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Can’t-Miss Pittsburgh Art Exhibits, Concerts, and Performances: June 22-28


Assorted handmade jewelry pieces and charms displayed on a white surface.
Sat, June 27: Contemporary Craft presents Charmed, Shop and Showcase // Photo by Julie Celidonia

Monday, June 22

ART 
Final Week: Excellence In Fibers XI. Contemporary Craft, Lawrenceville. Continues through June 27 

DANCE 
Pittsburgh Dance Workshop / Pittsburgh Choreography Festival. Charity Randall Theatre, Oakland. Continues through June 27 

FILM 
Dollar Bank Cinema in the Park presents Wicked: For Good. Highland Park, Highland Park 

LIT 
Poetry Reading: Anne Marie Macari, Judith Vollmer, and Carey Salerno. White Whale Bookstore, Bloomfield 

MUSIC 
Sharp pins. Bottlerocket Social Hall, Allentown 
Music Camp. The August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Downtown. Continues through June 26.

STAGE 
Hamlet: The Bad Quarto. Richard E. Rauh Studio Theatre, Oakland. Continues through June 28 

WORKSHOP 
Demystifying the Ivory Tower. Silver Eye Center for Photography, Bloomfield/Garfield. Continues through June 26 

Tuesday, June 23

DANCE 
Salsa Pittsburgh presents Salsa with a View. The Finch at the Distillery Complex, South Side. 

FILM 
Reel Q presents A Pride Month Screening of “10s Across the Borders”. City of Asylum, North Side 

FUNDRAISER
SEAN JONES & FRIENDS: MILES @ 100. August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Downtown 

MUSIC 
Folk Bitch Trio. Spirit, Lawrenceville 

STAGE 
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Benedum Center, Downtown. Continues through July 28 

Six performers dance and sing on stage under dramatic lighting, with confetti on the floor.
Mon, June 22: Pittsburgh Dance Workshop, Choreography Festival. ‘UNDERNEATH’ choreographed by Anthony Alterio // Photo by Gretchen Hurd of Dapper Dewey

Wednesday, June 24

ART 
Offroute Art presents Offroute Fellows' Showcase: ADAPTIVE FUTURES. OneValley at the Roundhouse, Hazelwood 

DANCE 
The Frick Pittsburgh Museums & Gardens presents Art Moves with Bodiography. The Frick Pittsburgh, Point Breeze 
Salsa Pittsburgh presents Salsa Nights. Arts Landing, Downtown. Continues through September 16 

FILM 
Dollar Bank Cinema in the Park presents F1: The Movie. Flagstaff Hill in Schenley Park, Oakland 

LIT 
Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures presents New & Noted: Isaac Fitzgerald. Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, Oakland 

TALK 
In Her Name: Art as Investigation. Artist Image Resource, North Side 

Thursday, June 25

FEST 
History After Hours: America 250. Heinz History Center, Downtown 

FILM 
Nine on '90s: "Jurassic Park". The Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center, Sewickley 

LIT 
Author Event for "Grandma Joy and Me", with author Brad Ryan and Grandma Joy! Stay Gold Books, Regent Square 
Public Source Zine Launch party. Trace Brewing, Bloomfield 

MUSIC 
Pairing Series: James Taylor & Carole King. Con Alma, Downtown 
Riverlife presents Sounds on the Shore with NASH.V.ILL. Shore Thing, North Side 

Sketch of a standing nude woman holding a towel near a round basin in a dimly lit room.
Wed, June 24: Guided Movement Experience: Art Moves with Bodiography at The Frick Pittsburgh Museums & Gardens // Image courtesy of the The Frick

NETWORKING 
Intermission: An Artful Networking Series. August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Downtown 

STAGE 
Bethel Park Community Foundation presents Lucky Stiff. South Park Theatre, South Park. Continues through July 5 
barebones productions presents Our Dear Dead Drug Lord. Barebones Black Box Theater, Braddock. Continues through June 28 
Javi Benitez in Handmade Miracles. Liberty Magic, Downtown. Continues through July 5 
Vigilance Theater Group presents Closing Time at the Moonside Cafe. Three Stories, Downtown. Continues through June 27 
A Few Good Men. Little Lake Theatre Company, Canonsburg 
The Magic Lesson with Dan Kamin. Greer Cabaret Theater, Downtown

