Sunday, March 29, 2015

Dreamweaver Marketing Associates News, Georeg Benson Returns to Pittsburgh

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GEORGE BENSON RETURNS TO PITTSBURGH
SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2015 | 8:00PM | BENEDUM CENTER
TICKETS GO ON SALE MONDAY, MARCH 30 AT 10:00AM
Pittsburgh, PA—Rich Engler will present guitar great George Benson live in concert with a special guest at the Benedum Center in Pittsburgh, PA on Saturday, May 9, 2015, at 8:00 p.m.  Tickets ($45-$65) go on sale Monday, March 30, 2015 at 10:00 a.m.  Limited gold circle seats ($100) will also be made available.  Tickets are available online atwww.TrustArts.org, by calling 412-456-6666 or in person at the Box Office at Theater Square, 655 Penn Avenue.  Limited gold circle seats will be made available.
Appreciated as both a musician and performer by millions, George Benson has always had the dual role of expert improviser and vibrant entertainer. He has consistently placed his keenly discerning art in the service of a rousing good time. Rounding out his singular approach with sly, seductive rhythm and blues, he’s earned himself an impeccable reputation as one of music’s most enterprising and engaging stars.
Few might have predicted that striking level of stardom some forty years ago, when Benson was a fledgling guitarist working the corner pubs of his native Pittsburgh. That’s where his desire to please a crowd was born. “I was an entertainer first,” he says proudly.  “As a kid I sang, danced, and played the ukulele in a nightclub. As my career has progressed, I’ve had the pleasure of playing with the baddest jazz cats on the planet. But that doesn’t change my desire to entertain folks. That’s really who I am.”
With hits such as “This Masquerade,” “On Broadway,” “The Greatest Love of All,” “Give Me the Night” and “Breezin,” George Benson fans won’t want to miss this incredible evening of great songs and great music up close in the Benedum Center.
For more information: http://www.georgebenson.com/
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Saturday, March 28, 2015

Dreamweaver Marketing News, THE ANDY WARHOL MUSEUM ANNOUNCES PEARLSTEIN, WARHOL, CANTOR: FROM PITTSBURGH TO NEW YORK, OPENING MAY 2015



  
 
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Image: Leonard Kessler, Andy Warhol, Dorothy Cantor, and Philip Pearlstein on Carnegie Institute of Technology campus, ca. 1948, courtesy of the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution


Image: Philip Pearlstein, Art Class, ca. 1946–47, courtesy of Betty Cuningham Gallery











 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THE ANDY WARHOL MUSEUM ANNOUNCES PEARLSTEIN, WARHOL, CANTOR: FROM PITTSBURGH TO NEW YORK, OPENING MAY 2015

 
Pittsburgh, PA, March 24, 2015 —

Pearlstein, Warhol, Cantor: From Pittsburgh to New York
May 30 – September 6, 2015

