7, 2012 PDF - Positively Pittsburgh Live Magazine

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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 October 1 - 7, 2012
Table of Contents
Positively Pittsburgh Live! TechoGranny visits Military Writer’s
Conference ......................................... 6
Positively Pittsburgh Live! For Sale Opportunity, Franchising
Event Preview ....................................... 8
Techno Granny, What Happens When You Google or Reverse
Look Up Your Phone? ................................. 9
EMPRESS OF BIZ! Sue Malone & author Alia Reese .. 10
The Latest from Positively Pittsburgh Live Magazine
(September 10 - 30, 2012) ............................ 12
Resources from the Techno Granny .................... 14
We’ve Got The Edge On Our Competitors! ............... 21
Audience Says, &quot;Ouch&quot; as STREB
Performs Very Physical Dance ......................... 23
................................................. 25
Collaborative Workshops for Business Owners & Their
Teams ............................................ 30
Positively Pittsburgh Live News 10-1-12 ................ 31
Positively Pittsburgh Live! TechoGranny visits Military Writer’s
Conference 10-1-12 ................................. 46
MWSA 2012 Award Winners .......................... 57
Positively Pittsburgh Live! For Sale Opportunity, Franchising
Event Preview 10-4-12 ............................... 62
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Salute to Dignity & Respect Champions Breakfast ....
Fiddlesticks Hosts A Season of Celebrations Family PSO
Concerts ..........................................
Costumes for A Cause 5K and Kiddy Run ................
Woodville Plantation Hosts House Concert ..............
STOMP Returns to Heinz Hall .........................
Brownsville Announces Details for Annual Taste of Italy
Festival ...........................................
2012 VIA Music & New Media Festival ..............
Celebrate Day of the Girl .............................
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Positively Pittsburgh Live!
Positively Pittsburgh Live! TechoGranny visits Military
Writer’s Conference
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Oct 1, 2012 06:04PM
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Where in the world was TechnoGranny last week-end? Along with
NannoGranny, JoAnn Forrester she was in Dayton, Ohio for the
Annual Military Writer’s Society of America Annual National
Conference. We got to hobnob with some of America’s finest. The
past two years this conference was in Pittsburgh and we met so
many fine military personnel or retired personnel and also authors
who wrote about military topics we just could not stay away. In
addition to speaking on three different topics to the conference we
got to hobnob with bronze, silver and gold medalists and Founder’s
Award Winners. We even shared a panel with Best Selling Author,
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Dwight Zimmerman who will be a guest this
evening…………DWIGHT JON ZIMMERMAN is a bestselling and
award-winning author, radio host, producer, president of the
Military Writers Society of America and a member of the Western
Writers of America. ………. Zimmerman is the bestselling co-author
of the Number 1 New York Times bestselling young adult book,
Lincoln’s Last Days, an adaptation of Bill O’Reilly’s New York Times
#1 bestselling history “Killing Lincoln”………….. Since the Founder’s
Award winners could not attend the conference we decided to treat
Pittsburgh to hearing their touching story…………Stacey Holley
co-authored the book Medals, Flags and Memories with her husband
John. Over the weekend the Holleys were the recipients of the 2012
Founders Award given out by the Military Writers Society of
America. ……….. On November 15, 2005, John and Stacey Holley
unwillingly became Gold Star Parents. Their son and only child, U.S.
Army Specialist Matthew Holley, was killed along with three other
Soldiers when an IED exploded under their Humvee while on patrol
in Iraq. The book tells their storyof the battle to get better
recognition in the way war heros come home………NannoGranny,
JoAnn Forrester and TechnoGranny will also let you in on some of
the hi-lights of the conference from a Pittsburghers point of view
including the fact that some other Pittsburghers travelled to Dayton
for this conference both as presenters, award nominees and
attendees.
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Positively Pittsburgh Live! For Sale Opportunity,
Franchising Event Preview
Oct 4, 2012 06:03PM
For Sale:Opportunity franchising event, featuring 30+ national and
regional exhibitors, including Giant Eagle, Sport Clips, Liberty Tax,
Handy Pro and Veterans Taxi, top SBA and franchise lenders,
including FranNet and Benetrends, and representatives from
Pittsburgh’s top commercial real estate firms. To be held October 9
at Fairmont Hotel. ……….Tonight’s Guests: Adam J. Mohney,
Director of Communications and Fund Development for Building
Bridges for Business…………….Larry Carnell CFE, CBI BeneTrends
Inc.| Vice President of Business Development…………Benetrends is
the premier provider of services that enable an individual to use
their retirement funds tax deferred, penalty free without loan or
interest payments. ………….. And “The Money Lady,” Strategies for
Small Business founder Sue Malone………..Sue’s Company is the
largest SBA lender in the country.
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Techno Granny, updates 21st Century Tech
Techno Granny, What Happens When You Google or
Reverse Look Up Your Phone?
Oct 1, 2012 09:02AM
There is a little known feature on Google that allows you to look up
your phone number. You might be surprised what you find.
…………..Also for you internet daters or those who get chummy in
person with Facebook contacts, there is a way to track that email
address and find out where they are really fun. That is in the event
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you decide to leave the masked safety of the social media site.
……After all, all of that masking isn’t just to keep email addresses
the property of the provider of the site like Twitter or Facebook but
it also provides you with a layer of protection………..So what
happens when you Google Your Phone Number?????
EMPRESS OF BIZ! Reinvent in Rugged Times
EMPRESS OF BIZ! Sue Malone & author Alia Reese
Oct 4, 2012 08:06AM
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It’s first of the month so we have Sue Malone the Money Lady
back..talking about MONEY..BORROWING IT, MANAGING IT AND
USING IT TO ACHIEVE YOUR BUSINESS DREAM. Additional
GUEST AWARD WINNING AUTHOR ALIA REESE of My Daddy is a
Marine will be talking about how she used a loan from the Money
Lady to achieve her dream of wirting and publishing books. Adam
Mohney of Building Bridges for Business will discuss the upcoming
Franchising event on October 9. which Sue will be a special guest.
Positively Pittsburgh Live Magazine PDF & Turning Page
Formats
The Latest from Positively Pittsburgh Live Magazine
(September 10 - 30, 2012)
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Positively Pittsburgh Live Magazine
Oct 6, 2012 07:16PM
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-2012-09-10_30/P
PLM-2012-09-10_30.pdf.
To view the online, turning page version of Positively Pittsburgh’s
content for last week, just click
http://www.PositivelyPittsburghLiveMagazine.com/PPLM-2012-09-1
0_30/.
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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Techno Granny Talks
Resources from the Techno Granny
Oct 6, 2012 04:14PM
Resources from the Techno Granny
2009 U.S. Small Business Administration
National Journalist of the Year
Joanne Quinn-Smith, CEO
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Dreamweaver Marketing Associates,
Publisher: PositivelyPittsburghLiveMagazine.com
P.O. Box 1155 Pittsburgh, Pa. 15230
412-444-5197
E-Mail: infoattechnogrannyshowdotcom
Joanne Quinn-Smith, owner and CEO, Creative Energy Officer, of
Dreamweaver Marketing Associates, a successful Pittsburgh-based
marketing company, mother and grandmother, s an unlikely
trendsetter for online journalism. But better known as Techno
Granny to her thousands of online listeners worldwide, Joanne has
created a revolutionary online social media platform in Internet
broadcasting, blogging and other social media participation that
represents the new second generation of World Wide Web
development and design, known in technology circles as Web 2.0.
A seasoned small business owner and active member of the National
Association of Women Business Owners, Joanne has used her
PositivelyPittsburghLive™ Talk Radio broadcasts to focus largely on
small business topics. She also hosts the Techno Granny Show™,
where her expert guests advise baby boomers on navigating the new
world of Web 2.0. Between the two shows she has interviewed over
1800 guests, mostly small business owners. Not satisfied with just
interviewing she has turned her talents to offering 15 minute
marketing tips every Monday on Monday Morning Marketeer™.
These are tips to jump start your business with just your time or for
under $100.00. Joanne also teaches her social media platform
building to small businesses in a client personalized training,
Web2.0 Gorilla Branding Training™. Below is just one of many
things you can learn in the training. Joanne is also the editor and
publisher of PositivelyPittsburghLiveMagaqzine.com, Pittsburgh’s
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First Internet Radio and TV Network which last year enjoyed 2.25
million hits and 662,000 unique page views.
10 EASY STEPS TO START A TALK CAST ON TALK SHOE
1. Purchase microphone and head phones
2. Create Account at www.talkshoe.com
3. Create editorial calendar
4. Do a Test Call to check out how your sound will be and get
familiar
5. Schedule Your First Episode
6. Invite and promote ( People join via phone, pc or listen on
computer later)
7. Be prepared for commitment
8. Start a blog of the same name for your show notes and any
additional blogs
9. Always plan your show
10. When you schedule a show, be sure to observe your start time
and BE THERE!
Helpful Hints: Check out my show blog for ideas:
www.technogrannyshow.blogspot.com You can also change this to a domain name that does not use
BlogSpot in it. Mine is http://technogrannyshow.com Make sure that you add a widget from Talk Shoe for people who
discover your blog and want to listen to your show. Instructions
on the site. You can also use: BlogtalkRadio which is also free.
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After you have some following, probably about twenty shows,
start your own social network for your loyal listeners. This will
give them an opportunity to comment on your show.
List on as many pod cast hosting sites as possible:
Here’s a list of popular Pod cast Directories:
iTunes, Podcast Pickle, Podcast Alley, Digg, Podcasting News,
Pod-Planet, Zencast, Zimbio
Many Helpful Hints In “Host Lounge” on Talk Shoe, also you will
receive periodic
Check out current Internet Radio and TV channels for JQS Talkcasts
at:
www.positivelypittsburghlivemagazine.com or www.talkshoe.com
Techno Granny’s Shows (Sorry the first two are in progress on this
search list—always starting new things)
Watch for these shows by JQS: TechnoGrannyShow™,
MondayMorningMarketeer™, ProfessionalswithImpact™,
PositivelyPittsburghLive™,
Author, Author Shine Out Loud™
You can also use Blogtalk Radio. Both Blogtalk and TalkShoe are
free.
