2008 Sep 15 - Sep 21

Wed Sept 17 - 9:30 AM
CMU - Simon Hall 3303
Business Week magazine writer Steven Baker signs his new book "The Numerati"

Wed Sep 17 - 7:30 PM
brazilian cinema
Frick Auditorium, free

Wed Sep 17 2008, 8:00 pm
Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland
Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic
Steven Smith, guest conductor
Samuel Oram, piano
W. A. Mozart: Don Giovanni Overture
S. Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto #3, Samuel Oram, piano
B. Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra
$5 general admission, $4 senior citizen admission, free for Carnegie Mellon Students with ID

Thu Sep 18 - 8 PM
CMU, Breed Hall (Margaret Morrison 103)
Design lecture
Stuart Morgan
Giving Form to Vision
Thursday, September 18
8pm, Breed Hall (MM 103)
The event is open to the public
Balancing the Three Disciplines of Leadership, Innovation, & Execution
For Design to play a significant role in the success of an organization, the three disciplines of Leadership, Innovation and Execution must be active and in balance. Over the past six years, the role of design at Ethicon Endo-Surgery has changed from one of support to one of leadership. Through a couple of recent product examples, the lecture will outline the guiding principles, the strategies, the process, the methods and tools employed to deliver significant results to the company, and show the importance of balancing the three disciplines of Design.
Stuart Morgan is director of Industrial Design and Human Factors for Ethicon Endo-Surgery, a Johnson & Johnson Company based in Cincinnati, Ohio, that develops and markets advanced medical devices for minimally invasive and open surgical procedures. He is responsible for product branding and usability in the corporation, including design strategy and user research. He leads front end initiatives on innovation, and is a member of the Brand Leadership Team for Ethicon Endo-Surgery.
A high achiever and acknowledged international industry leader with a strong instinct for what will sell, applying exceptional design to the creation of market defining products, positive corporate brands, stronger product utility, and innovative work solutions. He envisioned and led the development of unique ethnographic research methods and powerful visualization tools, transforming the new product development process within the corporation and establishing usability as a standard of innovation in the surgical device industry. Under his leadership the industrial design and human factors group has moved from support into a leadership role.
Prior to joining Ethicon Endo-Surgery, he worked in a consulting firm, a start up company, and began his career in a large corporation where he earned assignments routinely reserved for engineers and senior corporate leaders. Exercised full design authority, funding and accountability for a wireless networked computer on which a new company was founded. Serving as a consulting and equity partner with Springuard Technologies, headed by the world’s leading ophthalmologist developing innovative patented solutions for prescription sports eyewear. Designed the data display system for the New York Stock Exchange, and guided creation of a flat panel display system that transformed the trading floors of major banks and brokerages in Boston, Hong Kong, London, and New York.
Awarded Gold IDEA awards in 1983, 1991, 1999, Silver IDEA award in 1995, and iF Product Design Award 1998, and holds 18 utility patents and 17 design patents.
A dedicated and constant learner with a BFA, Industrial Design from Brigham Young University, he is currently in the MBA program at Xavier University.

Sat Sep 20 - 10 AM
free kayak ride next to PNC park on Allegheny river

Sat Sep 20 - 11 AM to 6 PM
Dragon Boat Festival
South Side waterfront (under the birmingham bridge, bring a bicycle because it is a very long and frustrating walk from available parking).
11:15 AM Lion Dance & Chinese Folk Dance OCA Youth; RenWen Chinese School
11:30 AM Diabolo Spinning (Chinese Yo-Yo) & Chinese Folk Dances Ren Wen Chinese School; OCA Youth
11:45 AM Shaolin Kung Fu SiFu Slaughter
12:00 PM Chinese Folk Dance Oriental Star Dance School
12:15 PM Indian Folk Dance India Society of Pittsburgh
12:30 PM AppalAsian Trio Mimi Jong, Jeff Berman, Sue Powers
1:00 PM Break for Demonstration
1:15 PM Lion Dance & Chinese Folk Dance Pittsburgh Chinese School
1:35 PM Tuvan Khoomei (Throatsinging) Jacques Francschini
1:50 PM Kung Fu Lion Dance Steel Dragon Kung Fu School
2:05 PM Tang Soo Do C.S. Kim Karate Schools
2:15 PM Japanese Melodies and Songs Pittsburgh Ensemble Nippon
2:30 PM Indian Folk Dance Nandanik Dance Academy
2:45 PM Break for Demonstration
3:00 PM Lion Dance & Chinese Folk Dance OCA Youth; RenWen Chinese School
3:15 PM Diabolo Spinning (Chinese Yo-Yo) & Chinese Folk Dance Ren Wen Chinese School; OCA Youth
3:30 PM Chinese Folk Dance Oriental Star Dance School
3:45 PM Indian Folk Dance India Society of Pittsburgh
4:00 PM AppalAsian Trio Mimi Jong, Jeff Berman, Sue Powers
4:30 PM Lion Dance & Chinese Folk Dance Pittsburgh Chinese School
4:45 PM Break for Demonstration
5:00 PM Shaolin Kung Fu SiFu Slaughter
5:15 PM Tuvan Khoomei (Throatsinging) Jacques Francschini
5:30 PM Kung Fu Lion Dance Steel Dragon Kung Fu School
5:45 PM Tang Soo Do C.S. Kim Karate Schools
6:00 PM Japanese Melodies and Songs Pittsburgh Ensemble Nippon
6:15 PM Indian Folk Dance Nandanik Dance Academy
6:30 PM Drum Band North Allegheny

SAT September 20, 2008 - 10AM -9PM
SUN September 21, 2008. 10AM- 5PM
Annual Shadyside Art Festival on Walnut St between South Aiken & South Negley PGH 15232
Over 200 artists featured
This year there'll be no competing Ellsworth Street Fair.

Sat Sep 20 - 8 PM
Oakland
mexican folk singer David haro, free to Pitt students, and $20 to others

Sat Sep 20 - 8:45 PM
Homewood, corner of Frankstown Rd and Homewood St
Outdoor film screening of documentary "East of Liberty", by Chris Ivey

Sat Sep 20 - 8 PM
music
new music group Ion Sound will perform Terry Riley's "In C" and other minimalist music (their website is down as of sept 17).

Sat Sep 20
Sun Sep 21
Covered Bridge Festival
Washington County
Green County
article on newspaper

Sun Sep 21, 12-5pm
3rd Annual Co-op Art Harvest at East End Food Co-op
7516 Meade Street, Pittsburgh 15208, in Point Breeze
A community day of local food, live music, kid’s activities and handmade art for sale. All activities take place right in front of East End Food Co-op