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Eternal Maternal, a dual exhibition by artists Fran Flaherty and Meg Foley, elicits probing questions about motherhood, especially as it relates to parenting as a queer or trans person.

Looking for something to do this week in Pittsburgh? From the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival to the opening of Fashion Week to the Pirates Hispanic Heritage Game to comedy paired with banjos, we've got a list of this week's top happenings in the Steel City.

Through the silence, Laurie Shapiro still hears the message. Shapiro, who lives with a genetic condition causing her to progressively go deaf, often listens to her inner world. “I don’t always hear the outside world,” said Shapiro, a Carnegie Mellon University graduate who lives in Los Angeles. “But I hear

Laurie Shapiro's mesmerizing structure invites visitors to find meaning in color, texture and experience

Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf announces that Fran Flaherty, an artist and curator with a 20-year history of highlighting works by artists with disabilities, has been named director of the Dyer Arts Center. Flaherty earned dual degrees in studio arts and history of art and architecture at the University of Pittsburgh and ...September 21, 2022

The North Adams Historical Society will hold its annual commemoration of the Siege of Fort Massachusetts, Aug. 19-20, 1746, at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 21, on the deck at the

The Golden Gays present "Hot Flashbacks" at the Allegheny Overlook Park on July 11. What to do this week in Pittsburgh, from the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix to The Golden Gays: July 5-11 Monday, July 5: Bites and Pints Food & Drink Festival at Kennywood Park 1-8 p.m. It’s a final bonus day for this new foodie fest at the National Historic Landmark, which recently was recognized as one of the nation’s best amusement parks. Pair your devotion for the Thunderbolt and Raging Rapids with cuisi...

How to Diversify Trump County Brentin Mock, Bloomberg, December 11, 2020 When driving from Pittsburgh to its deep eastern suburbs, you know you’ve arrived in Westmoreland County when you see the farms with the massive Trump campaign displays, some as elaborate as Christmas Nativity yard scenes. Indeed, there is an entire Trump House. The county is reliably Republican and overwhelmingly white — roughly 95% white compared to 2.4% Black and 2.8% “Other.” When Trump alarmed voters that De...