Eight Social Media Tips from the Techno Granny
1. Traditiional Media is not the be all end all it used to be. Millions
of gen x and gen y and gen now turn to the interntet for their news.
So do court New Media people like bloggers and podcasters and on
line networkers if they are in your niche. If you have anything to do
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with technology or if you have a profession business or organization
in Pittsburgh, you should be my best buddy and Tracy Certo Because
I am a New Media Representative for technology and for Pittsburgh.
2. If you are blogging, it can be absolutely wonderful but if no one
reads it, it’s no good to your prospective reader or you. You have got
to promote your blog. Add it to your other social media by all means
but you should be on Digg, Technorati, Type of Viral Advertising:
Some are bookmarking sites, some are news aggregators, some are
on line magazines, some are blog exchanges.
Blogging: Where to promote Your Blog,
http://technorati.com
http://blogcatalog.com http://mybloglog.com http://blogengage.com
http://digitalpoint.com http://bloggeries.com/forum
http://bloglines.com
http://zimbio.com
http://blogclicker.com
http://blogexplosion.com
http://bloglinker.com
http://facebook.com/notes.php
http://merchantcircle.com
3. Article Marketing
Article marketing is a great way to promote a product, service,
website or blog. The name says it all: article marketing means
marketing yourself.
http://www.isnare.com/ ) submitting to multiple article directories at
ONCE! For only $2, iSnare exposes your content to over 270 sites
and thousands of readers and opt-in publishers—what a bargain!
Think about your return on investment.
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4. Online Radio and TV
You Tube LiveStream
Radio—Free,
http://BlogtalkRadio.com
http://TalkShoe.com Live Stream
5. Online Networks
Ning, Create your own network
http://positivepittsburghers.com
http://ning.com to set up your own network of fans
6. Free Tools to Check Your Social Media Activity,
http://SocialOomph.com
http://trackle.com (STILL IN BETA, NOT SURE OF THE STATUS OF
THIS BUT REALLY COOL—hope it works out, much better even than
Google Alerts)
Google Alerts-need Gmail account and is hidden in the bottom but
this is where you track all of your stuff for your name, company,
book, etc. Set up as many as you need, it’s free
7. Landing Pages to Capture Social Media Activity—Capture
emails so you can market to them
“Landing Page Bible”
Cisco Adler
[email protected] E-mail for a free copy first three
chapters of book, tell him Techno Granny sent you.
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8. Free Press Release Sites (as we speak some of these may
have gone to pay, last one I know is still free as I use it.
24-7PressRelease.com - Free release distribution with ad-support
1888PressRelease.com - Free distribution, paid services gives you
better placement and permanent archiving.
ClickPress.com - Distributes to sites like Google News and Topix.net,
Gold level will also get you to sites like LexisNexis.
EcommWire.com - Focuses on ecommerce and requires you include
an image, 3 keywords and links.
Express-Press-Release.com - Free Distribution Company with offices
in 12 states.
Free-Press-Release.com - Easy press release distribution for free,
more features for paid accounts.
Links to Techno Granny sites and blogs:
PositivelyPittsburghLiveMagazine.com http://pplmag.com—
All Techno Granny Radio Shows All Techno Granny Shows
TechnoGrannyShow Blog MondayMorningMarketeer blog articles MondayMorningMarketeer Free Marketing seminars:
For additional info and Web 2.0 Gorilla Branding Training™
Contact: Joanne Quinn-Smith
Additional info on Joanne Quinn-Smith on LinkedIn Profile at:
http://joannequinnsmith.com
412-444-5197
© Joanne Quinn-Smith, 2009-2012
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Body Beautiful Laser Medi-Spa
We’ve Got The Edge On Our Competitors!
Oct 1, 2012 12:25PM
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RovingPittsburgher
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Audience Says, "Ouch" as STREB Performs Very Physical
Dance
Oct 2, 2012 03:38PM
Audience Says, “Ouch” as STREB Performs Very Physical Dance
Giant steel beam seesaw by
Helene Vidovich and Martin Thomas
We go to the theater to be transported from our seats into the
imagination of the artists.
Dance in the age of digital media is different than that of Martha
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Graham or the NYC Ballet. The use of video feeds and files,
computers and projectors changes the focus. I didn’t know whether
to look at what the projector was displaying, what the dancers were
doing or at their silhouettes on the back screen.
Elizabeth Mitchell
Streb Choreographer Streb, aka known as the Evil Knieval of dance,
is a bang-up exhibition of acrobatic tumbles, jumps and flat-out
face-down, or face-up, slams onto a mat. Streb with her cast from
the tough streets of Brooklyn, tries to exploit “extreme action.” They
called their pieces “action events.” I kept saying, “ow, that had to
hurt!” Some examples: Doing the “Limbo” with a spinning I beam
suspended from a chain — jumping from 10 feet, 20 feet, even 30
feet face down onto the mats — hanging bound, while upside down,
from a rope panicking — “flying” by use of a giant steel-beam
see-saw on a turntable — writhing in an open ended box suspended
from the ceiling. The sets: raw metal, chains, brick, mats and the workout wardrobe,
were matched with industrial sounds of a loud bass rumble. There
was also a turntable within a turntable made up of mats on the floor,
that were used with camera feeds projected with great effect. Positively Pittsburgh Live
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Another event had a large diagonal mat where the cast log-rolled
with, and over each other. These action events, brought to mind
childhood times and playground fun. Some of their pieces were more traditional modern dance-like and
very gratifying. One had a backdrop of a spinning planet while the
dancers appeared to fly over it suspended in harnesses. Another, my
favorite, “Anti-gravity,” had the dancers flat on the floor with an
overhead camera feed projecting their images onto the backdrop,
making them appear weightless on a distant planet. This “action
event” had the audience in awe, like children watching fire works. All in all, Streb did transport us from our seats into their
imaginations. But, ouch! some of those falls had to hurt.
Helene Vidovich, Freelance Cultural Reporter
Martin Thomas, Videographer ~ Troubadour
RovingPittsburgher
Oct 2, 2012 03:39PM
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Matthew Morrison Sings at Marvin Hamlisch’s Wake
Tamar Cerafici
Pittsburgh Pops! Heinz Hall
September 30, 2012
It might seem the height of folly to review a concert at its last
performance. But the Pittsburgh Pops concert series shows so much
promise that it’s inevitable I should urge everyone to leave this site
and become a subscriber. Go. NOW.
This was a remarkable opening to a fun season that includes a 50th
anniversary tribute to the Beatles and the ever-popular Holiday
Pops.
Marvin Hamlisch was supposed to conduct this concert. He had
planned the entire season before he died in August. In his stead,
Lucas Richman proved an admirable and capable substitute. The
concert began with memories of Mr. Hamlisch and his relationship
with the Pittsburgh Pops program. I wasn’t aware of the great
impact that Marvin Hamlisch had on the cultural lives of
Pittsburghers. (Remember I’m new to this venue.)
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But when Lucas Richman sat down at the piano, lovingly placed in
the “Marvin position” to conduct a soaring “The Way We Were,” I
knew I was in for a special evening of tribute. This concert is the
beginning of a long goodbye to Marvin Hamlisch. The PSO is going
forward with the pops concert as Marvin planned with the stars he
wanted, the arrangements he needed, and the orchestra members
and audience that he loved so much.
Marvin Hamlisch conducting
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Hamlisch
I was surrounded by concertgoers who did have fond memories of
Mr. Hamlisch at the podium. They described an engaging and utterly
unpretentious entertainer and friend. When I told them I was writing
a review for this magazine, all around me started to regale me with
tales of Mr. Hamlisch and his contributions to the concerts.
One recounted Marvin’s habit of updating Steelers games from the
conductor’s podium during Sunday afternoon programs.
Another told me about the original Hanukkah material Marvin
created especially for the annual Holiday Pops programs.
Marvin would see a regular concertgoer in her traditional seat and
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stop the concert to say hello; he would make sure that the folks in
the gallery were having as much fun as the patrons in the dress
circle.
Their Marvin was not some Broadway Big shot who’d won an Emmy,
a Tony, an Oscar, a Grammy and a Pulitzer Prize (the only one
besides Richard Rogers). Their Marvin was someone who loves
music, loves the theater, loves telling stories, and above all loves
leaving people happier when they left the concert hall than when
they came in.
(I have to add here that this is the coolest thing about living in
Pittsburgh that is different from the four other places I’ve lived since
2009. People will talk to you. They will share themselves with you.
They want you to know their story. I totally love that.)
But enough about Marvin and Pittsburghers; I was there to hear one
of the orchestras that provided the soundtrack to my youth in the
Intermountain West.
Matthew Morrison
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The first half of the concert was a tribute to Marvin’s life and love of
music. The overture to Funny Girl was on the program because
Marvin would procure chocolate donuts for Barbra Streisand during
rehearsals. Lucas Richman’s own composition, Romancing the
Cinema, highlighted love songs from the great movies that Marvin
loved. (A note to Richman: rather too many references to Titanic
thank you very much, but I loved your arrangement of As Time Goes
By.) And, since we are celebrating one of the great lights of modern
American theater, why not throw in a little West Side Story? The
PSO’s animated “Mambo” could have been a trite throwaway, but
they performed it with passion and verve.
Oh wait! The guy from Glee! Mr. Shuester! That’s why we’re all
here! That explains the bevy of teenagers and college students and
the school buses lined up along Sixth Street.
Yes, Matthew Morrison was supposed to be the main attraction this
afternoon. And he delivered. His program was part autobiography,
part song and dance, and part motivational speech. Between
standbys like “It Don’t Mean A Thing If You Ain’t Got That Swing,”
“Luck Be a Lady,” and “The Lady Is A Tramp,” we learned about
Morrison’s introduction to musical theater. He described his own
Glee Club experiences at the Orange County High School for the
Arts with pretty decent riffs on some Duke Ellington pieces. He
highlighted his rise to fame on Broadway with medleys from “South
Pacific” “West Side Story” and “A Little Night Music” (of course it
was “Send in the Clowns”). His choice to join the cast of Glee was
difficult because really all he wanted to do was be a song and dance
man like Sammy Davis Jr. Then he went on to prove that he would’ve
been a very good song and dance man instead of a washed-up
Spanish teacher in Lima, OH. Very few of us will forget his
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moonwalk during “Ease On Down The Road.”
