City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2011-2150

• File #: 2011-2150
• Version: 1
• Type: Proclamation
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 10/4/2011
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 10/4/2011
• Enactment date: 10/4/2011
• Enactment #: 654
• Title: NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize the 2011 VIA Music & New Media Festival for bringing groundbreaking arts and cultural events to our City; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare the week of October 3rd through October 9th “VIA Music & New Media Festival Week” in the City of Pittsburgh.
• Sponsors: William Peduto, All Members
• Indexes: PROCLAMATION - MR. PEDUTO

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/4/2011	1	City Council	Adopted	Pass

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WHEREAS, on Wednesday, October 5 the second annual VIA Music & New Media Festival will kick off a week of events bringing music, art, experimental media, seminars, and workshops to neighborhoods all over the City; and

WHEREAS, VIA has formed partnerships with over a dozen community organizations to offer programming in both traditional and pop-up venues in Oakland, the South Side, Bloomfield, Garfield, Lawrenceville and East Liberty; and

WHEREAS, on Friday, October 7^th and Saturday, October 8^th VIA will transform an entire block of Broad Street in East Liberty with an outdoor performance space and indoor programming in the newly renovated buildings along the block; and

WHEREAS, performances at the festival will feature artists with international renown, with 40% of these artists having lived or currently living in the City of Pittsburgh; and

WHEREAS, VIA will join up with the first-ever Pittsburgh Vinyl Convention and Small Press Festival on Saturday, October 8^th merging three festivals into one; and

WHEREAS, Resident Advisor, one of the world's largest independent electronic music magazines, ranked the VIA festival fifth in its list of the Best Fall Music Festivals of 2011.

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NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize the 2011 VIA Music & New Media Festival for bringing groundbreaking arts and cultural events to our City; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare the week of October 3^rd through October 9^th "VIA Music & New Media Festival Week" in the City of Pittsburgh.