Interview: Laugh in the Face of Addiction, Myles Mazzanti
From 02/26/2022: Myles Mazzanti on the upcoming Laugh in the Face of Addiction Comedy Show Fundraiser for Skyline Recovery at South Hills Italian Club (3/03 6:00 – 9:00 PM).
Interview: Junior Achievement’s 18 Under 18, Morgan McCray
From 02/19/2022: Morgan McCray, high school intern for SLB, on receiving Junior Achievement’s 18 Under 18 Award (2/22 at the National Aviary from 7:00 – 9:00 PM).
Interview: Breaking Barriers in WWII, JaQuay Edward Carter
From 02/19/2022: Historian JaQuay Edward Carter previews his upcoming presentation Breaking Barriers in WWII: How a city forged in steel, along with Pittsburgh Courier’s Double “VV” Campaign and Western Pennsylvania’s Tuskegee Airmen paved the way for Civil Rights in America as part of the John L. Ford, Sr. African American Heritage Celebration at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum (2/24 from 7:00 – 8:00 PM, 4141 Fifth Avenue).
Interview: Punto de Partida, Hugo Cruz
From 02/19/2022: Cuban composer, drummer, and percussionist Hugo Cruz on his brand new album, Punto de Partida.
Interview: Obi Mbu, An Igbo Creation Myth
From 02/19/2022: Co-director of Obi Mbu, Marques Redd, and dancer, Victoria Watford, discuss the production of Obi Mbu (The Primordial House): An Igbo Creation Myth (2021), a 30-minute experimental film that captures the movement of dancers illuminated with fluorescent paint and ultraviolet light as they enact an Igbo-Nigerian myth of creation (screening at Kelly Strayhorn Theatre 2/25 at 7:00 PM).