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Can’t-Miss Pittsburgh Art Exhibits, Concerts, and Performances: April 27-May 3
Monday, April 27
ART
Final Week: Peregrination: Xiaojing Yan 闫晓静. Contemporary Craft, Lawrenceville. Continues through May 2
FILM
Pittsburgh Classic Movie Club presents Noir Femmes Fatales: "Pickup on South Street". Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall, Carnegie
LIT
University of Pittsburgh’s Writing Program. presents Lit Mag Launch: 3 Sisters. White Whale Bookstore, Bloomfield
Tuesday, April 28
LIT
Poetry Reading Featuring Ryan Teitman & Camille Rankine. Stay Gold Books, Regent Square
Book Launch: Miranda Yaver, "Coverage Denied" (w/Sarah Boden). White Whale Bookstore, Bloomfield
International Poetry Forum presents Gilgamesh: A New Verse Translation. Heinz Memorial Chapel, Oakland
MUSIC
Pittsburgh Opera presents Falstaff. Benedum Center, Downtown. Continues through May 3
Joker's Republic. The Mr. Roboto Project, Bloomfield/Garfield
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra presents PSO in Libraries. LAMP/Library of Accessible Media for Pennsylvanians, Oakland
NETWORKING
Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council presents Creative Hive. Pittsburgh Glass Center, Garfield
Wednesday, April 29
MUSIC
Opus One presents New Pornographers. Mr Smalls Theatre, Millvale
Wine Dinner Pairing Series: Music of Nina Simone. Con Alma, Downtown
Teleheath. Bottlerocket Social Hall, Allentown
NETWORKING
Arts Ed Collaborative presents Arts Partner Program Design Workshops: Designing Professional Learning. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Homewood
WORKSHOP
Marking Time: creative archive making workshop. Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Exhibition Space, Lawrenceville
Thursday, April 30
ART
Opening: Down to Earth. James Gallery, West End. Continues through May April 29
FILM
Pittsburgh Sound + Image presents Essential Pittsburgh: LeAnn Bartok. Harris Theater, Downtown
Sewickley Valley Historical Society presents: "The Spirit of '76". The Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center, Sewickley
Film Pittsburgh presents JFilm Festival. Multiple Locations, Pittsburgh. Continues through May 10
LIT
Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures presents Made Local: Adriana Ramírez. Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, Oakland
MUSIC
Calliope House presents Snappin' Bug Stringband. The Roots Cellar, Shadyside
Uptown Bluegrass Session. Trace Echo, Uptown
STAGE
Pittsburgh Musical Theater presents Dear Evan Hansen. Gargaro Theater, West End. Continues through May 24
Dial M For Murder. Little Lake Theater Company, Canonsburg. Continues through May 17
CMU Center for New Work presents Impulse Festival: The Wizard Unworthy. Three Stories, Downtown
The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940. South Park Theatre, South Park. Continues through May 9
Friday, May 1
ART
59th Carnegie International Opening Night Party. Carnegie Museum of Art, Oakland
Gathering Glass: A Fine Intoxication. Pittsburgh Glass Center, Garfield. Continues through July 31
The Pittsburgh Pancakes & Booze Art Show. Velum Fermentation, South Side
Artists Jezline Loretta and Janet Watkins presents Beyond The Figure Exhibition. GBBN, Garfield. Continues through May 29
DANCE
Kelly Strayhorn Theater presents LaTrea Derome. KST's Alloy Studios, East Liberty. Continues through May 2
Kelly Strayhorn Theater presents Jasmine Hearn, Memory Fleet: Stay in the Circle. KST's Alloy Studios, East Liberty. Continues through May 2
MARKET
The Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation presents The Garfield Night Market. BGC Community Activity Center, Garfield
MUSIC
Danny Brown. Mr Smalls Theatre, Millvale
Lily Rose. Thunderbird Cafe, Lawrenceville
STAGE
CMU Center for New Work presents Impulse Festival: I'll Be Mother. Three Stories, Downtown
Prime Stage Theatre presents Speak. New Hazlett Theater, North Side. Continues through May 10
Lessons Learned. Alumni Theater Company, Homewood. Continues through May 2
WORKSHOP
Intoxicating Hot Jam. Pittsburgh Glass Center, Garfield
Saturday, May 2
ART
Carnegie Museum of Art presents Be Holding, co-created by Ross Gay, Tyshawn Sorey, Brooke O’Harra and Yarn/Wire. Thelma Lovette YMCA, Hill District
Retrospective Exhibition: Sister Donna Wojtyna. Hermann Museum, Bellevue
Saturday Night Special. Mattress Factory, North Side
Pittsburgh Art & Artists Downtown Walking Tour. Walk the Burgh Tours, Downtown
ART OF MEDITATION presents ART EXHIBITION - Our World. Bakery Square Spaces 2, Shadyside
DANCE
Journeys in Movement: A Multicultural Dance Showcase. The Frick Art Museum Auditorium, Point Breeze
LIT
Story Saturday: A Chair for My Mother. Carnegie Museum of Art, Oakland
Write Pittsburgh presents Voice Lessons: Exploration in Developing Your Written Voice(s). Virtual, Zoom
MUSIC
WYEP presents Bahamas. Thunderbird Cafe, Lawrenceville
Bach Choir of Pittsburgh presents Bach Choir of Pittsburgh - "Oscar Nods". Katz Performing Arts Center, Squirrel Hill. Continues through May 3
Pittsburgh Concert Chorale presents Music of the 90s. Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church and Ingomar Church, Fox Chapel and Ingomar/North Hills. Continues through May 3
STAGE
Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Greer Cabaret Theater, Downtown. Continues through June 7
CMU Center for New Work presents Impulse Festival: Atlantic. Trust Arts Education Center, Downtown. Continues through May 3
WORKSHOP
Carnegie Museum of Art presents Hands-on, Drop-in Workshop with Artist Sanchayan Ghosh. Children's Museum of Pittsburgh, North Side
Sunday, May 3
STAGE
CMU Center for New Work presents Impulse Festival: We Fly. Helen Wayne Rauh Rehearsal Hall, Oakland
