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Tuesday, July 1, 2014

City of Pittsburgh Bureau of Building Inspection Threatens Lawsuit to Remove Lawrenceville Urban Garden Fence

So what happens when someone tries to construct an urban garden using existing pallets for the fence which would be otherwise be heading to a dump or a fire? Well, if enough people complain to the Bureau of Building Inspection it will get shut down with the threat of a lawsuit from the City of Pittsburgh.

This happened specifically in Lawrenceville at the corner of 52nd St and Holmes across from the 52nd Street Market. It appears that the Bureau of Building Inspection received "enough" resident complaints that the inspector cited "aesthetic" reasons and no other code violation along with a possible lawsuit if the pallets were not removed. My call is that "they" didn't want to deal with the complaints any more.

One of the complaints was a resident who called in and complained about a strong manure smell but none was ever used. It turned out to be a neighbor who let their garbage go rancid.

People are encouraged to complain via 311.

Note: The owner of the lot was not involved in the construction of the pallet garden. The above photo was taken in the middle of deconstruction and as of now the lot has been cleared.

Rick Byerly

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Friday, July 19, 2013

Lawrenceville: 52nd Street Market Needs Your Input

Update: Here is the funding page.

52nd Street Market Needs Your Input

Deirdre Kane and Dora Walmsley, two residents of Lawrenceville, are in the process of reopening the corner store at 52nd & Holmes Streets in Upper Lawrenceville. The 52nd Street Market will focus on grocery staples, such as milk, eggs, cheese and bread and fresh fruits and vegetables. They do not plan to sell cigarettes or lottery. The Market will also feature some prepared foods, free wi-fi for customers, a brewed coffee bar and limited seating for patrons.

They want this to be YOUR corner store and hope that you'll take a few minutes to answer some questions via the survey link below. If you'd like to learn more, please feel free to email dora(AT)52ndstreetmarket.com or deirdre(AT)52ndstreetmarket.com.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HJFQMVR

The location will be at 601 52nd St, Pittsburgh, PA 15201.

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Formerly the Pittsburgh Art Blog, Eyes on Pittsburgh focuses on cultural aspects of the region, including visual and performing arts, as well as locavore, development and environmental issues through original, analytical writing and interviews. 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.

Monday, January 11, 2010

Public Art Call to Pittsburgh Artists Market Street Downtown Pittsburgh PA

the info below is from the Office of Public Art. Let's hope a lot of Pittsburgh artists see this and apply!

PUBLIC ART OPPORTUNITY
Request for Qualifications
Market Street
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Receipt Deadline for Applications: February 5, 2010
Budget: $19,500

The Office of Public Art announces a Request for Qualifications for a work of public art on Market Street in Downtown Pittsburgh.

The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership is working with the Office of Public Art to commission an artist to create a work of public art on Market Street in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The commissioned work of art will have a lighting component. The artist budget for the project is $19,500. The project will be completed by August 2010.
The Streetscapes Study prepared for the Downtown Living Initiative by the Community Design Center of Pittsburgh suggests streetscape improvements to enhance Sixth and Market Streets as primary pedestrian connection linking the Cultural District, First Side, and Market Square. The City, Mayor's Office, and the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership have embarked on a multi-million dollar project to renovate these corridors.

As part of the overall improvements in this district and following the recommendations of the Streetscape Study, the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership decided to commission a work of art to be located on Market Street. The work of art will enhance the pedestrian experience between the triangle park at Three PNC and the newly renovated Market Square, making a strong connection between the Cultural District and Market Square.

Submissions must be received by Friday, February 5, 2010. They may be mailed or dropped off at the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council until 4:00 PM on February 5th. Emailed applications and late applications will not be accepted.
Mail applications to: Office of Public Art, Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council, Attention: Market Street Project, 810 Penn Avenue, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.

Information Session

An information session for artists who are interested in submitting materials will be held on January 19, 2010 from 6-7pm at the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council, 810 Penn Avenue, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. The purpose of the information session is to review the project and the submission guidelines, and to respond to artist's questions. Attendance is not mandatory. RSVP is not required.

Contact Information

To receive a copy of the complete RFQ, please contact Lea Donatelli, Office of Public Art, 412-391-2060 x 233 or opa(AT)pittsburghartscouncil.org.