Friday, June 26

ART 
Opening Reception: 6th Annual Member & Student Exhibition. Pittsburgh Center for Arts and Media, Shadyside 
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents Gallery Crawl. Multiple locations, Downtown 
Sharif Bey: Homecoming Opening Reception. The Andy Warhol Museum, North Side 
Anthropology of Motherhood presents Closing Party: Aesthetics of Care. Radiant Hall Studios, Downtown 

COMEDY 
Devon Walker. Bottlerocket Social Hall, Allentown 

FEST 
Brick Academy Records presents Foreverfest – Freedom Tour. Switch and Signal Skatepark, Swissvale 

FILM 
Windup Cinema presents Blow Out. White Whale Bookstore, Bloomfield 
Pittsburgh Independent Film Festival. The Parkway Theater & Film Lounge, McKees Rocks. Continues through June 28 

MUSIC 
Friday Night Special. Mattress Factory, North Side
Pride & Joy. August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Downtown 
Jamie Baum Septet+. MCG Jazz, North Side 
Upstream Pittsburgh presents Turn It Upstream. Frick Park Hollow, Regent Square 
Allegheny County Summer Concert Series presents Red Wanting Blue. South Park Amphitheater, South Park Township 
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra presents The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. Heinz Hall, Downtown. Continues through June 28 

STAGE 
Before It's Too Late. Alumni Theater Company, Homewood. Continues through June 27 

A Black woman paints art on a wall as a young girl holds onto the back of her dress.
Wed, June 24: In Her Name: Art as Investigation, closing event // ‘Our Daughters are Watching’ painted by Dominique Swift

Saturday, June 27

ART 
Whose presents Furpile: a Please-Touch Plushie Sculpture Show (IN THE CARPETED BASEMENT). Remnant City, Brentwood 
Charmed, Shop and Showcase. Contemporary Craft, Upper Lawrenceville 
Community Day. Contemporary Craft, Lawrenceville 

COMEDY 
The DVE Morning Show presents DVE Comedy Festival. Byham Theater, Downtown 

FEST 
Allegheny County presents Andy Warhol Bridge 100th Birthday Bash. Andy Warhol Bridge, Downtown/North Side 

FILM 
International Art House Classics: Distant Voices, Still Lives. Harris Theater, Downtown. Continues through June 30 
Reel Q presents She's the He. Glitterbox Theater, Homestead 
Toy Story 5' Sensory Friendly Screening. The Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center, Sewickley 

LIT 
Penguin Bookshop presents An Evening with Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray. Sewickley United Methodist Church, Sewickley 

MUSIC 
Tropicabana LLC presents Tropicabana Samba Carnival. Spirit Lodge, Lawrenceville 
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra presents PSO in Libraries. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Beechview 
WYEP Summer Music Festival 2026: Michigander, Ratboys, Jobi Riccio, Cam Chambers & Kahone Concept. Schenley Plaza, Oakland 

WORKSHOP 
Brunch Make-It-Now. Pittsburgh Glass Center, East Liberty

Sunday, June 28

FEST 
Dormont CDC presents Dormont Pride in the Park. Dormont Park, Dormont 

FILM 
Steel City Horror Show. Harris Theater, Downtown 

Woman with long dark hair and glasses holding a flute, wearing a floral patterned top.
Fri, June 26: MCG Jazz presents Jamie Baum Septet+ // Photo by Erika Kapin

LIT 
Austere/Lonely: An Evening of Poems about Fathers - Featuring Several Local Poets. Stay Gold Books, Regent Square 

MARKET 
Bad Bitch Bazaar. Allegheny Commons East, North Side 

MUSIC 
The Frick Pittsburgh Museums & Gardens presents The Sounds They Loved: Musical Connections to French Moderns. The Frick Pittsburgh, Point Breeze 
Allegheny County Summer Concert Series presents The Kings of Latin Jazz. Hartwood Acres Park Amphitheater, Allison Park 
Monroeville Recreation and Parks presents Curtis and the Shakerz. Tall Trees Amphitheater, Monroeville 

STAGE 
Phat Man Dee presents The Squidling Brothers Circus Sideshow, Amoeba Knievel. The Storyville Lounge, Allentown 


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