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Joanne Quinn-Smith
http://pplmag.com
Joanne Quinn-Smith is the CEO of
Dreamweaver Marketing Associates in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a full service
marketing company specializing in Web 2.0
Gorilla Branding™. Known as the Techno Granny she offers her clients unique, creative
and energetic marketing and management plans. Marketing and
consulting clients include individuals and entrepreneurs, non profit
agencies and organizations, restaurants, small businesses with
locations across the US and international organizations. Lauded for
her energetic and enthusiastic style of marketing, Ms. Quinn-Smith
is frequently in demand as a speaker. She spoke in 2007, 2008 and
2009 at the NAWBO (National Association of Women Business
Owners) Annual Convention in Atlanta Georgia, and Phoenix,
Arizona and Chicago, Illinois and is a regular speaker on Social and
New Media at the Pennsylvania Business Technology Conference.
Joanne has won national acclaim and international fans for her four
internet radio shows, four supplemental blogs and an on line, multi
media Community magazine.
In the professional sector, she has served on several committees and
boards including: Girls Going Places, NAWBO National Committees,
and Women’s Economic Development Outreach, WEDO. She has
been an active board member of NAWBO for many years and was
the 2007-2008 President of the Greater Pittsburgh Chapter. She was
also the chair of the Second Annual NAWBO Day at the Greater
Pittsburgh Chapter.
Positively Pittsburgh Live
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Always on the cutting edge of social media, Joanne is the host of a
weekly talkcast called Techno Granny Show™which airs each
Monday at 7am on Talkshoe. The talkcast helps entrepreneurs learn
how to negotiate and make the most of today’s technology. She is
also the host of three other pod casts including Positively Pittsburgh
Live™, The Monday Morning Marketeer™, and Professionals with
Impact™. All Talkcasts are recorded live and can be found at:
www.positivelypittsburghlivemagazine.com.
Her current niche is Web 2.0 Gorilla Branding Training™ and
PositivelyPittsburghLiveMagazine.com a multi media resource for
and about Pittsburgh. Website:
www.positivelypittsburghlivemagazine.com which is also a
syndicated Pittsburgh Internet Radio and TV network. Joanne
Quinn-Smith has been designated nationally, 2009 Small Business
Journalist of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration for
her advocacy and reporting on smallbusiness using social and New
Media. Joanne is much in demand as a speaker instructing
businesses and organizations in internet branding and visibility.
Joanne’s internet radio shows have accumulated listeners
internationally of over 200,000.
http://www.PositivelyPittsburghLiveMagazine.com
412.628.5048
Joanne Quinn-Smith, 2009 U.S. Small Business Administration
Small Business Journalist of the Year
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Magazine April 28 - May 4, 2014
Table of Contents
PositivelyPittsburghLive! Burgh Entertaining & HELP
Green Bldg. Alliance ................................. 6
Positively Pittsburgh Live! SmallBizSaturdayMornings
Showcase ........................................... 7
Techno Granny, Follow Five Tweeters to Keep up with
Technology Trends ................................... 8
- EMPRESS OF BIZ! Listen! Learn! Prosper! Ann FlynnSchlicht,
Ch ................................................. 9
Positively Pittsburgh Live Magazine - April 21-27, 2014 ... 11
Mrs. Cardiology, Myths and Facts About Fat and Cholesterol
Exposed! .......................................... 13
STAAR Strategies Report: Why energy, real estate and utilities
have been doing so well lately ......................... 13
PositivelyPittsburghLive Post Script 4-29-14, Latest Shows,
Reviews, Turning Page Mag and News .................. 14
Attention Pittsburgh Authors, Book Signing and Sale for
Charity! May 29 .................................... 26
Positively Pittsburgh Live! News 04-23-2014 ............. 28
Positively Pittsburgh Live! News 04-28-2014 ............. 70
PositivelyPittsburghLive, SmallBiz Saturday Morning, April 19,
2014 Ambridge Area Businesses and Talk Magazine ...... 98
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Positively Pittsburgh Live!
PositivelyPittsburghLive! Burgh Entertaining & HELP Green
Bldg. Alliance
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Apr 28, 2014 05:59PM
Click here to view or listen to the audio/video.
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS TECHNOGRANNY? Carmike Southland
9 Cinema, “The Other Woman” | Bahama Breeze in Robinson |
Popeye’s Lousisiana Kitchen, Southside | CULTURAL CLUES:
Pittsburgh Playwrights “Comfort Zone”| Pittsburgh Dance Council
Season | Mozart Festival at PSO | KIDZ KORNER: 2014-2015
Fiddlesticks Family Concerts at PSO WOMEN AND GIRLS
ADVANCEMENT : Women and Elective Office: Making a Difference |
Women in Film & Television International 2014 Summit | BUSINESS
BUZZ: 40 Under 40 Nominations |How has the Affordable
HealthCare Act helped PA? | Green Building Alliance Needs You
Help Winning a Bike Room and $1,000.00 and Beat Texas | HIGH
SCHOOL and UNIVERSITY NEWS: PNC gifts RMU $400K |”The Big
Read” sponsored by CCAC | NON-PROFIT EVENTS SPONSORED BY
BLACKTIE PITTSBURGH: Benefit Dance-A-Thon For Breast Cancer
Survivors | Cocktails & Cuisisne for Crisis cCenter North ROVING
PITTSBURGHER REPORT: Candia at Pittsburgh Public Theater |
“The Other Woman” at Carmike 9 Southland Cinema | Bahama
Breeze in Robinson | Popeye’s Lousisiana Kitchen, Southside |
Positively Pittsburgh Live!
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Positively Pittsburgh Live! SmallBizSaturdayMornings
Showcase
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May 3, 2014 08:07AM
Continuing our Small Biz Saturday Morning Interviews. Kim Taylor,
Around The Clock Cleaning | Marc Rosen, C.Ped, Best-Made Shoes |
Linda Barnicott, Pittsburgh Artist | Melody Firmani,
Celebrate-CareGivers | Listen in as our Small Business Guests Talk
About Their Businesses, Give Tips for Other Entrepreneurs and
Special Offers to Our Listeners.
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Techno Granny, updates 21st Century Tech
Technology Trends
Apr 28, 2014 09:06AM
In this microwave generation, we all want to get our news quickly
and efficiently because of our busy schedules. And there are few
people as busy as The TechnoGranny. Today she tells you how she
keeps up on technology by following five Power Twitter Accounts
and going to their website when she needs in depth news. You can
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follow TechnoGranny on twitter:
https://twitter.com/technogrannysho or @technogrannysho
EMPRESS OF BIZ! Listen! Learn! Prosper!
- EMPRESS OF BIZ! Listen! Learn! Prosper! Ann
FlynnSchlicht, Ch
Apr 29, 2014 02:02PM
Empress of Biz interviews Ann Flynn Schlicht of the Center for
Women Entrepreneurship at Chatham University on their role and
recent activities in supporting women to start and grow their
businesses. The launch of 3 new programs in the past year to future
meet the needs of women owned businesses in SW PA….. 1.
MyBusiness Startup â?? 12 week entrepreneurial training program
for early stage businesses…. ………. 2. MyConsulting Corner links
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women-owned businesses with teams of Chatham University
students in the business school and the MBA academic program who
conduct research for the businesses under the guidance of an
Executive-in-Residence….and 3. MyBoard Manufacturing - A
mentoring program for women-owned businesses in the
manufacturing industry that want to grow their businesses. Tune in
and Listen, Learn and Prosper with the Empress of biz and Anne
Flynn Schlicht Assistant Director Center for Womenâ??s
Entrepreneurship at Chatham University.
Positively Pittsburgh Live Magazine PDF & Turning Page
Formats
Positively Pittsburgh Live Magazine - April 21-27, 2014
Positively Pittsburgh Live Magazine
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Apr 28, 2014 06:37PM
If you’ve missed some of the audios, videos or articles on Positively
Pittsburgh Live Magazine over the past week, you don’t have to
worry.
Every week, we are creating
a PDF version (a magazine that can be opened like an ebook on
your computer or even your smartphone), and
an online version that lets you actually turn the pages (and hear
the page turning sound!).
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In both versions, when you click the link for the multimedia, you can
download and listen to the audio shows, or watch the videos.
To view (and save) the PDF/Ebook version of Positively Pittsburgh’s
anthology of content from last week, just click
http://positivelypittsburghlivemagazine.com/PPLM-2014-04-21_27/P
PLM-2014-04-21_27.pdf.
To view the online, turning page version of Positively Pittsburgh’s
content for last week, just click
http://www.PositivelyPittsburghLiveMagazine.com/PPLM-2014-04-2
1_27/.
If you’d like to have an article, audio show or video shared with the
rest of Pittsburgh, click here to contact me.
Have a positive and successful week!
Joanne Quinn-Smith, Publisher
http://www.positivelypittsburghlivemagazine.com/
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Mrs. Cardiology--Heart Tips Not Tricks
Mrs. Cardiology, Myths and Facts About Fat and Cholesterol
Exposed!
May 2, 2014 09:39AM
Mrs. Cardiology, Sunita Pandit, reviews information from both the
Dietary Guidelines from the U.S. Government and Nutrition
Information from the Harvard Medical School to sort out the myths
and the facts about fat and cholesterol. Start of a new series on Fat
and Cholesterol.
