Join your neighbors around the corner for an evening of art, music, food and entertainment. Hope you can make it! Unblurred: Friday, August 6 1PM - 10PM | TWEEK - 4913 PENN AVE CHECK IT OUT! Art work by various artist will be on display around the store, see a good mix of different media and artist. Also music, onsite screen printing, graphic tee's, hats, tanks, sunglasses and more. Come check out our progress on the new cut and sew line of clothing. Hand made here in Pittsburgh, custom pieces and graphics available as well. www.Tweekhub.com 5PM - 9PM | TEEREX - 5440 PENN AVE TEE SHIRT ANARCHY: TeeRex / The Cotton Factory will unleash some potent new tees from the underground at their guerrilla retail headquarters. Shop for locally printed limited edition t-shirts, totes and other finery while getting down to the sounds of special guest, DJ Equestrian. Future events include Unblurred on Friday, September 3 and the Friendship House Tour on Sunday, September 19th, where Tee Rex will serving up fresh tees and mimosas! Stop by to sip and shop. http://www.facebook.com/TheCottonFactory 5PM - 11PM | STUDIO 5013 - 5013 PENN AVE FEATURING "Towns," a series of small houses made of concrete and mixed media by Seth LeDonne. http://somehomes.blogspot.com. 5:30PM - 10PM | SCHMUTZ LODGE - 5405 BROAD ST STEEL TOWN ETSY announces it’s Steel Town Handmade Trunk Show! Steel Town Etsy artisans will host an indie craft trunk show on August 6th, 2010 at Schmutz Lodge. Happening as part of the artsy frolic, food, people, and buzz that is Penn Avenue’s Unblurred Art Gallery Crawl, the trunk show will bring together some of Pittsburgh’s most talented artisans and their unique, sometimes offbeat, handmade wares! Join our celebration of local arts and culture for fun, mingling with the creatively cool, and the opportunity to meet the faces behind Steel Town Etsy! Awaiting you is one-of-a-kind and original art of all types of media; handcrafted and upcycled jewelry, clothing, and toys; and steampunk, zombie-inspired, and nature-influenced goods made with plenty o’ Steel Town love! Here’s to crafty shopping, one of the country’s most vibrant arts and indie craft scenes, and supporting the handmade movement and local independent artisans! Hailing from in and around the Pittsburgh area, Steel Town Etsy is a group of talented Pittsburgh-area artisans who sell on Etsy.com and come together to promote each other, the local indie craft scene, and the handmade revolution! While each being unique in our own right, we all have in common the love of our craft and offering our customers not only the joy of shopping locally, but also the joy of shopping handmade! Watch for more information at http://steeltownetsy.blogspot.com/. Inquiries can be sent to steeltownetsy@gmail.com 6PM - 8PM | GLASS LOFTS - 5491 PENN AVE GLASS LOFTS MANIA Stop by the Glass Lofts to tour the new, urban- industrial housing development. Knowledgeable guides will lead you throw this ‘green’ building with modern architecture by award-winning architect, Arthur Lubetz, featuring high efficiency heating and cooling and environmentally low-impact materials. So come explore! For more information call 412-441-6147 or visit www.glassloftspittsburgh.com. 6PM-9PM | ARTica GALLERY - 5110 PENN AVE “BITS AND PIECES” DEjunk-athon--ARTica is determined to be re- organized by September 2010, but you can take advantage of our many artistic bits and pieces and sale itmes. RUN do not walk to find many older prints, collectibles, furniture, chairs and other cool odds and ends. And remember for any other day: "When our stuff's outside...we're in!" Or call 412-596-6521 for a personal appointment. 6PM - 9PM | < C> SPACE: COLLECTIVE - 4823 PENN AVE ELIZABETH REED: Artist and garden designer, Liz Reed has pulled together both disciplines in her photography and paintings. C SPACE will be showing selected photos of Liz Reed's garden inspired work.More about the artist at: www.cspacecollective.com 6PM - 9PM | PITTSBURGH GLASS CENTER - 5472 PENN AVE HOT JAM. Free open house featuring heat defying acts of art in Pittsburgh Glass Center's state-of the-art glass studios. Don’t miss the giant cocktails and “Breakfast of Champions” in our current exhibition by John Miller called “Hot Stuff.” This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 412-365-2145 ext. 201. www.pittsburghglasscenter.org. 6PM - 11PM | AWESOME BOOKS - 5111 PENN AVE ENJOY Pittsburgh's newest bookstore! Thousands of great books in all subjects: Art, Fiction, Poetry, Sciences, Architecture, GLBT, Pop Culture, Biographies, Psychology, Philosophy, Theatre, Local Interest, etc... lots of bargains! Special guest for August Unblurred: David Shelow, on acoustic guitar throughout the evening. 