Three Rivers Arts Festival

Media Alert

4 June 2009 by Lauren in News

SUBJECT: The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s Three Rivers Arts Festival

WHAT: Television camera crews and still photographers are invited to photograph The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s Three Rivers Arts Festival set-up and festivities.

WHEN:
SET-UP: Thursday, June 4 – Call for photo opportunities
EVENTS: Friday, June 5

Noon: Artists Market opens to the public
7:30pm: Zany Umbrella Circus performs at the 7th and Penn Avenue lot
8:00pm: The Black Keys perform on the Dollar Bank Main Stage at Point State Park

Interviews are available throughout the afternoon of Thursday and Friday

WHERE: Point State Park, Gateway Center and the Cultural District

DETAILS: For parking and access near the Festival footprint, please call Lauren Bracey at 412.471.3591 (office) or 412.759.2926 (mobile) or Veronica Corpuz at 412.512.8816 to make special arrangements.

QUICK FACTS
WHAT: Celebrating its 50th Anniversary, Three Rivers Arts Festival, a division of The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, is a 10-day celebration of art, music, performance and community, with more than 100 events and activities feature more than 500 artists in over 20 venues. Most events are free and open to the public.

WHEN: June 5-14, 2009
Artists Market: 12 – 8pm daily
Food Court: 12 – 9pm (or later) daily
Children’s Area: 12 – 5pm Saturdays & Sundays
Galleries: 4 – 8pm Monday – Friday, 12 – 6pm Saturday & Sunday. Many galleries have extended hours.

WHERE: Point State Park, Gateway Center Plaza, and Cultural District

INFO: Visit artsfestival.net or call 412.456.6666.

PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION: Plenty of parking is available and public transportation options are available at portauthority.org or by calling 412.442.2000.

PROGRAM: Artists Market, Food Court, Live Music, Performance, Visual Art and More!

• Dollar Bank Main Stage concerts at Point State Park in The Black Keys; Medeski Martin & Wood; Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue; Booker T.; Shemekia Copeland; The Wailers and more.
• Over 250 artists and fine craftsmen in the Artists Market.
• The popular food court
• Zany Umbrella Circus and the weekend Children’s Area
• Performances, films and live art demonstrations
• The Zero Waste Initiative, supported by Colcom Foundation, a world-class composting and recycling program.

MEDIA CONTACT: Lauren Bracey, 412.471.3591; Veronica Corpuz, 412.471.6082