December 20, 2010

Pittsburgh Lit Events December 20 - 26

Tuesday, December 21:

Steel City Poetry Slam

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


Wednesday, December 22:


Prosody
91.3 WYEP Radio
7:00pm




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December 13, 2010

Pittsburgh Lit Events: December 13 - 19

Tuesday, December 14:

Toys for Naughty Kids Event
Area poetry fixture Jimmy Cvetic reads to support a holiday toy drive.
Mitchell's
304 Ross St Pittsburgh, PA (downtown)
7:30pm - bring a new toy or $10 - (412) 471-3663

Release: Open Mic
Open Mic for poets, emcees and vocalists.
Shadow Lounge
972 Baum Blvd Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
9:00pm(18+) - $5 - (412) 363-8277


Wednesday, December 15:

Prosody
91.3 WYEP Radio
7:00pm


Thursday, December 16:

Pittsburgh Writes
Weekly writers workshop.
Crazy Mocha Coffee
531 Beaver Street Sewickley, PA

Call for time - (412) 741-4444


Sunday, December 19:

Carnegie Library Sunday Reading Series
The Carnegie Library’s Sunday Poetry Reading Series hosts a featured reading by Holly Coleman.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Main Branch)

Quiet Reading Room, Main Floor

4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
2:00pm - free – (412)622-3151




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December 6, 2010

Pittsburgh Lit Events: December 6 - 12

Monday, December 6:

Free Poetry Workshop
Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange hosts open poetry workshop on the first Monday
of each month. Call for details.
Borders Books - Eastside
5986 Penn Circle South Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
7:00pm - free - (412) 481-7636

Authors Night - Three Greenfield Poets
Area poets Nancy Krygowski, Richard St. John, and Jonathan Loucks read.
Greenfield Presbyterian Chruch
3929 Coleman St Greenfield, PA
7:30pm - free - (412) 422-3199

Drue Heinz Lecture Series - Lee Child
Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher novels, speaks in Pittsburgh.
Carnegie Music Hall
4400 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
7:30pm - $35+ - (412) 622-8866



Tuesday, December 7:

Hungry Sphinx Reading Series
Weekly poetry and fiction series featuring area students and writers fills the upper
room of the Sphinx Hookah Cafe. Featured readers TBA.

Sphinx Cafe
401 Atwood St Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm - free - (421) 621-1153


Release: Open Mic
Open Mic for poets, emcees and vocalists.
Shadow Lounge
972 Baum Blvd Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
9:00pm(18+) - $5 - (412) 363-8277


Wednesday, December 8:

Prosody
91.3 WYEP Radio
7:00pm


Thursday, December 9:

Pittsburgh Writes
Weekly writers workshop.
Crazy Mocha Coffee
531 Beaver Street Sewickley, PA

Call for time - (412) 741-4444




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November 29, 2010

Pittsburgh Lit Events: Nov 30 - Dec 4

Tuesday, November 30:

Hungry Sphinx Reading Series

Weekly poetry and fiction series featuring area students and writers fills the upper
room of the Sphinx Hookah Cafe. Featured readers Weave Fiction Editor Bridgette Shade!
Sphinx Cafe
401 Atwood St Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm - free - (412) 621-1153

Wednesday, December 1:

Prosody
91.3 WYEP Radio
7:00pm

Thursday, November 4:

Pittsburgh Writes
Weekly writers workshop.
Crazy Mocha Coffee
531 Beaver Street Sewickley, PA
Call for time - (412) 741-4444



Friday, December 3:

Chatham MFA Reading Series

In conjunction with Unblurred First Fridays on Penn, selected readers from Chatham's MFA program read, followed by an open mic.
Most Wanted Fine Art Gallery
5015 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
6:00pm - free - (412) 328-4737

Gist Street Reading Series
Pittsburgh's world-renowned reading series welcomes Jericho Brown (poetry) and Holly Goddard Jones (fiction) for its FINAL reading ever.
James Simon Sculpture Studio (3rd floor)
305 Gist St Pittsburgh, PA (Uptown)
8:00pm – $10 - (412) 434-5629


