Usable Security

Frick Cafe and museum:
http://www.frickart.org/features/cafe/
http://www2.foodtv.com/tvshows/bestofsources2/0,4871,,00.html#pa
http://www.frickart.org/features/ccm/

Andy Warhol museum:
http://www.warhol.org/

Primanti brothers (kind of gross, but it’s very unique to Pittsburgh…):
http://www.primantibros.com/

Fusion Caribbean-Asian food in the Strip District (which has market on Saturday and Sunday mornings, clubs at night):
http://www.bigburrito.com/kaya/
The other Big Burrito restaurants are good as well. 

Shows/theater:
http://www.pgharts.org/

Pittsburgh favorite for breakfast:
Pamelas, Squirrel Hill, (412) 422-9457, 5813 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15217
Pamelas, Shadyside, (412) 683-1003, 5527 Walnut St, Pittsburgh, PA 15232

A brewery in an old church:
http://www.churchbrew.com/

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Other stuff to do, courtesy of the CMU GSA:
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2006 CITIPARKS COMCAST CINEMA IN THE PARKS

Grab a blanket and head out for an unforgettable evening of cinema under
the stars.  Citiparks?  2006 ?Comcast Cinema in the Park?  will include
March of the Penguins, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Raiders of the
Lost Ark and many other classic and current movie favorites for all
members of the family.

Return to your favorite movie location at Flagstaff Hill, Riverview
Park, Grandview Park in Mt.  Washington, Arsenal Park in Lawrenceville,
Brookline Memorial Park or East Liberty ?  or try the new location at
West End/Elliott Overlook.
For more information, call 412-937-3039 or visit:
http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/parks/html/cinema_in_the_park_and_cinema_.html

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Thru July 16, 2006
42nd Street
Pittsburgh CLO
Benedum Center for Performing Arts, Downtown
A Broadway razzle-dazzle hit!  Fired from her first Broadway show,
starry-eyed actress Peggy Sawyer thought she’d never see her name in
lights, but fate had other plans!  Come and meet those dancing feet in
this Tony Award-winning musical.  The toe-tapping, foot-stomping score
includes such classics as “We’re in the Money”, “42nd Street” and
“Lullaby of Broadway”.  For more information or to purchase tickets call
412.456.6666 or visit www.pittsburghCLO.org.

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Thru July 20, 2006
Kekexili: Mountain Patrol
Pittsburgh Filmmakers
Regent Square Theater, 1035 S.  Braddock Avenue, Regent Square
This awesomely beautiful ‘Tibetan Western’ is based on real-life
incidents in the 1990s when, in their desire to feed the lucrative
Western market for pashmina wool, Tibetan poachers reduced the antelope
population from a million to 70000.  The Mountain Patrol is a band of
unpaid, ill-equipped local men who take on the dangerous task of
tackling the poachers.  Directed by Chuan Lu, 2004.  For showtimes or more
information call 412.681.5449 or visit www.pghfilmmakers.org.

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Thru July 23, 2006
Late Night Catechism 2
City Theatre
First there was nun, now there’s two!  Kimberly Richards returns as
“Sister” in this hilarious sequel by Maripat Donovan to teach us that
Sometimes We Feel Guilty Because We Are Guilty.  Tickets $35-40.  For more
information or to purchase tickets, call 412.431.2489 or visit
www.citytheatrecompany.org.

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Thru July 29, 2006
Boston Marriage
Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre
Henry Heymann Theatre, Stephen Foster Memorial, Oakland
Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre presents the Pittsburgh premiere
of Pultizer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet’s biting and hilarious
comedy Boston Marriage.  Often described as “Wildean”, the play is set in
New England at the beginning of the twentieth century and centers on
Anna and Claire, two upper-class women who once shared a covert
relationship, or Boston Marriage.  For more information visit
www.picttheatre.org.  For tickets call 412.394.3353 or visit
www.proartstickets.org.

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Friday, July 14-15, 2006
Squirrel Hill Happening 2006
Enjoy the street sales, food and drinks on Murray and Forbes Avenues
this weekend.  The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - Squirrel Branch - is
also having a big book sale during the weekend.