6PM - 11PM | THE CARAVAN COLLECTIVE - 5025 PENN AVE TRAVEL COMPANIONS: The Caravan Collective presents "Travel Companions." Free Event. Post cards for sale. www.caravancollective.wordpress.com 6PM - 11PM | GARFIELD ARTWORKS - 4931 PENN AVE PUBLIC PRIVATE PERSONAL. New works by Caitlin Harpster, Kelly Tobias & Kristi Jan Hoover. Come out for the opening and dance to DJ Gordy G. of Title Town. Donation requested. 412-361-2262. www.garfieldartworks.com 6PM - 11PM I MOST WANTED FINE ART - 5015 PENN AVE RELATIONSHIPS AND DISTANCE Jon Howe and Beth Ringer will be displaying their images of love and lust and texture. Jon's drawings and prints will engage the viewer on many levels. Beth's paintings are challenging through mixed media and will entice the viewer for a closer inspection. Grand Snafu performs at 9pm. FREE www.most- wantedfineart.com Gallery hours are Thursday -Friday, 1pm-6pm 412-889-7526 7PM - 9PM | TATOO NOIR - 4514 Liberty Ave GRAND OPENING of the Vamp's Boutique: featuring hand-made goods by local artists, gifts, oddities, and paintings by Jason Angst and Bill Gililand. For more information visit Myspace.com/tattoonoirpgh or call 412-681-6881. 7PM - 10PM | IMAGEBOX - 4933 PENN AVE ROBERT EDWARD FRANKLIN: A vernissage of NYC artist's new works. Exquisite Dubuffet-esque photos of Normandy and Paris.Giclee on Papier Photo Glace Extra II. Herman Soy Sos Pearl will be there providing beautiful sounds! Canapés and wine will be served. For more information call 917.628.3855 or email ref@aqvangado.com. 7PM - 10PM | THE IRMA FREEDMAN CENTER FOR IMAGINATION - 5006 PENN AVE DISCOVER "Energy: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly": a group exhibition and "Bridges" paintings by Irma Freeman. The Rusty Nail will his bag pipe concert will play inside his hand made dome, and the awesome sounds of Robin Vote. For more information call 412 - 924 - 0634. 7PM - 11PM | SPAK BROTHERS - 5107 PENN AVE. YOU RUSTY RASCALS: Art opening for Sean Lehr-Nuth and Joe Rudans, and for one night only, artwork by Anthony Aguilar will be on display. 9PM - 1AM | LAW OF OFFICE OF RICHARD J. WALTERS - 5005 PENN AVE. ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ARGENTINE TANGO MILONGA HABEAS CORPUS MILONGA Come join us as we explore new music and dance Argentine Tango to groups like Bajofondo, Gotan Project, Otros Aries and whatever music arguably fits into the Nuevo/Alternative Argentine Tango lexicon, plus a healthy portion of classic Argentine Tango music. Classic Argentine Tango in Office and Nuevo Downstairs. For information contact rjwesquire@gmail.com or 412-721-7771 11PM - 12AM | WAFFLE SHOP - 124 S. HIGHLAND AVE. THE UNEMPLOYMENT SHOW: Don't miss the next Unemployment Show on Friday, August 6th. Host David T. English talks about unemployment, interviews special guests, presents comedy skits, and tries to find work for the unemployed masses. This month's guests include: Councilman Bill Peduto, business owner and community activist Justin Strong, artist Tom Sarver, and musical guest We Are The Dead. Come see it live at the Waffle Shop the first Friday of each month at 11PM or watch it streaming live online at www.Waffleshop.org. View full episodes at www.theunemploymentshow.com! Unblurred is a monthly event that opens the Penn Avenue Arts District (4800-5500 Penn) for exploration by adults & children. The Penn Avenue Arts Initiative (PAAI) is a joint strategy of Bloomfield- Garfield Corporation & Friendship Development Associates to support artists in the renovation of blighted, formerly vacant buildings & in turn create an artist niche along the Penn Avenue Corridor. Submit Your News to be Included in our Newsletter Unsubscribe from this newsletter, Change Your Email Address and Manage Your Info on Our Site.