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ALL WEEKEND SUNDAY Baroque Coffee House Big Trace Johann Sebastian Bach used to spend his Friday evenings Trace Adkins, who has done many a gig opening for Toby at Zimmermann’s Coffee House in Leipzig, Germany, where he Keith, headlines the Palace Theatre in Greensburg Sunday. would conduct his own music and that of his peers in front of The Grammy-nominated country star, known for such songs audiences eager to hear new music and sip on cups of joe. as “(This Ain’t) No Thinkin’ Thing,” “Ladies Love Country Boys” Heinz Hall will transform into the coffee shop this weekend and “You’re Gonna Miss This,” is a couple of years out from his for a Baroque program performed by the Pittsburgh Symphony latest release, “Love Will ...” from 2013. Orchestra. Jeannette Sorrell, artistic director of the acclaimed His next project will be on the small screen, playing a role in period instrument ensemble Apollo’s Fire, will conduct and play the NBC medical drama “The Night Shift.” ’s familiar territory harpsichord in the , which features several of the PSO’s for him, having won “Celebrity Apprentice” in 2004. He also has own musicians: bassists Jeffrey Turner and John Moore, cel- appeared in “My Name Is Earl” and “Yes, Dear,” along with the lists Anne Martindale Williams and David Premo, flutist Lorna films “The Lincoln Lawyer” and “Lifted.” McGhee, oboist Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida and violinists Noah Curtain is at 7 p.m. Tickets: $47-$97; thepalacetheatre.org Bendix-Balgley and Jennifer Ross. It includes J.S. Bach’s Orches- or 724-836-8000. tral Suite No. 2 in B minor, Vivaldi’s Concerto for Two Cellos in G minor, Telemann’s “Grillen” Symphony and more. Mendelssohn concert Performances are 7:30 p.m. Friday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh performs Rossini’s Tickets: $25.75-$105.75; 412-392-4900 or www.pittsburgh- “Petite messe solennelle,” a late work that the composer de- symphony.org. scribed as “the last of my sins of old age.” The concert, led by music director Betsy Burleigh, includes solo turns by choir mem- TODAY bers Andrey Nemzer and Amelia D’Arcy. Visit from Vienna It’s at 3 p.m. Sunday at East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Ave. Tickets: $25-$30, with discounts for stu- The Vienna Boys Choir, one of the world’s oldest ensembles dents and free admission for children under 12. Information: (established in 1498 by a decree of Holy Roman Emperor Maxi- www.themendelssohn.org. milian I), will sing at the Upper St. Clair High School auditorium tonight, presented by Music for Mt. Lebanon. Maintaining the choir’s long and important legacy — Mozart and Bruckner NEED TO KNOW worked with the ensemble, and Schubert was a chorister — & ?G0 ;54D!FE5 3D4 4$ Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion, fea- means that these young singers participate in rigorous training turing the folk-rock daughter of Arlo, will play The Roots Cellar, and admission process and an active touring schedule. Tickets Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion will perform at The Roots Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Shadyside, at 7:30 tonight with for the 7:30 p.m. performance are $40; at www.musicformtleba- Cellar, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, at 7:30 tonight. Harpeth Rising. Tickets are $20; calliopehouse.org. non.org or 412-258-4814. & -4:03E;7 Bruce Bruce, from BET’s “Comic View” and the films “Think Like a Man” and “Larry the Cable Guy: FRIDAY able development as rock ’n’ roll songwriters.” Health Inspector,” plays the Pittsburgh Improv at The Wa- Produced by Brendan O’Brien, this one topped the country Party with Oz terfront, Homestead. Times are 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. Friday; album charts. 7 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday; and 7 p.m. Sunday; $25; www. Yellow Book Road: After Hours @ the Library is a 21-and- “It’s funny, man, I listen to all of our records and I hear rock improv.com. over party inspired by ”The Wizard of Oz.” ’n’ roll records,” frontman Charlie Starr told Cleveland Scene. & -4:03E;7 David Kaye will present “Digitally Enhanced” — It will feature live music by My Cardboard Spaceship Ad- “I don’t know where people hear . Even on the billed as a mix of stand-up comedy and multi-media — at The venture and Nameless in August; beer, wine, kombucha, hors last album, [the song] ‘Shaking Hands With the Holy Ghost’ is Oaks Theater, Oakmont, 8 p.m. Friday. Tickets: $15 advance; d’oeuvres and creative cocktails; the chance to interact with a dyed in the wool rock song. On this album, there are some $17 day of show; theoakstheater.com. “Wizard of Oz” characters; plus a photo booth, silent auction, songs that are heavier than the last album.” & ?G0 -GE>3#07'! 1D!0D: 4$ +EFF!8D#"G AE>> 4$$0# $#00 ;3:E!- face painting, crafts, interactive games and more. The show is at 8 p.m. Tickets: $20-$40; www.ticketfly.com or sion Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in celebration of ’ It runs from 7-10 p.m. at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s 1-877-435-9849. birthday. Mr. McFeely will be on hand at 11:15 a.m. main branch, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. Tickets: $55; carn- & 60!F:E7!F0# +#0!89F0#E;7 -GD#5G %#0!07F! Genetic Harps, egielibrary.org/afterhours or 412-622-6276. All proceeds ben- Movement-Makers a mother-daughter duo featuring Gretchen Van Hoesen and efit Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. “In Discussion: Art & Social Change: Movement-Makers in Heidi Van Hoesen Gorton, who are the principal harpists of the the Arts” is a panel Saturday at on Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and the Toronto Symphony Or- SATURDAY the arts and movements for social change. chestra. It features the Pittsburgh premiere of Gary Schocker’s Southern Blackberrys It will feature DeAnna Cummings (runs youth arts organiza- “Better Than One,” world premiere arrangements by Ms. Van Atlanta Southern rockers Blackberry Smoke pull into tion in Minneapolis), rapper/educator Jasiri X and Joyce Bell, an Hoesen of works by Debussy and Shostakovich and Milhaud’s Carnegie Library Music Hall of Homestead Saturday, touring on assistant professor of sociology at the . “Brazileira.” It starts at 4 p.m. Sunday at the church, 2040 their fourth album, “Holding All the Roses,” which All Music de- It begins at 2 p.m. and is free with museum admission. Infor- Washington Road, Upper St. Clair. Freewill offering. Information: scribed as showcasing “the band’s tightness and their consider- mation: www.warhol.org. www.westminster-church.org. ,#))+('."% ,/+)-"*!&))& $ THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2015 $ WWW.POST-GAZETTE.COM WE-3

Sat. 8 p.m. $15-$25. www.kelly-strayhorn.org Ave., Downtown. Through April 5; Tues. 7 p.m.; Wed.-Fri. $8; then Fri.-March 29); “Sword of Vengeance” (Fri.-March 8 p.m.; Sat. 2 and 8 p.m.; Sun. 2 and 7 p.m.; some ex- 29). 412-766-1668; www.Parkwaytheater.org. TEXTURE CONTEMPORARY BALLET “Unleashed Emo- ceptions. $23-$62; 412-316-8200 or ppt.org. tion,” old and new works by choreographers Alan Obuzor PULP FICTION Oaks Theater, 310 Allegheny River Blvd., Oak- and Kelsey Bartman. New Hazlett Theater, 6 Allegheny LATE NIGHT CABARET AT THEATRE SQUARE Pittsburgh mont. Sat. 8 p.m. $8-$10. 412-828-6322 or theoakstheater. Square, North Side. Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m; Sun. 2 p.m. $20- CLO Cabaret, 655 Penn Ave., Downtown. Thurs.: Pitts- com. $25. www.textureballet.org. burgh Improv Jam, 9:30 p.m.; Sat: Various performanc- es. $3-$5. 412-456-6666. ROW HOUSE CINEMA 4115 Butler St., Lawrenceville. “Blaz- The ing Saddles” (Thurs.); “Young Frankenstein” (Thurs.); “Space- THE WEDDING FROM HELL The mother-in-law, the bad balls” (Thurs.); “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the ON STAGE cake and the flowers that never arrive make for mayhem Ring” (Fri.-Wed.); “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” in this interactive murder mystery. McCaffery Mysteries at (Fri.-Wed.); “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” (Fri.- ***Denotes new listing. the Crowne Plaza, Fort Couch Road, Sat. and April 10 and Wed.). www.rowhousecinema.com. Guide ***THE (ALMOST) TOTALLY TRUE STORY OF HANSEL 17 at 7 p.m.; at Gaetano’s Restaurant, 1617 Banksville Road, March 28, April 4, 18 and 25 at 7 p.m. $37.50-$40 SWAN LAKE Royal Ballet Cinema Season, Cinemark Mon- AND GRETEL Steph DeFerie’s fantasy spoof geared to roeville, Thurs. 7 p.m. $16-$18. www.fathomevents.com. family audiences. Greensburg Garden & Civic Center, 951 (includes dinner, tip). www.eatdrinkmurder.org. Old Salem Road, Greensburg. Fri. 7:30 p.m.; Sat. 1 and 4 YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU Sunday Night Series, Re- p.m. $6-$8. 724-836-8000 or www.GGCCevents.org. gent Square Theater, 1035 S. Braddock Ave., Sun. 8 p.m. SPECIAL SCREENINGS 412-682-4111 or theaters.pittsburgharts.org. BOEING BOEING Tony Award-winning swinging ’60s farce Information for the Weekend Mag Guide must BEAUTY AND THE BEAST features Bernard, a wannabe Casanova with Italian, Ger- (1946) Essential Cinema: Mel- be received TWO weeks prior to publication. wood Screening Room, 477 Melwood Ave., Oakland, Wed. 8 Send a press release, letter or flier that man and American fiancees, all airline hostesses with ART LISTINGS “layovers” at his Paris flat. CLO Cabaret, The Cabaret at p.m. 412-682-4111 or theaters.pittsburgharts.org. includes the type of event, date, address, time Theater Square, 655 Penn Ave., Downtown. Through May FACES OF WORK: CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY IN- ***Denotes special event or opening. and phone number of venue to: Weekend Guide, 10. Wed.-Fri. 7:30 p.m.; some 1 p.m. Thurs. matinees; TERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Aquinas Hall 106, Carlow Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 34 Blvd. of the Allies, Sat. 2 and 7:30 p.m.; Sun. 2 p.m. $34.75-$44.75. clo- University, 3333 Fifth Ave., Oakland; Harris Theater, 809 MUSEUMS Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Fax: 412-263-1313. cabaret.com or 412-456-6666. Liberty Ave., Downtown; McConomy Auditorium, CMU Email: [email protected]. Sorry, we ANDY WARHOL MUSEUM North Side, 412-237-8300. DINAH Tale set in the last year of the life of legendary University Center, 5000 Forbes Ave., Oakland; Melwood can’t take listings by phone. “Someday Is Now: The Art of Corita Kent,” through April 19; blues singer Dinah Washington, written and directed by Screening Room, 477 Melwood Ave., Oakland; Regent If you cannot send your event two weeks before “I Just Want to Watch: Warhol’s Film, Video and Television,” Ernest McCarty. Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Co., 937 Square Theater, 1035 S. Braddock Ave. Thurs. through publication or have late material to submit, you can through 2017. Largest single-artist museum in the world, Liberty Ave., Downtown. Through April 4. Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m.; April 11. Tickets, information: www.cmu.edu/faces. For a more than 8,000 works of art by Warhol. Closed Mon. post your information directly to the Post-Gazette Sun. 3 p.m. (March 29 at 7 p.m. only); also March 23 at review and schedule, see Page W-15. website at http://events.post-gazette.com. 8 p.m. (a pay-what-you-can performance). $20-$35. www. HOLLYWOOD THEATER 1449 Potomac Ave., Dormont. “Red Oakland, 412-622-3131. pghplaywrights.com or 412-687-4686. Army” (Thurs.-Wed.); “Bride and Prejudice” (Fri.); “Grey Gar- “Uncrated: The Hidden Lives of Artworks,” through May 8; “Subatomic: The European Organization for Nuclear Re- ELECTRA An adaptation of the original by Jean Gi- dens” (Wed); “What We Do in the Shadows” (Sun. and Tues.); search,” through March 31; “Sketch From Structure,” hand- raudoux. The Heritage Players, Seton Center, 1900 David Newell Presents: “It’s a Gift” and “The Musicbox” (Sun.). drawn sketches show how buildings take shape, through Brookline Blvd. Ends Sun. Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m.; Sun. 2 p.m. 412-563-0368 or www.thehollywooddormont.org. Aug. 17; “Antoine Catala: Feel Images,” the first solo exhib- $12. 412-254-4633 or www.bphp.com. DANCE NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: SECRET OF THE TOMB Strand it of the NY-based French artist, through May 18; “Teenie POINT PARK CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY ELEMENO PEA Molly Smith Metzler’s comedy about a Theater, 119 N. Main St., Zelienople. Fri. 7:30 p.m., Sun. 4 Harris Photographs: Civil Rights Perspectives,” images from Program includes a premiere of a work by Bennyroyce whose six-figure personal assistant job has lots of p.m. $4-$5. 724-742-0400 or www.thestrandtheater.org the 1964 passage of the Civil Rights Act by Teenie Harris, Royon, and works by Mark Morris, Lar Lubovitch and Em- drawbacks. City Theatre, 1300 Bingham St., . NIGHT TRAIN Martin Scorsese Presents Polish Mas- through March 31. Closed Tues. ery LeCrone. , Sixth Street, Downtownl. Ends Sun.; Thurs.-Fri. 8 p.m.; Sat. 5:30 and 9 p.m.; Sun. terpieces. Harris Theater, 809 Liberty Ave., Downtown, THE FRICK PITTSBURGH Point Breeze, 412-371-0600. Fri. 8 p.m.; Sat. 2 and 8 p.m.; Sun. 8 p.m. $18-$10; 2 p.m. $36-$61. 412-431-2489. Thurs. 7:30 p.m. and Sat. 5:30 p.m.412-682-4111 or www.pittsburghplayhouse.com or 412-392-8000. “Impressionist to Modernist: Masterworks of Early Photog- HOW I LEARNED WHAT I LEARNED The final play by Au- theaters.pittsburgharts.org. STEIN/HOLUM PROJECT “The Wholehearted.” Kelly- gust Wilson. Co-conceived and directed by Todd Kreidler. PARKWAY THEATER 644 Broadway Ave., Stowe. “The Sal- Strayhorn Theater, 5941 Penn Ave., East Liberty, Fri. and Pittsburgh Public Theater, O’Reilly Theater, 621 Penn vation” (Spaghetti Western Dinner Series, Thurs. 7 p.m., SEE GUIDE, PAGE W-4 WE-4 ,#))+('."% ,/+)-"*!&))& $ THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2015 $ WWW.POST-GAZETTE.COM CONCERT GUIDE MUSIC MAKERS

