Weave Magazine

Pittsburgh Lit Events November 8 - 15

noreply@blogger.com (joel.weavezine) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:00:00 +0000

Sunday, November 8:

Pittsburgh Poetry Series: Collective Voices
Pittsburgh Poetry Series holds its first event, welcoming the Pittsburgh Poetry
Society. Shirley Stevens will moderate. Particpants will include Anne Picone,
Edna Machesney, Dorothy Holley, Nancy Esther James, Jeen-Shang Lin, Marilyn
Marsh Noll, and Christine Doreian Michaels.
Father Ryan Arts Center
420 Chartiers Ave McKees Rocks, PA
7:00pm - $10 - (412) 771-3052

Tuesday, November 10:

Hungry Sphinx Reading Series: Jaimee Wriston Colbert
Weekly poetry and fiction series featuring area students and writers fills the upper
room of the Sphinx Hookah Cafe. Jaimee Wriston Colbert reads from her novel Shark
Girls (Livingston Press, 2009).
Sphinx Cafe
401 Atwood St Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm - free - (421) 621-1153

Wednesday, November 11:

Jaimee Wriston Colbert
Jaimee Wriston Colbert reads and discusses new her novel, Shark Girls (Livingston Press, 2009).
Carlow University
106 Aquinas Hall
3333 Fifth Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
12:30pm - free - (412) 578-8749

Thursday, November 12:

Vanessa Hidary - "The Hebrew Mamita"
The Hillel JUC of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh Poetry Club welcome Vanessa
Hidary, a.k.a. The Hebrew Mamita, actress, artist, and poet. Vanessa has been featured on
Def Poetry Jam, and in the 2006 Sundance Film Festival's The Tribe.
University of Pittsburgh
Public Health Auditorium
130 DeSoto St Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
7:00pm - free - (412) 621-8875

Friday, November 13:

Friday the 13th Reading
Area writers share their work at MoFo. Featuring Sally Wen Mao, Brenda Battad, and The Cyberpunk Apocalypse's Elwin Cotman & Dan McCloskey.
ModernFormations
4919 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
8:00pm - $3

Saturday, November 14:

Voices from the Attic Volume XV Release Party
The Madwomen in the Attic, Carlow University-based writing collective, celebrate Volume XV
of Voices from the Attic. Featuring Jan Beatty, Ellen McGrath Smith, Evelyn Pierce, Nancy Raynovich, and Stacey Waite.
WYEP Community Broadcast Center
67 Bedford Sq Pittsburgh, PA (Southside)
7:00pm - free - (412) 381-9131

The Poetry of Words & Music
Featuring Leslie Anne McIlroy (poetry) & Don Bertschman (music), and Eve & John's Music Night.
Arefa's Espresso
5827 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Squirrel Hill)
7:30pm - $? - (412) 241-2049

Sunday, November 15:

Carnegie Library Sunday Reading Series: Judith Vollmer
The Carnegie Library welcomes poet Judith Vollmer.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Main Branch)
Quiet Reading Room, Main Floor
4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
2:00pm - free – (412) 622-3116

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The Regional Review

noreply@blogger.com (Weave Zine) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:56:00 +0000

The good people over at Open Thread are presently putting together a collection of the best regional work to come out of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia between October 2008 and October 2009, and have invited Weave to nominate some of our fine writers and artists for this collection. After much debate and deilberation, Weave has nominated the following writers and artists for The Regional Review, Vol. 2

Poetry:

Frank DePoole - "The Night Shift"

Crystal Hoffman - "Black Snake"

Laura Hirneisen - "Romeo"

Rachel Mallino - "The Arrow of Time"

Karen J. Weyant - "The Girl Who Could Catch Echoes"

Brian R. Young - "In Praise of the Cow"

Artwork:

Heidi Richardson Evans

Nashay Jones

Pittsburgh Lit Events November 1 - 8

noreply@blogger.com (joel.weavezine) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:00:00 +0000

Monday, November 2:

Drue Heinz Lecture Series - Tom Wolfe
Tom Wolfe, American Book Award-winning author of The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
(Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1968), The Bonfire of the Vanities (Bantam , 1987), and
Back to Blood (Little, Brown, and Co. , 2009) speaks in Pittsburgh.
Carnegie Music Hall
4400 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
7:30pm - $35+ - (412) 622-8866

WEAVE FEATURED EVENT:
Save the Libraries Reading & Dance Party
Join The Cyberpunk Apocalypse, Open Thread, Encyclopedia Destructica, and other
members of the Literary Community in support of our Libraries. Featuring Karen Lillis,
Adam Atkinson, Sara Labuff, Todd Faultin, and more. Dancing and library activism info, too!
Belvedere's
4016 Butler St Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
8:00pm - $2+(donation-based)

Tuesday, November 3:

