Food: Tonic Bar and Grill, Pittsburgh
Before heading to the theater on Thursday I'll be filling up at this restaurant on Liberty Avenue downtown.
Events: Anoushka Shankar Sitar Performance at the Byham Theater and Cobra Starship Concert at the University of Pittsburgh
Anoushka Shankar will be performing traditional Indian sitar music at the Byham Theater downtown on Thursday, April 12th. Anoushka was trained by her famous father Ravi, who I am told introduced George Harrison to the sitar in the 1960s. According to her Bio on the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust website, she has performed on with artists such as Sting, Elton John, and half-sister Norah Jones.
It's sort of funny to plan for Anoushka and Cobra Starship in the same week because musically their genres are about as far apart as you could get - from classical Indian sitar to modern American synthpop.
Sunday April 15th is Bigelow Bash: a day-long spring festival held annually in the center of Pitt's campus. In the afternoon, the winner of Battle of the Bands will open for a big name in music - last year we saw Ke$ha, this year we will see Cobra Starship. There is always surplus energy bouncing around the crowd, and it's a great excuse to spend the entire day with your friends. If the bomb threats end, if the terrorist is caught, it the issue is resolved (the count reached 31 when four dorm buildings were evacuated between 4:30 and 6:00a.m.) then this concert could become a good venue for stress relief and celebration.
Book: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Film: Faces International Film Festival at Carnegie Mellon University, Final Weekend
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