STAAR Financial Advisors - Latest blog entries
STAAR Strategies Report: Why energy, real estate and
utilities have been doing so well lately
May 2, 2014 10:18AM
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May 2, 2014
I have been asked by a couple people recently why energy, real
estate and utilities have been doing so well lately. The secondary
question is will the trend continue and what about portfolio
emphasis going forward?
Read More
PositivelyPittsburghLive Post Script 4-29-14, Latest Shows,
Reviews, Turning Page Mag and News
Apr 29, 2014 02:33PM
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Looking for Something?
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Did you ever check out the Directory page on PPL Mag? There you
will find business categories pointing you to PPL channel members!
Click here to try! If you would like your own page on PPLMag to encourage new
readers to you blog, contact: Publisher Joanne Quinn-Smith at
412-444-5197 or [email protected] New Roving Pittsburgher Reviews!
An Iliad: A Journey to the Past, Present and Future
Review by Joyce Kane
Teague F. Bougere provides an enthralling performance is this one
person show. Alternately actor and narrator, Bougere as The Poet
weaves the story of mortals and the gods of Greek mythology
interspersed with references to conflicts throughout history up to
2014.
Read the full review here.
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Review of the PSO’s Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II JoAnn R. Forrester, Host of Empress of Biz
It was a night of wonderful music with lots and lots of laughs and
giggles from the usually pretty serious classical music crowd. We
were treated to a multi-media experience of What’s Up Doc, Bugs
Bunny cartoons, witty dialogue and great music by the PSO very
ably led by guest conductor George Daugherty.
Read the Full Review Here
Youth is Wasted on the Young Review of Candida
Review by Joyce Kane
The prolific playwright, critic, novelist and essayist, George Bernard
Shaw is featured with the current production of the Pittsburgh
Public Theater’s British Invasion. is a study in human relationship’s:
husband/wife, employer/employee, poet/enabling wannabe (to the
poet) paramour, father in-law/son-in-law. Shaw weaves the playful
rhythm, tone and wit of language bred from his native Ireland. Read Full Review Here
Review of the PSO’s Evening with Mandy Patinkin Performance
April 5th 2014
JoAnn R. Forrester, Host of Empress of Biz
Mandy Patinkin musical range from baritone to tenor is incredible.
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His choice of songs demonstrated his amazing range of voice. His
charismatic performance had all of us in the palm of his hand.
Opening the show slow, easy and whimsical with It’s not Easy being
Green, he proceeded to deliver 90 minutes of pure Broadway
delight.
PSO’s Bolero and the Sorcerer’s Apprentice March 14th 2014
Performance
Josh Kurnot, Engineering Student WVU
Walking down the aisle to row k, right in the middle of the
orchestra, I notice the grand piano on the forefront of the stage. I
wonder what celebrity the orchestra would entertain on their stage
that night. Little did I know, some of the world’s most powerful
fingers were waiting just off stage left. My only precedence to this
performance is the childhood memory of the Disney movie Fantasia. Read Full Review Here
Newest TV Shows
Congregation UK Public Art Project
Sunday, March 16 was the last night of the beautiful, interactive art
installation Congregation&nb- sp;in Market Square. For more than
three weeks, Congregation turned Market Square into a wonderful
playground as people of all ages, shapes, and sizes interacted … Positively Pittsburgh Live
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Mrs. Cardiology Positively Pittsburgh Live
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Advice from fireside chats Sunita Pandit has with her cardiologist
husband.
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Positively Pittsburgh Live!, Joanne Quinn-Smith
PositivelyPittsburghLive! Burgh Entertaining & HELP Green
Bldg. Alliance
Positively Pittsburgh Live! SmallBizSaturday, Burgh
Communications Business
Today guests on PostiivelyPittsburghLive Small Biz Saturdays are
communications centered businesses. |Linda Richardson Expert
Translations and Interpreting Executive of All Clear Translations. |
Kelli Robbins President of Contact One Communications, a firm that
specializes in 24/7 Call Center and Telephone Answering Services |
Hank Walshak of Walshak Communications, The Communications
Expert for Experts | Sunita Pandit, host of Mrs. Cardiology Podcast,
Providing Health Information for Health Patients and Consumers.
PositivelyPittsburghLive! Premier Edition Small Biz Saturdays
Starting today on our Special Premiere Edition of
PositivelyPittsburghLive, host Joanne Quinn-Smith, will interview a
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group of Pittsburgh Area Business Owners and Professionals about
their professions, niche or topics. These will be business owners in
the Greater Pittsburgh Area. Each will have a ten minute interview
and then each will give their tip on their topic that will help anyone
interested in the problem they solve or need they fulfill. Today’s
guests: Emil D. Heintzinger LegalShield Independent Small
Business/Group Benefits Associate| Dr. Daryle Crew Roboch of
Image-Thinking |Siddharth Pandit, Organo Gold Distributor| JoAnn
Forrester, Podcast Host of Empress of Biz Talkcast syndicated at
http://pplmag.com Techno Granny, updates 21st Century Tech, Joanne
Quinn-Smith
Technology Trends
In this microwave generation, we all want to get our news quickly
and efficiently because of our busy schedules. And there are few
people as busy as The TechnoGranny. Today she tells you how she
keeps up on technology by following five Power Twitter Accounts
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EMPRESS OF BIZ! Listen! Learn! Prosper!, JoAnn Forrester
EMPRESS OF BIZ! The Power of Education Dr. Marcia
Sturidivant
My special guest today is Dr. Marcia Sturidivant, President of NEED,
sharing their mission of “Opportunity and Transformation through
Education” and their 51st Annual NEED Scholarship Dinner on May
22, 2014 at the Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown. NEED
mission is to provides …
Mrs. Cardiology—Heart Tips Not Tricks, Sunita Pandit
Mrs. Cardiology, Protein Absorption for Weight Management
Demystified
Mrs Cardiology explores what protein is, why it is necessary for
weight management and as a continual building block for your
body.| She also delves into the Science of Protein Absorption in
hopes that you will too and also which supplements help with protein
absorption. Positively Pittsburgh Live
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Author, Author Shine Out Loud!, Joanne Quinn-Smith
Author, Author Shine Out Loud! Writing One Mystery Novel
with Four Authors
What happens when four award winning authors get together to
write a mystery novel about a small island off the coast of Texas?
This is not an anthology but a mystery novel with the same story line
throughout and four uniquely distinct authors with their own brand
of story telling. | Well you might think it got a little scrambled but
not so, the result is a mesmerizing story filled with some fictional
and some real characters, many real spots and businesses on the
island and a platform for a fun tourist season treasure hunt. Monday Morning Marketeer, Joanne Quinn-Smith
MondayMorningMarketeer Part Two Tips-Landing Pages to Build
Your Business
Reschedules from 4-8-14 because of technical challenges. In the first
part we told you Steve’s Story. Steve Peck has transformed a 58
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million dollar to business to 270 million and taken it international
with his marketing experience. In this part of the show, he shares
tips on building your list by using landing pages effectively. And the
list of course is your roadmap to building your business.
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Attention Pittsburgh Authors, Book Signing and Sale for
Charity! May 29
May 3, 2014 06:25AM
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Additional Info about Myotubular and Centronuclear
Myopathies at: http://joshuafrase.org
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17 Spaces Remain on 5-3-14 First Come First Served
Please send checks made out to Joshua Frase Foundation to Joyce
FaulknerPO Box 264, Bridgeville, PA 15017Deadline May 20, 2014
Positively Pittsburgh Live! News 04-23-2014
May 3, 2014 09:07PM
Fun Fundraisers and Art All Over Pittsburgh
Listen to the show online HERE
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PPL Co-Host
Zineb Outnouna
CEO, Atlas Dreams Languages, LLC
At Atlas Dreams Languages we teach Arabic MS, Moroccan dialect,
Egyptian dialect, French, Spanish, German, American Sign
Language, Russian, and Chinese to clients of all ages and
educational backgrounds.
When I saw an opportunity to blend my passion for language,
making strong cultural and professional connections, and community
outreach, I enthusiastically seized it. From this combination of
interests, Atlas Dreams Languages, LLC (ADL) was launched. I am a
Moroccan born entrepreneur epitomizing the new face of the
immigrant businesswoman who creates her own opportunities and is
not bound by traditional typecasting.
I come from the Berber Southern region of Morocco and attended
post-secondary school in Tangier. I emigrated from my home country
over a decade ago and now call Pittsburgh and its vibrant people
home and friends. Earning U.S. citizenship and starting my business
in 2010 marked two defining moments where I could blend my love
of language to help others prepare for success in the increasingly
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global markets.
I work closely with students from the University of Pittsburgh,
Duquesne University, the Pittsburgh Public Schools, and various
non-profit educational agencies. I extend my purposeful work to
include community outreach and involvement to foster my reach and
influence. A business owner, I find time to support causes for which
I have a strong commitment, among them Springdale Free Public
Library, the Refugee Career Mentoring Program, a program of
Allegheny County Department of Human Services, Manchester
Craftsmen’s Guild, and the 2012 Nellie Leadership Awards Gala
organized by Three Rivers Youth.
My contributions to the global community have been recently
recognized by the Women and Girls Foundation, who nominated me
for their “Celebrating Women! Having A Global Impact Award”,
Pittsburgh Magazine/PUMP’s 40 Under 40, CORO’s nomination for
the Martin King Leadership Award, and being named the Keynote
Speaker for French Immersion Institute 2012.