TICKET KEY APRIL THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA: Mr. Smalls, April CL: librarymusichall.com; 412-368-5225. DREAMERS: Smiling Moose, April 1, 6:30 15, 7 p.m. $20; TW. PT: thepalacetheatre.org; 724-836-8000. p.m. $10; TF. THENEWDEAL: Mr. Smalls, April 17, 8 p.m. TF: www.ticketfly.com; 1-877-435-9849. ALT-J: Benedum, April 2, 8 p.m. $35-$49.50; $17; TW. TM: www.ticketmaster.com; 1-800-745-3000. trustarts.org. HOLMES BROTHERS: Carnegie Lecture Hall, TW: i.ticketweb.com; 1-866-468-3401. BIG DATA: Stage AE, April 4, 7 p.m. $15; TM. April 25, 7:30 p.m. $39/$23; http://calliope- EARL SWEATSHIRT: Mr. Smalls, April 4, 8 house.org. SAY AHH: Hard Rock Cafe, Sat. 10 p.m. $5- p.m., $25; TW. THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS: Mr. Smalls, April $10; TF. ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA: Carnegie of Home- 16, 9 p.m. $27; TW. BLACKBERRY SMOKE: Carnegie of Home- stead Music Hall, April 6, 8 p.m. $22.50- GUSTER: Stage AE, April 16, 7 p.m. doors. stead Music Hall, Sat. 7:30 p.m. $20-$40; CL. $69.50; CL. $25/$27; TM. AWAKE AT LAST: Hard Rock Cafe, Sun. 8 COAL CHAMBER/FILTER: Mr. Smalls, April ART GARFUNKEL: Carnegie Lecture Hall, p.m. $8-$10; TF. 6, 7 p.m., $30/$32; TW. April 17, 8 p.m. $59.50-$75; TM. GALACTIC: Mr. Smalls, Wed. 8 p.m. $22; NEIL DIAMOND: Consol Energy Center, April CHERYL WHEELER: Club Cafe, April 17, 7 TW. 7, 8 p.m., $62-$142.; TM. p.m. $20; TW. BARRY MANILOW: Consol Energy Center, ONE-EYED DOLL: Smiling Moose, April 9, LARRY CORYELL/JOHN AND GERALD CLAY- March 26, 7:30 p.m. $18.75-$123.50; TM. 6:30 p.m.; $10-$12; TF. TON: Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, April 18, 6 and 8:30 p.m. $55; 412-322-0800 or www. Ben Folds plays Carnegie of Homestead Mu- PERFUME GENIUS/JENNY HVAL: Andy War- DAN + SHAY: Stage AE, April 9, 6:30 p.m. sic Hall on May 4. hol Museum, March 27, 8 p.m. $15; www.war- $18-$20; TF. mcgjazz.org. hol.org. DAN DEACON: Mr. Smalls, April 9, 8 p.m. SHAKEY GRAVES: Mr. Smalls, April 18, 9 EDWARD DAVID ANDERSON: Club Cafe, $15; TW. p.m. $14; TW. MILKY CHANCE: Stage AE, April 30, 7 p.m. March 27, 7 p.m. $12; TW. SUZANNE WESTENHOEFER: Rex Theater, ROBBEN FORD: Rex Theater, April 18, 8 $18; TM. FRANK VIERA: Hard Rock Cafe, March 27, April 10, 8 p.m. $25; TF. p.m. $30; TF. 10:30 p.m. $10-$12; TF. GERALD ALBRIGHT: Manchester Crafts- IRATION: Mr. Smalls, April 19, 7:30 p.m. $17; MAY TW. BADFISH: Mr. Smalls, March 27, 8 p.m. men’s Guild, April 10, 7 (sold out) and 9:30 HALL & OATES: Stage AE, May 2, 6:30 p.m. MODEST MOUSE: Stage AE, April 20, 7 p.m. $16/$18; TW. p.m. $55; 412-322-0800 or www.mcgjazz.org. doors. Sold out. JON FADDIS JAZZ ORCHESTRA OF NEW BELA FLECK AND ABIGAIL WASHBURN: doors. Sold out. BLUES HALL OF FAME TOUR FEATURING ARETHA FRANKLIN: YORK: Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, March Carnegie Lecture Hall, April 11, 7:30 p.m. Heinz Hall, April 21, CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE, JOHN HAMMOND 7:30 p.m. $59.50-$99.50; www.heinzhall.org. 27-28, 8 p.m. $49.50; 412-322-0800 or www. $49/$23; http://calliopehouse.org. AND JAMES COTTON: Manchester Craftsmen’s HOME FREE: Carnegie of Homestead Music mcgjazz.org. MARTIN SEXTON: Rex Theater, April 11, 8 Guild, May 2, 6 and 8:30 p.m. $55; 412-322- Hall, April 21, 8 p.m. $30-$100; TF. KEVIN DEVINE: Smiling Moose, March 27, 7 p.m. $25-$29; TF. 0800 or www.mcgjazz.org. THE WATERBOYS: Mr. Smalls, April 22, 8 p.m. $15-$17; TF. CHARLIE HUNTER TRIO: Club Cafe, April 11, BEN FOLDS: Carnegie of Homestead Music p.m. $35; TM. CATHIE RYAN BAND: Carnegie Lecture Hall, 7 p.m. $18-$20; TW. Hall, May 4, 8 p.m. $45; TF. THE MOUNTAIN GOATS: Mr. Smalls, April March 28, 7:30 p.m. $39/$23; http://calliope- RX BANDITS: Mr. Smalls, April 11, 8 p.m., THE REPLACEMENTS: Stage AE, May 5, 7 23, 8 p.m. $20/$22; TM. house.org. $17.50; TW. p.m. doors. Sold out. JOE CROOKSTON: Club Cafe, April 24, 6:30 KALIN AND MYLES: Altar Bar, March 28, FOXYGEN: Mr. Smalls, April 13, 8 p.m, HALESTORM/THE PRETTY RECKLESS: Stage p.m. $15; TW. 7:30 p.m. $25-$75; TF. $15/$17; TM. AE, May 6, 6:30 p.m. doors, $29.50/$32; TM. TODD RUNDGREN: Stage AE, April 25, 7:30 BILL TOMS AND HARD RAIN CD RELEASE: KIM RICHEY: Club Cafe, April 14, 8 p.m. BLUE OCTOBER: Mr. Smalls, May 6, 8 p.m. p.m. doors. $29-$42; TM. Club Cafe, March 28, 9 p.m. $12-$15; TW. $15; TW. $25; TW. DECEMBERISTS: Benedum, March 31, 8 PRIMUS AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY: JEFF BECK: Palace Theatre, April 26, 7:30 p.m. $38.75; trustarts.org. Stage AE, April 14, 7 p.m. doors, $35; TM. p.m. $79.50-$125; PT. SEE , PAGE W-11

