Happenings/July 9-23, 2007

July 9

Art Exhibitions, Viva Vetro! Glass Alive! Venice and America, through Sept. 16; A Celebration of the Women’s Committee, through Dec. 13; Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-441- 9786 ext. 224, www.cmoa.org.

Art Exhibition, Glassnost, through July 13, Regina Gouger Miller Gallery, Purnell Center for the Arts, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Ave., 412-268-3890, www.cmu/edu/millergallery.

Photographic Exhibition, Conflict, photos of the Iraq and Afghan wars and other conflicts; by Jason Cohn, Chris Hondros, Larry Rippel, and Renee Rosensteel; through July 14, SPACE Gallery, 812 Liberty Ave., downtown, 412-325-7723.

Exhibitions, Metamorphosis: The Life Cycle of a Glass Bead, through July 14; Soul Soldiers: African Americans and the Vietnam Era, through Oct. 31; Points in Time, through Dec. 31; Glass: Shattering Notions, through Dec. 31; and Discovery Place, through Dec. 31; Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center, 1212 Smallman St., Strip District, 412-454-6000, www.pghhistory.org.

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.

Art Exhibition, Allure of Japanese Glass, through Sept. 19, Pittsburgh Glass Center, 5472 Penn Ave., East Liberty, 412-365-2145, www.pittsburghglasscenter.org.

Art Exhibition, In the Studios of Paris: William Bouguereau and His American Students, through Oct. 14, The Frick Art and Historical Center, 7227 Reynolds St., Point Breeze, 412-697-0938, http://frickart.org.

Art Exhibition, India: New Installations Part 1, through Oct. 25, Mattress Factory, 500 Sampsonia Way, North Side, 412-231-3169, www.mattress.org.

July 10

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

July 11

Theatrical Performance, The Male Intellect: An Oxymoron by Robert Dubac, 8 p.m., continues through July 28, City Theatre,
57 S. 13 th St., South Side, 412-431-2489, www.citytheatrecompany.org/maleintellect.html.

Film Screening, Astronaut Farmer, directed by Michael Polish, dusk, Schenley Park’s Flagstaff Hill, CitiParks’ Cinema in the Park Series, 412-937-3939.

July 12

PhD Dissertation Defense by Hala Ismail Hassan Ismail, Pitt Department of Instruction and Learning, “Arabs as ESL Readers of American Literature: Their Attitudes, Their Responses, and the Sources of Their Misinterpretations,” 9:30 a.m., 5614 Posvar Hall.

PhD Dissertation Defense by Clare Holt, Pitt Department of Psychology, “Maternal Harshness and the Mother-Child Relationship in the Toddler Years: Associations with Internalizing Problems at School Entry,” 1 p.m., 4127 Sennott Square.

PhD Dissertation Defense by Rachelle Prantil Baun, Pitt Department of Bioengineering, “Biomechanics and Function of the Female Rat Urethra in Stress Urinary Incontinence Induced by Birth Trauma,” 1:30 p.m., 700 Kaufmann Building.

Comedy Performances, “Funny Bone 25th Anniversary” headlined by comedian Russell Peters, 7:30 p.m., continues through July 15, Funny Bone, Station Square, downtown, 412-281-3130, www.funnybonepgh.com.

Film Screening, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, 8 p.m., 120 David Lawrence Hall, Pitt Film Studies Program’s Films of Pedro Almodovar series, tla14@pitt.edu or cks1@pitt.edu.

Musical Performance, singer/songwriter Eric Himan, 10:30 p.m., Club Café, 56 S. 12th St., South Side, 412-431-4950, www.clubcafelive.com.

Art Exhibition, In the Studios of Paris: William Bouguereau and His American Students, through Oct. 14, The Frick Art and Historical Center, 7227 Reynolds St., Point Breeze, 412-697-0938, http://frickart.org.