Hungry Sphinx Reading Series: Roberta Foizey and Louis Boyle
Weekly poetry and fiction series featuring area students and writers fills the upper
room of the Sphinx Hookah Cafe. Roberta Foizey and Louis Boyle are featured.
Sphinx Cafe
401 Atwood St Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm - free - (421) 621-1153

Thursday, November 5:

Michael Simms Chapbook Release Reading
Area poet Michael Simms reads from his new chapbook Black Stone.
Té Café
2000 Murray Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Squirrel Hill)
7:00pm - Free - (412)422-8888

Peter Oresick Reading
Reading from his book Warhol-O-rama (CMU Press, 2008).
University of Pittsburgh Greensburg
150 Finoli Dr Greensburg, PA
7:00pm - free- (724)837-7040

Discover Your Voice Kick-Off
The End the Silence Campaign kicks off "Discover Your Voice," a new writing workshop
designed to empower survivors of sexual violence. Featuring various
poets and musicians.
ModernFormations
4919 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
8:00pm - $5

Carnegie Mellon Creative Writing Student Reading
Featuring Tom Pike, Jackie Sizemore, Alex Yuschik, and Amy Zhang.
Gladys Schmitt Creative Writing Center
260 Baker Hall
Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm - free

Pitt Contemporary Writers Series Presents: C.D. Wright
Griffin Poetry Prize-winning author of Rising, Falling, Hovering (Copper Canyon
Press, 2008) reads her work. The reading will be followed by an interview on "The Future
of Poetry" moderated by Cave Canem poet Dawn Lundy Martin.
University of Pittsburgh
Frick Fine Arts Building - Room 125
Schenley Dr Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:30pm - free - (412) 624-4125

Friday, November 6:

Gist Street Reading Series
Featuring Atsuro Riley (poetry) and Pia Z. Ehrhardt (non-fiction).
James Simon Sculpture Studio (3rd floor)
305 Gist St Pittsburgh, PA (Uptown)
8:00pm – $5 - (412) 434-5629

Girls With Glasses Launch Party
Poets Stacey Waite and Renee Albert read in celebration of new literary journal
Girls With Glasses.
Remedy
5121 Butler St Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrencville)
10:00pm - $? - (412) 781-6771

Sunday, November 8:

Pittsburgh Poetry Series: Collective Voices
Pittsburgh Poetry Series holds its first event, welcoming the Pittsburgh Poetry
Society. Shirley Stevens will moderate. Particpants will include Anne Picone,
Edna Machesney, Dorothy Holley, Nancy Esther James, Jeen-Shang Lin, Marilyn
Marsh Noll, and Christine Doreian Michaels.
Father Ryan Arts Center
420 Chartiers Ave McKees Rocks, PA
7:00pm - $? - (412) 771-3052

Do you have a literary event you want to see listed on our calendar?
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Pittsburgh Lit Events October 25 - November 1

noreply@blogger.com (joel.weavezine) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:00:00 +0000

Tuesday, October 27:

Hungry Sphinx Reading Series: Victoria Dym and Brian Francis
Weekly poetry and fiction series featuring area students and writers fills the upper
room of the Sphinx Hookah Cafe. Brian Francis and Victoria Dym are featured.
Sphinx Cafe
401 Atwood St Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm - free - (421) 621-1153

Wednesday, October 27:

the break/s: a mixtape for the stage
Multimedia performance by spoken word artist Marc Bamuthi Joseph.
August Wilson Center for African American Culture
980 Liberty Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Downtown)
7:00pm - $28.00/$22.50 - (412) 258-2700

Thursday, October 28:

Hey! Zine Reading
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Main Branch)
4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
6:00pm - free – (412) 622-3151

Open Thread Presents: Variety! Variety! Variety!
Open Thread presents another installment of music, comedy, and video performance.
Costumed guests receive a discount at the door.
Brillobox
4104 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
8:00pm(21+) - $6

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Weave Magazine Issue 03 Contributor List

noreply@blogger.com (Weave Zine) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:16:00 +0000

Weave Magazine: Issue 03 Contributors & Titles

*Poetry*

Colleen Abel
At the Tomb of the Unmarried Woman
Arlene Ang
Feeding the Husband
Neil Aitken
Programmer F, Descending
Adam Atkinson
The Town Historian
Brenda Battad
Barberry Bush Turns Girl Into Barberry Bush
Jessie Carty
Scientific Method
Rob Cook
Burning Animals
Nicelle Davis
In the Hour of Temptation, I Get My Punk-Rock Self Back
Nicole Cartwright Denison
Seeing an End to the Good Times, Such as They Were
Visitation (I).
Marie Gauthier
Recondite
Brent Goodman
2
3
5
Armine Iknadossian
Birdbread
Sally Rosen Kindred
Sabrina, Borne
Sally Wen Mao
Escape from the Midnight Opera
For My Brussels Burglar
Rebecca Mertz
Elegies in Search of the Dog 1
Elegies in Search of the Dog 2
Tara Broeckel Ooten
Stage Directions
Weather Forecasting and Husbandry
Michelle Potgeter
In Spirit
Only Transactions
Jay Snodgrass
Synthetic Island
Sarah Sousa
Coracle
Sheryl St. Germain
The Healer
The Hermit
Ronnie K. Stephens
Asymmetry
Huang Xiang
Murasaki Shikibu (cover poem)
Felicia Zamora
Because I Know
Moth Making

