Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Announces 4/24 Gallery Crawl Lineup

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announces the line-up for its April Gallery Crawl taking place Friday, April 24, 2015, from 5:30 to 10 p.m., in Pittsburgh's Downtown Cultural District. The Gallery Crawl is a free, all-ages showcase that features a wide variety of thought-provoking art exhibitions, live bands, DJs, dance, comedy, and more.

Pittsburgh Craft Beer Week, which highlights craft beer culture in the Pittsburgh region, celebrates the arts and the art of craft brewing during this month's Crawl. Eleven designated locations on the Crawl feature a local, regional, or national craft brewery, specially selected for that location, showcasing a selection of their beers. Brewery representatives are at each location to educate crawlers on the beers and to tell the story and history of their brewery.

Pittsburgh Craft Beer Week locations include: Arthur Murray Dance Studio, Braddock's, 709 Penn, Cabaret Theater (Backstage Bar), SPACE, Wood Street Galleries, Spring Night Market, Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council, Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre, Shaw Galleries, and Tonic.

Gallery Crawl events are free and open to the public. For more information and a map of the Gallery Crawl events, visit TrustArts.org/Crawl or call 412-456-6666.

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The following is a line-up of the April 24, 2015, Gallery Crawl events:

Wood Street Galleries
601 Wood Street

The World Revolves Around You
After widespread critical acclaim of his 2011 show, HC Gilje returns to Wood Street Galleries with three North American premieres of installations Revolver and Spin, and the world premiere of flimmer.

SPACE
812 Liberty Avenue

UNLOADED
Organized by Susanne Slavick, this group show explores historical and social issues surrounding the availability, use, and impact of guns in our culture.

Music is provided by DJ SMI, and artist Vanessa German performs at 7 p.m. In Unlivable Times from Chris Ivey's East of Liberty screens in the gallery. Outside of the gallery, Easely-a Pittsburgh-based art startup that allows customers to rent ready-to-hang art from local artists and artists around the world-displays an outdoor pop-up art show, featuring a number of its artists as well as its team of personal curators on hand to discuss Easely.

The performance action #chalkedUNARMED Flash Mob by students from MGR Youth Empowerment occurs throughout the Gallery Crawl. #chalkedUNARMED Flash Mob mimics the chalk outlines typical of crime scenes that commemorate and call attention to deaths of unarmed black men and women who have been killed by police, providing details such as names, date and locations.

Engaging visitors in and outside of the gallery, #chalkedUNARMED Flash Mob encourages the public to participate by chalking commemorative outlines themselves and sharing those they have made or seen on social media.

Window SPACE | Sideways Museum
Organized by Tom Sarver, this collection of works by Pittsburgh artists exploring folk and visionary art traditions, featuring work by Jim Rettinger, Doug Hill, Dorothy Williams, Steve Smith, Tom Sarver, and Joann Kielar.

Sweetlix
820 Liberty Ave

Game Works
Pittsburgh International Game Developers Association presents Game Works, a showcase of experimental game works from local creators make up this new kind of arcade.

Tito Way
Memento Mori by Mary Mazziotti
A set of billboards reminding the viewer that life can be short and its end unpredictable.

Cell Phone Disco by Information Lab
A surface that visualizes the electromagnetic field of an active mobile phone. Several thousand lights illuminate when you make or receive a phone call in the vicinity of the installation.

Shaw Galleries*
805 Liberty Avenue

Light from the Furnace
The gallery displays industrial-themed artworks by a dynamic group of local, national, and international artists.

Trust Arts Education Center
805-807 Liberty Avenue, Peirce Studio

Peirce Studio
Soul Sessions with Nate da Phat Barber spins soul and funk classics at 7 p.m.
Mavis Swan Poole & Soul Understated from Brooklyn, NY at 8:30 p.m.

Second floor* | Carnegie Library Button Making and Books
We supply the materials, you supply the creativity! Want books? Buy them (for next to nothing).

Third Floor* & Fourth Floor | Pittsburgh Public Schools All City Showcase of the Arts

Harris Theater
809 Liberty Avenue
Regionally produced short films are shown from 5:30 to 9 p.m.: Nekophiliac - ahaha by Julie Mallis; Untitled #6 by Jónó Mí Ló; fons et origo by Ivette Spradlin; Aspie Seeks Love trailer by Julie Sokolow.

