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Can’t-Miss Pittsburgh Art Exhibits, Concerts, and Performances: August 17-23
Monday, August 17
MUSIC
Rock Band Night. Bottlerocket Social Hall, Allentown
NETWORKING
Hot Kind Artists Coffee Klatsch. Bantha Tea Bar, Garfield
Tuesday, August 18
LIT
Story Club. Bottlerocket Social Hall, Allentown
On Topic: America at 250 — Profound Autism in America with Lynn Johnson, Amy S. F. Lutz & Jose Muniain. City of Asylum, North Side
STAGE
Attack Theatre, Riverlife presents Assembly Required: The River. Shore Thing, North Side
Quantum Theatre presents The Tempest. Carrie Blast Furnaces, Swissvale. Continues through August 23
TALK
PIT Art in the Airport Program presents Meet the Artists - Pittsburgh International Airport: Carolina Loyola-Garcia, Clayton Merrell, Lori Hepner, and Sharmistha Ray. PIT Airport (online), Zoom
Wednesday, August 19
DANCE
Salsa Nights. Arts Landing, Downtown
FILM
SUBCINEMA presents I LIKE KILLING FLIES. The Glitterbox Theater, Homestead
LIT
World of Music: Balafon (West African Drumming & Dance). City of Asylum, North Side
Reading & Cross-Genre Conversation: grace (ge) gilbert, "Holly" (w/ Lisa Summe & Daniel McCarthy). White Whale Bookstore, Bloomfield
MUSIC
American Aquarium. Thunderbird Cafe, Lawrenceville
TALK
Front Porch Theatricals presents Come From Away. New Hazlett Theater, North Side. Continues through August 23
Thursday, August 20
LIT
Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures presents New & Noted: David J. Silverman. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh's South Wing Reading Room, Oakland
MARKET
Vintage Mixer Night. Phipps Conservatory, Oakland
MUSIC
Cloud Nothings. Bottlerocket Social Hall, Allentown
Riverlife presents Sounds on the Shore w/ DJ Digital Dave. Shore Thing, North Side
Breakthrough sessions — An Evening With Pioneer Records. Pittsburgh Playhouse, Downtown
Thursday Night Jazz: Kente Summer Madness Presents the Dr. Emmett Goods Quintet. City of Asylum , North Side
Skull Fest. Spirit, Lawrenceville. Continues through August 23
NETWORKING
Intermission: An Artful Networking Series. August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Downtown
STAGE
Boeing Boeing. South Park Theater, South Park. Continues through August 29
Rogue Artists Theatre of Pittsburgh presents Assassins. Greer Cabaret Theater, Downtown. Continues through August 23
Kinetic Theatre Company presents The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. Carnegie Stage, Carnegie. Continues through August 30
Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson - Apt. 2B. Little Lake Theatre Company, Canonsburg
WORKSHOP
Photo Walk. Bodega Film Lab, Bloomfield
Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership presents Artist Talk, Walk, & Workshop w/ Artist Reinaldo Correa Diaz! Origin Story Coffee, Downtown
Friday, August 21
ART
Almost Gallery PGH presents Threadbearers. Pittsburgh Center for Arts and Media, Shadyside
Pittsburgh PrintX 2026 Opening Reception. Ketchup City Creative, Sharpsburg
FEST
Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership presents World Square. Market Square, Downtown. Continues through August 23
MUSIC
Friday Night Special. Mattress Factory, North Side
Allegheny County Summer Concert Series presents Tamburitzans. South Park Amphitheater, South Park
Saturday, August 22
ART
Echoes of Us: The Black Art Experience. Beulah Baptist Church, Beltzhoover
FEST
Shadyside...The Art Festival on Walnut Street. Walnut Street , Shadyside
Girls Running Shit presents Girls Running Sh*t Fest. Hazelwood Green, Hazelwood
The Unplugged Society, Woolly Bear Books, More Than Words, and the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall presents The GOLD STAR Party! Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, Carnegie
MARKET
yART Sale. Pittsburgh Center for Arts and Media, Shadyside
I Made It! Market presents Squirrel Hill Night Market. Murray Avenue, Squirrel Hill
Steel City Spooky Market. Allegheny Commons East, North Side
MUSIC
Riverlife presents jazzjAM on Shore Thing: John Shannon. Shore Thing, North Side
Skate Rock Saturday with Violet Ray, Psych Ward Grips, Suprabeast, and The Femaliens. 222 Ormsby, Mount Oliver
Melanie Fiona. City Winery, Strip District
Pittsburgh Girls Choir presents Community Sing With Lilly Abreu and Trio. Shadyside Presbyterian Church, Shadyside
STAGE
Do Re Ti Party: A Musical Fundraiser. Arcade Comedy Theater, Downtown
Glass Fox Audio presents Pittsburgh Podcast Showcase. Poduty Live Podcast Theater, Tarentum
WORKSHOP
Flawed Gems: A Visceral Approach to Self-Portraiture through Polaroid and Collage. Silver Eye Center for Photography, Bloomfield/Garfield. Continues through August 23
Casey Droege Cultural Productions, The Future Is Black, and WCDC presents Collage Workshop with Rachel Equity. WCDC's Lohr Gallery, Wilkinsburg
Whimsy Guild Workshop - 2D Needle Felting with Jennifer DeFoe. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Squirrel Hill
Sunday, August 23
ART
Living Canvas IV presents Artist Talk & Closing Reception. The Maple Leaf, Millvale
FEST
Spirit Summer Recess. Spirit , Lawrenceville
LIT
Artist in Exile: Mukhtar Shehata’s “Makaki de Afrika” (Egypt) with Translator Melissa Krawczyk. City of Asylum, North Side
MUSIC
Monroeville Recreation and Parks presents Jason Kendall. Tall Trees Amphitheater, Monroeville
STAGE
Allegheny County Summer Concert Series presents Pittsburgh Ballet Theater. Hartwood Acres Amphitheater, Allison Park