GUIDE, FROM PAGE W-3 and 1970s From the Permanent Collection,” ends Fri. Karen McKee and Jewelry by Claudia Salvatore,” through Christine Aaron, Eileen Braun, Claire Cotts, Jamie Harros and Closed Sun.-Mon. March 28. Open Fri.-Sat. more, through April 25. Closed Sun.-Mon. raphy,” works by photographer Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946) SOUTHERN ALLEGHENIES MUSEUM OF ART Ligonier, ***BOXHEART GALLERY Bloomfield, 412-687-8858. LATROBE ART CENTER Latrobe, 724-537-7011. “Spring and his inner circle, through April 19. Permanent collections 724-238-6015. “Artists of the 21st Century, Student Art “Kevin Bielicki: 2015 Artist of the Year, Ways to Move” Gallery Show,” 90 artists displaying artwork in a variety of of fine and decorative art and buildings from the Gilded Age. Exhibition” through April 19; also showing at the Loretto through April 10. Closed Mon. mediums, through March 31. Closed Sun. (Carriage museum closed until December 2015.) Closed through April 11. Closed Sun.-Mon. Mon. www.thefrickpittsburgh.org. CHRISTINE FRECHARD GALLERY Squirrel Hill. “Annette MERRICK ART GALLERY New Brighton, 724-846-1130. SPACE GALLERY Downtown, 412-456-6666. “Windows- Poitau,” paintings, through March 27. www.christine- “Confluence: The Next Merrick Masters Art Exhibition,” group MANCHESTER CRAFTSMEN’S GUILD North Side, 412- pace,” an exhibition from the sideways museum orga- frechardgallery.com. show featuring artists within a 75-mile radius of New Brigh- 322-1773. “Rhodes Revisited,” inspirational works by nized by Tom Sarver, through May 15. Closed Sun.-Mon. ton. Permanent collections of 18th- and 19th-century books, the acclaimed artist, author and educator, ends Fri. EASTSIDE GALLERY Churchill, 412-465-0140. “Josh East- artifacts. Closed Sun. Closed Sat.-Sun. TOONSEUM Downtown, 412-232-0674. “Teenage Mu- man and Josh Hogan,” new paintings, through April 18. tant Ninja Turtles: 30 Years of the Power of the Turtle,” Open by appointment. MORGAN CONTEMPORARY GLASS GALLERY Shady- MUSEUM North Side, 412-231- through April 26; “Toonseum Showcase Number 1,” side, 412-441-5200. “3d@mgg,” through April 3. Closed 3169. “Pittsburgh Biennial: Artists in Residence,” through through April 5. Permanent exhibits celebrating cartoon FILMMAKERS GALLERIES North Oakland, 412-681-5449. Sun.-Mon. May 31. Permanent exhibitions by Yayoi Kusama, James art with gels, anime, cartoons, books, etc. www.toon- “Pittsburgh Photo Section 130th Anniversary Exhibit” Turrell, The Chicago Collaboration, Winifred Lutz, Greer seum.org. Thurs.-Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. through April 10. Thurs. noon-7 p.m.; Fri. noon-6 p.m. PANZA GALLERY Millvale, 412-407-2570. “Behind the Lankton, Jene Highstein, Rolf Julius and more; “Chiharu Murals: Histories and Other Stories,” through March 27. Shiota: Trace of Memory; Rose Clancy, ongoing; Garden- WESTMORELAND MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART Tempo- GALLERIE WERNER Shadyside, 412-716-1390. “Fabrizino Closed Sun.-Mon. Lab@510. www.mattress.org. Closed Mon. rary location, 4764 State Route 30, Greensburg; 724-837- Gerbino: New Paintings,” through April 7. Daily. PITTSBURGH CENTER FOR THE ARTS Shadyside, 412- 1500. “Pop-up exhibition Featuring Sean Derry, Matthew GALLERIE CHIZ Shadyside, 412-441-6005. “The Cigar SOUTHERN ALLEGHENIES MUSEUM OF ART Altoona, Forrest and Gary Jurysta, through March 29. Closed Mon. 361-0873. “Solo Exhibits.” new works by Scott Andrew, 1-814-946-4464. “William H. Rau: the Rise and Fall of the Queens of Havana,” paintings, drawings and animation by Vlad Basarab, Terry Boyd w/Kara Skylling, Oreen Cohen, Joy Main Line Canal,” through April 25. Closed Sun.-Mon. GALLERIES Liz Goldberg, and “Hot Tropics,” wearable art by Patty Gal- Christiansen Erb, Katie Ford, Joseph Lupo, Katie Murken lagher, through April 25. Closed Sun.-Mon. SOUTHERN ALLEGHENIES MUSEUM OF ART Johnstown, 1-814-269-7234. “Sock It to Me: Posters of the 1960s BOULEVARD GALLERY Verona, 412-828-1031. “Pottery by JAMES GALLERY West End, 412-922-9800. New works by SEE GUIDE, PAGE W-6 ,#))+('."% ,/+)-"*!&))& $ THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2015 $ WWW.POST-GAZETTE.COM WE-5 VoV o tet e d-d - OnO n eoe o fAf A mem e rir i cac a ’s’ s 404 0 BeB e sts t CrC r afa f tSt S hoh o ws!w s ! <3-+A+6O98<3-+A+6O98 OHOH -RFH-RFH 2, ;9O&;9O& 2, $>9D;689D;68 SpSpriri ngng FeFe veve rFrFesestiti vava l l &M%J1 =,5 =25 ==5 =,2Q Fri& Sa t10–!"Sun10–4 Monroe ville -MI@;*%.HI SM!R%H@0#'0%HI :*%JH/M0 )HNH/%? Convention Ce nter -MI'M0!HI >/*!10F DianeWils on Stepha nieSpingola Pitts burgh, PA ==,G,G& &M//M//A A/PI"5/PI"5& &*%*%**HHP0//H5P0//H5:D:D2Q22Q2ECEC No rthVersaille s,PA 9!"9!"====7A7AH#0IHH#0IH &*%*HP0//H&*%*HP0//H& &M//M// FFaa cece PaPa inin ttiing&n g & :*!!H%? N0!1 BaBa llollooonn AnAn imim aalsls :H%#*M/0!? wwiitthh CCllooww nnss Na ncyLin d GGlliittttee rrDDoott & Cincin nati ,OH DDaa pperp p e r AAllll33 DDaa yyss !!!!!!