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS TECHNOGRANNY?
Jay Verno Studio
Phipps Conservatory
Easter Services at St. Ursula’s Church in Allison Park
POSITIVELY PITTSBURGHER SPONSORED EVENTS: Homeless
Children’s Education Fund
CULTURAL CLUES
Gallery Crawl | Spring Sketch | Dance Africa | 56th Annual
McKeesport Art Group Spring Show | Blues BBQ Fundraiser with
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Ernie Hawkins | Clint Holmes at the Cabaret Series
KIDZ KORNER: Art All Night in Lawrenceville for Kids
WOMEN AND GIRLS ADVANCEMENT
Equal Pay Rally | Mortgages for Mothers
BUSINESS BUZZ: Pennsylvania African-American Network
Convention
NON-PROFIT EVENTS SPONSORED BY BLACKTIE
PITTSBURGH
Girl Scouts Awards of Distinction | Cocktails & Cusine for Crisis
Center North | Steel City Sports World 2nd Annual Youth
Education and Sports Awards Banquet
NEIGHBORHOOD HI-LIGHTS: Out and About: Welcome
Pittsburgh
POSITIVE PITTSBURGHERS: Working Order Named Finalist for
International Award
PITTSBURGH LOCAL SPORTS
Rock Baseball’s Military Appreciation Day Event Saturday | Steel
City Rowing BrewFest
POSITIVELY PITTSBURGHER SPONSORED EVENTS
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4th Anniversary of Atlas Dreams Fundraiser for the Homeless
Children’s Education Fund
Wednesday, April 30, 2014 | 6:30 PM | Luke Wholey’s Wild
Alaskan Grille
You are cordially invited to attend Atlas Dreams Languages’ 4th
Anniversary and 2nd Fundraiser! Join us at Luke Wholey’s Wild
Alaskan Grille, the hottest restaurant in the Strip, for a festive
evening of great food, drink specials, music, prizes and business
networking.
Enjoy Delicious hors d’oeuvres, Drink specials, and Live
entertainment provided by Darryl and Kim of Platinum Band.
Don’t miss the opportunity to party, network, and support a great
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cause!
For more information or to register click HERE
CULTURAL CLUES
Art. Theatre. Dance. Film. Music. You. Me. We… Free!
Friday, April 25, 2014 | 5:30 - 9 PM
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The Gallery Crawl is a quarterly showcase of what’s new in
Pittsburgh’s art scene. With over 30 Crawl Stops, you will find
something to grab your attention. The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is
celebrating 10 years of Gallery Crawls in the Cultural District
throughout 2014. Admission is FREE to all locations on the Gallery
Crawl.
For more information, visit TrustArts.org/crawl
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Announces the Spring Sketch Crawl
– a FREE, All-Ages Drawing Event
Saturday, May 10, 2014 | 10 AM – 4 PM | Trust Arts Education
Center
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announces its spring Sketch Crawl
throughout Downtown Pittsburgh and the North Shore. This free,
all-ages, six-hour drawing marathon takes place Saturday, May 10,
2014, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. With Sketch Crawl guide and local
artist Rick Antolic, participants draw what they see as they make
their way through some of Downtown’s and the North Shore’s most
scenic spaces, stopping at five locations to sketch. Advance
registration is suggested. Sketch Crawl Schedule
10:00 a.m.: Check-in at Trust Arts Education Center, 805/807
Liberty Avenue
10:15–11:15 a.m.: 7th and Penn Parklet & Agnes R. Katz Plaza,
Cultural District
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.: Under the 7th Street Bridge, North Shore
12:35–1:30 p.m.: Under the 6th Street Bridge, North Shore by PNC
Park
1:45–2:45 p.m.: The Point, Point State Park
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3:00–4:00 p.m.: Market Square, Downtown
Participants must bring their own art supplies, sketch book, and
lunch. Children ages 16 and under must be accompanied by an
adult. Check-in begins at 10 a.m., at the Trust Arts Education
Center, 805/807 Liberty Avenue.
For more information about Sketch Crawl and to register, please
visit TrustArts.org/Education.
Dance Africa 2014 - ”Connecting the World Through Dance”
Saturday, April 26, 2014 | 1 PM Youth Matinee | 8 PM Feature
Performance | August Wilson Center
The nation’s largest festival dedicated to African dance returns for
the 3rd year in Pittsburgh on Saturday, April 26th at the August
Wilson Center! This year’s extraordinary performances features the
work of the internationally renowned masters of Afro-Cuban folkloric
dance, Oyu Oro, Afro-Cuban Experimental Dance Ensemble.
Ill Style and Peace, an innovative Hip Hop group rooted in
traditional African movement are also featured performers at Dance
Africa 2014. Founded 37 years ago in Brooklyn, New York by the
legendary choreographer and scholar ‘Baba’ Chuck Davis, Dance
Africa is the nation’s largest festival dedicated to African dance.
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WIP Arts is participating in the 56th Annual McKeesport Art
Group Spring Show!
May 16 – 18, 2014 | Jacob Woll Pavilion, Renziehausen Park,
McKeesport
Free & open to the public! WIP will be presenting a digital/new
media art display, live performances, artist demonstrations and also
hosting a WANT IT? HAVE IT! free art giveaway. Opening reception
is Friday,
May 16, 5-9 pm. Saturday, May 17, Noon-8 pm Sunday, May 18,
Noon-6 pm
Calliope Presents The Annual Blues BBQ Fundraiser
Featuring Ernie Hawkins and His Band
Thursday, May 8, 2014 | The Roots Cellar at Pittsburgh Center for
the Arts in Shadyside
6 – PM cocktails and BBQ | 8 PM concert
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The Pittsburgh Folk Music Society welcomes Ernie Hawkins and his
band to THE ROOTS CELLAR, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts,
Shadyside, on Thursday, May 8, 2014 for our annual Blues BBQ
Fundraiser. More information is available online at
www.calliopehouse.org or by contacting the Calliope office at (412)
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361-1915. Tickets are $79 (BBQ and concert) / $28 (concert-only)
*handling fees included.
“Ernie Hawkins is an important link in the unbroken chain of blues
and gospel artists. His guitaristry and love of the style is
incomparable. From the Rev. Gary Davis into the future with his own
style Ernie is one of the special ones!” Jorma Kaukone
Ernie Hawkins, internationally-renown acoustic guitar virtuoso,
plays and sings blues, ragtime, and gospel. His riveting music
springs mostly from the early 1900’s east coast Piedmont and Texas
steel-string flattop fingerpicking styles. In performance Ernie
captivates the audience by infusing his articulate and dynamic
personal style while communicating the tradition of this beautiful
and complex style.
Ernie’s latest release “Whinin’ Boy” follows “Rags and Bones”(2005),
“Mean Little Poodle” (2002), “Bluesified”(2001), “Blues
Advice“(1996), “Celtic Christmas” (1998) and “Ragtime Signatures”
(1980). Instructional videos by Ernie have been released by Stefan
Grossman’s Guitar Workshop: “The Music of Lightnin’ Hopkins,
Blind Willie McTell, Mance Lipscomb”, Louis Armstrong, Big Bill
Broonzy, Bix Beiderbecke and eight Rev. Gary Davis gospel, rags
and blues videos and for Homespun Tapes videos on guitar theory.
Ernie’s early exposure to roots music was under the tutelage of the
caretaker on his uncle’s farm. Ernie studied extensively with Rev.
Gary Davis, and played with Son House, Mance Lipscomb, Fred
McDowell, Robert Pete Williams, Arthur Crudup, and many others.
In addition, he spent thousands of hours ferreting out and studying
obscure and historic recordings. Ernie went home to the source.
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Ernie took a detour to earn a PhD in phenomenological psychology
at the University of Dallas. Ernie has appeared on “A Prairie Home
Companion”, “Mountain Stage” and XM Radio and toured
extensively in Europe and Japan. He has been featured in SingOUT!,
Dirty Linen, Fingerstyle Guitar, Vintage Guitar , Acoustic Guitar and
Blues Revue.
Ernie Hawkins has become one of our best living links to this rich
and magnificent American musical heritage, and is joyfully dedicated
to preserving and passing on his treasured knowledge, both “in the
letter” and “in the spirit”.
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Presents Multi-Talented Vocalist
and Entertainer Clint Holmes as Part of the Trust Cabaret
Series
Monday, May 12, 2014 | 7:30 PM | Cabaret at Theater Square
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The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents the multi-talented vocalist
Clint Holmes performing at the Cabaret at Theater Square, 655
Penn Avenue, on Monday, May 12, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. This
performance is part of the TRUST Cabaret Series, presented by the
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. This series provides a unique and intimate
opportunity for audiences to experience some of the finest cabaret
acts in the entertainment industry. This performance is co-sponsored
by Dolores and Michael Kara.
Clint Holmes is a rare performer who can legitimately be called one
of the greatest contemporary entertainers of our time, moving
effortlessly between the worlds of music, television and theatre.
Music reviewers described Holmes’ performances as “Wonderful!”
(New York Observer) and filled with “Excitement and sophistication”
(The New York Times). Whether headlining New York’s Café Carlyle,
Las Vegas’ showrooms or performing with America’s most
prestigious orchestras, every performance is an unforgettable
experience with selections from the Great American Songbook,
standards from Sinatra’s legendary repertoire, contemporary
classics and stirring original music.
