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Follow a Journey of Song on February 22 with The Lisette Project

February 22nd's The Lisette Project Follows the Journey of a Baroque-era Haitian Creole Song Across the Globe. The Lisette Project: Haitian Creole Music Sunday, February 22 • 2:30 PM • Shadyside Presbyterian Church The Lisette Project is a performance and research collective based in Ithaca, New York. Founded in 2021 by Haitian baritone, Jean Bernard Cerin , this dynamic group explores the history of Haitian classical music through film and performance. For this program, Jean Bernard is joined by his two regular collaborators: British pianist and musicologist, Nicholas Mathew and American soprano Michele Kennedy . Currently, the Lisette Project is focused on the history of the oldest published song in Haitian Creole, “ Lisette quitté la plaine.” Their documentary, Lisette (2022) and accompanying lecture recital premiered at the Berkeley Early Music Exhibit & Festival in 2022. Since then, the gro...

Hey Pittsburgh...Go See A Show!

Theater is a collaborative art form and if we've learned anything in the last year, it's that we need our community in order to grow and thrive. There are dozens of performing arts companies locally producing excellent art, right here, right now. We want to introduce you to all they have to offer. We mean everything from radical to classical, fully professional to volunteer-powered, site-specific to state-of-the-art, nationally renowned and the next generation. Pittsburgh’s stages hold it all. We couldn’t be prouder. So, Go See A Show! Between February and July, together with more than 20 local producing theater companies, we will be featuring our productions on the Go See A Show website. Each organization highlights one show at a time, so the lineup rotates and there’s always something new to discover. Many of our colleagues offer discounts when possible, so you can choose what fits your budget, your schedule, and your vibe. We believe that th...

Pittsburgh Glass Center Celebrates 25th Anniversary and $15M Expansion with Launch of Advanced Digital Infrastructure

New Registration and CRM Systems Powered by Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Digital Accelerator Program to Streamline Patron Experience Pittsburgh Glass Center (PGC), one of the nation’s premier glass art institutions, today announced the launch of a new class registration and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system. Developed through the support of Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Digital Accelerator for Arts and Culture, this technological overhaul (through a partnership with Veevart and CourseStorm) coincides with PGC’s 25th anniversary and the completion of a landmark $15 million facility expansion. As one of nearly 200 institutions across the U.S. and the UK selected for the newest cohort of the Digital Accelerator Program, PGC partnered early on with Dave Ebert of the Lapine Group to analyze infrastructure needs, resulting in a recommendation to engage Rivers Agile as the implementation partner. The project was led by Rivers Agile's Director of Delivery, Chris Papic. P...

Q & A With Playwright L.E. McCullough with Thoughts on his Latest Docudrama

Dr. Peter Safar (Ryan Warsing) introduces Dr. Nancy Caroline (Anne Rematt) to the Freedom House paramedics and dispatchers. Credit all Photos: Brandon Pierce On the heels of a highly successful run of Freedom House: Giving Life a Second Chance that just closed on February 1 at the New Hazlett Theater, playwright L.E. McCullough takes a look back on his play that focuses on one of Pittsburgh’s many first accomplishments. Before the Freedom House Ambulance Service cane into being in 1967, street and home side medical care was often sketchy and inadequate. Many times, stricken people in desperate need for medical aid had to rely on the police, firefighters and poorly trained workers for care that often required an immediate professional response to have an effective and successful outcome, Tim...