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Discuss “Summer of glass”

Before steel and coal jump-started its economy and darkened its skies, Pittsburgh was known as the Glass City — shipping plate glass, tableware, and lighting fictures across the nation. If not for the influence of barons like Andrew Carnegie, Pittsburghers might be cheering on the “Glassers” at Heinz Field today.

But glass is making a comeback in Pittsburgh, in the form of glass art. 2007 has been dubbed the “Year of Glass” in Pittsburgh, and this summer features many exciting glass-related exhibitions and events.

Richard Piacentini, director of the Phipps Conservatory, set this summer’s events in motion in 2002, when he visited an exhibition of glass artist Dale Chihuly’s work in Chicago. Immediately, Piacentini knew he wanted...

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