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Sunday, November 08, 2009
SUNDAY

Today's the last chance to see the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh 99th Annual Exhibition at Carnegie Museum of Art, which displays works in a variety of media by 74 artists. Two of them -- Deanna Mance and Hisham Youssef -- will give gallery talks from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Mance creates fanciful, bright ink and watercolor works; sculptor Youssef won the Tillie S. Speyer Award for his humorous "Sorry Signs (Anti Road Rage Device)." (412-622-3131)


TUESDAY

Meet recently appointed Silver Eye Center for Photography Executive Director Ellen Fleurov, and Pittsburgh Filmmakers Associate Professor of Photography Sue Abramson, at "Conversations and Cocktails" from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Frick Art Museum, 7227 Reynolds St., Point Breeze. Following a reception of light hors d'oeuvres and the "Picture Perfect" cocktail, they'll bring, respectively, the perspectives of curator and artist to a walk through of exhibitions "Icons of American Photography: A Century of Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art" and "Children's Hospital 1951: Photographs by Esther Bubley." ($25, $20 members; advance registration required at 412-371-0600.)


THURSDAY

The Radio City Christmas Spectacular featuring the world's leading precision dance troupe -- the Radio City Rockettes -- will be at the Benedum Center, Downtown, today through Dec. 6. For tickets, $35.50 to $120.50, visit www.pct-arts.org or call 412-456-4800.


FRIDAY AND SATURDAY

Attack Theatre's "Incident[s] in the Strip," at 2425 Liberty Ave. at 8 p.m. The show is "an evening of high-energy dance-theater, newly composed live music, and dynamic video that fights to reestablish the nuance lost in too many moments," according the group's Web site. "Walking down a brick alley, inundated with competing aromas, passionate whispers, and black and gold. A car passes, a door opens, a curtain parts. When you peel away the palpable layers, what remains?"

Performances also are slated for Nov. 16, 17, 20, and 21, all at 8 p.m. For tickets, $20 in advance, $25 at the door, $15 for students, seniors and teachers, visit www.proartstickets.org or call 412-394-3353. For more information visit www.attacktheatre.com.


SATURDAY

The ToonSeum, Pittsburgh's Museum of Cartoon Art, opens its new location, 945 Liberty Ave., in the Cultural District, at 10 a.m. It's one of only three museums nationwide dedicated to the cartoon arts. In its new, larger space, the ToonSeum will feature new exhibitions every two to three months, beginning with "Enchanted Drawings: A Century of Animation." The exhibit will feature original art from Gertie the Dinosaur to SpongeBob and more. On display will be rare artifacts, including an original animation director's desk from one of Disney's early studios. The first featured local artist will be Ed Piskor, who has worked with writer Harvey Pekar on projects such as "Macedonia" and "The Beats." His independent work includes the popular series "Wizzywig.

Advance tickets for the opening weekend are available at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/87269. Admission is $4 for adults and $3 for children ages 5 to 17. Children younger than 5 are free. For more information visit www.toonseum.org.

"Listen Up With Andrew Druckenbrod" and "The Beat With Scott Mervis" are available exclusively at PG+, a members-only web site of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Our introduction to PG+ gives you all the details.
First published on November 8, 2009 at 12:00 am