Weekend Events!!

This weekend I will be limited to what I can shoot because of a soccer game I have in New York, but I will be sure to post some soccer photographs if I get some. That doesn't mean that there isn't some awesome events still going on in the city!

Here are a few I recommend attending

Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh :Ordinary Madness at Carnegie Museum of Art, October 15, 2010–January 9, 2011, Heinz Galleries

Events listed below are from the Pittsburgh City Paper

Fri., Oct. 15 -- Art
Add racism to the list of Cuban controversy. When the first half of Queloids: Race and Racism in Cuban Contemporary Art debuted in Havana this past April, it was the first time the word "racism" had appeared at an art show in the city post-revolution. Subsequently, The Mattress Factory gathered the 13 artists whose work is represented in the exhibition's second half. Thankfully, all 11 who are living can attend in person: A 2004 attempt to bring Cuban artists to the museum was barred by Bush administration policies. Tonight is the show's opening reception. WG 6 p.m. Show continues through Feb. 27. 500 Sampsonia Way, North Side. $10. 412-231-3169 or www.mattress.org


Sat., Oct. 16 -- Comics 
If the first-ever Pittsburgh Indy Comics Expo has its way, our comics culture and talent will cease to be among this town's best-kept secrets. The two-day PIX highlights work that's small-press or self-published (and even hand-made) -- more like a craft fair than a convention, says organizer Bill Boichel, longtime owner of comics nexus Copacetic Comics. A newly renovated Strip District space, in the Guardian Storage building, hosts 40-plus exhibitors (most of them regional) and guest luminaries from Kevin Huizenga (Super Monster, Ganges) to local heroes Ed Piskor and Jim Rugg. BO 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Also 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sun., Oct. 17. 2839 Liberty Ave., Strip District. Free. www.pixcomics.com 


Sat., Oct. 16 -- Rock
Now in its 20^th year making music, Maryland's Clutch has long toed the line between cult popularity and the mainstream. The rock-metal-stoner-funk hybrid is touring in support of its latest, last year's Strange Cousins From the West, but loyalists can expect tunes stretching back to its first few albums, from the early to mid-'90s. The band's recently released live album features a recreation of its second, self-titled record in its entirety. Tonight, Clutch plays the Trib Total Media Amphitheatre on a tour that also features Zakk Wylde's Black Label Society, Children of Bodom and 2 Cents. Andy Mulkerin 6 p.m. Station Square. $35-40. All ages. 412-642-1100 or tribtotalmediaamp.com



Sat., Oct. 16 -- Music   
Hans Tammen plays what he calls "endangered guitar," but his setup isn't what you'd expect. It's a guitar, yes, but also computer and a set of electronics that process and react to what he plays on the fretboard. It's not a completely determined process; the computer has its role, just as the human player does. The German improv artist recently released Oxide, an album he recorded with violinist Christoph Irmer. The duo performs tonight in a show set up by frequent CP contributor Manny Theiner at Garfield Artworks, along with a local guy who knows a thing or two about manipulating electronics, Michael Johnsen. AM 8 p.m. 4931 Penn Ave., Garfield. $7. All ages. 412-361-2262

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