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GUIDE, FROM PAGE W-4 and Michelle Browne, through March 27. Open Thurs., town, Tues. 7:30 p.m. Free. www.duq.edu/musicevents Sat. and Sun. noon-5 p.m. or 412-396-6083. IN THE CLUBS and Hisham Youssef, through May 3. Closed Mon. DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY WIND SYMPHONY and SYM- ROCK 709 PENN GALLERY Downtown, 412-471-6070. “Light PHONY BAND Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Landscape, a Photography Exhibition” through April Oakland, Sun. 7:30 p.m. Suggested donation $10. www. duq.edu/musicevents or 412-396-6083. ALTAR BAR Strip, 412-263-2877. Thurs.: An Evening w/ 12. Closed Sun. BACH’S 330TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION Presented Helmet, 7:30 p.m., $17 in advance, $20 at the door; by Renaissance at Redeemer. Program includes recon- SILVER EYE CENTER FOR THE ARTS South Side. “Fel- FRIDAY AFTERNOON MUSICALE Pianist Walter Morales Fri.: Bryen O’Boyle & Friendz, 9:30 p.m., $15; Sat.: structed portions of the lost St. Mark’s Passion as well lowship 15,” photo projects by Christopher Meerdo and performs Beethoven Sonatas, Op. 13 “Pathetique,” Op. The Lacs, 7:30 p.m., $18 in advance, $20 at the door; works for voice, organ and other instruments. Featuring Matthew Conboy, ends Sat. Closed Sun.-Mon. 79 and Op. 57 “Appassionata.” Presented by the Chatham Tues.: Drowning Pool, 6:30 p.m., $21 in advance, $23 baroque flute players Stephen Schultz and Michael Lynn, University Music Department. James Laughlin Music Hall, at the door. SOCIETY FOR CONTEMPORARY CRAFT Strip District, 412- harpischordist Justin Wallace; organist Nathan Carter- Chatham University, Shadyside, Fri. 4 p.m. Free. 261-7003. “Bridge 13: Keith Lo Bue, Elisabeth Higgins ette; Chatham Baroque; Church of the Reedemer’s vocal BILLY’S ROADHOUSE McCandless, 724-934-1177. O’Connor and Jason Walker” through Aug. 22. Closed Sun. ensemble. Church of the Redeemer, 5700 Forbes Ave., MENDELSSOHN CHOIR OF PITTSBURGH Rossini’s Tues.: Hewlett/Anderson, 5 p.m. Squirrel Hill, Sun. 4 p.m. Free. “Petite Messe Solennelle.” East Liberty Presbyterian SPINNING PLATE GALLERY Shadyside. “Time & Material- Church, 116 S. Highland Ave., Sun. 3 p.m. $10-$30. CIOPPINO’S Strip, 412-281-6593. Thurs.: The Terrence y,” new works by Laura Tabakman, Camilla Brent Pearce DUQUESNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Heinz Hall, Down- www.themendelssohn.org. Vaughn Band, 7 p.m. ORGAN CONCERT Alan Morrison on the Saint Vincent DOWNEY’S HOUSE Robinson, Allegheny County, 412- Archabbey Basilica pipe organ. Saint Vincent College 489-5631. Sat.: The James Claytor Band, 9:30 p.m. Concert Series, Saint Vincent Archabbey Basilica, La- HAMBONE’S Lawrenceville, 412-681-4318. Fri.: Cheer’ly trobe, Sat. 8 p.m. $15-$25. concertseries.stvincent.edu Men, 7 p.m.; Charlie Hustle & the Grifters, 9 p.m. LADIES ONLY CLASS or 724-805-2565 HARVEY WILNER’S TAVERN West Mifflin, 412-466- ILABLE ORGAN RECITAL Barbara Bruns of Christ Church Episco- 1331. Sat.: Random Play, 9:30 p.m. pal Parish, Andover, Mass. Organ Artists Series of Pitts- Friday, April 24th burgh, St. Paul Cathedral, 108 N. Dithridge St., Oakland, HEADLINERS The Meadows, Chartiers, 724-503-1200. AVA Sun. 4 p.m. $5-$12. www.oas-series.com or 412-242- Sat.: Walk of Shame, 8 p.m. $ 2787. HOWLERS COYOTE CAFE Bloomfield, 412-682-0320. 60 PITTSBURGH CONCERT SOCIETY Winners of the 2015 Fri.: Lampshades, Bishops, Ricky Moslen & Friends, 1st 10 Ladies $80 Young Artists Auditions: pianists Ze Kang Guo, Sora Goodwolf, 9 p.m.; Sat.: Gruber & Wes; Clay McCloud; …NORMALLY Hoppo, J. Oliver Choo and Rebekah Rest. Kresge The- Megan Pennigton et al, 9 p.m.; Sun.: Hearing Things, Classes Available 7 Days A Week ! Can Teach Around YOUR Schedule atre, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Ave., Love Letters, TBA, 8 p.m.; Tues.: Genome, Habatat, Oakland, Sun. 2 p.m. $10-$15; free for students. www. Memphis Hill, 8 p.m. stop in or call 412-469-9992 pittsburghconcertsociety.org. KNUCKLEHEAD’S BAR Ross, 412-366-7468. Sat.: The PITTSBURGH OPERA Bizet’s “Carmen.” Benedum Dave Iglar Band, 9:30 p.m. Center, Downtown. Sat. 8 p.m.; Tues. 7 p.m.$12.75- MOONDOG’S Blawnox, 412-828-2040. Sat.: Nied’s Ho- $195.75. www.pittsburghopera.org or 412-456-6666. tel Band, 8 p.m. PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA “Bach’s Coffee- SHELBY’S STATION Bridgeville 724-319-7938. Fri.: Dave house.” Program includes J.S. and W.F. Bach, Vivaldi and & Andrea Iglar, 8 p.m. Telemann. Conductor and harpischordist Jeanette Sor- SMILING MOOSE South Side, 412-431-4668. Fri.: Camp 2980 Lebanon Church Road ! West Mifflin, PA 15122 rell, guest artist. Heinz Hall, Downtown. Fri. 7:30 p.m.; Sun. 2:30 p.m. $25.75-$105.75. www.pittsburghsym- Element Shroud, Shrouded In Neglect, Disillusion Effect, www.AnthonyArms.com phony.org or 412-392-4900. 7:30 p.m., $10 in advance, $15 at the door; Sat.: Be- neath the Current, He Who Creates, The Last Snow, The BUY ! SELL ! TRADE FIREARMS NEXT DAY APPOINTMENTS PITTSBURGH YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Works Danger Of Falling, 6 p.m.,$10 in advance, $12 at the by Copland and Foster. Lawrence Loh, conductor. 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FROM PAGE W-8 PHIPPS CONSERVATORY AND BOTANICAL GARDENS GUIDE, PITTSBURGH PLACES Schenley Park, 412-622-6914. Spring Flower Show continu- AUDITIONS by Woody Drennen & Unplanned Comedy, 9 p.m.; Mon.: ***Denotes event. Visit post-gazette.com for more list- ing through April 12. Tropical Forest Congo continuing. Phipps LITTLE LAKE THEATRE COMPANY For the 2015 mainstage Unplanned Comedy Improv, 9:30 p.m. ings. is open daily 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. and until 10 p.m. on Fridays. season of plays, all ages over 14. At the theater, 500 Lakeside $15 adults; $14 students with ID and seniors 62 and older; Drive South, North Strabane, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. March 29 and HOWLERS COYOTE CAFE Bloomfield, 412-682-0320. R.J. Casey Industrial Park, 1800 Preble $11 children 2-18, members and children under 2 free. 6:30-9:30 p.m. March 30. Information: www.littlelake.org. Wed.: Chicksburgh Comedy, 8 p.m. at Columbus, North Side, 412-716-4956 or 412-734- 4034 www.bicycleheaven.org. Billed as the “Biggest Bike PHOTO ANTIQUITIES MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC HIS- NORTH STAR KIDS Singers and/or dancers in grades 2-7 LATITUDE 360 North Fayette, 412-693-5555. Fri.: TORY 531 E. Ohio St., 412-231-7881. Exhibit on lantern Grandma Lee, 8 p.m. Museum in the World,” including more than 3,500 bicycles for performance troupe. By appointment Sat., callbacks from 1863 to the present on display, including a collection slides, handpainted images on glass popular between Sun. at St. Johns Lutheran Church, 311 Cumberland Road, of Bowden bicycles with Fiberglas construction, as well as 1880 to 1920. 100 years of photographs incorporated McCandless. 412-366-6610 or [email protected]. DANCES parts and memorabilia. Also Elvis Presley and Beatles dis- into jewelry, through April. Open Mon. and Wed.-Sat. 10 plays. Daily. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Donations accepted. a.m.-4 p.m. Admission. BALKAN Bulgarian-Macedonian National Educational & CALL FOR ARTISTS CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 4400 PITTSBURGH HISTORY & LANDMARKS FOUNDATION Cultural Center, West Homestead, 412-461-6188. Sat.: Self-guided tours Old Allegheny County Jail Museum, 440 lesson, 7:30 p.m.; dance, 8:30 p.m. Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-622-3131. “The Scientific Art PITTSBURGH SOCIETY OF ARTISTS NEW MEMBER of Charles R. Knight,” a selection of Knight’s paintings Ross St., Mon. from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m, Free. For res- SCREENING New member screening March 29. Drop off BALLROOM New Kensington Eagles, 724-335-7811. spanning 200 million years — including dinosaurs, mod- ervations, [email protected] or 412-471-5808. from 12:30-1 p.m. at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Sat.: 8:30 p.m. ern animals and early man, through April 26. Mon., Wed. PITTSBURGH ZOO & PPG AQUARIUM Highland Park, 6300 Fifth Ave., Shadyside. Applicants must submit three BALLROOM Orchard Hill Church, Franklin Park, 724-935- Fri. and Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thurs. 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun. 412-665-3640. Zoo hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., admission gallery-ready art pieces, exclusively created within the past 5555. Fri.: beginners’ lesson, 7 p.m.; intermediate les- noon-5 p.m., closed Tues. 17.95 adults, $14.95 seniors gates close at 3 p.m. $12 adults; $11 seniors (60 and two years. For guidelines and to preregister online: www. son, 7:30 p.m., dance, 8 p.m., $10. (ages 65 and older), $11.95 children 3-18. Admission older); $11 children 2-13; children under 2 free. pittsburghsocietyofartists.org/membr. includes same-day access Carnegie Museum of Art. BALLROOM Wightman Community Center, Squirrel Hill, 412-421-1623. Sun.: lesson, 7 p.m.; dance, 8 p.m., $10. One Allegheny Ave., , 412-237-3400. Miniature Railroad & Village; “H2Oh!” BIG BAND American Legion, White Oak, 412-672-7994. exhibit; “SpacePlace,” interactive displays including walk-in Mon.: TBA, 8 p.m. replicas of two modules of the International Space Station, CONTRA Swisshelm Park Community Center, 412-945- a weightlessness simulation, plus foam rockets and para- 0554. Fri.: lesson, 7:30 p.m.; dance, 8 p.m., $10. chutes; “Roboworld”; and Highmark SportsWorks. IMAX movies and laser shows. Center admission: $18.95 adults, COUNTRY LINE Brothers Grimm, Robinson, Allegheny $11.95 children ages 3-12. Omnimax films: $8.50 adult County, 412-788-0890. Thurs.: lesson, 7 p.m.; dance, nonmember, $6.50 child nonmember, $7.50 adult member p.m. and $5.50 child member. Laser shows: $8 nonmembers DANCE, Brothers Grimm, Coraopolis, 412-788-0890. ($13 for two laser shows), $2 members. Sat.: 9:30 p.m. ***CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF PITTSBURGH Allegheny DANCE, Connolly Club, Sheraden, 412-777-9700. Sat.: Center, www.pittsburghkids.org, 412-322-5058. Fri.: Cele- p.m. brate Fred Rogers’ birthday with free museum admission, an appearance by Mr. McFeely, the kickoff of the 2015 ISRAELI FOLK Jewish Community Center, Squirrel Hill, Summer Books for Kids drive, sets from “Mister Rogers’ 412-403-3488. Thurs.: beginners’ class, 7 p.m., dance, Neighborhood” that are housed at the museum. Rainbow p.m., $3, $1 for students. Jumpy, a 30-foot inflatable rainbow-striped tunnel, continu- NULINE ing. Kid City Rockers Dance Party with DJ KellyMom, Sun. Palisades, McKeesport, 412-672-2001. Fri.: les- 2 to 4 p.m. Museum hours: Mon.-Sun. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $14 son; 7 p.m.; dance, 8 p.m. adults; $13 kids 2-18 and senior citizens; under 2 free. OLDIES Bob’s Inn, Murrysville, 724-327-1977. Wed.: GATEWAY CLIPPER FLEET Station Square, 412-355- 6:30 p.m. 7980, www.gatewayclipper.com. OLDIES Vibe Lounge, The Meadows, Chartiers, 724-503- GOLDEN TRIANGLE BIKE RENTAL 600 First Ave., Down- 1200. Sun.: 4 p.m. town. Bicycle rental on the Eliza Furnace Trail. Mon.-Fri. SALSA Seviche, Downtown, 412-697-3120. Mon.: 9 p.m. 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. 412-600-0675, www.bikepittsburgh.com. SCOTTISH COUNTRY Grace Episcopal Church, Mount Washington, 412-260-2531. Sat. & Mon.: lesson, 7 Strip District, 412-454-6000, p.m.; dance, 8 p.m. www.heinzhistorycenter.org. “Heinz,” an exhibition high- lighting the 145-year history of the company. “Pittsburgh: SOUL LINE Union Baptist Church, Swissvale, 412-271- A Tradition of Innovation,” second floor, ongoing. “From 3099. Sat.: 9 a.m. Slavery to Freedom,” fourth floor, ongoing. Also: Western SQUARE Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Monroeville, Sports Museum. Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $15 412-372-6285. Sat.: 8 p.m. adults; $13 seniors (age 62 and older); $6 students/ youth (ages 6-17); free to members and children under 6. SWING Allegheny Elks Lodge, North Side, 412-321- 1834. Thurs.: The Jazz Conspiracy, 8 p.m. NATIONAL AVIARY West Park, North Side. 412-323- 7235 “Beaks 2,” free-flight bird show daily at 11 a.m. SWING Wightman Community Center, Squirrel Hill, 412- and 1:30 p.m. Special parrot appearances at 11:30 759-1569. Sat.: lesson, 8 p.m.; The Jimmy Adler Band, a.m. daily. Special appearances by the aviary’s baby pen- p.m. guins, daily at 12:45 p.m. Open daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $14 TEA DANCE Pittsburgh Dance Center, Bloomfield, 412- adults; $13 seniors; $12 kids 2-12; under 2 free. 681-0111. Wed.: lesson, 12:15 p.m.; dance, 1 p.m., $5. Cathedral of Learning, University of WEST COAST SWING Absolute Ballroom, Larimer, 412- Pittsburgh, Oakland, 412-624-6000. Narrated tape tours 441-1461. Sat.: lesson, 8 p.m.; dance, 9 p.m. Tues.: available without reservation, Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; lesson, 8:15 p.m.; dance, 9 p.m. Sun. 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. $3 adults; $1 children 8-18. 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By Scott Mervis Pittsburgh Post-Gazette localscene If you can’t get a member of the Grate- ful Dead for your Grateful Dead tribute PUNCHLINE IS BACK show — and who can? — someone from ! After a three-year hiatus, Pittsburgh pop-punk the Dark Star Orchestra might be the next best thing. band Punchline is back in — sort of. Pittsburgh band theCAUSE will get a Singer-guitarist Steve Soboslai, who moved to hand from the DSO’s Jeff Mattson for the Nashville, Tenn., two years ago, returned last summer annual D-Jam, a “rock against hunger” to work with bassist Chris Fafalios on what will be the show Saturday at the Rex Theater, South band’s seventh full-length album, led by the newly Side, benefiting the Greater Pittsburgh teased single “Thrilled.” Community Food Bank. Absent from the project are guitarist Paul Meno- The Grateful Dead, as well tiades and drummer Cory Muro (Badboxes), who had know, will mark its 50th anniversary been working together, post-Punchline, in the now- with a series of “Fare Thee Well” shows defunct band The Composure. over the Fourth of July Weekend at Chi- “They had personal differences at the time when we cago’s Soldier Field with the reunion of wanted to record the album, so we had to make the dif- surviving members , , ficult decision to do it just Steve and I,” Mr. Fafalios says. and , plus Taking on drum chores, at the suggestion of produc- ’s , er Marc McClusky, was Jon Lewchenko, of the Chicago and . band Mighty Fox. This local show will have a similar repertoire and purpose, obviously on a “We programmed all the drums and then he came in much smaller scale, with singer-guitarist at the end and played on the songs we wanted him to Mattson, who broke into the Dead zone play on. Some of the songs we stuck with programmed by playing with drums,” Mr. Fafalios says. as well as former Dead backup singer They’re looking at the third or fourth week of May for Donna Jean Godchaux as Donna Jean the album release and, in the meantime, they have an and the Tricksters (with his other band, animator doing a music video for their favorite song on Zen Tricksters). In 2009, Mr. Mattson re- the album, “How Do You Sleep.” placed in Chicago’s Dark Jeff Mattson, guitarist for Dark Star Orchestra, will perform at Saturday’s D-Jam, a “After that, we’ll figure out if touring should be what Star Orchestra, a tribute band known for “rock against hunger show” at the Rex Theater. comes next, or more stuff on our end (more recording/ performing complete Dead shows. another music video). Either way, I am totally psyched,” theCAUSE, which centers its sets he says around the Grateful Dead, Phish, The list, but we also are doing a Jeff original, Portico along with a demonstration on Punchline, which formed in Belle Vernon in 1998, broke Beatles and , has a history out of Pittsburgh with two albums on Fueled by Ramen in of drawing on the Dead community for one of our originals and a tune from an- urban gardening by Grow Pittsburgh. other well-known jam-band.” The song was written and performed by the mid-’00s. It released the EP “So Nice to Meet You” on D-Jam. Three years ago, they recruited its own label, Modern Short Stories, in 2012, after which , who has played in numer- Mr. Weingrad says that while he has to jazz/rock singer Katie Simone, Steve E. Ad- Mr. Soboslai released his solo debut under the name Blue ous Dead spinoffs, including Phil Lesh change his guitar-playing approach to ac- ams (The Critics, The Left) and Steve Bod- and Friends, and Rat- commodate a guest musician, “Jeff is a to- ner (Damaged Pies) and was shot by his of Colors. Dog. Two years ago, they got Mr.Mattson, tal pro and there’s still great space for us to nephew, Ian Bodner, a 16-year-old student Mr. Fafalios says regardless of what happens with who is managed by Jack Barton, who had have wonderful interplay with each other, at Franklin Regional High School, with the other members, “Steve and I plan to release prior experience with the Food Bank as without stepping on each other’s toes. It’s sponsorship by Burns White LLC and art Punchline albums until we’re 80. We’ve been a band an employee at WYEP. always a truly special treat to play with a and design by Francis Cleetus. for 18 years now, it’s impossible to stop.” “I had so much fun playing with musician of his caliber.” “We are trying to raise awareness and For further reading, go to http://chrisfafalios.tumblr. theCause at the D-Jam two years ago,” The Dark Star Orchestra starts its pride in the city highlighting its diversity com, where the bassist explains the reunion and ranks Mr. Mattson says. “I was thrilled when spring tour next week and will play the of architecture, neighborhoods and cul- (just about) every Punchline song. His fave is “Uni- All Good Festival in Summit Point, W. Va., tures as well as its natural scenic beauty. they asked me to be a part of it again verse” from the last EP. this year. Helping out the Food Bank is a July 9-11. We are also trying to increase the profile cause that’s close to my heart. There is no Tickets for Saturday’s 21 and over of WhyHunger and the Greater Pitts- TRIBUTE TO LOU good reason why at this time everyone in event are $20 and can be purchased at burgh Community Food Bank in the pro- www.pittsburghfoodbank.org. The Rex is cess by images in the video,” Mr. Bodner ! Lou Reed, who will America doesn’t have enough to eat. The be inducted into the Rock members of theCause are great musi- at 1602 E. Carson St. Doors open at 7:30 said in a statement. and Roll Hall of Fame for cians and wonderful folks and I can’t wait p.m., music at 8:30 p.m. The release coincides with A Show to to see what kind of musical mischief we Benefit WhyHunger featuring Norman a second time on April 18, can get into this year.” WHYHUNGER BENEFIT Nardini, Slim Forsythe and His New Pay- will get a Pittsburgh tribute “Jeff will sing most of the Jerry [Gar- The city’s landscape is the star in a new day Loaners and The Damaged Pies at Sunday at Club Cafe. Loose Cannon Creative cia] tunes, and Pappy [Eric Weingrad] video for the song “The Lights on Grant,” Club Cafe, South Side at 6:30 p.m. Friday. It was organized by Mi- Michael T. Nolan — orga- most of the Bobby [Weir] tunes, but Jill created by Pittsburgh Musician’s for Hun- Tickets are $8; www.whyhunger.org chael T. Nolan, who fronts nized a Pittsburgh tribute [Paone Simmons] will also do leads,” says ger Relief. the goth/industrial band to the late Lou Reed. Scott Mervis: smervis@post-gazette. David Tauberg, bassist for theCAUSE. The video premiere will take place at com; 412-263-2576. “We do have lots of Grateful Dead on the noon Friday at the City-County Building SEE SCENE, PAGE W-11 ,#))+('."% ,/+)-"*!&))& $ THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2015 $ WWW.POST-GAZETTE.COM WE-11