The Andy Warhol Museum announces its latest exhibition, Pearlstein, Warhol, Cantor: From Pittsburgh to New York, opening to the public May 30, 2015.
This exhibition explores the work of Philip Pearlstein, Andy Warhol, and Dorothy Cantor as students at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Tech (now Carnegie Mellon University), and as young, aspiring artists in New York City. This period of the late-1940s to early-1950s was one of close association between Warhol and Pearlstein as they were fellow students, roommates in New York, and enthusiastic artists working in commercial illustration. Cantor, one year behind them in school, was equally pursuing her work, but abandoned her practice to start a family with Pearlstein. This exhibition—co-curated by Jessica Beck, assistant curator of art, and Matt Wrbican, chief archivist—is the first to study this important early period for the three artists.
“This exhibition sheds light on the student work of all three artists—a period of an artist’s career that is usually reserved for research,” says Beck. “For the first time, audiences can see these early assignments and discover how the artists hesitantly and yet boldly found their way in the competitive art world. This glimpse into the past provides a new and exciting context for seeing their mature work.”
With Pittsburgh as the starting point for all three, this exhibition features a collection of rarely seen paintings and drawings for the students’ assignments from their Carnegie Tech professor Robert Lepper. The works include images of Pittsburgh cultural landmarks: the dinosaur fossil displays at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, the interior of the Carnegie Music Hall, the old Duquesne Gardens arena, and others.
Pearlstein and Warhol graduated in 1949 and headed to New York City, where they both worked in graphic design. Warhol was immediately successful as a commercial illustrator with his blotted line drawings, whereas Pearlstein struggled to hone a marketable style, and instead began drafting book covers and industrial manuals, while working with some of the great graphic designers of the 20th century. Cantor struggled to find her way in the male dominance of New York; in 1950 she and Pearlstein married, and in the late 1950s Cantor abandoned her art to begin a family. Among other works, the exhibition presents her visual explorations of the built environment: bridges, highways, and Manhattan’s labyrinthine subway stations.
Told alongside the story of the trio as they relocated from Pittsburgh to New York is Pearlstein’s path from art school to the military, and back again. Pearlstein entered Carnegie Tech in 1942 before he was drafted in 1943 and assigned to the Training Aids Unit, where he first learned the screenprinting process and developed weapons assembly diagrams and map symbols. In 1944 he was sent to Italy, stationed near Naples, Rome, and then Florence, spending his leave time studying Italian Renaissance frescos.
Pearlstein first met Warhol when he returned to Carnegie Tech in 1946 on the GI Bill. He committed himself to carving out a distinct style, moving away from genre painting to experimenting with abstraction, a style he maintained until the late 1950s, when he progressed from painting landscapes to figures. Turning away from abstraction, Pearlstein became committed to figurative realism, his signature style. The current exhibition includes Pearlstein’s most-recent paintings—a never-before-exhibited new series featuring nude models wearing antique animal masks. This late series represents what Pearlstein refers to as his “most complex work to date.”
Supplementing the exhibition are period photographs of Pearlstein, Warhol, and Cantor in Pittsburgh and New York. An illustrated exhibition catalogue supported by Betty Cuningham Gallery featuring Pearlstein’s memories of those times accompanies the show.
Exhibition support is provided in part by The Fine Foundation.

EXHIBITION RELATED PROGRAMS

Public Opening: Pearlstein, Warhol, Cantor: From Pittsburgh to New York
Friday, May 29, 2015
7–10 p.m.
Warhol entrance space and second floor
Join us for the reveal of our latest special exhibition Pearlstein, Warhol, Cantor: From Pittsburgh to New York with a cash bar and swing-era jazz playlist provided by Mike Plaskett and Dale Abraham of Rhythm Sweet & Hot on 90.5 WESA. This opening is part of Good Fridays, offering half-price museum admission and a cash bar Fridays from 5–10 p.m.
Free with museum admission

Sound Series: Betty Douglas & Co.
Friday, June 19, 2015
8 p.m.
The Warhol theater
The Warhol welcomes Betty Douglas & Co., for an evening of jazz, presented in connection with the exhibition Pearlstein, Warhol, Cantor: From Pittsburgh to New York. Douglas is a Pittsburgh-based artist and musician, who studied in Carnegie Tech’s Department of Painting and Design, overlapping with Pearlstein, Warhol, and Cantor, and became the program’s first African-American graduate in 1951. She and her band comprised of Lou Schreiber (keyboards), Rex Trimm (sax), John T. ("Smitty") Smith (drums) and Dave Pellow (bass), have developed a set reflecting the era of the late 1940s and early 1950s—the period covered in the exhibition—including classics by such iconic performers as Billie Holiday, Eartha Kitt, and Mabel Mercer.
Tickets $10 / $8 members & students; visit www.warhol.org or call 412.237.8300



The Warhol receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency; and The Heinz Endowments. Further support is provided by the Allegheny Regional Asset District.
 
About The Andy Warhol Museum
Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the place of Andy Warhol’s birth, The Andy Warhol Museum holds the largest collection of Warhol’s artworks and archival materials and is one of the most comprehensive single-artist museums in the world. The Andy Warhol Museum is one of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh.  Additional information about The Warhol is available at www.warhol.org.
About Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh
Founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1895, Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh is a collection of four distinctive museums dedicated to exploration through art and science: Carnegie Museum of Art, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Carnegie Science Center, and The Andy Warhol Museum.

