Happenings/July 23-Aug 22, 2007

July 23

PhD Dissertation Defense by Nicolas Perrusquia, Pitt Department of Bioengineering, “Divalent Cation-induced Regulation of α5β1-fibronectin Interaction Force Assessed Using Atomic Force Microsopy,” 1 p.m., 750 Benedum Hall.

PhD Dissertation Defense by Hyung Sam Park, Pitt Department of Sociology, “A Longitudinal Statistical Network Analysis of the Environmental Movement Sector in the United States, 1970-2001,” 2 p.m., 2431 Posvar Hall.

Audubon Print Exhibition, Yellow-throated Vireo, through July 30, Hillman Library ground floor, Pitt Department of Special Collections, 412-648-7715, www.library.pitt.edu/images/audubon.

Art Exhibitions, Maggy Aston: Drawings and Constructions; Inside Out Six: Selections from the Flat Files; and Big F***ing Thing (New Works by John Eastman); all through Aug. 18, Digging Pitt Gallery, 4417 Butler St., Lawrenceville, 412-605-0450, www.diggingpitt.com.

Art Exhibition, Fiberart International 2007, through Aug. 19, Pittsburgh Centre for the Arts, 6300 Fifth Ave., 412-361-0873, www.pittsburgharts.org.

Art Exhibition, Personal Jesus…The Religious Art of Keith Haring & Andy Warhol and Lou Reed: New York, both through Sept. 2; Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., North Side, 412-237-8300, www.warhol.org.

July 24

PhD Dissertation Defense by Andrew Aurand, Pitt’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, “Is Smart Growth Smart for Low-income Households?: A Study of the Impact of Four Smart Growth Principles on the Supply of Affordable Housing,”
10:30 a.m., 3412 Posvar Hall.

Musical Performance, Spider Rondinelli, 5 p.m., Katz Plaza, Penn Avenue and Seventh Street, downtown, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s JazzLive Katz Plaza series, 412-456-6666.

Comedy Performances, “Best of the ‘Burgh,” featuring local and regional comedians, 7:30 p.m., Funny Bone, Station Square, downtown, 412-281-3130, www.funnybonepgh.com.

Theatrical Performance, Cats by Andrew Lloyd Webber and T.S. Eliot, 8 p.m., continues through July 29, Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, Seventh and Penn avenues, downtown, Pittsburgh CLO, 412-281-2822, www.pittsburghclo.org.

July 25

Workshop, “Doing Business With the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,” 9 a.m., 309 Mervis Hall, Pitt’s Small Business Development Center; to register, 412-648-1542.

PhD Dissertation Defense by Guillermo Rodriguez, Pitt Department of Linguistics, “Second Language Sentence Processing:
Is It Fundamentally Different?” 10 a.m., 2809 Cathedral of Learning.

Theatrical Performance, The Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh, 8 p.m., continues through Aug. 4, Stephen Foster Memorial’s Henry Heymann Theatre, Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre, 412-394-3353, www.picttheatre.org.

Film Screening, Mission Impossible III, directed by J.J. Abrams, dusk, Schenley Park’s Flagstaff Hill, CitiParks’ Cinema in the Park series, 412-937-3939.

July 26

PhD Dissertation Defense by Juli J. Parrish, Pitt Department of English, “Inventing a Universe: The Reading and Writing of Internet Fan Fiction,” 10 a.m., 526 Cathedral of Learning.

PhD Dissertation Defense by Brian Hepburn, Pitt Department of the History and Philosophy of Science, “Equilibrium and Explanation in 18th Century Mechanics,” 1 p.m., G28 Cathedral of Learning.

PhD Dissertation Defense by Hanna Bandos, Pitt Department of Biostatistics, “Inference on Median Residual Life Function for Censored Survival Data,” 1 p.m., 109 Parran Hall.

Film Screening, Pepi, Luci, Bom, 8 p.m., 1501 Posvar Hall, Pitt Film Studies Program’s Films of Pedro Almodovar series, tla14@pitt.edu or cks1@pitt.edu.

July 27

Workshop, “The Second Step: Developing a Business Plan,” 7:30-10 a.m., 309 Mervis Hall, Pitt’s Small Business Development Center; to register, 412-648-1542.

Farmers’ Market, 3:30-6:30 p.m., every Friday through Nov. 16, Sennott Street between Atwood Street and Meyran Avenue, Oakland Business Improvement District, 412-683-6243, www.onlyinoakland.org.

July 29

Musical Performance, Cincopation classical music ensemble, 10:30 a.m., Mellon Park’s Rose Garden, Point Breeze; CitiParks’ Bach, Beethoven, and Brunch series; 412-255-9875, www.pittsburgh.pa.us/parks/html/bach_beethoven_and_brunch.html.

Pitt Day at Kennywood, 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Kennywood Park’s Pavilion 5, tickets on sale through July 27 at Pitt’s William Pitt Union, Pitt Staff Association Council, 412-624-4236.

Music Festival, Allegheny County Music Festival; 3-6 p.m., children’s activities, games, and crafts; 7:30 p.m., Blues Traveler concert; Hartwood Acres, Indiana Twp., proceeds benefit Allegheny County Department of Human Services’ services for children; 412-350-3683.

