Friday, July 10, 2009

June 10, 2009 - Book release party, actors needed, upcoming shows and free and legal downloads

Local poet Norm Milliken hosts a releases party for his new book When They Come With Guns Saturday at 6pm in Oil City’s  Transit Building’s Great Room at 6:00 pm (206 Seneca St, Oil City PA)


Tomorrow is the Pittsburgh 48 Hour Film Project Filmmaker Meet and Greet at 4pm at ArtDimensions (6000 Penn Ave.
Pittsburgh,PA 15206)


Wrong Island Productions is hosting a fundraiser show for The Butler Art Center on July 17th and still need one or two more bands.  Contact : Wrong Island Productions
www.myspace.com/wrongislandproductions
wrongislandproductions@gmail.com
(as a side note, Satin Gum, a great little pop band from Pittsburgh will be playing, making it worth the trip..)


Cabaret Pittsburgh, which showcased the talents of top-flight vocalists as well as emerging singers, is going out of business.


 

Pittsburgh’s Small Press Festival is next weekend.

 


Lionsgates Studio's movie Warrior is looking for men between the ages of 18-40 to be extras in the movie on two different dates.

One is a crowd scene this Saturday, 7/11 at the Petersen Events Center. The other is an Iraq scene on Monday, July 20. If you could pass for a marine and are willing to have a military haircut please send your name, phone number, age, height, weight and a recent photo of yourself to warriorextras@gmail.com.   $100/12 hour day plus lunch.


This Saturday is the Second Saturday Street Fair in Oil City which means the artists involved with the Oil City's arts revitalization will have open studios.  Also, although this almost escaped my radar, some of musicians who played the Oil Region Indie Fest will be performing in Pipeline Alley (Check below) 

 


Upcoming Shows of Local Interest:

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Gypsy Dave and The Stumpjumpers play Sprague Farm and Brew Works in Venango, Pennsylvania tonight at 7pm.   Suggested donation $5-10

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Newmen play Brother Bean on Saturday.  No cover.  All ages. (map)

 

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This Saturday as part of the Saturday Street Fair (210 seneca street, oil city, Pennsylvania 16301 ):

5:00P

the old hats

mitch littler

5:45P

nate hall
6:00P

the alabaster jar

7:30P

brian stoltenburg

8:00P

dan  littler

What am I missing? What’s on your must-see/do list for this weekend?

Don’t forget that upcoming events are always available for your perusal on the Venangago-go events calendar which you can synch to your computer, phone, or print out for your own amusement.  Submit your events for the calendar by emailing them to me

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  Iron and Wine Live at the Abrons Arts Center on May 18, 2009

  Explosions in the Sky Live in Central Park on  June 30, 2009

1 comment:

norm said...

My reading was great fun, and I want to thank everyone who came. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I. Norm