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Event: Hurricane Lounge – History of Jazz and the Hill District

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Hurricane Lounge is a new series of jazz events recalling the Hill District’s rich history of jazz music and culture. Hurricane Lounge shows feature intimate cabaret-style seating with food and drink available for purchase. Roger Humphries Big Band will kick off the first Hurricane Lounge event on July 10, 2011 from4-6pm “Hurricane Lounge” featuring Roger Humphries Big Band Where: Hill House Kaufman Center When: July 10, 2011 | 4 – 6PM Tickets: $15 Cabaret Seating (Reservation Required) | $5 General Seating  For tickets, visit www.hillhouse.org or call 1.800.838.3006. Roger Humphries Big Band [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klcwG7Or21c[/youtube]… Read the rest

Jazz and Poetry at Bottlebrush Gallery – Friday, March 19

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While I know we mostly blog about Pittsburgh things – we are also happy to support some of the great communities that are with in a reasonable drive of Pittsburgh.  The Bottlebrush Gallery is one of those places.  Located in historic Harmony, Pa – which is about a 20 minute drive north of Pittsburgh on 79N.  The founders of Bottlebrush Gallery have transformed this old antique shop into a great place to find local arts of all kinds. The first floor of the building houses a shop with art and handmade items of all shapes, sizes and prices.  There is… Read the rest

Reservoir of Jazz @ the Highland Park Reservoir – Every Sunday in August

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Image by michaelgoodin (scarce for a few days) via Flickr Another great FREE activity for your Sunday evenings. There is a great dedicated community group, I should say groups in Highland Park and the park and the surrounding areas just keep getting better. Enrico’s Tazzo D’Oro is just a few blocks from the park and rumor has it that Point Brugge will be opening a second location in Highland Park in the near future.  Sundays in August 5-7pm. Reservoir of Jazz Highland Avenue and Reservoir Drive This summer you can once again relax on the lawn at Highland Park to… Read the rest

Links Worth a Look – January 5th

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Here are some links/articles/blog posts that are worth a look: The Park House Reopens – I know many people were sad when this closed so I hope many are happy that The Park House has reopened. City of Sad Toys: Not-so-speedy Delivery – City of Sad Toys is one of my new favorite blogs – in this post they find Mr. McFeely in Homestead Pittsburgh Jazz Network – Pittsburgh's Own Regional Notables of Jazz – Social Network all about Jazz in Pittsburgh Click here to see more links we like.… Read the rest

Links Worth a Look – September 28th

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Here are some links/articles/blog posts that are worth a look: MCG Jazz » MCG Jazz Mission – MCG Jazz’s mission is to preserve, present and promote jazz. Through our performances, we strengthen the long time Pittsburgh jazz community and contribute to the overall cultural and artistic diversity of the region. Through our live recordings we reach a national and international audience – a market we’d like to grow. Through our educational programs we are able to have students attend the concerts at low or no cost to them, make artists available for master classes and provide opportunities for internships in… Read the rest

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