KIDZ KORNER
Art All Night in Lawrenceville for Kids
Saturday, April 26, 2014 4 PM - Sunday, April 27, 2014 2 PM
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Art All Night is an annual non-juried, uncensored 24-hour art show
in the Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Art All Night
admission and artist participation is free and open to the public. Art
All Night merchandise is available for purchase and a live art
auction features the collaborative work of on-site artists. All the
proceeds from the evening directly support Art All Night.
The 17th annual Art All Night will feature original artwork, activities
for children and adults, an art auction and live entertainment.
Throughout the night, guests can participate in collaborative art
activities, including chalk art, group improv sessions, and memory
drawing. On-site artists will collaborate to create a work of art, and
the live art auction gives guests a chance to bid on the pieces
created during the 24-hour period.
Art All Night also offers children’s activities from 4 to 8 p.m. on
Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday. Children can
silkscreen prints, color large chalk murals, make wearable creations
using recycled materials, paint with marbles and more. Step into
cardboard city to build giant rooms, passageways and towers, and
participate in a collaborative art room inspired by Japanese
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installation artist Yayoi Kusama. Additional children’s activities
include storytelling, magic shows, drums, puppets and hula hooping.
Always refreshing and unexpected, the lively event pairs
professional fine art alongside pieces created by students, teens,
teachers and even your grandparents. Staged by a dedicated
volunteer crew, the ambitious effort also serves as an important
catalyst for community development, which for nearly 20 years has
showcased the authentic characteristics of a nabe that has since
become a magnet for artists, designers, musicians, developers, small
business owners and architects.
For more information visit artallnight.org.
WOMEN AND GIRLS ADVANCEMENT EVENTS
The Women and Girls Foundation’s Equal Pay Rally
Thursday, April 24, 2014 | 12 - 1:00 PM | Market Square
The rally will consist of speeches on the subjects of minimum wage,
the impact of the gender wage gap on Pittsburgh families, and
economic justice for all. Participants of WGF’s GirlGov program will
have an Equal Pay Bake Sale at the rally to help illustrate the wage
gap. Men will be charged $1 per item, and women will be charged
75 cents to exemplify the impact economic discrimination has on
every aspect of our daily lives.
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We also are going to have “Will Work for Equality” t-shirts.
Speakers:
Mayor Bill Peduto
Rep. Erin Molchany
Allegheny County Chief Executive Rich Fitzgerald
Kimberly Stater-Wood, WGF Board Member and Director of
Outreach for Pittsburgh Penguins
La’Tasha Mayes, Director of New Voices Pittsburgh
Dr. Curtiss Porter, Chief Education & Neighborhood Reinvestment
Officer for the Mayor’s Office
Dr. Daria Crawley, Assoc. Prof. of Management at Robert Morris
University
Melanie Harrington, President and CEO for Vibrant Pittsburgh
Jesabel Rivera, Director of the Latin American Cultural Union
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Estelle Becker & Angela Sicker, Members of Restaurant Opportunity
Center
For more information, visit Equal Pay Rally
Mortgages for Mothers FREE Home Buying Workshop
Saturday, May 3, 2014 | 9 AM | Sheraton Station Square
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For more information click HERE
BUSINESS BUZZ
Talk Magazine Cordially Invites You to Attend the 2014
Pennsylvania African-American Network Convention
Friday, April 25 and Saturday, April 26 | Marriott City Center | FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
If you are an advocate in your community or have an interest in
service agencies that operate in you community, they probably need
help with funding or other support resources; at this convention, you
can discuss options and network with national, state and local
foundations, government agencies, private funding and support
organizations leaders.
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When Talking Isn’t Enough…
Empowered for Surgery: Is it Really Possible? Part 1
From: Mt. Lebanon Neighbor Magazine
Written By: Sanna Carapellotti, MS CHT
Major or minor surgery can be frightening. Most people take a big
breath, hope for the best, and go to surgery with fears in tow. These
fears and anxieties are shown to be associated with an increase in
complications and pain, longer hospital stays and higher medical
bills. Even wound healing can be compromised. Going into surgery
distressed and full of tension increases the probability of the very
scenario one fears, and lowers the immune system, too.Every
surgery has inherent risks, and the individual undergoing surgery
may have personal risks, such as a chronic illness. University studies
reveal…
Read the entire article HERE
Eat too fast? Too Much? Too Often? Discover SLOW Eating at
HypnoDining®: The Ultimate Mindful Eating Class
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April 23 | 7:00 - 9:30 | Orbis Caffe
Benefits: Eat less, manage potions, be happy when you eat, love
eating, stop OTC stomach aids, digest better. Who doesn’t want
more of this?
Eating has become complicated, and we dislike ourselves for it. This
inner tug of war can actually make us eat more FAST paced and
binge faster than you can swallow chicken broth. You must make
peace with this ‘hungry’ part of you. Here are a few simple
suggestions:
1. Stop being angry at yourself for overeating.
2. Ask yourself “What am I really hungry for?” Or “What do I need
right now?” “What could help me?”
3. Grab a notebook and allow the overeating behavior.
4. Direct the anger toward the food industry who has manipulated
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our brains by creating highly addictive synthetic foods, and the
‘helping’ professions who have mercilessly confused us with their
conflicting information and guidelines.
Become friends with yourself and discover calm when you eat…It’s a
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Celebrate CareGivers
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Celebrate CareGivers is a FREE monthly event designed to show
appreciation to caregivers of elderly, special needs, or disabled
family members. All services, refreshments, entertainment, auction
items, and door prizes are compliments of local businesses.
Adult Day Care is provided at most events!
Call 724-212-5015 or Visit Celebrate-Caregivers.com
for a schedule of FREE upcoming events!
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NON-PROFIT EVENTS
SPONSORED BY BLACKTIE PITTSBURGH
Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania’s 2014 Awards of
Distinction
Friday, May 16, 2014 | 11:30 AM | Omni William Penn
Honoring the women leaders of today, who inspire the future girl
leaders of tomorrow.
2014 Women of Distinction
Arts & Education: Mariyln Michalka Egan, PhD, Pittsburgh Opera
Athletics: Swin Cash, Pittsburgh Native, WNBA Player- Chicago Sky
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Business: Susan Baker Shipley, Huntington Bank
Community & Non-Profit: Patricia Siger, United Way of Allegheny
County
Entrepreneur & Small Business: Lani Lazzari, Simple Sugars
Government & Law: Patricia Dodge, Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP
Health Care: Candi Castleberry-Singleton, UPMC Center for
Inclusion
Technology & Communication: Patricia Rote, Robotics Institute,
Carnegie Mellon University
Girl Scout Humanitarian Award: Veronica Brueggman, Senior,
South Park High School
Girl of Distinction: Laura Sosovika, Sophomore, North Allegheny
High School
Corporation of Distinction: COMCAST
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award winners and Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania. Register
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Cocktails & Cusine presented by Crisis Center North
Friday, May 16, 2014 | 6 – 10 PM | The Woodlands
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Get Tickets Today or for more information visit CrisisCenterNorth.org
Steel City Sports World 2nd Annual Youth Education and
Sports Awards Banquet
From Our Friends at The Soul Pitt
May 17, 2014 | 12 PM | Hosanna House Ballroom in Wilkinsburg
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Keynote Speaker: Al Oliver, Former Pittsburgh Pirate
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Steel City Sports World will award the TOP scholars and athletes
during this banquet. Al Oliver, JT Thomas, Claudio Reilsono, Bob
McCall, Bob Jones and James Bouchard will enter the Steel City
Sports World Hall of Fame.
NEIGHBORHOOD HI-LIGHTS
Out and About: Welcome Pittsburgh
From: Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership
Written By: Mairin Petrone, PDP Marketing & Special Events
Manager
I’m a huge Pittsburgh fan. I was born and raised here and love this
City and Downtown more than I can explain in this short Out and
About. I’m also a pretty big fan of Pittsburgh merchandise. My
apartment has skyline photos hanging in every room, my desk at the
PDP has small Pittsburgh mementos all over the place, and my
dresser is full of ‘Burgh themed t-shirts. VisitPITTSBURGH, our
official tourism promotion agency, has welcome centers around town
that provide guests with information and the opportunity to
purchase Pittsburgh themed merchandise. Downtown has its own
welcome center on the ground floor of Fifth Avenue Place. Welcome
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Pittsburgh is full of resources for visitors, souvenirs, and products
from local attractions like the Carnegie Science Center and the
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
POSITIVE PITTSBURGHERS
Working Order Named Finalist for International Award
Working Order, a program of the Volunteers of America of
Pennsylvania, in Pittsburgh, Pa., has been named a finalist for the
National Business Incubation Association’s 2014 Dinah Adkins
Incubator of the Year award in the general and special focus
category. The winner of the prestigious award will be announced
May 20 at NBIA’s 28th International Conference on Business
Incubation in New Orleans.
The mission of Working Order is to increase opportunity for
self-employment for individuals with disadvantages and/or
disabilities who find traditional employment requirements difficult
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due to acquired or developmental disabilities. Opportunity for
traditional employment can be limited by transportation challenges,
by unpredictable changes in health, by a life-long or newly acquired
disability and/or by the need for additional support on the job. The
Working Order program goal is to increase opportunity for
meaningful community engagement and full inclusion in the
workforce for people with disabilities by helping individuals with
disabilities create their own sustainable self-employment option; by
helping individuals get the information they need to become
successful and responsible business owners; and by helping
individuals increase their independence and improve their quality of
life through opportunity, education and entrepreneurship.