The great strength of his program, though, was his willingness to
attribute his success to choices that other people made. While I liked
Morrison’s lyrical tenor voice immensely, it was fun to watch him
throw a little bit of Mr. Shuester into the mix. He told of a teacher
who said “you have three Life Days where you realize that you have
a chance to do the one thing that changes your life forever.” He
reminded all of us that the world is full of choices, but when you do
what you love and live your passion you realize that there never
really was a choice to make. Tamar Cerafici is an environmental lawyer whose national practice
includes nuclear power and sustainable development consulting. She
is the author of “Dominate: How Lawyers Crush Their Competition
(with these 4 Powerhouse Marketing Techniques),” and the founder
of The-Barefoot-Barrister.com as well as LegalShoe, and The
Lawyer’s New Clothes, new media channels on
PositivelyPittsburghlivemagazine.com that teach lawyers how to
build enterprises and find balance in their practices without selling
their souls.
Building Bridges for Business
Collaborative Workshops for Business Owners & Their
Teams
Oct 4, 2012 06:14AM
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The Internet is brimming with hundreds of online learning sites,
webinars etc. But something important is missing: there’s rarely
an opportunity to interact, learn from each other or meet the people
participating in your course – people who have the same concerns or
goals that you have. Often, we can learn as much from them, […]
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Listen to the show here.
2012 VIA Music & New Media Festival
The third annual VIA Music & New Media Festival continues its
tradition of unique performances featuring emerging musicians and
new media artists. Spanning an entire week, over 50 local, national
and international artists representing four countries converge in
Pittsburgh for a/v performances, workshops, and interactive events
that blend the best of nightlife and arts culture.
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Re-framing city spaces, the 6-day festival shows off a thoughtful
cross-section of venues that are uniquely Pittsburgh: from riverways
to museums, clubs, and transformed pop-up spaces. A number of
free, all-ages events support ticketed programs. Emphasizing VIA’s
literal meaning of “by way of, or passing through” the festival
encourages Pittsburgh as a nexus for young artists on the borders
of music, art, and technology. Read the entire release here. ***
Rigoletto Opens Opera Season
Pittsburgh Opera brings a handsome production of Verdi’s Rigoletto
to the Benedum stage to begin the 2012-13 opera season of classics.
The tragic tale of the court jester bent on revenge features
Pittsburgh favorite Mark Delavan (Falstaff, 2009; Tosca, 2012) in the
title role, with Lyubov Petrova (Ariadne auf Naxos, 2006) as Gilda
and Michael Wade Lee in his Pittsburgh Opera debut as the Duke of
Mantua. Rigoletto’s dramatic twists and turns and its well-known
tunes such as “La donna è mobile,” “Si, vendetta” and “Questa o
quella” make this opera a perpetual favorite. It’s said that
immediately after Rigoletto’s premiere in 1851, “La donna è mobile”
was sung and whistled in the streets, making it an instant classic.
Read the entire release here.
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Second Saturday Art Workshop, October 13, 10:00 am – 4:00
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pm
Pittsburgh Sketch Crawl
Instructor: Rick Antolic
Starting location: 805/807 Liberty Avenue
FREE (A RADical Day event)
All ages (children 16 and under must be accompanied by an adult)
A 6-hour drawing marathon! Draw what you see on a journey
through some of Downtown’s scenic plazas. Rick Antolic,
accomplished artist and illustrator, will be on-hand at each
scheduled location to assist with sketches as needed. To register go
online at TrustArts.org or Call 412-471-6079.
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Woodville Plantation Hosts House Concert
On Saturday, October 20, 2012, Woodville Plantation will host a
special event featuring the musical talents of Mark Tamsula, Richard
Withers and Ellen Gozion. Beginning at 7 pm, these artists will
perform a concert of old time Appalachian music from the
Southwestern Pennsylvania region.
MarkTamsula and Richard Withers will play fiddle and banjo
instrumentals, in addition to songs on the flute and accordion.
Joining them will be Ellen Gozion, who will sing a selection of
traditional ballads, also from this region. Mark and Richard have
recently released a CD of their music titled Up in the Batten House.
You can read more about the CD at their website Positively Pittsburgh Live
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www.upinthebattenhouse.com. A wine and cheese reception will
follow the concert.
Read the entire release here. ***
Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership—love it when an organization
toots their own horn, didn’t know these things about Pittsburgh
partnership, did you?
I know you are used to seeing all the cool, hip events going on
Downtown in your mailbox every Monday morning. But I suspect
there is a lot more about the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership that
you may not know. Like last year, we removed 1.1 million pounds of
trash and 4,677 graffiti tags. And we installed 150 cigarette
urns. We’ve worked to attract and retain new businesses,
encouraged innovative, exciting start-ups through the
award-winning Project Pop Up: Downtown initiatives and promoted
the burgeoning residential real estate market in Downtown. We’ve
continued to advocate for solutions on the region’s complex
transportation issues through keeppghmoving.com. We’ve also
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encouraged biking and walking throughout the city. And we’ve
brought you a series of fantastic events culminating in Light Up
Night®, Pittsburgh’s Premier Holiday event, enjoyed by hundreds of
thousands of people annually. http://downtownpittsburgh.com.
***
Salute To Dignity & Respect Champions Breakfast
The 2012 Pittsburgh, Pa., Dignity & Respect Champions and their
families as well as elected officials, city leaders and Dignity &
Respect council members will gather for the breakfast. Tuesday,
October 2 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the CLO Cabaret Theatre, 655
Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.
The Dignity & Respect Council of Greater Pittsburgh will gather in
front of the city’s policy leaders to recognize Pittsburgh’s 11 Dignity
& Respect Champions of 2012. The Champions were chosen monthly
throughout the year based on a formal nomination process. Read the
entire release here.
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African American Heritage Free Job and Opportunity Fair
2012 Company Registration
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Organization Name:
Organization Address:
Contact Name:
Job Title:
Department:
Date:
JOB FAIR REGISTRATION
Registration includes exhibitor space including one table, two chairs,
and lunch for two participants. Registration Costs: For and
Non-Profit Companies……….$0
Organization Type: Profit Non-Profit Other (Please
explain) ______________________
TRACK REGISTRATION
Track-1 (Employer/ Companies & Organizations)
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Track -2 (Entrepreneurship Opportunities)
Track -3 (Education & Professional Development Organizations)
Track-4 (Search Firms and Employment Agencies)
Track-5 (Civic and Social Service Agencies)
Participant Names: 1.) _________________________________________________________
2.) _________________________________________________________
Please return this form to:
The City of Pittsburgh, Department of Personnel & CSC
431 City-County Building, 414 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
-OrFax to: (412) 255-4736 - Or- Email to:
[email protected]
For more details on the event click here.
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Donate to the Immaculate Reception Monument Positively Pittsburgh Live
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This season marks the 40th anniversary of the greatest play in
football history - The Immaculate Reception. Be part of the action
by donating to a special monument recognizing the play that
changed Pittsburgh Steelers history.
The Senator John Heinz History Center and the Pittsburgh Steelers
will dedicate the Immaculate Reception monument at the exact
site of the catch, adjacent to Heinz Field, on Sat., Dec. 22.
All tax-deductible donations to the Heinz History Center will
receive a personalized Immaculate Reception donation certificate
that is suitable for framing, along with the following Limited
Edition items (view online here). Donate now.
***
Power of Pink Challenge
October 1st - October 31st, Panera Bread
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Ribbon bagels, photo courtesty of
Forest Hills-Regent Square Patch
A portion of the proceeds from each Pink Ribbon Bagel sold will be
donated to the Young Women’s Breast Cancer Awareness
Foundation Benefiting Magee-Womens Research Institute &
Foundation.
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Pittsburgh Airport Turned Twenty Today!
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The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is pleased to announce a rare
opportunity to experience the finest Cabaret artists at the
intimate Cabaret at Theater Square! We would like to thank The Benter Foundation and Richard E. Rauh
for making this series possible.
2012-2013 SEASON:Betty Buckley, Monday, October 15; Christine
Andreas, Monday, November 5; Elaine Paige, Tuesday, March 12;
Christine Ebersole, Monday,April 8; Karen Akers, Monday,May 6 Positively Pittsburgh Live
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All shows take place at 7:30pm at the Cabaret at Theater Square.
Food and drink service available for all shows.
***
PNC Broadway Across America-Pittsburgh presents STOMP
STOMP
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and PNC Broadway Across
America-Pittsburgh announce STOMP, the international sensation, is
making its triumphant return to Pittsburgh’s Heinz Hall, 600 Penn
Avenue, Tuesday, October 30 through Sunday, November 4, 2012. The return of the percussive hit also brings some new surprises,
with some sections of the show now updated and restructured and
the addition of two new full-scale routines, utilizing props like
tractor tire inner tubes and paint cans.
Performances for STOMP at Heinz Hall are Tuesday, October 30,
7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, October 31, 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, November
1, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, November 2, 8:00 p.m.; Saturday, November 3,
2:00 and 8:00 p.m.; and Sunday, November 4, 1:00 and 6:30 p.m.
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Read the entire release here. ***
STAAR Financial Advisors is proud to support the local
organizations that do good things in our community. Join us in
supporting Habitat for Humanity Pittsburgh and Circle C in the
Pittsburgh Foundation’s “Day of Giving.” On this
Wednesday, October 3rd your donation(s) will be matched. You can
choose from a list of many organizations that will qualify for the
matching grants. Just go to the following link:
http://www.pittsburghgives.org/
Andre Weisbrod, STAAR Financial Advisors, Inc., 604 McKnight Park
Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15237, 412-367-9076, Founder of STAAR
Financial Advisors, Inc. and the STAAR Investment
Trust, Recognized among five-star Pittsburgh Wealth Managers in
Pittsburgh Magazine
***
Positively Pittsburgh’s Hug-A-Thon Charities are:
Cancer Caring Center, Operation Troop Appreciation, Passion for
Life, Sickle Cell Society Southwestern Pa. Please support the
charities of your choice.
