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To support their mission of planting, protecting and maintaining Pittsburgh's trees, the Friends will be hosting their annual Arbor Aid fundraiser Oct. 29 on the top floor of Guardian Storage Solutions in the Strip District. This event showcases the creativity of more than 50 local artists and skilled artisans, working with salvaged wood.
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To support their mission of planting, protecting and maintaining Pittsburgh's trees, the Friends will be hosting their annual Arbor Aid fundraiser Oct. 29 on the top floor of Guardian Storage Solutions in the Strip District. This event showcases the creativity of more than 50 local artists and skilled artisans, working with salvaged wood.
Aside from their natural beauty, trees have a host of lesser-known benefits, some particularly beneficial to Pittsburgh.
"They also take in water during rain events," Lenahan says. "Pittsburgh has a serious combined sewer overflow problem. When there's too much stormwater going into the sewer system, it goes right into the river with all our sewage and garbage. Trees can take up a lot of stormwater when it rains, and slow that down.
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The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected pittsburgh artists and upcoming exhibits with photos from the artists and galleries. since the major press outlets do not go beyond a directory listing of exhibits, blogs are needed to promote pittsburgh artists and their work. the blog also calls attention to the inferiority complex of pittsburgh art and how it's perpetuated by the major players in town. Started on August 20, 2007.pittsburgh area galleries and art venues are listed at the sister site www.PghGalleries.com.
the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate rick byerly, www.RickByerly.com.
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