July 10, 2006 Issue
July 10
All-Star Fan Fest featuring 40 baseball-themed attractions, 9 a.m.-8 p.m., also 9 a.m.-7 p.m. July 11, David L. Lawrence Convention Center, 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd., downtown, 412-565-6000, www.pittsburghcc.com.
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Yue Luo, Pitt Center for Neuroscience, “Divergent Roles for the ERK1/2 Signaling Pathway in Neuronal Oxidative Stress,” 11:30 a.m., 1395 Biomedical Science Tower.
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Alexa Polk, Pitt Department of Bioengineering, “Development of a Biohybrid Lung,” 2:30 p.m., Cellomics Building’s Conference Room A.
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Kelley Pettee, Pitt Department of Epidemiology, “The Role of Physical Activity on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Postmenopausal Women,” 3 p.m., 109 Parran Hall.
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.
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.
Audubon Print Exhibitions, Yellow-poll Warbler, through July 17, Columbia Jay, July 18–31; Hillman Library ground floor, Pitt Department of Special Collections, 412-648-7715, www.library.pitt.edu.
Omnimax Film Screenings, 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 412-237-3400 or visit www.carnegiesciencecenter.org.
Art/Photography Exhibitions, Documenting Our Past: The Teenie Harris Archive Project, Part Two, through July 30; Fierce Friends: Artists and Animals, 1750-1900, through Aug. 27; Yosemite 1938, photographs by Ansel Adams, through Sept. 3; Highlights From the Ceramics Collection, through Nov. 5; Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland; 412-622-3131, www.cmoa.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.
Natural History Exhibitions, 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.
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 E. Carson St., South Side, 412-431-1810, www.silvereye.org.
Art Exhibition, Migrations of the African Diaspora, visual works by members of Women of Visions, Inc., through Aug. 20, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, 6300 Fifth Ave., 412-606-0733, www.womenofvisions.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.
Science Exhibition, Magic: The Science of Illusion, through Sept. 4, Carnegie Science Center, 1 Allegheny Ave., North Side, 412-237-3400, www.carnegiesciencecenter.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.
Art Exhibition, 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.
Photography Exhibition, Roberto Clemente: Photographs by Les Banos, through Dec. 31, Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center, 1212 Smallman St., Strip District, 412-454-6000, www.pghhistory.org.
July 11
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Beth M. Larouere, Pitt Department of Health and Physical Activity, “Associations Between C-Reactive Protein, Physical Activity, and Other Cardiac Risk Factors in Postmenopausal Women,”
10 a.m., Suite 3034, Baierl Student Recreation Center, Petersen Events Center.
Musical Performance, Yin Yang and the Kenny Blake Trio, 5 p.m., Katz Plaza, Penn Avenue and Seventh Street, downtown, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s Downbeat in the District series, 412-471-6070, www.pgharts.org.
Theatrical Performance, Late Nite Catechism 2 by Maripot Donovan, 7 p.m., continues through July 23, City Theatre, 57 S. 13th St., South Side, 412-431-2489, www.citytheatrecompany.org.
Theatrical Performance, Boston Marriage by David Mamet, 7 p.m., continues through July 29 in the Stephen Foster Memorial’s Henry Heymann Theatre, Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre, 412-561-6000, www.picttheatre.org.
July 12
Theatrical Performance, 42nd Street, 8 p.m., continues through July 16, Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., downtown; Pittsburgh CLO, 412-456-6666, www.pittsburghclo.org.
Film Screening, Polar Express, directed by Robert Zemeckis, 9 p.m., Schenley Park’s Flagstaff Hill, CitiParks’ Cinema in the Park series, 412-937-3039, www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/parks.
July 13
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Dara Berger, Pitt Department of Human Genetics, “Molecular Associations of Reproductive Failure,” 9 a.m., A312 Crabtree Hall.
Mellon Square Summer Concerts, Good Brother Earl at 11:30 a.m., Oval Opus at noon, Mellon Square, Smithfield St., downtown, www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/parks.
Musical Performance, Tim Easton, 7 p.m., Club Café, 56 S. 12th St., South Side, 412-431-4950, www.clubcafelive.com.
Theatrical Performance, Sing Black Hammer by William Mayfield, 8 p.m., continues through July 23. (For details, see page 3.)
July 14
Small Business Development Workshops, “The First Step: Mechanics of Starting a Small Business” (July 14, no fee) and “The Second Step: Developing a Business Plan” (July 28, $25 fee), both programs 7:30-10 a.m., 104 Mervis Hall, Pitt’s Small Business Development Center, call 412-648-1544 to register.
