June Show at Matthews Arts

There’s a new show starting June 2nd at Matthews Arts, 12 N. Balph Ave., Bellevue ~ 412-761-0301

For more information, see the flyer

Be sure to stop by for the artists reception on Friday June 5th from 6-9pm.

New show at Matthews Arts

Matthews Arts presents “Teetering on the Edge” ~ The Artistic Stylings of Pittsburgh Artist Clyde Williams ~

The show will run from May 1 through May 28, 2009, and the artist reception is on Friday, May 1 from 6 to 9 pm ~ 12 N. Balph Ave. Bellevue ~ 412-761-0301

Stop down and take a look!

Come see Rescue in the Night!

The Assumption Theater Guild is presenting a musical production of the story of Daniel in the Lion’s Den. The live performance, directed by Carol Randolph is presented in McGovern Hall, located in the lower level of Assumption Church, 45 N Sprague Avenue, Bellevue, PA 15202. ADA accessible, enter the hall from N Jackson Avenue. Tickets are $5 each, available at the door for each performance.

THE CAST
Daniel - Scott Keener
King Darius - Thomas Taylor

The Advisors:
Astrofar - Gene Stapleton
Taxalot - Harry Bolette
Crushafo - Grant Saylor

Heralds:
#1 - Robert Mancuso
#2 - Cathy Panza
#3 - Cindy West
#4 - June Bolette

Chorus…The People of Babylon/ Lions
Adam Bolette
Al Majeski
June Bolette (lion)
Madison Conley (lion)
Robertta Danner (lion)
Aaron Meyer (lion)
Erin Halligan
Jacqueline Pfiel
Nathaniel Pfiel (lion)
Kimmi Keener (lion)
Alexis Kwiecinski (lion)
Cassandra Kwiecinski
Eileen Tranqueda (lion)
Stefanee Sybo (lion)

Who’s thirsty in Bellevue? Alcohol Petition signing

Petition signing info:
Start Date: February 17th
Deadline: March 10th (5pm)

Where to sign: Lincoln Barbershop
514 Lincoln Ave.
Pgh, 15202

Needed: 1,019 signitures to place this issue on the May 19th ballot?
(based on 25% of the number of Bellevue voters that came out this past Presidential election.)

***MUST BE A BELLEVUE RESIDENT TO SIGN!!********
***MUST BE A REGISTERED(BELLEVUE) VOTER!!*******
***NEED TO COME BACK OUT AND VOTE “YES” ON MAY 19TH*******

Question would read on petition & ballot:
Do you favor the granting of liquor licenses for the sale of liquor in the Borough of Bellevue?
R-license (liquor,wine,malt) -restaurants

FACTS:
-If passed, this would allow Bellevue only 3 liquor licenses.
(there goes your fear of Bellevue turning into the SouthSide)

-Since there has not been any licenses in Bellevue-the Borough would have the right to approve what those 3 would be!
So there must be a strategic plan to allow certain businesses in to jumpstart Lincoln Ave.”

The idea behind this referendum is not about “BARS” it’s about “ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT”.

SOME THINGS TO THINK ABOUT:
-These 3 liquor licenses must stay on Lincoln Ave.
-They also have to be “DESTINATION” establishments. Meaning, we need to have places to attract outside people into Bellevue plus pull Bellevue residents back out onto the streets after 5pm.
-These 3 new “DESTINATION” businesses would open the doors to allow new businesses to fill in the many empty store fronts along the ave. For example Boutiques and Specialty stores.
-Without the latter foot traffic past 5pm-these types of stores will not take a risk in our town.
-MORE TAX REVENUE!.-with these new businesses filling in the empty store fronts.
new businesses = foot traffic = $$$$ for merchants = $$$ for the borough.
maybe your taxes won’t keep going up.
-Busy weekends with these 3 new alcohol establishments plus new store fronts, Lincoln Ave won’t look like a ghost town.
-Must attract younger families/younger business professionals to want to live(buy a house) in Bellevue.
Pluses:bus line, closness to downtown, necessity stores.
Minus: nothing to do in town-the young pofe$$ional likes to go to happy hours and unwind/$hop close to home-so where are they living?-Squirrel Hill, Shadeyside, Southside-
I say”WHY NOT BUY IN BELLEVUE?”

