Recycled & Reclaimed Oct. 27, 2017 - A Night with Stephen Shellen

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Stephen Shellen takes over SixTHreeFouR for a night with his latest original art installation and first U.S. screening of his latest feature film, " Spark," involving topics of mind bending proportions. "Recycled and Reclaimed" is the exploration into worlds that linger in the shadows on every street, heard on every radio station , and seen on our fav t.v shows without detection. The studio will be transformed into this world- scary, honest, heartbreaking, infuriating, exposing, and liberating- and uh..... BRING YOUR SKATEBOARD. K. That is all for now. 

This is an 18+ event with adult content and issues. Please note. 

"Recycled and Reclaimed" 

By the Individual , Haphazard 

Includes a film, a journey down the rabbit hole
and a series of art installations
a journey that follows no map or direction

Audience participation is encouraged and Pittsburgh should be and hopefully is, the only Star

The city where 3 rivers converge

where film, art and junk all meet up
beauty in the grotesque

"Pittsburgh as you have never seen this handsome woman before"

Schedule:

7pm Gates open--  walk or skate thru "Recycled and Reclaimed". Enjoy light snacks and drinks.

8 pm Preimiere U.S. screening of feature film "Spark"

A strange, fascinating abstract film about deep surveillance by Canadian activist artist Stephen Shellenberger. One day, a thoroughly ordinary man finds himself under Black Ops surveillance. What starts as a paranoid nightmare soon morphs into a bold abstract experimental film. Canadian activist artist Stephen Shellenberger, who endured a similar ordeal more than 20 years ago, self-financed this semi-improvised and wholly engrossing, mindbending work.



Stephen Shellen grew up in Victoria, British Columbia where he was his high school's star hockey player before heading north to work as a lumberjack. After catching the attention of a talent scout in Vancouver, he decided to try his hand at acting, spurred on in part by the memory of a less-than-appreciative audience during his first stage performance in junior high. Moving to Los Angeles, he studied with Peggy Feury and soon became a familiar face in feature films including Casual Sex? (1988) with Lea Thompson and Victoria Jackson, festival favourite The Stepfather (1987) with Terry O'Quinn and Shelley Hack, the star-studded miniseries Hollywood Wives (1985), with Anthony Hopkins, Candice Bergen and Robert Stack, and the TV movie and basis of the series Murder One(1995). Returning to Canada in the early 90s, Stephen had a lead role on the Nikita-esque USA Networks series Counterstrike (1990), with Simon MacCorkindale and Christopher Plummer, in which he played Luke Brenner, part of a team of three operatives who fought terrorism around the globe. Back in the U.S., Stephen starred in Stand Off (1994), a film about a hostage crisis for which he won critical raves. He also made an appearance as the cocky actor brother of Craig Sheffer's love interest in the Academy-Award-winning A River Runs Through It (1992); his scenes with Susan Trawley were referred to by Newsweek as the funniest sequence in the movie. His career continued to blend big-budget, box office winners like The Bodyguard (1992) with Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston, and small but critically acclaimed independent films like Rude (1995) which was named the Best Canadian Feature Film at the 1995 Toronto International Film Festival, as well as receiving eight Genie nominations. Stephen can also be seen in guest appearances on popular TV shows like Law & Order (1990) and Due South (1994). In 1997, he was invited to Toronto to shoot what he thought would be a one-time appearance on _La Femme Nikita_, playing a dedicated police detective who stumbles into more than he bargained for in pursuit of a serial killer. However, he was a hit with the show's fans, and so LFN made the decision to bring him back in a recurring role for the series' fifth and final season. The episodes began airing in the U.S. in January 2001. Stephen has also been seen in the hit Nicolas Cage/Angelina Jolie film Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000).



SixTHreeFouR is the pop up summer studio space of, artist, Kim Barry. It is an experimentational platform for her latest work and for invited guest creative friends from all over, to take over the space for an evening or more with their own ideas and experiments for an intimate evening with guest audiences.


WHEN: Oct 27, 2017
TIME: 7PM- 11PM
WHERE: 634 N. SHERIDAN AVE 15206

LIMITED SEATING
BYOB or whatever you like, and family friendly. Bring your fav chair, movie snacks or blanket as well

And feel free to invite some friends who you actually like spending more than 20 min real face time with.

Underlined Passages Oct 7, 2017 Tandi My Dicafi Vinyl Release Party at SixTHreeFouR

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Underlined Passages – Tandi My Dicafi 2017 TOUR 

Mike Nestor & Jamaal Turner return to the studio for a special intimate concert at SixTHreeFouR. Last Summer they visited during their Fantastic Voyage Tour and made mad fans of all of us. Come enjoy this amazing band this time around..... 


WHEN: OCT 7, 2017
TIME: 7PM- 11PM
WHERE: 634 N. SHERIDAN AVE 15206 
SUGGESTED DONATION $20 

STUDENTS (YES EVEN GRAD STUDENTS) SUGGESTED $10 DONATION

CHILDREN UNDER 12 FREE 
Every event is a donation based event, BYOB or whatever you like, and family friendly.
Children under 12 are included in an adult donation. 