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Dreamweaver Marketing News, THE 2015 EQT CHILDREN’S THEATER FESTIVAL


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contacts:Shaunda Miles, Director of Public Relations, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
412-471-1578/Miles@TrustArts.org
Diana Roth, Communications Manager, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
412-471-8717/Roth@TrustArts.org
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Search name: 2015 EQT Children's Theater Festival


PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TRUST ANNOUNCES
THE 2015 EQT CHILDREN’S THEATER FESTIVAL
OFFERING EXTENDED HOURS, FLEXIBILITY AND A NEW VENUE
MAY 14 ̶ 17, 2015 
CULTURAL DISTRICT, DOWNTOWN PITTSBURGH
Pittsburgh, PA—The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announces the 29th annual EQT Children’s Theater Festival. This family-friendly festival will be held May 14 ̶ 17, 2015 throughout the Cultural District in downtown Pittsburgh for kids of all ages. The festival is sponsored by the EQT Foundation, the charitable affiliation of the EQT Corporation.
Established in 2003, the EQT Foundation provides education for children, as well as adults, values the development of safe and diverse livable communities, and is committed to the preservation of natural resources. EQT Foundation prides itself on being a responsible corporate citizen and sponsors programs that promote an understanding of culture and heritage.

The EQT Children’s Theater Festival brings diversity and unique experiences for everyone to enjoy. The festival is known for its ticketed performances from around the globe, free outdoor arts, music and installations, and unique free hands-on activities for people of all ages. The festival is opened to those of all ages, and it challenges and surprises the audience with the quality of the performances being offered. A full day can be planned that will range from theater to visual arts and more!

This year’s festival will feature five sensational shows, along with one large-scale interactive art installation. While show times will occur throughout the day, many evening show times will be available. The Cabaret at Theater Square will be used for the first time for the ticketed performance of Umbo, a stimulating and colorful experience for the youngest audience members, ages 6 months through 4 years. The brand new outdoor, interactive installation will also be featured and announced at the press event being held on Monday, April 13 at 10:30 a.m. in the Peirce Studio, downtown Pittsburgh. There will also be new and exciting activities on the festival grounds for people to discover, and the hours this year will be extended from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. to allow flexibility for families who want to explore more of the festival shows. While the performances and activities are planned throughout the Cultural District, the center of the festival is located in a pop up park on Penn Avenue between 7th and 9th Streets. Again, crossing guards and volunteers will be on hand to help visitors navigate through the festival areas and directional signs will be posted, as well.
The 2015 EQT Children’s Theater Festival features ticketed performances by artistic companies from Denmark, Netherlands, Mexico, Australia and Scotland, along with a variety of free events happening throughout the Cultural District. Theater venues include the Byham Theater, Trust Arts Education Center and the newest venue for this year’s festival which includes the Cabaret at Theater Square.
For more information regarding the EQT Children’s Theater Festival, please visit Trustarts.org/PGHKIDS.

SENSORY-FRIENDLY PERFORMANCESThe most famous and beloved little dog in children’s literature, SPOT, will be featured in sensory-friendly performances located at the Byham Theater, 101 Sixth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. More information on this production is provided below.
PARKING AND TRANSPORTATIONPlease visit www.ParkPGH.org, for information regarding parking lots and garages in the Cultural District.
A number of convenient and affordable pre-paid parking vouchers are available for the Theater Square Parking Garage, entrance located on 7th Street. Call 412-456-6666 for more information.
The Cultural District is serviced by public transportation options through the Port Authority of Allegheny County.  For more information, visit http://www.TrustArts.org/visit/public_transportaion/
Crossing guards and volunteers will be on hand to help visitors navigate through the festival areas and directional signs will be posted, as well.  Please note that all of the featured performances and activities are within walking distance.

FOOD OPTIONSFood truck vendors will be offering food options on the Festival grounds. Vendors will only be accepting cash. Seating is available at the pop up LilyPad Park on Penn Avenue between 7th and 9th Streets.

TICKETS AND INFORMATIONTickets begin at only $5 for the new outdoor installation and $8 for stage shows. Multi-show packs are available and offered for as low as $6 per show! Visit www.TrustArts.org/PGHkids, call (412) 456-6666, or pick up tickets in person at Theater Square Box Office, 655 Penn Avenue. For groups of 10+ call (412) 471-6930, or visitGroupSales@TrustArts.org.
The Festival grounds and featured performance venues are fully handicapped accessible. ASL interpreters are provided for featured performances upon request when requests are made at least 10 business days in advance. For information and questions, please call (412) 456-6666.
For information about the Cultural District, visit http://www.TrustArts.org/about/explore/