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Friday, July 14, 2006, 5:30 - 10:30 pm
French Bastille Day Celebration

Ellsworth Aavenue in Shady Side — between La Casa Restaurant #5884and
Mendelsohn Gallery at #5874.

The Alliance Francaise of Pittsburgh is glad to announce the 2006
Bastille day celebration!  Come and join the French fun on Ellsworth
Aavenue in Shady Side.  The party will be located between La Casa
Restaurant #5884and Mendelsohn Gallery at #5874.  All shops in between
kindly agreed to participate.

No fees, but a donation of $5 or more to the non profit organization of
the Alliance Francaise would be appreciated.  La Casa restaurant will
have tables set outside to serve patrons.  We will have music and lots of
French fun.
Contact: Benedicte at atafpitt@yahoo.com or call 412-624-6259

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Friday, July 14, 2006
World Cultures Converge At The Southside Works

?SouthSide Works Exposed?  taking place on Friday, July 14th through
Sunday, July 16th, is a celebration of world culture.  This year the
celebration will be packed into a weekend complete with an artists
market, live music on two stages, dancing, tons of children?s
activities, a European film festival, food, cocktails, and a World
Bazaar featuring the SSW retailers.  Most of the activities are free and
everything is open to the public.  Ample parking is available.

Friday, July 14th, ?A Slice of Americana?  5:00 p.m.  to 11:00 p.m.
Just like granny?s apple pie, ?A Slice of Americana?  is all things USA,
including a barbershop quartet; swing kings, ?Dr Zoot?  and country music
maven, Deanna Denning.  Partake in the evening?s activities by learning
some new dance moves with the artists from the Dance Alloy or sit back
and enjoy the unique performances offered by Attack Theater.  In between
all the great music and the dancing in the streets, attendees can
?chill?  at the Wine Bar, smoke a stogie at the Cigar Tent, or take in a
breath of fresh air at the Oxygen Bar.  Closing out the evening?s
activities will be soulful band No Bad Ju Ju?s and Rolling Stones
tribute band, ?Jumpin?  Jack Flash??our only foreign import.  Alcohol will
be sold and a portion of the proceeds will go to a local charity.

Saturday, July 15th ?Island Hopping?  12 noon to 11:00 p.m.
Okay, so maybe it?s not island hopping in Hawaii or the Caribbean, but
we?re quite sure that you?ll have a great time?mon.  The activities will
kick off with Caribbean steel drum band, Resonance Percussion,
followed by Tuika?s Polynesian Island Magic.  Tuika will also be
available for a hula lesson later in the day.
Parents, make sure to bring the kids because there will be plenty of
cool stuff for them to do including a Tiki Wall Climb, hula-hoop
competitions, sing-alongs, face painting, art activities offered by the
Mattress Factory, a magic show and an exotic bird show.  And in keeping
with the theme, kids can ride the waves on a mechanical surf board.

Toward the late afternoon and into the evening, Salsamba will grace the
stage with their enchanting Latin-infused jazz; followed by the reggae
tunes of Ras Prophet.  And to end the day on a high note, the well-known
salsa band Azúcar will perform while artists from Dance Alloy offer any
willing participant Salsa lessons on the dance floor.

Other Saturday activities will include an evening fire show, a hookah
lounge and an oxygen bar.  Alcohol will be sold and a portion of the
proceeds will go to a local charity.

Sunday, July 16th ?Rhythms of the World?  12 noon to 7:00 p.m.
For one day the SouthSide Works will be a global convergence of the
world?s most exotic and far away destinations.  Performances by local
ethnic groups including Indian, Asian, Middle Eastern, European, Latin
and African artists will add to the Rhythms of the World theme.
The activities will kick off with Shristi Indian Dancers, followed by
Centro Flamenco Spanish dancing.  In the early afternoon there will be
performances by Khafif Middle

Eastern Music, the Burke Irish Dancers and Umoja African Arts Company.
Closing out the night will be Kyiv Ukranian Dancers.
Children?s activities will include Japanese story time, children?s art
activities, a unique Afro-Peruvian drum session and pseudo-Sumo
competitions.  How?s that for a trip around the world?
No alcohol will be sold on Sunday.

