Happenings/May 14-28, 2007

Issue Date: 
May 14, 2007

May 14

PhD Dissertation Defense by Benjamin Haller, Pitt Department of Classics, “Landscape Description in Homer’s Odyssey,” 11 a.m., 1518 Cathedral of Learning.

PhD Dissertation Defense by Naoko Gunji, Pitt Department of the History of Art and Architecture, “Amidaji: Mortuary Art, Architecture, and Rites of Emperor Antoku’s Temple,” 1 p.m., 104 Frick Fine Arts Building.

Fundraiser, “Celebrate Life, Celebrate Art,” 6 p.m., Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-441-9786 ext. 224, www.cmoa.org.

Film Screening, Tuli (2005), directed by Aureaus Solito, 7:30 p.m., Harris Theater, 809 Liberty Ave., downtown, Silk Screen Asian American Festival, www.silkscreenfestival.org.

Film Screening, Summer Palace (2006), directed by Lou Ye, 8 p.m., Regent Square Theater, 1035 S. Braddock, Edgewood, Silk Screen Asian American Festival, www.silkscreenfestival.org.

Comedy Performance, “Mark Pipas as The Sleaze,” 10:30 p.m., Club Café, 56 S. 12th St., South Side, 412-431-4950, www.clubcafelive.com.

Audubon Print Exhibition, White-crowned Sparrow, through May 21, Hillman Library ground floor, Pitt Department of Special Collections, 412-648-7715, www.library.pitt.edu/images/audubon.

Photography Exhibition, Paris on the Seine: Photographs by Bruno Réquillart, through May 26, Silver Eye Center for Photography, 1015 E. Carson St., South Side, 412-431-1810, www.silvereye.org.

Exhibitions, Metamorphosis: The Life Cycle of a Glass Bead, through July 14; Soul Soldiers: African Americans and the Vietnam Era, through Oct. 31; Points in Time, through Dec. 31; Glass: Shattering Notions, through Dec. 31; and Discovery Place, through Dec. 31; Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center, 1212 Smallman St., Strip District, 412-454-6000, www.pghhistory.org.

Art Exhibitions, Viva Vetro! Glass Alive! Venice and America, through Sept. 16; A Celebration of the Women’s Committee, through Dec. 13; 2008 Carnegie International, through Jan. 11; Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-441-9786 ext. 224, www.cmoa.org.

Art Exhibition, Allure of Japanese Glass, through Sept. 19, Pittsburgh Glass Center, 5472 Penn Ave., East Liberty, 412-365-2145, www.pittsburghglasscenter.org.

Art Exhibition, India: New Installations Part 1, through Oct. 25, Mattress Factory, 500 Sampsonia Way, North Side, 412-231-3169, www.mattress.org.

May 15

Theatrical Performance, The Glorious Ones by Lynn Ahrens, 7 p.m., continues through May 20, O’Reilly Theatre, 621 Penn Ave., downtown, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, 412-316-1600, www.ppt.org.

Theatrical Performance, The Missionary Position by Keith Reddin, 7 p.m., through May 20, City Theatre, 1300 Bingham St., South Side, 412-431-2489, www.citytheatrecompany.org.

Theatrical Performance, Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage, 7 p.m., through May 27, City Theatre, 1300 Bingham St., South Side, 412-431-2489, www.citytheatrecompany.org.

May 16

Family Support Conference, “Everybody Ready = School Success,” also May 17, Westin Convention Center Hotel, 1000 Penn Ave., downtown, Pitt’s 14th Annual Family Support Conference; to register; 412-244-5358.

Dining Fundraiser, “Taste of the Nation,” VIP reception 5:30 p.m., $124; general reception 6:30 p.m., $85; William Penn Omni Hotel, 530 William Penn Place; benefits Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, Just Harvest, and Hunger Action Center; www.tasteofthenation.org.

May 17

Postdoctoral Symposium, “Scientific Foundations for Your Future,” Donald S. Burke, dean of Pitt’s Graduate School of Public Health and UPMC’s Jonas Salk Chair in Global Health, 4-8 p.m., William Pitt Union’s Lower Lounge and Ballroom, Pitt Doctoral Association; to register, www.oacd.health.pitt.edu/uppda/2007datadine.html.

Lecture, “Regional Perfusion Therapy and Oncolytic Vaccinia Virus,” David L. Bartlett, Pitt School of Medicine’s Bernard F. Fisher Chair in Surgery, 4:30 p.m., 2500 Posvar Hall, Pitt’s School of Medicine, www.medschool.pitt.edu.

Musical Performance, koto performer Masayo Ishigure, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s Lecture Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Silk Screen Asian American Festival, www.silkscreenfestival.org.

Theatrical Performance, Healthy Black Family: The Separation of Blood by Bridgette Wimberly, 8 p.m., continues through June 2, Alumni Hall’s 7th-floor Auditorium, Pitt’s Kuntu Repertory Theatre, 412-624-7298.

May 18

Workshop, “The Second Step: Business Plan Workshop,” 7:30-10 a.m., Mervis Hall, Pitt’s Small Business Development Center; to register, 412-648-1542.