stead Music Hall, 6, 8 p.m., $25/$30; TF. CONCERTS, FROM PAGE W-4 THE WAR ON DRUGS: Stage AE, June 9, 7 MIKE TRAMP: Hard Rock Cafe, May 6, 7:30 p.m. doors, $22/$25. TM. p.m. $13-$15; TF. FLOGGING MOLLY/GOGOL BORDELLO: TORO Y MOI: Mr. Smalls, May 7, 9 p.m. Stage AE Outdoors, June 12, 6 p.m. doors, $18/$20; TW. $38.50/$40; TM. IN THIS MOMENT: Stage AE, May 7, 6 p.m. NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK/TLC/NELLY: doors, $25; TM. Consol Energy Center, June 14; TM. PONCHO SANCHEZ LATIN JAZZ BAND: Man- ROB ZOMBIE: Stage AE Outdoors, June 16, chester Craftsmen’s Guild, May 8, 7 and 9:30 6 p.m. doors, $39.50/$43; TM. p.m. $65; 412-322-0800 or www.mcgjazz.org. DAMIEN RICE: Stage AE, June 18, 6:30 p.m. STYX: Stage AE, May 8, 6:30 p.m. doors, doors, $38.50/$40; TM. $35; TM. IMAGINE DRAGONS/METRIC/HALSEY: CLUTCH/MASTODON: Stage AE Outdoors, Consol Energy Center, June 19, 7:30 p.m., $28- Matt Dayak May 10, 7 p.m. doors. $29.50/$32; TM. $57; TM. Cold Weather — Alex Platz, Sarah Lacy and Mark Ramsey. BREAKING BENJAMIN: Stage AE, May 13, 7 PAUL WELLER: Mr. Smalls, June 19, 9 p.m. p.m. doors, $35; TM $30; TW. IN FLAMES: Stage AE, May 14, 6:30 p.m. DIERKS BENTLEY: First Niagara Pavilion, SCENE, FROM PAGE W-10 breaking up. doors. $25/$28; TM. June 20, 7 p.m., TM. “At the time I thought it was a temporary PRIMAL SCREAM: Mr. Smalls, May 14, 8 /UMPHREY’S MCGEE: Venus in Furs, which took its name from the setback, but it ended up taking a long time p.m. $29.50; TW. Stage AE, June 21, 5 p.m. doors, $45. TM. Velvet Underground’s 1967 debut album. to get back to a place in my life where I could DARIUS RUCKER: First Niagara Pavilion, May BARENAKED LADIES/VIOLENT FEMMES/ He’ll be joined by Bill Munz (ex-Scapegrace), focus on music enough to write, record and 15, 7 p.m. $30-$49.50; TM. COLIN HAY: Stage AE Outdoors, June 23, 6 Todd Porter (The Cheats), Dirk Miller (Rusted perform with a band,” Mr. Ramsey says in the INTERPOL: Stage AE, May 16, 7 p.m. doors. p.m. doors, $35; TM. Root), Jeremy Creamer (Daath), Bettie Rage, bio. He formed Cold Weather in 2012 with $28/$30; TM. KID ROCK/FOREIGNER: First Niagara Pavil- Sean Styles, Danielle Dawgiello and Larry bassist Sarah Lacy and drummer Alex Platz. RAIN: TRIBUTE TO BEATLES: Benedum, ion, June 28, $20; TM. Dawgiello. “The style of music has changed, the songs May 16, 8 p.m. $32.25-$62.25; TrustArts.org, DAVID CROSBY: Carnegie of Homestead “Larry sent me a note [about doing a trib- are new, but it does feel like I’m picking back 412-456-6666. Music Hall, June 28, 8 p.m., $39-$69; TF. ute], and that was all I needed to hear,” Mr. up the work I meant to be doing all along.” TECH N9NE: Stage AE, May 18, 6 p.m. TRAIN/THE FRAY/MATT NATHANSON: First Nolan says. “It gave me a chance to rethink It’s good rainy day headphone music with doors. $25; TM. Niagara Pavilion, June 30, 7 p.m., $25-$79.50; some of Lou’s stuff in a new way. We blended Mr. Ramsey singing in a melancholy whisper WILLIAM FITZSIMMONS/DENISON WIT- TM. acoustic and electronic and applied it to his over a soft bed of acoustic guitar and key- MER: Mr. Smalls, May 18, 8 p.m. $18; TW. work. He will either spin in his grave or laugh boards and drums. Some songs, like “See PSYCHEDELIC FURS: Mr. Smalls, May 19, 8 JULY at what we did. Venus in Furs may put the You in the Sun,” break through the fog with a p.m. $30/$32; TW. /FALL OUT BOY: First Niagara tunes together and release them as an EP on dramatic crescendo. ALL TIME LOW: Stage AE, May 21, 6 p.m. Pavilion, July 2, 7 p.m., $20-$62.75; TM. iTunes as well. I guess I am a sucker for Lou.” Recorded over the last two years by pro- doors, $25; TM. MUDHONEY: Mr. Smalls, July 8, 7:30 p.m. They do not intend to dig into his final work, ducer Jake Hanner (Donora), it’s perfectly suit- ZAC BROWN BAND: First Niagara Pavilion, $16/$18; TW. the much-maligned Metallica collaboration able for a bookstore release show. May 24, 7 p.m., $34-$68; TM. VANS WARPED TOUR: First Niagara Pavilion, “Lulu.” “Our music,” he says, “is relatively quiet MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS: Stage AE, July 9, $; TM. “I heard so much bad press about that that and contemplative and most of our songs May 26, 7 p.m. doors, $25/$30; TM. HOZIER/DAWES: Stage AE, July 28, 6:30 tried to avoid it a bit,” Mr. Nolan says. “I love follow a narrative, so I hope that our music KENNY CHESNEY/ERIC CHURCH: , p.m. doors, $37.50; TM. the idea though. He really didn’t seem to care would appeal to a lot of readers.” North Shore, May 30, 5 p.m. $39-$250; TM. J. COLE/BIG SEAN: First Niagara Pavilion, what people wanted out of that. He did exactly The show is at 7:30 p.m. 4754 Liberty CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH: Mr. Smalls, July 30, 6:30 p.m., $35-$77; TM. what he wanted to do and that was that!” Ave., Bloomfield, with Fun Home and Sleep May 30, 9 p.m., $16/$18; TW. The show is at 8 p.m. Cover is $5; www. Experiments. Admission is $5; all ages. WEIRD AL YANKOVIC: Palace Theatre, May ELKO CONCERTS clubcafelive.com. 31, 8 p.m. $45-$65; TF. REX THEATER 412 381-6811 WIZ AT SXSW Fearless, bold, unapologetic, and COLD WEATHER MUSIC ! Pittsburgh doesn’t have much of a big JUNE freaking hilarious ! Cold Weather, a local trio that fits com- presence at SXSW this year, but one of the big- TAME IMPALA: Stage AE, June 3, 7 p.m. fortably in the slowcore/dream-pop genre, will ger showcases will be headlined by Wiz Khalifa. doors, $25. TM. issue its debut album, “When Waking,” with a He will play at the Austin City Limits Live at MY MORNING JACKET: Stage AE, June 4, 7 release party at the East End Book Exchange the Moody Theater show just after midnight p.m. doors, $38.50/$40; TM. 4 WEEKS on Friday. Friday. Chevy Woods and Taylor Gang are TAYLOR SWIFT: Heinz Field, June 6, 7 p.m. AWAY The band is fronted by Mark Ramsey, who also on that bill, along with Ghostface Killah, $49.50-$200; TM. was previously in the band Uni-V that signed Smoke DZA and others. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND: First Niagara Pavil- to the indie label Crank! (Mineral, Cursive, — Scott Mervis: smervis@post-gazette. ion, June 6, TM (on sale Feb. 13). Fireside), where it released three songs before com; 412-263-2576 FATHER JOHN : Carnegie of Home- FRIDAY, APRIL 10 8:00 PM

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By Robert Croan Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

