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Hot Times in the City

The Sprout Fund hosts their annual fundraiser on Saturday, August 25. Hot House is hot times in the city. This is one of THE BEST events I have attended in Pittsburgh. The Sprout Fund is the group behind many a cool project in Pittsburgh – remember those big inflatable sculpture from last summer – all part of the Sprout Fund’s public arts initiative. This party shows off a variety of the people and projects that the Sprout Fund has supported over the past year. It is definitly worth the $40 ticket price. Attend for Free! The Sprout Fund is looking… Read the rest

Barebones Productions Is Visiting Another Burgh

If you happen to be in Scotland this month, stop by the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.  Pittsburgh’s very own Barebones Productions is participating in this years festival with the play Cherry Smoke.  Barebones Productions will be in Edinburgh through August 28th. Barebones Productions: BarebonesProductions.com MySpace.com/baresboneproductions… Read the rest

The Glorious Ones (with Pittsburgh born actors)

Hey yinz! I wanted to let you know about an awesome new musical that is having it’s world premiere right here in the ‘Burgh! The show is called THE GLORIOUS ONES (Now thru May 20 at Pittsburgh Public Theater) and it is a very funny musical about a troupe of street performers in 17th century Italy. These troupes performed what was called commedia dell’arte, or slapstick and improvisational comedy. These actors are considered the first comedians and most of the best modern comic actors studied this genre (Charlie Chaplin, Lucille Ball, Jim Carey, etc.). But, what really makes this show… Read the rest

Git Aht! – Things To Do This Weekend

(Things to do while fleeing for your life from a good source of lycopene …) Friday, April 27 Wine Tasting at The Warhol, 5:30 p.m., The Warhol, North Shore Side Have some grape in the company of screen prints at the Warhol. Big Burrito provides four different wines and accompanying cheeses, The Warhol provides the atmosphere. If you see anyone dressed up as Valerie Solanas, keep your eye on them. If you dress up as Valerie Solanas, have someone keep an eye on you. Phat Man Dee, 6:00 & 9:00 p.m., Backstage Bar at Theater Square, Le District de Cultural,… Read the rest

Gloria Deluxe

is a band. Gloria Deluxe is a band from New York City that will be preforming Accidentail Nostalgia at the Warhol on March 16 & 17, 2007. A fellow Pittsburgher, who did live in New York for a time (but thankfully has returned to Pittsburgh) describes Gloria Deluxe as one of her favorite NYC bands. More on Accidental Nostalgia (From GloriaDeluxe.com): Accidental Nostalgia (an operetta about the pros and cons of amnesia – Part I of The Accidental Trilogy – written and performed by Cynthia Hopkins, accompanied by co-designers Jim Findlay and Jeff Sugg and the band Gloria Deluxe) premiered… Read the rest

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