2009: The year our 15 minutes lasted all 12 months
Annual Review
Our critics highlight some of 2009's notable theater, dance and visual art.
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Annual Review
Annual Review
By CP Staff - December 31, 2009
Looking at how the events of 2009 could affect the coming year
Pittsburgh Views
This Just In: December 31 - January 7
This Just In: December 31 - January 7
By Frances Sansig Monahan - December 31, 2009
Highlights from the local TV news: Ice Hassles
Savage Love
By Dan Savage - December 31, 2009
Set me straight. I married my wife several months ago after dating for three years.
Pittsburgh Books
With a new bound retrospective of his 25 years in the field, the Post-Gazette's Rob Rogers talks editorial cartooning.
With a new bound retrospective of his 25 years in the field, the Post-Gazette's Rob Rogers talks editorial cartooning.
By Bill O'Driscoll - December 24, 2009
"I'm always trying to find ways to look at these people and say, 'Well, where's the hypocrisy?' And it's usually pretty blatant."
The Punk Rock Facebook Quiz
December 24, 2009
A poem by Kelly Scarff
Pittsburgh On Stage
Breaking Up
Breaking Up
By Ted Hoover - December 17, 2009
Director Don DiGiulio wisely keeps the blissfully cast Tressa Glover and Jody O'Donnell rooted in the everyday-ness of the story.
A Kodachrome Christmas
A Kodachrome Christmas
By Ted Hoover - December 17, 2009
Watching someone sitting in a chair looking at projected images really isn't what you might call rich theatrical paydirt.
Kiesha Lalama-White's The Bench is a late highlight of the local dance season.
Kiesha Lalama-White's The Bench is a late highlight of the local dance season.
By Steve Sucato - December 17, 2009
The brilliantly crafted work is one of the best dance works Point Park University has produced and one the best of Pittsburgh's 2009 dance season.
Pittsburgh Music
The New Familiars put a rock 'n' roll spin on old-time country and folk
The New Familiars put a rock 'n' roll spin on old-time country and folk
By Aaron Jentzen - December 31, 2009
"We drew from the roots here in the Carolinas, in terms of acoustic things -- we all have families that have pickers, as they like to call them."
A low-key new music venue fosters community in Polish Hill
A low-key new music venue fosters community in Polish Hill
By Lissa Brennan - December 31, 2009
"People ask us what we do and we say, 'Different stuff -- we don't really know. We'll see.'"
How have Pittsburgh's indie record stores retained their niche in an economic downturn?
By Manny Theiner - December 31, 2009
"Eventually, we'll be relegated to being an antique curio shop."
Pittsburgh Food
Calli's
Calli's
By Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth - December 31, 2009
A contemporary menu offers an ambitious array of breakfasts, sandwiches, bar food and entrees
Verde Good Beans
By Aaron Jentzen - December 31, 2009
Thinking local is the key to this Downtown café's success
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Pittsburgh On Screen
Up in the Air - A movie about corporate heartlessness lacks gravity.
Up in the Air
By Harry Kloman - December 31, 2009
A movie about corporate heartlessness lacks gravity.
Nine - Wonderful performances highlight a lively if lightweight adaptation of the Broadway musical.
Nine
By Harry Kloman - December 31, 2009
Wonderful performances highlight a lively if lightweight adaptation of the Broadway musical.
Sherlock Holmes - This is, as they say, not your dad's Sherlock Holmes.
Sherlock Holmes
By Al Hoff - December 31, 2009
This is, as they say, not your dad's Sherlock Holmes.
35 Shots of Rum - A spare but insightful look at life's journeys
35 Shots of Rum
By Al Hoff - December 31, 2009
A spare but insightful look at life's journeys
Pittsburgh Art
Standout works make The Exchange a good deal.
Standout works make The Exchange a good deal.
By Melissa Kuntz - December 31, 2009
Indeed, as one stands before the black shape, its size alone makes the drawing both strangely appealing and ominous.
Our critics highlight some of 2009's notable theater, dance and visual art.
Our critics highlight some of 2009's notable theater, dance and visual art.
December 31, 2009
Most Impressive Small Casts (According to CP theater critic Robert Isenberg)  When people think about theater, they tend to think big: huge sets, lavish costumes and scores of actors. If there isn't a giant chandelier falling from the ceiling or an army of French revolutionaries, what's the point of Broadway?
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Other Events
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Short List: Week of December 31 - January 7
Short List: Week of December 31 - January 7
December 31, 2009
Thu., Dec. 31 -- Hip Hop It's been quite a while since we heard from The Impossebulls. The online hip-hop crew with Pittsburgh connections originally formed in the late 1990s through Public Enemy's message board, and was signed to Chuck D.'s SLAMjamz label.
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