Working Order is a small business incubator which develops and
supports entrepreneurship for individuals with disabilities and
disadvantages seeking to be self-employed. Randy Morris, director
of Member Services for NBIA said, “It is fitting that we include
Volunteers of America’s Working Order program among our finalists
this year as its service as a small business incubator for persons with
disabilities and other disadvantages is unique.”
Marty Stahl, director of Working Order said, “Persons served by the
program are low income and are challenged by disability at birth, a
new diagnosis of disease, the results of a traumatic accident,
navigating the aging process, lack of education, job loss,
discrimination, or lack of acceptance in the work place. These
individuals choose self-employment as their best-fit work option. Our
biggest success is providing the inclusive environment of
opportunity and hope for those who are determined to succeed.”
Since 1996, Working Order has served 636 persons in the greater
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Pittsburgh area and helped 203 participants launch and/or grow
their businesses in fields including graphic design, bookkeeping, tax
preparation, grant writing, virtual office assistance, hair dressing,
cleaning services, massage therapy, sculpture, portraiture, dog
training, lawn care, accessibility construction, career transition
coaching, golf instruction, event planning, care managing and more.
Outcome metrics from Working Order’s 2013 survey of
entrepreneurs reveal that through coaching, training and access to
resources, participants have become more self-sufficient and more
financially independent.
“Barriers can limit employment options for people with disabilities,”
said Pat Serey, Volunteers of America’s chief development &
marketing officer and vice president. “Our Working Order program
does an excellent job of helping the people we serve overcome such
barriers. We are humbled and honored to be one of only two finalists
internationally for this NBIA recognition.”
Volunteers of America has served Pennsylvanians since 1896. The
agency currently serves more than 28,000 citizens annually across
the commonwealth through programs located in Allentown,
Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Wilkes-Barre.
People served include individuals with disabilities; at-risk children
and youth; families in emergency situations; those in need of
employment; elderly individuals and couples on fixed incomes;
persons with severe and chronic mental illness; families with limited
incomes; infants, children, and adolescents that have been abused,
neglected, and/or exploited; children with behavioral challenges and
educational deficits; women who are homeless; pregnant teens and
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teenage mothers; and homeless veterans and their families.
Business incubation programs like Working Order catalyze the
process of starting and growing companies by providing
entrepreneurs with the expertise, networks and tools they need to
make their ventures successful. NBIA estimates that in 2011 alone,
North American incubators assisted about 49,000 start-up
companies that provided full-time employment for nearly 200,000
workers and generated annual revenue of almost $15 billion.
Approximately 7,000 business incubators operate worldwide.
The National Business Incubation Association is the world’s leading
organization advancing business incubation and entrepreneurship.
Each year, the NBIA Incubation Awards honor the business
incubation programs, graduates and client companies that exemplify
the best of the industry.
For more information visit www.voapa.org
PITTSBURGH LOCAL SPORTS
Rock Baseball’s Military Appreciation Day Event Saturday
From: Slippery Rock University | Written By: Bob McComas
Past and present military veterans will be honored guests Saturday
for the Slippery Rock University baseball team’s second annual
“Military Appreciation Day” event at Jack Critchfield Park.
The event will be held in conjunction with SRU’s home doubleheader
vs. Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference-Western Division rival
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown.
Military Appreciation Day is sponsored by the Albert P. Gettings
Memorial Foundation of New Castle and co-sponsored by the
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Slippery Rock Lions Club and Stanley Snyder VFW Post 7465 in
Volant.
Activities start at noon with a free tailgate party for all veterans in
an area adjacent to Critchfield Park. Veterans will also be honored
during on-field ceremonies prior to the first pitch of the 1 p.m.
doubleheader.
The Rock baseball team will wear specially-designed camouflage
jerseys as part of the day’s event. The jersey honors Marine Corporal
Albert P. Gettings who was killed Jan. 5, 2006 while in action in
Fallujah, Iraq.
Gettings, who was a student at SRU before entering the US Marine
Corp in June, 2002, was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star with
a Combat V for his heroic actions.
A free-will donation will be taken during the first game of Saturday’s
doubleheader and will benefit the Lawrence County Veterans Make
a Difference Center in honor of Albert P. Gettings and veterans of all
branches of the military both living and deceased.
Active and retired military personnel are asked to RSVP to Laura
Vernon in the SRU Sports Information Office at 724.738.4137.
Steel City Rowing BrewFest
April 26, 2014 | 6 – 10 PM
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Our Spring BrewFest is just around the corner and we are looking
for beer enthusiasts to help judge our beer tasting contest. This
event is sponsored by Representative Frank Dermody, Rivertowne
Brewery, 3 Lakes Golf Course and Twirly Girl Baking Co.
7-10 pm - $25/person beer sampling at the brewers tables and
yummy snacks.
6-10 pm - $40/person blind sampling competition with catered food,
gourmet snacks and take away etched BrewFest glass.
There are many ways to get involved with the event other than
purchasing tickets. Food for the event is being donated and is
coordinated by Karla Isenberg ([email protected]). If
you are able to help set up on Saturday afternoon, please contact
Pete Wilton ([email protected]). Dana Patsey
([email protected]) will be coordinating volunteers that will
help at registration and beer tasting tables. Helping with the
clean-up of the boathouse Sunday will be another opportunity to
volunteer, please contact Jess DeFelice ([email protected]).
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Remember, proceeds help support our rowing and safety equipment!
All hands on deck to support equipment we all use!
Click here to buy tickets or register as a brewer!
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Burgh Entertaining & HELP Green Bldg. Alliance
Listen to the show online HERE
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS TECHNOGRANNY?
Carmike Southland 9 Cinema, “The Other Woman”
Bahama Breeze in Robinson
Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen, South Side
CULTURAL CLUES
Comfort Zone | 2014–2015 Pittsburgh Dance Council Season | Mozart Festival
KIDZ KORNER: Fiddlesticks
WOMEN AND GIRLS ACHIEVEMENT
Women and Elective Office | 2014 Women In Film and Television
International Summit
BUSINESS BUZZ
40 Under 40 Call for Nominations | How has the ACA helped PA? |
Green Building Alliance
HIGH SCHOOL and UNIVERSITY NEWS
PNC gifts RMU $400K to Boost Business School Technology | Big
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NON-PROFIT EVENTS SPONSORED BY BLACKTIE
PITTSBURGH
Dance-A-Thon For Breast Cancer Survivors | Cocktails & Cuisine
presented by Crisis Center North
ROVING PITTSBURGHER REPORT
Youth is Wasted on the Young | Other Woman at Carmike Cinema
in Southland on Rte. 51 in West Mifflin
CULTURAL CLUES
Comfort Zone - About Violence and Redemption
May 2 - 24, 2014 | Pittsburgh Playwrights Theater
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The Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company is presenting “Comfort
Zone” – a searing production about violence and redemption May
2–24 at the Pittsburgh Playwrights Theater, 937 Liberty Avenue, 3rd
floor downtown.
Directed by Mark Whitehead and written by Marlon Erik Youngblood
as a one act play – “Comfort Zone” won rave reviews during the
2012 Black and White Festival. Youngblood has now expanded his
work into a gripping full length play.
The main character Checkers, played by acclaimed actor Kevin
Brown, is a very loyal and simplistic man. Playwrights’ founder,
Mark Clayton Southers, also stars in this dramatic production along
with a dynamic cast. Checkers life and others around him are
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thrown into turmoil after a shooting in his neighborhood “mom and
pop” store.
There will be a special fundraiser on opening night, Friday May 2nd.
Each ticket includes a post-show discussion with the playwright
Marlon Erik Youngblood, activist Brandi Fisher, CEO/President of
the Alliance for Police Accountability, as well as the legendary Cyril
Wecht, the former Allegheny County coroner. The discussion will be
moderated by veteran broadcaster Tené Croom.
Tickets are $20 for Thursdays and weekend matinees, $25 for Friday
and Saturday evening shows. Tickets are $5 more at the door except
for students with valid ID and theatre artists. All tickets for opening
night on Friday May 2nd are $35. Seating is general admission.
Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company
(http://www.pghplaywrights.com/) was founded by Mark Clayton
Southers in 2003. The Playwrights is committed to developing and
showcasing the works of local playwrights; from accomplished
masters like August Wilson and George S. Kaufman to promising
new talents. We seek to nurture a racially and culturally diverse
community of playwrights, directors, actors and technical specialists
to hone their craft and to network creative opportunities.
2014–2015 Pittsburgh Dance Council Season Announced
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The Pittsburgh Dance Council, a division of Pittsburgh Cultural
Trust, announces a season of original and eclectic dance from
around the world as part of the 2014–2015 season.
“Pittsburgh Dance Council is proud to present an amazing and
diverse assemblage of world-class contemporary dance this season,”
shared Paul Organisak, Executive Director of the Pittsburgh Dance
Council and Vice President of Programming for the Pittsburgh
Cultural Trust. “Enthusiastic patronage continues to make it
possible to present outstanding contemporary dance from
throughout the world.”