*Fiction*

Roxane Gay
Cheap, Fast, Filling

*Interview*

with Huang Xiang and William Rock, by Margaret Bashaar

*Drama*

Robert Isenberg
Enough Rope

*Artwork*

Karl Goodrich
1
Dave Mims
Untitled
William Rock
Murasaki Shikibu (cover art)
Huang Xiang Labyrinth Center
Sumo Sculpture

Weave Review on Newpages!

noreply@blogger.com (Weave Zine) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:48:00 +0000

Weave would like to express our gratitude to Newpages.com and Terri Denton for the lovely review of our second issue. We are so pleased that they felt our vision - Writing •Art • Diversity • Community - came shining through the work published in our pages. An excerpt:

"An unpretentious magazine like Weave might be overlooked for its small, chapbook style format, but to pass this issue by would be a mistake of literary consequence. Subtitled “Writing •Art • Diversity • Community,” the editors of Weave could not have thought of anything better than these words, for they are all to be found within the magazine’s covers."

Congrats to all the Weave contributors, especially Frank, Davka, Devon, J. Richard, Scott and Andrena, whose work were all mentioned specifically in the review. We also hope that Weave will flourish and "stand taller" as we continue to bring you the best in contemporary art and literary work.

Pittsburgh Lit Events October 12 - 18

noreply@blogger.com (joel.weavezine) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:00:00 +0000

Wednesday, October 14:

August Wilson Center Presents: An Evening of Poetry
feat Terrance Hayes, Afaa Michael Weaver, and Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon
August Wilson Center for African American Culture
980 Liberty Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Downtown)
7:00pm - free - (412) 338-8722

Drue Heinz Literature Prize Award Ceremony
Anne Sanow, recipient of the 2009 Drue Heinz Lit Prize, reads from her work,
as selected by 2009 judge, Ann Patchett.
University of Pittsburgh
Frick Fine Arts Building - Room 125
Schenley Dr Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:30pm - free - (412) 624-4125

Thursday, October 14:

Afaa Michael Weaver
The poet reads and discusses his work.
University of Pittsburgh
Cathedral of Learning - Room 501
4200 Fifth Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
12:00 noon - free - (412) 624-9341

Anne Sanow Presents "The Writer's Life"
University of Pittsburgh
Cathedral of Learning - Room 501
4200 Fifth Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
6:30pm - free - (412) 624-6508

Saturday, October 17:

Poetry Reading & Writing Workshop
The Langston Hughes Poetry Society presents a poetry reading & open writing workshop.
Carnegie Library Homewood
7101 Hamilton Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Homewood)
? - free - (412) 731-3080

Sunday, October 18:

Carnegie Library Sunday Reading Series: Stacey Waite
The Carnegie Library welcomes poet Stacey Waite.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Main Branch)
Quiet Reading Room, Main Floor
4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
2:00pm - free – (412) 622-3151

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Pittsburgh Lit Events October 4 - 11

noreply@blogger.com (joel.weavezine) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:00:00 +0000

Monday, October 5:

Drue Heinz Lecture Series - Lorrie Moore
Lorrie Moore, author of A Gate at the Stairs (Knopf, 2009) speaks in Pittsburgh.
Carnegie Music Hall
4400 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
7:30pm - $35+ - (412) 622-8866

Tuesday, October 6:

Hilary Masters
Signing How the Indians Buried Their Dead & In Rooms of Memory (SMU Press, 2009/2004).
Carnegie Mellon University Bookstore
5000 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
4:30pm - free (books for sale) - (412) 268-2000

Michael Chabon
Discussing and signing his new book, Manhood for Amateurs: The Pleasures and
Regrets of a Husband, Father, and Son (Harper, 2009).
Joseph-Beth Booksellers
2705 E Carson St Pittsburgh, PA (South Side)
7:00pm - Purchase of Manhood for Amateurs required - (412) 462-5743

Wednesday, October 7:

Ellis Avery
Author of The Teahouse Fire (Riverhead Books, 2006) and The Smoke Week (Gival
Press, 2003) reads from her work.
University of Pittsburgh
501 Cathedral of Learning
4200 Fifth Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
6:00pm - free - (412) 624-6506

Thursday, October 8:

Te Cafe Reading Series
feat Joan Bauer and Stephen Murabito
Té Cafe
2000 Murray Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Squirrel Hill)
7:00pm - free - (412) 422-8888

Sherrie Flick
Local author Sherrie Flick discussing and signing her new novel, Reconsidering
Happiness (Bison Books, 2009)
Joseph-Beth Booksellers
2705 E Carson St Pittsburgh, PA (South Side)
7:00pm - free - (412) 462-5743

