The Musical Box Restages Genesis '73 Tour

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PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TRUST ANNOUNCES CANADIAN BAND

THE MUSICAL BOX

TO PERFORM THEIR EXCLUSIVE RESTAGING OF

GENESIS' 1973 CONCERT TOUR

SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND 

BYHAM THEATER | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2013 | 8:00 P.M.

PITTSBURGH, PA:  The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents Canadian band, The Musical Box, at the Byham Theater inPittsburgh, PA on Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at 8:00 p.m.   The Musical Box will perform their exclusive and meticulously restaged Genesis’ 1973 concert tour, Selling England by the Pound.  Ticket prices start at $39.25.  For information, visit www.TrustArts.org, call (412) 456-6666, or in person: Theater Square Box Office, 655 Penn Avenue. This event is part of the Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents series.

About Genesis’ Selling England by the Pound
In the autumn of 1973, the concept of a rock show was redefined by Genesis, touring Europe and North America to promote the release of their fifth album, Selling England by the Pound.  Both the theatrical imagination of Peter Gabriel, original band member from Genesis, and the intricacy and intensity of Genesis' music reached their apexes and were enhanced by surrealistic sets and special visual effects, leaving audiences spellbound. For what proved to be one of the first-ever multimedia performances, Selling England by the Pound remains a vivid memory for those privileged to have attended it.


About The Musical Box’s restaging of Selling England by the Pound
Now, officially licensed by Genesis and Peter Gabriel, Canadian band, The Musical Box reproduces the 1973 classic in painstaking detail.  The show’s quality is a result of years of work by musicians, technicians, and collectors who used hundreds of photos and slides of the original concerts, videos, amateur films, newspaper and magazine articles, and information offered by numerous people who worked on or attended the Genesis shows 40 years ago.  These sources allowed for the masks, costumes, make-up, accessories, sets, lighting design, special effects, choreography, and musical presentation to be meticulously duplicated, including the use of the instruments that characterized the Genesis sound – the Mellotron, Hammond organ, Leslie cabinets, Hohner Pianet, Rickenbacker double-neck guitars, bass pedals, and more.

The band’s name-The Musical Box- originated from the Genesis song, of same title, from the 1971 album Nursery Cryme.  The Musical Box has presented restaged Genesis’ 1973 and 1974 concert tours Selling England by the Poundand The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway to audiences throughout North America and Europe.

The Musical Box’s creative team includes: Denis Champoux (acoustic and electric guitars); Denis Gagné (lead vocal, flute, percussion); Sébastien Lamothe (bass, bass pedals, 6-string and 12-string guitars, backing vocals); Martin Levac(drums, percussion, backing vocals); David Myers (keyboards, 12-string guitar, backing vocals); Sébastien Lamothe(musical direction); and Serge Morissette (artistic direction).
Peter Gabriel Nominated for 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Peter Gabriel was recently announced as one of 16 nominees for the 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. "This year's nominees represent the broad definition of 'rock 'n' roll' and include an array of artists whose fans are deeply passionate about the possibility of induction," shared Joel Peresman, president and CEO of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, in a statement posted on MercuryNews.com.  To be eligible, nominees had to have recorded an album or single in 1988 or earlier. Voting by the fans will take place in December of this year.

ABOUT THE PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TRUST
The 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.
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Women at the Top Panel Discussion

Executive Women's Council Presents:

"Women at the Top"

Wednesday November 20, 2013
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Rivers Club, Oxford Centre
301 Grant Street

Please join the EWC for an exciting lunchtime conversation with three Executive women featuring panelists A.J. Drexler, an entrepreneur with 20+ years of experience in strategic marketing, advertising and media plan development, Chris Cieslak, top engineer at Oxford Development & Afghan veteran, and Michele Rice, CO-CEO of Rice Enterprises, a company that owns 15 McDonald's franchises that employ between 800 and 1,000 people annually. Moderator for our panel will be Abby S. Bolton, Consultant at TiER1
Performance Solutions.

