Unblurred- GA/GI Schedule of Events



(Full event listings by location posted after GA/GI summaries--scroll down)


Thursday, April 5--GA/GI kick-off with Toonseum, @ 113 N. Pacific. Pittsburgh, PA 15224
 A special evening as we celebrate the first in a series of incredible Comic Book Mini Conventions  hosted by Toonseum! Starts 6 pm...come meet the city's finest animators and emerging cartoonists. Be  first to get all news about GA/GI Unblurred happening the next night. It all starts at 6 pm





Friday, April 6 --GA/GI 
@ Unblurred Art Crawl on Penn Avenue

Start at the Pittsburgh Glass Center @ 5472 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, pick up a schedule and work your way up and down through our Penn arts district corridor for dozens ofexciting eco, tech and arts exhibits, open houses, fashion fun and more everyone will love!  It's Unblurred super-sized! Starts 6 pm- 10 pm +


PLUS GA/GI FRIENDS/ WEEKEND EVENTS!




Saturday, April 7 Union Project's MONSTER OPEN HOUSE   Come enjoy a full family day from  9:30 AM- 8 PM @ the Union Project, 801 N. Negley Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, enjoy pottery making, a kiddie monster fashion show, Special guests: mini Power Flower and Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, and a family a-go-go dance from  6-8 pm. Need more details? Click here.








GA/GI @ Unblurred Listings April 6, 2012


Pandemic at Brillobox (4104 Penn) … 9:30pm-
2am … another installment of drinkin dancin 
stompin and yellin w Pete & Juddy. Spring is upon 
us and we are celebrating with drinks and music 
from all over the world (especially the Balkans).

Pittsburgh Beautification Project Studios (4810 
Penn) ... 7-10pm ... ‘Obatala,’ mixed media by Bat 
Saint Chip. Plus work by resident studio artists 
Katy DeMent, Dean Cercone, James Shipman, 
Sigh Meltingstar, and Bob Ziller.


Optimus Tech (4820 Penn) ... 6-9pm ... Open 
house. Optimus designs and manufacturers fuel 
system retrofits that enable traditional engines to 
burn cleaner fuel. See one of their systems and 
meet its builders. Special guest: robot designer & 
sculptor Donald Jones.


Pgh Beautification Project Studios (4810 Penn) ... 7-10pm ... 'Obatala,' mixed media by Bat Saint Chip. Plus work by resident studio artists Katy DeMent, Dean Cercone, James Shipman, Sigh Meltingstar, and Bob Ziller.




Modernformations Gallery (4919 Penn) ... 
7-10pm ... “Eyes Right: New Mixed Media Work” 
Tate Hudson displays collage work composed of 
salvaged wood, discarded images, paper, and 
paint. Exhibit will be on display until May 18th. 
412-362-0274.modernformations.com


Garfield Artworks (4931 Penn) … 7-10pm ... 
UNRAVELING: a theme explored through paint, 
mixed-media, installation, sound art and fabric 
manipulation by Lynn Ratkovich, Monica Cervone 
McElwain, Kelly Jane Walker, Jamie B Miller 
and Bevin Baker, this show inaugurates Siren 
Studio, an artist-run association. Music from 
DJ Mosaic. Donation requested. Thru Apr 29. 
garfieldartworks.com 412-361-2262



Museum of Post-Natural History (4913 Penn Ave)
Featuring an eco window installation specifically created for GAGI.
Normal hours of operation Sun 12-6.





Artisan (5001 Penn Ave) ... Water color paintings 
by husband and wife tattooists Jason Lambert 
and Cara Cable. More at www.blackcattattoos.net



Law office of Richard Walters (5005 Penn)
starting 9:30pm, dance Classic “Golden Age” 
Argentine Tango music in the Office, and Nuevo/
Alternative Tango downstairs to groups like 
Bajofondo, Gotan Project. 412-721-7771.


Irma Freeman Center for Imagination (5006 
Penn) ... 7-10pm .. Featuring “Futuristic City” 
by Ryder Henry & “Bionic Beings” by Suzanne 
Trenney. Musical Guests (with Projections): 
Universal Beat Union and the Rusty Nail. 