***
Roving Pittsburgher Report
Streb Review
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Helene Vidovich, Freelance Cultural Reporter
Martin Thomas, Videographer ~ Troubadour
We go to the theater to be transported from our seats into the
imagination of the artists. Dance in the age of digital media is different than that of Martha
Graham or the NYC Ballet. The use of video feeds and files,
computers and projectors changes the focus. I didn’t know whether
to look at what the projector was displaying, what the dancers were
doing or at their silhouettes on the back screen.
Streb, aka known as the Evil Knieval of dance, is a bang-up
exhibition of acrobatic tumbles, jumps and flat-out face-down, or
face-up, slams onto a mat. Streb with her cast from the tough streets
of Brooklyn, tries to exploit “extreme action.” They called their
pieces “action events.” I kept saying, “ow, that had to hurt!” Some
examples: Doing the “Limbo” with a spinning I beam suspended
from a chain — jumping from 10 feet, 20 feet, even 30 feet face
down onto the mats — hanging bound, while upside down, from a
rope panicking — “flying” by use of a giant steel-beam see-saw on a
turntable — writhing in an open ended box suspended from the
ceiling. The sets: raw metal, chains, brick, mats and the workout wardrobe,
were matched with industrial sounds of a loud bass rumble. There
was also a turntable within a turntable made up of mats on the floor,
that were used with camera feeds projected with great effect. Another event had a large diagonal mat where the cast log-rolled
with, and over each other. These action events, brought to mind
childhood times and playground fun. Positively Pittsburgh Live
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Some of their pieces were more traditional modern dance-like and
very gratifying. One had a backdrop of a spinning planet while the
dancers appeared to fly over it suspended in harnesses. Another, my
favorite, “Anti-gravity,” had the dancers flat on the floor with an
overhead camera feed projecting their images onto the backdrop,
making them appear weightless on a distant planet. This “action
event” had the audience in awe, like children watching fire works. All in all, Streb did transport us from our seats into their
imaginations. But, ouch! some of those falls had to hurt.
Read the entire review here. ***
Matthew Morrison Sings at Marvin Hamlisch’s Wake Or So It
Seemed By Tamar Cerafici Pittsburgh Pops! Heinz Hall
September 30, 2012
It might seem the height of folly to review a concert at its last
performance. But the Pittsburgh Pops concert series shows so much
promise that it’s inevitable I should urge everyone to leave this site
and become a subscriber. Go. NOW.
This was a remarkable opening to a fun season that includes a 50th
anniversary tribute to the Beatles and the ever-popular Holiday
Pops. Read the entire review here. Positively Pittsburgh Live
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***
This was reported as a reproduction of PositvelyPittsburghLive news
done by Joanne Quinn-Smith. (c) Joanne Quinn-Smith and
PositivelyPittsburghLive(TM) 2012 All rights reserved.
Tara Darazio is a Positively Pittsburgh Live reporter, an independent
copywriter, blogger, article writer, and social media strategist. If you
are in need of writing assistance, or need help with your social
media efforts connect with Tara on LinkedIn here.
Positively Pittsburgh Live! TechoGranny visits Military
Writer’s Conference 10-1-12
Oct 3, 2012 12:56AM
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TechoGranny visits Military Writer’s Conference
10-1-12
Where in the world was TechnoGranny last weekend? Along with
NannoGranny, JoAnn Forrester, she was in Dayton, Ohio for the
Annual Military Writer’s Society of America’s Annual National
Conference. Tonight, we will also let you in on some of the highlights
of the conference from a Pittsburghers point of view, including the
fact that some other Pittsburghers traveled to Dayton for this
conference both as presenters, award nominees and attendees. We
even shared a panel with Best Selling Author, Dwight Zimmerman
who will be a guest this evening, along with Stacey and John Holley,
recipients of the 2012 Founders Award given out by the Military
Writers Society of America.
Guests:
Stacey Holley, author
Dwight Jon Zimmerman, author
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Stacey and John Holley
Stacey Holley co-authored the book Medals, Flags and Memories
with her husband John. Over the weekend the Holley’s were the
recipients of the 2012 Founders Award given out by the Military
Writers Society of America. On November 15, 2005, John and Stacey Holley unwillingly became
Gold Star Parents. Their son and only child, U.S. Army Specialist
Matthew Holley, was killed along with three other soldiers when an
IED exploded under their Humvee while on patrol in Iraq.
Racked with grief over their son’s death, John and Stacey’s sorrow
turned to outrage when they learned that Matthew’s casket would
return to San Diego’s Lindbergh Field as common freight. There
would be no honor guard to welcome this fallen hero back to the
nation of his birth. Instead, Matthew Holley’s remains would be
transferred by forklifts and baggage handlers, like a crate of auto
parts.
Determined to welcome their son home with honors befitting his
sacrifice, the Holley’s embarked on a quest to challenge the law, and
to begin a journey of healing that would touch the lives of Gold Star
Families across our nation.
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Medals, Flags and Memories is a three part story of John and
Stacey’s journey of healing. They share about the choice their son
Matthew made “To serve a cause greater than himself” - John’s
journey to Iraq, stepping foot in the worn torn country nearly one
year to the day after being notified of Matthew’s death and the faith
to carry on their son’s legacy as a husband and wife and to continue
touching the lives of others. Gold Star family represents family members who died or were killed
while serving in the United States Armed Forces. This is signified on
a service flag with a small gold star placed on top of a blue star.
The Holley Provision, known to some as Angel Flights, was passed
into law as part of the 2007 Defense Appropriations Bill. President
George W. Bush signed legislation into law in October 2007 and the
Pentagon enacted the Provision in January 2007. It ensures
consistency across all branches of service by providing an
honorable, dignified and respectful transfer of our Fallen Heroes
from Dover Air Force base to their home of record. Since it’s
enactment the Holley Provision has touched over five thousand
families across America.
Find more information by visiting Positively Pittsburgh Live
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www.medalsflagsandmemories.comor
www.facebook.com/Medals.Flags.Memories.
***
DWIGHT JON ZIMMERMAN is a bestselling and award-winning
author, radio host, producer, president of the Military Writers
Society of America and a member of the Western Writers of
America.
Dwight Jon Zimmerman Zimmerman is the bestselling co-author of
the #1 New York Times bestselling young adult book, Lincoln’s Last
Days, an adaptation of Bill O’Reilly’s New York Times #1 bestselling
history Killing Lincoln.
Zimmerman is the host of “At Ease,” an hour-long program about
authors and their projects, part of Veterans Radio Network.
Information about the program is available at
www.veteransradio.net.
Zimmerman is also the author of a series of World War II 70th
anniversary articles for the Defense Media Network website that
chronologically recount that conflict. They are available at
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www.defensemedianetwork.com. He recently completed research
for The New York Times Complete History of World War II.
Zimmerman is the author of the critically acclaimed graphic
biography of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln, The Hammer
and the Anvil, with art by Wayne Vansant. Zimmerman has also
written Saga of the Sioux (Henry Holt Books for Young Readers,
October 2011) the critically acclaimed, authorized adaptation of
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown. Saga of the Sioux
won the 2012 Gold Medal in the Young Adult Non-Fiction category
from the Military Writers Society of America.
Zimmerman is the co-author, with John D. Gresham of Uncommon
Valor: The Medal of Honor and the Six Warriors Who Earned It in
Afghanistan and Iraq, which received the Military Writers Society of
America’s most prestigious honor, the MWSA Founder’s Award for
2010.
His first book, First Command: Paths to Leadership, which has a
foreword by James M. McPherson, presents the pivotal challenges
and events that occurred in the early careers of generals from
George Washington to Colin Powell and how they overcame them. Positively Pittsburgh Live
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Zimmerman was the co-executive producer of the cable television
miniseries based on his book. The miniseries debuted on the Military
Channel in 2005 and has been regularly aired on the channel ever
since. It won the 2005 Aurora Platinum Best of Show Award for
Historical Programming. In 2009, the book received the Branson
Stars and Flags Gold Medal Award in the Reference/Technical
category. First Command is on the U.S. Army Chief of Infantry
Recommended Reading List: Junior NCOs.
Zimmerman has written two acclaimed popular surveys of wars and
weapons through the ages. The Book of War is about pivotal battles,
leaders, and strategies from ancient to modern times, received the
2009 Gold Medal Award for Reference by the Military Writers
Society of America. This was followed by The Book of Weapons, a
critically acclaimed sequel about important weapons, weapon
designers, and arms manufacturers and merchants throughout
history.
Zimmerman wrote The Vietnam War: A Graphic History, illustrated
by Wayne Vansant, a groundbreaking book that for the first time
recounted the entire Vietnam War in the graphic novel format. The
Vietnam War: A Graphic History received the 2010 Gold Medal
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Award: Artistic/Graphic from the Military Writers Society of America
and the 2010 Branson Stars and Flags Gold Medal Award in the
photography/graphics category. Military Review, the official journal
of the U.S. Army, placed it on its recommended reading list.
Zimmerman’s young adult biography, Tecumseh: Shooting Star of
the Shawnee, received the 2010 Bronze Medal Award: Young Adult
from the Military Writers Society of America and was a finalist in the
young adult category in the 2011 Western Writers of America.
Zimmerman also wrote The Day the World Exploded the critically
acclaimed young adult adaptation of Simon Winchester’s bestselling
Krakatoa.
Zimmerman is the co-author, with John D. Gresham, of the critically
acclaimed history of seven pivotal special operations from the
Vietnam War to present day, Beyond Hell and Back (St. Martin’s
Press, 2007).
Zimmerman has written numerous articles on military subjects for
Faircount Media for its military-themed print publications and
Defense Media Network website, and other publishers. His article,
“Maritime Mobility,” for The Shield of Freedom, an annual
publication about the Coast Guard, was selected by the Naval War
College for use in its curriculum. And his article about a special
operations mission during the Korean War led by the theater’s
surgeon general that had high-stakes diplomatic consequences,
originally published in The Year in Special Operations 2009 was
selected for re-publication by the Journal of Special Operations
Medicine.
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Zimmerman has lectured at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point
and the Naval War College, and has appeared on the FOX programs
DEFCON-3 hosted by K.T. McFarland, and AMERICA NEWS HQ
discussing military subjects.