oreador, en garde! Toreador! Toreador! T These words evoke what is, arguably, the most instantly and RING OF universally recognizable tune in opera. They start the refrain of the aria “Votre toast,” familiarly known as the “Tore- ador Song” from Act 2 of Bizet’s 1875 opera “Carmen.” You don’t have to be an opera buff to recognize the melody. Once you’ve heard it you’ll never forget it. Anyone who’s made it to adulthood in Western civilization knows the tune. HONOR “Votre toast” is sung in the opera by the bullfighter Escamillo, a relatively small leading role. He is there as a foil for PITTSBURGH the tenor, Don Jose, who gives up his ca- reer for the eponymous gypsy. After his entrance solo turn, Escamillo reappears OPERA GOES at the end of Act 3, then just before the final scene in a duet with Carmen that BACK TO takes less than two minutes. Baritone Morgan Smith, who will portray Escamillo in Pittsburgh Opera’s A CLASSIC production at the Benedum Center, says, “Escamillo is one of those roles that gives the audience the illusion that he’s WITH BIZET’S on stage more than he really is. His mu- sic is on stage sometimes when he isn’t. ‘CARMEN’ And like Don Giovanni, he’s a kind of spokesperson for [conventional] mascu- linity. You have to be careful not to be- come a caricature.” The New York-raised baritone, now based in Seattle, first sang Escamillo in 2007. At 40, he has sung all the smaller baritone and bass-baritone parts in this opera. This will be his fifth production as Ralph Musthaler/Post-Gazette the toreador. Rinat Shaham will sing the lead role of Carmen in Pittsburgh Opera’s production of the Bizet work. The word “toreador” was invented by “Carmen’s’ librettists, Henri Meil- hac and Ludovic Halevy, who needed a MUSIC REVIEWS tle care that was given to this entire effort. four-syllable word to fit Bizet’s melody. A TALE OF TWO The Zurich production, filmed in 2009, us- The French word for bullfighter is torero es the grand opera version and emphasizes (same as in Spanish). Escamillo’s coun- formances, separated by 37 years, are only the downfall of Don Jose, who, in Matthias terpart in Prosper Merimee’s novella, on ‘CARMENS’ nominally the same opera. Hartmann’s updated staging, is an awkward, which the libretto is based, is referred to The 1972 Metropolitan Opera recording was naive nerd. He squirms at Micaela’s attempt as a picador. In any case, toreador quickly made in connection with a new production, to deliver a kiss from his mother, then falls entered the language. Merimee’s novella, intended to be staged by the incoming gen- for Carmen’s charms, to his own calamity. significantly, is the story of the downfall Recordings are rated on a scale of one to eral manager, Goran Gentele, who was killed Jonas Kaufmann is the Jose of this genera- four stars. tion, caressing the ear with his burnished in an automobile accident shortly before the SEE CARMEN, PAGE W-20 season’s opening. That production boasted an bronze timbre, portraying every gradation Bizet: “Carmen,” with Marilyn Horne all-star cast, led by Marilyn Horne and con- of the misguided Brigadier’s awakening to and James McCracken, Leonard Bern- ducted by Leonard Bernstein, and may be the passion and descent to madness. His “Flower stein, cond. Metropolitan Opera, reis- first time the Met used Bizet’s original opera- Song” is something for the ages. PREVIEW sue of 1972 recording. Pentatone, 2 CDs Vessellina Kasarova is a Carmen to be !!!! comique version with spoken dialogue. It had been staged with Ms. Horne in mind, and Mr. reckoned with: tough, unsubtle, physically ‘Carmen’ Bizet: “Carmen,” with Vesselina Kasa- riveting and vocally rock solid. She is sur- Bernstein had her particular vocal attributes Where: rova and Jonas Kaufmann, Franz Welser- in mind as he molded musical elements as a prisingly unsexy, however, even when she Benedum Center, Down- Most, cond. Zurich Opera, 2009. Decca, 1 approaches dominatrix status by having Jose town. !! vehicle for his own colorful conception. DVD Even without the visual component, this crawl at her feet, and she is never sympa- When: 8 p.m. Saturday, 7 p.m. is a vivid production in which each charac- thetic, even in her last moments. Michele Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. March 27, 2 These newly released “Carmen” record- ter has profile and individuality.Ms. Horne’s Pertusi sings “Votre toast” splendidly, al- p.m. March 29. ings illustrate the wide range of interpreta- highly inflected “Habanera” is one example, though he’s a little long in the tooth for a to- Tickets: $12.75-$195.75; 412- tions that this iconic opera can handle. From but even the contributions of the other two rero, while Franz Welser-Most conducts with 456-6666 or www.pittsburghop- light to a heavy approach, spoken dialogue women in the Card Scene, and James Mc- bland competence, offering few new insights era.org. vs. musical continuity,dramatic focus on the Cracken’s sensitive attempts to sing softly in into this familiar score. heroine or her anti-hero lover, these two per- Don Jose’s “Flower Song,” testify to the sub- —Robert Croan, Post-Gazette ,#))+('."% ,/+)-"*!&))& $ THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2015 $ WWW.POST-GAZETTE.COM WE-13

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“Oblivion” features Lisa Velten Smith, left, and Quentin Mare as hip parents Pam and Dixon, Point Park University grad Julia Warner as their daughter, Julie, and Christopher Larkin as Julie’s friend Bernard. The comedy opens in previews at City Theatre Saturday. Playwright Carly Mensch WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE

AN ACT OF FAITH PUTS FAMILY TIES TO THE TEST IN NEW CITY THEATRE PLAY ‘OBLIVION’

By Sharon Eberson PREVIEW unexpected turn of events — think what pursue, and I got into acting,” the actor Pittsburgh Post-Gazette the hippie parents on “Family Ties” must said. have gone through when they realized Christopher Larkin’s Bernard at first Pam and Dixon are having that experi- ‘Oblivion’ their oldest son espoused the values of an is unaware he has abetted Julie in deceiv- ence many parents have when they look at Where: City Theatre’s Hamburg Stu- investment banker. ing her parents. He’s on course to make a their teenage son or daughter and think, dio, 1300 Bingham St., South Side. In her New York Times review of film with Julie that would please his idol, “Who is this alien living in my home?” “Oblivion” at the Westchester County the film critic Pauline Kael. Playwright Carly Mensch, a producer When: Saturday through April 26. Previews 5:30 p.m. Saturday; 7 p.m. Playhouse, Anita Gates wrote that the “I never had that kind of idolatry grow- of the HBO series “Weeds,” titled her play has “sitcom leanings.” Quentin ing up. I still don’t have a single person or family comedy “Oblivion” — a title that Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday; Mare, who plays Dixon, said, “It had me especially a filmmaker of any kind that functions in the sci-fi realm but works and 8 p.m. next Thursday. Then laughing out loud, which is something I I worship,” Mr. Larkin said. “But I think equally well when worlds collide unex- performances run 7 p.m. Tuesdays; don’t do often when reading.” Bernard’s self-doubt, being his biggest pectedly inside a nicely gentrified Brook- 1 and 7 p.m. Wednesdays; 8 p.m. With the laughs, though, are the com- lyn home. Thursdays and Fridays; 5:30 and 9 self critic, is something I easily relate to. plexities of navigating parenthood and It probably started somewhere around ju- In the play’s Pittsburgh debut at City p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Theatre, Type A Pam is a TV documen- marriage when one person does the un- nior year in high school and it’s only got- Tickets: $36-$62; 412-431-CITY or expected or disappoints the other. Family ten worse as time goes on. …” tarian, and her husband, Dixon, a drop- citytheatrecompany.org. out lawyer who writes fiction and enjoys ties are tested, in particular the mother- “Our little ray of sunshine,” Mr. Mare his weed. They consider themselves to daughter bond. teases his co-star, and everyone laughs. be open-minded until they learn daugh- Ms. Smith was reminded of something They are seated around a folding table in ter Julie has been lying to them: Instead Smith, who plays Pam, recently moved to that “Quentin mentioned early on in the a City Theatre rehearsal room, well into of going on a planned college visit, she’s Pittsburgh. process: Pam really speaks to Julie as if the process of becoming a theater family gone on a religious retreat with her friend “My first read-through I instantly con- we are equals … and I believe there is under the guidance of Stuart Corden, a Bernard. She’s finding her way to God nected with Julie,” Ms. Warner said of something with mother and daughter, frequent director at City. instead of Wesleyan, and that couldn’t the alienated teen who had been seeking ‘You will follow down this path because “I think the chemistry was there from be further from her parent’s expecta- a clique to call her own. “I too, played this is the best path for you.’ And so it re- the beginning,” Ms. Warner said. “I was tions than if she’d hopped a spaceship to basketball in middle school, but I was ex- ally is tense and very scary for Pam when so excited to work with these people just Mars. tremely shy and awkward and didn’t have she finds out what Julie is into. That’s from the first day. ” It’s enough to shake anyone’s faith in that many friends. It took me a while to when it becomes earth-shattering and her “We all came in with open hearts and a the things they believed to be self-evi- find my niche, my group of friends. That’s belief is shaken.” willingness to trust each other,” said Mr. dent. how I fell into theater. I was instantly Dixon also has taken an unexpected Mare, with Ms. Smith adding, “I think “Oblivion’s” cast of four is made up drawn to Julie and I think her journey is path in life, one that Mr. Mare can relate that speaks a lot to Stuart. He picked an of newcomers to City, among them Julia something everybody goes through.” to “entirely. ” amazing team.” Warner, who plays high school junior Ju- While Julie is finding herself, her par- “I used to work in the bond market, lie. Ms. Warner is a Point Park graduate ents are trying to maintain their liberal and I, like him, left a ‘legitimate’ profes- Sharon Eberson: seberson@post-gazette. now based in New York, and Lisa Velten cool and figure out what to make of this sion where there was lots of money to go com or 412-263-1960. Twitter: SEberson_pg. ,#))+('."% ,/+)-"*!&))& $ THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2015 $ WWW.POST-GAZETTE.COM WE-15 ON FILM WALLY SHAWN: LADYKILLER Film festival at work By Barbara Vancheri Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ACTOR PLAYS IBSEN’S WOMANIZING ARCHITECT IN ‘MASTER BUILDER’ Filmmaker , who made Oscar history with “The Silence of the Lambs,” By Barry Paris along with the producer of an Academy Award Pittsburgh Post-Gazette winner for best foreign film and a Barack Obama impersonator (and movie subject) are It’s been a long time — 33 years, to be ex- expected at Carnegie Mellon University’s Inter- act — since actor and direc- national Film Festival starting today. tor famously dined in front The event, in its ninth season, will show of a camera. Now, if not quite by popular 19 films from 14 countries and highlight the demand, they’re together again thanks to theme of “work as passion.” Henrik Ibsen and Jonathan Demme. It will open at 7:15 tonight at the Regent Ibsen’s “A Master Builder” — directed by Square Theater, 1035 S. Braddock Ave., with Mr. Demme and featuring the two stars of Mr. Demme’s “A Master Builder,” an adap- “My Dinner With Andre” — opens the ninth tation of a Henrik Ibsen play that was in re- annual CMU International Film Festival hearsal for Broadway for 14 years. tonight in high fashion, appropriate to its Mr. Demme, who swept the 1991 Oscar race theme this year, “Faces of Work.” with the thriller largely filmed in Pittsburgh, Nobody ever worked harder than Solness is expected at the evening showing after a 4:30 (Mr.Shawn) to get where he is — the pinnacle p.m. “Face to Face With Jonathan Demme” at of success as a great architect. But did he get the Philip Chosky Theatre in CMU’s Purnell there honestly? Did he undercut old Brovik Center for the Arts. CMU drama students will (Mr. Gregory), who gave him his start? And be admitted for free to the afternoon program, has he been sabotaging the career of Brovik’s all others, $10 each. For tickets to this question son Ragnar (Jeff Biehl) along the way? and answer session, call 412-268-2407. Of more prurient interest, Solness has Wallace Shawn toys with the affections of Lisa Joyce in Jonathan Demme’s “A Master Build- Tickets for the opening night movie and re- been having a hot affair with Ragnar’s fi- er,” opening the CMU International Film Festival tonight. ception are $20 or $10 for seniors (60-plus) and ancee Kaja (Emily Cass McDonnell), under students. General admission for all others, $10 or Ragnar’s clueless nose — if noses may be $5 for seniors and students. A full-access festival said to be clueless. Mrs. Solness (Julie Hager- lying, rationalizing and devastating everyone MOVIE REVIEW pass is $50 or half-price for seniors and students. ty) knows, or at least suspects, everything. around him before cheerfully dispatching Much more information, including guests, But her manipulative, egomaniacal hubby them until the next occasion for their abuse. I shorts, related exhibitions and other events, keeps running roughshod over everybody. love his bad-taste-in-the-mouth pronunciation ‘A Master Builder’ !!! can be found at cmu.edu/faces, but here is the He builds tall buildings. He occupies the of “RAG-nar!” — like Seinfeld’s “NEW-man!” Starring: Wallace Shawn, Andre expected lineup: height of his profession. — whenever he’s forced to utter the name. Gregory, Julie Hagerty, Lisa Joyce. “A Master Builder” — Festival director Jolanta But as a super-sexed womanizer, holding His Achilles heel? Rated: calls this “a wonderful film about the human He’s afraid of heights. three beauties mesmerized for life? Ibsen de- R in nature for adult themes and sensuality. condition — meeting a dictatorial architect trying After a lifetime of bullying his wife, em- scribes Solness as an imposing middle-aged to justify the hardship he inflicted on others in man, “strong and vigorous, with close-cropped ployees and mistresses alike, he now wants order to achieve his success.” 7:15 tonight at to make peace. But along comes sexy,angelic curly hair,dark moustache and thick dark eye- Regent Square Theater, with reception. Hilde (Lisa Joyce) to unhinge both his agony brows.” Short, bald Wally Shawn? With his mad, tear-stained eyes; sexy Hilde’s eyes of a and ecstasy — as well as his planned escape charming but not exactly erotic lisp? Lolita-like nymphet — and the nervous ten- “Dior and I” — A documentary that takes route from here to eternity. No way he’s gonna drive women crazy. sions between and among all of them. moviegoers inside the world of the Christian Mr. Gregory, who staged “Master Builder” “But he captured the magnitude of the Ingmar Bergman meets Tennessee Wil- Dior fashion house where Raf Simons is working in New York 14 years ago, found its previous guy — the intellectual,” said Mr. Demme. liams, in a way. Mr.Demme shoots almost all on his first haute couture collection as its new translations replete with brilliant passages He’s right about that. But I once saw the late of it in tight close-ups, occasionally zooming artistic director. 7:15 p.m. Friday at CMU’s Mc- plus “completely incomprehensible and bor- great Dame Judith Anderson play Hamlet. for emphasis. Conomy Auditorium in the University Center. ing” ones. Mr. Shawn volunteered to retrans- She was riveting and unforgettable. But she Among the sublime-to-ridiculous answers “Secret Sharer” — Contemporary romantic late it — although he spoke not a word of Nor- was not Hamlet. of those 100 questions is Mr. Gregory’s: He thriller, inspired by the Joseph Conrad novella, wegian. Mr.Demme described that process in Talk about “problem” plays. There’s a calls “Master Builder” a meditation on find- set on the South China Sea. Director Peter Fuda- phone interview with me this week: lot of autobiographical stuff here in the is- ing grace “just as the clock is about to strike kowski, who produced the Oscar-winning “Tsotsi,” “Wally had the original text blown up large, sues Ibsen was trying to work out. “A Doll’s midnight” and you realize that “the last great will attend. 7:15 p.m. Saturday, McConomy. then he had a Norwegian translator write the House,” at least, was resolved. As Stella creative adventure is dying in a positive way. ” Short Film Student Competition — 2:30 synonyms [of key words] in the margins. He Adler put it: “When Nora walked out at the H.L. Mencken, on the other hand, said the p.m. Sunday, Melwood Screening Room, 477 picked the ones he liked best and, with cer- end, the whole world heard the door slam.” play’s most profound, bottom-line meaning Melwood Ave. tain cuts and changes of emphasis, did his “Master Builder,” on the contrary, raises is: “That a man of 55 or 60 is an ass to fall in “Bad Hair” — A 9-year-old boy’s desire a hundred questions and leaves us to supply love with a flapper of 17.” own translation and screenplay. ” for straight hair provides a prism to examine It is, overall, very faithful to Ibsen, except the answers. “If Ragnar rises, I go down,” The truth probably lies somewhere in for a dubious hospital framing device. But says Solness. His fear of the younger genera- between. You have to see this challenging working-class Caracas, Venezuela, and racism, conveying the play’s difficult dialogue to tion pushing him aside is worse than (or the Jonathan Demme film and decide for your- violence, poverty, homophobia, and the search live audience from a theater stage vs. an same as) his fear of death itself. self exactly where. for beauty. 5 p.m. Sunday, McConomy. unseen viewer from an intimate film set re- Mr.Demme, like Louis Malle, takes a spare, “A Master Builder” screens at 7:15 tonight “A Dangerous Game” — Filmmaker Anthony quires wholly different acting styles. minimalist, straightforward approach to his only at the Regent Square Theater. Director Baxter’s follow-up to “You’ve Been Trumped,” an In that regard, the performances elicited material and gets out of the way of it. There Jonathan Demme will attend the opening- expose of Donald Trump’s heavy-handed acquisi- here by Mr.Demme are superb — as we might is enormous intelligence and artistic integ- night reception. Admission: $20; $10 students tion of a fragile coastal wilderness area in Scot- expect from the man whose “Silence of the rity in his effort. He largely employs a play of and seniors. land to build a luxury golf course. This continues Lambs” generated five Oscars. Mr. Shawn’s the eyes: Brovik’s tearful, hopeless, despair- the Scottish saga and documents a similar casting in the title role, however, is problem- ing old eyes; Ragnar’s huge, hysterical eyes; Post-Gazette film critic emeritus Barry atic as well as brilliant. He is deliciously slimy, Kaja’s constantly terrified eyes; Mrs. Solness’ Paris: [email protected]. SEE FEST, PAGE W-21 WE-16 ,#))+('."% ,/+)-"*!&))& $ THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2015 $ WWW.POST-GAZETTE.COM