This season, Pittsburgh audience favorite, the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet,
returns to dazzle audiences with breathtaking new works by some of
the most exciting and innovative choreographers. Music from the
eclectic canon of David Bowie is matched to Michael Clark
Company’s come, been and gone—it’s a perfect fit for this company’s
iconic fusing of classical and punk styles.
The Dance Council will launch 2015 with two exceptional companies
based in traditional forms and blended with contemporary dance.
Ronald K. Brown/Evidence returns with a new work set to the music
of Jason Moran, as well as an original piece that features dancers
from the Pittsburgh community. The French Argentinean ensemble
Union Tanguera weaves a sultry story with traditional tango rhythms
and live music performed by a quartet of Buenos Aires’s finest
musicians. A rising star on the international dance scene, Pontus
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Lidberg presents a fresh and fascinating new work using
Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring as a point of departure. Dance meets
drama in Scottish Ballet’s powerful interpretation of Tennessee
Williams’s masterpiece A Streetcar Named Desire, to round out a
truly diverse and engaging season.
2014–2015 DANCE COUNCIL SEASON
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet - Saturday October 11, 2014 | 8PM | Byham
Theater
Michael Clark Company - Saturday November 1, 2014 | 8PM |
Byham Theater
Ron K. Brown Evidence - Saturday February 7, 2015 | 8PM | Byham
Theater
Union Tanguera - Saturday March 28, 2015 | 8PM | Byham Theater
Pontus Lidberg - Saturday April 18, 2015 | 8PM | Byham Theater
Scottish Ballet - Tuesday May 19, 2015 | 8PM | Byham Theater
OPTIONAL SPECIAL PERFORMANCES
Royal Ballet of Cambodia - Friday November 7, 2014 | 8PM | Byham
Theater
Three Acts, Two Dancers, One Radio Host - Saturday February 28,
2015 | 8PM | Byham Theater
TICKETS
Subscription packages are available for: $64-$240. Subscriptions
can be purchased in packages of 4 shows or 6 shows. To subscribe,
call 412-456-1390. Groups of 10 or more tickets, please call
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412-471-6930. Single tickets for Pittsburgh Dance Council
performances will go on sale to the general public mid-August. For
information, call (412) 456-6666, or visit online at
TrustArts.org/dance.
Experience the Mozart Festival - It’s destined to be brilliant.
The genius of Mozart is one of classical music’s greatest wonders
and the focus of the Pittsburgh Symphony’s biggest event of the
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season: the Mozart Festival.
The festival starts April 25-27 with Principal Horn William Caballero
giving the first performance of Mozart scholar Robert Levin’s new
edition of Mozart’s Concerto No. 1 for Horn and Orchestra. Mr.
Levin performs one of Mozart’s Piano Concertos with his own
improvised cadenza.
On April 29, at Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland, Chamber Music
Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Symphony will collaborate to
represent Mozart’s chamber music, featuring Mr. Levin and five
members of the PSO. The program includes Mozart’s Selections for
Violin and Piano; Piano Quartet in G minor, K.478; and Clarinet
Quintet in A major, K. 581.
The festival concludes with “Mad About Mozart” on May 2 & 4. The
program includes a celebration of Mozart’s vocal works, from
intimate sacred music to his side splitting comic operas and features
Korean soprano Sunhae Im and the Mendelssohn Choir. Lucas
Meachem joins in for highlights from Don Giovanni, The Marriage of
Figaro and The Magic Flute, including staging and costumes for the
soloists and choir. Throughout the program, Pittsburgh creative
force Don Marinelli will wear period costumes to portray no less
than eight figures from Mozart’s life!
April 29 - Music of Mozart
Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland
Selections for Violin and Piano | Piano Quartet in G minor, K.478 |
Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581
May 2 & 4 - Mad About Mozart
Heinz Hall
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Selections from Mozart’s sacred works | Highlights from The Magic
Flute, The Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni
KIDZ KORNER
Celebrate the Changing Seasons with the PSO’s 2014-2015
Fiddlesticks Family Concert Series
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Fiddlesticks, the
symphony’s feline musical ambassador, will take families on a
musical journey through the magic of the changing seasons of the
year during the 2014-2015 Fiddlesticks Family Concert Series
Presented by Macy’s.
During the 2014-2015 season, Fiddlesticks will explore the seasons
through beloved classical pieces played by the Pittsburgh Symphony
Orchestra and led by Resident Conductor Fawzi Haimor. Vocalist
Katy Williams will sing Fiddlesticks’ favorite song of all, “Music Can
Make Your Life Complete,” with the audience at every concert.
All performances begin at 11:15 a.m. and are approximately 45
minutes long. Attendees are invited to participate in Discovery Time
Adventures prior to every Fiddlesticks concert beginning at 10 a.m.
in Heinz Hall. These educational activities allow families to meet
symphony musicians, learn songs and take part in various activities
with a musical twist. There are also arts and crafts, story-telling, and
music and movement dance activities.
The season opens with Fall Festival (Oct. 18, 2014), where
Fiddlesticks’ excitement over the beautiful colors of the changing
leaves and the fun of Halloween is contagious! In celebration of this
special time of year, Fiddlesticks’ festive fall adventure includes the
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magical music of composer Modest Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald
Mountain (featured in Disney’s Fantasia) and “Harry’s Wondrous
World” from Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone, by movie score
master John Williams.
Winter Dreams (Feb. 21, 2015) will showcase Fiddlesticks’
fantasies about the first snowflakes of the season and the wintry
wonderland that is sure to follow. He can’t wait to go outside and
take part in all of the fun activities that winter brings, like ice
skating, sledding and building snowmen. Join Fiddlesticks as he
shares some of his favorite music inspired by the winter season,
including the Skaters’ Waltz and selections from Pyotr Ilyich
Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 1, nicknamed “Winter Dreams.”
Come on a mini-vacation to Heinz Hall for Summer Escape (May
30, 2015)! Imagine a trip to the beach or a journey out West, as
Fiddlesticks helps us get ready for summer travel season with music.
Enjoy John Williams’ rousing Cowboy Overture, selections from the
Ferde Grofe’s majestic Grand Canyon Suite and exciting melodies
from the Pirates of the Caribbean. Send your favorite summer
vacation photo to be shown during the concert! To upload your
photo or for more information, visit pittsburghsymphony.org/family.
Subscription packages for the 2014-2015 season are currently on
sale and range in price from $28.80 to $58.50. (Single concert
tickets range in price from $12 – $22.25 and go on sale around
Labor Day.) To order subscriptions, contact the Heinz Hall Box
Office at 412-392-4900 or pittsburghsymphony.org.
The Pittsburgh Symphony would like to recognize and thank the
Macy’s Foundation for its presenting sponsorship of Fiddlesticks
Family Concerts and the PPG Industries Foundation for being a
presenting partner of Fiddlesticks Family Concerts. This series is
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endowed by Gerald and Audrey McGinnis, honoring the Center for
Young Musicians. Pittsburgh Symphony Education & Community
Engagement programs also are supported by the Allegheny Regional
Asset District.
WOMEN AND GIRLS ACHIEVEMENT
Women and Elective Office: Making a Difference
May 7, 2014 | 9 - 10 AM | Harrisburg, PA - Main Capitol Building
Room 418
A panel discussion focusing on why more women should run for
public office. Panelists will offer insights and anecdotes about the
campaign trail and their time in office.
Panelist Biographies:
Cumberland County Commissioner Barbara Cross was
elected to the Board of Commissioners in November 2011 and is
currently serving her second term in office. A U.S. Marine Corps
Veteran, Commissioner Cross served on Governor Corbett’s
transition team for Veteran Affairs and is currently serving on
U.S. Senator Patrick Toomey’s Military Academy Screening
Committee. In May 2012, Commissioner Cross was appointed by
Governor Corbett to serve as a member of the Pennsylvania
Commission for Women.
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Erie County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper was elected to her
current position in November 2013. Dahlkemper served the 3rd
district of Pennsylvania as a member of the U.S. House of
Representatives from 2009-2011. In office she worked on the
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 including
authoring the amendment which provides heath coverage for
young adults under 26. Previously, Kathy spent many years
working in her family business and has acted as an adjunct
professor at Penn State Erie.
State Representative Kate Harper serves the 61st Legislative
District of Pennsylvania. Kate was appointed chairman of the
Local Government Committee for the 2013-2014 legislative
session. Kate also serves on the House Transportation Committee.
Before being elected as a State Representative, Kate served as a
township supervisor for more than a decade in Lower Gwynedd
Township. She is a graduate of LaSalle University in Philadelphia
and earned her law degree from Villanova University.
Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner is the County’s
top fiscal officer. Previously, Chelsa served as a State
Representative from 2006 to 2011 where she served on the
Education, Transportation, and Urban Affairs committees and as
Secretary and Vice Chair of the Allegheny County Democratic
Delegation. Before entering politics she worked as a Business
Analyst for a large private corporation and as an attorney in
private practice.
For more information and to register, click HERE.
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2014 Women In Film and Television International Summit
May 16, 17 & 18, 2014 | Westin Hotel & Convention Center
This conference is designed for anyone who is in the film and
television industry or wants to be.
Men, women and young adults are welcome to attend this weekend
to learn, network and make history.
This is the FIRST time a conference like this has ever been done in
Pittsburgh.
Be there - learn, grow and meet the people in the industry who are
making films and television programming happen !
