Bringing the Open Mic to the North Side

at The Bird Cage
Friday nights 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Sponsored by: Innertainment Live! (David T. Jones and KL)
Host: Rev. Leroy Hicks
$5.00 at the Door
Location: Amani International Coffee House & Café
507 Foreland Street, Pittsburgh, PA  15212

The Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre is now accepting submissions for the 2010 Theatre Festival in Black and White.

Submission Guidelines for PPTCO’s 2010 Theatre Festival in Black and White
1. The Black and White Festival is a one-act play festival consisting of eight plays. Each play submission must be 25 pages or less.

2. Each play must be written by a Pittsburgh playwright, meaning that he or she currently lives in the Pittsburgh [...]

Call Out for Poets, Spoken Word Artists for Juneteeth Celebration

The Sewickley Community Center will be holding its first Juneteeth Celebration event on Saturday, June 19th.  The committee is looking for poets, spoken word artists who would like to share their works with themes surrounding black history and culture.  If you are interested in taking part of this important and exciting event, please contact Bonita [...]

Elegance in Black over Pittsburgh Comments

Take a look and listen to Shenita Jones’ comments on the Elegance in Black affair.

Poetry for August

Contribution(s): Renee P. Aldrich — What a Mess and Shawntaye Scott — Human Enchantment

Poetry for July

Contributed by Howard Lee (Upper Marlboro, MD) – ‘No Place like Home’