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Can’t-Miss Pittsburgh Art Exhibits, Concerts, and Performances: February 23-March 1


Two men in suits stand outside; one holds a guitar, the other holds a clarinet.
Saturday, February 28 - Jerron Paxton & Dennis Lichtman // Photo courtesy of Calliope

Monday, February 23

ART 
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh presents Material Impact. Media Arts Gallery at Robert Morris University, Moon. Continues through March 1 
Peregrination: Xiaojing Yan 闫晓静. Contemporary Craft, Lawrenceville. Continues through May 2 
The Society to Preserve the Millvale Murals of Maxo Vanka presents Reverence: Gift to America 2.0. Frick Environmental Center, Squirrel Hill. Continues through March 19 
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents Michael Zagaris: 60 Years of NFL Photography - Tito Way Billboards. Tito Way, Downtown. Continues through November 8 

FILM 
Just Films, YWCA Pittsburgh presents A Woman on the Outside. GRW Theater at Point Park University, Downtown 
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents Oscar Nominated Shorts: Animation. Harris Theater, Downtown. Continues through March 12 
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents Oscar Nominated Shorts: Live Action. Harris Theater, Downtown. Continues through March 12 

LIT 
Write Pittsburgh presents Free Write Open Studio. Virtual, Zoom 
Stay Dead Book Club, February Pick "My Best Friend's Exorcism" by Grady Hendrix. Stay Gold Books, Regent Square. Continues through February 25 

Tuesday, February 24

ART 
Lewis Hine Pictures America. The Frick Pittsburgh, Point Breeze. Continues through May 17 
Gathered Locally – 25 years of Glass Art. Pittsburgh Glass Center, East Liberty. Continues through April 19 

FILM 
Surrealism as Tactic: A Black Film Festival presents Black Experimental Film Screening & Community Workshop with Rainbow Serpent. ALMA | LEWIS, Homewood 

MUSIC 
Drusky Entertainment presents All You Need is George - Music Of George Harrison. Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall, Homestead 
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and MCG Jazz presents Etta Cox. Lounge at the Greer Cabaret, Downtown 

NETWORKING 
Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council presents Creative Hive. The Studio For Creative Inquiry, Oakland 

STAGE 
PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh presents Disney's Beauty and the Beast. Benedum Center, Downtown. Continues through March 1 

Three people: one jumping outdoors, one adjusting knobs on a large audio mixing console, one dancing in a studio.
Wednesday, February 25 - Deep Dive Movement Workshop Series // Photo courtesy of PearlArts Movement & Sound

Wednesday, February 25

FILM 
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents Oscar Nominated Shorts: Documentary. Harris Theater, Downtown. Continues through March 11 

LIT 
The Fourth River presents Chapbook launch: Self-Conscious by Sakena Jwan Washington. Chatham University's Welker Room, Shadyside

Surrealism as Tactic: A Black Film Festival presents Book Talk & Reception: TIFFANY E. BARBER, Undesirability & Her Sisters. Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Oakland 

MUSIC 
World of Music: LauraB (Spanish Folk Singer-Songwriter). City of Asylum, North Side 

STAGE 
Pitt Stages - University of Pittsburgh presents The Trees. Richard E Rauh Studio Theatre at University of Pittsburgh, Oakland. Continues through March 1 
Hurricane Diane. Philip Chosky Theater, Carnegie Mellon University, Oakland 
Pittsburgh Musical Theater presents Annie. Byham Theater, Downtown. Continues through March 1 

WORKSHOP 
Workshop PGH presents Trinket Goblin Jewelery Making Party. Margaux, East Liberty 
Deep Dive Movement Workshop Series. PearlArts Movement & Sound, Braddock. Continues through June 19 

Thursday, February 26

Artwork by La Vispera in Art of Pittsburgh’s South Side // Photo courtesy of Brew House Arts
Thursday, February 26 - Artwork by La Vispera in Art of Pittsburgh’s South Side // Photo courtesy of Brew House Arts

ART 
Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange presents Centennial Archives & Special Collections Exhibits Opening. Hillman Library, Oakland 
Art of Pittsburgh's South Side. Brew House Arts, South Side. Continues through March 28 

FILM 
Sewickley Valley Historical Society presents The American Revolution. The Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center, Sewickley 
Surrealism as Tactic: A Black Film Festival presents Screening and Conversation: The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire. Carnegie Museum of Art, Oakland 

LIT 
Write Pittsburgh presents Contemplation of Sorrow. Carnegie Library, Squirrel Hill 
Everything is Fine Book Club, February Pick "The Weather Report" by Andrew Ross. Stay Gold Books, Regent Square 

