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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Pittsburgh Lit Events: June 21 - 27

Tuesday, June 22:

Prosody
91.3 WYEP Radio
7:00pm

Hemingway’s Summer Poetry Series
The back room of Hemingway's Cafe fills up with featured readers and an open mic in this 30+ year running poetry series. Feat. Michelle Battiste, Arlan Hess, Leslie McIlroy, and Mike Schneider.
Hemingway’s Cafe
3911 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm – free – (412)621-4100

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


Thursday, June 24:

City of Asylym Pittsburgh & Cave Canem Present: 4-Ring Poetry Reading
City of Asylym Pittsburgh & Cave Canem host highly recognized poets Colleen McElroy, Carl Phillips, Claudia Rankine, and Sapphire in a can't miss setting. To guarantee a seat, reservation are recommended. To make reservations, send a message titled "June 24" including your name and # of reservations to: cityofasylympittsburgh@gmail.com.
A tent on Monterey St
between Sampsonia and Jacksonia St Pittsburgh, PA (Northside)
7:30pm - free


Friday, June 25:

TypewriterGirls Gone Furry
A poetry cabaret in celebration of Anthrocon 2010! Special musical guest The Hood Gang and dance troupe The Bridge City Bombshells, and featured readers Juliet Cook, Renee Alberts, and Mary Biddinger. Open bar with LUPEC, featuring anthropomorphic cocktails.
Future Tenant
819 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Downtown)
7:30pm – $10($1 off w/ flier or Anthrocon 2010 badge)




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Pittsburgh Lit Events: May 3 - 9

Tuesday, May 4:

Prosody
91.3 WYEP Radio
7:00pm

Hemingway’s Summer Poetry Series
feat. Marilyn Bates, Sheila Carter-Jones, Joanne Samraney, and Lucienne Wald.
Hemingway’s Cafe
3911 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm – free – (412)621-4100


Wednesday, May 5:

Pittsburgh Poets' Playshop
You’ve heard of a writer’s workshop, but this is a playshop! Join local poets and writers
in collaborative compositions, surrealist writing games, found poetry exercises, and much more. Come learn, compose, and have fun with writing.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Large Print Room
4400 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
12:00pm - free - (412) 622-3151

5 Days With David Foster Wallace
Novelist/Journalist David Lipsky discusses his road trip with the late David Foster Wallace, author of Infinite Jest.
WYEP Community Broadcast Center
67 Bedford Sq Pittsburgh, PA (Southside)
7:00pm - $10 - (412)622-8866


Friday, May 7:

Gist Street Reading Series
Featuring Nick Lantz (poetry) and Laura van den Berg (fiction).
James Simon Sculpture Studio (3rd floor)
305 Gist St Pittsburgh, PA (Uptown)
8:00pm – $10 - (412) 434-5629

The TypewriterGirls Go Green
Landslide Community Farm fundraiser & World Environment Day celebration w/ readings by Kate Zambreno, Rachel Levitsky & Ellen McGrath Smith, music by Emay, stunts by Dave Doyle, drag by Veruca la’Pirahna & dance party by DJ HatesYou. Hosted by Sneaky Mike.
Istanbul (formerly Your Inner Vagabond)
4130 Butler St Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
7:00pm – $5 – (412)683-1623


Saturday, May 8:

Carnegie Library Sunday Reading Series Book Launch
Book release & reading of Natural Language: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Sunday Poetry & Reading Series Anthology feat. Jan Beatty, Toi Derricotte, Weave's own Margaret Bashaar, and many, many more!
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Main Branch)
International Poetry Room
4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
2:00pm - free (book: $10) – (412)622-3151




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Pittsburgh Lit Events: February 1 -7

Tuesday, February 2:

Hungry Sphinx Reading Series
Weekly poetry and fiction series featuring area students and writers fills the upper
room of the Sphinx Hookah Cafe. Feat. Arlan Hess and Weave's Laura Davis.
Sphinx Cafe
401 Atwood St Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm - free - (421) 621-1153


Wednesday, February 3:

Pittsburgh Poets' Playshop
You’ve heard of a writer’s workshop, but this is a playshop! Join local poets and writers
in collaborative compositions, surrealist writing games, found poetry exercises, and much more. Come learn, compose, and have fun with writing.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Large Print Room
4400 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
12:00pm - free - (412) 578-2586


Friday, February 5:

Gist Street Reading Series
Featuring Douglas Kearney (poetry) and Josh Weil (fiction).
James Simon Sculpture Studio (3rd floor)
305 Gist St Pittsburgh, PA (Uptown)
8:00pm – $10 - (412) 434-5629

TypewriterGirls @ Remedy's Speak Easy/Talk Dirty
The TypewriterGirls host Remedy Bar and Lounge's Speak Easy/Talk Dirty. Featuring
readings by Adam Atkinson (Weave Issue 03) and Ellen McGrath Smith, burlesque dancer and performance artist Jen Cook, accordionist Steve Pellegrino, and DJ Randy Spinster.
Remedy Bar and Lounge
5121 Butler St Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
9:30pm - $6 - (412) 781-6771




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Pittsburgh Lit Events December 6 - 13

Sunday, December 6:

TypewriterGirls: Save the Libraries!
The TypewriterGirls bring their poetry cabaret to help raise awareness and funding for
the Carnegie Libraries of Pittsburgh. Featuring The TypewriterGirls and a host of their
friends including Sandra Beasley, Nancy Krygowski, Phat Man Dee, Christiane D, Franco
Dok Harris, and many more!
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Main Lecture Hall
4400 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
5:30pm - donations! - (412) 578-2586


Tuesday, December 8:

Winter Shorts Reading
Featuring Craig Bernier, Savannah Schroll Guz, Ben Tanzer.
Té Café
2000 Murray Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Squirrel Hill)
7:00pm - Free - (412)422-8888


Friday, December 11:

WEAVE FEATURED EVENT!
The New Yinzer Special Edition
The New Yinzer welcomes poets John Grochalski, Ally Malinenko, local favorites Ed Steck, Renee Alberts, Jessica Fenlon, and Weave's own Margaret Bashaar & Joel W. Coggins.
ModernFormations
4919 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
8:00pm - $5 (free w/ pot luck contribution) - (412) 362-0274



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Pittsburgh Lit Events November 29 - December 6

Tuesday, November 31:

Hungry Sphinx Reading Series: Fall Finale
Weekly poetry and fiction series featuring area students and writers fills the upper
room of the Sphinx Hookah Cafe. Liz Gowers, Jess Olridge, and Laurie Lacey read for
Carlow University Senior Night.
Sphinx Cafe
401 Atwood St Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm - free - (421) 621-1153


Friday, December 4:

Gist Street Reading Series
Featuring Mathias Svalina (poetry) and Allison Amend (fiction).
James Simon Sculpture Studio (3rd floor)
305 Gist St Pittsburgh, PA (Uptown)
8:00pm – $5 - (412) 434-5629

TypewriterGirls @ Remedy's Speak Easy/Talk Dirty
The TypewriterGirls host Remedy Bar and Lounge's Speak Easy/Talk Dirty. Featuring
the cross-genre writers Laura Davis and Karen Lillis, burlesque dancer and performance
artist Cuntess Von Tella of the Bridge City Bombshells, experimental musician Dean
Cercone, and DJ Randy Spinster.
Remedy Bar and Lounge
5121 Butler St Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
9:30pm - $6 - (412) 781-6771


Sunday, December 6:

WEAVE FEATURED EVENT:
TypewriterGirls: Save the Libraries!
The TypewriterGirls bring their poetry cabaret to help raise awareness and funding for
the Carnegie Libraries of Pittsburgh. Featuring The TypewriterGirls and a host of their
friends including Sandra Beasley, Nancy Krygowski, Phat Man Dee, Christiane D, Franco
Dok Harris, and many more!
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Main Lecture Hall
4400 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
5:30pm - donations! - (412) 578-2586



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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



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Pittsburgh Lit Events August 30 - September 6

Sunday, August 30:

WEAVE FEATURED EVENT:
The Typewriter Girls Gone Biblical
Join the ever entertaining Typewriter Girls Cabaret for an evening of
burlesque dancing by The Bridge City Bombshells, magic by Mark Swindler,
readings by Sandra Beasley, Nancy Krygowski, and Sherrie Flick, and music
by Steve Pellegrino.
Howler's Coyote Cafe
4509 Liberty Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Bloomfield)
7:00pm - $5 - (412) 682-0320



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Pittsburgh Lit Events June 7 - June 14

Sunday, June 7:

WEAVE FEATURED EVENT!
The TypewriterGirls Try Politics
"After the (amazing) scantily clad, mildly orgiastic debacle that was The TypewriterGirls Try Drag, the ladies have decided to turn over a new leaf and begin an epic battle in the name of social justice. Join them in their quest to unionize the Greater Pittsburgh bohemian community–streetwalkers, poets, bicyclists, tarot card readers, amateur astrologers, and the like–while revolutionizing Pittsburgh’s concept of 'employed.' Supported by the AFL-CIO (in a manner of speaking), The TypewriterGirls have rounded up an all-star team of Grass Roots Community Organizers to aid them in their cause." Feat. poets Renee Alberts, Adam Atkinson, Mary Biddinger, and Jay Robinson, with music by Between Liberties, DJ Randy Spinster, escape artistry by Dave Doyle (aka Pester the Jester), and punk rock burlesque with Shrimp Scanty.
Your Inner Vagabond
4130 Butler St Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
7:00pm – $5 – (412)683-1623

Tuesday, June 9:

Prosody
91.3 WYEP Radio
7:00pm

Hemingway's Summer Reading Series
feat. Judith Dorian, Roberta Hatcher, Gene Hirsch, and Paul Zdrale Jr.
Hemingway’s Cafe
3911 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm – free – (412)621-4100

Wednesday, June 10:

Sexuality & Faith - A Program for Pride
Persad Center, in conjunction with American Shorts, presents Sexuality &
Faith, A Program for Pride. The program will feature Reverend Janet
Edwards in an evening of short readings and discussion that examines issues
of faith and sexuality in the GLBT community.
WYEP Community Broadcast Center
67 Bedford Sq Pittsburgh, PA (Southside)
7:00pm - $10 - (412)622-8866


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Pittsburgh Lit Events May 31 - June 7

Tuesday, June 2:

Prosody
91.3 WYEP Radio
7:00pm

Hemingway’s Summer Poetry Series
feat. Arlan Hess, Mike Schneider, and Christina Springer
Hemingway’s Cafe
3911 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm – free – (412)621-4100

Wednesday, June 3:

Are You Free? Chapbook Release Party
Glass Key Press launches Are You Free?: A Collection of Verbal Literations in a Gritty City featuring D.J. Brewer, Kellee Maize, and Carolyne Whelan
New Amsterdam
4421 Butler St Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
8:00pm – free/$8 books – (412)682-6414

Thursday, June 4:

Coatlicue Reading Series
feat. Stacey Waite, Adam Atkinson, Beano & Mark Bisi, and Thomas Scioli
Encyclopedia Destructica Studios
156 41st St Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
8:00pm – free

Friday, June 5:

Sprout Summer Social
The Sprout Fund, Weave supporter, welcomes friends, neighbors and supporters to a summer social at its offices for complimentary snacks and drinks while listening to live entertainment from Man in the Street and DJ J.Malls. Meet board members and staff to learn about Sprout’s programs. Discover recent projects funded by Sprout's Seed Award and Spark programs. View the 2009 preliminary designs from Sprout Public Art.
Sprout Fund Offices
5423 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
5:30pm – free – (412)325-0646

Gist Street Reading Series
feat. Hadara Bar-Nadav (poetry) and Salvatore Scibona (fiction)
James Simon Sculpture Studio (3rd floor)
305 Gist St Pittsburgh, PA (Uptown)
7:30pm – $5


Saturday, June 6 :

Poetry Without Walls
13th annual open reading for local writers
Garfield Artworks
4931 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Garfield)
8:00pm – free – (412)231-1581


Sunday, June 7:

WEAVE FEATURED EVENT!
The TypewriterGirls Try Politics
"After the (amazing) scantily clad, mildly orgiastic debacle that was The TypewriterGirls Try Drag, the ladies have decided to turn over a new leaf and begin an epic battle in the name of social justice. Join them in their quest to unionize the Greater Pittsburgh bohemian community–streetwalkers, poets, bicyclists, tarot card readers, amateur astrologers, and the like–while revolutionizing Pittsburgh’s concept of 'employed.' Supported by the AFL-CIO (in a manner of speaking), The TypewriterGirls have rounded up an all-star team of Grass Roots Community Organizers to aid them in their cause." Feat. poets Renee Alberts, Adam Atkinson, Mary Biddinger, and Jay Robinson, with music by Between Liberties, DJ Randy Spinster, escape artistry by Dave Doyle (aka Pester the Jester), and punk rock burlesque with Shrimp Scanty.
Your Inner Vagabond
4130 Butler St Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
7:00pm – $5 – (412)683-1623


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