44th Season of Pgh International Children's Theater Announced

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Today's date: May 15, 2013
Media Contacts:
Shaunda Miles – Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-471-1578 / miles@TrustArts.org
Diana Roth – Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-471-8717 / roth@TrustArts.org

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The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
announces the 44th season
Pittsburgh International Children's Theater 2013-2014 Family Series
Featuring award-winning theater companies from
Canada, Russia, United Kingdom and the USA.

Six perfomance locations throughout the Pittsburgh area.

PITTSBURGH, PA:  The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is pleased to announce the 2013-2014 Pittsburgh International Children’s Theater Family Series.  Now in its 44th season, the Family Series will present award-winning, professional theater companies featuring live performances for young audiences ages 3 and up.   Performances based on prize-winning and popular children’s books adapted for the stage by  Theatreworks USA (USA), Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia (Canada), and Big Wooden Horse Theatre Company (UK) can be seen at various locations throughout the Pittsburgh area.   Hand Made Theatre (Russia) will present a U.S. premiere choreography that creates a magical world of trains, boats, ticking clocks, flocks of birds and more.  New to the 2013-2014 Family Series is a series special, Junie B. Jones by Theatreworks USA.  School matinee performances for some shows will be held on Mondays at 10:15 a.m., at the Byham Theater.

Citizens Bank is the season sponsor of Pittsburgh International Children’s Theater 2013-14 Family Series.

“Through the tradition of performing arts, Pittsburgh International Children’s Theater is proud to bring the 44th Family Series, featuring timeless storybook favorites-old and new- along with a US premiere from Russia. Bringing these artists and performances to the Pittsburgh area for children and their families to enjoy and experience live- some for the first time- is at the heart of our goals,” commented Pamela K. Lieberman, Manager of Children’s Programming-Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and Executive Director -Pittsburgh International Children’s Theater.

Pittsburgh International Children’s Theater, 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 series 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.  In addition to the Family Series, the Children’s Theater division also presents the annual Pittsburgh International Children's Festival (May 14-18, 2014, 28th year; details to be announced Fall 2013), one of only four international children's theater festivals in the nation.

Tickets and Information
Season Tickets: TrustArts.org/kids • 412-456-1390
Single Tickets: TrustArts.org/kids • 412-456-6666
Group Tickets: TrustArts.org/groups • 412-471-6930

Five-show season subscription ($42) includes Peter Pan, Time for Fun, Stuck, Teacher from the Black Lagoon, and Swimmy, Frederick & Inch by Inch.  Season Ticket holders can order extra tickets, when available, to any show at a reduced rate of $9.

Flex Ticket Package ($55.50) includes a package of six tickets.   Flex tickets are vouchers that can be exchanged for tickets to any available performance during the season. Additional vouchers can be added on at the time of purchase for $9.25.

Single Tickets: $9.50 in advance • $11.00 at the door, if available.
Group Tickets (10 or more): $8 per person

Pittsburgh International Children’s Theater 2013-2014 Family Series

Theatreworks USA (USA), Peter Pan
Peter Pan has never been told like this! This production encourages children to let their imaginations take “flight” and to create their own adventures. Watch as a group of children playing in an old attic morph into the classic characters of Peter Pan right before your eyes!

October 20-27, 2013, Ages 3 and up
•         City:  Byham Theater, Sunday, October 20, 2pm
•         East: Linton Middle School, Wednesday, October 23, 7pm
•         North: Marshall Middle School, Thursday, October 24, 5:30 & 7:30pm
•         West: Hopewell High School, Friday, October 25, 7pm
•         South: Mt. Lebanon High School, Saturday, October 26, 11am & 2pm
•         Butler: Seneca Valley Intermediate High School, Sunday, October 27, 2pm

Since 1961, Theatreworks USA has enlightened, entertained, and instructed over 78 million people in 49 states and Canada.  Theatreworks USA is the only children's theatre to receive both a Drama Desk and a Lucille Lortel Award, and they are known for an extensive multi-cultural guest artist roster, including storytellers, puppeteers, poets, and magicians.