And feel free to invite some friends who you actually like spending more than 20 min real face time with.


Underlined Passages "leans towards the infections sounds of Bright Eyes and Eliott Smith, bursting into its almost mantra like chorus of “I have, I have, I have, I have a good life”, it’s hard not to get swept up into its overwhelming outlook on things. ‘-- Crossradar
full interview here http://www.crossradar.com/underlined-passages-underlined-passages/

Learn more about Underlined Passages at
https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=underlined+passages




"Underlined Passages delivers a soulful, shoegaze sound with “Tandi My Dicafi”. Dreamy with ethereal vocals, the way the album unfolds gives it a reassuring air. Lyrics focus on a warm tender spirit, one that feels so welcoming. Elements of Underlined Passages adhere strongly to that pivotal late 80s/early 90s style while incorporating pieces of pop and indie rock with good measure. Guitars weave themselves together into a vast tapestry, one that constantly and continuously soars into the sky. By far the true heart of the album rests with the poetic powerful lyricism.

Things open with the neon-hued glow of “Feeling”. Synthesizer adds to the vibrancy of the song as the groove settles into a driving rhythm. Rather fast the song rushes by in a glorious blur. Physical beats hit hard on the muscular “Silverlake”. A western twang to the guitars adds to the overall spirit of the song, for with this piece Underlined Passages’ attention to detail recalls some of My Bloody Valentine’s best work. Easily the highlight of the album the pastoral “Your Bedroom” delves into an otherworldly charm, with the slow steady buildup creating a sense of intimacy. Full of life “Ruthenia” bursts with optimism and energy. Bringing things to a close the introspective “The Days Were Golden My Friends” opts for a more intimate approach referencing Mojave3’s kind spirit.

With “Tandi My Dicafi” Underlined Passages paints with a great swath of color, resulting in a summery airy atmosphere one filled with hope." - Beach Sloth publications

Chew on This! A Germination Installation online

Chew On This! A Germination Installation - Gallery Chiz March 2016

Kim Barry, a Pittsburgh-born artist who moved back here from Los Angeles in 2013, has created pop-up studios across the country, in which she designs interactive environments that include paintings, sculptures, music, movement and installation. 

Now, she has set up her latest installation, “Chew on This!,” at Gallerie Chiz for her first solo exhibition in Pittsburgh. 

At the core of the installation is FatMan, a life-size clown figure. He was first introduced as a character in Barry's interactive installation work in 2011. 

“I found his head in the salvage yard district of East L.A., called Sunnyside. It's the kind of place you can literally find anything — the weirder the hunt, the better the find. There were even burned up dolls for sale,” Barry says. “I was overjoyed to find him, and he's been with me ever since.” 

Barry says FatMan plays the role of the nefarious bad guy: “The clown, the mischievous one, the button pusher, etc.” 

In this particular show, he sits at his desk in front of a first edition iMac computer taking in the “eye candy” online, which takes the form of colorful balls that literally burst forth from the computer screen. 

They not only look like candy, Barry says some of the colorful balls are real gumballs swirling hypnotically toward his face from the screen. 

As his mind processes everything he watches into thoughts, his other hand is on a projector that is screening a looped eight-hour time lapse of biofilm forming on teeth. 

Barry says viewers are to walk up to the board, in effect covering themselves with the biofilm projection, and confront the question, “What's eating you up?” Then they are encouraged to write their answers on brightly colored pieces of paper in the shape of gum balls. 

“They then place their gum ball on the board. Confronting it. Acknowledging it. That's where the four wisdom teeth sculptures in the center of the room come into play,” Barry says. 

Constructed from Styrofoam coolers, each looks like a molar. Barry calls them “wisdom teeth,” the first of which contains balls of wisdom she calls “YesBalls.” 

Barry says the first wisdom tooth represents health: “Open it up (with the help of the gallery rep), and (visitors) are given a YesBall to remind them to let it go no matter how deep and allow themselves to heal,” she says. 

“It's a Pop-y take on the very serious discussion of festering ideas, festering emotions, festering events in our lives that sometimes, true or not in their full or limited scope, magnetize us toward decay and death,” Barry says. 

The second tooth has a rope coming out of the center of it to represent the tendency to control cleanliness with floss. The third one has just a few real gumballs sealed onto the top to represent a thought seed being set. And the fourth one is filled with gumballs. 

“But it can also store bottles so it's practical home decor art,” Barry says. 

Works hung on the walls complement the installation, such as the piece, “Self-Contained No. 1.” 

“It's a petri dish painting of sorts,” Barry explains. “I allowed real black mold to grow on the repeated outlines of painted teeth, applied a sealant when I was happy with it, added a Plexiglas full enclosure, and as time goes on could still grow within the piece. But it's completely self-contained.” 

As for the piece “I Want!,” Barry says it's a fun play on repeated childish behaviors, desires and attitudes that often play out in adulthood as well. “(The) attitudes that bubble up as adults but get called everything else under the sun for posterity,” she says. 