Want to rub elbows with Catherine Hardwicke Director of Twilight ?
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Come to the Opal Awards on Saturday evening where she will be
honored with a Woman of Impact Award by the International Board
of Directors.
Tickets to the Opals are $55.00 online - $75.00 at the door. ($40.00
with a Summit pass). This is a separately ticketed event from the
Summit.
BUSINESS BUZZ
40 Under 40 Call for Nominations
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40 under 40 recognizes 40 individuals under the age of 40 who are
making a positive impact on the region’s development.
Join Pittsburgh Magazine and PUMP by nominating an individual
who makes Pittsburgh a better place to live, work and play.
Particular attention will be paid to the nominee’s overall
commitment to and impact on the Pittsburgh region. A successful
nomination describes the candidate’s professional AND community
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involvement.
Nominations are due May 23.
Visit pittsburghmagazine.com/nominate to nominate an outstanding
young person today!
How has the ACA helped PA?
Tuesday, April 29 | 6:00 PM
Hear from Health and Human Services (HHS) Regional Director
Joanne Grossi on:
How many people have gotten covered;
Who’s saving money on premiums;
What new consumer protections are in place;
What’s next, including: Special Enrollment Periods, and
Pennsylvania’s progress (or lack thereof) in expanding access to
coverage for low-income families.
The Pennsylvania Health Access Network (PHAN) is working to
protect and expand access to high-quality, affordable health
coverage for Pennsylvania families, seniors and small business. Not
sure where to turn for help finding coverage or getting care?
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Contact us at: 1-877-570-3642.
After sharing the latest updates on the ACA’s implementation and
impact in PA, Director Grossi will stay on the call to take your
questions.
Don’t miss your chance to get the inside scoop! Click HERE to RSVP
for dial-in numbers.
Green Building Alliance Needs Your Help Winning a Bike
Room and $1,000.00
Who Should Win the Dero Dream Bike Room?
Thanks to everyone for all your great submissions. We have
narrowed our selections to the two finalists below. Please consider
their entries carefully and vote for your favorite at the bottom of the
page. The winner will receive up to $7,500 worth of Dero products,
plus $1,000 to furnish and decorate their space.
The voting will close on April 30.
With a LEED Platinum office space and recognized by Bike
Pittsburgh as a bike friendly employer, we realize the importance of
cycling and the myriad benefits it has for our staff, their health, and
the planet. Even in a very sustainably-minded organization like
Green Building Alliance (GBA) , of 19 staff and interns, there’s a mix
of regular, seasonal, occasional, irregular, and non-bikers. Whether
the GBA bicyclist is GBA’s CEO or intern, those of us who have ever
used our current bike room find it sad and dingy. We believe that a
gorgeous new bike room from Dero could become the centerpiece of
our LEED Platinum office – and we would love to show it off to the
hundreds of people who tour our office space every year, whether on
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formal tours or just as general visitors. Our vision for the coolest
bike room in Pittsburgh starts with our commitment to biking as an
alternative to carbon-based transport and showcasing how Dero’s
fabulously awesome products make bike commuting, transportation,
storage, and display all easier, fashionable, sustainable, and fun!
Above all, we look forward to inspiring more people to bike to work,
reduce their carbon footprint, and lead healthier lives!
HIGH SCHOOL and UNIVERSITY NEWS
PNC gifts RMU $400K to Boost Business School Technology
Source: Pittsburgh Business Times
Written By: Justine Coyne | April 22, 2014
Robert Morris University announced Tuesday it has received a
$400,000 grant from the PNC Foundation that the university will use
to fund educational technology and student engagement activities.
RMU said it will rebrand its food court in the Nicholson Center as
the PNC Colonial Cafe in honor of the gift.
PNC previously gave the university $520,000 to fund the PNC
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Trading Center in the School of Business Building, which includes
Bloomberg stations and a real-time digital stock ticker. RMU said
this latest gift will help the university further leverage the existing
trade center technology.
RMU said PNC is one of the largest employers of its alumni, about
200 graduates.
“Robert Morris University contributes greatly to the talent we and
other southwestern Pennsylvania employers require to grow our
businesses,” Sy Holzer, PNC Bank regional president for Pittsburgh,
said in a statement. “The quality of its education and students helps
ensure that we can compete in an economy that is increasingly
based on knowledge and skills.”
Read the entire article HERE
Congratulations to RaNaja Kennedy, a Senior at Propel
ANDREW STREET High School
RaNaja was an award winner in “The Big Read” sponsored by CCAC.
Additionally, RaNaja was also recently awarded a scholarship from
the VA Hospital for giving over 100 hours of community service. In
addition to being a Propel FAST Scholarship recipient, RaNaja will
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attend Harrisburg University and receive a scholarship there as
well. Outstanding work!
The Big Read in Pittsburgh
The Big Read in Pittsburgh is a month-long series of free outreach
events designed to promote literacy, reading and open dialogue
within our community.
The 2014 series will focus on author Tim O’Brien’sThe Things They
Carried, a powerful collection of vignettes about the Vietnam War
written from the soldier’s perspective.
The Closing Event for The Big Read in Pittsburgh will be held on
Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. at the Soldiers and Sailors
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Memorial Hall and Museum, 4141 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA,
15213.
The event will feature student contest winners, a documentary film,
music, performances, refreshments and more. RSVP to
412.469.6301 [email protected].
The Big Read closing celebration is made possible by a generous
donation from the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum.
Check back regularly for more information on the upcoming
calendar of events.
The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts
in partnership with Arts Midwest. The Big Read in Pittsburgh is a
project of the CCAC One College…One Community initiative.
NON-PROFIT EVENTS
SPONSORED BY BLACKTIE PITTSBURGH
Benefit Dance-A-Thon For Breast Cancer Survivors
Saturday, May 3, 2014 | 9 PM - 1 AM | JT’S AT THE CLUB - The
Club Health & Fitness Center
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Put your dancing shoes on and dance your way to better health &
raise money for Breast Cancer Survivors.
Come alone, bring friends, bring a date, just come…
Have fun and learn Salsa, African Dance, Hip Hop, Reggae, Line
Dancing, etc. from some of the top dance instructors in Pittsburgh.
Reserve your ticket today!!!! Admission: $10.00
For Tickets & More Information Call 412.421.7100
Partial proceeds will be donated to Breast Cancer Survivors so they
may attend The Ultimate 2 Day Retreat
on Saturday May 10, 2014 at little to no cost.
Sponsored By: Diva Retreats, TheUltimateBeautySpa.com, and
TheSoulPitt.com
Cocktails & Cuisine presented by Crisis Center North
Friday, May 16, 2014 | 6 – 10 PM | The Woodlands
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Eat, Drink, Shop, and Celebrate Spring! - Lend support against
Domestic Violence!
Live Auction Trips include: Costa Rico, The Wine Wonder and
Romance of France, James Bond Secret Hideaways, 4 Star Isle of
Capri, Lights, Camera, Emmy Awards!
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Get Tickets Today or for more information visit CrisisCenterNorth.org
ROVING PITTSBURGHER REPORT
Youth is Wasted on the Young
From: Roving Pittsburgher Report
Written By: Joyce Kane | April 26, 2014
The prolific playwright, critic, novelist and essayist, George Bernard
Shaw is featured with the current production of the Pittsburgh
Public Theater’s British Invasion. Candida, one of Shaw’s earlier
works and part of the trilogy penned under Plays Pleasant, is a study
in human relationship’s: husband/wife, employer/employee,
poet/enabling wannabe (to the poet) paramour, father
–in-law/son-in-law. Shaw weaves the playful rhythm, tone and wit of
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language bred from his native Ireland. Humor is frequent and the
audience appreciates the well-phrased and delivered commentary of
the then-current societal mores. While some elements of the
conversations appear dated (the use of cant, for example, was last
heard in a long ago class on literature) , the majority of the dialogue
transcends time, as appropriate in Victorian England as it is in the
21st Century Pittsburgh.
Read the entire review at Roving Pittsburgher Report
Other Woman at Carmike Cinema in Southland on Rte. 51 in
West Mifflin
Critics may have panned it but we found it to be fun. It wasn’t
supposed to be rocket science. But there is nothing that Cameron
Diaz does in movies that is not absolutely hysterical, add a
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supposedly dumb blonde and an unassuming housewife with CEO
potential that she doesn’t know exists and you have a recipe for
FUN! See it and laugh a little, you don’t have to be a critic just laugh
at some antics that are very funny. Oh and casting Don Johnson
(Miami Vice) as Carly’s father, the aging lethario is sheer genius and
he still looks pretty hot.
Bahama Breeze in Robinson
Popeye’s Lousisiana Kitchen, Southside
If you would like to share your review and pictures of an
event, please email [email protected]
Listen to the show HERE
Thank you for your viewing and listening support.
If you have a Good News story you would like us to share on
PostitivelyPittsburghLive! or would like your business or event
featured please contact us [email protected].
News Posted By: Stephanie Curtice
This was reported as a reproduction of PositivelyPittsburghLive
news done by Joanne Quinn-Smith.
(c) Joanne Quinn-Smith and PositivelyPittsburghLive(TM) 2014 All
rights reserved.