July 13

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

Golf Outing, second annual Kessel Klassic, benefiting Pitt-Bradford’s Jeffrey Brian Kessel Memorial Scholarship fund, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Pennhills Country Club, Bradford; to register, 814-362-5091.

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.

Musical Performances, dance band Brave Combo, 7 p.m., and alternative band Mercury, 10:30 p.m., Club Café, 56 S. 12 th St., South Side, 412-431-4950, www.clubcafelive.com.

July 14

Vintage Grand Prix, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. July 14, vintage car race practice and qualifying heats; noon-5 p.m. July 15, races; Schenley Park, Oakland, proceeds benefit the Autism Society of Pittsburgh and Allegheny Valley School, www.pvgp.org.

July 15

Musical Performance, “East Meets West: Japanese Classical Music Meets Jazz,” 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.

Film Screening, Zoom, directed by Peter Hewitt, dusk, Schenley Park’s Flagstaff Hill, CitiParks’ Cinema in the Park Series, 412-937-3939.

July 16

PhD Dissertation Defense by Keisha L. Tyler, Pitt Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, “The Applicability and Usage of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) to Address Obesity Among U.S. Women,” 226 Parran Hall.

Musical Performance, Mark Pipas as The Sleaze, 10:30 p.m., Club Café, 56 S. 12th St., South Side, 412-431-4950, www.clubcafelive.com.

July 17

PhD Dissertation Defense by Amarendra Pegu, Pitt Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, “The Response of the Lymphatic Endothelium to Inflammation and Infection in In Vitro and In Vivo Systems,” 10 a.m., A719 Crabtree Hall.

Musical Performance, Dwayne Dolphin, 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, Chicago by John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Bob Fosse; 7:30 p.m., continues through July 22, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., downtown, PNC Broadway Across America Series, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org/pghsymph.nsf/concert+listings.

Theatrical Performance, Camelot by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, starring Michael York, 8 p.m., continues through July 22, Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, Seventh and Penn avenues, downtown, Pittsburgh CLO, 412-281-2822, www.pittsburghclo.org.

House Tour, Through the Back Door, a tour of Henry Clay Frick’s Clayton emphasizing the role of domestic servants in the household’s operation, through Sept. 9, The Frick Art and Historical Center, 7227 Reynolds St., Point Breeze, 412-697-0938, http://frickart.org.

July 18

Musical Performance, singer/songwriter Jenny Owen Youngs, 7 p.m., Club Café, 56 S. 12th St., South Side, 412-431-4950, www.clubcafelive.com.

Film Screening, Pursuit of Happyness, directed by Gabriele Muccino, dusk, Schenley Park’s Flagstaff Hill, CitiParks’ Cinema in the Park Series, 412-937-3939.

July 19

PhD Dissertation Defense by Stephen Eggan, Pitt Center for Neuroscience, “Cannabinoid CB1 Receptor: Role in Primate Prefrontal Circuitry and Schizophrenia,” 11 a.m., Learning Research and Development Center’s 2nd-Floor Auditorium.

Film Screening, Live Flesh, 8 p.m., 120 David Lawrence Hall, Pitt Film Studies Program’s Films of Pedro Almodovar series, tla14@pitt.edu or cks1@pitt.edu.

July 20

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.

Pittsburgh Blues Festival featuring the Billy Price Band, Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush, Delbert McClinton, and other performers, 6-11 p.m. July 20, 1-11 p.m. July 22, and 1-10 p.m. July 22, Hartwood Acres, Indiana Twp., proceeds benefit the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, 412-460-2583, www.pghblues.com.

July 22

Musical Performance, Mainspring 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.

Musical Performance, Catch-22, 7 p.m., Rhythm House Café, 3029 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, Pittsburgh Jazz Society’s Sunday Night Jazz Series, 412-221-5010, www.rhythmhousecafe.com.

Film Screening, Barnyard, directed by Steve Oedekerk, dusk, Schenley Park’s Flagstaff Hill, CitiParks’ Cinema in the Park Series, 412-937-3939.

July 23

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.