Cost: $35 for Members
$55 for Non-members
Click here to register: Women at the Top

Read about their accomplishments:
 

 Panelist:  A.J. Drexler
A.J. is an entrepreneur, and the former Principal at “Big Picture Communications” with 20+ years of experience in strategic marketing, advertising and media plan development. Her clients have included Range Resources, McDonald’s restaurants and Larrimor’s. She has had leadership roles with the YMCA, Womens Center and Shelter, and Pittsburgh Food Bank, helping them further their missions through effective marketing, planning and strategic tools.

A.J. is an engaged advocate for women in business and is a member of the Women’s Presidents Association.

Panelist:  Christen Cieslak, P.E., LEED AP
Chris Cieslak currently serves as Project Director at Oxford Development Company, as well as a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army Reserves. A respected engineering and real estate professional, Chris has helped to improve the Pittsburgh region by overseeing the construction of PNC Park, the creation of the North Shore Riverfront Park, and the design and construction of CONSOL Energy Center. Chris’ entrepreneurial spirit led her to the oversight of the construction of the High School for Creative and Performing Arts, the AW Beattie Career, and a number of Pittsburgh elementary schools.

Chris has been a long-time champion of green building initiatives, and is particularly proud of the LEED Gold certifications of both CONSOL Energy Center and AW Beattie Career Center. While deployed, she mentored a newly established Operational Energy Office to reduce fuel consumption in the combat zone.

Chris’ awards include the 2009 World Class Engineer award from Penn State and a Bronze Star from the US Army.

Panelist: Michele Rice
With 15 McDonald's franchises that employ between 800 and 1,000 people in any given year, the Bethel Park-based Rice Enterprises is one of the region's largest minority-owned businesses.

While running her first restaurant, she became enamored with what was going on with the restaurants such that community outreach and business networking efforts were left largely to her father. Today, Ms. Rice said she makes it a point to engage other businesses, participate in community service initiatives and make sure the company maintains a positive image. The key to maintaining that image for any business, she said, is for leaders to remain committed to customers' needs and to try to anticipate them.

Michele was one of 2012’s Pittsburgh Courier’s 50 Women of Excellence and serves on the board of the National Black McDonald’s Operators, CCAC Educational Foundation and the South Hills Chamber of Commerce.
 

Moderator: Abby S. Bolton
Abby S. Bolton is a Consultant at TiER1 Performance Solutions, a seven-year "Best Place to Work" and "Inc. 5000" company that helps organizations define, build, and maintain a high-performance culture. Abby guides businesses through strategic change initiatives, using leadership alignment, clear communication, and optimized training to smooth employee transitions and enable their best work. TiER1 clients include PPG, PNC, FedEx Ground, Westinghouse, Macy’s, NASA, and Kroger. Prior to TiER1, Abby specialized in marketing communications at the Allegheny Conference on Community Development and was Associate Producer of WPXI-TV’s Our Region’s Business.

A graduate of Smith College and Leadership Pittsburgh (LDI XVI), Abby is passionate about serving our community and empowering women. She is a 2012 "40 Under 40" and "Western PA Rising Star" recipient, a board member at City Theatre, Board Chair & Past President of the New Pittsburgh Collaborative (NPC), and a college mentor with Strong Women Strong Girls.


For more information contact: EWC Administrator
Email: ewcpittsburgh@gmail.com

Executive Women's Council of Greater Pittsburgh
P.O. Box 23095, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

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Relish in the Hollandaise Season

RELISH IN THE HOLLANDAISE SEASON WITH WQED
WQED to premiere cooking shows in November and December for the holiday season

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November 7, 2013

CONTACT:
George Hazimanolis
412-622-1366
ghazimanolis@wqed.org

RELISH IN THE HOLLANDAISE SEASON WITH WQED
WQED to premiere cooking shows in November and December for the holiday season

“There is no sincerer love than the love of food.” – George Bernard Shaw

PITTSBURGH—Join us for any of our upcoming cooking programs! We kick off November with a new cooking marathon, follow it up with the last episode in the three-part series of Sendall Style, cap it off with a behind-the-scenes look at chefs and restaurants of Pittsburgh, go back into the archives for some Cookbook Favorites and lastly, continue on with Memories From the Table in late December.