CMU Adamson Reading Series - Meg Wolitzer
Author of The Ten Year Nap (Riverhead Books, 2008) and Surrender, Dorothy
(Scribner, 2000) speaks in Pittsburgh.
Carnegie Mellon University
136A Baker Hall
5000 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm - free - (412) 268-2000

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Pittsburgh Lit Events September 27 - October 4

noreply@blogger.com (joel.weavezine) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:50:00 +0000

Thursday, October 1:

Banned Books Week Program
Carnegie Library, Pittsburgh ACLU, and WYEP present the Zafira Dance Co., The
Highway Puppets, Gab Bonesso, Typewriter Girls, and Mark Clayton Southers
& Lee Ferraro to honor Judith Krug in this celebration of sometimes censored
literature.
Carnegie Lecture Hall
4400 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
7:00pm - free - (412)681-7736

Saturday, October 3:

The Sex Ed Side Show: A Benefit for Planned Parenthood
Ringmaster Gab Bonesso hosts Sex Ed themed carnival games, treats & drinks, and dancing
with DJ Jam Box along with performances by the Typewriter Girls, Lucky The Painproof Man,
Puppeteer Flora Shepherd, Musician Kellee Maize, Romairas Romeo Harp and the House of
Krayola, The Bridge City Bombshells, and Tarot Reader Paula Flaherty.
The Nerve
500 Dargen Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Bloomfield)
9:00pm - $? (18+) - (412)434-8957

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Submissions are currently closed

noreply@blogger.com (Weave Zine) — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:38:00 +0000

This is just a reminder that our reading period is currently closed. We will reopen for submissions on October 15, 2009. Please read the submissions guidelines for more information.

Pittsburgh Lit Events September 20 - 27

noreply@blogger.com (joel.weavezine) — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:00:00 +0000

Sunday, September 20:

Carnegie Library Sunday Reading Series: Marc Jampole
The Carnegie Library welcomes poet Marc Jampole.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Main Branch)
Quiet Reading Room, Main Floor
4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
2:00pm - free – (412)622-3151

Monday, September 21:

Poets on the Loose
Point State Park
101 Commonwealth Pl Pittsburgh, PA (downtown)
12:00pm - free - (412)231-1581

Drue Heinz Lecture Series - Elizabeth Gilbert
Elizabeth Gilbert, bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love speaks in Pittsburgh.
Carnegie Music Hall
4400 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
7:30pm - $35+ - (412)622-8866

Tuesday, September 22:

Poets on the Loose
Point State Park
101 Commonwealth Pl Pittsburgh, PA (downtown)
12:00pm - free - (412)231-1581

Wednesday, September 23:

Poets on the Loose
Point State Park
101 Commonwealth Pl Pittsburgh, PA (downtown)
12:00pm - free - (412)231-1581

Thursday, September 24:

Please God Save Us
Artist Derek Hess & writer Kent Smith discuss & sign their collaborative book,
Please God Save Us (Strhess Press, 2008).
Jester's Court Tattoos
1410 E Carson St Pittsburgh, PA (southside)
8:00pm - free - (412)488-8287

Friday, September 25:

Nightglow Poetry Series
Hosted by Brian Francis
New Hazlett Theater
Allegheny Sq East Pittsburgh, PA (North side)
10:30pm - $3 - (412)320-4610

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Pittsburgh Lit Events September 13 - 20

noreply@blogger.com (joel.weavezine) — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:47:00 +0000

Monday, September 14:

American Shorts @ WYEP Presents Nam Le
American Shorts concludes the 2009 season with a reading and discussion with
acclaimed short story writer Nam Le, author of The Boat. The evening concludes
with a screening of Steph Green's Oscar-nominated short film, New Boy. Written
by acclaimed Irish screenwriter and novelist Roddy Doyle.
WYEP Community Broadcast Center
67 Bedford Sq Pittsburgh, PA (Southside)
7:00pm - $10 - (412)622-8866

Tuesday, September 15:

Steel City Poetry Slam
Hosted by DJ Brewer
Local poets perform slam poetry
Shadow Lounge
972 Baum Blvd Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
9:00pm(18+) - $5 - (412) 363-8277

Wednesday, September 16:

WEAVE FEATURED EVENT:
The New Yinzer Presents
Join The New Yinzer for this month's TNYPresents event featuring Pittsburgh City
Paper featured writer Sherrie Flick, Dave Carillo, Dana Killmeyer and Weave Assistant
Editor Joel W. Coggins [that's me!], along with musical act Steve Tribou & The Vacant Sea.
ModernFormations
4919 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
8:00pm - $5 (free w/ pot luck contribution) - (412) 362-0274

Thursday, September 17:

Aleksander Hemon @ Pitt Contemporary Writers Series
The University of Pittsburgh's Contemporary Writers Series welcomes Aleksander
Hemon, author of The Lazarus Project and Love and Obstacles, for the Fred R. Brown
Literary Award reading, to be followed by a discussion of the future of Fiction curated
by Irina Reyn .
University of Pittsburgh
Alumni Hall - Connolly Ballroom
4227 Fifth Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:30pm - free

Sunday, September 20:

Carnegie Library Sunday Reading Series: Marc Jampole
The Carnegie Library welcomes poet Marc Jampole.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Main Branch)
Quiet Reading Room, Main Floor
4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
2:00pm - free – (412)622-3151

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Issue 03 Excitement!

noreply@blogger.com (Weave Zine) — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:19:00 +0000

The submission period has closed for Weave for issue 03. We can't really believe how quickly the year goes by and how soon we have to look forward to our next issue. Submissions will reopen on October 15th and can expect to see Weave 03 ready for purchase at that same time. We plan to release our contributors list for this issue in the next week so check back soon! In the mean time, get your hands on a copy of issue 01 and 02 before they are sold out! We will also be releasing info about the third issue release event very soon. Also: did you hear about Weave's new assistant editors? They are fantastic! We could not have completed this issue without them.

Pittsburgh Lit Events September 6 - 13

noreply@blogger.com (joel.weavezine) — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:00:00 +0000

Friday, September 11:

Tav Issue 2 Release Party
Video, art, and words by local & national contributors. Tav Issue 2 available
for purchase!
Encyclopedia Destructica Studios
156 41st St Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
7:00pm – free - (717) 341-8262

Gist Street Reading Series
feat. Julia Kasdorf (poetry) and Charles Leerhsen (non-fiction)
James Simon Sculpture Studio (3rd floor)
305 Gist St Pittsburgh, PA (Uptown)
8:00pm – $5 - (412) 434-5629

Saturday, September 12:

WEAVE FEATURED EVENT!
City of Asylum Concert
Join emcee Barbara Russell for Jazz by Geri Allen & Trio 3, and poetry from
Khet Mar (Burma), Irakli Kakabadze (Georgia), and artists from Croatia, Iraq,
and India. In case of rain, event is moved to New Hazlett Theater.
Sampsonia Way Pittsburgh, PA (North side)
7:30pm - free - (412) 321-2190

Pittsburgh Lit Events August 30 - September 6

noreply@blogger.com (joel.weavezine) — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:00:00 +0000

Sunday, August 30:

WEAVE FEATURED EVENT:
The Typewriter Girls Gone Biblical
Join the ever entertaining Typewriter Girls Cabaret for an evening of
burlesque dancing by The Bridge City Bombshells, magic by Mark Swindler,
readings by Sandra Beasley, Nancy Krygowski, and Sherrie Flick, and music
by Steve Pellegrino.
Howler 's Coyote Cafe
4509 Liberty Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Bloomfield)
7:00pm - $5 - (412) 682-0320

Do you have a literary event you want to see listed on our calendar?
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Pittsburgh Lit Events THIS WEEKEND!!! August 29 - 30

noreply@blogger.com (joel.weavezine) — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:01:00 +0000

Saturday, August 29:

WEAVE FEATURED EVENT:
Weave @The Sprout Fund's Hothouse
Come find Weave at The Sprout Fund’s 7th annual Hothouse summer benefit!
Walnut Capital’s Bakery Square development
Penn Ave & East Liberty Blvd Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
9:00pm (7:00pm VIP) - $60 ($150 VIP) ($25 Students) - (412) 325-0646

Sunday, August 30:

The Typewriter Girls Gone Biblical
Join the ever entertaining Typewriter Girls Cabaret for an evening of
burlesque dancing by The Bridge City Bombshells, magic by Mark Swindler,
readings by Sandra Beasley, Nancy Krygowski, and Sherrie Flick, and music
by Steve Pellegrino.
Howler 's Coyote Cafe
4509 Liberty Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Bloomfield)
7:00pm - $5 - (412) 682-0320

Do you have a literary event you want to see listed on our calendar?
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Weave Issue 03 Submission Deadline: Monday, August 31!

noreply@blogger.com (joel.weavezine) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:04:00 +0000

A reminder for all interested writers and artists: Weave's submission deadline
for Issue 03, due out in October, is this Monday, August 31, 2009.

Keep in mind our submission guidelines and submit today!