Hand Made Theatre (Russia), Time for Fun, US Premiere
Time for Fun delights children with wonderfully choreographed hands and arms interlock and entwine to create trains, sailboats, ticking clocks, flocks of birds and more in this St. Petersburg production making its U.S. Premiere!

November 17-24, 2013, All Ages
•         City: Byham Theater, Sunday, November 17, 2pm
•         East: Linton Middle School, Wednesday, November 20, 7pm
•         North: Marshall Middle School, Thursday, November 21, 5:30 & 7:30pm
•         West: Moon Area High School, Friday, November 22, 7pm
•         South: Upper St. Clair High School, Saturday, November 23, 11am & 2pm
•         Butler: Seneca Valley Intermediate High School, Sunday, November, 24, 2pm

Hand Made Theatre from St. Petersburg, Russia presents a unique performance through skilled puppetry, imagination, humor, and storytelling, performers use their hands to a create a magical world on stage.  The company’s actors are trained in puppetry at Russia’s State Theatre Arts Academy.

Big Wooden Horse Theatre Company (UK), Stuck
Floyd got his kite Stuck in a tree! To get the Kite down, he tosses his shoe in the tree to shift if… but that gets Stuck, too! Soon, Floyd’s other shoe, his cat, a ladder, the kitchen sink, and an orangutan areStuck in the tree, too! This brand new story by Oliver Jeffers has been adapted into an exciting production by the team behind Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus and The Way Back Home.

January 12-19, 2014, Ages 3-10
•         City: Byham Theater, Sunday, January 12, 2pm
•         East: Linton Middle School, Wednesday, January 15, 7pm
•         North: Marshall Middle School, Thursday, January 16, 5:30 & 7:30pm
•         West: Moon Area High School, Friday, January 17, 7pm
•         South: Upper St. Clair High School, Saturday, January 18, 11am & 2pm
•         Butler: Seneca Valley Intermediate High School, January 19, 2pm

Big Wooden Horse Theatre Company presents high quality theatre to younger audiences in the United Kingdom and represents the best of British theatre craft abroad.  The company believes that young people deserve the highest quality of writing, performance and production that a professional theatre company can offer.  They strive to both entertain and inform young people, drawing from difference cultures and traditions.

Theatreworks USA (USA), Teacher from the Black Lagoon
This musical revue based on the books Teacher from the Black Lagoon, Dogzilla, I Want My Hat Back, Love, Splat, and more show outrageously funny ways that our imagination can get the best of us! These stories promise to have you laughing in the face of fear and singing along!

February 16-23, 2014, Ages 3-10
•         Butler: Seneca Valley Intermediate High School, Sunday, February 16, 2pm
•         East: Linton Middle School, Wednesday, February 19, 7pm
•         North: Marshall Middle School, Thursday, February 20, 5:30 & 7:30pm
•         West: Moon Area High School, Friday, February 21, 7pm
•         South: Mt. Lebanon High School, Saturday, February 22, 11am & 2pm
•         City: Byham Theater, Sunday, February 23, 2pm

Cover Illustration by Denis Brunkus

Theatreworks USA: June B. Jones (Series Special), Ages 3-10
Junie B. Jones: Hooray, hooray! This musical (that is, a play all jumbled together with singing and dancing) is all about Junie B. Jones, who you know and love from her books written by Barbara Park!

Friday, March 14, 11am & 7pm
Saturday, March 15, 11am & 2pm
•          City: Byham Theater only.


Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia (Canada): Swimmy, Frederick & Inch by Inch, Ages 3-10
These exquisitely crafted Caldecott Honor Books by Leo Lionni come to life in a colorful way! Learn all about Swimmy, a tiny fish, Frederick, a poetic mouse, and a loveable inchworm through puppetry and gentle storytelling which has earned national acclaim!