Solitude: Poetry Readings and Discussion
An evening of poetry readings and discussion in response to the gallery exhibit "Solitude"
Christine Frechard Gallery
5871 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Squirrel Hill)
7:00pm - free 

Saturday, December 4:

PDA: Performing Dangerous Art or Public Displays of Affection
ArtDimensions will present an array of performing arts 
including readings from Pittsburgh poets Bernadette Ulsamer and Daniel Friedson
Istanbul Grille
634 Liberty Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
7:00pm - $8 

Book Release: The Lake Has No Saint by Stacey Waite
Free food and drink. Book signing. Sponsored by Carlow University's Madwomen, U. of Pitt's Women Studies Program, the Pittsburgh City Paper and WYEP-FM.
WYEP-FM Community Broadcast Center
67 Bedford Square Pittsburgh, PA (South Side)
7:30pm - free

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November 1, 2010

Pittsburgh Lit Events: November 1 - 7

Tuesday, November 2:

Carnegie Mellon University Press Poetry Reading
John Hoppenthaler, author of Lives of Water (Carnegie Mellon Univ Press, 2003) and Anticipate the Coming Reservoir (2008), and Heather Hartley, Knock Knock (CMU Press, 2010) appear in Pittsburgh to help celebrate 35 years of Carnegie Mellon University Press.
Chatham University
Beckwith Lecture Room, Buhl Hall
Woodland Rd Pittsburgh, PA (Shadyside)
8:00pm - free - (412) 365-1274


Hungry Sphinx Reading Series
Weekly poetry and fiction series featuring area students and writers fills the upper
room of the Sphinx Hookah Cafe. Featured readers TBA.
Sphinx Cafe
401 Atwood St Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm - free - (412) 621-1153

Release: Open Mic
Open Mic for poets, emcees and vocalists.
Shadow Lounge
972 Baum Blvd Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
9:00pm(18+) - $5 - (412) 363-8277


Wednesday, November 3:

Prosody
91.3 WYEP Radio
7:00pm


Thursday, November 4:

Pittsburgh Writes
Weekly writers workshop.
Crazy Mocha Coffee
531 Beaver Street Sewickley, PA
Call for time - (412) 741-4444

Carnegie Mellon University Press 35th Anniversary Reading
Poets Dzvinia Orlowsky, Convertible Night, Flurry of Stones (CMU Press, 2008), and James Harms, After West (CMU Press, 2008), read in celebration of 35 years of CMU Press.
Adamson Auditorium, Baker Hall
5000 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
7:00pm - free - (412) 365-1274

Pitt Contemporary Writers Series: Kimiko Hahn
Kimiko Hahn, author of poetry books including Narrow Road to the Interior (W. W. Norton, 2006), and Toxic Flora (W. W. Norton, 2010), reads at the University of Pittsburgh.
University of Pittsburgh
Frick Fine Arts Building
- Room 125
650 Schenley Dr Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:30pm - free - (412) 624-4125


Friday, November 5:

Chatham MFA Reading Series
In conjunction with Unblurred First Fridays on Penn, selected readers from Chatham's MFA program read, followed by an open mic.
Most Wanted Fine Art Gallery
5015 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
6:00pm - free - (412) 328-4737

Gist Street Reading Series
Pittsburgh's world-renowned reading series welcomes Sharon Dolin (poetry) and Lori Ostlund (fiction) for its second-to-final reading ever.
James Simon Sculpture Studio (3rd floor)
305 Gist St Pittsburgh, PA (Uptown)
8:00pm – $10 - (412) 434-5629