Pittsburgh Lit Events August 16 - 23

noreply@blogger.com (joel.weavezine) — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 13:00:00 +0000

Sunday, August 16:

Carnegie Library Sunday Reading Series: Along These Rivers
Readings from Along These Rivers: Poetry & Photography from Pittsburgh.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Main Branch)
Quiet Reading Room, Main Floor
4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
2:00pm - free – (412)622-3151

Tuesday, August 18:

Steel City Poetry Slam
Hosted by DJ Brewer
Local poets perform slam poetry
Shadow Lounge
972 Baum Blvd Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
9:00pm(18+) - $5 - (412) 363-8277

WEAVE FEATURED EVENT:
The New Yinzer Presents
Join The New Yinzer for the kick-off of this year's season of TNYPresents featuring
the literary talents of Scott McClanahan, Cathy Day, Paco Mahone, and Weave
Co-Editor Laura Davis, along with musical guest, Justin Andrew.
ModernFormations
4919 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
8:00pm - $5 (free w/ pot luck contribution) - (412) 362-0274

Do you have a literary event you want to see listed on our calendar?
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Pittsburgh Lit Events August 10-16

noreply@blogger.com (joel.weavezine) — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:14:00 +0000

Thursday, August 13:

The Moth - Building a Bridge: Stories From Both Sides
American Shorts presents The Moth in Pittsburgh. Hosted by The Daily
Show’s Tom Shillue, the cast for the evening includes Pittsburgh’s own
Terrance Hayes (poet and Guggenheim fellow), Boris Timanovsky (a
Moth regular), Stephanie Summerville (actress and singer) and local
musician Liz Hammond (aka UkuLizzy) who will serve as the evenings
timekeeper.
WYEP Community Broadcast Center
67 Bedford Sq Pittsburgh, PA (Southside)
7:00pm - $10 - (412)622-8866

Sunday, August 16:

Carnegie Library Sunday Reading Series: Along These Rivers
Readings from Along These Rivers: Poetry & Photography from Pittsburgh.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Main Branch)
Quiet Reading Room, Main Floor
4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
2:00pm - free – (412)622-3151

Do you have a literary event you want to see listed on our calendar?
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Pittsburgh Lit Events August 2 - 9

noreply@blogger.com (joel.weavezine) — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 05:15:00 +0000

Tuesday, August 4:

Prosody
91.3 WYEP Radio
7:00pm

Zine Collective Release Party
Celebration Zine Collective for Teens' first issue of Closet Culture
Joseph-Beth Booksellers
2705 E Carson St Pittsburgh, PA (South Side)
7:00pm - free - (412) 462-5743

Wednesday, August 5:

Warhol-o-rama
Presentation by Warhol-o-rama author Peter Oresick
Greentree Public Library
10 W Manilla Ave, Pittsburgh, PA (Greentree)
7:00pm - free - (412)921-9292

Thursday, August 6:

Shilpa Agarwal Reading
Fox Chapel native Shilpa Agarwal will discuss her new book "Haunting
Bombay," recipient of a starred review in Library Journal and the First
Words Literary Prize for South Asian Writers.
Lauri Ann West Memorial Library
1220 Powers Run Rd Pittsburgh, PA (O'Hara)
7:00pm - free- (412) 828-9520

Saturday, August 8:

Chatham Summer Reisdency Reading
feat Kathleen George & Ann Fisher-Wirth
Chatham University
Woodland Rd Pittsburgh, PA (Shadyside)
7:30pm - free - (412) 365-1100

Arefa's Espresso Poetry Reading
feat Jill Khoury & Kherry McKay
Arefa's Espresso
5827 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Squirrel Hill)
8:00pm - free - (412) 436-0908

Sunday, August 9:

Chatham Summer Reisdency Reading
feat Sheryl St Germain & Pamela Stover
Chatham University
Woodland Rd Pittsburgh, PA (Shadyside)
time? - free - (412) 365-1100

WEAVE FEATURED EVENT!
Autumn House Master Authors Reading Series
feat Phillip Terman & Judith Vollmer
Kiva Han
410 S Craig St Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
2:30pm - free - (412) 687-6355

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Pittsburgh Lit Events July 27 - August 2

noreply@blogger.com (joel.weavezine) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:00:00 +0000

Tuesday, July 28:

Prosody
91.3 WYEP Radio
7:00pm

WEAVE FEATURED EVENT!
Hemingway's Summer Reading Series
feat. Dmitry Berenson, Ed Carvalho, Kristofer Collins, Nancy Esther
James, Jill Khouri, Ed Lilley, Liane Ellison Norman, Deena November,
Kayla Sargeson, Lucille Siebert, and Michelle Stoner in the final event
of the series for this summer.
Hemingway’s Cafe
3911 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm – free – (412) 621-4100

Friday, July 31:

The Diner Divas: Writers with Bite
Sue Rumbaugh of Carlow University presents a spectacular afternoon of
creative nonfiction at Pittsburgh's most greasy, gratifying diner: Ritter's.
Ritter's Diner
5221 Baum Blvd Pittsburgh, PA (Bloomfield)
3:00pm - No Cover

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Review: The Curse of Eve by Liliana Blum, trans. Toshiya Kamei

noreply@blogger.com (Weave Zine) — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:12:00 +0000

The Curse of Eve is a collection of stories about women—women as lovers, girls, mothers, and daughters, women of hope, violence, voice, Mexico and the violence of hope. The Curse of Eve represents a first on two counts—the first full-length story collection from author Liliana Blum, and the first full-length book translation by Toshiya Kamei.