He was a producer for the independent film, Trooper, which
received the Bronze Remi Award at the 2010 Houston International
Film Festival.
Zimmerman was the researcher for the critically acclaimed The New
York Times Complete History of the Civil War, edited by Craig L.
Symonds and Harold Holzer.
Zimmerman has collaborated on a series of award winning young
adult histories with Pulitzer Prize winners and bestselling authors
including James M. McPherson’s Fields of Fury (Civil War) and Into
the West(Reconstruction and settling of the frontier), Philip Caputo’s
10,000 Days of Thunder (Vietnam War), Stephen Ambrose’s The
Good Fight (World War II), and Benson Bobrick’s Fight for Freedom
(the American Revolution).
Zimmerman began his career in publishing at Marvel Comics, where
he held a variety of editorial positions. Among his Marvel comic book
writing credits are stories for Spider-Man, The X-Men, and The Hulk,
and other superheroes. In addition to his comic book stories, he has
written a wide variety of children’s book adventures based on
licensed product toy lines, most notably the Transformers. In 1992,
Zimmerman became executive editor of Topps Comics and was
responsible for the editorial and art direction of its lines of media
tie-in comics including series based on The X-Files, Mars Attacks,
Jurassic Park, Zorro, Xena: Warrior Princessand other titles. In
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addition, Zimmerman wrote a number of the stories as well,
including an X-Files comic book story set in his hometown of Devils
Lake, North Dakota, and was the writer, editor, and art director of
Princess Diana the graphic novel biography of Diana, Princess of
Wales published by Topps.
Zimmerman is the president of the Military Writers Society of
America and a member of the Western Writers of America. A native
of Devils Lake, North Dakota, he presently lives in Brooklyn, New
York, with his wife, Joëlle. They have two adult children, Eric and
Léa. ***
Jo Ann Forrester
Jo Ann Forrester, EmpressofBiz Talkcast host, gives her
impressions of the conference as speaker and interviewer for
PositivelyPittsburgh TV. Many of the nominees and award winners
will be guests on the Empress of Biz. Positively Pittsburgh Live
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Joanne Quinn-Smith
Both JoAnn Forrester and Joanne Quinn-Smith spoke on two
panels, “How to Get a Good Radio Interview”-Dwight Zimmerman as
host of “At Ease” was also on this panel. Both JoAnn’s were also on
the panel: “Marketing Your Book.”
Joanne Quinn-Smith, TechnoGranny ran her own workshop on
“Social Media, Building an Online Platform.”
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MWSA 2012 Award Winners
Oct 5, 2012 08:31AM
MWSA 2012 Award Winners Founders Award
Medals, Flags and Memories
by Stacey & John Holley
Presidents Award
Terry Gould
Chris Wyatt
Jim Greenwald
Author of the Year
Michael Angley
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Historical Fiction
Project Seven Alpha by Leland C. Shanlee Jr. Gold Medal
A Passel of Hate by Joe Epley Silver Medal
The Power and the Glory by William C. Hammond Silver Medal
No Paved Roads to Freedom by Sharon Rushton Bronze Medal
Pass in Review-Duty by Brian Utermahlen Bronze Medal
A Wound in the Mind by Francis J. Partel Honorable Mention
Aldric & Anneliese by Harry E. Gilleland Jr. First Runner-Up
Thriller/Mystery
Child Finder: Revelation by Michael Angley Gold Medal
Silent Enemy by Thomas W. Young Gold Medal
Solomon’s Men by Glenn Starkey Silver Medal
Another Colorado Kill by Bob Doerr Silver Medal
Mining Sacred Ground by David E. Knop Bronze Medal
Rogue Crusader by John R. Monteith Honorable Mention
Black Wings by Kathleen Jabs First Runner-Up
Wraith by James R. Hannibal Second Runner-Up
Science Fiction
The Warrior Among Us by Dick Hrebik Bronze Medal
The Centauri Intervention by David Michaelson Honorable Mention
Bittersweet Colony by David Michaelson First Runner-Up
Literary Fiction
True Surrender by Tracey Cramer-Kelly Gold Medal
Small as a Mustard Seed by Shelli Johnson Silver Medal
Seven Lives to Repay Our Country by Edward H. Carpenter Bronze
Medal
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Lost in the Blue Room by Richard Barone Honorable Mention
A Golden Weekend by Larry Carello First Runner-Up
Short Story Collection
Tales Mark Twain Would Have Loved to Steal by Glenn Wasson Gold
Medal
Military Super Romance
Your Gift to Me by Bonnie Latino & Bob Vale Gold Medal
History
That Time, That Place, That War by Margaret Brown Gold Medal
The Insurgency in Chechnya by Robert W. Schaeffer Gold Medal
The Boys of Diamond Hill by J. Keith Jones Gold Medal
CALLSIGN: SPECTRE by Jeff Noecker Honorable Mention
Memoir
In the Gray Area by Seth Folsom Gold Medal
In Our Duffel Bags by Richard C. Geschke & Robert A. Toto Silver
Medal
G-Day, Rendezvous with Eagles by Stephen D. Wiehe Bronze Medal
Follow Me by Elizabeth Carroll Foster Honorable Mention
Surviving Serendipity by Lawrence Enders Honorable Mention
Letters From Long Binh by Randy Mixter Honorable Mention
Crossing the Line by William “Bill” Cain First Runner-Up
Hollywood Through My Eyes by Monica Lewis Lang Second
Runner-Up
South of Heaven by Daniel Flores Second Runner-Up
Biography
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Fahim Speaks by Fahim Fazli w/ Michael Moffett Gold Medal
Front Toward Enemy by Barbara Allen Silver Medal
W.I.A. (Wounded in Action by Thomas C. Robison Silver Medal
Shadow Commander by Mike Guardia Bronze Medal
Marcia Gates: Angel of Bataan by Melissa Bowersock Honorable
Mention
My Friends & Heroes by Allen F. Hooker Honorable Mention
Reference
Henry Ford’s Moving Picture Show by Phillip W. Stewart Gold Medal
How-to/Business
Separated by Duty by Shellie Vandevoorde Gold Medal
The Frugal Book Promoter by Carolyn Howard-Johnson Silver Medal
The Second Mouse Gets the Cheese by Carolyn Schriber Silver
Medal
Many Genres One Craft: Lessons in Writing by Lynn Salsi Bronze
Medal
DOD Security Clearances & Contract Guidebook by Jeffrey W.
Bennett Honorable Mention
You Can’t Outsource Weight Loss by Ed Boullianne First Runner-Up
Creative Non-Fiction
Military Fly Moms by Linda Maloney Gold Medal
The Hidden Legacy of World War ll by Carol Schultz Vento Silver
Medal
Humor
Staff Monkeys by Peter Clark Honorable Mention
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Spiritual/Religious
Miracles of the American Revolution by Larkin Spivey Gold Medal
Faith Deployed…Again by Jocelyn Green Silver Medal
God in the Trenches by Larkin Spivey Bronze Medal
Missing Max by Julie Burget Schrock Honorable Mention
In the Shadow of a Badge by Lillie Leonardi First Runner-Up
Walking the Tiger’s Path by Paul Kendel Second Runner-Up
Poetry
Depictions by Chuck Habermehl Gold Medal
Emotional mélange by jim greenwald Gold Medal
Deeper Into the Pond by Carolyn Howard-Johnson & M. Ball Bronze
Medal
Children Age 12 & Below
Jack & the Dragon by Lyn Salsi Gold Medal
My Daddy is a Marine by Alia Reese Gold Medal
When Grandma’s False Teeth Fly by Mary Lee Silver Medal
Young Adult
Believing in Horses by Valerie Ormond Gold Medal
Saga of the Sioux by Dwight Jon Zimmerman Gold Medal
Positively Pittsburgh Live! For Sale Opportunity,
Franchising Event Preview 10-4-12
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Oct 6, 2012 12:55PM
Positively Pittsburgh Live! For Sale Opportunity, Franchising Event
Preview
10-4-12
Listen to the show here. For Sale:Opportunity franchising event, featuring 30+ national and
regional exhibitors, including Giant Eagle, Sport Clips, Liberty Tax,
Handy Pro and Veterans Taxi; top SBA and franchise lenders,
including FranNet and Benetrends; and representatives from
Pittsburgh’s top commercial real estate firms to be held October 9 at
Fairmont Hotel. Light tapas and parking vouchers for PNC garage
provided. Registration is $20 on www.buildingbridgesforbusiness.com.
Guests:
Adam J. Mohney, Director of Communications and Fund
Development for Building Bridges for Business
Larry Carnell, CFE, CBI BeneTrends Inc./Vice President of Business
Development
Sue Malone, “The Money Lady,” Strategies for Small Business
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founder
Sponsored by:
PositivelyPittsburghLiveMagazine.com - Media Sponsor
***
“Franchises have long been an important component in the structure
of American business,” said Linda Handley, founder, Building
Bridges for Business. “According to the International Franchise
Association (IFA), over the first five years, four out of five franchises
succeed, whereas only one out of five independent small businesses
succeeds.” Franchises in the United States provide over 9.8 million
jobs with a payroll of over $229 billion, according to the IFA.
Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald will deliver a welcome
message discussing the current state of locally owned small
businesses. “Rich’s passion for small business development and
sustainability in Allegheny Countyhas been unprecedented,” said
Amanda Wodzenski, president, Building Bridges for Business. “We
are excited to hear him speak and know he will provide attendees
with insights, information and resources from a governmental
perspective.”
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Partners for For Sale: Opportunity include, the Allegheny County
Executive’s Office, the City of Pittsburgh, the Center for Women’s
Entrepreneurship at Chatham Universityand the Small Business
Development Center at Duquesne University. Major sponsors are
Positively Pittsburgh Live, Brunnhuber and Associates, Comcast
Business Class, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Staples, Giant Eagle,
Pittsburgh Business Times and Pittsburgh Venture Capital
Association. ***
Adam J. Mohney
Adam J. Mohney is a public relations, writing and social media
specialist based in Western Pennsylvania. His experience includes
helping boost social media outreach for a broad variety of
organizations, web design and development, and formerly working
for Pittsburgh’s highest-revenue-grossing public relations firm. From
campfires to the World Wide Web, he enjoys practicing the art of
storytelling.