The Office of Public Art is a partnership between the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council and the City of Pittsburgh funded by The Heinz Endowments.

For more information, please visit www.publicartpittsburgh.org.
Office of Public Art
c/o Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
810 Penn Avenue, Suite 200
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Where is that Google car?

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Pittsburgh artists Robin Hewlett and Ben Kinsley get another nod.

Last May, Pittsburgh artists Robin Hewlett and Ben Kinsley rallied north-side residents to stage scenes – including a marching band parade, a 17th century swordfight and a marathon – as the Google car passed by.
They also staged slightly more banal scenes, such as people carrying furniture from a moving van.
"We're trying to play with this line between reality that Street View cars capture all the time and these more fantastical moments, and blur that line," says Hewitt.
"If you stumbled upon that street (as a Google viewer) and didn't know this was artwork, you might entirely believe it."

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Friday, January 2, 2009

Gist Street January 2009

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As 2008 winds down, I'm anticipating many good things in 2009. One is a bunch of stellar Gist Street readings. We are so pleased with our upcomingschedule we can't wait, and we hope you can't wait either.

On Friday, January 9, 2009 we usher in Horacio Castellanos Moya (fiction) and Paula Bohince (poetry). Join us. BYOB. Bring festive snacks. Bring afriend. BYOB.

Doors open at 7:15. Readings begin at 8pm. $5 will get you in and into the raffle where there may be some ingenious regifting along with books and your own tiny pie.

I'll be making said pie along with a couple big ones for the masses. Antoine will bring in the ice cream. Bob is our new "meat guy." And I hear thatJohn (along with drawing) has been making some mean spinach pies...

That's James Simon's Sculpture Studio, 305 Gist Street, Uptown, Pittsburgh. For bios and directions: www.giststreet.org Gist Street is proud to be supported by you, the Creativity Project, and Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts (PA Partners), the regional arts fundingpartnership of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency. State government funding comes through an annual appropriation by Pennsylvania's General Assembly and from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. PA Partners is administered in Allegheny County by the GreaterPittsburgh Arts Council.

-- Gist Street Reading Series 305 Gist Street, Pittsburgh, PA

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Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Street With A View, Sampsonia Way Project

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Street With A View introduces fiction, both subtle and spectacular, into the doppelganger world of Google Street View.
On May 3rd 2008, artists Robin Hewlett and Ben Kinsley invited the Google Inc. Street View team and residents of Pittsburgh’s Northside to collaborate on a series of tableaux along Sampsonia Way. Neighbors, and other participants from around the city, staged scenes ranging from a parade and a marathon, to a garage band practice, a seventeenth century sword fight, a heroic rescue and much more...
Street View technicians captured 360-degree photographs of the street with the scenes in action and integrated the images into the Street View mapping platform. This first-ever artistic intervention in Google Street View made its debut on the web in November of 2008.
An incredible cast of real-life characters contributed their time, energy and talents to creating pseudo-street life on Sampsonia Way. Please check out the scene breakdown, the participant page and the video documentation to learn more about the artists, groups and participants that made Street With A View possible.

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Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Gist St Reading, Poet Miriam Levine Nov 7 2008

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Fall is here. There's soup on the stove, a pumpkin on the front porch, and a sweater on the dog. It's time to take a break from looking at all those leaves and head on over to James Simon's Sculpture Studio on Friday, November 7th. We're featuring the amazing poet Miriam Levine and the fantastic fiction writer Ellen Litman.

Doors open at 7:15; readings begin at 8:00. It's $5. There's a raffle, where you might win books (which will also be for sale), eggs, a drawing by John Fleenor, or rumor has it there might be something "knitted."

BYOB. BYOB. Also, if you have any extra Halloween candy sitting around. We can certainly clean that up for you. Post-election celebratory enthusiasm?We'll take that as well.

That's 305 Gist Street, Uptown, 3rd floor. http://www.giststreet.org/ for bios and directions. Gist Street is also now a "group" on Facebook. If you know what that means, you know what to do.

Hope to see you there!

Sherrie

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Announcing the Gist Street 2009 schedule!