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By Melissa McCart Pittsburgh Post-Gazette REVIEW Some natives and longtime residents of != satisfactory !!= good Lawrenceville had been apprehensive about !!!= excellent !!!!= superlative the coming of Senti. Set on the ground level of the new Doughboy Square apartments, the restaurant is yet another sign that the neigh- Senti Restaurant & Wine Bar borhood could become overdeveloped and 3473 Butler St., Lawrenceville too expensive for those who have been living here over the long haul. New neighbors and 412-586-4347 visitors are more pleased by the progress. 1 They point to the smattering of restaurant !! ⁄ 2 openings as bright notes through this late Hours: 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. lunch; 5 to winter gray stretch. 9 p.m. dinner, Tuesday through Thurs- After the opening of Piccolo Forno, Mat- teo’s and San Lorenzo, Senti is the fourth day; 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., lunch, 5 to sit-down Italian restaurant to debut between 10 p.m. dinner, Friday and Saturday; 34th and 45th streets on Butler Street. You 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. brunch, Sunday. can see the Senti sign as you walk by, a neon Basics: The Italian restaurant Senti cursive mural in the back of a restaurant serves elegant, yet accessibly priced ensconced by a wall of plate-glass windows. dishes for lunch and dinner that are Colorful abstract oil paintings hang on either Larry Roberts/Post-Gazette best enjoyed with an ambitious selec- side, on walls painted in rich hues. One dining area at Senti gives a street level view of Butler Street in Lawrenceville. tion of Italian wines. I like the place more than I thought I Dishes: Fritto mista, arugula salad, would. This is neither a red sauce spot nor is radicchio with white beans, fettuccine it trendy and overreaching. Having opened about two months ago, Sen- Mexican Kitchen + Cantina in Garfield pomodoro, orecchiette con broccoli ti, which loosely translates to “of the senses,” and worked as the opening chef at Bridge rabe, salmone, arancini, fish of the is shaping up to become a good neighborhood Ten Brasserie on the South Side and at day, espresso budino. restaurant. Directed by restaurateur Franco Baum Vivant in Shadyside (both of which Prices: Salads $8-$8.50; antipasti Braccia and his wife, Annette Ishida, the res- have closed). “He has a delicate sensibility $7-$11.50; soups and pastas $6.50- taurant offers graceful plates of Italian cui- as far as cooking,” Ms. Ishida said. $12.50; entrees $20-$24; side dishes sine at fair prices, with an emphasis on wine For starters, the fritto misto ($13) is $5; desserts $7.50. with a bite, a meal or on its own. playful, served in a butcher paper cone Summary: Street-parking, wheelchair- The three nights I visited, most of the men on an oval plate, filled with fried shrimp, accessible, enomatic wine service, $20 wore jackets and the women leaned toward calamari and batons of fried vegetables. corkage, credit cards, reservations. dressing up. They often stopped in the bar The capesante al rosemarino ($10.50) offers that’s the focal point of the place, with seat- a more refined plate that’s sheathed with ing in rooms on either side. This setup makes Bill Wade/Post-Gazette a thin layer of beet apple puree, the back- for a cozy space, despite that the restaurant Franco Braccia and his wife Annette Ishida, ground for three nicely caramelized scal- seats 90, with more to come with the opening owners of Senti. lops, garnished with triangles of speck. A Pan-seared salmon ($18) atop farro is of the patio in the spring. special, golfball-sized arancini ($10.50) are straightforward Pittsburgh pleaser (just It is striking that even when Senti is full, moist but not gummy, served beside barely look at any menu and you’re likely to find you cannot hear the conversation of the pa- an overwhelming visit to a PLCB store. But charred shrimp. salmon.) Yet on one visit it’s fine and another trons next to you at the bar or at the tables, when the wines are gone they’re gone, re- An arugula salad arrives perfectly it’s nearly inedible, an undercooked fist of a unless, of course, they’re yelling. Which is to placed by another varietal that catches Mr. dressed, dotted with supremed citrus, fillet. Duck breast ($24) served with roasted say that even if a fishbowl dining room isn’t Braccia’s attention. while a menu addition, the beef cheek vegetables is cooked perfectly well, but it’s the place for a secret meeting, Senti is sur- Originally from Italy’s Abruzzo region, ravioli ($10) is a lovely presentation, but not terribly interesting. On another night, prisingly intimate. Mr. Braccia is a very warm host. Impeccably a swirl of balsamic vinegar transforms a the fish special, a branzino fillet ($27), pairs The bar is small enough for a lone bar- dressed, he visits every table, something visi- starter into a meaty dessert. On another with perfect gnocchi and a bright salsa verde. tender. He’ll walk you through an extensive tors to Lidia’s in the Strip would remember visit for a birthday, the cuttlefish ($8.50) It’s so popular that it often sells out. collection of Italian varietals if you’d like. when he was the general manager there for with triangles of polenta were quite good, Desserts aren’t complicated, and they can Or he’ll give you an empty glass if you’ve the past few years. along with the radicchio salad with cream be great. Order one with a fine coffee or a added money on your card for the enomatic Servers are with-it when it comes to of beans ($8.50), a bitter-chalky pairing pour of Averna as a digestivo and you’ll be dispenser across from him, where you can knowing the food and recommending wine, that’s actually delicious. on your way. I was smitten with the espresso choose your own wine and pour, from a sip, although this is the kind of place I’d like to A manageable portion of orecchiette with budino ($7.50), which comes with little warm 3-ounce or a 5-ounce pour of Vermentino, linger over a dinner. With plates timed for broccoli rabe ($10.50) is served with fragrant doughnuts on a plate dressed with flowers. Cortese di Gavi or Brunello. fast-clip delivery, it’s not really an option un- roasted garlic. And while some may like an Traditionalists should go for the chocolate “I wanted to give people the option to try less you state the preference up front. addition of roasted red peppers and slivered bread pudding or the tiramisu (also $7.50). good wines without having to commit to buy- Many of the dishes are inspired by Mr. almonds, they’re not necessary. “Tastes as it Senti is a sign that the new Lawrenceville ing a full bottle,” Mr. Braccia said. Braccia’s longtime friend Enrico Scolari, a should,” said a friend at my table about a sweet is maturing. And that may be a good thing. It’s a good idea, as Pittsburghers seek Michelin-starred chef from Italy, who was fettuccine pomodoro ($11), a simple, lovely out more interesting wines, yet may feel in town for the opening. Shawn Carlson is dish. The spaghetti with salsa ($11) with an on- Melissa McCart: 412-263-1198 or on Twitter hindered by a restaurant’s price point or the executive chef; he has cooked at Verde ion anchovy sauce, was the table’s favorite. @melissamccart. ,#))+('."% ,/+)-"*!&))& $ THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2015 $ WWW.POST-GAZETTE.COM WE-19 Munch goes to Circolo

