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FM Cultural Calendar | Starting Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Bob Woodward
This two-time Pulitzer Prize winning reporter is referred to by his peers as "the best pure reporter of his generation." His relentless investigative drive and access to top political insiders has resulted in fascinating insights into the highest levels of Washington. He has 11 #1 non-fiction bestsellers to his credit.
03/04/2009
Time: 8:00 pm
Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave. Pittsburgh, PA
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Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic/Student Composers
The Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic, conducted by Efrain Amaya, plays compositions by students.
03/04/2009
Time: 8:00 pm
Location: Carnegie Music Hall
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Women in Music Festival
Featuring 14 artists including Bahamadia (March 6 at 8 pm), Toshi Reagon (March 7 at 8 pm) and a host of Pittsburgh female artists and guest performers. The festival includes concerts, workshops and special events celebrating emerging and world class music makers.
03/05/2009 - 03/07/2009
980 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA
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The World Goes 'Round
No one has written more showstoppers than John Kander and Fred Ebb. Together they created some of Broadway and Hollywood's wittiest, sexiest and most memorable songs, including "All That Jazz," "Maybe This Time," "Cabaret," "How Lucky Can You Get," and "New York, New York." The World Goes ‘Round is a song and dance revue celebrating the most exciting duo in show biz history.
03/05/2009 - 04/05/2009
621 Penn Ave., Downtown Pittsburgh, PA
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French Impressions & Piano Fireworks
Finnish guest conductor Hannu Luntu debuts in a program of French and Russian music, featuring Debussy's colorful "La Mer" (The Sea) and peaceful "Afternoon of a Faun." At age 20, pianist Yuja Wang has become an international sensation. She performs Prokofiev's virtuosic Piano Concerto #2 with its heart-pounding finale.
03/05/2009 - 03/07/2009
Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
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Baroque Ensemble
The Carnegie Mellon Baroque Ensemble will perform
03/05/2009
Time: 12:30 pm
Location: Kresge Recital Hall
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Salieri's "Prima La Musica"
Antonio Salieri and Mozart both wrote comic operas for a competition in Vienna’s Schönbrunn Palace. Which work was better? Many thought Salieri’s. At 6:30, enjoy fine wine, finger food and opera amid the Versailles-inspired Baroque splendor of one of Pittsburgh’s finest homes. At 7:30, judge Salieri's tour-de-force in Opera Theater's English-language Salon Series production.
03/06/2009 - 03/07/2009
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: Hoffstot mansion, 5057 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh (Shadyside)
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Borne With Us
This exhibition highlights fiber and mixed media quilts created by Missouri artist Kim Eichler-Messmer. Eichler-Messmer uses many different surface treatments and quilting techniques including screen-printing, appliqué, discharge and embroidery.
03/06/2009 - 05/16/2009
Location: T Station, Lobby of One Mellon Bank Center
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Walter Dean Myers
Walter Dean Myers’ appeal is that he tells it as it is. Harlem, Brown Angels, Blues Journey, and Jazz dig into African American lives and culture. He has two Newbery Honors, five Coretta Scott King Awards, and his Monster was a finalist for the National Book Award.
03/07/2009
Time: 10:30 am
Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
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Stig Rossen
Danish singer/actor
03/07/2009
Time: 7:30 pm
Mt. Lebanon High School, 155 Cochran Rd., Pittsburgh, PA
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