Stroke Awareness Information Session, with UPMC Stroke Institute staff members distributing educational materials about stroke, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., UPMC Presbyterian cafeteria, 200 Lothrop St., Oakland, 412-647-8080, http://stroke.upmc.com.

Good Friday at the Warhol Museum, 5-10 p.m., special late hours and cash bar, 117 Sandusky St., North Side, 412-237-8300, www.warhol.org.

Opera Electronica, Red Dust: Portraits, Dreams, and Prayers, by Mathew Rosenblum, 8 p.m., continues through May 20, Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., North Side, Opera Theater of Pittsburgh, 412-621-1499, www.operatheaterpittsburgh.org.

May 19

Lecture/Demonstration and Musical Performance, Chinese music ensemble Melody of Dragon, lecture/demonstration,
3 p.m.; concert, 7:30 p.m.; Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s Lecture Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Silk Screen Asian American Festival, www.silkscreenfestival.org.

Art Exhibition, Painting the Burgh and Beyond, works by artist Frank Webb, through June 8, Élan Fine Art Gallery, 427 Broad St., Sewickley, 412-496-1646, www.elanarts.com.

May 20

Volunteering Opportunity, to staff the Pedal Pittsburgh bicycling event benefiting the Community Design Center of Pittsburgh; volunteers needed for
registration at Station Square, 6 a.m.-1:30 p.m., and at the Highland Park rest stop, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Pitt Volunteer Pool, 412-624-7709, www.pitt.edu/~govtrel/volunteerpoolhome.htm.

Musical Performance, Carnegie Brass, 3 p.m., Pitt-Johnstown’s Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, 814-269-7200, www.upj.pitt.edu/ArtsCenter.

Musical Performance, Pittsburgh Jazz Society Student Big Band, 7 p.m., Rhythm House Café, 3029 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, Pittsburgh Jazz Society, 412-343-9555, www.pittsburghjazz.org.

May 21

Photography Exhibition, Paris on the Seine: Photographs by Bruno Réquillart, through May 26, Silver Eye Center for Photography, 1015 E. Carson St., South Side, 412-431-1810, www.silvereye.org.

May 22

Musical Performance, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Andrés Cárdenes, 8 p.m., Pitt’s Bellefield Hall Auditorium, 412-392-4819, psotix@pittsburghsymphony.org.

May 23

Stroke Screenings, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Herberman Conference Center, UPMC Cancer Pavilion’s 2nd floor, 5150 Centre Ave., Shadyside, 412-647-8080, http://stroke.upmc.com.

Stroke Awareness Information Session, with UPMC Stroke Institute staff members distributing educational materials about stroke, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., UPMC Presbyterian cafeteria, 200 Lothrop St., Oakland, 412-647-8080, http://stroke.upmc.com.

Art Workshop, “Sculpting Wood: A Reductive Process,” 6 p.m., Society for Contemporary Craft, 2100 Smallman St., Strip District, 412-261-7003, www.contemporarycraft.org.

Musical Performance, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Daniel Meyer, 8 p.m., Scottish Rite Cathedral, 110 E. Lincoln Ave., New Castle, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-392-4900.

Theatrical Performance, FBI Girl: How I Learned to Crack My Father’s Code by Tammy Ryan, 8 p.m., through June 10, Pittsburgh Playhouse, 222 Craft Ave., downtown, 412-621-4445 www.pointpark.edu/default.aspx?id=840.

May 24
PhD Dissertation Defense
by Kirstin Hanley, Pitt Department of English, “Redefining Didactic Convention: Mary Wollstonecraft and Feminist Discourses of
Appropriation, 1749-1847,” 3:30 p.m., 526 Cathedral of Learning.

Musical Performance, The Derek Trucks Band, 9 p.m., Mister Small’s Fun House & Theater, 400 Lincoln Ave., East Liberty, 412-821-4447, www.mrsmalls.com.

May 25

Lecture, “LOPIR: A Longitudinal Outpatient Practice Improvement Rotation,” Bruce Block, physician, UMPC Shadyside, 8 a.m., UPMC Shadyside’s West Wing Auditorium, 412-383-2248.

Pittsburgh Folk Festival, through May 27, David L. Lawrence Convention Center, 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd., downtown, 412-278-1267, www.pittsburghcc.com/html/index.htm.

May 26

Video Screenings, “Public Domain Private Dominion 2,” featuring short videos created by Pittsburgh filmmakers from public-domain footage; 7:30 p.m., Melwood Screening Room, 477 Melwood Ave., Oakland, 412-682-4111, www.pghfilmmakers.org.

May 27

Musical Performance, “Sunday Night Jazz,” Roger Humphries Big Band, 7 p.m., Rhythm House Café, 3029 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, Pittsburgh Jazz Society, 412-343-9555, www.pittsburghjazz.org.

Film Screening, Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964), directed by Stanley Kubrick, 7:30 p.m., Regent Square Theater, 1035 S. Braddock, Edgewood, 412-682-4111, www.pghfilmmakers.org.

May 28

Memorial Day, University closed.