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Mahesh Bandi, Pitt Department of Physics and Astronomy, “An Experimental Investigation of Nonequilibrium Physics and Dynamical Systems in Turbulent Fluids,” 1:30 p.m., 106 Allen Hall.
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Steven Shechter, Pitt Department of Industrial Engineering, “When to Initiate, When to Switch, and How to Sequence HIV Therapies: A Markov Decision Process Approach,” 2 p.m., 1239 Benedum Hall.
Oakland Farmers Market featuring local produce and meats (including organically grown and raised products), flowers, baked goods, and more; 3:30-7 p.m.
every Friday through Nov. 17, Sennott Street between Meyran Avenue and Atwood Street, Oakland Business Improvement District, 412-683-6243, www.onlyinoakland.org.
Musical Performance, Lynyrd Skynyrd and 3 Doors Down with Shooter Jennings, 7 p.m., Post-Gazette Pavilion, Rt. 18, Burgettstown, 412-323-1919, www.post-gazettepavilion.com.
Musical Performance, Douglass Brothers, 7 p.m., Club Café, 56 S. 12th St., South Side, 412-431-4950, www.clubcafelive.com.
Opera Performances, The Ring of the Nibelung by Richard Wagner, featuring condensed, English-language versions of Rhinegold (8 p.m. July 14 and 21), The Valkyrie (3 p.m. July 15 and 22), Siegfried (8 p.m.
July 15 and 22) and Twilight of the Gods (3 p.m. July 16 and 23); Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., downtown; Opera Theater of Pittsburgh, 412-456-6666,www.operatheater
pittsburgh.org.
July 15
Musical Performance, Counting Crows and The Goo Goo Dolls, 7 p.m., Post-Gazette Pavilion, Rt. 18, Burgettstown, 412-323-1919, www.post-gazettepavilion.com.
Musical Performance, Ashlee Simpson, 7:30 p.m., Chevrolet Ampitheatre, Station Square, downtown, 412-323-1919, www.livenation.com.
Musical Performance, Pleasure Technicians, 10:30 p.m., Club Café, 56 S. 12th St., South Side, 412-431-4950, www.clubcafelive.com.
July 17
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Jeanne M. Zanca, Pitt School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, “Spectroscopic Assessment of the Blanch Response,”
10 a.m., 4060 Forbes Tower.
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Richard Clarke, Pitt Center for Neuroscience, “Slow Mg2+ Unblock and Inherent Voltage Dependence of NMDA Receptors,” noon, LRDC’s 2nd-Floor Auditorium.
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Rosemary L. Hoffmann, Pitt School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, “The Effects of Barriers on Health-Related Quality of Life and Compliance in Adult Asthmatic Patients Who Are Followed in an Urban Community Health Care Facility,” 1 p.m., 6050 Forbes Tower.
Musical Performance, Mark Pipas as The Sleaze,
10:30 p.m., Club Café, 56 S. 12th St., South Side, 412-431-4950, www.clubcafelive.com.
July 18
Musical Performance, Slaid Cleaves, 7 p.m., Club Café, 56 S. 12th St., South Side, 412-431-4950, www.clubcafelive.com.
Theatrical Performance, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, 8 p.m., continues through July 23, Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., downtown, Pittsburgh CLO, 412-456-6666, www.pittsburghclo.org.
July 20
Mellon Square Summer Concerts, Sakkio Jazz Masters, 11:30 a.m.; Akrasia, noon; Mellon Square, Smithfield St., downtown, www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/parks.
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.
July 21
Pittsburgh Blues Festival featuring Sonny Landreth, John Mayall, the Pinetop Perkins All-Stars, Leon Russell and other performers, 6-11 p.m. July 21, 1-11 p.m.
July 22, and 1-10 p.m. July 23, Hartwood Acres, Indiana Twp., 412-460-2583, www.pghblues.com.
Musical Performance, Chicago and Huey Lewis and The News, 7:30 p.m., Post-Gazette Pavilion, Rt. 18, Burgettstown, 412-323-1919, www.post-gazettepavilion.com.
July 24
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Feng-shou Ko, Pitt Department of Biostatistics, “Identification and Assessment of Longitudinal Biomarkers Using Frailty Models in Survival Analysis,” 2 p.m., 325A Parran Hall.