MUSIC 
Folk February with Faux Paws. Sweetwater Center for the Arts, Sewickley 
Carnegie Carnegie Backbeat Series with L.D.D. Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, Carnegie 
Opus One presents Saxsquatch. Mr Smalls Theatre, Millvale 
Thursday Night Jazz: Delana Flowers Quartet Gives Flowers to Ernest McCarty (The Music of Dinah Washington). City of Asylum, North Side 
Get Dahn Uptown. Trace Echo, Uptown 

STAGE 
Ondrej Psenicka in 52 Lovers. Liberty Magic, Downtown. Continues through March 1 
New Horizon Theater presents Meet Me at the Oak. Pittsburgh Public Theater, Downtown. Continues through March 1 

Friday, February 27

ART 
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents Gallery Crawl. Multiple Locations, Downtown 
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents Walter Smits: on ye monkey's branch (or pink sands unlimited). 707 Gallery, Downtown 

COMEDY 
Drusky Entertainment presents Terry Fator. Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall, Homestead 
Emil Wakim. Bottlerocket Social Hall, Allentown 
Handsome Man Comedy presents Elle Orlando. Millvale Food + Energy Hub, Millvale 
Theatre Sans Serif presents Much A-Brew About Nothing. The Pitch, Dormont 

DANCE 
Attack Theatre presents Attack Theatre’s Once in a While in collaboration with Owsley Stanley Foundation. Attack Theatre Studios, Lawrenceville. Continues through March 7 
 
FEST 
Desert Hearts x be.wild.er farm fundraiser. Glitterbox Theater, Homestead 

FILM 
SUBCINEMA presents The Timekeepers of Eternity. Bottom Feeder Books, Point Breeze

MUSIC 
Roger Harvey and Friends. Brillobox, Bloomfield  
Band Together Autism Open Mic. The Warhol, North Side 
Mode Indigo. Con Alma, Downtown 
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents Sweet Abyss Three Year Anniversary. Wood Street Galleries, Downtown 
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra presents American Soundscapes. Heinz Hall, Downtown. Continues through March 1 

TALK 
TRUTHSayers: Nia Sioux. August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Downtown
 

Black and white photo of people running near an airplane with torn paper effects.
Friday, February 27 - SUBCINEMA presents The Timekeepers of Eternity // Photo courtesy of Bottom Feeder Books

Saturday, February 28

ART 
"Unstuck in Time" Art Reception. Atithi Studios, Sharpsburg 

COMEDY 
Fool Moon. Glitterbox Theater, Homestead 
Theatre Sans Serif presents Much A-Brew About Nothing. The Pitch, Lawrenceville

LIT 
Poetry Reading: Chandra Alderman, Taylor Grieshober, Scott Silsbe, & Jason Irwin. Stay Gold Books, Regent Square 

MUSIC 
Calliope presents Jerron Paxton & Dennis Lichtman. The Original Pittsburgh Winery, Strip District 
Pittsburgh Opera presents Time To Act. Bitz Opera Factory, Strip District. Continues through March 8 
MCG Jazz presents Endea Owens & the Cookout and Michael Mayo. Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, North Side 

TALK 
The Black Archive Speaker Series: Lisette Norman. ALMA | LEWIS, Homewood
Culturvate Enterprises presents The Cultural Movement: History & Heritage Tour, Hill District Edition. Various Locations, Hill District

WORKSHOP 
Crochet: The Wonder of the Granny Square with Kelly Mulligan. Contemporary Craft, Lawrenceville 
Projection Mapping. Tech25, Mount Oliver 
Critical Thinking Unplugged: A Community Conversation on Truth, Trust, and Technology. The Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall: Studio, Floor B, Carnegie
Write Pittsburgh presents This Feels Like a Color: The Art of Description (Teen Creative Writing Workshop). Virtual 

Sunday, March 1

LIT 
Cookbook Club March Pick, "The Salvisoul Cookbook" by Karla Tatiana Vasquez. Stay Gold Books, Regent Square 
Sunday Morning Salon Book Club, March Pick "One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This" by Omar El Akkad. Stay Gold Books, Regent Square 
World Literature: Namwali Serpell’s “On Morrison”. City of Asylum, North Side 

MUSIC 
WYEP presents The Ike Reilly Assassination. Club Cafe, South Side 
Bergamot Quartet and Ji Hye Jung. New Hazlett Theater, North Side 
Jason, Missing Signs, and Moontown. Government Center, North Side 
The Consortium presents Joe Fonda's Eastern Boundary Quartet. Bantha Tea Bar, Garfield 

WORKSHOP 
Blue-Collar Ancestry: Tracing Your Coal Miner Roots. Heinz History Center, Strip District 


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