Various sculptures of mouths, made from real dental casts, complete the exhibit. “The idea was to imagine the kind of personality that would reflect the constitution of each mouth,” she says. 

Having giving them tongue-in-cheek titles like “Johnny Rotten” and “Half Truth,” Barry says, “It was a lot of fun to name them and give them life.” 

“Sometimes, the best way back to life is to face the thing — a thought, word, memory or physical manifestation — that is attempting to take it away and tempting us to benefit their growth under the radar,” Barry says. “Go as deep as you desire with that one and chew on it.” 

Kurt Shaw is the Tribune-Review art critic.

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HEARTBREAK BEAT NIGHT SEPT 15 AT SixTHreeFouR

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Visit the studio with special guest artist, Jean Stephenson Leconte. Leconte, whose family has deep artistic roots throughout Haiti and the world, will be exhibiting his own work, as well as, his family's paintings. He will do a brief talk about the importance of Haitian Art, what he has learned growing up there, and the creative climate of Haiti. Come meet Jean and explore his unique artistic world. 

Musical Guests, The Petals, right from Highland Park, will be playing throughout the night. I stumbled upon them during Unblurred in Garfield , recently, and was blown away. Wear your helmets. You've been warned ;)

Meredith Dykstra is returning to the studio, after her having her FREE Gut Workshop here on August 30th. She will be serving organic mixed drinks and sharing info on how to detox into living your best. Food and Beverages sponsored by REVELATION HEALTH STORE located in Allison Park, PA

SixTHreeFouR is the pop up summer studio space of, artist, Kim Barry. It is an experimentational platform for her latest work and for invited guest creative friends from all over, to take over the space for an evening or more with their own ideas and experiments for an intimate evening with guest audiences.


WHEN: Sept 15, 2017
TIME: 7PM- 11PM
WHERE: 634 N. SHERIDAN AVE 15206
DONATION $20 

STUDENT SUGGESTED DONATION $10 

CHILDREN UNDER 12 FREE

Every event is a donation based event, BYOB or whatever you like, and family friendly.
Children under 12 are included in an adult donation.

And feel free to invite some friends who you actually like spending more than 20 min real face time with.

Getting Your Body Into Yes Workshop at SixTHreeFouR

WATCH VIDEO HERE

Last night's Getting Your Body Into Yes Workshop wakes us all up to so much ..... complete with a Cicada background soundtrack 🙄😂 Enjoy the video ...... thank you to Meredith Dykstra Meryem Mammedova and Peter Luci whose care, research and generousity to share their stories and techniques saves all of us time, money and energy.

Gut Health workshop with Meredith Dykstra & Jenneta Mammedova---- 

Hippocrates once said, “All disease begins in the gut,” and modern science is proving these words to be true. Many studies show digestive challenges are the root cause of chronic inflammatory diseases, such as autoimmune disorders, various skin challenges, and also have a profound impact on mental health. 

Good gut health is fundamental to our physical and mental well-being, yet digestive disorders are more prevalent than ever. We need to make proactive efforts to protect our digestive systems from damage caused by pervasive environmental toxins like glyphosate sprayed on non-organic crops, GMOs, heavy metals, biotoxins like mold, and lifestyle factors like emotional and physical stress and poor sleep habits . . . But where do we start? 

Join us for Healthy Gut workshop, where health coach Meredith Dykstra, CHC and fermentation expert Meryem Mammedova will explain the importance of gut health, share key gut healing strategies, and offer homemade sample of gut healing foods and drinks. See you there!

Meredith Dykstra, C.H.C is a Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach and is on a mission to help people regain their health naturally, specifically in the areas of hormone balance, weight-loss, and anti-aging. Her personal story inspired her to educate and guide others, having dealt with hormone dysregulation, disordered eating, digestive challenges and chronic inflammation which significantly affected her quality of life. 

She returned to school to study nutrition and has trained with functional medicine practitioners along with doing relentless research. She now helps clients restore health naturally through diet and lifestyle changes and seeking to uncover the root cause of illness. She is a firm believer in the role that healing foods, a natural lifestyle, and positive mindset play on overall health. Visit her blog coachmeredith.blogspot.com for free health tips, whole foods recipes, and healthy living advice. Meredith also offers private health coaching at Revelation Health, for more information call 888.600.0642 or email meredith@revelationhealth.com

Jenneta Mammedova hails from Krasnovodsk, Turkmenistan where natural foods, herbal remedies and fermentation are simply a part of everyday life, not a counter-cultural food movement. Jenneta's passion for health and nutrition topics are only eclipsed by her desire to educate others on these topics.

With years of experience studying, creating and experimenting with healing foods, her knowledge base is broad, however she specializes in examining gut health and children's diet.

Jenneta lives on the northside with her husband, son and daughter - 3 very patient guinea pigs for her culinary experiments.

Overview:

Workshop on importance of gut health, common gut issues and solutions

Will feature Rev Health gut healing products and coaching services