Adam earned his M.S. and B.S. in Mass Media Arts and Journalism
from Clarion University of Pennsylvania in 2011 and 2009,
respectively.
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Currently, he supports Building Bridges for Business in their mission
to educate and empower small business owners in Pittsburgh and
Allegheny County through access to information, partnerships and
resources. His roles include writing press releases, assisting with
social media, copy editing and writing grant and donation letters.
Adam discusses the definition of public relations, effective PR with
visibility and transparency, writing and messaging strategy and
continuity, and how to develop your brand with words. He also talks
about social media and small business.
This event will provide you with funding on the spot through a new
loan program and access to 401k funding experts, and allow you to
find space for the franchise.
It is apparent that Pittsburgh is experiencing significant economic
growth, and this event will serve as a wonderful opportunity for
national franchises to partner with local business leaders.
Building Bridges for Business anticipates another sold-out crowd. ***
Larry Carnell
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Larry Carnell is a recipient of: The National Association of
Entrepreneurship’s NAE 250 award given to the top 250
entrepreneurs in the country; Franchising “Industry Leadership
Award”; Franchising “STAR” Award for Performance Excellence;
The “President Club” award as a national award winning
management consultant.
Larry has been asked to lecture to and train thousands of business
professionals with organizations such as the International Franchise
Association, SCORE, International Business Brokers Associations,
universities and other organizations. He has also spoken at
seminars with business notables such as Donald Trump, Suze Orman
and others.
Benetrends is the premier provider of services that enable an
individual to use their retirement funds tax deferred, penalty free
without loan or interest payments. They also provide a wide variety
of other funding solutions and resources including SBA, Leasing,
Asset Backed Loans and other funding solutions.
For more information contact Larry Carnell at 770-652-5393, or
[email protected].
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Center, Sue Malone,
Left Anna Harvey,
SBA Office of Women Business Ownership Sue Malone is the founder of Strategies For Small Business. Her
sole mission for the last ten years has been to help people obtain
access to capital to start or expand their businesses. In doing so, one
of her specialties has been small business start-up loans. And she
has done so exceptionally well. She is the undisputed, number one
SBA loan provider for the Community Express Loan Program in the
nation. As of April 2008, she is responsible for closing over 41,000 of
these much needed loans.
She is a grassroots provider of these loans, serving all communities
across the United States. As one of the busiest women in America,
she is on the road constantly, dispensing a plethora of capital
through innumerable loan workshops to: organizations, groups,
churches, associations, chambers of commerce, non-profits, colleges,
franchises, and entrepreneurial organizations. She is proud, along
with other banks, to work directly with the SBA, as well as SCORE
(Service Corps of Retired Executives), Women’s Business Centers,
and SBA Small Business Development Centers (SBDC’s).
An inspirational speaker, she has been highlighted in countless
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speaking engagements, as well as in newspaper articles, magazines,
television, radio, conventions, and CNN. Together with her
numerous awards and with the assistance of the lenders she has
partnered with, she has been responsible for their achieving the #1
SBA lender status in West Virginia, South Carolina, Louisiana,
Tennessee, Hawaii, North Carolina, and in the top five lenders
category in other districts.
Sue Malone has a degree in accounting and an MBA in finance. As
such, she brings not only the requisite education and expertise, but
the proven commitment to care deeply for the success of this
Nation’s small businesses. She sits on the White House Small
Business Council.
Sue discusses access to capital, business needs and the way to
approach, how to position yourself, the veterans program, and can
you really position yourself in a six month period of time? Many
people dig the well before they need the water.
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Dreamweaver Marketing Associates News and Views
Salute to Dignity & Respect Champions Breakfast
Oct 1, 2012 12:02PM
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Samantha Scribner
Judith Kelly + Associates
412.281-0995 – office
814-279-0616 – cell
[email protected]
WHAT
Salute To Dignity & Respect Champions Breakfast
WHO
The 2012 Pittsburgh, Pa., Dignity & Respect Champions and their
families as well as elected officials, city leaders and Dignity &
Respect council members will gather for the breakfast.
WHEN
Tuesday, October 2
8:30 to 10:30 a.m.
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WHERE CLO Cabaret Theatre
655 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
WHY The Dignity & Respect Council of Greater Pittsburgh will
gather in front of the city’s policy leaders to recognize Pittsburgh’s
11 Dignity & Respect Champions of 2012. The Champions were
chosen monthly throughout the year based on a formal nomination
process.
Champions were selected based on their support of the values of
dignity and respect and their application of those values in the
workplace and in their communities. Champions will receive honors
for their commitment to accepting and including others. The annual
breakfast will kick-off Dignity & Respect Month, which is celebrated
in counties across the Commonwealth and in many states
nationwide.
The Dignity & Respect Campaign of Greater Pittsburgh began as an
initiative by the Center for Inclusion at UPMC in 2008. Trying to
encourage inclusion through organizational and behavioral change,
the employees took a pledge and suggested actions that promote
dignity and respect in the workplace. From this, the “30 Tips of
Dignity and Respect” were created to inspire change through
everyday behaviors. Within four years, the campaign expanded
nationally.
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Posted on behalf of Dreamweaver Marketing Associates. Joyce Kane
is the owner of Cybertary Pittsburgh, a Virtual Administrative
support company, providing virtual office support, personal and
executive assistance, creative design services and light
bookkeeping. Cybertary works with businesses and busy individuals
to help them work ‘on’ their business rather than ‘in’ their business. www.Cybertary.com/Pittsburgh
Fiddlesticks Hosts A Season of Celebrations Family PSO
Concerts
Oct 1, 2012 12:30PM
For immediate release
Sept. 27, 2012
PSO MUSICAL AMBASSADOR FIDDLESTICKS HOSTS ‘A SEASON
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OF CELEBRATIONS‘ FAMILY CONCERTS IN 2012-2013
Lawrence Loh conducts with guest artists including Katy Williams,
CLO Academy Tap Dancers, Joe Negri, Stephanie Maloney, Clare
Bradford
PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s popular feline
musical ambassador, Fiddlesticks, returns for ’A Season of
Celebrations‘ to introduce children to music at three Saturday
morning concerts at Heinz Hall.
From infancy on, children are exposed to the music of lullabies,
sing-a-longs, folk tunes, and pop music, and the Fiddlesticks Family
Concerts continue to explore various genres of music. Each of the
performances is preceded by a pre-concert event called Discovery
Time Adventures. These educational activities begin at 10 a.m. and
allow young audiences and their parents to meet the PSO musicians,
learn songs, and take part in various musical activities. The
45-minute concert begins at 11:15 a.m. and is filled with engaging
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music and interaction with everyone’s favorite friendly feline!
Fiddlesticks kicks off the 2012-2013 “Season of Celebrations” as he
travels in Celebrations around the World! at 11:15 a.m., Oct. 6.
Fiddlesticks joins Resident Conductor Lawrence Loh and the
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) for the music of America the
Beautiful and Strauss’ Pleasure Train Polka.
Soprano Katy Williams and CLO Academy Tap Dancers Celebrate
Pittsburgh at 11:15 a.m., Feb. 2. Pittsburgh pride will be in the
spotlight for this special community concert, which also will
commemorate of one of Pittsburgh’s most iconic entertainment
figures, Gene Kelly. Joe Negri, and one of Pittsburgh’s most famous
jazz musicians and frequent guest of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,
performs in celebration of the “City of Steel.”
The season concludes with a concert at 11:15 a.m., April 6, when the
PSO family wishes Happy Birthday, Fiddlesticks! Fiddlesticks invites
his friends to celebrate his special birthday. The guests include
Clare Bradford, winner of the Duquesne Concert Competition,
returns to the stage to play Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto No. 1.
Stephanie Maloney also returns for the fun with a special “Cat Duet”
with Katy Williams.
Ticket subscriptions, ranging from$28 to $54, or individual tickets
from $12 to $20, can be purchased by calling the Heinz Hall box
office at 412.392.4900, or by visiting www.pittsburghsymphony.org.
The Fiddlesticks Family Concert Series is proudly sponsored by
Macy’s Foundation, and Bobby Rahal Volvo. This series is endowed
by Gerald and Audrey McGinnis, honoring the Center for Young
Musicians.
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-30Contact: James Barthen. Vice President of Public Affairs
Phone: 412.392.4835 | email: [email protected]
Contact: Ramesh Santanam, Director of Media Relations
Phone: 412.392.4827 | email: [email protected]
Costumes for A Cause 5K and Kiddy Run
Oct 1, 2012 12:46PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Contact: Ronda Beaken
Tel. (724) 537-6970
Email: [email protected]
FAMILY FUN FESTIVAL and 4th Annual COSTUMES FOR A CAUSE
BENEFITS MISSING CHILDREN
LATROBE, PA, September 26, 2012 – American Association For Lost
Children, Inc. (AAFLC) is hosting their 4th Annual Costumes For A
Cause – 5K Race and Kiddy Run at Keystone State Park in Derry, PA
on Sunday, October 28, 2012 at 12:00 noon.
The annual Family Fun Festival will have free food, live
entertainment, pumpkin painting, face painting and much more.
There will be many door prizes, treats to taste, and loads of fun! A
costume contest will be held for kids and adults alike. Prizes will be
awarded to top 3 costumes, age groups 16 & under and 17 & older.
Runners and walkers will race in a 5K Run, 5K Walk and Kiddy Mile
proceeds go towards finding and rescuing missing children. Medals
are awarded to the top 3 male and top 3 female finishers overall for
each race, and the top 3 finishers in each age category. Costume
attire, for the racers, is optional.
The Family Fun Festival and Costumes For A Cause race bring
together friends, families, businesses, schools, faith-based groups …
people from all walks of life – all aimed at furthering American
Association For Lost Children’s efforts to find and rescue more
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missing children throughout the United States and abroad.
The event is being held at Keystone State Park near Pavilion #1. The
Park is located in Derry Township, Westmoreland County, three
miles south of the intersection of PA 981 and US 22. Race event
registration forms are available online at www.aaflc.org under
Events. You may also request registration forms by email to
[email protected] or by calling charity at (724) 537-6970. Racers
may also register at the event.
