Monthly Archives: August 2011

Assemble Fridays! This week kicks off a new exhibition and a month of end-of-the-week fun for all ages

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DIGITAL SALAD opens on Sept. 2, 6pm-11pm ~ an edible art project | digitalsalad.org |

DigitalSalad is an edible art project that involves growers, creatives and technology to generate an artful community learning experience through installation with performative aspects and online and gallery exhibition. The charm of a local farmette will be installed in the urban, neighborhood gallery space, assemble. Throughout the month – eat fresh local harvest, connect to others in the community and sit for a spell, imagine yourself transported to the farm. Each friday from 3pm until dusk, visit the pop-up produce stand and participate in digital salad making.

Join ASSEMBLE on September 9th at 10am for an onsite chef prepared brunch tasting of harvest from Churchview Farm. Add your photos to the collection of crowd-sourced images of community gardens, personal plots to what you are eating on your plate. Submit it to pic@digitalsalad.org

Heather Mallak is a seasoned installation artist and digital innovation professional. She utilizes her degree in interactive media working for such clients as Girls, Math & Science Partnership, Carnegie Science Center, the Mattress Factory and recently the YWCA. Heather has been producing and curating shows, performances, exhibits and installations in and around Pittsburgh for more than a decade. Her personal work has appeared on television, in magazines, and in numerous blogs. In recent years, she has expanded her circle of influence, broadening her sense of community and collaborators. Heather is the HM of DYHM Creative.

Birdbrain Labs, a new startup based in Squirrel Hill, is launching Tech-to-Go, a nomadic pop-up retailer.

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Tech-to-Go will be offering electronic components and kits aimed at
the Hacker/Maker/Arist communities in Pittsburgh. They will be
popping up at convienent locations around Pittsburgh with weekly
“office hours” at Assemble, Hack Pittsburgh, dorkbot, Carnegie Mellon,
and other events and spaces.

Tech-to-Go’s grand opening will be at Assemble from 10am to 2pm with
free donuts and coffee.

Assemble is a new artspace venue in the Penn Ave Arts District,
located at 5125 Penn Ave. Physical and nonphysical social and
creative connections are fostered through film screenings, happenings,
workshops, lectures, and community activities. Founded on the
concepts of sustainability, community, science, architecture, new
media, and lowtech/hightech art, assemble is a place for creation!
Tech-to-go will be keeping weekly hours at Assemble Saturdays 10-2.

In addition to a nomadic prescense at various sites, orders taken
through the Tech-to-Go website at http://birdbrainlabs.com/ will be
delivered same-day to certain locations in Pittsburgh. This
innovative business model will allow Tech-to-Go to minimize operating
costs while providing customers with quick and convenient access to
the electronics they need.

For more information, contact:
Ben Peoples
President, Birdbrain Labs LLC
media@birdbrainlabs.com
412-254-4236