January 9 Horacio Castellanos Moya (fiction) ; Paula Bohince (poetry)

February 6 Allison Amend (fiction) ; Jeffrey McDaniel (poetry)

March 6 L.E. Leone (fiction) ; Peter Oresick (poetry)

April 3 Joseph Bathanti (fiction) ; Pat Rosal (poetry)

May 1 Ron Maclean (fiction) ; Sandra Beasley (poetry)

June 5 Salvatore Scibona (fiction) ; Hadara Bar-Nadav (poetry)

July 18 – 9th annual cookout extravaganza featuring Autumn House Press

August – Gist Street takes a break!

September 12 Charlie Leerhsen (non-fiction) ; Julia Kasdorf (poetry)

October 2 Irina Reyn (fiction) ; Kristin Naca (poetry)

November 6 Pia Z. Ehrhardt (fiction) ; Atsuro Riley (poetry)

December 4 Emily Mitchell (fiction) ; Mathias Svalina (poetry)

Gist Street is supported by the Creativity Project and by Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts (PA Partners), the regional arts funding partnership ofthe Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency. State government funding comes through an annual appropriation by Pennsylvania's General Assembly and from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. PA Partners is administered in Allegheny County by the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council. Please let your legislators know how much you appreciate their support of the arts!

-- Gist Street Reading Series 305 Gist Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219

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Monday, September 29, 2008

Wood Fired Words: Braddock Community Bread Oven and Gist Street Reading October 4 2008

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Grand Opening of the Braddock Community Bread Oven and Gist Street Reading

The Unsmoke Systems Compound 1137 Braddock Ave. Braddock, PA 15104

Directly across from the USS offices

A collaboration between the community of Braddock and the Gist Street Reading Series, Wood-Fired Words features 4 fiction writers, a poet, and a brand new Community Bread Oven. On Saturday, October 4th (The day after Gist Street’s reading featuring Jan Beatty and Amy Knox Brown on Friday, October 3rd), Gist Street will take to the road (on Penn Avenue through Wilkinsburg to Ardmore Blvd to Braddock Avenue – Mayor John Fetterman warns to NOT take the Rankin Bridge to Braddock for this event. There is construction and Fright-Night at Kennywood.) A link to Google-map directions is at http://www.giststreet.org/ (on the home page).

Gist Street is hosting a reading at 1137 Braddock Ave. in the shadow of the region’s last operating steel mill, which serves to christen Braddock’s new bread oven. John McNally, Amy Knox Brown, Sherrie Flick, and Nancy Krygowski will read for 10 minutes each. Bios follow. It’s $2 at the door, which gets audience members literature read aloud along with free hand-made, wood-fired bread and pizzas. Doors open at 7pm; readings begin at 8pm. It’s BYOB.

Last month Gist Street hit the North Side for Writers in the Gardens; this month they hit Braddock for Wood-Fired Words. The Wood-fired Oven was built by a North Braddock mason using over 75% salvaged and reclaimed materials. Braddock's Community Bread Oven will be churning out free hand-made, wood-fired pizzas topped with ingredients grown organically on Braddock Farms and artisan breads crafted by Braddock’s own Josh Tonies.

This event is made possible by and special thanks to Gist Street Reading Series, Mayor John Fetterman, Joe Bonifate Masonry, and Ray Werner. Come listen and eat. BIOS:John McNally is author of two novels, The Book of Ralph and America’s Report Card, and two story collections, Troublemaker and Ghosts of Chicago. He’s also edited six anthologies, most recently Who Can Save Us Now?: Brand-New Superheroes and Their Amazing (Short) Stories, co-edited with Owen King. A finalist for the National Magazine Award, John has published short stories in over sixty magazines, including Virginia Quarterly Review, Open City, and The Sun, and he’s a frequent book reviewer for the Washington Post. A native of Burbank, Illinois, John now lives and works in North Carolina.

Amy Knox Brown is a fourth-generation Nebraskan currently living in Winston-Salem, NC, where she is an assistant professor of creative writing and English at Salem College and director of the college’s creative writing major. Her collection of stories, Three Versions of the Truth, was published in September 2007. It was a finalist for the Shenandoah/Glasgow Prize for Emerging Writers. Amy is also the author of a poetry chapbook titled Advice from Household Gods.

Sherrie Flick is author of the award-winning flash fiction chapbook I Call This Flirting (Flume Press, 2004). Anthologies include two from Norton: New Sudden Fiction and Flash Fiction Forward. A recipient of a Pennsylvania Council on the Arts grant, she has had residencies at Ucross, Atlantic Center for the Arts, and Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. She is co-founder and artistic director of the Gist Street Reading Series. Her novel Reconsidering Happiness will be published in Fall 2009.

