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Cohen & Grigsby's Mark Stabile has co-authored
two books on mergers and acquisitions.

Mon.-Fri., Noon-10 pm
Saturday by appointment
STEEL CITY BALLROOM
Mt. Lebanon W 702 Washington Road W 412.531-8320
(Next to Mt. Lebanon Municipal Building)
www.steelcityballroom.com tate Rep. Matt Smith will host a cer-
emony on July 24 to honor all local
World War II veterans. The ceremony will
take place from 2 to 4 p . m . at Bethel Park’s
Community Center, 5151 Park Avenue.

“I’m very excited to have an opportunity
to help bring our community together to
honor the many patriots who answered
our country’s call of duty,” Smith says.

Veterans planning on attending may RSVP
by visiting Smith’s office at 319 Castle
Shannon Blvd. weekdays between 9 a.m.

and 5 p.m., by calling 412-571-2169, or
by e-mail at www.pahouse.com/MSmith/
contact.asp
M ark Stabile, Sunnyhill Drive, executive
vice president of Cohen & Grigsby law
firm, has co-authored two books on merg-
ers and acquisitions, M&A Strategies and
Mergers & Acquisitions Law 2008. Stabile is
a director of the firm’s mergers and acquisi-
tions and private equity practice groups.

A member of Mt. Lebanon's historic pres-
ervation board will give a short neighbor-
hood architectural tour during your summer
block party. If you would like to find out
what gives your neighborhood character,
sign up when you apply for your permit
at the public works department in the
municipal building or call staff liaison Susan
Morgans at 412-343-3780.

66 mtl • july/august 2008



Visitors to the Carnegie International search through
the ribbons in I Wish Your Wish to find sentiments
that match their own.

Life on Mars
T he Carnegie International runs through
January 11, 2009, and that’s good
news, because one time is not enough to
digest the abundant offerings that make
up this exhibition. Curator Douglas Fogle’s
worldwide search yielded 40 artists, many
whom contemplate Life on Mars (the
exhibition’s title) in down-to-earth ways.

Impressions from an initial visit…
Artist Mark Bradford seems to look
from on high, masterfully combining “col-
laged ephemera” with paint and sanding
to create gridded designs reminiscent of
a Google satellite map, while Thomas
Hirschhorn burrows underground in a pro-
vocative cardboard and packing tape cave
filled with empty soda cans, philosophical
tomes, pin-up photos and more. Ranjani
Shettar’s ethereal thread and beeswax,
Just a Bit More, hangs in fabulous contrast
to the exuberant energy and optical effects
of Richard Wright’s geometric wall paint-
ing. Doug Aitken’s movie Migration leads
one to question whether man or animal is
the more evolved species, while Richard
Hughes’ delightful The Big Sleep makes
an awesome resin treasure out of worn-out
furnishings. Now throw in a host of other
media—sculptured or automated graffiti
sprayers, anyone?—and the scope of the
exhibition is apparent.

Museum hours are: Tuesday-Saturday,
10 a . m . to 5 p . m .; Thursday, 10 a . m . to 8 p . m .;
and Sunday, noon to 5 p . m . Adults, $15;
seniors, $12; students/children over 3, $11;
members, free.

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