In his opening note, Kamei uses these words to describe Blum’s fiction: ‘foreboding,’ ‘tragic,’ ‘lighthearted,’ ‘dark,’ and ‘damned feminist.’

Foreboding, yes, as in the story of a mistress who meets Stalin’s wife or when a modern-day Miss Marple attempts to solve the crime of infidelity. Tragic, when women describe their struggles to learn the touch of a man, and others who learn it too soon. Lighthearted in the case of dwarf as Avon Lady and in one woman’s chance meeting with Ron Jeremy. Dark as the inner psyche of an artist who uses real-life models for his work. The Curse of Eve as ‘damned feminist?’ Always.

Blum deftly renders each woman in her own state of personal trauma. There is the moment of discovery between a husband and wife, the beginnings of an understanding between brother and sister, and the recovery of a woman coming to terms with her past. There are men too—men defined by women, men driven by their repulsion and desire for women, men as narrators, observers, actors, and catalysts for action.

In the collection’s title story, The Curse of Eve (A Tragedy in Seven Acts), Kamei translates Blum’s story of a woman coming to terms with the pangs of pregnancy. While her husband remains blissfully absent, a modern-day Eve traces her thoughts through the course of two violent births, the loss of her youth, and her imprisonment in motherhood. From the insignificant act that marks the beginning of her curse to the birth of a daughter who will inherit “the sufferings of her kind,” the nameless narrator remarks that she is told that she must, at all times, remember to, “Take it like a woman.” A theme that is echoed throughout the collection, we are made to understand that Blum’s women can take it all. Even as we become acutely aware of the extent to which ‘Eve’ suffers, as well as the tragedy that lies in store for her, we hold on to the hope she feels when she admits to holding her child for the first time, admitting that, “at this moment nothing else matters.”

This sentiment is mirrored in the equally haunting, Periquita Shoes. With stark prose and striking imagery, Kamei renders Blum’s story about a local balloon seller’s desire for a young girl with Periquita shoes. His single-minded passion is likened to his craft, described as one that, “rises, blows up, [like] a balloon reaching its limits.” His desire is compounded by the vast difference in their ages. As the story culminates in an act of startling cruelty, we are left to lie in a field alongside the girl and her Periquita shoes, “full of pain, but alive.”

The landscape of Mexico provides the backdrop for these experiences—a country caught between the realm of superstition and spirituality, romance and reality. It defines Blum and The Curse of Eve as being both border and borderless, a nation of violence no more real than the violence of love, birth, and universal womanhood. From behind the curtains of race, class, gender, and sexuality, each woman carries her own curse of Eve, and the means to overcome it.

It is this universality that defines Blum’s work and her achievement as a writer. Although the stories in The Curse of Eve carry a thread of the foreign and the fantastical, the element of humanity that pervades each piece makes the event of one scene as recognizable as the next. The Curse of Eve is exact and exacting, written in a language that renders both the subject, and the reader, bare. The birth of both a new author and translator, The Curse of Eve marks the beginning of The Fall, a descent into a fiction where we are kept waiting for the next apple to drop.

Review by Jennifer Lue

Liliana V. Blum was born in Durango, Mexico, in 1974. She holds a B.A. in Comparative Literature from the University of Kansas and a Master’s degree in Education from the Instituto Technológico de Monterrey. English translations of her stories have appeared in various literary journals, including Eclectica, Mslexia, storySouth, Blackbird, and The Dirty Goat. More of Liliana’s work can be found at http://lasalasdelalacran.blog.com/.

Toshiya Kamei has translated numerous Spanish and Latin American writers, including Liliana V. Blum, Estrella del Valle, Espido Freire, Ericka Ghersi, Leticia Luna, and Socorro Venegas. His translations have appeared in the journals The Dirty Goat, Literal: Latin American Voices and Metamorphoses, among others. His translation of Naoko Awa’s ‘White Mufflers’ can be found in Issue 02 of Weave Magazine.

Pittsburgh Lit Events July 20-26

noreply@blogger.com (joel.weavezine) — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:53:00 +0000

Tuesday, July 21:

Prosody
91.3 WYEP Radio
7:00pm

Hemingway's Summer Reading Series
feat. Jimmy Cvetik, Ellen McGrath Smith, Jeff Oaks, and Justin Vicari
Hemingway’s Cafe
3911 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm – free – (412) 621-4100

Steel City Poetry Slam
Hosted by DJ Brewer
Local poets perform slam poetry
Shadow Lounge
972 Baum Blvd Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
9:00pm(18+) - $5 - (412) 363-8277

Thursday, July 23:

Open Thread Tri-State Chapbook Party
Open Thread hosts a reading featuring Matt Anserello and Colin C. Post, two of the writers featured in the newly released, Encyclopedia Destructica-produced Tri-State Chapbook Series. Event to be followed by Variety, Variety Variety! show & dance party.
Brillobox
4104 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
8:00pm(21+) - $6

