Arts Blog

Can’t-Miss Pittsburgh Art Exhibits, Concerts, and Performances: February 16-22


Woman sitting at a grand piano, looking forward with hand raised near her face.
Sunday, February 22 - Helen Sung with the Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra // Photo by Joseph Boggess

Monday, February 16

ART
Peregrination: Xiaojing Yan 闫晓静. Contemporary Craft, Lawrenceville. Continues through May 2 
Senior Social: Pop Generation. The Warhol, North Side 
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 
Gathered Locally – 25 years of Glass Art. Pittsburgh Glass Center, East Liberty. Continues through April 19 

Tuesday, February 17

LIT 
World Literature: Patrice Nganang’s “Scale Boy” (Book Launch). City of Asylum, North Side 
Reading & Signing: "Writing During The Apocalypse" by Ed Simon. Stay Gold Books, Regent Square 
Storytime with Ronni for Ages Toddler to Pre-K. Stay Gold Books, Regent Square 

MUSIC 
Check Your Bucket: Fat Tuesday Celebration. City Winery, Strip District 
Acaciawood. Happenstance Cafe, Lawrenceville
91.3 WYEP presents The Lone Bellow. Thunderbird Cafe & Music Hall, Lawrenceville 

STAGE 
Pittsburgh Public Theater presents An Enemy of the People. O'Reilly Theater, Downtown. Continues through February 22 

TALK 
Empire City Live Featuring Congresswoman Summer Lee. The Blaxk Box Theater, Oakland 

Wednesday, February 18

ART 
International Sculpture Center presents Community Voices: Veronica Ibargüengoitia, Gaylin Eugene Nicholson and Tabeena Wani. Zoom, Virtual 

COMEDY 
Classrooms Without Borders presents The Final Final Solution. Congregation Beth Shalom, Squirrel Hill 

WORKSHOP 
Valentine Special: Botanical Drawing & Mini Floral Arrangement. Workshop PGH, Wilkinsburg

Several people paint on canvases in a well-lit art studio with easels and supplies.
Thursday, February 19 - Art Battle at Atithi Studios // Photo by Sarah Sloneker

Thursday, February 19

ART 
Art Battle - February 2026. Atithi Studios, Sharpsburg 
Stuck in Saṃsāra. Bunker Projects, Garfield/Bloomfield. Continues through March 22 

FEST 
RAINBOW RODEO: A Tie Dyeing Party. Bottlerocket Social Hall, Allentown 

MUSIC 
Thursday Night Jazz: John Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme”. City of Asylum, North Side 
Alice Peacock & Jessica Willis Fisher. Club Cafe, South Side 

NETWORKING 
An Artful Networking Series celebrating the Envisioning a Just Pittsburgh Award winners. August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Downtown 

STAGE 
Pittsburgh Musical Theater presents Annie. Byham Theater, Downtown. Continues through March 1 
DELIADELIA: The Flat Chested Witch. Glitterbox Theater, Homestead 
"Love Letters", a Play by A.R. Gurney. Carnegie Stage, Carnegie. Continues through February 21 
Arsenic and Old Lace. Paragon Theater, Coraopolis 
Ondrej Psenicka in 52 Lovers. Liberty Magic, Downtown. Continues through March 1 

TALK 
Dormont Arts x PGH Fringe: Let’s Talk! Dormont Municipal Building, Dormont 

WORKSHOP 
Queer Craft Night - Needle Felting! Assemble, Bloomfield 
Empowered Educators. Carnegie Museum of Art, Oakland 

Friday, February 20

ART
The Latchkey Kids: Showing Off For Company. Glitterbox Theater, Homestead 

FILM 
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents Oscar Nominated Shorts: Animation. Harris Theater, Downtown. Continues through February 26 

MUSIC 
America 250 with the PBT Orchestra. Benedum Center, Downtown. Continues through February 22 
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra presents Bruckner's Eighth. Heinz Hall, Downtown. Continues through February 22

STAGE 
Pitt Stages - University of Pittsburgh presents The Trees. Richard E Rauh Studio Theatre at University of Pittsburgh, Oakland. Continues through March 1 
New Horizon Theater presents Meet Me at the Oak. Pittsburgh Public Theater, Downtown. Continues through March 1 
Community Forge Open Mic Night. Community Forge, Wilkinsburg 
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre presents America 250 with the PBT Orchestra. Benedum Center, Downtown. Continues through February 22 

WORKSHOP 
Sapsis Entertainment Rigging Fundamentals. Tech25, Mount Oliver 
Where’s Your Head At? Wig Making Workshop with Petra Floyd. The Studio for Creative Inquiry, Oakland 

Saturday, February 21

ART 
Lewis Hine Pictures America. The Frick Pittsburgh, Point Breeze. Continues through May 17 

FILM 
Castration Movie, Pt. 2. Glitterbox Theater, Homestead 
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents Oscar Nominated Shorts: Documentary. Harris Theater, Downtown. Continues through February 25 

MARKET
Studio Moving Sale. Hatfield Laundry, Lawrenceville

MUSIC 
Rap Cafe Volume 6. Club Cafe, South Side 
No Cheese, Shay Park, Rayne Blakeman. Bantha Tea Bar, Bloomfield/Garfield 
Sister Sadie. City Winery, Strip District 
Music For Food: Kreutzer and Kreisler. James Laughlin Music Hall, Shadyside 

Man using a large wrench to adjust machinery in an industrial setting.
Saturday, February 21 - Lewis Hine Pictures America // Photo of Lewis Wickes Hine’s Powerhouse Mechanic, 1920-21, courtesy of The Frick Pittsburgh

NETWORKING 
Women Who Rock Networking Mixer, Volume 5. Women Who Rock, Downtown 
Pittsburgh Social Health presents Pittsburgh Social Health Connection Expo. Vellum, South Side 

STAGE 
Arcade Hootenany. Arcade Comedy Theater, Downtown
Shrek: The Musical. Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, Carnegie. Continues through February 22 

WORKSHOP 
My America in Portrait Sketches: Art, Primary Sources, and the Classroom. Heinz History Center, Strip District 

Sunday, February 22

FILM 
PIttsburgh Cultural Trust presents Steel City Horror Show. Harris Theater, Downtown 

LIT 
PGHwrites:  Free Association Reading Series with Laura Jackson, Dani LaMorte, Lauren Shapiro & James Tasillo. City of Asylum, North Side 
Write Pittsburgh presents Loose Leaf Monthly Writers Group. Bantha Tea Bar, Bloomfield/Garfield 

MUSIC 
Helen Sung with the Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra and special guest Roger Humphries. MCG Jazz, North Side 
Masterworks Concert: Pittsburgh Youth Philharmonic Orchestra. Moon Area High School, Moon Township

NETWORKING 
Spotlight: February LGTBQ+ Theatre Jam Session. Benedum Center Conference Room, Downtown 


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