FEAUTURED TICKETED EVENTS

Adventures of RobinhoodVisible Fiction | ScotlandIn a forest somewhere near you, there is a band of brothers seeking to rid the land of evil and return hope to the poorly treated. They are lean, mean, trained justice-fighting machines. Armed with whatever comes their way, nothing is as it seems in Sherwood Forest, but one thing is for sure...no scoundrel is safe!
60 minutes
Best for ages 7+
www.visiblefictions.co.ukVenue: Byham Theater, 101 Sixth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Thursday, May 14, 2015: 10:15 AM
Friday, May 15, 2015: 10:15 AM
Saturday, May 16, 2015: 4:00 PM, 7:00 PM
Sunday, May 17, 2015: 11:00 AM

ManxmouseTheatergroep Kwatta | NetherlandsBased on the book by Paul Gallico, Manxmouse is a play about being yourself told with puppets, animation, and music. The brave Manxmouse is one-of-a-kind. He has bright blue fur, huge rabbit ears, and a distinct lack of a tail. Follow Manxmouse on a journey filled with foxes, elephants, tigers, hawks, and cats big and small.
60 minutes
Best for ages 5+
www.kwatta.infoVenue: Trust Arts Education Center, 805-807 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Thursday, May 14, 2015: 10:15 AM, 12:15 PM
Friday, May 15, 2015: 10:15 AM, 7:00 PM
Saturday, May 16, 2015: 2:45 PM, 7:00 PM
Sunday, May 17, 2015: 11:00 AM, 4:30 PM

UmboTeatro Al Vacio | MexicoA joyous, playful and stimulating experience for the youngest of audiences. Share a special moment with your little one in a colorful world filled with play, exploration and discovery. Follow Umbo as he grows–just like you!
30 minutes
Best for ages 6 months-4 years and their grown-ups. All children require a ticket since the show is created for babies and toddlers ages 6 months-4 years and their companions. One adult will sit with each baby. Additional adult companions or guests will be seated in chairs surrounding the playing space.
teatroalvacio.blogspot.mxVenue: Cabaret at Theater Square
Food and beverage service is not being offered for these performances. 
Thursday, May 14, 2015: 10:15 AM, 12:15 PM, 2:30 PM

Friday, May 15, 2015: 10:15 AM, 12:15 PM, 2:30 PM
Saturday, May 16, 2015: 10:00 AM, 11:45 AM, 4:00 PM
Sunday, May 17, 2015: 10:00 AM, 11:45 AM, 4:00 PM

SpotTheater Terra | NetherlandsWith books published for over 30 years around the world, Spot by Eric Hill is the most famous and beloved little dog in children's literature. Go along with Spot to the farm where all of the animals are lost. Spot and his friend Helen are going to need your help to find the animals and bring them back to the farm. Can you recognize the sounds of the animals and help find them?
50 minutes
Best for ages 3-7
theaterterra.nlVenue: Byham Theater, 101 Sixth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
*Sensory-friendly performance time, including reduced sound, modified lighting, etc.
Thursday, May 14, 2015: 12:15 PM, 7:00 PM
Friday, May 15, 2015: 12:15 PM, 7:00 PM
*Saturday, May 16, 2015: 10:00 AM, 1:00 PM
*Sunday, May 17, 2015: 3:00 PM, 5:45 PM

Hansel and GretelTeatret Gruppe 38 | DenmarkThis production of Hansel and Gretel is based on the original by the Brothers Grimm. It stays true to the dark nature of the original story and is strictly for children ages 8+ and adults.  This production includes dim lighting, moments of complete darkness, potentially startling theatrical moments, and themes such as abandonment and potential harm.
40 minutes
Best for ages 8-adults. Children under the age of 8 will NOT be admitted. No late seating. Please arrive 10 minutes before show time.
www.gruppe38.dk/enVenue: Trust Arts Education Center, 805-807 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Thursday, May 14, 2015: 7:00 PM
Friday, May 15, 2015: 12:15 PM, 7:00 PM
Saturday, May 16, 2015: 11:45 AM, 5:30 PM
Sunday, May 17, 2015: 1:00 PM




Children's Theater Series and FestivalThe Children’s Theater Series and Festival, a division of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, opens the door for children to experience professional performing arts programming which inspires, challenges, educates, and stimulates respect for and an understanding of all cultures in an entertaining and enlightening way.  The Children’s Theater Festival (celebrating its 29th year in 2015) is one of only four international children’s festivals in the nation.  The Children’s Theater Series (2014 ̶ 2015), now in its 45th season, introduces children to the arts early in life sparking their interest and appreciation so they continue to enjoy and support the arts as they grow up.  For more information, visit: www.TrustArts.org/kids