Friday, April 11, 11am & 7pm
Saturday, April 12, 11am & 2pm
•         City: Byham Theater only

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Call for Volunteers for Arts and Jazz Festivals

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Today's date: May 16, 2013
Media Contacts:
Shaunda Miles, 412-471-1578, miles@trustarts.org
Diana Roth, 412-471-8717, roth@trustarts.org

Call For Volunteers/Volunteer Opportunities

Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival

June 7-16, 2013

&

Pittsburgh JazzLive International Festival

June 7-9, 2013

Pittsburgh, PA:  The 54th annual Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival and 3rd annual Pittsburgh JazzLive International Festival are looking for volunteers!  The Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival will be held June 7-16, 2013 in the streets, open spaces, galleries and historic plazas of downtown Pittsburgh’s Cultural District, Gateway Center, and Point State Park. Pittsburgh JazzLive International Festival will be held June 7-9 at various locations in the Cultural District.

Every year the success of the Festivals depend on the help of hundreds of volunteers.  There are volunteer positions for nearly every age, interest and ability. From heavy lifting to easy sitting, there’s something for you!  Volunteers will also be given an official volunteer t-shirt to wear while helping during the Festival. Most volunteer shifts last about four hours.  The Festivals need volunteers every day. Individuals, students, groups and families are all encouraged to help, and may choose one shift or multiple shifts.

Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival-Volunteer Opportunities, June 7-16, 2013
Volunteers are needed as information booth concierges, green team, artist booth sitters, roving concierges, activity assistants, gallery assistants, artist hospitality room monitors and loading assistants.

Info Booth Concierges:  Paired with a Arts Festival employee, concierges assist with overflow and general questions (Where are the bathrooms?  Where are the food  booths?)

Booth Sitters:  Artist Market Booth Sitters are responsible for relieving artists who have signed up for a 15-minute slot, in order to run errands, get food, and go to the bathroom.  Booth sitters do not make sales.

Roving Concierges:  Outfitted in a Arts Festival VOLUNTEER t-shirt, Roving Concierges will walk the festival footprint answering questions and being helpful to all Arts Festival patrons.

Creativity Zone and Children’s Activities Assistant: Activities Assistants will help children with crafts and activities in the Giant Eagle Creativity Zone and at the Gateway Center fountain.  Volunteers for this must have state clearances.

Gallery Assistant: Gallery Assistants assist the staff at the Visual Arts Galleries throughout the Cultural District.  They answer patron’s questions, monitor attendance and help ensure that the art is not damaged.

Artist Hospitality Room Monitor: The Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival will be hosting a hospitality room for artists and their assistants in the Wyndham Grand Hotel.  The artist hospitality room monitor will check credentials to ensure that only artists and their assistants enter.  They will also monitor the light refreshments and the cleanliness of the space.

Loading Assistants:  Loading Assistants help artists find their booths and assist with loading and unloading vehicles. This position requires some heavy lifting and can be labor-intensive.

Green Team Volunteers: Green Team volunteers are needed to help continue the Festival’s efforts again this year promoting environmentally responsible practices.  A variety of ‘green team’ volunteer opportunities are available.

Thanks to support from the Colcom Foundation, the Festival has been able to earn a GOLD Standard Accreditation from Pennsylvania Resources Council’s Zero Waste Pittsburgh initiative and diversify its efforts from recycling trash to promoting bicycling, providing onsite environmental education and reducing reliance on plastics. This year the Festival will continue leading practices, through the Foundation’s generous support, with a world-class composting and recycling system-one of the first and largest in the nation which helps divert more than 80% of trash from landfills annually.  The Festival also offers free bicycle valet service to encourage eco-friendly transportation to and from downtown and free water stations that encourage refilling personal containers to reduce waste.

Pittsburgh JazzLive International Festival Volunteers, June 7-9:  A variety of volunteer opportunities are available.

To sign up for volunteer opportunities, visit:  www.3riversartsfest.org/volunteer/ or call Eric Thomas, Volunteer Coordinator, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, at 412-456-2697.

About Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival
www.3riversartsfest.org
The Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival, a production of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, is set to fulfill its mission of connecting the community to the arts this summer, June 7 – 16, 2013, in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  The 10-day Festival is free and open to the public and presents high-quality and diverse visual and performing art attractions sprawling from the newly renovated Point State Park at the confluence of the city’s famed three rivers, through picturesque Gateway Center, and into Pittsburgh’s world-renowned 14-block Cultural District.  During its vast and varied history, the Festival has featured more than 12,000 artists and entertained millions of residents and visitors, including an annual crowd of 400,000.

About Pittsburgh JazzLive International Festival
www.pittburghjazzlive.com
The Pittsburgh JazzLive International Festival, a production of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, will consist of three days of free jazz and jazz-influenced musical performances on outdoor stages throughout downtown Pittsburgh’s Cultural District from June 7-9, 2013. Held in conjunction with the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival, the Pittsburgh JazzLive International Festival attracts over 20,000 attendees from around the country. The Pittsburgh JazzLive International Festival features local, emerging, and renowned national and international musicians in a variety of performance settings.

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WQED Memorial Day Programming Honors Veterans Past and Present

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
May 14, 2013


CONTACT:

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


Maria Pisano
 412-622-1459
 mpisano@wqed.org

MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAMS ON WQED-TV HONOR VETERANS PAST AND PRESENT

PITTSBURGH— WQED-TV will air several programs on May 21 through 26 in honor of American veterans and patriots who fought, or are currently involved in conflicts. Additionally, WQED-FM will broadcast music that honors American veterans on Memorial Day.

Tuesday, May 21
 • The Ghost Army at 8pm
 During World War II American G.I.s recruited art students all over the country to take part in the war effort. These soldiers used their artistic ability to create fake tanks, realistic sound effects and fake convoys in order to trick the Germans on the front lines. This documentary tells of their deceptions of the German fronts and their creative futures in art.

Wednesday, May 22

• Secrets of the Dead Airmen and the Headhunters at 10pm
 American airmen find themselves stranded in Japanese controlled Borneo during World War II after their B24 bomber is shot down. However, these soldiers are protected by the ones that they were told to fear, the local Dayak tribe.



Friday, May 24
 • PBS Voces Rebel at 10pm
 In 1876, the memoirs of Civil War soldier Harry Buford caused controversy. Harry’s real identity was revealed to be Loreta Janeta Velazquez, a Cuban woman raised in New Orleans. Rebel is a historical documentary detective story about a woman, a myth, and the politics of national memory

Sunday, May 26
 • Unforgettable: The Korean War at 3pm
 Veterans of the Korean War recount their memories of what has been known as the Forgotten War.


• Maggie’s War: A True Story of Courage, Leadership and Valor in World War II at 4pm
 Maggie’s War documents James Megellas’ (“Maggie”) evolution from a citizen to a fearless platoon leader. Seven decades later cameras follow Megellas on an emotional return to European battlefields and war memorials with a small group of family, friends, and 82nd Airborne veterans.

• A Company of Heroes at 5pm
 The 2nd Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, known as the “Screaming Eagles” is one of the most revered combat units in U.S. military history and inspired the book and show Band of Brothers. Veterans from this unit recall the horrors and victories, the bonds they made, the tears and blood they shed, and the friends they lost.

• National Memorial Day Concert at 9:30pm
 An American tradition in its 20th year, the award-winning National Memorial Day Concert features an all-star line-up along with the National Symphony Orchestra from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. Co-hosted by Gary Sinise and Joe Mantegna, this year’s show will include a segment that focuses on the impact that multiple deployments has on those who serve as well as their family members, recognition of the 60th anniversary of the end of the Korean War, and a tribute to decorated World War II veteran Charles Durning.


WQED Pittsburgh has a proud history of honors, including 134 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. The people of WQED create, produce and distribute quality programs, products and services to engage, inform, educate and entertain the public within their community and around the world. 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.wqed.org/fm; 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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