Arcade Comedy Theater
811 Liberty Avenue
Every half hour catch a brand new improv show at the Cultural District's award-winning comedy theater. Members of the Arcade Comedy Theater present 15-minute improv shows featuring games and scenes inspired by audience suggestions.

Catholic Charities Susan Zubik Welcome Center
212 Ninth Street

Process Masters
High school students from the Manchester Craftsmen's Guild exhibit visual art from various mediums, and several students give artist talks.

Spring Night Market
925 Liberty Avenue
The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership presents the Spring 2015 Night Market, the first outdoor market of the season! Featuring Pittsburgh's most creative independent vendors, stop by the parking lots on the corner of Penn Avenue and 8th Street from 5:30 to 11 p.m., for food, drinks, music, art, jewelry, clothing, crafts, games, and more.

937 Liberty Avenue
First floor | Bricolage
Play on a living board game, of sorts, that is designed to make collecting data fun!

Second floor | Temporary States
Temporary States Lori Hepner and Christine Lorenz explores a common thread of formation and manipulation through two bodies of work, one exploring climate change, and the other, a common household substance. Together, these bold dances of light and stark black-and-white cosmological formations complement one another by their formations, manipulations, and contrast of analog and digital. Open through May 25, the exhibition is presented by The Magenta Foundation.

Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company

3rd floor | August, August, August!
Curated by Mark Clayton Southers, this is a collection of photographs, videos, set pieces, and artwork from the Pittsburgh Playwright Theatre Company's recently completed August Wilson 10 Play Pittsburgh Century Cycle in the theater lobby.

Theater | FENCES
View an open rehearsal for August Wilson's FENCES.

Tonic**
971 Liberty Avenue, second floor Gallery. NOT UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE
See works of art by Brian Gonnella, and celebrate National Jazz Appreciation month with live music by Yoko Suzuki Band.

Social Status

717 Liberty Avenue

9 LIVES
Artist Cody Baker creates a demonstration of surreal imagery designed to evoke a real emotion, and experience a realistic portrayal by Max Flick. Music is by Soccratee, and refreshments are provided.

Urban Pathways 6-12 Gallery
914 Penn Avenue
Celebrate National Poetry Month through a visual art exhibit, spoken word presentations, and the Sounds of Steel steelpan band. Steelpan and poetry readings alternate throughout the evening

CAPA Gallery
111 Ninth Street

Digital Media and 3D Forms
This is an exhibition of digital media and sculptural forms by Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12 visual art students.

Future Tenant
819 Penn Avenue

Flash: A CMU School of Art Group Exhibition
This mixed-media exhibition features talent from Carnegie Mellon undergraduate students. Participating artists include Hannah Gaskill, Jamie Earnest, Kathy Lee, Melissa Bryan, Nichole Anderson, Ruby Wang, Sam Ticknor, Taylor Preston, and Tylor Porten.

Future Tenant also hosts a Composition Showcase during the crawl, featuring musical work by CMU students.

Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
810 Penn Avenue, 7th Floor

Now You See Me!
This exhibition presents paintings and drawings by artists from Creative Citizen Studios, teens and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Portraits of local Pittsburgh artists such as Rose Clancy, Larry Rippel, and Tom Sarver are featured, as well as original super hero artwork and paintings inspired by famous artists like Louise Nevelson and Alexander Calder. Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council hosts a free, public reception from 5:30-9 p.m. during the Crawl.

Bend Yoga
808 Penn Avenue
Stop in for some Downtown Dog! Free mini-classes from 5:30-6 p.m., and 6-6:30 p.m.: Pre-register at info@bendyoga.com.

709 Penn Gallery
709 Penn Avenue
Out of Many, One People
Tamara Natalie Madden's exhibition is an exploration of the vast cultural heritage of Jamaica and throughout the Caribbean and Central and South America. The exhibition explores "Black" as a singular racial distinction, challenging a monolithic notion that does not account for the many races inherent in Caribbean bloodlines.

707 Penn Gallery
707 Penn Avenue

Vascular Caverns
Paper-cutting sculptor Gianna Paniagua presents an interactive hand-cut paper installation depicting abstracted, anatomical imagery.

Katz Plaza
7th Street & Penn Avenue

Café Con Leche: Brisas del Caribe-kid friendly Caribbean celebration
Café Con Leche asks, "What does it mean to be a Pittsburgh Latino?" Complete a video interview and/or write on a mural. Both the mural and the video will be shown at Assemble gallery in Garfield during July 2015.

