Live Music: The Jakob’s Ferry Stragglers
From 02/06/2016: Appalachian bluegrass with The Jakob’s Ferry Stragglers, featuring Gary Antol (guitar, vocals), Libby Eddy (fiddle, vocals), Joe Dep (clawhammer banjo) and Ed Croft (upright bass, vocals).
Live Music: Emily Pinkerton and Rodrigo Invernizzi
From 01/30/2016: Emily Pinkerton and Rodrigo Invernizzi with roots music from North and South America in advance of their performance at the SongSpace concert series, First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh, 1/30 (7:30 pm)
Interview: Crystal Worl
From 01/23/2016: Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh F.I.N.E. Art Resident Crystal Worl on formline shapes and storytelling traditions from her native Alaska.
Live Music: The Ripples
From 01/16/16: Cincinnati-based contra dance band The Ripples present a contemporary-meets-traditional sound influenced by jazz, bluegrass, waltz, world, and pop.
Live Music: The Damaged Pies
From 01/02/2016: Steve Bodner of The Damaged Pies and LouAnn Ross of Jeremiah’s Place, promote “Same Circus, Different Town”, a film viewing at noon on Jan 23 at the Hollywood Theater in Dormont. Proceeds from the event go to Jeremiah’s Place, an organization that provides childcare in crisis situations.