Happenings/June 11-29, 2007

June 11

PhD Dissertation Defense by Stephanie Zerwas, Pitt Department of Psychology, “Imagination in Motion: Pretense Representation as Perceptual Simulation,” 10 a.m., 4127 Sennott Square.

Theatrical Performance, American Humbug by Lynne Conner, Pitt associate professor of theater arts, directed by Bruce McConachie, chair of Pitt’s theater arts department, through June 17, part of Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers Arts Festival, 937 Liberty Ave., Downtown, www.artsfestival.net.

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.

Student Art Exhibitions, Accomplishment 25, through July 6, MCG Gallery, 1815 Metropolitan St., North Side; and Collective Fusion, a collaborative student project with Therman Statom, MCG@800 Penn Avenue, Downtown, Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, 412-322-1773, www.manchesterguild.org.

2007 Three Rivers Arts Festival, through June 17, downtown; includes 5:30 p.m. performances on the Market Square Stage by hard rockers The Shanks (June 11), country blues group Ford Thurston Band (June 13), blues rockers The Mystic Nights (June 14), and soul-pop group The
9th Ward (June 15) plus a 9:30 p.m. performance June 15 by Great Ants; also includes performances on the Stanwix Triangle Stage by country band Boca Chica (noon June 11), brass/accordion player Stephen Pellegrino (7:30 p.m. June 11), jazz/comedy artist Phat Man Dee (noon June 12), bass/piano band Earl Greyhound (7 p.m. June 12), alternative rock band Ike Reilly Assassination (8 p.m. June 12), “grungegrass” group The Avett Brothers (7:30 p.m. June 13), alternative rock band Blindsider (noon June 14), blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa (7:30 p.m. June 14), alternative rock band Chad Snipes Stereo (noon June 15), WYEP-FM artist of the year Jackie Greene (7:30 p.m. June 15), Ray Ryan’s New Orleans Riverside Band (noon June 16), alternative country group Lohio (6 p.m. June 16), jazz-pop singer Rickie Lee Jones (7:30 p.m. June 16), Dwayne Dolphin and the Piccolo Bass Band (noon June 17), jazz fiddler Rodney McCoy (6 p.m. June 17), and jazz fusion band Spyro Gyra (7:30 p.m. June 17), wwwartsfestival.net.

Art Exhibition, The Powerful Hand of George Bellows: Drawings From the Boston Public Library, through June 17, Frick Art and Historical Center, 7227 Reynolds St., Point Breeze, 412-697-0938, http://frickart.org.

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, Distinctive Desk Sets: Useful Ornaments from Tiffany Studios, through June 17; Forum 59: Phil Collins, through July 1; 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, Fiberart International 2007, through Aug. 19, Pittsburgh Centre for the Arts, 6300 Fifth Ave. 412-361-0873, www.pittsbuergharts.org.

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

June 12

PhD Dissertation Defense by Monica Solinas, Pitt Department of Sociology, “Precursors of Intimate Partner Abuse: Drawing Upon Three Theoretical Perspectives,” noon, 2431 Posvar Hall.

June 13

PhD Dissertation Defense by William David Merryman II, Pitt Department of Bioengineering, “Mecanobiology of the Aortic Valve Interstitial Cell,” 9:30 a.m., Thermo Fisher Scientific Building’s Conference Room A, 100 Technology Dr., Oakland.

Film Screening, Sahara, directed by Breck Eisner, dusk, Schenley Park’s Flagstaff Hill, CitiParks’ Cinema in the Park Series,
412-937-3039.

Theatrical Performance, The Gin Game by D.L. Coburn, 8 p.m., continues through July 1, O’Reilly Theatre, 621 Penn Ave., downtown, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, 412-316-1600, www.ppt.org.

June 14

Workshop, “The First Step: Mechanics of Starting a Small Business,” 8:30-10 a.m., Fort Jackson Building, Suite 150, 19 S. Washington St., Waynesburg, Pa., Pitt’s Small Business Development Center; to register, 412-648-1542.

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

Theatrical Performance, The Collected Works of Billy the Kid, adapted from the poetry of Michael Ondaatje, 8 p.m., Garden Theatre, 12 W. North Ave., North Side, Quantum Theatre, 412-697-2929, www.quantumtheatre.com.