Sunday, July 26:

WEAVE FEATURED EVENT!
Weave Magazine Poetry & Flash Fiction Workshop
Join Weave Editors Laura Davis and Margaret Bashaar for a special workshop! Bring one poem or piece of flash fiction to workshop.
Quiet Storm Coffeehouse
5430 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
2:00pm - $5(suggested donation) - (412) 661-9355

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Review: Hemingway's Summer Reading Series

noreply@blogger.com (joel.weavezine) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:03:00 +0000

Pittsburgh has enjoyed quite the regeneration over the past decade. Its economic and cultural success has been well documented, having been profiled in New York Magazine, Vanity Fair, and by its oft-touted “Most Livable City” tag applied by multiple publications, including The Economist. To think that Pittsburgh hit its cultural stride in recent years is a great disservice to the talents and dedication of many people who have done a lot to make Pittsburgh the artistic community it is today. Among these residents is Jimmy Cvetic, who founded the weekly Hemingway’s Summer Reading Series in 1974.

Despite is Literary-inspired moniker, Hemingway’s Café in Oakland, one of the most popular college bars in the city, is the last place one might expect to find a poetry reading. Honestly, when I’ve told people where I’m off to on Tuesday evenings throughout the summer, I’m usually met with a raised eyebrow or an awkward laugh – people think I’m making a joke about an evening of drinking, when in fact, I’m off to be a part of one of the most fun and longest-running reading series in the city. Yet every Tuesday evening at 8:00pm, the back room of the bar fills up, as Jimmy and fellow series-operator Fred Peterson flip on the P.A. System and the reading begins.

Thanks in part to its storied history, the Hemingway’s Summer Reading Series enjoys a very diverse crowd each week. The line-up always features three or four featured poets, usually local artists of varying ages and styles, which helps add to the atmosphere. A waitress hustles with plates and drinks between readers, and the mood is always inviting and good-humored – 34 years of a reading series makes for a lot of regulars, and a lot of friends! The Hemingway’s Series prides itself on being inclusive, which helps create its terrific feeling of community. To this end, each week has an open mic to conclude the reading – anyone in attendance is welcomed to read a poem or two.

The Hemingway’s Summer Reading Series continues each Tuesday evening at 8:00pm through July 28. This week’s reading features Jessica Jopp, Cvetka Lipuš, and Michael Simms. There is no cover for admission.

Review by Joel W. Coggins.

Pittsburgh Lit Events July 12 - July 19

noreply@blogger.com (joel.weavezine) — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:58:00 +0000

Tuesday, July 14:

Prosody
91.3 WYEP Radio
7:00pm

Hemingway's Summer Reading Series
feat. Jessica Jopp, Cvetka Lipuš, and Michael Simms
Hemingway’s Cafe
3911 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm – free – (412)621-4100

Thursday, July 16:

Pear Noir Issue 2 Release Party
Pear Noir presents Noah Cicero, Ryan Manning, and Jason
Jordan in celebration of Pear Noir #2.
Brillobox
4104 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
7:00pm - free

Friday, July 17:

Game On: Screening and Launch of INCITE! Journal of
Experimental Media & Radical Aesthetic
Aesthetics take on Athletics in this showdown/showcase of artists'
video! "Game On" also signals the local release of INCITE! Journal of
Experimental Media & Radical Aesthetics, a new publication
dedicated to the discourse, culture and community of experimental
film, video, and new media.
Waffle Shop
124 South Highland Ave Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
9:00pm - free

Saturday, July 18:

WEAVE FEATURED EVENT!
Pittsburgh Small Press Festival Expo 2009 (Day 1)
Open Thread presents the SPF Expo 2009 featuring two floors of small
presses and vendors, panels, workshops, food, and multimedia events.
Come find Weave's Table at the SPF Expo and say hello!
Regina Gouger Miller Gallery
Carnegie Mellon University Purnell Center for the Arts
5000 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
12:00pm - free ($5 panel/workshop fee)

Sunday, July 19:

WEAVE FEATURED EVENT!
Pittsburgh Small Press Festival Expo 2009 (Day 2)
Open Thread presents the SPF Expo 2009. Day 2 of SPF features Weave's
Laura Davis & Margaret Bashaar in a 4:00pm panel discussion of Women
in Publishing, as well as a 5:00pm Weave-hosted Writing Workshop. Don't
miss this exciting opportunity at SPF 2009!
Regina Gouger Miller Gallery
Carnegie Mellon University Purnell Center for the Arts
5000 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
12:00pm - free ($5 panel/workshop fee)

Carnegie Library Sunday Reading Series: Karen Lillis
Karen Lillis is the author of the novel The Second Elizabeth (Six Gallery Press)
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Main Branch)
Quiet Reading Room, Main Floor
4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
2:00pm - free – (412)622-3151

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