Film Screening, Little Buddha, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, dusk, Schenley Park’s Flagstaff Hill, CitiParks’ Cinema in the Park series, 412-937-3939.

July 30

PhD Dissertation Defense by Xiaojing Wang, Pitt Department of Human Genetics, “Genetic Architecture of Bone Strength Related Phenotypes: The Tobago Family Study,” 10:30 a.m., A312 Crabtree Hall.

PhD Dissertation Defense by Amy Lynn Cook, Pitt Department of English, “Narratives of Irony: Representation and Alienation in Carlyle, Eliot, and Pater,” 1 p.m., 526 Cathedral of Learning.

July 31

Musical Performance, Blostein Sperraza, 5 p.m., Katz Plaza, Penn Avenue and Seventh Street, downtown, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s JazzLive Katz Plaza series, 412-456-6666.

Theatrical Performance, The Full Monty by Terrence McNally and David Yazbek, 8 p.m., continues through Aug. 5, Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, Seventh and Penn avenues, downtown, Pittsburgh CLO, 412-281-2822, www.pittsburghclo.org.

Aug 1

PhD Dissertation Defense by J. Scott VanEpps, Pitt Department of Bioengineering, “Coronary Arterial Dynamics and Atherogenesis,” 12:30 p.m., Conference Room A, Bridgeside Point Building, Second Ave.

Film Screening, Heart of the Game, directed by Ward Serrill, dusk, Schenley Park’s Flagstaff Hill, CitiParks’ Cinema in the Park series, 412-937-3939.

Aug 2

PhD Dissertation Defense by Soyoun Cho, Pitt Center for Neuroscience, “Experimental and Computational Studies of Calcium-triggered Transmitter Release,” 11 a.m., A219B Langley Hall.

Musical Performance, Aretha Franklin, 7:30 p.m., Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., downtown, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org/pghsymph.nsf/concert+listings.

Film Screening, Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!, 8 p.m., 120 David Lawrence Hall, Pitt Film Studies Program’s Films of Pedro Almodovar series, tla14@pitt.edu or cks1@pitt.edu.

Aug 5

Film Screening, Charlotte’s Web, directed by Gary Winick, dusk, Schenley Park’s Flagstaff Hill, CitiParks’ Cinema in the Park series, 412-937-3939.

Aug 7

Musical Performance, Nelson Harrison, 5 p.m., Katz Plaza, Penn Avenue and Seventh Street, downtown, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s JazzLive Katz Plaza series, 412-456-6666.

Aug 8

PhD Dissertation Defense by Jeanine M. Buchanich, Pitt Department of Epidemiology, “A Clinical Decision-making Rule for Mild Head Injury in Children Less Than 3 Years Old,” 3:30 p.m., A522 Crabtree Hall.

Film Screening, Rocky Balboa, directed by Sylvester Stallone, dusk, Schenley Park’s Flagstaff Hill, CitiParks’ Cinema in the Park series, 412-937-3939.

Aug 10

Musical Performance, Dave Matthews Band, 7 p.m., Post-Gazette Pavilion, Rt. 18, Burgettstown, 412-323-1919, www.post-gazettepavilion.com.

Musical Performance, Michael Bublé, 8 p.m., Petersen Events Center, 412-648-3054, www.peterseneventscenter.com.

Aug 12

Musical Performance, Hill House Association’s “Live at the Hurricane” jazz concert featuring the music of the Horace Silver Quintet, 5 p.m., Blakey Program Center, 1908 Wylie Ave., Hill District, 412-392-3148, www.hillhouse.org.

Film Screening, The Ant Bully, directed by John A. Davis, dusk, Schenley Park’s Flagstaff Hill, CitiParks’ Cinema in the Park series, 412-937-3939.

Aug 15

Film Screening, We Are Marshall, directed by McG, dusk, Schenley Park’s Flagstaff Hill, CitiParks’ Cinema in the Park series, 412-937-3939.

Aug 16

1st Annual Greater Pittsburgh DiverseCity Festival, diversity symposia and gala celebration highlighting Pittsburgh’s global business and diverse workforce competitiveness, Aug. 16-17, Westin Convention Center Hotel, downtown; other events, including concerts by Buddy Guy, Del Castillo, Wailers, and Mavis Staples, noon-10 p.m. Aug. 18 and noon-6 p.m. Aug. 19, PNC Fireside Park, First Avenue and Grant Street, downtown, www.DiverseCityPittsburgh.org.

Lecture, “Improve Your Quality of Life Through Mindfulness,” Carol Greco, Pitt research assistant professor of psychiatry,
5:30 p.m., UPMC Center for Integrative Medicine’s Shadyside Place location, Suite 310, 580 S. Aiken Ave., 412-623-3023.

Aug 17

PhD Dissertation Defense by Jeffrey H. Aziz, Pitt Department of English, “Of Grace and Gross Bodies: Falstaff, Oldcastle, and the Fires of Reform,” noon, 526 Cathedral of Learning.

Aug 22

Film Screening, Happy Feet, directed by George Miller, dusk, Schenley Park’s Flagstaff Hill, CitiParks’ Cinema in the Park series, 412-937-3939.