Oral Histories Project
Free Collecting Fairs
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - Brookline
708-710 Brookline Boulevard
10 am to 2 pm
This fall, the August Wilson Center for African American Culture is scouring Pittsburgh and surrounding communities to collect memories, stories and photos that may become part of the exhibitions when our new building opens in spring 2009. Do you have a great story to tell or a treasured family photo? We want to hear and see them. Join us for a Free Collecting Fair at one of four locations.
At each fair:
* Learn more about collecting and oral histories.
* Tell your family's story and experiences of growing up, working and living in Western Pennsylvania.
* Bring family photos.
* See a sneak preview of what there is to see and do at the August Wilson Center before we open next spring in downtown Pittsburgh.
* Discover how you can leave your imprint on the Center's upcoming programming.
Dates, Times & Locations:
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Allegheny Center Alliance Church
250 East Ohio Street, North Side
10 am to 2 pm
Saturday, October 4, 2008
The Kingsley Association Community Center
6435 Frankstown Avenue, East Liberty/Homewood
10 am to 2 pm
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Father Ryan Arts Center
420 Chartiers Avenue, McKees Rocks
10 am to 2 pm
Saturday, November 1, 2008
The Hill House Association
1835 Centre Avenue, Hill District
10 am to 2 pm
For more information, call 412.258.2700.
The August Wilson Center's Collecting Fairs are made possible through generous support from Community Connections, an initiative of Pittsburgh 250 and The Sprout Fund, as well as an Allegheny Regional Asset District Renaissance Grant, The Heinz Endowments Pittsburgh 250 Anniversary Arts Project, and the Pennsylvania Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities We the People initiative on American history.
Off the Wall 2008
Off The Wall 2008: Dael Orlandersmith - Stoop Stories
Friday, September 26, 2008
8 to 10 pm
Warhol Theater
117 Sandusky Street
North Shore
Tickets: $20/ $10 Student
Call 412.237.8300 or visit TicketWeb
Co-presented by The Andy Warhol Museum and the August Wilson Center for African American Culture
The New York Times has called Orlandersmith "an otherworldly messenger, perhaps the sorcerer's apprentice, or a heaven-sent angel with the devil in her." Weaving new tales, with the best from her acclaimed solo work, Stoop Stories offers a glimpse into the lives of people from her past, present and imagination. One of the truly groundbreaking, unique voices in contemporary American drama, Orlandersmith, also a returning Off the Wall artist, was one of the first to transition from a spoken word artist to a nationally produced playwright. Dael was a 2002 Pulitzer Prize award finalist for her work, Yellowman.
Charles "Teenie" Harris Centennial Birthday Celebration
Gallery 209/9
209 9th Street
Downtown Pitsburgh
Hours of Operation:
Tuesday through Friday, Noon to 5 pm.
For more information: 412.281.5484 (Gallery line)
FREE
In honor of celebrated African American photographer Charles "Teenie" Harris' centennial birthday, the August Wilson Center for African American Culture has currently on display a portion of the Harris photograph collection at Gallery 209/9.
Teenie Harris, who died in 1998, would have been 100 years old on July 2, 2008.
The Teenie Harris photographs on display will be from the Center's past exhibition, LOOKING FORWARD: Images of Children by Charles "Teenie" Harris.
Photos will also come from the Center's first touring exhibition, entitled Rhapsody in Black and White: The Photographs of Charles "Teenie" Harris. This exhibition pays homage to Harris, whose photographs captured life in Pittsburgh's African American community over five decades of the 20th century.
The exhibition complements One Shot, a new feature-length dance work inspired by Teenie Harris, choreographed by Ronald K. Brown and brought to life by the members of Ronald K. Brown/Evidence, A Dance Company. One Shot and Rhapsody in Black and White are touring the United States, and will be performed during the August Wilson Center's inaugural season in the new facility in 2009. Rhapsody in Black and White is owned and organized by the August Wilson Center with the help of the Carnegie Museum of Art and PMG Arts Management.
The images on view are from the Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive of Carnegie Museum of Art.
For details, contact Ryan Holandes, AWC Exhibition Associate, at 412.281.5484 or rholandes@AugustWilsonCenter.org.