Want to start an argument that will blend of pork, beef, veal and spices served ($18), a solid pie with a San Marzano to- inflame passions with the heat of a thou- in a cast-iron skillet ($13). Meatball spots mato sauce base, sopressata, Italian sau- sand brick ovens and inspire as much munch are also in vogue of late and those at Cir- sage, pancetta, hand-pulled mozzarella, rancor as the great Mt. Lebanon deer colo are as good as you’ll find. and basil. culling debate of 2015? DAN GIGLER Typically one wouldn’t come to an Ital- The “Broke Da Mout” ($16) was some- Make only this simple query: What’s ian place to order wings, but these whole what less successful. Although the com- your favorite pizza? [email protected] or chicken wings finished off in the wood- ponents were all good — San Marzano Ask a hundred people, you’ll get a hun- Twitter @ PGMunch. Become a Facebook fired oven and topped with a house srira- tomato sauce, broken meatballs, ricotta, dred answers. When you adjust further Friend of Munch at cha chili sauce were well worth making hand-pulled mozzarella, caramelized on- for regional styles and toppings, the de- www.facebook.com/munchPG. an exception. ions, roasted mushrooms, fire roasted red bate might only be slightly less polarizing A misstep was the artisan Italian meat peppers, and oregano — the engineering than Kanye West’s sunny disposition. and cheese sampler ($11). While the fon- on this one was more Leaning Tower and We’ve been in the midst of an ongo- building on East Carson Street in the tina, maytag bleu, provolone, aged asiago, less Sistine Chapel. That is to say that the ing pizza revolution here in Pittsburgh, South Side, which previously housed a sopressata, capicola, prosciutto were of toppings were too heavy for the thin pizza one that started slowly but has picked up dumpy sports bar. acceptable quality, the whole plate was and kind of fell off the crust making it steam in recent years. While the neigh- Owners Troy and Dana Potteiger so heavily drizzled with a balsamic re- hard to eat (at least without utensils). borhood slice shops remain legendary,the sought a more mature audience for the duction it looked like a Jackson Pollock For dessert, an outstanding piece of a wood and coal-fired gourmet creations of establishment (read: not college kids painting. Although visually appealing, house-baked cheesecake ($5) was a per- trained pizzaolos that were once a true swilling cheap hooch) and to that end, the sweet and sticky balsamic completely fect ending. novelty and limited to a small handful the makeover, which includes an upstairs overpowered everything else, ruining the In his 2014 autobiography, actor Neil of destination spots around the region piano lounge and cigar bar, is already a otherwise decent selection of meats and Patrick Harris said “Magic is like pizza: are increasingly commonplace. Consider great success, creating a warm space that cheeses. even when it’s bad, it’s pretty good,” and that just a few years ago there were none is just as comfortable to have a nosh and However, that same balsamic reduc- while I’d stop short of calling the pizzas in Downtown Pittsburgh, now there are a glass of wine alone as it is on a date tion was put to great use in the excellent at Circolo “magic” they easily surpass four there alone and outstanding pies are or with a group of friends. Service was mushroom formaggi pizza ($16), acting the pretty good barometer. being slung from Upper St. Clair to Har- excellent on multiple visits and the bar as an excellent complement to the garlic mony. staff is particularly good, as is the selec- ricotta cheese, roasted cremini mush- Circolo is at 2100 E. Carson St., South The latest to join the competition is tion of craft beers, wines and cocktails. rooms, sharp fontina cheese, fresh thyme, Side; 412-251-5240; circolopgh.com. Circolo (literally “circle”), which is show- In addition to the pizzas, chef William and white truffle oil, with a nice consis- ing quite a bit of promise since opening Scherz designed a menu of red sauce sta- tency to the crust. Dan Gigler: [email protected] in late January in a handsome corner ples like the house signature meatballs, a Another winner was the Salumist and on Twitter @gigs412.

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From Web reports ship to what she was singing. What people liked was her versatility.” She may have stopped the show at the Candid, he has always been. And when Oscars — with an assist from Julie An- it comes to “The Sound of Music,” the drews. But don’t expect Lady Gaga to hit ever-knowledgeable Mr. Sondheim — who the Broadway boards in “Sweeney Todd,” turns 85 Sunday (“Agingis no fun,” he says. “A Little Night Music,” “Sunday in the “My memory isn’t sharp. All your energies Park With George” or “Into the Woods” diminish”) — has more than a passing fa- anytime soon. miliarity. When he was a young man, Mr. Why not? Because those shows’ formi- Sondheim’s mentor was “Sound of Mu- dable composer-lyricist, Stephen Sond- sic’s” lyrical poet Oscar Hammerstein II. heim, wasn’t a fan of the performance — to As for 2013’s live TV version of “The put it mildly. Sound of Music” with Carrie Underwood, “On the Academy Awards she was a which was followed last year by a live TV travesty,” Mr. Sondheim tells The Times version of “Peter Pan” starring Allison of London (and also picked up by Playbill. Williams, Mr. Sondheim said: “From what com). “It was ridiculous, as it would be little I’ve seen, they’re so embarrassingly from any singer who treats that music in bad you have to sit and make fun of them semi-operatic style. She had no relation- or you’re just wasting your time.”

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By Rob Owen Pittsburgh Post-Gazette talkshows The creative team behind the Glenn Close-starring “Damages” brings its time-hopping, piece-together-the-puzzle bag of tricks to Net- ! 9 a.m. WTAE: Live! With Kelly and flix’s latest drama series, “Bloodline,” a deep dive into the lives and dys- Michael — Kevin Hart; Carey Mulligan; functional relationships among members of a Florida Keys family. co-host Erin Andrews. (N) (CC) Available Friday via Netflix streaming, “Bloodline” was created and ! 9 a.m. WPXI: Today — John Green; written by Todd A. Kessler, Daniel Zelman and Glenn Kessler. The se- Jonathan and Drew Scott. (N) (CC) ries stars Kyle Chandler as John, the seemingly most responsible son ! 10 a.m. KDKA: Dr. Phil — Guests’ of the Rayburn family, which gathers loved ones make it difficult to lose TV REVIEW to celebrate 45 years of parents Robert weight. (CC) (Sam Shepard) and Sally Rayburn (Sissy ! 10 a.m. WTAE: The Meredith Vieira Spacek) operating a tony B&B. Show — ‘Bloodline’ The Rayburn matriarch and patriarch Bridgit Mendler; Jessie Pavelka. are joined by county sheriff John and his (N) (CC) When: Available ! family, daughter Meg (Linda Cardellini), 10 a.m. WPXI: The Ellen DeGeneres Friday via Netflix Show — Madonna; Ellie Kemper; Heaven streaming. who’s spotted cheating on longtime boy- friend Marco (Enrique Murciano); quick- King and her mother perform. (N) (CC) to-draw-conclusions son Kevin (Norbert ! 11 a.m. WTAE: The View — Raven Leo Butz), who has a family secret of his Saeed Adyani Symone and Caroline Rhea; Emmy Ros- own he’s hiding; and drunk and disorder- Kyle Chandler, left, and Ben Mendelsohn portray brothers in a Florida sum; Malik Yoba. (N) (CC) ly bad seed Danny (Ben Mendelsohn), whose return to the Keys sets off Keys family in the Netflix series “Bloodline.” ! 11:34 p.m. WPXI: The Tonight no end of trouble for the Rayburns. Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Ben Still- Early in the premiere episode, John says in voiceover narration, er; Tim Gunn; Rixton. (N) (CC) “I couldn’t have known where all this would end up,” which is set to advantage, drawing viewers in with his role as the family (and county) ! 11:35 p.m. WTAE: Jimmy Kimmel flash-forward of John dragging an unconscious Danny through a peacemaker, and then turning presumptions on their head. Live — Bill Murray; “The Walking Dead” marsh in a rainstorm. “Bloodline” is one of those murky slow starters that doesn’t draw cast members; The Weeknd. (N) (CC) By the closing seconds of the pilot episode, viewer expectations are viewers in as much as it strings them along, providing just enough ! Midnight TBS: Conan — Will . confounded when characters begin to show truer stripes and John’s clues to maybe keep folks around for the next episode. There’s little (N) narration announces, “We’re not bad people, but we did a bad thing.” urgency to the storytelling, which is as slow-paced and easy-breezy ! 12:35 a.m. KDKA: Late Show With Episode two further upends expectations when everything a view- as lying in a hammock strung between two palm trees on a Key West David Letterman — er and one character suspects of another turns out to be wrong. The beach. Matthew Perry; Ad- episode also hints at violence in the past that might explain the lousy It’s a show ready made for fans who revel in piecing together some- am Scott; Kishi Bashi. (CC) ! relationship between Danny and his father, and it begs the question: Is times partial clues; it’s not a propulsive soap of the “House of Cards” 12:36 a.m. WPXI: Late Night With Danny really a bad seed or just one terribly unlucky guy who’s been variety with juicy plot turns that inspire craving. Seth Meyers — Jay Leno; Sara and Erin mistreated, which turned him into the unreliable, eager-to-tweak-his- Foster; Seaton Smith. (N) (CC) family, manipulative monster he has become? TV writer Rob Owen: [email protected] or 412-263-2582. Read ! 1:37 a.m. KDKA: The Late Late Mr. Chandler uses audience expectations, based on his great dad, the Tuned In Journal blog at post-gazette.com/tv. Follow RobOwenTV Show — Judd Apatow; Adam Sandler; great husband, great coach, “Friday Night Lights” character to his best on Twitter or Facebook. Lena Dunham. (CC)

ful and charming the voters. Rated PG-13 for violence including battle se- encounters with the the likes of JB Smoove, Tracy newondvd Directed by Will Gluck, this “Annie,” which quences and intense images. Morgan, Kevin Hart and Cedric the Entertainer. drags at two hours, is bursting with photogenic — Post-Gazette Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, ‘ANNIE’ ""½ New York scenery and a cast that is a mixed crude humor, language throughout and some This “Annie” update comes with topical musical bag, Mr. Foxx being the strongest and ‘TOP FIVE’ """ drug use. — Post-Gazette references such as Twitter followers, movie Ms. Diaz the worst. Chris Rock wrote, directed and stars as product placement and smart-home technology. Rated PG for some mild language and rude Andre Allen, a comedian who made a trio of hit Its modern-day humor. movies as Hammy ‘PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR’ — Post-Gazette heroine is Quven- the Bear but has ""½ zhane Wallis, from switched gears for a “Penguins of Madagascar” provides an origin “Beasts of the ‘EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS’ serious movie about story of sorts for the birds who were supporting Southern Wild,” """ a Haitian slave re- characters in the three “Madagascar” movies. who plays Annie, Not your grandfather’s “The Ten Command- volt. He’s days away The penguins, here on the prowl for crunchy a foster child liv- ments,” this is a Ridley Scott production star- from his wedding to Cheesy Dibbles snacks, land in the clutches of ing with four other ring Christian Bale as Moses and Joel Edgerton a reality TV star (Ga- octopus Dave (voice of John Malkovich). He has girls in the Harlem as Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses. brielle Union) when never forgiven the penguins for the way he was apartment of a Of the recent biblical films, “Exodus,” at 150 he’s forced into an brushed aside when the adorable creatures ap- failed singer, Miss minutes, is most like an old-fashioned epic. Gabrielle Union and interview by a quick- peared at the zoo. Hannigan (Cam- One where the plagues roll through like minia- Chris Rock witted New York In an effort to thwart a dastardly plan by Dave eron Diaz). ture horror movies. Times reporter, Chel- to exact revenge for his shabby treatment, the Jamie Foxx and Quven- It provides the briefest of background for sea Brown (Rosario feathered four fall in with an elite force of secret zhane Wallis in “Annie.” Annie meets an unlikely good Sa- those who don’t know their Bible stories, the Dawson), who is determined to get something agents who help animals in need. The frenetic maritan in mayoral accents are all over the map but never laugh- beyond the standard answers. animated adventure works overtime to be clever candidate Will Stacks (Jamie Foxx) and before able and the story inspirational on a grand “Top Five” tracks Andre and Chelsea during with wordplay that seems aimed at adults. you can say Social Services home inspection, level. It also stars Sigourney Weaver, John Tur- the course of a jam-packed day that includes rev- Rated PG for mild action and some rude humor. Annie is living with the workaholic mayoral hope- turro, Ben Kingsley and Aaron Paul. elations and relapses. It’s a shaggy collection of — Post-Gazette WE-24 ,#))+('."% ,/+)-"*!&))& $ THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2015 $ WWW.POST-GAZETTE.COM ENDS SATURDAY AT LEVINS! MANUFACTURERS’ LIQUIDATION Due to this year’ssevere winter weather our manufacturers were left with MANUFACTURERS’ dangerously high inventories. We have made special deals to liquidate all overstock furniture and mattresses and are passing the savings on to you. DISCOUNTS SAVE UP TO 1/2 OFF AND MORE UP TO (Excludes Tempur-Pedic, Serta FURNITURE AND MATTRESS COMPARE AT PRICES** and Sealy Special Purchases) $

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