Pittsburgh Cultural TrustThe Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has overseen one of Pittsburgh’s most historic transformations: turning a seedy red-light district into a magnet destination for arts lovers, residents, visitors, and business owners. Founded in 1984, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is a non-profit arts organization whose mission is the cultural and economic revitalization of a 14-block arts and entertainment/residential neighborhood called the Cultural District. The District is one of the country’s largest land masses “curated” by a single nonprofit arts organization. A major catalytic force in the city, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is a unique model of how public-private partnerships can reinvent a city with authenticity, innovation and creativity. Using the arts as an economic catalyst, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has holistically created a world-renowned Cultural District that is revitalizing the city, improving the regional economy and enhancing Pittsburgh’s quality of life. Thanks to the support of foundations, corporations, government agencies and thousands of private citizens, the Trust stands as a national model of urban redevelopment through the arts.  www.TrustArts.org
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Dreamweaver Marketing News, Pittsburgh Public Theater Presents Othello


Contact Margie Romero, Communications Manager at Pittsburgh Public Theater
412.316.8200 ext. 707 or mromero@ppt.org

Pittsburgh Public Theater Presents
Othello
Amanda Leigh Cobb
Directed by Ted Pappas, Shakespeare’s timeless tale of love and lies features Teagle F. Bougere in the title role and a superb cast of 18.
PITTSBURGH (March 26, 2015) Pittsburgh Public Theater’s 40th anniversary Season of Legends continues withWilliam Shakespeare’s great drama, Othello. Directed by Ted PappasOthello runs April 16 – May 17, 2015 at the O’Reilly Theater, Pittsburgh Public Theater’s home in the heart of Downtown’s Cultural District. For tickets call 412.316.1600 or visit ppt.org.
Jeremy Kushnier
Pappas has set his fast-paced new production of Othello in mid-19th century Venice and Cyprus. He has assembled an extraordinary cast to tell this thrilling and timeless story of jealousy, betrayal, and heartbreak. In the title role is Teagle F. Bougere, who received great acclaim last season for his performance here in An Iliad. Making his Public Theater debut as Iago is Jeremy Kushnier, who appeared on Broadway in Jersey BoysRentFootloose, and Jesus Christ Superstar.Returning to play Desdemona is Amanda Lee Cobb, who was last seen at The Public as Sibyl in Private Lives.
Also returning as Desdemona’s father, Brabantio, is Edward James Hyland (ElectraHarry’s Friendly Service). Paul Terzenbach, who performed
Teagle F Bougerie
in Good People, plays Cassio and Michael MacCauley, seen here last season in Noises Off, plays Montano.
Public Theater favorites include Daniel Krell as Lodovico, Larry John Meyers as Gratiano, and David Whalen as the Duke of Venice. The Public welcomes Christopher McFarland as Roderigo, Jessica Wortham as Emilia, and Robin Abramson as Bianca. Also featured are Shaun Cameron HallRoss KobelakJoseph MartinezAndrew William MillerGarrett Storm, and Michael Sullivan.
The designers for Othello are James Noone (Scenery), Gabriel Berry (Costumes), Kirk Bookman (Lighting), andZach Moore (Sound). Randy Kovitz is the Fight Director and Casting is by McCorkle CastingRuth E. Kramer is the Production Stage Manager and Caitlin Roper is the Assistant Stage Manager.
Pittsburgh Public Theater Presents
Othello
April 16 – May 17, 2015
Performance Schedule
Tues. at 7 pm.
Wed. thru Sat. at 8 pm (except April 29).
Sat. at 2 pm (except April 18 & 25). Also 2 pm on Thurs., May 14.
Sun. at 2 & 7 pm (expect May 17 when the final performance is at 2 pm).
Press Night is Thursday, April 23. Opening Night is Friday, April 24.
Ticket prices start at $23.
Tickets for students and age 26 and younger are $15.75.
Discounts for groups of 10+ are available by contacting Katie Conaway at 412.316.8200 ext. 704 or kconaway at ppt.org.
For tickets call 412.316.1600 or visit ppt.org

