Post-Gazette Weekend Roundup

Entertainment Digest: 6/24/05

Friday, June 24, 2005

Frick reception and lecture

The opening reception for "Margaret Bourke-White: The Photography of Design, 1927-1936," featuring 150 images from the noted photojournalist's early years, will be held from 6 to 10 tonight at The Frick Art & Historical Center, Point Breeze. Reservations are recommended; $25, $20 students/members.

"Romancing the Machine," a lecture by Stephen Bennett Phillips, curator of the exhibition and of The Phillips Collection, will begin at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Reservations are recommended; $10, $8 students/members.

For information or reservations, call 412-371-0600 or visit www.frickart.org. (Mary Thomas)

Garden project

A Magic Penny Garden will be sprouting soon at the Union Project, 801 N. Negley Ave., East Liberty, under the guidance of Stephanie Flom, project resident artist and Persephone Project founder/director.

Bring a perennial plant from your garden to the Union Project between 1 and 4 p.m. Sunday. Flom and volunteers will plant the garden from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on three Saturdays in July.

For information, call 412-363-4550 or visit www.unionproject.org. (Mary Thomas)

Metalsmith lecture

A leading figure in contemporary art/craft, metalsmith Robert Ebendorf combines traditional goldsmithing techniques with unconventional materials to create his unique jewelry. He'll give a talk at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Society for Contemporary Craft, Strip District.

Ebendorf will be juror for the Society's "Transformation 5: Contemporary Works in Found Materials, the Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder's Prize Exhibition," a biennial show that focuses on a different craft medium each edition.

Admission is $5. For information, call 412-261-7003 or visit www.contemporarycraft.org. (Mary Thomas)

A glance at events in and around town.

Dig Into Gardening, Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens at 9:30 a.m. Tickets: $4.50 to $7.50; 421-622-6915.

Lindsay Mac, Allegheny County Courthouse at noon. Free.

The Clarks, Chevrolet Amphitheatre at Station Square at 7 p.m. Tickets: $45-$25; 412-323-1919.

Lucy Kaplansky, Club Cafe at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $16 advance, $18 at door; 412-323-1919.

"Camping with Henry and Tom," Little Lake Theatre Company at 8 p.m. Tickets: $8-$12.50; 724-745-6300.

Gang Gang Dance with Bloodlines, Andy Warhol Museum at 8 p.m. Tickets: $10; 412-237-8300.

Chris Rice, Pepsi-Cola Roadhouse at 8 p.m. Tickets: $39-$59 (includes dinner); 412-323-1919.

Catie Curtis and Lindsay Mac, South Park at 8:15 p.m. Free.

[Post-Gazette]

WTAE Weekend Roundup

WTAE-TV Summerfest
Fri-Sun, Sandcastle Water Park, Homestead
Full Schedule Of Events
sandcastlewaterpark.com
Great American Beerfest
Sat-Sun, Sharp Edge, East Liberty
sharpedgebeer.com or (412) 661-3537
"The Sound of Music"
Fri-Sun, Benedum Center, Downtown
pgharts.org or (412) 456-6666
Media Tonic II - 34th Anniversary Gala
Sat, 7:30-11:30 pm, Pittsburgh Filmmakers, Oakland
Jim DiSpirito and Big World, John Doe, art, prizes, food, spirits
mediatonic.org or (412) 681-5449
Pittsburgh BikeFest!
Fri-Sun, various locations throughout the city
Meet-N-Greet Mixer Party, Scrabble Scramble Alleycat Ride, Tour de Sewickley, more
bike-pgh.org
Summer Pajama & Lingerie Party
Sat, Matrix nightclub, Station Square
matrixpgh.com or (412) 261-2220
Flavor Orange Party
Sat, 9 pm, Touch nightclub, Strip Ditrict
pghnightlife.com
Parrothead Party
Sun, 1-5 pm, Bessemer Court, Station Square
stationsquare.com
Shadow Lounge Anniversary 5.0
Live music, DJs, poets, open bar, Ethiopian food
Fri, 8pm, Shadow Lounge, East Liberty
7thmovement.net/shadowlounge.html or (412) 363-8277
"Cinema In The Park" - Free Movies
Fri: "Spanglish" (9 pm, Arsenal Park, Lawrenceville)
Sat: "Scooby-Doo 2" (9 pm, Grandview Park, Mount Washington)
Sat: "Spanglish" (9 pm, Riverview Park, Observatory Hill)
Sun: "Spanglish" (9 pm, Schenley Park, Oakland)
cityofpittsburgh.net
Popular Classics Fiesta
Sun, 2:30 pm, Heinz Hall, Downtown
pgharts.org
"Candy Unwrapped" - interactive exhibits, guest chefs, candy-making demos
Fri-Sun, Carnegie Science Center, North Side
CarnegieScienceCenter.org
Myrna Paris
Fri-Sat, Late Night Cabaret at Theater Square, Downtown
CLOcabaret.com or (412) 281-1264 ext. 237
Schenley Heights Community Festival
Sat, noon-5 pm, Robert E. Williams Memorial Park
Camelot Capers - family excursions into the mythical kingdom
Sat, 2 pm, Carnegie Library, Oakland
carnegielibrary.org or (412) 622-3122
Gateway Clipper Cruises
gatewayclipper.com