5:30-6:15 p.m.: Teanna Medina performs as the Yoruba Orisha Queen, Yemaya

6:15-7 p.m.: Celebrate the African roots of Cuban and Haitian music and dance as the Ibeji Ensemble brings in live drumming and dancing.

7-7:30 p.m.: Latin youth folkloric group, Latina Productions show dances from Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Venezuela.

7:30-9 p.m.: Gena y Calle Bomba's traditional Puerto Rican Bomba show

Backstage Bar
655 Penn Avenue
Celebrate National Jazz Appreciation Month with live Music by George Jones New View Trio 5:30-7:30 p.m., and view works of art by Laura Petrilla.

Boutique 208*
208 Sixth Street
Enjoy live music by Jonathan Dull and art and other handmade items, all made by local artists.

Olive or Twist
140 Sixth Street

The Art Institute of Pittsburgh Alumni & Student Show
See what our creative alumni and students have been up to lately.

Arthur Murray Dance Studio**
136 Sixth Street (above Melange Bistro) NOT UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE
Free Dance Lessons and Demos: 7:30 p.m. Salsa; 8 p.m. Bachata; 8:30 p.m. Salsa

Braddock's American Brasserie
107 Sixth Street
Cooking demo featuring the Shrimp and Grits at 7 and 9 p.m.

CrawlAfterDark

SPACE

812 Liberty Avenue
musicSPACE presents The Early Mays + Ben Shannon, an evening of divine harmonies with Appalachian and original Americana folk.

Doors at 10 p.m., music begins at 10:30 p.m. | Tickets: $5

Harris Theater

807 Liberty Avenue

Roar, 9:30 p.m.
The infamous, rarely seen 80s cult classic starring Tippi Hedren, her teen daughter Melanie Griffith, and more than 150 lions, tigers, and other untamed animals was an unprecedented-and wholly unpredictable-action-adventure film gone awry. The film was in production for 11 years, cost $17 million, and became a labor of love for Hedren and family, who had to mortgage their assets to finance the project. It is said that no animals were harmed in the making of Roar, but 70 members of the cast and crew were.

(USA, 1981, 102 mins, DCP) | Tickets: $5

Arcade Comedy Theater

811 Liberty Avenue

After the Crawl Comedy Show, 9:15 p.m., 18+

After the Crawl: No Name Players presents The Sisters Sorella
Arcade Comedy Theater and No Name Players present a new installment of their monthly, live sitcom "The Sisters Sorella." Featuring an original script written by the show's cast, The Sisters Sorella has the charm and wit of a great TV sitcom distilled into a live production. The show also features live music and improvised commercial breaks.

Tickets: $10, available in advance and at the box office the night of the show, seating is limited | BYOB

Future Tenant

819 Penn Avenue

Ruckus Improv
A Pittsburgh-based improvisational comedy troupe of gifted and fearless young Pitt students.

August Henry's City Saloon

946 Penn Avenue
Karaoke staring Rock 'n Ray the DJ and YOU, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.

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All information and locations are subject to change. Visit TrustArts.org/Crawl for updated and more detailed information.

Car Free Fridays Walk, bike, bus or carpool to the Gallery Crawl and celebrate another Car Free Friday with the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Port Authority, and BikePGH.

All official Gallery Crawl locations will be marked with a Cultural District Stop sidewalk sign.

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*Locations are open until 10 p.m.

**All locations are wheelchair accessible unless otherwise noted

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The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has overseen one of Pittsburgh's most historic transformations: turning a seedy red-light district into a magnet destination for arts lovers, residents, visitors, and business owners. Founded in 1984, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is a non-profit arts organization whose mission is the cultural and economic revitalization of a 14-block arts and entertainment/residential neighborhood called the Cultural District. The District is one of the country's largest land masses "curated" by a single nonprofit arts organization. A major catalytic force in the city, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is a unique model of how public-private partnerships can reinvent a city with authenticity, innovation and creativity. Using the arts as an economic catalyst, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has holistically created a world-renowned Cultural District that is revitalizing the city, improving the regional economy and enhancing Pittsburgh's quality of life. Thanks to the support of foundations, corporations, government agencies and thousands of private citizens, the Cultural Trust stands as a national model of urban redevelopment through the arts. For more information, visit TrustArts.org. Follow us on Twitter @CulturalTrust, and like us on Facebook.