Friday, March 27, 2015

Dreamweaver Marketing Associateds News, RAISIN' CANE: A HARLEM RENAISSANCE ODYSSEY STARRING JASMINE GUY & THE AVERY SHARPE TRIO




FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contacts:
Shaunda Miles, Director of Public Relations, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
412-471-1578/Miles@TrustArts.org
Diana Roth, Communications Manager, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
412-471-8717/Roth@TrustArts.org
Images available at:Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Press Room
Search name: 2015 RAISIN’ CANE 



THE PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TRUST ANNOUNCES
RAISIN' CANE: A HARLEM RENAISSANCE ODYSSEYSTARRING JASMINE GUY & THE AVERY SHARPE TRIO
HISTORICAL DRAMA HONORS 20TH CENTURY AFRICAN AMERICANSAND THEIR SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ARTS
THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2015 | 7:30PM | BYHAM THEATER

Pittsburgh, PA— The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announces the Pittsburgh premiere of Raisin’ Cane: A Harlem Renaissance Odyssey, starring Jasmine Guy and The Avery Sharpe Trio, which will be performed on Thursday, April
16, 2015, at 7:30 p.m., at the Byham Theater, 101 Sixth Street, Pittsburgh’s Cultural District.  This event is part of the Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents series, presented by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust.  The creative concept for this production was inspired by the classic 1923 Jean Toomer novel "Cane" and works by the musicians, composers, poets and actors of the Harlem Renaissance.  The Arizona Daily Star said, “Cane is a sweet salute to Harlem’s glory days” and the Dayton Daily News wrote the performance was “Lively, informative, motivating and entertaining…”
Tickets ($25-$50) are available online at www.TrustArts.org, by calling 412-456-6666, or in person at the Theater Square Box Office, 655 Penn Avenue.  Groups of 10 or more, please visit TrustArts.org or call 412-471-6930.
In the American Black community, during the years leading up to the Harlem Renaissance, there was a sense of building artistic expression.  Outlets and avenues for its poets, musicians, novelists, artists and actors were few.  But in 1918, as the first great World War concluded and thousands of African-American soldiers returned home victorious, this mountain of artistic expression was now ready to explode.

The words and thoughts of Jean Toomer, Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, Zora Neale Hurston, W.E.B. Du Bois and many others, became the voice of a new generation of African-Americans, looking forward but still struggling with the past and present.  These thoughts, songs, and images are woven into a panoramic experience that spans this extraordinary outpouring of artistic endeavor.  Raisin’ Cane is a window on this critical point in our history.
Starring the award winning actress, singer, and dancer Jasmine Guy, a modern day Griot, and the acclaimed Avery Sharpe Trio, Raisin’ Cane celebrates and honors the legendary voices of the Harlem Renaissance through text, song, music, movement, and imagery.  Raisin' Cane was written and conceived by Harry Clark with adaptation by Jasmine Guy and original musical score by Avery Sharpe. Production design was created by Gregg Bellon, with theatrical projection design by Daniel Foster.  The show is directed by Dan Guerro and produced by Jade Enterprises LLC.
Jasmine Guy has a regular presence on film, television, and stage.  She was the star of the Bill Cosby spin-off A Different World for which she won six consecutive NAACP Image Awards.   Recent television work includes The Vampire DiariesMelrose Place, NYPD Blue, and Dead Like Me.  A former dancer with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, she has also appeared in a range of Broadway and national productions including ChicagoGrease, and The Wiz. On film, she starred in Spike Lee’s School Daze, as well as in Harlem Nights, and Stompin at the Savoy.  Her collaborations over the years, from Bill Cosby to Spike Lee to Kenny Leon to the Atlanta Ballet, show her to be a multi-faceted star.  Ms. Guy is not only recognized as an accomplished actress, singer, and comedienne, but also as a director, writer and speaker.

Avery Sharpe is considered one of the greatest Jazz bassists of his generation.  He has performed and toured with many of the world’s top jazz musicians including Wynton Marsalis, Dizzy Gillespie, Cab Calloway, Bobby McFerrin, Pay Metheny and others.  Sharpe’s extraordinary composition skills are on display in Raisin’ Cane.  His exceptional works have been performed in every musical configuration from orchestras to the Grammy Award winning jazz recordings of Michael Brecker and McCoy Tyner. For performances of Raisin’ Cane, Mr. Sharpe is joined by the renowned percussionist Kevin Sharpe and acclaimed jazz violinist Diane Monroe.
To watch a video clip of Raisin’ Cane, visit: https://vimeo.com/102130750.