About Tapis Rouge Events, (TRE)
Tapis Rouge Events, or as we refer to it TRE, is a full service public
relations and event planning agency.  We bring years of experience in
the area of special event planning and public relations.  Led by Erika
Wirkkala, TRE has helped produce a wide variety of events, from
non-profit benefits to corporate functions.
Contact: Lindy Mandradjieff at lindy@trecommunications.com

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Friday, July 14th, 2006, opening at 8 pm
Runs till August 13th
Art from Chaos
Headquarters, 2629 East Carson street

Headquarters is a new space in the Southworks area, that has been granted
to Art from Chaos for art shows and music events.  Art from Chaos is:
“we are a group of artists, musicians, writers and performers who, having
seen the need for a unification of art mediums, not only in pittsburgh, but
across the country, we wanted to find a way to bring the various mediums
together in a complementary way.  we truly want to create a total art
experience.  the best way to do this is to have showcases in a variety of
venues where the venue, art, music, even food go together in
a cohesive mix.  so every aspect of the event enhances each piece.  we also
felt a need to draw attention to certain issues that we feel affect us
individually as artists as well as society as a whole.”
Please see more info here: http://artfromchaos.org/bio.html.

Friday, July 14, 2006
Tony DeSare
Cabaret Pittsburgh
Renaissance Hotel - Symphony Room, Downtown
Presenting nationally-renowned cabaret artists in downtown’s cultural
district, newcomer Tony DeSare brings his smooth jazz styling
reminiscent of Sinatra, Bennett and Torme to Pittsburgh audiences.  A
songwriter and pianist, DeSare also composes his own songs and writes
his own arrangements.  General tickets: $45.  For more information visit
www.proartstickets.org or call 412-394-3353.

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July 14 -15, 2006
Slow Food Pittsburgh Film Program
Pittsburgh Filmmakers
Melwood Screening Room, 477 Melwood Avenue, Oakland
Slow Food Pittsburgh presents several winning short films from its
annual film contest in Italy.  This international organization is
dedicated to the revival of the kitchen and the table as centers of
pleasure, culture, and community; the invigoration and proliferation of
regional, seasonal culinary traditions; the stewardship of the land and
ecologically sound food production; and to leading a slower and more
harmonious life.  The film event features guest food writers.  For
showtimes or more information call 412.681.5449 or visit
www.pghfilmmakers.org.

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July 14 - 15, 2006
Summer Season Concerts
Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble
City Theatre Mainstage, South Side
Featuring Kevin Puts’ Alternating Current; the world premier PNME
commission of Kevin Noe’s Two Times Only; Judith Shatin’s Grito del
Corzón; Bright Sheng’s Trio; Jude Traxler’s An Homage to Sleep; and the
world premier PNME commission of Thomas Albert’s Night Music.  Tickets
$20 adults; $10 seniors and students; general admission.  First time
visitors get in free, and if you bring a friend to their first PNME
summer festival concert, your ticket is half-off.  For more information
or to purchase tickets, call 412.431.2489 or visit www.pnme.org.

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July 14 - 15, 2006
Roots in the Boot: Italian American Genealogical Conference
Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center
An Italian American genealogical conference will be held at the History
Center and University of Pittsburgh featuring keynote speaker renowned
genealogist Dr.  John Philip Colletta.  Sponsored by the History Center’s
Italian American collection, the Pennsylvania Department of the Carnegie
Library of Pittsburgh, and the University of Pittsburgh.  For more
information, call 412-454-6433 or npciotola@hswp.org, or visit the
conference website at www.rootsintheboot.org.