Theatrical Performance, Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen, through June 30, Charity Randall Theatre, Stephen Foster Memorial, Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theater, 412-394-3353, www.proartstickets.org.

Theatrical Performances, Fourth Annual Pittsburgh Pride Theater Festival, showcasing LGBT-themed plays by local playwrights, 8 p.m., through June 24, 542 Penn Ave., downtown, Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company, 412-288-0358, http://home.comcast.net~pghpridetheaterfest.

June 15

PhD Dissertation Defense by Alison Halasz, Pitt Department of French and Italian Languages and Literatures, “Henri Michaux, Poet-Painter,” 11 a.m., 1325 Cathedral of Learning.

June 16

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) @Digging Pitt Too; both through Aug. 18, Digging Pitt Gallery, 4417 Butler St., Lawrenceville, 412-605-0450, www.diggingpitt.com.

June 17

Volunteering Opportunity to register participants for the Prostate Cancer Run and Walk, 6-10 a.m., River Front Park near Heinz Field, North Side; Pitt Volunteer Pool, 412-624-7709, www.pitt.edu/~govtrel/volunteerpoolhome.htm.

Father’s Day Brunch and Jazz Concert, brunch, noon, Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, 10 Children’s Way, Allegheny Square; jazz concert featuring father/son duos, 3 p.m., New Hazlett Theater, Allegheny Square East, Pittsburgh; Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, reservations at 412-322-5058, ext. 240, ww.mcgjazz.org/pages/concerts.htm.

Film Screening, RV, directed by Barry Sonnenfield, dusk, Schenley Park’s Flagstaff Hill, CitiParks’ Cinema in the Park Series, 412-937-3039.

June 19

Theatrical Performance, Oklahoma! by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, starring Shirley Jones, 8 p.m., continues through July 1, Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, 7th and Penn avenues, downtown, Pittsburgh CLO, 412-281-2822, www.pittsburghclo.org.

June 20

Pitt Staff Association Council Meeting, noon, 1175 Benedum Hall, www.pitt.edu/~sac.

Film Screening, Superman Returns, directed by Bryan Singer, dusk, Schenley Park’s Flagstaff Hill, CitiParks’ Cinema in the Park Series, 412-937-3039.

June 21

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

June 22

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.

Good Friday at the Warhol Museum, 5-10 p.m., special late hours and cash bar, 117 Sandusky St., North Side, 412-237-8300, www.warhol.org.

June 24

Film Screening, Akeelah and the Bee, directed by Doug Atchison, dusk, Schenley Park’s Flagstaff Hill, CitiParks’ Cinema in the Park Series, 412-937-3039.

June 26

PhD Dissertation Defense by Ashley Currier, Pitt Department of Sociology, “The Visibility of Sexual Minority Movement Organizations in South Africa and Namibia,” 11 a.m., 2431 Posvar Hall.

June 27

PhD Dissertation Defense by Meihua Wang, Pitt Department of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public Health, “An Adaptive Bayesian Approach to Jointly Modeling Response and Toxicity in Phase I Dose-finding Trials,” 10:30 a.m., A622 Crabtree Hall, GSPH.

Film Screening, Lady in the Water, directed by M. Night Shyamalan, dusk, Schenley Park’s Flagstaff Hill, CitiParks’ Cinema in the Park Series, 412-937-3039.

June 28

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

June 29

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

PhD Dissertation Defense by Danielle Ficco, Pitt Department of Sociology, “Women Stepping Out: Intersections of Welfare Policy, Work, and Abuse,” 11 a.m., 2431 Posvar Hall.

July 1

Film Screening, Open Season, directed by Roger Allers and Jill Culton, dusk, Schenley Park’s Flagstaff Hill, CitiParks’ Cinema in the Park Series, 412-937-3039.

July 3

Theatrical Performance, White Christmas by Irving Berlin, David Ives, and Paul Blake, starring Stacey Keach, 8 p.m., continues through July 15, Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, 7th and Penn Avenues, downtown, Pittsburgh CLO, 412-281-2822, www.pittsburghclo.org.

July 4

University Closed for Independence Day.

Film Screening, World Trade Center, directed by Oliver Stone, dusk, Schenley Park’s Flagstaff Hill, CitiParks’ Cinema in the Park Series, 412-937-3039.