“American Association For Lost Children combines a relentless
passion with a quarter of a century of experience at finding and
rescuing missing children through physical searches and hands-on
investigations,” said Patricia Moore, Executive Director of AALFC.
“Funds raised through this event enable the charity to continue to
rescue more missing children.”
“We need many volunteers to make this event a success.” Said Ms.
Moore. Volunteers are needed for this event.
AAFLC is a non-profit charity founded in 1987 to find missing and
abducted children. To date, AAFLC has rescued more than 135
children from all over the US and in countries such as Mexico,
Korea, Germany and Lebanon. The charity has been featured on
Good Morning America, 48 Hours, Inside Edition and Life magazine,
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to name a few.
AAFLC is a local charity, but has a worldwide reach. Children are
rescued free of charge to the family. The charity operates entirely on
donations and fundraising efforts. Thank you for your support!
www.aaflc.org
Woodville Plantation Hosts House Concert
Oct 1, 2012 12:55PM
September 24, 2012
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FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rob Windhorst
412-221-0348
[email protected]
QUICK FACTS:
Event: House Concert at Woodville Plantation
Date: Saturday, October 20, 2012
Time: 7:00 pm
Place: Woodville Plantation, 1375 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, PA
15017
Cost: $20.00 Per Person
WOODVILLE PLANTATION HOSTS HOUSE CONCERT
BRIDGEVILLE, PA (September 24, 2012) - On Saturday, October 20,
2012, Woodville Plantation will host a special event featuring the
musical talents of Mark Tamsula, Richard Withers and Ellen Gozion.
Beginning at 7 pm, these artists will perform a concert of old time
Appalachian music from the Southwestern Pennsylvania region.
MarkTamsula and Richard Withers will play fiddle and banjo
instrumentals, in addition to songs on the flute and accordion.
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Joining them will be Ellen Gozion,who will sing a selection of
traditional ballads, also from this region. Mark and Richard have
recently released a cd of their music titled Up in the Batten House.
You can read more about the cd at their website
www.upinthebattenhouse.com. A wine and cheese reception will
follow theconcert.
Admission to the concert is $20.00 per person. Tickets must be
reserved prior to the day of the show. Seating is limited. To reserve
tickets, please call Mike Athey at 412-388-1817. Tickets will be held
at will call for payment prior to the start of the show.
Woodville Plantation, the home of John and Presley Neville, is
Western Pennsylvania’s link to the late 18th century. Built in 1775,
this living history museum interprets life during the period of 1780 1820, the Era of the New Republic. Guided tours of the house are
available every Sunday from 1 pm to 4 pm.
Just 7 miles and 15 minutes south of Pittsburgh, Woodville is
conveniently located 1/4 mile north of Interstate 1-79 Exit 55 (Kirwin
Heights Exit) on Route 50, near the intersection of Thoms Run Road.
For further directions or for more information, please visit
Woodville’s website at http://www.woodvilleplantation.org or call
412-221-0348.
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STOMP Returns to Heinz Hall
Oct 1, 2012 03:47PM
Today’s date: October 1, 2012
Contact: Diana Roth, (412) 471-8717, [email protected]
Electronic artwork is available: www.Trustarts.org Press Room.
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PNC Broadway Across America-Pittsburgh presents STOMP
October 30 - November 4, 2012, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Avenue,
Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh, PA: The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and PNC Broadway
Across America-Pittsburgh announce STOMP, the international
sensation, is making its triumphant return to Pittsburgh’s Heinz
Hall, 600 Penn Avenue, Tuesday, October 30 through Sunday,
November 4, 2012. The return of the percussive hit also brings
some new surprises, with some sections of the show now updated
and restructured and the addition of two new full-scale routines,
utilizing props like tractor tire inner tubes and paint cans.
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Performances for STOMP at Heinz Hall are Tuesday, October 30,
7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, October 31, 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, November
1, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, November 2, 8:00 p.m.; Saturday, November 3,
2:00 and 8:00 p.m.; and Sunday, November 4, 1:00 and 6:30 p.m.
Tickets ($19.25 - $50.25) are now on sale for all performances by
calling (412) 392-4900, visiting the Box Office at Theater Square
(655 Penn Avenue) or online at www.TrustArts.org. For more
information about the PNC Broadway Across America-Pittsburgh
subscription series, please call (412) 456-1390. Groups of 10 or more
may call (412) 471-6930. PNC Broadway Across America Pittsburgh series is a presentation of The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust,
Pittsburgh Symphony and Broadway Across America.
“After creating new routines for STOMP OUT LOUD in Vegas,
[co-creator] Luke Cresswell and I decided it was time to rework
elements of our main production, STOMP,” said co-creator Steve
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McNicholas. “STOMP has evolved a great deal ever since its first
incarnation at the Edinburgh Festival. Every reworking has involved
losing some pieces and gaining new ones, but has always stayed true
to the original premise of the show: to create rhythmic music with
instantly recognizable objects, and do it with an eccentric sense of
character and humor.”
The changes that can now be seen in the tour of STOMP are the
biggest since the late 1990’s. A new piece “Paint Cans” evolved out
of the “Boxes” routine in the Las Vegas show and “Donuts” is a piece
that implements huge tractor tire inner tubes, worn around the
waist on a bungee cord. For many years, the creators had looked for
a STOMP equivalent of the Latin percussion instrument the guiro, a
gourd-shaped open-ended instrument with ridges along the side that
are rubbed by a wooden stick to create its sound. The climactic
trashcan sequence “Bins” has been restructured to include a
guiro-like new found instrument: strip-lighting recycling containers.
From its beginnings as a street performance in the UK, STOMP has
grown into an international sensation over the past fourteen years,
having performed in over 350 cities in 36 countries worldwide.
STOMP continues its phenomenal run with the ongoing sell-out
Off-Broadway production at New York’s Orpheum Theatre, a North
American tour, and two productions overseas - a London company
and a European tour.
STOMP, an overwhelming success marked by rave reviews,
numerous awards and sell-out engagements, is the winner of an
Olivier Award for Best Choreography (London’s Tony Award), a New
YorkObie Award, a Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatre
Experience, and a Special Citation from Best Plays. The young
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performers “make a rhythm out of anything we can get our hands on
that makes a sound,” says co-creator/director Luke Cresswell.
Stiff-bristle brooms become a sweeping orchestra; Zippo lighters flip
open and closed to create a fiery fugue; wooden poles thump and
clack in a rhythmic explosion. STOMP uses everything but
conventional percussion instruments – trashcans, tea chests, plastic
bags, plungers, boots, and hubcaps – to fill the stage with compelling
and infectious rhythms.
Critics and audiences have raved: “STOMP is as crisp and exuberant
as if it had opened yesterday,” says The New York Times. The San
Francisco Chronicle declares “STOMP has a beat that just won’t
quit!” The Los Angeles Times exclaims: “Electrifying! Triumphs in
the infinite variety of the human experience.” “A phenomenal show!
Bashing, crashing, smashing, swishing, banging and kicking – a
joyous invention!” says the Chicago Tribune.
STOMP is directed and created by Luke Cresswell and Steve
McNicholas. www.stomponline.com.
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Brownsville Announces Details for Annual Taste of Italy
Festival
Oct 1, 2012 03:58PM
PRESS RELEASE
Brownsville Area Revitalization Corporation
P.O. Box 97  69 Market Street  Brownsville, PA 15417 
724-785-9331
What: TASTE OF ITALY WINE & FOOD TASTING
When: OCTOBER 20, 2012
Where: FRANK RICCO SONS OF ITALY LODGE #731
16 RACE STREET
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BROWNSVILLE, PA
Contact: Brownsville Area Revitalization Corporation (BARC)
724-785-9331
[email protected]
The sights and sounds of Italy set the scene for a very enjoyable
evening at the 11th Annual Taste of Italy Wine & Food Tasting Event
which takes place on Saturday, October 20, 2012 at 6:00 PM at the
Frank Ricco Sons of Italy Lodge #731 in Brownsville, PA. Come and
receive a commemorative wineglass to enjoy the traditional
homemade wines made by area winemakers while you sample the
area’s culinary expertise with a large selection of tasty Italian
appetizers made by volunteers. There will be a raffle, a Chinese
auction, and a basket of homemade wines auctioned before
announcing the winners of the wine judging.
All proceeds from the event benefit the Brownsville Area
Revitalization Corporation (BARC). The mission of the Brownsville
Area Revitalization Corporation is to achieve economic development
through historic preservation, heritage tourism, outdoor recreation,
community stewardship, education, youth advancement and the arts.
Dress is casual. Tickets are $35.00 and available at the BARC office,
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tickets at the door are $40.00. Tickets are also available for
purchase through BARC Board Members.
To purchase your tickets in advance please call the BARC office at
724-785-9331.
Sincerely,
BARC Board and Staff
2012 VIA Music & New Media Festival
Oct 1, 2012 04:17PM
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September 10, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Lauren Goshinski, Co-Director, VIA Pittsburgh
[email protected] / 412.889.7619
Contact: Tara George, Media/PR Coordinator [email protected]
www.via-pgh.com | twitter.com/VIA_PGH |
facebook.com/VIA.Pittsburgh | www.viapgh.showclix.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
2012 VIA Music & New Media Festival brings progressive
audio/visual performances to Pittsburgh Monday, October 1 Saturday, October 6
Top 10 October Festival, #1 USA - Resident Advisor 2012 Festival
Guide
A festival-as-laboratory that highlights what’s next in music and
emerging new media artists.
