The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers

“See this movie with your teenagers and watch their jaws hit the floor” – Ty Burr, Boston Globe

Recently nominated for an Oscar, this finely crafted documentary has all the suspense of a snappy thriller. It’s the captivating true story of Daniel Ellsberg, a former Marine, Pentagon employee and military analyst, who in 1971, performed one of the most daring whistle-blowing acts of the century – leaking copies of the top-secret history of our involvement in Vietnam to The New York Times. This is an exhilarating story of moral courage that touched off a landmark struggle between the press, the president, and the Supreme Court. (Judith Ehrlich & Rick Goldsmith; USA; 2009; 93 min)

Wed 3/10 — 7:30 … Thu 3/11 — 5:30, 7:30
Harris Theater — 809 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh 15222 / 412-682-4111

Other Movies Playing this month..

Police, Adjective opens Friday 3/12!!

“A deadly serious as well as dryly humorous analysis of bureaucratic procedure and, particularly, the tyranny of language.” – J.Hoberman, Village Voice.

A sly drama, it’s the winner of both the Un Certain Regard jury prize and the Critics’ Prize at Cannes in 2009, and was Romania’s Oscar entry for Best Foreign language film. True to its title, this story of a young cop assigned to nab drug users has a special interest in grammar. A key scene is not a chase or a shootout, but rather a tense, suspenseful session of dictionary reading. Here the dictionary is a versatile comic prop, and also an instrument of instruction as an argument ensues over the definitions of “conscience” and “justice.” The director (12:08 East of Bucharest) has a talent for infusing mundane, absurd moments with gravity and drama as well as humor. With subtitles. (Corneliu Porumboiu; Romania; 2009; 115 min)

Fri 3/12 — 8:00 … Sat 3/13 — 5:45, 8:00 … Sun 3/14 — 2:00, 4:15 … Mon 3/15 thru Wed 3/17 — 7:30 … Thu 3/18 — 5:30, 7:45
Harris Theater — 809 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh 15222 / 412-682-4111

Mar 19-25
When Harry Met Sally and Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Harris Theatre

Mar 25-27
ParksAreFree film series
Pgh Center for the Arts

Opens Mar 26 at Harris Theater – Fish Tank

– Roger Ebert

“The contradictions of adolescence have rarely been conveyed with such authenticity and force.” – A.O. Scott, NYTimes

Watch a trailer. Winner of the Jury Prize at Cannes, this is the second film by the director of the award-winning Red Road. In this keenly observed and unflinchingly realistic portrait of life in a rough UK housing project, Mia (Katie Jarvis, a revelation in her first screen role) is an alienated, emotionally volatile teenager whose life is turned upside down by the arrival of her mother’s charming new boyfriend Connor (Michael Fassbender of Hunger). A haunting, disturbing, beautifully realized modern-day companion piece to the classic working-class portraits of the 1960s British New Wave. (Andrea Arnold; UK; 2009; 124 min)

and benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Father’s Day we’re looking for local role model dads in the Pittsburgh area who are making a positive impact through their style, generosity and dedication to their families and communities.

Know a father in your life who fits the bill? Nominate him today to be one of the select few in Pittsburgh to receive this honor. Representatives from Saks Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh Magazine and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh will review the pool of nominations and select fathers to be awarded. THE DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS IS MARCH 21, 2010.

Fathers will be celebrated at an in-store event in June where 10% of Saks Fifth Avenue Men’s Collection sales from the evening and the following weekend will benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh. Check back here for more event details.

For more information on Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh Inc., please visit (www.bbbspgh.org).

The Father’s Day Honors is presented in partnership with Pittsburgh Magazine (www.pittsburghmagazine.com).

For more information and events at Saks Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh click here.

If you live, work or own/manage a building in the Golden Triangle, you know that as beautiful as the three rivers are, the right combination of precipitation and air temperature can turn them into an uncontrollable force, causing damage to streets, buildings, equipment or worse. Fortunately, some lessons were learned during past floods (1996, 2004) that can help us all prepare for the possibility of a flood event anytime in the next couple of weeks—sooner or later depending on Mother Nature.

Consider this fact –19,000 square miles of land in our region currently have snow and that water needs to go somewhere. Naturally, our rivers can only handle so much, and our ground is already saturated. What can you do now to prepare?

1. Make sure you stay informed. Sign up for public safety alerts at http://www.pittsburghpa.gov/publicsafety/signup.htm.

2. Assess your location, travel routes, etc. Maps of low-lying and vulnerable areas and businesses/buildings impacted by the 1996 flood can be found here http://www.pittsburghpa.gov/publicsafety/map.htm.

3. Take an inventory of items in your garage or lower level.

4. Store important documents (insurance, deeds, ID, etc.) in a waterproof box or container.

5. Move electronic equipment or other valuables to a higher floor if you can.
6. Have a plan to communicate quickly with your building manager and neighbors in the event of an emergency.