Pittsburgh Cultural TrustThe Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has overseen one of Pittsburgh’s most historic transformations: turning a seedy red-light district into a magnet destination for arts lovers, residents, visitors, and business owners. Founded in 1984, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is a non-profit arts organization whose mission is the cultural and economic revitalization of a 14-block arts and entertainment/residential neighborhood called the Cultural District. The District is one of the country’s largest landmasses curated by a single nonprofit arts organization. A major catalytic force in the city, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is a unique model of how public-private partnerships can reinvent a city with authenticity, innovation and creativity. Using the arts as an economic catalyst, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has holistically created a world-renowned Cultural District that is revitalizing the city, improving the regional economy and enhancing Pittsburgh’s quality of life. Thanks to the support of foundations, corporations, government agencies and thousands of private citizens, the Cultural Trust stands as a national model of urban redevelopment through the arts. For more information, visit TrustArts.org.
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DreamweaverMarketingNews, RAY DAY CALLIOPE’S ANNUAL FUNDRAISER


RAY DAY
CALLIOPE’S ANNUAL FUNDRAISER

(Pittsburgh, PA)- Calliope welcome to The Roots Cellar at The Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Friday, April 17, 2015 from 6:00-10:00 PM
More information is available online at www.calliopehouse.org or by contacting the Calliope office at (412) 361-1915.Tickets are $50 *plus handling fee.
This Calliope Annual Fundraiser is in honor of Ray Werner, past president and frequent contributor to Calliope. Ray is an ex-ad man and agency owner, responsible for such gems as “You’ve Got a Friend in Pennsylvania.” Since retiring from the ad business, he has become Pittsburgh’s own renaissance man: bread baker extraordinaire, musician, playwright, filmmaker, artist, teacher, volunteer, and trailblazer.
So please join us! Enjoy live music provided by the members of Hooley and other Pittsburgh acoustic music luminaries. Also included in the ticket price: good brew, fine wine, soda, and top-notch food. Don’t miss the acoustic music event of the year! And support a great cause to boot.


Ray Werner was born in 1938 in Freedom, PA, in a house on the side of a hill, and raised in a loving family by Chuck and Pauline Werner, the two most memorable people in his life.  The stories he tells -- in plays, films or music -- had their beginning at their kitchen table.
After a stint in the Army in Alaska, Ray graduated from Duquesne University in 1964 and studied playwriting at the Yale School of Drama. Then copywriting grabbed him, and he eventually became creative director at Pittsburgh’s largest ad firm, Ketchum, where he wrote and produced campaigns for H. J. Heinz, Alcoa, National Geographic, the telephone company, PA Tourism and others.  His “You’ve Got a Friend in Pennsylvania” was recently named the most memorable ad campaign in Pittsburgh's history.

In 1986 Ray started his own agency, with clients like Mellon Bank, UPMC and PA State Tourism.  A good while back, he sold the agency to pursue other writing, other projects.  In 2003 Ray was elected into the American Ad Federation Hall of Fame. He had a good run, and is still running, as a writer and consultant.  His business card reads, “Writer, Baker, Music Maker.”
A filmmaker, Ray wrote and produced the film “Tommy and Me,” that was part of the Pittsburgh Neighborhood Narratives feature film celebrating Pittsburgh’s 250th birthday. 



Ray is a playwright and member of the Dramatists Guild.  His short play, “Night Song,” was selected for the 2009 Source Festival in Washington, D.C., His trilogy “Elder Hostages” had a staged reading in 2011 at the Hazlett Theater in Pittsburgh and The Theater in the District in Cape Town, South Africa.  It premiered at the Pittsburgh Playwrights Theater in The Cultural District. He has had three one-acts in their annual Black and White Festival, and his “Redneck Revenge” was named audience favorite. His full-length play, Christmas Star, premiered in December, 2014, and featured the new song “Christmas Takes Me Back,” co-written with singer, songwriter Mike Gallagher.

Ray plays the anglo concertina and is a founding member of Hooley, Pittsburgh's first Irish traditional music group.  Two of his songs were recorded by the late Frank Patterson, one of Ireland's greatest tenors.

