Downtown Neighbors Alliance
320 Ft. Duquesne Blvd., Suite 4A
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
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Pittsburgh Fashion Week Overview |
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Courtesy of The Pittsburgh Post Gazette by Sara Bauknecht |
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It’s been two years since Pittsburgh Fashion Week transformed the Wintergarden at PPG Place into a glamorous spot for its signature runway show – and it didn’t miss a beat.
The designer runway show Wednesday – the crown jewel of Pittsburgh Fashion Week’s annual festivities – delivered looks from roughly a dozen creators for well over an hour. (That’s a long time, considering that a typical runway show at New York Fashion Week is usually 15 minutes or less.)
The sold-out crowd soaked up the stylish sights, snapping selfies and cheering on models as they took their turns in the spotlight. A strength of the show was its variety; collections ranged from everyday wearables to avant-garde wonders by a mix of established and up-and-coming designers.
There was something extra special, too, about being back at Pittsburgh Fashion Week after a two-year pause; it infused the show with an extra dose of freshness. In other words, we got to see creations these designers likely conjured up during quarantine, and we were introduced to some new talents as well. That made for a night that was not only a show but also a celebration of fashion and art.
But the runway show was only one event on the weeklong calendar. From Sept. 16 through Friday, parties popped up across the Golden Triangle. It also included the return of the Pittsburgh Fashion Summit, a day of networking and education related to the business of fashion. It all was slated to conclude Friday night on the rooftop of Kaufmann’s Grand with Bark & Swagger — featuring models with pets on the runway -— but that event was postponed due to “unforeseen construction” issues at the venue, according to Pittsburgh Fashion Week. The event is expected to be rescheduled.
If you missed Pittsburgh Fashion Week, you won’t have to wait an entire year for its return. Organizers are planning to sprinkle programming throughout the year and to introduce some new events.
It would be great if these offerings help connect the dots between raising awareness for designers and driving traffic — and, ultimately, sales — to online platforms or in-person shops. Maybe year-round events also can help to introduce local boutiques to new made-in-Pittsburgh lines.
Welcome back, Pittsburgh Fashion Week! From all the applause and sold-out events, it’s clear you’ve been missed.
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Crown Castle Developers Forum Date - October 21 |
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Are you interested in what the future holds for Downtown Pittsburgh? Especially now post-pandemic? To get the opinions of the people who do this for a living please join the Downtown Neighbors Alliance as we welcome the return of the Crown Castle Developers Forum rescheduled from June.
The Crown Castle Developers Forum provides guests with an unprecedented look at the changing Pittsburgh skyline and will shed light on what makes Downtown a great investment not only for developers here and nationwide but for anyone who works or lives Downtown.
The Developers Forum features a panel of experts in government, real estate and development that will answer attendees’ questions about the state of development in Downtown Pittsburgh post-COVID-19.
Panelists include Allegheny County Executive Director Rich Fitzgerald, Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey, along with Mamadou Balde, Managing Director at CBRE.
The theme of the forum for 2022 is The Future of Retail and Development in Downtown Pittsburgh.
This year the event will be at the Union Trust Building in the theater on the 10th floor. Time is from 10 to 11 am on Friday, October 21.
Signup for the event here.
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Per the recent concerns expressed by our members on the cleanliness of downtown, the Downtown Neighbors Alliance is happy to be working with Boma Pittsburgh and Point Park University for the Community Forum Meeting BOMA on October 6th at the Playhouse Theater from 9:30 am to 11:00 am – the event is free to attend, and we are hoping to get the results shared to as many members of the community as possible and hear their questions and concerns.
We would really love to hear from downtown retail / restaurant business owners and residents.
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Make A Reservation 13 Weeks Prior to Dine Here |
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Is it impossible to get a seat at Gi-Jin? No, though it feels like it is. Richard DeShantz’s wildly popular sushi restaurant takes reservations 13 weeks ahead of time on OpenTable. So if you don't plan that far in advance, can you still score a last-minute reservation? The answer to that question is maybe. You may get a seat at the counter (you may have a better chance as a single diner), and if you ever want to employ the “Instagram notifications” trick for a restaurant, this one would be it. Also, if you’re OK with eating later, reservations after 9 p.m. are usually available, regardless of the day. (208 Sixth St., Downtown) |
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Pittsburgh Architecture Week |
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AIA Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Architecture Foundation launched the first annual Pittsburgh Architecture Week, Monday, September 26 through Sunday, October 2.This initiative shares how architects – and all who design and build our spaces and places – create our built environment, how architecture impacts everyone’s daily lives, and highlights our region’s unique architectural identity.