Studio 5013 (5013 Penn) features Sarah 
Wojdylak’s “Untitled,” a reclaimed materials and 
digital photography installation recounting the 
6-month journey of a mysterious & rare illness. 
swojdylak.wordpress.com


Most Wanted Fine Art (5015 Penn) ... Thu Apr 5,
7-10pm, pop culture collectibles and artwork, 
music by Grand Snafu. ...Fri Apr 6, 6-10pm, 
“Paper Trail” by Edinboro Univ of PA students 
& faculty. Juried by printmaking MFA students 
at Edinboro. Grand Snafu performs at 9pm. 
...Sat Apr 7, 12-4pm, pop collectibles & artwork; 
7-11pm new music by In The Wake Of Giants. 
most-wantedfineart.com 412-328-4737


Quantum Theater (at Waldorf School, 201 
S.Winebiddle) ... Now thru April 22, “The Electric 
Baby.” This tale of urban folklore connects his 
Romanian mother and his Nigerian father with 
colorful Pittsburghers. Watch for the coupons 
being distributed at GA/GI! 888-718-4253.


Mr. Roboto Project (5106 Penn) ... 7-10pm ... 
Mirrors and Scribbles, new canvas and paper 
works by Jim Storch.


Artica Gallery (5110 Penn) ... 7-9pm ... Meet 
Morgantics, ARTica’s “Doorway DJ” for the 
evening as he sends his techno sound explosion 
down the Avenue.


Awesome Books (5111 Penn), with 
1000s of titles in all subjects: Art, History, Poetry, 
Fiction, Biographies, Sciences, Local, Lit Crit, GLBT, 
African-American, Architecture, Anthropology, 
Gardening … lots of bargains, too.


Secret Reactions (5116 Penn) ... 6-10pm ... 
Darrell Workman and friends create oscilloscopes 
from TV’s and giant collage formed with 100s of 
hand cut papers; also work by Autumn Zwigel.


Assemble (5125 Penn) ... 6-10pm ... 
“PostDigital Explorations: Material Inconsistency” by 
Benjamin Rice. This series of design experiments 
explores an architecture that lacks permanence 
and stability - constructs that attempt to move 
beyond typical notions of kineticism and flux, and 
into a realm that is fleeting and provisional.


Group Against Smog & Pollution (5135 Penn) ...
6-10pm ... projecting recently-discovered cartoons and a short film that GASP made 40 years 
ago. GASP is new to Penn Ave but has a long 
history of fighting for cleaner air in the region. 


Catapult (5139 Penn) ... 7-10pm ... new mixed 
media collages and drawings by Laurie Trok.


GA/GI presents Toonseum Mini Convention 
(113 N. Pacific and other locations) ... 6-9pm ... 
First in a series of cartoon specific events being 
organized in Pittsburgh! Toonseum is offering 
animated displays, cartoon and illustration 
vendors, projections, kid-toon activities and lots, 
lots, more! gagifest12.blogspot.com


GA/GI presents Pitt Mobile Science Lab (Penn 
at Pacific) ... 5-9pm ... Come see and experiment 
with the wondrous scientific materials that kids 
in middle school get to see, but adults usually 
don’t. Its all packed in an awesome 80-foot long, 
retrofitted trailer! 


Eastside Neighborhood Employment Ctr
(5321 Penn) … 6-9pm … Art based on scientific 
explorations of the fossil record, by 5th-grade 
students at the Environmental Charter School.


BFG Cafe (5335 Penn) ...  Open 6-10pm ... “Gather 
Round the Fire’s Green.” SpeakLife Storytellers 
Adam Keene, moderates an evening of shared 
eco story-telling and other green from 1 pm to 5 pm.


5426 Penn ... 6-9pm ...Artist Jessica Rutherford 
creates jewelry from plastic & glass that can not 
be recycled in Allegheny County. She’s joined by 
live action painter Kevin Wenner, who will be 
working in a large format painting on cargo paper.