October 27, 2010

Weave Magazine Issue 05 Contributor List

* Poetry *

Kristin Abraham
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Atom Ariola
Intifada
After-Grace of Trauma
Let Me Thank The Body
What I Meant
The Indefinite Dyad
If We're Not a Dream, We're Nothing
for the person forgetting me in this moment
in dream, worms squirmed through her body, soft
Break
Susan Grimm
To Misunderstand Ease
Nocturne
Who
Andrew Kozma & Michelle Fay Schmidt
A Natural History parts XVI & XVII
Raizi. Rachel. Rasia.
Awake, Midnight
Planets for Other Stars
Water, Tons of It
Janice Medin
Pretend Sisters
Ptosis
Will of Casualty
La Vila Joisoa
Eleanor Paynter
Notes Play Against a Wall
Transliterated Long Distance
We fall asleep on a fault zone
Laura Sobbott Ross
My Mother Said
Difficult Honey
Nicholas Sauer
Love Poem After Neruda
Two (Un)Composers
heavy petting in st. louis
Blind by Milk
decomposed
Giacometti's Pears
The Lonely Housewife Calls to Inquire on the Status of her Ad, Discovers Her Personal Was Buried In the Obituaries
Whit Williams
Born Homecoming Friday
To Espen, Who Signed My Senior Yearbook, Then Fell Off a Tuscaloosa Train Trestle

* Flash Fiction *

Nour Abdelghani
Step Father
Mermaid in my Tea
Pendulette
Call Becca
Water Moving In

* Fiction *

Maternal Instinct
Saving Avocado
Wendi Lee
Asleep
My Life in Verse
Evelyn Pierce
Payday

* Artwork *

Amsterdam Someday
Alicia Bonilla-Puig
Handle This
Fall From Grace
Lullaby
Nathan Pierce
Untitled 2
Someday you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again
(Cover)

October 25, 2010

Pittsburgh Lit Events: October 25 - 31

Tuesday, October 26:

Hungry Sphinx Reading Series
Weekly poetry and fiction series featuring area students and writers fills the upper
room of the Sphinx Hookah Cafe. Featured readers TBA.
Sphinx Cafe
401 Atwood St Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm - free - (412) 621-1153

Release: Open Mic

Open Mic for poets, emcees and vocalists.
Shadow Lounge
972 Baum Blvd Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
9:00pm(18+) - $5 - (412) 363-8277


Wednesday, October 27:

Prosody
91.3 WYEP Radio
7:00pm



Thursday, October 28:

Justin Hopper's Public Record Happy Hour
Celebrate the release of Public Record by Justin Hopper, a new book of poetry based on texts from 19th-century Pittsburgh crime reports, published by Encyclopedia Destructica. The book also includes original art based on the poems by artists including Erin Brubaker, Jennifer Howison, Christopher Kardambikis, Jeffrey Schreckengost, Wayno, Lisa Toboz, and Weave Issue 5 cover artist David Pohl.
Shadow Lounge
972 Baum Blvd Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
5:00pm - free - (412) 363-8277





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October 18, 2010

Pittsburgh Lit Events: October 18 - 24

Tuesday, October 19:

Hungry Sphinx Reading Series

Weekly poetry and fiction series featuring area students and writers fills the upper
room of the Sphinx Hookah Cafe. Featured readers TBA.

Sphinx Cafe
401 Atwood St Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm - free - (421) 621-1153


Joanne Samraney Chapbook Release Reading

Joan Bauer, Joseph Karasek, read with Joanne Samraney to celebrate the release of Remaking Driftwood (Finishing Line Press, 2010).
Hemingway’s Cafe
3911 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm – free – (412) 621-4100

Steel City Poetry Slam

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


Wednesday, October 20:


Prosody
91.3 WYEP Radio
7:00pm

The New Yinzer Presents
Join The New Yinzer for this month's installment of TNYPresents
. Featured writers include
Matt Bell, Aaron Burch, Jennifer Meccariello Layman, and Weave Issue 03 contributor Robert Isenberg with music by The Richards Family Bible
.
ModernFormations
4919 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
8:00pm - $5 (free w/ pot luck contribution)
- (412) 362-0274


Thursday, October 21:

Pittsburgh Writes
Weekly writers workshop.
Crazy Mocha Coffee
531 Beaver Street Sewickley, PA

Call for time - (412) 741-4444

Girls with Glasses Reading
Girls with Glasses presents an evening with Molly Bain and Victoria Dym.
Remedy Bar and Lounge
5121 Butler St Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
9:30pm - $? - (412) 392-5591


Friday, October 22:

Poetry Reading: Edwards & Wurster
A poetry reading by area poets Ziggy Edwards and Michael Wurster.
Borders Books - Eastside
5986 Penn Circle South Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
6:30pm - free - (412) 441-1080



Saturday, October 23:

TypewriterGirls: Portrait of a Dadaist as a Public School Official
The TypewriterGirls present a unique night of poetry cabaret with special guests The Poetry Brothel NYC. Evening includes performances by Staycee Pearl Dance Company, Amoeba Knievel, magician Mark Swindler, as well as the poetry of Lynn Emanuel, Weave's own Andrew Mulvania, and Skot Jones.
Remedy Bar and Lounge
5121 Butler St Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
8:00pm - $7 - (412) 781-6771


KINETIX! Poetry in Motion Open Mic Series
Monthly open mic series feat. local and national spoken word artists.
New Hazlett Theater
Allegheny Sq East Pittsburgh, PA (North side)
10:30pm - $3 - (412)320-4610





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October 11, 2010

Pittsburgh Lit Events: October 11 - 17

Monday, October 11:

David Sedaris
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents best-selling satirist/humor writer David Sedaris.
600 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA (downtown)
8:00pm - $45 - (412) 392-4900


Tuesday, October 12:

Hungry Sphinx Reading Series
Weekly poetry and fiction series featuring area students and writers fills the upper
room of the Sphinx Hookah Cafe. Featured readers TBA.
Sphinx Cafe
401 Atwood St Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm - free - (412) 621-1153

Release: Open Mic

Open Mic for poets, emcees and vocalists.
Shadow Lounge
972 Baum Blvd Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
9:00pm(18+) - $5 - (412) 363-8277


Wednesday, October 13:

Prosody
91.3 WYEP Radio
7:00pm


Thursday, October 14:

Harmony4Humanity
Pittsburgh Area Jewish Community presents Harmony4Humanity: A Musical & Spoken Word Celebration of Pittsburgh's Multicultural Community. Featuring the poetry of Luqmon Abdus-Salaam, Mimi Botkin, Bonita Lee Penn, Hamza Perez, and Judy Robinson, and music by Boulevard of the Allies, Dream Job, and The Vokols.
4130 Butler St Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
6:30pm - $5 - (412) 605-0816

Carlow University MFA in Creative Writing Presents
MFA in Creative Writing Program at Carlow hosts a reading from: Bernadette Ulsamer, Kevin Finn, Victoria Dym, Eileen Arthurs, and Brenda Pavillian.
3333 Fifth Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
7:00pm - $?

Pittsburgh Writes
Weekly writers workshop.
Crazy Mocha Coffee
531 Beaver Street Sewickley, PA

Call for time - (412) 741-4444


Friday, October 15:

Jennifer Kwon Dobbs
Pittsburgh Consortium for Adoption Studies, University of Pittsburgh School of Arts & Sciences, Pitt Department of English & Writing Program present Jennifer Kwon Dobbs.
208B Cathedral of Learning Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
4:00PM - Free

The Madwomen Reading Series: Denise Duhamel
The Madwomen Reading Series presents Denise Duhamel, author of Ka-Ching! (Pitt Poetry Series, 2009).
Carlow University
Kresge Theater
3333 Fifth Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
7:00pm - free - (412) 578-6346


Sunday, October 17:

Carnegie Library Sunday Reading Series
The Carnegie Library’s Sunday Poetry Reading Series hosts a featured reading by Savannah Schroll Guz.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Main Branch)

Quiet Reading Room, Main Floor

4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
2:00pm - free – (412)622-3151




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