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PositivelyPittsburghLive, SmallBiz Saturday Morning, April
19, 2014 Ambridge Area Businesses and Talk Magazine
May 4, 2014 10:57PM
PositivelyPittsburghLive Small Business Saturday has a great mix of
Pittsburgh Area Small Businesses. This Saturday featuring
Ambridge, Pa Businesses and two media businesses. Todays Guests:
Felicia Mycyk
Co-founder at Ambridge Connection| Greg Paul of Harmony Ridge
Golf and Event Venue | Roxanne Sewell, Co-Owner and Publisher of
Talk Magazine | Rena Antosz, Co-Owner of Blue Canary Coffee
House in Ambridge, Pa. | Felicia Mycyk
Co-founder at Ambridge Connection | John Pournaras of John
Pournaras Agency Tax and Notary Agents in Ambridge, Pa. | Listen
in as PositivelyPittsburghLive hi-lights Pittsburgh Area Small
Business featuring Ambridge Area and Media Businesses.
The Venue at Harmony Ridge Ricki and Greg Paul purchased the old Ambridge Country Club and
turned it into the Harmony Ridge Golf
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and Event Venue because they did not want to see such a historic
property lay idle and undeveloped.
It is a multi faceted business - Golf Course, Pub, Banquet Facility,
Tiki Hut Bar and Ice Cream Shop
The venue hosts many music, Cultural, and entertainment events
along with weddings, banquets and business meetings.
Their signature event for the year is Zanafest, a five day music
festival which provides music scholarships to Ambridge Area
students.
The vision for the future is development of a residential community
on the property.
Because the Venue is so convenient for outdoor events with it’s
wonderful open pavilion, they host an annual bike week and a
weekly bike night.
The Venue is a multi faceted business - Golf Course, Pub, Banquet
Facility, Tiki Hut Bar and Ice Cream Shop.
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Harmony Ridge has all this and more to offer:
Golf course.
Large banquet room, perfect for weddings and parties.
Conference room, perfect for meetings and parties.
Full service kitchen.
2 indoor stages for events and bands.
2 indoor and one outdoor full service bar.
State of the art audiovisual & sound system.
Large 10 ft Screen with Projector & Microphone for your
presentations
Free WiFi
Full Service Outdoor Pavilion Positively Pittsburgh Live
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Special Offer for PositivelyPittsburghLive Listeners mention
you heard the show and get two for one golfing pass.
1280 Breitenstein Rd, Ambridge,
PA 15003
(724) 266-2414Ownwes, Greg and Ricki Paul
More Info
Company – The LJS Group, publisher of Talk Magazine
Roxanne Sewell – President, since 2008
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Roxanne Sewell and Luther J. Sewell, Jr.
Luther started the magazine in 1962 – 52 years in August.
Talk is a news and opinion magazine published quarterly. They are developing a new website with the vision of becoming on
online magazine.
Talk Magazine hosts five events per year:
Luther started the publication as Tavern Talk and it was more of an
entertainment circular.
Contact info – The LJS Group, PO Box 143, Monroeville, PA –
15146-0143 / P 412.823.4007 / F 412.823.4009 / email - [email protected]
Black History Month Celebration and Merit AwardThe LJS Group
honors and recognizes those members of our community who
continue their commitment to improving Civil Rights with the Byrd
R. Brown/K. Leroy Irvis Civil Rights Award
Pennsylvania African-American Network Convention
Talk Magazine and statewide organizations will host the Annual
Pennsylvania African- American Network Convention. One of the
major goals of this convention is to discuss the disparities in
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economics, health care, and political power African Americans face
daily. This convention is held to remind us of our responsibilities,
renew our commitment, and become skilled at maximizing our
power.
African-American Jazz; Arts FestivalJazz and art are an intricate part
of the culture and fabric of life for African-Americans in Pittsburgh
and as a celebration of these traditions, Talk Magazine sponsors our
annual summer Jazz & Arts Festival. This exciting event will feature
over 20 musicians, including the high point of the evening, the Walt
Harper All That Jazz Awards given to members of the legendary
Pittsburgh jazz community.
Minority Achiever’s Awards ReceptionThe Minority Achievers
Awards Reception is held each year to give public recognition and
show appreciation to Minorities who have made outstanding
contributions in their professions. In addition, this event displays the
positive effects of diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities
provided by the employers of our dynamic achievers.
African-American/Latino Roundtable
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Our nation is comprised of many different ethnicities and citizens of
various cultural backgrounds. The African American and Latino
communities are two vibrant and tenacious groups that have
contributed enormously to American’s cultural fabric. In many ways,
our cultures are very different, but united in the shared struggle
against racial discrimination. This unique event is very important
because it marks the amalgamation of two incredible groups of
people. Apart, we would accomplish much, but together the
possibilities are infinite.
Blue Canary Coffee House Positively Pittsburgh Live
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Stephen Antosz Rena Antosz Positively Pittsburgh Live
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Rena worked at a small coffeehouse for 8 years before opening her
own shop. Blue Canary Coffeehouse is the manifestation of a lifelong
dream of a lifelong dreamer. We are strong believers in quality,
community, and smiles. We will be sourcing locally and making all
of our own flavor syrups from scratch. We think you deserve the
best cup of coffee you can get, because, let’s be real, that cup of
coffee is going to make or break your day. Let us help you make
every day a good day.
Everything is locally sourced: coffee beans, biscotti, gluten free
pastries.
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All flavor syrups are made in house.
Hours
M-F - 6.30 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Sat - 8.30 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Sun - 8.30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
friday night events (kareoke and live music nights) and looking
for community members to step up and help with more special
night events
gluten free products and are a vendor of Gluttenny
ice cream and milkshakes!!!
ambiance and the feeling we want poeple to have when they visit,
community
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Rena and Steve
Business customer tip: Our flavor syrups are our specialty so get a
flavor latte and listen to some vinyl records with us.
Our listener offer is to come in and say your heard to podcast for
20% off latte.
2751 Duss Ave, Ambridge, PA 15003 (724) 385-0678
http://bluecanarycoffeehouse.com
https://www.facebook.com/bluecanarycoffeehouse
John Pournaras Agency
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The deadline has approached and gone.
The Big Box stores are beginning to clear out.
One man remains, and remains all year long.
Many taxpayers who are bigger procrastinators than the folks who
wait until the deadline. People who are ready to file an Offer
in Compromise, and spend a lot of time and $$$$ for an Offer In
Compromise reach to the affordable office of John Pournaras at his
Agency in Ambridge.
John has hired the best accounting and tax pros available (IRS
employees and Corporate Trainers from Block), to make sure that
you get the largest refund allowed by law. He likes to call them his
Accounting Rough Riders. You PPL Mag readers have seen his
video, then you know why he calls them that.
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His Accounting Rough Riders know that John means business when
he brings in the massage therapist to workout the stresses and
strains. And his clients thought they were going to get a massage!
John will be debuting something so new and ground breaking, and
he will reveal why his clients have come to his firm for decades. One
main reason, he doesn’t lose against the IRS and their auditors, not
in over 40 years. With tax laws becoming more and more
complicated, John brings the tax pros to his firm, just for you!
John Pournaras
John Pournaras Agency
www.johnpournarasagency.com
Check out John’s Internet TV/Video Channel on Pittsburgh’s First
Internet Radio and TV Network,
PositivelyPittsburghLiveMagazine.com at: Watch John’s informative
but humorous videos about taxes HERE.
Felicia Mycyk
Co-founder at Ambridge Connection
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Connecting the general public to the heart of what’s happening in 5
communities, while bringing the highest-quality local news and
information. We provide a true and powerful presence for local
businesses and organizations through focus marketing and coverage
of the Ambridge area, including free listings, advertising
opportunities and social media. Stay up to date and connected at
ambridgeconnection.com
Over 139,00 unique viewers to website in 4 months
Ambridge Connection is a complete local source for news,
information and discussion. We are an entrepreneurial, local start-up
determined to give back to the community in which we live.
Ambridge Connection is a complete local source for news,
information and discussion. We are an entrepreneurial, local start-up
determined to give back to the community in which we live., Larissa
Dudkiewicz and Felicia Mycyk were talking at their
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Larissa Dudkiewicz and Felicia Mycyk children’s karate practice one
day and decided they wanted to do something to better the towns
that make up their school district: Ambridge, Baden, Economy,
South Heights and Harmony.
We officially launched with a virtual grand opening in January and
have so far reached 110,000 unique visitors. We have also sponsored
a women’s networking mixer, a football program and are sponoring
the Help Them Play Youthfest on May 25. along with first Thursdays
and a film screening. We hear from residents, business owners and
educators practically daily about how much we are making a
difference in th ecommunity keeping everyone informed and in
touch.
Larissa Dudkiewicz and Felicia Mycyk were talking at their
children’s karate practice one day and decided they wanted to do
something to better the towns that make up their school district:
Ambridge, Baden, Economy, South Heights and Harmony.We
officially launched Ambridge Connection with a virtual grand
opening in January and have so far reached 110,000 unique visitors.
We have sponsored a women’s networking mixer, a football
program, and are sponsoring an upcoming film screening, the Help
Them Play Youthfest on May 25, as well as First Thursdays,
networking events with a new topic held on the first Thursday of
every month.
[email protected]
www.ambridgeconnection.com
This blog is a reproduction of the Small Business Saturday Morning
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Show on PositivelyPittsburgh Live, April 19, 2014.
Copyright Joanne Quinn-Smith and PositivelyPittsburghLive, All
Rights Reserved.
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