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Andy Warhol’s Social Network |
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Andy Warhol’s Social Network examines the intersections between Warhol’s longest running project, Interview magazine; his ventures in television with his original series Fashion, Warhol TV, and Warhol’s Fifteen Minutes; and his portrait commissions of the 1970s and 1980s. During this late period, Warhol transformed his studio, hired young associates and produced an entirely new and separate body of work in print media, television, and commissioned portraits that redefined the relationship between business and art, and generated a social network entirely his own.
As one of the few institutions with a near-complete archive of the magazine and the sole holder of Warhol TV, The Warhol is uniquely positioned to present this exhibition for the first time. Featuring all 204 issues of Interview from its founding in 1969 to 1987, the year of Warhol’s death, Andy Warhol’s Social Network highlights this rare holding within the museum’s collection, which has never been shown in its entirety. The exhibition charts the visual transformation of the magazine from underground film journal to an arbiter of popular culture featuring celebrities, fashion brands, and artists. The show also demonstrates how Warhol intermingled his commissioned portraits with the content and covers of the magazine and correlated this material with his television series. Warhol’s portrait commissions were both a means of social network building as well as a funding stream to support the early years of the magazine.
As Interview gained distribution and international correspondents, and his television series was picked up by MTV, Warhol’s foresight of the power of advertising over popular culture and his keen business sense were crystalized. Interview became a magazine that celebrated and sold a fantasy. By filling its pages with advertisements of alcohol, beauty products, designer fashion, and expensive jewels, the magazine presented a prescient model for aspirational living, which has been normalized today with online platforms like Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. Interview’s use of brands and advertising were early examples of just how pervasive product marketing would become in everyday life.
An important and underrecognized story within the exhibition looks at the work of Richard Bernstein (1939–2002)—the artist responsible for the iconic covers of Interview from 1972 to 1989—and presents over seventy of his original collages with an installation of his Warhol Wallpaper, 1973, produced and displayed for the first time. With the engagement of Bernstein and the use of a new group of young business associates, Warhol redefined the artist magazine with lengthy, unabridged interviews, iconic celebrity covers, and forward-looking layout and design. Interview was singular in that it was an artist-run magazine with mass appeal.
Many ask how Warhol would operate in our contemporary world of social media. This exhibition explores that question by positioning Warhol as a keen businessman with an eye to the future and a clever strategy for cultivating and expanding his social network. Through Interview magazine, his television shows, and his many portrait commissions, Warhol redefined an artist’s relationship to business and created an expansive network of influential celebrities, artists, musicians, fashion designers, choreographers, movie directors, and social elites—all at a defining juncture late in his career.
Andy Warhol’s Social Network: ‘Interview’, Television and Portraits is curated by Jessica Beck, chief curator with Tyler Shine, assistant curator and Isabella Hanley, Fine Foundation fellow.
Andy Warhol’s Social Network: ‘Interview’, Television and Portraits is generously supported by The Fine Foundation and is financed in part by a grant from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, under the administration of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.
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The Women Who Rock Benefit Concert returns to Stage AE |
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The Women Who Rock Benefit Concert returns to Stage AE on October 15 starring multi-platinum recording artist Jordin Sparks |
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The Sounds of New Orleans Next Weekend |
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Friday, September 30 | 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 1 | 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 2 | 2:30 p.m.
Celebrate the spirit of The Big Easy with a night of hot, steamy New Orleans jazz. The good times roll with music from New Orleans natives like Fats Domino, Mahalia Jackson & Louis Armstrong. A tribute to the street parades in the French Quarter and late-night jams in the city’s famed clubs, this concert transforms Heinz Hall into an unforgettable Mardi Gras celebration, with Byron Stripling leading the parade!
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Pittsburgh Opera and Point Park University Present ‘Animated Arias’ Special Live Concert on October 14 |
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Pittsburgh Opera will perform an enthralling concert combining live singing and music with contemporary video animation at Point Park University’s Pittsburgh Playhouse on Friday, October 14 at 7:30 PM.
Point Park Students worked with Pittsburgh Opera to select arias and other portions of well-known operas. They then designed, created, and refined six animated video shorts to bring the beautiful world of opera to life in new, exciting ways.
The videos feature music by Mozart, Verdi, Dvořák, and more, from operas such as The Marriage of Figaro, Il Trovatore, and Rusalka. They will be unveiled publicly together for the first time – and will be accompanied by live performances of the opera music by singers from Pittsburgh Opera’s acclaimed Resident Artist program – at the free ‘Animated Arias’ concert.
Rebekah Diaz, Pittsburgh Opera’s Director of Community Engagement and IDEA Initiatives, explains that the videos “can introduce opera to new audiences who might otherwise feel opera is ‘not for them’ while simultaneously inviting opera aficionados to look at opera in a new lens, explore the magic of animation, and inspire joy at viewing these well-loved pieces in a new context.”
Garfield Lemonius, Dean of the Conservatory of Performing Arts and Artistic Director of the Pittsburgh Playhouse, adds “We are committed to showcasing the work of our talented students and proud of the work our students did through this partnership. I encourage everyone to see this incredible work, which highlights how these two art forms intersect.”
