Pittsburgh Lit Events September 27 - October 4

Thursday, October 1:

Banned Books Week Program
Carnegie Library, Pittsburgh ACLU, and WYEP present the Zafira Dance Co., The
Highway Puppets, Gab Bonesso, Typewriter Girls, and Mark Clayton Southers
& Lee Ferraro to honor Judith Krug in this celebration of sometimes censored
literature.
Carnegie Lecture Hall
4400 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
7:00pm - free - (412)681-7736


Saturday, October 3:

The Sex Ed Side Show: A Benefit for Planned Parenthood
Ringmaster Gab Bonesso hosts Sex Ed themed carnival games, treats & drinks, and dancing
with DJ Jam Box along with performances by the Typewriter Girls, Lucky The Painproof Man,
Puppeteer Flora Shepherd, Musician Kellee Maize, Romairas Romeo Harp and the House of
Krayola, The Bridge City Bombshells, and Tarot Reader Paula Flaherty.
The Nerve
500 Dargen Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Bloomfield)
9:00pm - $? (18+) - (412)434-8957



Do you have a literary event you want to see listed on our calendar?
E-mail details to: joel.weavezine@gmail.com

Submissions are currently closed

This is just a reminder that our reading period is currently closed. We will reopen for submissions on October 15, 2009. Please read the submissions guidelines for more information.

Pittsburgh Lit Events September 20 - 27

Sunday, September 20:

Carnegie Library Sunday Reading Series: Marc Jampole
The Carnegie Library welcomes poet Marc Jampole.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Main Branch)
Quiet Reading Room, Main Floor
4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
2:00pm - free – (412)622-3151


Monday, September 21:

Poets on the Loose
Point State Park
101 Commonwealth Pl Pittsburgh, PA (downtown)
12:00pm - free - (412)231-1581

Drue Heinz Lecture Series - Elizabeth Gilbert
Elizabeth Gilbert, bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love speaks in Pittsburgh.
Carnegie Music Hall
4400 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
7:30pm - $35+ - (412)622-8866


Tuesday, September 22:

Poets on the Loose
Point State Park
101 Commonwealth Pl Pittsburgh, PA (downtown)
12:00pm - free - (412)231-1581


Wednesday, September 23:

Poets on the Loose
Point State Park
101 Commonwealth Pl Pittsburgh, PA (downtown)
12:00pm - free - (412)231-1581

Thursday, September 24:

Please God Save Us
Artist Derek Hess & writer Kent Smith discuss & sign their collaborative book,
Please God Save Us (Strhess Press, 2008).
Jester's Court Tattoos
1410 E Carson St Pittsburgh, PA (southside)
8:00pm - free - (412)488-8287


Friday, September 25:

Nightglow Poetry Series
Hosted by Brian Francis
New Hazlett Theater
Allegheny Sq East Pittsburgh, PA (North side)
10:30pm - $3 - (412)320-4610



Do you have a literary event you want to see listed on our calendar?
E-mail details to: joel.weavezine@gmail.com

Pittsburgh Lit Events September 13 - 20

Monday, September 14:

American Shorts @ WYEP Presents Nam Le
American Shorts concludes the 2009 season with a reading and discussion with
acclaimed short story writer Nam Le, author of The Boat. The evening concludes
with a screening of Steph Green's Oscar-nominated short film, New Boy. Written
by acclaimed Irish screenwriter and novelist Roddy Doyle.
WYEP Community Broadcast Center
67 Bedford Sq Pittsburgh, PA (Southside)
7:00pm - $10 - (412)622-8866


Tuesday, September 15:

Steel City Poetry Slam
Hosted by DJ Brewer
Local poets perform slam poetry
Shadow Lounge
972 Baum Blvd Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
9:00pm(18+) - $5 - (412) 363-8277


Wednesday, September 16:

WEAVE FEATURED EVENT:
The New Yinzer Presents
Join The New Yinzer for this month's TNYPresents event featuring Pittsburgh City
Paper featured writer Sherrie Flick, Dave Carillo, Dana Killmeyer and Weave Assistant
Editor Joel W. Coggins [that's me!], along with musical act Steve Tribou & The Vacant Sea.
ModernFormations
4919 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
8:00pm - $5 (free w/ pot luck contribution) - (412) 362-0274


Thursday, September 17:

Aleksander Hemon @ Pitt Contemporary Writers Series
The University of Pittsburgh's Contemporary Writers Series welcomes Aleksander
Hemon, author of The Lazarus Project and Love and Obstacles, for the Fred R. Brown
Literary Award reading, to be followed by a discussion of the future of Fiction curated
by Irina Reyn .
University of Pittsburgh
Alumni Hall - Connolly Ballroom
4227 Fifth Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:30pm - free


Sunday, September 20:

Carnegie Library Sunday Reading Series: Marc Jampole
The Carnegie Library welcomes poet Marc Jampole.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Main Branch)
Quiet Reading Room, Main Floor
4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
2:00pm - free – (412)622-3151



Do you have a literary event you want to see listed on our calendar?
E-mail details to: joel.weavezine@gmail.com

Issue 03 Excitement!

The submission period has closed for Weave for issue 03. We can't really believe how quickly the year goes by and how soon we have to look forward to our next issue. Submissions will reopen on October 15th and can expect to see Weave 03 ready for purchase at that same time. We plan to release our contributors list for this issue in the next week so check back soon! In the mean time, get your hands on a copy of issue 01 and 02 before they are sold out! We will also be releasing info about the third issue release event very soon. Also: did you hear about Weave's new assistant editors? They are fantastic! We could not have completed this issue without them.

Pittsburgh Lit Events September 6 - 13

Friday, September 11:

Tav Issue 2 Release Party
Video, art, and words by local & national contributors. Tav Issue 2 available
for purchase!
Encyclopedia Destructica Studios
156 41st St Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
7:00pm – free - (717) 341-8262

Gist Street Reading Series
feat. Julia Kasdorf (poetry) and Charles Leerhsen (non-fiction)
James Simon Sculpture Studio (3rd floor)
305 Gist St Pittsburgh, PA (Uptown)
8:00pm – $5 - (412) 434-5629


Saturday, September 12:

WEAVE FEATURED EVENT!
City of Asylum Concert
Join emcee Barbara Russell for Jazz by Geri Allen & Trio 3, and poetry from
Khet Mar (Burma), Irakli Kakabadze (Georgia), and artists from Croatia, Iraq,
and India. In case of rain, event is moved to New Hazlett Theater.
Sampsonia Way Pittsburgh, PA (North side)
7:30pm - free - (412) 321-2190