THE VISION:
-Mexican restaurant
-Brewery(specialty beers and good food-look what they did in Slippery Rock-once a dry town!
www.northcountrybrewing.com
-Irish Pub (How about up near the Celtic Collection in the empty plaza-this would pull people up to the forgotten part of Bellevue)
www.montereypub.com
-Sports themed bar(done properly)-could also double as a live music venue later at night
-Movie theater-with a wine bar attached-
(this one is my idea-i am working on putting a movie theater on the 3rd floor of the old GC Murphy building-problem is- one screen movie theaters don’t make any money-the alcohol will provide the revenue needed to operate the theater.-A properly run theater would be a huge draw to Bellevue.
if interested in my theater idea click on my name to the right of the home page, “AARON STUBNA”, this will take you to my Garden theater idea-same theater can work here in Bellevue.)
web.mac.com/gardentheatervision.com

-check out this other cool spot
www.bocktown.com

you get the idea.

I won’t mention any names, but another business owner once told me that “people got to realize that Bellevue is what it is.”
well I don’t believe that-I believe if we work together-set the standards a little higher we could make Bellevue a better place for all.

WHO AM I AND WHY DO I WANT THIS?
My name is Aaron Stubna owner of Lincoln Barbershop.(3 chair shop)
It is a family business - I am 3rd generation.
We have been in Bellevue-same location for 43 years.
I have been there for 17 years.
Even though we are a very successful business on the ave.-I look out my window and see the steady decline of our business district-many empty storefronts (when we get yet another pizza shop-that is not progress) and the riff raff that comes out after 5pm.
Thats right Bellevue already has the riff raff without the bars!
I wonder how much longer most of us will be around the next 5-10 years?
The idea is to create more foot traffic and take our streets back!

I also lived in Bellevue 15 years ago-starting out my family-right on Sheridan Ave.-We stuck around for a few years then left-nothing to do in town.
Moving the family to another town was an easy decision.
My business is another story-so for the nay/sayers don’t even suggest such a silly idea-telling one of your longest successful business to leave is not the solution.

We must market Bellevue a whole new way and make it more attractive to the public and this is step one.
Alcohol is not the solution but properly monitored (with some strict ordinances), Bellevue could once again become the place to go and shop as it once was many many years ago.

I only have a vision to make Bellevue better.
HERE IS A FEW OTHER THINGS I DID THIS PAST SUMMER-IF YOU DID’NT KNOW ABOUT THIS STUFF BLAME YOUR LOCAL PAPER.
Bellevue ‘08-’09
January ‘08- Turned Barber Shop into an art gallery-displaying local artists works (6 artists at a time) every month complete with opening night w/ wine , cheese, live music and the artist themselves.

February ‘08- Started booking live music acts (Jazz, Acoustic, spoken word) at Club Perqe’, underneath Vivo Restaurant in Bellevue -12 events.
see “Club Perqe’” and “What you Missed” pages on this site:
web.mac.com/gardentheatervision.com

May ‘08- Organized and ran an Art/Wine Crawl in Bellevue-a dry town. A big success- over 200 outsiders came to Bellevue to tour 13 different stores and the main event took place at the old GC. Murphy building.
9 music acts
15 different artists
street performers.

August ‘08- Organized Bellevue’s 1st Farmers Market.
15 vendors every Weds. 3:30-7pm
Very Successful - will return this May.