[Courtesy of WTAE]

June 21: First Day of Summer Rundown

Ken Karsh Trio
Venue: Agnes R. Katz Plaza
Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Time: 5 p.m.
Ticket price: Free

DOWNBEAT JAZZ IN THE DISTRICT series

Rounding Third
Venue: St. Vincent Theatre
Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Time: 8:10 p.m.
Ticket price: $8-$18.50. Call for details; reservations required
Ticket contact info: 724-537-8900

A play by Richard Dresser about the tumultuous and hilarious journey of two Little League coaches from their first season meeting to the climactic championship game.

Head of Femur/Sin Ropas
Venue: Garfield Artworks
Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Time: 8 p.m.
Ticket price: $7
Ticket contact info: 412-361-2262

Sentimental Journey: The Rosemary Clooney Songbook
Venue: Mountain Playhouse
Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Time: 8 p.m.
Ticket price: Varies $16-$30; 1/2 price on first Thursday only
Ticket contact info: 814-629-9201

Janet Dickinson will celebrate Rosemary Clooney with stories and remembrances from Clooney's hit-making career and prolific life. Written and directed by Broadway veteran Abe Reybold.

Miss Saigon
Venue: West Virginia University Creative Arts Center
Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Time: 8 p.m.
Ticket price: $10-$28
Ticket contact info: 1-877-999-9878

A West Virginia Public Theatre performance.

A classic love story is brought up-to-date in one of the most stunning theatrical spectacles of all time. In the turmoil of the Vietnam War, an American soldier and a Vietnamese girl fall in love, only to be separated during the fall of Saigon. Their struggles to find each other over the ensuing years end in tragedy for her, and a fighting chance for the child he never knew he had. "Miss Saigon" is the intensely personal story of the losses we suffer and the sacrifice we make in a world gone mad.

Betsy and Pals
Venue: Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Time: 12 p.m.
Ticket price: Included with admission
Ticket contact info: 412-322-5058

Enjoy silly songs and stories geared to our youngest visitors.

Dairy Princesses

Venue: Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Time: 12 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Ticket price: Included with admission
Ticket contact info: 412-322-5058

Meet the Pennsylvania Dairy Princesses, make a "milk moustache", and get a keepsake photo.

Pirates vs. Washington Nationals
Venue: PNC Park
Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Time: 7:05 p.m.
Ticket price: varies
Ticket contact info: 1-800-BUY-BUCS

Giant Eagle Advantage Card® Night

Billy Miles
Venue: Club Cafe
Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Ticket price: $12 advance, $14 at door.
Ticket contact info: 412-323-1919

Forever Plaid
Venue: Cabaret at Theater Square
Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Ticket price: $25-$36
Ticket contact info: 412-456-6666

The New York musical comedy hit Forever Plaid is the deliciously funny and charming story of “The Plaids,” a classic 1950s all-male singing group, who were killed in a car crash on their way to their first big gig! Audiences will be rolling in the aisles and tapping their toes as “The Plaids” are miraculously revived to perform the concert that never was in this hilariously nostalgic musical! Performing precision harmonies and executing their delightfully outlandish choreography with over-zealous precision, “The Plaids” perform some of the 1950s greatest hits: “Catch a Falling Star,” “Three Coins in the Fountain,” “Love Is a Many Splendored Thing” and “Magic Moments.”

The Sound of Music
Venue: Benedum Center
Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Time: 8 p.m.
Ticket price: Tickets starting at $14
Ticket contact info: 412-456-6666

How do you solve a problem like Maria? With one of the one of the world’s best loved musicals! Maria, a young, aspiring but quirky, nun fills the lives of the Von Trapp children with “The Sound of Music” and captures the heart of their stern and lonely father. But, will their harmonious lives be torn apart when their beautiful homeland is ravaged by war? Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Tony® Award-winning musical delights audiences with the uplifting story and an irresistible score: “Climb Every Mountain,” “Do-Re-Mi,” “Edelweiss” and “My Favorite Things.”

Late Night Cabaret presents Deana Muro
Venue: Cabaret at Theater Square
Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Time: 9:30 p.m.
Ticket price: Free
Ticket contact info: 412-456-6666

Join us for musical stylings of Deana Muro, an all time CLO cabaret favorite!

[courtesy of the Post-Gazette]