Join us for this month's 'Speak Freely', the popular series of frank interviews with notable leaders in the community sharing their stories about their entrepreneurial journey. This month, we’re excited to have with us Kevin Sousa. A pioneering chef, Kevin has been repeatedly recognized by the James Beard Foundation (Best New Restaurant Semi-finalist, Best […]
Matthew Christopher Writer & photographer Thursday, August 27, 2015 6:00p.m.— 7:30p.m. Landmarks Preservation Resource Center 744 Rebecca Avenue, Wilkinsburg, Pa 15221 The desire to gain a greater understanding of our past has driven archaeologists, artists, and scholars from across the world to study the vestiges of lifestyles and places that vanished. Through his collection of […]
TechShop will be adding a new lecture and demo series! We will be inviting artists, engineers, and makers to share their motives and techniques with our community in a group setting. Suggested Donation, $5. Donations will be used to off-set the cost of the event, and to build the event in the future. They can be made at the […]
“The Nix is the love child of Thomas Pynchon and David Foster Wallace.” – New York Times “Nathan Hill is a maestro.” – John Irving A New York Times Bestseller and New York Times 2016 Notable Book, Nathan Hill’s explosively funny, bighearted debut about a mother and son, announces the arrival of an astonishing talent. […]
After 156 years as a social incubator in a largely segregated city, the improbably successful Schenley High School was controversially closed in 2011. This spring, The Schenley Experiment (Amazon affiliate link) breathes life back into Schenley, telling the story of Pittsburgh and its public school district—of race, class, ethnicity, and collaboration—through the prism of its oldest […]
“In all ways a great novel, a nonstop pleasure brimming with charm, personal wisdom, and philosophic insight . . . this book more than fulfils the promise of Towles’ stylish debut, Rules of Civility.” – Kirkus Reviews (starred) Winning the hearts of critics and readers alike, Amor Towles’ “brilliantly realized… sharply stylish” (The Boston Globe) […]
“Scott is still the best lawyer-novelist.” – John Grisham Scott Turow’s first legal thriller, Presumed Innocent, quickly established him as, “one of the major writers in America.” (NPR) The award-winning author of ten best-selling works of fiction, his books have sold more than 30 million copies world-wide and been adapted into a full-length film (Presumed […]
“Dazzling . . . A profound novel about the claims of identity, history, family, and the burdens of a broken world.” NPR Jonathan Safran Foer, the bestselling and award-winning author of Everything Is Illuminated, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, and Eating Animals, delivers a “brilliantly funny, stealthily heart-crushing” new novel with Here I Am. An […]
Join us for a free lecture by Pete Peterson and Douglas Branson at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh on the history of the Pittsburgh Pirates! About Pete Peterson In the deciding game of the 1992 National League Championship Series against the Atlanta Braves, the Pittsburgh Pirates suffered the most dramatic and devastating loss in team […]
“Brilliant… The selfish side of human nature is…made tangible and graphic in Tóibín’s lush prose.” BOOKLIST Award-winning and critically acclaimed Colm Tóibín is the author of seven novels including The Master, Brooklyn, The Testament of Mary, and Nora Webster, as well as two story collections. The film adaptation of Brooklyn received three Academy Award nominations […]
CreativeMornings is a breakfast lecture series for the creative community. FREE monthly events featuring a short talk, Q+A and breakfast. This month we join CM chapters around the globe to celebrate SURVIVAL with our featured guest Leon Ford. Date: Friday, June 30th @ 8:30am Theme: Survival Speaker: Leon Ford Venue: City of Asylum @ Alphabet […]
In 1948, most white people in the North had no idea how unjust and unequal daily life was for the 10 million African Americans living in the South. That suddenly changed after Ray Sprigle, a famous white journalist from Pittsburgh, went undercover and lived as a black man in the Jim Crow South. Escorted through […]