Hungry? We have a full course lineup of savory shows planned this holiday.

Holiday Sides premieres Saturday, November 16 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. and will encore from 1-4 p.m. As everyone knows, the turkey, roast beef, ham, or other main course may get top billing but what we look forward to the most are the side dishes that become family traditions throughout the years. Side dishes are not just for Thanksgiving or Christmas day meals. There are family favorites associated with every holiday from New Year’s Day to the 4th of July and Passover to Chanukah.

WQED asked viewers to send in their favorite side dish recipes and we’ve filled a whole new cookbook that will be available as a gift for membership in WQED. Several of the people who sent in recipes will be with us in the studio to demonstrate dishes like Sour Mushroom Soup, Pumpkin Dumplings, Sweet Potato Soufflé, Noodle Kugle and Baked Artichoke Hearts.

For those looking for some holiday cooking inspiration, tune in on Thursday, November 21 at 8 p.m. for Sendall Style: No Bones About It. November’s all-American feast gets the Sendall treatment with a turkey that’s anything but traditional. Bob Sendall shows us how to “deconstruct” a turkey from wings to wishbone, creating a delicious main dish that’s easier than it looks. But there’s more to the holiday than talking turkey, so Bob gives us tips on delicious sides and special decorations to make your gathering extra special. After the premiere ends, the program will encore at 8:30 p.m. For those who missed previous episodes of Sendall Style: “Farm Fresh” and “Paella Party” will repeat on Saturday, November 23 from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Also on Thanksgiving Day, November 28, the Sendall Style: No Bones About It will encore at 8 and 9:30 p.m.

On Thursday, November 28 at 8:30 p.m. join us as we take a closer look at a few of Pittsburgh’s most gifted and dedicated chefs in a sixty-minute special, Behind the Line. In the restaurant business, “the line” is what separates the cooking staff from the front of the house. Normally, only chefs go “behind the line.” But in this documentary, Chris Fennimore takes viewers inside the kitchens of some of the Pittsburgh region’s most talented chefs to see what feeds their passion for creative cooking.

On Saturday, December 8 at 10 a.m. we’re back in the kitchen with Chris Fennimore as he goes into the archives to retrieve some of the most popular holiday recipes from past specials. We’ll show excerpts from Gifts from the Kitchen, H Is for Holiday Cooking, Cookie Table, Feast of the Seven Fishes, and C Is for Chocolate. Then viewers will have a chance to get a special deal on the cookbooks that are sure to be popular holiday gifts.

Later that month, join us for Memories From the Table, which premieres at Thursday, December 19 at 8 p.m. This documentary celebrates our deep connections to food through family, friends, and traditions. Featured segments include a yearly gathering to make pierogi for Christmas, a student’s tribute to the culinary delights of her Italian and Hispanic grandmothers, a group of fraternity brothers who conduct an annual sausage making event, and more.

WQED Pittsburgh has a proud history of honors, including 140 National and Mid-Atlantic Emmy® Awards, an Academy Award, and many, many others, including two Emmy® Awards for Station Excellence. WQED was founded in 1954 as the nation’s first community-supported broadcaster. WQED changes lives by creating and sharing outstanding public media that educates, entertains and inspires. It is the parent company of WQED-TV (PBS); WQED: The Neighborhood Channel; WQED: The Create Channel; WQED Showcase; Classical WQED-FM 89.3/Pittsburgh; Classical WQEJ-FM 89.7/Johnstown; the Pittsburgh Concert Channel at WQED-HD2 (89.3-2FM) and online at www.wqedfm.org; local and national television and radio productions; WQED Interactive (www.wqed.org) and iQ: smartmedia, WQED’s Educational initiative (www.wqed.org/edu).

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