VIA 2012 is presented by vitaminwater
Audio / :::: MOODYMANN :::: NADASTROM :::: TIGER & WOODS ::::
GIRL UNIT :::: LE1F :::: JULIA HOLTER :::: SSION :::: DEMDIKE
STARE :::: ANDY STOTT :::: GATEKEEPER :::: LAUREL HALO ::::
ITAL :::: MAGIC TOUCH :::: DAUGHN GIBSON :::: ZUZUKA
PODEROSA :::: THREE LEGGED RACE :::: SANTIAGO SALAZAR ::::
NATE YOUNG :::: POIRIER ::: SLOWPITCH :::: THE GARMENT
DISTRICT :::: M. GEDDES GENGRAS :::: LAFIDKI :::: DRAINOLITH
::::
Visual / :::: BABYCASTLES :::: JEREMY BAILEY :::: JACOB CIOCCI /
RYDER RIPPS :::: INCITE! JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDIA
:::: KATIE TORN :::: 3D BURNS :::: MICHAEL MALLIS :::: DI-AY
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BATTAD :::: THUNDER HORSE VIDEO :::: ASSEMBLE :::: THE
DRIFT :::: SCOTT ANDREW :::: MATT WELLINS :::: MIKEY
MCPARLANE :::: ERICA GRESSMAN :::: BEN TABAS ::: KEVIN
RAMSER :::: TIMOTHY SHERMAN :::: AUDRA WIST :::: CASEY
HALLAS :::: BEN HERNSTROM :::: LA VAMPIRE NUE ::::
PITTSBURGH, PA. - The third annual VIA Music & New Media
Festival continues its tradition of unique performances featuring
emerging musicians and new media artists. Spanning an entire
week, over 50 local, national and international artists representing 4
countries converge in Pittsburgh for a/v performances, workshops,
and interactive events that blend the best of nightlife and arts
culture. Re-framing city spaces, the 6-day festival shows off a
thoughtful cross-section of venues that are uniquely Pittsburgh: from
riverways to museums, clubs, and transformed pop-up spaces. A
number of free, all-ages events support ticketed programs.
Emphasizing VIA’s literal meaning of “by way of, or passing
through” the festival encourages Pittsburgh as a nexus for young
artists on the borders of music, art, and technology.
2012 VIA FESTIVAL DAILY SCHEDULE
VIEW ALL EVENTS AND RSVP AT
www.facebook.com/VIA.Pittsburgh/events
Tickets http://viapgh.showclix.com, Details www.via-pgh.com
Multiple locations All ticketed events are 18+, except the Brillobox
(21+). Workshops, lectures are all-ages and free and open to the
public.
MONDAY OCT 1
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FE Gallery 6pm, Free all-ages
Festival week kicks off in Lawrenceville with “3D Burns”, an
exhibition of experimental animation at FE Gallery curated for VIA
by NYC artists Michael Mallis and Katie Torn. Featuring work from
internationally recognized artists who use the latest technology in
3D computer graphics software: featuring Brenna Murphy, Claudia
Hart, Dusan Lazic, Hooliganship (Peter Burr), James
Duesing, Jeremy Couillard, Jonathan Monaghan, Zeitguised, plus
Torn and Mallis’ own work.
40th St Bridge 8pm, Free all-ages
Tours of Azimuth, a recently discovered crash site along the shores
of the Allegheny river, set sail at
8pm under the 40th Street Bridge. RSVP instructions and will be
announced the week proceeding. Tours provided by the creators
behind The Drift, a project by Carnegie Mellon University MFA
students and recipient of a prestigious Sprout Seed Award.
TUESDAY OCT 2
Carnegie Museum of Art CI13 Apartments, 6pm FREE all-ages
A casual evening of talks and experiments in paracinema with film
theorist Jonathan Walley and
CMU Professor of Art Melissa Ragona. RSVP required.
Warhol Museum, 8pm Ticketed all-ages
Presented in partnership with the Warhol Sound Series, Los
Angeles-based composer / multi- instrumentalist Julia Holter (RVNG
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Intl), blurs boundaries between indie folk, modern composition, and
electronic music. Pittsburgh’s The Garment District, aka former
Ladybug Transistor front-woman Jennifer Baron, opens the shoq
backed by a collaborative video reel by Baron and Pittsburgh artists
Keith
Tassick, Albert Birney, and Ryan Emmett.
WEDNESDAY OCT 3
Pittsburgh Filmmakers, 7pm, Ticketed 18+
Halloween comes early with Manchester’s Demdike Stare (Modern
Love) live re-scoring one of the most visually stunning erotic horror
films of all time, Jean Rollin’s surrealist La Vampire Nue (1970).
Demdike’s live shows soundtrack a journey through the visual and
aural archive of the last 50 years, where genre obfuscation becomes
the norm.
Brillobox, 10pm, Ticketed 21+
Demdike’s show is complemented by an afterparty with Modern
Love labelmate Andy Stott. Stott’s sludgy, dramatic productions
have been described by Pitchfork as sounding “like hellish vultures
picking over the carcass of dance music.” Joining the bill is Three
Legged Race, alias Robert Beatty, longtime member of Lexington KY
noise champions Hair Police and Nate Young of Wolf Eyes,
Paris/Nancy-based LAFIDKI, and Drainolith (Spectrum Spools,
Montreal). Pittsburgh filmmaker Ben Hernstrom (Ambulantic
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Videoworks) creates October-appropriate visuals to bring
Wednesday’s dark vibe full circle.
THURSDAY OCT 4
6119 Penn Ave, Ticketed 18+
VIA’s newly opened space, 6119, presents a selection of artists
exploring the borders of bass music and hip-hop with Toronto’s
experimental turntablist SlowPitch, Night Slugs’ breakout London
DJ/ producer Girl Unit, Brooklyn’s groundbreaking queer rapper
Le1f, and Montreal dancehall producer Poirier, all meshed with live
VJing from budding Pittsburgh video artists Di-ay Battad, Kevin
Ramser, and Audra Wist.
FRIDAY OCT 5
Carnegie Mellon University 2pm, Shadow Lounge 4pm, Deep Local
5pm, FREE all-ages
A wide range of non-tradiitonal workshops kickoff today’s
programming. Gender-bending pioneers
of glitter-punk downtrod-disco SSION join local drag celebrity
Alaska Thvnderfvk for a live taping of Trans-Q TV at CMU. The
Shadow Lounge hosts a teen-centric Q&A and demos with Chicago
juke
/ footwork pioneers DJS Spinn, Rashad and Manny. The interaction
design firm Deep Local (founded by an artist who was better known
for leading a punk-metal band called Creation is Crucifixion and
subversive media arts group, Carbon Defense League) hosts
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Brooklyn gaming collective Babycastles for the first of a 2-day build
your own arcade marathon.
East Liberty at 6119 6pm, FREE 18+
Evening a/v performances begin with a free IRL seminar and
Pittsburgh premiere of New Ages 3: Incite! Journal of Experimental
Media at 6119. New Ages 3 explores a revived interest in
spiritualism, fan culture, and self-help through the lens of Web 2.0
culture. Featuring performances and videos by new media artists
Jacob Ciocci, Ryder Ripps, Jeremy Bailey, Shana Moulton, Jesse
MacLean among others. The night also includes videos such
“Galaxies” (1974) by pioneering computer-artist
Lillian Schwartz.
6000 Penn (former PNC Bank) & 6119 11pm, Ticketed 18+
Probably the most diverse lineup of the festival, SSION join Spinn &
Rashad, the enigmatic disco- house duo of Tiger & Woods, and
Zuzuka Poderosa’s post-modern brand of baile funk for a high
energy night at VIA’s pop-up location. Visuals and interactive
installations are rendered by new media artists Jeremy Bailey, Katie
Torn, Timothy Sherman, Scott Andrew and Michael Mallis. Local
techno outfit, Humanaut curates the official after-party featuring
LA-based producer and former Detroit Underground Resistance
member Santiago Salazar.
FRIDAY OCT 5
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Deep Local 3pm, FREE all-ages
The afternoon opens with art + technology workshops presented by
ASSEMBLE, featuring a creative cast of teachers from a 13 year old
girl who can school you in Scratch to a continuation of free
programming: Babycastles’ indie arcade will be open for exploring
and playing.
6119 6pm, FREE 18+
An interactive theater showcase features recent MFA students from
Chicago and Pittsburgh exploring the human body relationship to
technology: Robotcowboy, Mikey McParlane and Erica Gressman.
6000 (former PNC Bank) 9pm & 6119 11pm, Ticketed 18+
The last night of VIA gives legends and newcomers equal billing;
beginning with PA-based Daughn Gibson, who sings lonely trucker’s
tales with 21st century production savvy. LIke Burial meeting up
with Lee Hazelwood, Gibson starts the night with his miniature,
narrative epics. Brooklyn’s Gatekeeper ups the tempo with their
smoky EBM, who create an immersive, multimedia experience with
their latest
EP Exo - presented alongside a custom virtual gaming environment.
Moombahton duo Nadastrom
steadily increase heart rates until the Detroit legend, Kenny Dixon
Junior aka Moodymann, takes the stage. The producer has
successfully transported his world of 8-mile roller rinks to the world
stage. Making dusty soul samples into undeniable house loops, KDJ
doesn’t make tracks, he makes classics.
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Visual artists Andrew Benson, Thunder Horse Video, and
Pittsburgh’s Chris Smalley craft unique visual for each set, ranging
from analog experiments in 16mm film to hi-def, audience
interactive environments that playfully exploit technology like
iPhones and the Kinect. An afterparty at 6119 is curated by
LA-based label 100% Silk, features Magic Touch, ITAL, Laurel Halo,
and M. Geddes Gengris, house music producers with unlikely roots
in punk and noise, with visuals by emerging Pittsburgh video artist
Ben Tabas.
VIA’s first two years also merited international acclaim from sources
such as Resident Advisor (Top 10 Festival 2010, 2011, 2012),
Interview, Dazed & Confused, Dummy Magazine, and National
Geographic Traveler; as well as being celebrated locally by the
Pittsburgh City Council (VIA Week), the Sprout Fund (2010 Sprout
Seed Award), CityPaper, and other outlets.
The VIA Music & New Media Festival was founded and is run by a
group of young Pittsburgh- based artists and promoters known
collectively as VIA, a 100% volunteer-run effort.
VIA 2012 is presented by vitaminwater and made possible through
the generous support of East Liberty Development Inc, Carnegie
Mellon University Activities Board, Heineken, ZipCar, Pittsburgh
Filmmakers, Round Corner Cantina, Nakturnal, Humanaut, WRCT
88.3FM, WPTS 92.1FM, WYEP 91.3FM, Resident Advisor, Showclix,
and our incredible volunteers. More information about the
organization, upcoming events and the 2012 VIA Music & New
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Media Festival can be found at www.via-pgh.com.
Celebrate Day of the Girl
Oct 1, 2012 04:22PM
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