March ’08 - Present- Overturning an ordinance in which Bellevue is a “Dry Town”, researched and got a petition to get alcohol on the ballot this May 19, 2009-history changing event (at least in Bellevue)

LETS ALL MOVE FOWARD.
thanks
Aaron Stubna
LINCOLNBARBER@YAHOO.COM

Joyeux Afterglow, Friday Jan. 16th

Happy Autumn Days

Well, things may be slowing down a bit now that it’s getting chillier out, but don’t worry, there are still occasional happenings in Bellevue!

I only have two things to report on right now, and that’s live music at Affogato Friday night (the 24th) and the Haggis Hunt that’s starting on Saturday (the 25th) at Celtic Collections.

Acoustic Attic will be playing at Affogato [613 Lincoln Ave] starting at 8pm. There’s no cover, and as always, the coffeeshop is BYOB with only a $2 corking fee per bottle of wine or 6 pack of beer. There’s no charge for liquor as we have plenty of bottled drinks available for purchase for mixers.

The Haggis Hunt begins Saturday, and you have to buy a hunting license to participate in the hunt for the 5 haggi hiding around Bellevue. The hunt concludes on November 8th, and there is a celebration with food and live Celtic music at Celtic Collections [409 Lincoln Ave]. For more information go to http://enjoybellevue.org/ebmas/haggis.htm  or http://www.thecelticcollection.com/

Enjoy the crisp fall days and get ready for Halloween fun next week! Check back for more happenings soon.

HISFest 2008

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!

“HISFest” 2008
A concert to benefit “His Place” in Pittsburgh

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11
Bellevue Christian Church
680 Lincoln Ave , Pittsburgh PA 15202

FEATURED ARTISTS

JOY IKE

“Joy’s music is artistically captivating, lyrically engaging, vocally enthralling, and spiritually real. She has a gift that addresses the human experience honestly, interestingly, and hopefully. I am glad she is making music.”

- Saleem Ghubril, The Pittsburgh Project

THE RHYTHM SHAKERS

“One of Pittsburgh’s most popular 80’s cover bands”

Doors open at 6:00 / Concert starts at 6:30
There will be food for sale

Tickets are $10 per person,
and all proceeds benefit “His Place”

PRE-ORDER TICKETS TODAY
at www.hisplacecc.org or buy them at the door.
CALL (412) 716-1355 FOR MORE INFO

Bellevue Salutes! (continued)

Here’s more information for you about this community event!

About the recipients:
–Bill Vrscak is a free-lance artist/illustrator and signature member of the American Watercolor Society. He is a realist painter whose work reflects a strong sense of freshness and simplicity, consistent with his attitude that “the simplest statements make the most impact.” A frequent national award winner, his work is widely published. Vrscak studied painting and design at the Ivy School of Art in Pittsburgh and currently teaches painting workshops throughout the United States and Canada.
–Lou Schreiber is a widely acclaimed jazz musician, known primarily for his saxophone work, though he also plays piano, clarinet, and keyboard. He has played with such greats as George Benson, Dizzy Gillespie, Maynard Ferguson and the Four Freshmen, as well as Buddy Rich and Louis Prima. He played at the William Penn Hotel as a solo pianist in the Palm Court for 18 years, and you can often hear samples of his work on our local jazz station, WDUQ.
–An expert in the Italian Bel Canto, Miss Pinza is a former leading soprano with the Metropolitan Opera, La Scala, San Francisco and other major opera companies. For the past twenty years she has devoted herself to teaching, bringing to her students a world of opera experience. Presently, Claudia Pinza teaches at the University of Pittsburgh and Duquesne University. She also gives master classes in various opera houses around the country, including the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. She founded EPCASO in memory of her father in 1981, and it sponsors a five-week Summer Opera Program which provides concentrated study and training in voice, repertoire, and language for singers. Her husband Rolando Bozzolla, organizes the program behind the scenes. He handles auditions, travel arrangements, scholarships and the fund raising.

