downtown, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s Downbeat in the District series, 412-471-6070, www.pgharts.org. Theatrical Performance, The School for Scandal by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, 7 p.m., continues through June 24, Stephen Foster Memorial’s Charity Randall Theatre, Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre, 412-394-3353, www.picttheatre.org. 

Theatrical Performance, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast,
8 p.m., continues through June 18, Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., downtown; Pittsburgh CLO, 412-456-6666, www.pittsburghclo.org.

 

Theatrical Performance, Gem of the Ocean by August Wilson, 8 p.m., continues through June 25, O’Reilly Theater, 621 Penn Ave., downtown; Pittsburgh Public Theater, 412-316-1600, www.ppt.org.

 

June 14Race and Child Welfare Summer Institute, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.,
Pitt’s Center on Race and Social Problems. (For details, see page 2.) 

Book Event, a conversation with Monto Ho, professor emeritus in Pitt’s Graduate School of Public Health and author of Several Worlds: Reminiscences and Reflections of a Chinese-American Physician, 12:30 p.m., University of Pittsburgh Book Center, 412-648-1453.

 

Volunteer Pool Activity, volunteers needed to work in Bloomfield at Global Links, an international aid organization that collects and repackages surplus medical supplies for distribution to clinics worldwide, 5:30-7:30 p.m., 412-624-7709, www.pitt.edu/~govtrel/volunteerpoolhome.htm.

 

Film Screening, Black Girl, directed by Ousmane Sembene, 7:30 p.m., June 14 and 15, Melwood Screening Room, 477 Melwood Ave., Oakland, part of Pittsburgh Filmmakers’ From Intolerance to Understanding film series, www.pghfilmmakers.org.

 

Musical Performance, classical, jazz, and calypso ensemble Pan Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. shows, 927 Liberty Ave., downtown, 412-391-1952, www.pgharts.org.

 

Film Screening, Fun With Dick and Jane, directed by Dick Parisot, 9 p.m., Schenley Park’s Flagstaff Hill, CitiParks’ Cinema in the Park series, 412-937-3039, www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/parks.

 

June 15

Third Annual Pittsburgh Pride Theater Festival, showcasing eight one-act plays on GLBT themes by local playwrights, June 15-18 and June 22-25, 542 Penn Ave., downtown, Pittsburgh Playwrights Theater Company, call 412-288-0358 for performance times.

 

Theatrical Performance, Othello Noir, 8 p.m., continues through July 1, 2835 Smallman St., Strip District, Open Stage Theater, 412-257-4056.

 

Musical Performance, The Temptations with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Chelsea Tipton III, 8 p.m., Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., downtown, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

 

 

June 18

Volunteer Pool Activity, volunteers needed to staff the Prostate Cancer Run and Walk at Heinz Field, 6-10 a.m.; volunteers will receive free parking, souvenir t-shirts, refreshments, and (for male volunteers) free prostate cancer screenings; 412-624-7709, www.pitt.edu/~govtrel/volunteerpoolhome.htm.

 

Film Screening, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, directed by Tim Burton, 9 p.m., Schenley Park’s Flagstaff Hill, CitiParks’ Cinema in the Park series, 412-937-3039, www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/parks.

 

June 19

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Gerald M. McCausland, Pitt Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, “The Post-Soviet Condition: Cultural Reconfigurations of Russian Identity,” 2 p.m., 1401 Cathedral of Learning.

 

 

June 20

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Rahul A. Parikh, Pitt Department of Human Genetics, “The DNA Damage Response Pathway in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma,” 1:30 p.m., 109 Parran Hall.

 

Theatrical Performance, Grease by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, 8 p.m., continues through June 30, Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., downtown; Pittsburgh CLO, 412-456-6666, www.pittsburghclo.org.

 

June 21

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Yujeung Ho, Pitt Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, “Evaluating the Effectiveness of the State R&D Tax Credits,” 10:30 a.m., 3200 Posvar Hall.

 

World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh Program, “Great Decisions 2006: Brazil,” Donna Hrinak, former U.S. ambassador to Brazil and director of corporate and governmental affairs for Kraft Latin America, 5:30 p.m. reception, 6 p.m. program, Allegheny HYP Club, 3rd floor, 619 William Penn Place, downtown, cosponsored by Pitt’s International Business Center and Center for Latin American Studies, 412-281-7970, www.worldaffairspittsburgh.org.

 

Film Screening, The Times of Harvey Milk, directed by Rob Epstein, 7:30 p.m., June 21 and 22, Melwood Screening Room, 477 Melwood Ave., Oakland, part of Pittsburgh Filmmakers’ From Intolerance to Understanding film series, www.pghfilmmakers.org.

 

Film Screening, War of the Worlds, directed by Steven Spielberg, 9 p.m., Schenley Park’s Flagstaff Hill, CitiParks’ Cinema in the Park series, 412-937-3039, www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/parks.

 

June 22

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Carrie A. Thomas, Pitt Department of Epidemiology, “Childhood Temperament as a Predictor of Substance Use in Early Adolescence,” 1 p.m., Oxford Building’s 8th-Floor Conference Room, 3501 Forbes Ave.

 

June 23

Small Business Development Program, “The Second Step: Developing a Business Plan” ($25 fee), 7:30-10 a.m. in 104 Mervis Hall, Pitt’s Small Business Development Center, 412-648-1542.

 

June 25

Film Screening, Pink Panther, directed by Shawn Levy, 9 p.m., Schenley Park’s Flagstaff Hill, CitiParks’ Cinema in the Park series, 412-937-3039, www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/parks.

 

June 28

Film Screening, Bloody Sunday, directed by Paul Greengrass, 7:30 p.m., June 28 and 29, Melwood Screening Room, 477 Melwood Ave., Oakland, part of Pittsburgh Filmmakers’ From Intolerance to Understanding film series, www.pghfilmmakers.org.

 

Film Screening, E.T., The Extraterrestrial, directed by Steven Spielberg, 9 p.m., Schenley Park’s Flagstaff Hill, CitiParks’ Cinema in the Park series, 412-937-3039, www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/parks.

 

June 29

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Tara Stricko-Neubauer, Pitt Department of Political Science, “State High Courts: Independent or Constrained Actors?” 1 p.m., 4606 Posvar Hall.