As part of the event, the students who created the animated videos will discuss their inspiration and the creative process.
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Charlie Chaplin’s Red Letter Days |
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In Charlie Chaplin’s Red Letter Days, Dan Kamin tells the amazing story of how Charlie Chaplin made the world shake with laughter even as the Great War was shaking it with bombs—and how he risked fame, fortune and reputation by making a comedy about the bloody conflict while it was still raging. The highlight will be the screening of a complete, newly restored print of that film, Shoulder Arms (1918), which takes an unflinching look at the horrific realities of trench warfare through the Tramp’s experiences as a doughboy. The film was an enormous gamble that could easily have ended Chaplin’s career. Instead it became a worldwide blockbuster that helped establish movies as the defining art form of the twentieth century.
Dan Kamin trained Robert Downey, Jr. for his Oscar-nominated performance in Chaplin and created Johnny Depp’s physical comedy routines in Benny and Joon. He performs his one-man shows internationally and is a popular guest artist with symphony orchestras.
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Enjoy DJ Badazz every Friday & Saturday 10 pm - 2 am
Backstage Bar at Theater Square
Enjoy JazzLive, a free weekly jazz series in the Cultural District
Tuesday, September 20: Roger Humphries at 5 pm
Greer Cabaret Theater
Enjoy a week full of live music in the Cultural District
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Enjoy live music at Stage AE in the Northshore
Thursday, September 29: Dustin Lynch at 7 pm
Saturday, October 1: Doobie at 7 pm
Andy Warhol Museum
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Revel
Thursday, September 29: Creature Canyon Live at Revel from 5 pm - 7 pm
Friday, September 30: Juan Vazquez Live at Revel from 7 pm - 10 pm
Enjoy live music Thursday – Saturday from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, September 29: Alex Weibel
Saturday, October 1: The Daniel May Duo
Hard Rock Cafe
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Con Alma Downtown
Tuesday, September 27: Phat Mandee from 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Wednesday, September 28: Max Leake from 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Thursday, September 29: Ian Gordon Quartet from 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Friday, September 30: Hugo Cruz & Caminos 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Friday, September 30: Tony Campbell Quartet from 10:00 pm - 1:00 am
Saturday, October 1: Tubby Daniels 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Saturday, October 1:Tribute to Arthur Blythe from 10:00 pm - 1:00 am
Sunday, October 2: New Orleans Brunch from 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Thursday, September 29: TJ The DJ, DJ Cake
Friday, September 30: DJ Hypnotyza
Saturday, October 1: Justin Fabus
Enjoy live jazz seven nights a week at 501 Grant Street
Tuesday, September 27: Chantal Joseph Group 7pm
Wednesday, September 28: Chantal Joseph Group 7pm
Thursday, September 29: Anita Levels Trio 7pm
Friday, September 30: Chantal Joseph Group 7pm
CrossBody Dance + Movement
Every Thursday: 7 – 10 p.m.
Every Saturday: 7 – 10 p.m.
Gateway Clipper
Every Friday: 11:00 p.m. – 1:30 a.m.
Enjoy live DJs and Entertainment Weekly at 380 N Shore Dr.
Every Thursday: 11 p.m. – 12 a.m.
Every Friday: 10 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Every Saturday: 10 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Enjoy live DJs and Entertainment weekly at 346 North Shore Dr.
Every Saturday: 9 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Enjoy live DJs during late nights weekly at the lower level of 960 Penn Avenue.
Every Thursday: 11 p.m. – 3:30 a.m.
Every Friday: 11 p.m. – 3:30 a.m.
Every Saturday: 11 p.m. – 3:30 a.m.
Enjoy live DJs and Entertainment weekly at 125 Seventh St
Every Thursday: 8 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Every Friday: 7 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Every Saturday: 7 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Enjoy live DJs weekly at 214 Sixth Street
Every Friday: 9 p.m. – 12 a.m.
Every Saturday: 9 p.m. – 12 a.m.
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$3 Parking: ALCO Parking offers 3 hours of parking on weekdays for only $3.00 at the 350 Oliver Avenue Garage location, along with $3 night and weekend parking, which is perfect for stopping down and supporting the small businesses in the neighborhood.
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We have compiled a list of restaurants in the city that serve brunch in the Golden Triangle area.
Restaurants can send in updates to info@downtowncdc.org
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Pet of the Week:
Weekly Pet Adoption Partnership
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As a part of your sustainability journey, would you like to buy less and repair more?
Let's bring the repair culture back!
Click on the image above to learn more!
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Many events throughout the region have been planned for or moved to an online platform due to COVID-19.
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COVID-19 Information and Resources |
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See official links to federal, state, county, and city information and resources related to the COVID-19.
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