About the raffle prizes:
Raffle #1: $50 for Vivo, 1 free haircut at Mane Attractions, Pig cutting board (acrylic) from DoItBest, $25 for Fodi’s Jewelers, Free tax return service (State & Federal) at Liberty Tax
Raffle #2: 6 month family YMCA Membership, 2 forgiven parking tickets from the Mayor, $10 for Rusty Nail, 1 free haircut at A Cut Above the Rest, $5 off any nail service at Dojo Nails, 1 hour free design consultation from Qui Interiors
Raffle #3: 2 free haircuts at Mane Attractions, $10 for Dari-Villa, Organizational kit from David Gillingham Accounting, $25 for Lincoln Bakery, 10% off a custom framing job at Matthews Arts, $10 for Produce Plus
Raffle #4: 1 free haircut at Lincoln Barber, 2 pieces of jewelry from The Shepherd’s Door, 1 Plank Eye skateboard deck, $25 for Mojo Bistro, Gift basket from Summer’s Tanning Salon, $5 off a tailoring job from Jesse the Tailor
Raffle #5: The 50/50! Winner splits the proceeds of this raffle with Building New Hope.

Tickets are just $1 each, and they’re available before Sunday at Affogato, Dari-Villa, La Prima Espresso, Plank Eye Board Shop, and Lincoln Barber. The drawing is Sunday at 6:30, and winner need not be present. Just make sure you put your name, phone number, and raffle number on the ticket and KEEP YOUR HALF. We will call the winners but you must present your half of the ticket to take the prizes home.
Hope to see you all at the event on Sunday!

Bellevue Salutes!

Don’t miss out on the celebration of local artists’ success this Sunday, when Bill Vrscak, Lou Schreiber, Claudia Pinza and Rolando Bozzolla will be presented with certificates of achievement by Mayor George Doscher.

The festivities begin at 4pm at Affogato and continue until 7pm. There are 5 raffles with prizes donated from local merchants and the drawing will occur at 6:30pm. Tickets will be for sale all week at Dari-Villa, Plank Eye Skate Shop, La Prima Espresso (in the Strip), and Affogato. There will also be art, pottery, and coffee for sale, the proceeds of which will all go to Building New Hope.  All monies collected from the $5 door cover as well as the raffle sales will be donated to Building New Hope to support their community-driven efforts in Nicaragua and El Salvador.

The $5 cover includes free drip coffee (BNH’s Nicaraguan blend) and lemonade. For those with other cravings, Affogato’s entire menu will be available for the duration of the event. There will also be live music in the backyard, including Gene Stovall and Xelazaid; if we’re lucky, Lou Schreiber will play a few tunes too. Don’t miss out on a good time honoring our fellow residents and supporting a good cause.

For more information, see the flyer. Hope to see you all there!

Art/Business/Wine Crawl Sat. Sept. 20th 5pm-9pm

Come Out And Enjoy Your Bellevue!
An evening of Art, Wine and Music.
Saturday Sept 20th
5pm-9pm
13 stops to make for wine.
Start at Lincoln Barber Shop to get tour map - 514 Lincoln Ave.
Check out the new businesses in the old GC Murphy building,
Plank Eye Board Shop - rescheduled event see “Free Skate” below for details
Studio S - Flovored Vodkas and retail
Jesters Court
Then head down to the 400 block of town to:
Chaos Ink - wine & tattoos
Celtic Collection - wine and retail
Terri’s Accents - wine and retail
**New business** Flips Fashions - Wine and retail
Come back to the center of town and welcome the new coffee shop
***New business***Muddy Cup (still under contruction) - wine and coffee samples !!
Check out :
Dari Villa - Wine
Club Perqe’ - wine and music
Mane Attractions - wine & retail
Nibbles and Licks - wine & candy
Then head up to Affogato for a cup of joe.

After the tour come back to Club Perqe’ for a live music event.
The band: Jack To My Friends (ACOUSTIC ROCK & POP)
doors open @ 9pm
show starts @ 9:30pm
$10 cover
B.Y.O.B
565 Lincoln Ave. 15202
Located below Vivo restaurant.
For info call
Aaron Stubna
412-766-1668