Edge Studio (5411 Penn) ... 6-9pm ... L.J. Swiech 
creates high-impact, digital prints by painting 
with robots. Gordon Kirkwood photographs 
lightning bolts, and high voltage Kirlian photos of 
everyday objects. Music by Besame! The group specializes in Latin American music, with special emphasis on the sounds of Colombia. Their unique musical combination was born in 2005, when Jorge Delgado, Paul Cindric and Melissa Alliston were invited to play at the Colombian 
Independence Day celebration hosted by Colombia in Pittsburgh
The infamous Roger Day was added a few months later to complete their sound.



Quiet Storm (5430 Penn) ... 10am-11pm ... 
All new art work from Ryan Lammie, Jason 
Rosemeyer, Daniel Shapiro, Melissa Babyak, Gabe 
Felice, Dean Cercone, Danny Devine and more. 
Complimentary punch and snacks. Open late with 
half-price appetizers. 


Tee Rex (5440 Penn) ... 6-9pm ... Add flair to your 
warm-weather wardrobe with our affordable 
hand-printed tees by local designers. Featured 
guests: Elizabeth Klevens, a new local glass artist 
who incorporates recycled materials; chefs from 
E2 in Highland Park will give you an idea of some 
of their simple yet delectable eats and tell you 
about their Kickstarter; plus gourmet Hot Dogs 
from our friends at Franktuary. 10% of our sales 
this night will be donated to Hack Pittsburgh.


5450 Modern (5450 Penn) … new shop, featuring 
midcentury furniture will be open 6-10pm.


Pittsburgh Glass Center (5472 Penn) ... 6–9pm 
March of the Fashionistas, GA/GI’s newly 
formatted fashion showcase. The hottest eco, 
tech and vintage-inspired designers and boutique 
owners will showcase their clothing, their 
own creations or share fashion tips. Plus live 
glassblowing demonstrations will be ongoing 
and “Aspire: A Retrospective of Young Talent” 
will be on view in the Hodge Gallery. This event 
is free and open to the public. 412-365-2145. 
pittsburghglasscenter.org
PLUS... Glass Center special guest: 
POWER FLOWER & LIQUID LIGHT! The 12' tall solar and wind energy harnessing sculpture Power Flower will be outside the Glass Center. This year the flower will be powering an internally lighted stream of water in an exhibition called Liquid Light. Water is transformed into a crystal clear state called "Laminar Flow" and has the ability carry and bend light, much like a fiber optic cable. GA/GI goers can get some fun hands-on playtime and make a splash that will not be forgotten. Thunderbolts of lighting! 




 Kelly Strayhorn Theater @ Dance Alloy space 553l PENN AVENUE
 8 pm to 9:30 pm  is the first installation of "Living Exhibit" 
a dynamic exploration into the art of Steelpan construction, history, and playing techniques!  
Enjoy light refreshments as master artist Phil Solomon
(Solomon Steelpan Company and Steel Impressions) and Mat Docktor (Steel
Impressions and SOUNDWAVES Youth Steelband Ensemble instructor) share the
instruments.  Come by and learn about a whole new side of the steel city!


Verde (5491 Penn) ... 6pm-12am ... flavorful food 
with Latin origins that’s authentic. One of the 
largest tequila selections in Pennsylvania. Verde 
hosts: “The Black and Gold City Goes Green.” Pick 
up new info on how to “green” your home
.
Kelly Strayhorn Theater’s Alloy Studios (5530 
Penn) ... 7-9pm ... “Living Exhibit” - Inside 
Steelpan, a dynamic exploration into the art 
of steelpan construction, history, and playing 
techniques with Phil Solomon and Mat Doktor.


Also: Saturday, April 7 from 9:30am-8pm at 
Union Project (801 N. Negley) ... MONSTER OPEN 
HOUSE with all-day activities for the whole family 
including puppetry, a ceramics showcase; yoga 
and zumba; paper-making and a visit with the 
mini Power Flower. Ends with an all ages a-go-go dance
at 6 pm.