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PSST! (People’s Song SocieTea)

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Monthly salon of art, ideas & current events 🎶☕️
Last Thursday | Bantha Tea | 7pm | Pittsburgh, PA
Come curious ~ leave judgement at the door

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Learn about PSST! ~ a monthly salon where artists respond to current events through creative expression and conversation.

It’s not a debate. It’s not a performance showcase.
It’s a place to listen, learn, talk, and be together.

First gathering: Feb 26 at Bantha Tea Bar 🧡 by @psst.pgh

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The first PSST! is now a podcast 🎧❤️☕

For those who weren't in the room ~ and for anyone who wants to relive the moment ~ you can now listen back to the music, the words, and the feeling of that night.

The performances, the reflections, the quiet moments, the psstpsstpsst… it's all there.

Perfect for a weekend listen ~ on a walk, in the car, doing dishes, or just sitting with it.

Come join us, wherever you are. We saved a seat for you ❤️☕

🔗 Link in bio ~ Available on ALL podcast platforms

📸 : @shannon_the_photographer

#PSSTpgh #PeoplesSongSocieTea #PodcastLaunch #LiveMusicPGH #SpokenWord #ArtAsCommunity #ListenTogether by @psst.pgh

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Kaston Guffey is the singer and songwriter of My Politic, an indie-folk duo formed with Nick Pankey. Across 10 releases, including 2025’s Signs of Life, their music blends vivid slice-of-life storytelling, richly drawn characters, skilled acoustic instrumentation, and sibling-like harmonies. The duo has performed at the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival and toured with fellow folk troubadours including Margo Cilker, Jaimee Harris, and Adeem the Artist.

“Kaston Guffey has a style of intimate songwriting that is often reminiscent of the late great John Prine.” — Nashville Scene

We're looking forward to welcoming Kaston to PSST! on October 29 for some songs and stories. Come be in the room! ☕️

#PSSTpgh #PeoplesSongSocieTea #PittsburghMusic #FolkMusic #Songwriters #ArtAsCommunity taken in Bantha Tea Bar by @psst.pgh

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It's time to announce October's fabulous PSST lineup!

This month we have music, poetry, and DANCE!
Kaston Guffey ~ @my_politic
Jeremy Caywood ~ @caywoodjeremy
Danny Rec ~ @dannyrec
Marie Elizabeth Thomas ~ @marie.e.thomas.writer
Kaylin Horgan ~ @kaylin1horgan

It might be chilly outside, but it's always warm and welcoming at PSST! There's a place for you here ~ Oct 29 ~ @banthateabar

#psstpgh #peoplessongsocietea #livePGHevents #artasactivism #community taken in Bantha Tea Bar by @psst.pgh

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Flashback to last week’s September PSST! We had music, poetry, singalongs, and for the first time, visual and physical arts!

Our terrific crew of creatives included:
Beth Claussen ~ Find her on FB
Mark Broscoe ~ @markbroscoe
Payge Gray ~ @paygegraypoetry
OrangeG ~ @orangegmusic
Jonathan Daybear ~ @mediamartyr
Nathan Zoob ~ @itsazoob

Follow them to keep in touch with their art, and Save The Date ~ October 29th ~ we have another amazing lineup!!! There’s always room for you at PSST! ~ @banthateabar

📸 : @bugler412 … and more to come soon!

#psstpgh #peoplessongsocietea #community #artsasactivism #livePGHevents by @psst.pgh

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We had another BEAUTIFUL night of art, music, and poetry at the September PSST! So grateful for the artists who share their vulnerability, and the audience who holds them in that moment. It's incredible!

Thanks to all these terrific humans who presented their heart and soul:
Beth Claussen ~ Find her on FB!
Mark Broscoe ~ @markbroscoe
Payge Gray ~ @paygegraypoetry
OrangeG ~ @orangegmusic
Jonathan Daybear ~ @mediamartyr
Nathan Zoob ~ @itsazoob

We will be at it ALL over again next month with another amazing lineup, so Save The Date ~ Oct 29th ~ @banthateabar

#psstpgh #peoplessongsocietea #community #artasactivism #livePGHevents taken in Bantha Tea Bar by @psst.pgh

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A little last-minute PSST! artist update ✨

We’re sad to share that our scheduled poet, Marie Elizabeth Thomas, is unable to join us tonight due to illness ~ we’re sending her lots of love and wishes for a quick recovery. 💛 Happily, Marie is already rescheduled to join us at our next gathering on October 29!

In the meantime, we’re so grateful to welcome Payge Gray, who has graciously stepped in at the last minute to share her words with us tonight!

Payge Gray is a local artist and poet who draws much of her inspiration from a deeply rooted desire to transmute the pain she sees in the world into a light of hope — helping us navigate dark moments and carrying us closer to ourselves and one another.

A pretty perfect voice to add to the PSST! room. ☕️

Join us TONIGHT ~ 7pm at @banthateabar ~ There’s always a seat for you.

#PSSTpgh #PeoplesSongSocieTea #PittsburghPoetry #PittsburghArts #SpokenWord #ArtAsCommunity #PittsburghEvents taken in Bantha Tea Bar by @psst.pgh

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Zoob is a New York born guitarist and songwriter who moved to
Pittsburgh at 18, played in Wreck Loose, The House of Song,
Biirdwatcher and a long list of others, alongside stints as musical
director for the WYEP Hootenanny, the WDVE Christmas show, and several
of Randy Baumann's Rambles. In 2021 he released his first solo album,
California Burning, which the Post-Gazette called "a parting gift…
that highlights his fluid guitar work and tender vocals," then left
for Los Angeles to get a master's in studio guitar performance from
USC. He's back now, and wondering if you wanna hang out.

Come hang out with Zoob at the Sept 24th PSST! ~ @banthateabar

#psstpgh #peoplessongsocietea #communitybuilding #artasactivism #livePGHevents taken in Bantha Tea Bar by @psst.pgh

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Marie Elizabeth Thomas is a writer and poet living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with her husband and their 2 cats (one of whom is a demon child, and the other, an idiot). Marie regularly participates in readingsvaround Pittsburgh and has won numerous poetry slams with the Pittsburgh Poetry Collective. Her work explores the intersection of religious trauma, deconstruction, mental illness, and the strangeness of stability.

PSST! is thrilled to welcome Marie to the floor on Sept 24th! ~ @banthateabar

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Beth Claussen is a creative spirit who loves combining natural treasures such as grapevine, twigs and sticks along with flowers and fabric to assemble one of a kind peace signs. She is a vocal coach, porch concert producer and a woman who loves sharing her hippie-peace-sign vibe with the world!

Beth is also a community maker ~ her final iteration of her growing Porch Concert Series is this Friday, 9/18, at the corner of Jancey and Hampton, 6pm.

Check her out there, and then come to PSST! to hear what she has to say about the meaning behind her sculptural assemblages! ~ Sept 24th ~ @banthateabar

#psstpgh #peoplessongsocietea #community #artasactivism #livePGHevents taken in Bantha Tea Bar by @psst.pgh

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OrangeG is an experimental folk act based in Pittsburgh, PA. Their songs are often introspective focusing on social and mental challenges of living on this planet with all of its imperfections. Live performances include atmospheric sound collages that place songs into specific moments and moods.

Can't wait to give a warm PsstPsstPsst welcome to OrangeG on Sept 24th! ~ @banthateabar

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