Nancy Krygowski’s book of poems, Velocity, won the 2006 Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize from the University of Pittsburgh Press. She’s received grants from the PA Council on the Arts and from the Pittsburgh Foundation, plus residencies at the Jentel Foundation and The Kimmel Nelson Harding Center for the Arts. She works as an adult literacy instructor and is co-founder and assistant artistic director of the Gist Street Reading Series.

This project was supported by Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts (PA Partners), the regional arts funding partnership of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency. State government funding comes through an annual appropriation by Pennsylvania’s General Assembly and from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. PA Partners is administered in Allegheny County by the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council.

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Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Gist Street Readings Update

Hello. It's time for us again. We're back into the swing of things. The chairs are upstairs, and fall is at our heels. We have two amazing writers foryou on Friday, October 3, 2008:

Pittsburgh's own Jan Beatty and in-from-North-Carolina Amy Knox Brown. They'll both be reading from their new poetry and fiction collections, respectively. Come on over. Doors open at 7:15; readings begin at 8pm.

James Simon's Sculpture Studio, 305 Gist Street - Uptown - Pittsburgh. 3rd floor. For bios and directions:www.giststreet.org.

$5 gets you in and into the raffle where there will be samplings from the garden's final harvests, books, a drawing by John Fleenor, and who knows,maybe a Simon-special Gist Street fish. Books will be for sale. I'm making some cookies and an apple pie. Antoine will have his ice cream, and you all will bring in some BYOB (and more snacks if you're soinspired)!

We hope to see you there, but if you're busy on Friday, come out to Braddock the next day on SATURDAY OCTOBER 4, 2008 and join Gist Street's awaygame: Wood-Fired Words: Braddock, PA.

Fiction writers John McNally, Amy Knox Brown, and Sherrie Flick will be joined by poet Nancy Krygowski to christen Braddock's new Community Bread Ovenwith four mini readings. Details, directions, and a photo of the bread oven are on the front page of our website. It's $2 to get in but that gets you 3 doses of fiction, 1 of poetry, and free pizza and bread. A deal. (If you're doing the math, you can get two straight nights of literature and interesting food for $7...)

Mayor John wants me to warn you NOT to take the Rankin Bridge to Braddock. There's construction and it's also Fright Night at Kennywood. So, instead,head on Penn through Wilkinsburg to Ardmore Blvd., to Braddock Avenue, which gets you to The Convent at St. Michael's (1137 Braddock Ave.) which is where you want to be. With us. Eating pizza. Listening to literature read aloud to you.
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Tuesday, September 9, 2008

New Pittsburgh Art Gallery Luke and Eloy in Lawrenceville

The Pittsburgh Galleries blog is a volunteer effort to promote Pittsburgh art events which feature artists from the area. The PghGalleries.com website effort is an up-to-date directory with Pittsburgh area art venues. Thanks go to David L. Edwards Art and Ruth E. Hendricks for their donations to this effort! Donation and sponsor info can be found here. Rick Byerly

New Pittsburgh art gallery added to the http://www.pghgalleries.com/ website:

Luke and Eloy Gallery 5169 Butler Street Pittsburgh, PA 15201 412.784.1919 http://www.lukeandeloy.ning.com/ Opening Hours: Tue - Fri 11 - 3, Sat 11 - 5. Opened August 2008.

Gallery Services

* Artist Representation* Art Consulting* Custom Jewelry Services* Metalsmithing Workshops (one-on-one and small groups) for all levels* Fine Craft Workshops by visiting artists (one-on-one and small groups)

Artemis Herber: "Lost Spaces" - Paintings and Cardboard Sculpture
Opening: September 27, 2008 11-5

Exhibition runs through November 1, 2008

Artemis Herber was born in Germany where she studied fine arts and art education at the University of Paderborn (1983-1993.) She resides in Baltimore, Md.

Exhibitions include "Room Installation" at the Munich Airport (1991), purchased by the State of Bavaria; Associazone Culturale Piazza, San Placido, Italy (1995); and Female Artist Archive, Paderborn, Germany (2002), e.gordon gallery, Cleveland (2006), INGENUITY FESTIVAL, Cleveland (2007). She recently exhibited at the Albright Knox Gallery in Buffalo, NY and currently works on a site specific installation for the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Jose (CA) scheduled for exhibition in November 2008."