7. Prepare a 72-hour emergency kit—a handy kit to have for any emergency. View checklist at http://www.pittsburghpa.gov/publicsafety/kit.htm.

More information is available at www.publicsafety.pittsburghpa.org.

Prepare now because as much as some things are predicable, Mother Nature ultimately decides the outcome and she’s surprised us once already this year.

As information is available, we’ll post it to www.downtownpittsburgh.com but your MOST up-to-date information will be at www.publicsafety.pittsburghpa.org.

The sweater drive will take place inside the PDP office at 925 Liberty Avenue, Monday, March 15 – Friday, March 19. Sweaters will be accepted during normal business hours, Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

The ToonSeum
www.toonseum.org

 Habib Koité

 Transcend cultural boundaries with Malian guitar virtuoso/singer Habib Koité. Hailed for his magnetism and musical mastery, Koité integrates the sounds of the Western world, such as jazz and blues, with flamenco, samba and the diverse regional styles of his native Mali. As a griot or storyteller, he uses his three-octave voice and guitar skills to recount the ancient tales, legends and myths of the Malian people.

• Saturday, March 13, 8 pm
• Tickets: $25-$35
• Members: $20.25-$28.25
•  Call 412.456.6666
• Group discounts: 412.471.6930
• Box Office at Theater Square
• Buy on-line at pgharts.org

Watch and Hear Habib Koité!

Listen to the popular, “Din Din Wo”

The new legislation does a few things:

• extends the $8,000 credit to homes that are under contract by April 30, 2010,
• creates a new $6,500 tax credit for owners of existing homes who buy a new principal residence*, and
• increases the income eligibility limits for the tax credit from $75,000 to $125,000 for individuals, and from $150,000 to $225,000 for joint filers.

*Notes:

To take advantage of this credit, buyers must have lived in their old house for at least five of the past eight years.

The cost of the home cannot exceed $800,000.

[Note: This is a re-run of the 11/15/09 posting]

It is not just about romance!  Incorporating 2D, 3D, abstract and representational artworks with sensual textures, this Emphasis ARTShow explores issues of intimacy and relationships.  

The private areas of our homes are the places where we are truly ourselves.  The bedroom is the one place where we are at our most exposed and connected; it is the ideal environment for exploring this theme.

The design of our private spaces reflects and supports our most important relationships. Emphasis Interiors rethinks residential design by bringing meaning and content to everyday life.

Saturday, March 13 n a k e d Opening Reception/Open House

12-7 pm

Saturday, March 27 “AHA” Artist Talk

2-4 pm Artists share their inspiration & creative process

Saturday, April 10 Start with the ARTStudio Workshop:

1-2 pm “Naked Glass”

Glass blowing Demonstration at the Pittsburgh

Glass Center, Limited registration, $10 fee

Monday, April 12 n a k e d Closing Reception

Just go to http://m.downtownpittsburgh.com and access Downtown destinations, amenities, businesses and parking to enhance your Downtown experience. If you are not sure how to find the restaurant you selected, no problem—simply type in the address, click search and a map will appear to guide to your destination.

It is estimated there are currently 100 million smart phones in the world, and by 2014 there will be 600 million smart phones. Now it’s easy to find out what’s going on Downtown when you’re on the go: the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership (PDP) now has a mobile-friendly Website that makes it easy for iPhone, Blackberry, Android and other smartphone users to find what they need in the neighborhood—and fast. For instance, in under a minute on the PDP mobile Website, someone with a smartphone can search for an Italian restaurant, find out its hours and location, if it has any current happy hour specials, and call to make a reservation.

 The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership’s Web and mobile sites were developed by Geocentric.

photo courtesy Todd Kilgore

Attention All Downtown Residents!  We want to hear how YOU got around during the big snow of 2010!  Leave your comments below and email your photos to: downtownpittsburgh@gmail.com.  We’ll post and share your stories and images with our readers about how you spent the BIG CHILL of 2010!“…I love living and working downtown.  Attached are some photos I had taken from both my apartment building and office building windows,  as well as while walking about out there in the frozen tundra of downtown Pittsburgh. ” – Linda Driscoll, employee and resident of Downtown Pittsburgh

Photo courtesy Linda Driscoll

Photo courtesy Linda Driscoll

Photo Courtesy Linda Driscoll

Photo Courtesy Linda Driscoll

Photo Courtesy Linda Driscoll

Photo courtesy Linda Driscoll

Photo courtesy Linda Driscoll

Photo Courtesy of Linda Driscoll

photo courtesy Eric Booth

photo courtesy Eric Booth

photo courtesy Eric Booth

photo courtesy Eric Booth

photo courtesy Eric Booth

photo courtesy Todd Kilgore

photo courtesy Casey O'Connor

photo courtesy Casey O'Connor

photo courtesy Casey O'Connor

photo courtesy Casey O'Connor

photo courtesy Casey O'Connor