UPDATE: Find the liveblog of the event at this newer post. The much-anticipated but sadly postponed discussion on The Future of the Book has been rescheduled for April 1. Sven Birkerts Maud Newton Essayist Sven Birkerts and Blogger Maud Newton to Discuss the Impact Of Technology on the Publishing Industry, April 1 at Pitt PITTSBURGH- …
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The future of the book
UPDATE: Another casualty of Snowpocalypse 2010, the “Future of the Book” discussion has been postponed. With luck it will be rescheduled soon. Next Thursday, the Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series at Pitt’s Creative Writing program will hold an event of primo interest to me: a discussion titled “The Future of the Book,” featuring Sven Birkerts and …
To see and see again: Lillian Hellman and “The Little Foxes”
Pictured standing (left to right) John Shepard, Chris Landis, and Ross Bickell. Seated is Helena Ruoti. Photo credit: Pittsburgh Public Theater. In 1982 I was Lillian Hellman for fifteen minutes. For 10th grade English class, we were each asked to choose an author and to research and report on that author. We were encouraged to …
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Pittsburgh BlogFest 19: PghBloggers.org turns 5!
finlay is five, originally uploaded by papalamour. Five years ago, right around this time, a half-dozen or so bloggers in the Pittsburgh area were reading each others’ blogs, commenting, and generally marveling at the discovery that each of us was not alone — that there were not a few folks in the region who had …
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Music for an international mixer: “Une americaine a Paris” by Rupa & the April Fishes
With leaders of the twenty largest economies, their assistants and entourages, worldwide news media, and demonstrators and protesters of all stripes converging this week on Pittsburgh, life in this region has begun to feel a wee bit tense. OK, more than a wee bit. So far there have been people hanging banners from bridges, march …
Social media and the G20 in Pittsburgh: Roundtable discussion
Last week I was honored to talk with some of my smart friends in the Pittsburgh social media scene. The topic was the G20 Summit next week in Pittsburgh — what we can expect and how can social media creators be involved. Mike Sorg, new media producer and fellow PodCamp Pittsburgh organizer, put it all …
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Announcing Pittsburgh BlogFest 18 — Saturday, 8/15
Pittsburgh bloggers: Come meet your fellow bloggers and social media types in a friendly, unstructured setting. Pittsburgh BlogFest is an informal and friendly quarterly gathering of local bloggers, vloggers, podcasters, and anyone who enjoys life on the Internet. It’s more happy hour than meeting: No talks will be given, no credentials required. WHAT: Pittsburgh Blogfest …
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Come on babe, why don’t we paint the town, and all that jazz?
A revue may be the perfect way to see musical theater. You get all the flashy singing and dancing, the lights and the costumes, and the live performance – outrageously talented people right before you. And you don’t have to bend your mind around a musical’s plot, which in many cases makes little sense and …
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Won’t You Be My Neighbor Day this Friday, 3/20/2009
This Friday, March 20, will be the second Won’t You Be My Neighbor Day, a tribute to Fred Rogers and a way to promote neighborliness throughout America. To participate, wear a sweater on March 20. Doesn’t have to be a zippered cardigan — just has to be “special to you.” You can also send a …
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This weekend: Bricolage’s “play-in-a-day” event
From the email inbox, an announcement of a very cool event involving my friend Rick Schweikert and some of Pittsburgh finest theatre professionals: B.U. S. 4 Bricolage Urban Scrawl Bricolage presents our third annual Play-in-a-Day Series MARCH 21ST 937 LIBERTY AVENUE FIRST FLOOR Join Bricolage for a unique benefit to unveil a brand new season …
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