| For Immediate Release | Contact: Amy Robeson |
| Apr 20, 2006 | 412-681-5449 |
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(Pittsburgh, PA) — Pittsburgh Filmmakers and Pittsburgh Center for the Arts are holding their first collaborative fundraiser and celebration of their merger on June 1, 2006 from 7:00 - 10:00pm. Held at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, at the corner of Fifth and Shady -- one of the most popular wedding locations in Pittsburgh -- the wedding theme is a natural as the two arts organizations begin a new life together. Tickets are $100 each and include a buffet dinner, wedding cake, drinks (even a martini bar), entertainment, and lots of mingling. ENTERTAINMENT: • Lenora Nemetz Pittsburgh native Lenora Nemetz has been a successful musical theater actress in New York for many years. She has appeared on Broadway in Cabaret, The Rink, Up in One, Working, Chicago and has understudied many lead roles. She has also delighted Pittsburgh audiences in a number of local productions and tours. Most recently she starred in Pittsburgh in Quantum Theatre's production of Voluptuous Tango. (Nemetz is scheduled to perform at 8:30pm.) • Jorge Variego is a clarinetist and composer born in Rosario, Argentina. His compositions have been performed by prestigious institutions around the world. As a clarinet soloist he has been featured with numerous chamber ensembles, and orchestras of Argentina. He has also collaborated with the Pittsburgh Opera Theater and the Pittsburgh Opera. As a resident artist at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, he is completing his Masters in Clarinet performance and Composition at Carnegie Mellon University. (7:00pm) • Celtic Spring, part of Calliope, will perform Celtic music outdoors, weather permitting. Since 1976, Calliope has been a nonprofit educational and presenting organization that promotes and preserves traditional and contemporary folk music and its allied arts. Calliope programs are unique to western Pennsylvania. (approx. 7:30pm) GIFT REGISTRY: Instead of bringing a gift for the new couple, guests get to take one home! This "Gift Registry," is more like a Chinese auction, with goodies for guests to bid on. Tickets will be drawn at random. All proceeds of the gift auction will benefit Pittsburgh Filmmakers and Pittsburgh Center for the Arts for their work in education, exhibition and artist services. Just a few of the companies/artists participating in the Gift Registry are Wisp Resort-Deep Creek Mountain, Summer House at Chautauqua Institution, Artist Harry Schwalb, Roberta Weisberg Leathers, Cruise West, Omni William Penn Hotel, City Theater and Big Burrito restaurants. EXHIBITIONS: The following shows are up and running during this event. Many of the artists will be on hand to meet the "wedding guests." • Figure/Ground, paintings, drawings, and photography installation by Karen Antonelli and Maura Doern Danko. • Zimbicki Roars, paintings by Kathleen Zimbicki. • From Intolerance to Understanding, photographs by Lynn Johnson. • Found Art: Pittsburgh/New York, mixed media sculptural work by Jean McClung. • Migrations of the African Diaspora, works presented by Women of Visions, Inc. • Inside+Out/Big&Small, sculptures presented by Pittsburgh Society of Sculptors. A few of the "wedding guests" expected to attend: Jim and Francine Abraham; Karla Boos; Tracy Brigden; Charlee Brodsky; David Conrad; Doug Heuck; Henry Simonds; Jane Werner. If you have not received a wedding invitation for Non-Profit Nuptials, you can be added to the guest list (tickets are $100). Call Loretta Stanish at 412-361-0873, ext. 308; or you can stop by the front desks at either the bride's house (Pittsburgh Filmmakers), or the groom's (Pittsburgh Center for the Arts). |
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