Midnight Espresso
The Midnight Espresso originated in 2000 as a bi-weekly event with rotating themes based on coffee beverages featuring spoken word/open mic and an after party. From its inception to 2003, the event series was the premier venue for young Black professionals in Pittsburgh and later matured to the tagline, “Celebrating Creative Legends of the African Diaspora”. In 2009, the Midnight Espresso property will launch a blog to extend the study, celebration, and dialogue about the art and artists of the African Diaspora. From the online community the blog will feed into an annual event series and record available late Fall 2009.
DoF
DoF is a blog dedicated to the interplay between photography and events. DoF stands for depth of field, a common photography term referring to the distance between the sharpest and ambiguous images in a photograph. Photography and events define how we understand and explore our environment. Sharing photos expresses who we are, and the events we attend articulate what matters most to us. DoF takes photography and focuses its inquisitive lens on events and the people who attend and create them. DoF will chronicle a range of events that leave impressions upon the creative professionals within the bridgespotters network. This will create a personalized public log of our expanding community and creative perspective. DoF hopes to serve as a bridge between photography and events, aspiring professionals and industry experts in the world of photography and event design.
The Midnight Espresso originated in 2000 as a bi-weekly event with rotating themes based on coffee beverages featuring spoken word/open mic and an after party. From its inception to 2003, the event series was the premier venue for young Black professionals in Pittsburgh and later matured to the tagline, “Celebrating Creative Legends of the African Diaspora”. In 2009, the Midnight Espresso property will launch a blog to extend the study, celebration, and dialogue about the art and artists of the African Diaspora. From the online community the blog will feed into an annual event series and record available late Fall 2009.
DoF
DoF is a blog dedicated to the interplay between photography and events. DoF stands for depth of field, a common photography term referring to the distance between the sharpest and ambiguous images in a photograph. Photography and events define how we understand and explore our environment. Sharing photos expresses who we are, and the events we attend articulate what matters most to us. DoF takes photography and focuses its inquisitive lens on events and the people who attend and create them. DoF will chronicle a range of events that leave impressions upon the creative professionals within the bridgespotters network. This will create a personalized public log of our expanding community and creative perspective. DoF hopes to serve as a bridge between photography and events, aspiring professionals and industry experts in the world of photography and event design.