Artemis Herber's paintings of abandoned, empty landscapes are snapshots of a magical moment in time, when a certain, diffuse lighting seems to permeate the scenes, leaving what has just happened in the area up to the viewer's imagination. The inner city landscapes Herber paints are usually devoid of people and appear somewhat melancholic. The spaces are nevertheless presented as quiet, peaceful and intensely beautiful locations that invite the viewer's reflection and elicit a sense of wondrous anticipation of what is yet to come."(Brigitte Martin, Luke & Eloy Gallery, 2008)"

One may think Artemis Herber's works are created with steel or wood, but closer inspection reveals that they are actually made of cardboard. Herber is drawn to this unpretentious, everyday material because of its sturdy, yet imperfect, vulnerable nature, and she is fascinated by its ability to incite mystery and excitement in the form of a box. Often after the contents of a box are revealed, the box is collapsed, discarded, and forgotten. By mastering the art of "scoring," Herber has cleverly devised a way to manipulate her corrugated muse to fold, bend, or sway in any direction she desires. Through this process, cardboard is transformed and takes on a delicate body language. When coupled with her sumptuous color palette, this unique exploration of an unlikely material creates poignant, minimal works that melt painting with sculpture."(HOLLY E. HUGHES, Associate Curator, Albright Knox Gallery (Buffalo NY from the exhibition catalogue: Beyond/In Western New York, 2007)

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Sunday, August 10, 2008

Treasures, A Unique Art Gallery and Store, Northside of Pittsburgh PA

Saturday I dropped by a newer Pittsburgh gallery by the name of Treasures at 407 East Ohio Street on the Northside. The people there made me feel welcome and even got me a hot cup of super dark coffee! Good stuff. The artwork of Robert Sands will be there for several months as far as I know.

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Treasures 407 East Ohio St. Pittsburgh, Pa 15212 North Side Phone (412) 231-0888 A unique gallery shop featuring specialty and one-of-a-kind jewelry as well as custom leathers, including bags and clothing. Art of varying mediums on display with rotation every few months. Hours: Open Mon-Fri 10-6 and Sat 12-5.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Gist Street Reading Series Friday August 1, 2008

Dear Gist Street,

Already, it's time for another reading. We're still recovering from the cookout, but THIS Friday August 1, 2008 we have Rusty Barnes (fiction) and John Rybicki (poetry). www.giststreet.org for bios. It will be amazing.

James Simon's Sculpture Studio, 305 Gist Street-Uptown

Doors open at 7:15; readings begin at 8pm $5 at the door. There's a raffle with books, produce, and other unlikely stuff. We'll have the reading outside in the backyard if it's nice. BYOB. No grilling this month, but feel free to bring food. I'm making a plum pie and a blackberry tart. Hope to see you there!

Sherrie

This project was supported by Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts (PA Partners), the regional arts funding partnership of the Pennsylvania Council onthe Arts, a state agency. State government funding comes through an annual appropriation by Pennsylvania's General Assembly and from the NationalEndowment for the Arts, a federal agency. PA Partners is administered in Allegheny County by the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council.--

Gist Street Reading Series 305 Gist Street, Pittsburgh, PA
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Gist Street Reminder Saturday, July 19th 2008

Hello Gist Street,

Here is a quick reminder that the cookout is this Saturday, July 19th! We're featuring McSweeney's Press. 4 poets; 1 fiction writer.

It's a sampler. www.giststreet.org for bios, directions, and pod-snacks of past readers.

--Eating starts at 7pm. (Doors open at 6:30) Readings start at 8pm. --$5

--Please bring something to eat. BYOB.

--There will be books, produce, pesto, a Gist Street fish, a drawing by John Fleenor, and other surprises in the raffle.

--The latest issue of McSWEENEY'S as well as their anthology POETS PICKING POETS will be for sale. --breaking news is that we're (actually Helen) is making homemade lemonade. 305 Gist Street - Uptown - PittsburghJames Simon's Sculpture Studio - the back yard. If it rains, we lug everything inside except for the grill and the grillers. 412-489-0404 if you're lost.
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Gist Street Reading Series Back Sat July 19, 2008

From Gist Street Reading Series!