He was first Chairperson of Anne Mullaney's Friends for Haiti, a campaign that built two schools in Delandes, Haiti, managed by Partners in Progress, in memory of the incomparable Anne.
Ray is past President of the Board of the Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theater (PICT), and Calliope, Pittsburgh’s Folk Music Society.  Ray was awarded the first Spirit Award by PICT in 2013. He’s a former board member of the Pittsburgh Public Theater, the Leadership Board of The Pittsburgh Symphony, The Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh, and others.  He serves on the Marketing Committee of the Pittsburgh History Center and the board of The Magic Woods.
Ray and wife Susan have been blessed to help their St. Bede Parish build Our Lady of Apostles school in Uganda, which they visited in 2007.  And worked with Anne Mullaney's Friends for Haiti to build two new school buildings in Delandes, Haiti, managed by Partners in Progress, in memory of the incomparable Anne.

His most important community effort today is “Helping Cancer Patients Make Ends Meet,” inspired by his late brother Larry Werner.  He invites you to check out Larry’s Legacy at thepittsburghfoundation.com.

Ray is a serious home bread baker and a member of The Bread Bakers Guild of America.  His first community brick oven is in Braddock, PA and he hopes others will follow. He participated in the Mattress Factory's Gestures exhibit with his art installation, "Bricks and Bread."  In September, 2014, with fellow baker Rich Jones, they conducted a brick oven building workshop at Touchstone Center for Crafts in Farmington, PA, where they’ll be teaching classes on how to use a brick oven.

Ray and his Susan received an AIA Award for the restoration of The No. 7 Engine Company in the Strip (Architect, John Martine). They helped pioneer the first organic farmer’s market in Pittsburgh, Farmers @ Firehouse, now in its fourteenth season. 
They have four children and five grandchildren and live in Point Breeze, near St. Bede Parish, where Susan serves on various committees and Ray sings in their magnificent choir.

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Founded in 1976, Calliope is a non-profit music organization that organizes and administers a variety of concert series, a folk music school, and educational outreach programs.  As the premier promoter of roots music in southwestern Pennsylvania, Calliope’s mission is to promote and preserve traditional and contemporary heritage-based music and its allied arts.  Calliope programs are supported in part by the A.W. Mellon Education and Charitable Trust Fund of the Pittsburgh Foundation, The Allegheny County sales tax revenues awarded by the Allegheny Regional Asset District, The Heinz endowments, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, University of Pittsburgh Library System, and an anonymous donor. Calliope also thanks the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and Chatham University.
-- 
Lisa Alexander, MFA
PR Marketing Manager 
Calliope
6300 Fifth Avenue, 3rd Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
412-361-1915
www.calliopehouse.org

Sunday, March 22, 2015

Dreamweaver Marketing Associates, New and Noteworthy Books, "FOLLY OF MARKETING PLAN IN YOUR HEAD"



"Folly of the Marketing Plan in Your Head” truly will give you a 101 Reasons to Write One. And the K.I.S.S. List will make it simple for you. There are even downloadable templates to help you keep track of your information. You will learn where to start with goals and self evaluation. Both very important tools because if you don't know where you are going, you will never figure out how to get there. 

There are important lessons about 
• defining your product 
• whose needs it will satisfy 
• how to get your message out to them. 

In simple laymen's terms you will also learn 
• how to determine your best customer
• your target market 
• and your pricing strategy--the lost component of marketing.

In addition included are lessons on 
• super data and how it can help you to segment your market, 
• how to utilize long term evaluations of your sales results progress 
• and ways to eliminate your customers’ obstacles in doing business with you. 

This book covers everything from social media, customer appreciation and of course the personal touch. Come away with multiple ways to "touch" your clients so that you are "first on their mind" and their money is "in your bank account." 

Important Take Away from this book:
• Why you need a written marketing plan
• What you will learn about your business in the process of writing your marketing plan
• How writing and then implementing your plan will increase your bottom line sales and profit
• How to use your market data to keep your business fresh, growing and sustainable
• Resources that will help you with your marketing plan and in your business

Author and publisher, Joyce Faulkner says, "It's a quick read but you will go back many times to read again and garner more in depth information."


Folly of Marketing Plan in Your Head, 101 Compelling Reasons to Write One with K.I.S.S. List [Kindle Edition]

Joanne Quinn-Smith 

Kindle Price:$4.99

If you would like your book featured here, contact publisher 

Joanne Quinn-Smith at 412-444-5197 or CONACT