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July 14 - 16, 2006
The Ring
Opera Theater of Pittsburgh
Byham Theater, Downtown
Two complete cycles of Richard Wagner’s epic Ring will be presented for
the first time in the Pittsburgh region by Opera Theater this summer.
Wagner’s Ring is comprised of four of the grandest operas ever written -
Rhinegold, The Valkyrie, Siegfried and Twilight of the Gods.  Audiences
will experience a groundbreaking reinterpretation of Wagner’s massive
four opera epic cycle in a slightly condensed form - 18 hours are
distilled to 11 hours, with no evening lasting more than three hours.
Pittsburgh Ring patrons may choose to see all four operas over one
festival weekend, or spread their cycle over two weekends.  For more
information or tickets call 412-456-6666 or visit www.pgharts.org.

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July 14 -20, 2006
Russian Dolls
Pittsburgh Filmmakers
Harris Theater, 809 Liberty Avenue, Downtown
In this freewheeling follow-up to his popular L’Auberge Espagnole,
director Cédric Klapisch takes the young international boho
postadolescents from his earlier film and shows them at 30.  Xavier
(Romain Duris) is now back in Paris barely making a living as a writer.
He floats around from job to job, and his love life is just as
fluctuating.  He teams up with Wendy (the terrific Kelly Reilly) in
London on a screenplay but can’t give up a beautiful model with pouty
lips (Lucy Gordon).  For showtimes or more information call 412.681.5449
or visit www.pghfilmmakers.org.

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July 14 - 30, 2006
Corps Values
Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company
542 Penn Ave, Mezzanine Level, Cultural District
A young man fighting in Iraq is granted leave when his mother is killed
in an auto accident.  Instead of reporting back to active duty, he opts
to go AWOL.  For tickets call 412-288-0358.

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Saturday, July 15, 2006, 1 pm
Classical Indian Dance and Music
Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh
10 Children’s Way, Allegheny Center, North Side
Learn about India’s cultural heritage through classica Indian dance and
music performed by the Srishti Dancers of India Youth Group.  This
program is part of the 2006 MetLife Foundation Summer Cultural Series:
Discovering Different Cultures.  Free with museum admission.  Call
412-322-5058 or visit www.pittsburghkids.org for more information.

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Sunday, July 16, 2006, 1, 2 and 3 pm
Ventriloquist and Storytelling
Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh
10 Children’s Way, Allegheny Center, North Side
Don’t miss nationally acclaimed ventriloquist and storyteller Randall
McGee’s return with his lovable dragon pal Groark for stories, music,
laughter and fun for all ages.  Free with museum admission.  Call
412-322-5058 or visit www.pittsburghkids.org for more information.

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Sunday, July 16, 2006, 7 pm
The Searchers
Pittsburgh Filmmakers
Regent Square Theater, 1035 S.  Braddock Avenue, Regent Square
This epic western is acknowledged by many directors (including Martin
Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas) as a powerful influence on
their work.  Here John Ford explores an ugly underside (racism,
obsession) of the genre that he once imbued with optimism.  In one of his
strongest performances John Wayne plays an embittered Civil War veteran
bent on revenge.  But it’s the visual poetry of Ford’s carefully framed,
lit, and composed images that shape this masterwork from beginning to
end.  Directed by John Ford; 1956.  For more information call 412.681.5449
or visit www.pghfilmmakers.org.

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Sunday, July 16, 2006, 7 - 10 pm
Sunday Night Jazz Concerts: Kenny Blake Trio
Pittsburgh Jazz Society
Rhythm House Café, Bridgeville
Each Sunday, join the Pittsburgh Jazz Society for a free concert hosted
by DUQ’s Tony Mowod.  This week’s performance features the Kenny Blake
Trio.  Free.  For more information call 412.343.9555 or visit
www.pittsburghjazz.org.

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July 16 - 17, 2006
Key to the Field
Briccolage
937 Liberty Avenue, 3rd Floor, Downtown
Written and directed by David Turkel.  Filtered through the shattered
mindset of post 9-11 America, this explosive play explores questions of
patriotism and responsibility along the volatile border between security
and freedom.  Free.  For reserved seating, please call 412.519.5538 or
email tami@webbricolage.org.