Hello Gist Street! It has been too long, I know. I'm here to give an advance warning signal. Yes, after six long months the reading series is about to start up again. Right now your job is to start thinking about what you're bringing to the cookout. We're featuring McSweeney's Press. Saturday, July 19th. Eating starts at 7pm. Readings start at 8pm. For those who are new to the cookout, it's a sampler of readings, about six readers reading for about 10 minutes each. Right now the McSweeney's poets are Atsuro Riley, Patrick Lawler, Courtney Queeney, and Gerry LaFemina. Bios are listed on our website. Fiction is coming very soon.
www.giststreet.org

It's also a sampling of food: a potluck. We have a big grill and (after 8 years) an experienced team of grillers. We'll have an assortment of sauces and marinades and herbs plucked from the garden to help with this task. Pasta salad? Cherry pie? Chocolate cake? Chicken? Whole salmon? Tofu burgers? Watermelon? Farro salad with red lentils, goat cheese, roasted onions, and peas in a citrus-parmesan vinegarette?(Well, that's actually what I'm bringing.) Start thinking. James Simon's Sculpture Studio, 305 Gist Street - Uptown. It's in the backyard. BYOB. $5. The raffle includes books, fresh produce, pesto, eggs from the chickens, a drawing by John Fleenor, and a Gist Street fish by our host James Simon.We hope you haven't forgotten about us. We have a great line up for 2008. More soon,
Sherrie-- Gist Street Reading Series 305 Gist Street, Pittsburgh, PA

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Saturday, April 26, 2008

Artists Image Resource: Kim Beck Exhibit Sat April 26 2008 7-9pm

APRIL 26 2008 – KIM BECK EXHIBITION An exhibition of work by Kim Beck. This exhibition is the final part of a project supported by the Heinz Endowments as part of their “Creative Heights” funding initiative. Exhibition opens April 26 and runs through May. Opening reception: Saturday April 26 from 7:00 to 9:00. Exhibition is free to the public. Call for more information.

Artists Image Resource, Foreland Street Studio 518 Foreland St 15212 North Side 412-321-8664 www.artistsimageresource.org Printmaking studio and gallery featuring print exhibitions and local artists. Closed Sat.-Mon. AIR is an artist-run organization that integrates the production of fine art printwork with innovative educational programs that explore the creative process. AIR provides print and imaging services to professional artists and educators. Our goal is to maintain an active and vital imaging laboratory that supports artists and facilitates creative activity.
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Friday, February 29, 2008

Final Friday Reminder: Tonight! Friday Feb 29 2008 3500-3900 Butler St Lawrenceville 7-11 pm

Final Friday Reminder: Tonight! Friday Feb 29 2008 3500-3900 Butler St Lawrenceville 7-11 pm: be galleries, La Vie, Accessorize, Allison McGeary Event Consulting, Pavement, Divertido, SUGAR, Elisco Advertising, O'Bannon Oriental Carpets, Elements, and Coca Cafe.

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Date: Friday, February 29, 2008 Time: 7-11 pm.

Location: 3500 - 3900 Blocks on Butler Street (Lawrenceville)

Shop. Drink. Eat. Mark your calendar for "Final Fridays," the final friday of each month, featuring festivities from 7 to 11 p.m. on four fabulous blocks of Butler Street in Lawrenceville. Final Fridays is a great opportunity to make an exciting evening of Lawrenceville activities. Whether you're shopping for yourself, your home, or just looking for some great entertainment, there are plenty of choices. Visit be galleries, La Vie, Accessorize, Allison McGeary Event Consulting, Pavement, Divertido, SUGAR, Elisco Advertising, O'Bannon Oriental Carpets, Elements, and Coca Cafe.This month, check out be galleries' sneak preview of Cera[m!x] Pittsburgh, a regional celebration of diverse expressions of contemporary ceramic art featuring ceramics from the Cleveland Institute of Art and Ohio University which opens officially March 1 and continues to March 29.

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La Vie welcomes “Natural Distortions”, curated by Merrie Wright and part of the 2008National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, a ceramics conference that willattract thousands of people to Pittsburgh. A soft opening, on February 29thwill coincide with the monthly Final Fridays on Butler Street when local businessesin Lower Lawrenceville stay open late, offering drinks, food, music and discounts.

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