2007 03 Dec - 09 Dec

Tue Dec 4 - 5 PM
CMU - Art Building - Kresge Hall
The School of Art presents Trenton Doyle Hancock, an artist who uses painting, printmaking, drawing, collage and sculpture to create a mythological world where the classic battle of good versus evil is acted out between his central characters, the Mounds and the Vegans. The narratives unfold episodically with the artist moving backwards and forwards in time, continually developing and enriching his stories. His works exhibit a multiplicity of layers and meaning that are at once both exuberant and subversive.


Wed Dec 5 - 6 PM
CMU - Student Center - McCononmy Auditorium
Building Virtual Worlds
See the raucous stage show that marks semester’s end for the “Building Virtual Worlds” class. The interdisciplinary project course attracts students from computer science, drama, engineering, art and other departments who work in teams to develop interactive virtual worlds. The often hilarious, colorful and exhilarating show allows students to show off their best projects to a standing room only audience. Created by renowned Computer Science Professor Randy Pausch, the class now is taught by Jesse Schell, assistant professor in the Entertainment Technology Center, a joint operation of the College of Fine Arts and School of Computer Science. “What I think is special about the show is that it is unlike anything else — it is a mix of performance art, video games, computer animation and audience participation — a virtual reality vaudeville show that has become a Carnegie Mellon tradition,” Schell said.

Thu Dec 6 - 5 PM
Happy Hour for computer programmers
Church Brew Works, Lawrenceville
Free beer and appetizers, sponsor is Sun Microsystems
Geek Night

Thu Dec 6 - 6 to 9 PM
33 Terminal Way, 15219 (off Carson St)
Bike Pittsburgh and Friends Holiday Party Invitation
Come celebrate the holidays and bikes, trails, and cleanways!
Please join Bike Pittsburgh and our friends, Friends of the Riverfront and
Allegheny Cleanways for our annual festive holiday party. We'll have plenty of
food, drinks, and yuletide cheer to go around. Music will be provided by the
Boilermaker Jazz Band. Please feel welcome to invite your friends and
colleagues.
When: Thursday December 6, 6PM - 9PM
Where: Our office: 33 Terminal Way, 15219 off Carson
Cost: Free

Sat Dec 8 - 2 PM
South Side Works
Pittsburgh's Third Annual Santarchy will start at 2:00pm at the fountain in the South Side Works on Saturday, December 8, 2007. Same time and place as last year (and nearly the same day)! Remember that Santa is ON TIME until 2:00pm, at which point the herd will be sheparded toward its first watering hole and time loses all meaning. DO NOT BE LATE. If you can't be there by 2:00pm, you better have a backup plan for your costume. A hundred red suits can disappear pretty quickly at the sound of alcohol pouring into glasses. Early Santas get a souvenir book of lewd carols. Late Santas get left behind.

YES, you MUST wear a costume. NO, you can NOT get by with a red shirt and Santa hat. BE CREATIVE, ya lazy bum! You don't have to look like Santa, but you MUST NOT look like you. Jeans, in particular, will be removed and destroyed without warning.

There will be less of a schedule this year than in previous years, and what little schedule there is, is subject to revision or abandonment at any moment. We're expecting a record number of Santas, elves, reindeer and other critters this year, and who knows what direction they might wander. Stick with the pack and you shouldn't get lost or hurt too badly. If you see more than one pack, stick with the biggest one. Or not. It's Santarchy, not follow-the-effing-leader. Santa is welcome pretty much anywhere he enters, except maybe Dee's.

Bring money for public transit, alcohol and food. Bring your ID, because even Santa gets carded these days. Stay hydrated, or at least stay liquored up. Pay your own tab and tip the staff like Santa would. Bars will be packed, lines will be long, and stops will be short. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN INEBRIATION.

(Santa does not advocate breaking open container laws. Santa's just sayin'...)

Don't be THAT Santa. Your friends want to have fun, not scrape the puke outta your beard or prevent your wasted ass from wandering recklessly into traffic.

Bring innocent toys to hand out to kids and naughty toys to give to adults. IT IS YOUR CIVIC DUTY TO MAKE PEOPLE WONDER WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON.

There will be more antics this year than in previous years. Be ready to be rambunctious and spend a lot more time drawing attention to ourselves. Remember that Santarchy isn't about the BARS, it's about the CRAWLS. We have some intentions, but if you have an idea for a prank or stunt along the way, JUST DO IT. Get other people to join you, to share the fun and spread the blame. Interact with passers-by as well as other Santarchists... they will probably appreciate it.

And add to that, don't get yourself into any trouble that you can't get yourself out of. Santa has a way of disappearing when the red and blue lights start flashing or the fists start flying. Don't expect a Santa Bouncer or Santa Lawyer to come running to your side, ya stupid prick!

Remember the answers to these frequently asked questions:

Q: Is this some sort of political statement?
A: No, it's fun. Remember fun?

Q: What are you protesting?
A: Shitty holiday parties.

Q: Who's in charge?
A: Santa!

Q: Which Santa?
A: The one with the beard.

Q: Which Santa with a beard?
A: That's it, you're on the naughty list.

Q: Where are you going?
A: Nobody knows but Santa.

Q: Can I join you?
A: Get into a costume and we'll talk.

Q: But I don't have a costume?
A: Buy us all a round of drinks and we'll talk.

If you manage to stay with the pack the whole afternoon and evening, and not get yourself beat up or arrested, you should finish up somewhere near Satan Square. I mean, Station Square. Same difference, if you think about it. Anyway, getting your fat Santa ass back to the South Side Works for your vehicle is your own damn responsibility, since the reindeer will be too drunk to pull the sleigh. Your best bet is to have someone drop you off at the starting point and take a cab home. Cabbies absolutely LOVE having drunk Santas as passengers, no matter what you've heard to the contrary. Tip them well. DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE.

Santarchy is brought to you by the Pittsburgh Cacophony Society -- you may already be a member!

Hey Santa! If you're joining Pittsburgh Santarchy this year, remember to bring your trusty toy sack along for extra cacophonous fun! A black contractor-grade trash bag will work well, but just about anything large and strong enough to hold a shitload of toys will come in *very* handy for you this season.

Sun Oct 9 - Noon
Hash House Harriers run
White Oak Park
from the turnpike or Rte. 22 –
get to the intersection of 22/48S in Monroeville.
Follow 48S for 5.7 miles.
Go straight thru the intersection of 30/48S.
Continue on 48S (Jacks Run Rd).
Follow 1.6 miles to McClintock Rd.
Turn left and park in lot on the right.