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Can’t-Miss Pittsburgh Art Exhibits, Concerts, and Performances: March 2-8


People in yellow bodysuits form the shape of a fried egg on a gray floor.
Friday, March 6 - Member Preview: Lolo Y Lauti. Mattress Factory, North Side

Monday, March 2

FILM 
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents Oscar Nominated Shorts: Live Action. Harris Theater, Downtown. Continues through March 12 
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents Oscar Nominated Shorts: Animation. Harris Theater, Downtown. Continues through March 12 

LIT 
Pittsburgh Art & Lectures presents Ten Evenings with Sunil Amrith. Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland 

NETWORKING 
The Social Pit. Aslin Beer Company, Strip District 

Tuesday, March 3

ART 
Peregrination: Xiaojing Yan 闫晓静. Contemporary Craft, Lawrenceville. Continues through May 2 

LIT 
Story Club PGH Presents: Story Slam! (Against My Better Judgment). City of Asylum, North Side 
Reading & Conversation: Dani Janae "Hound Triptych" (w/ Steffan Triplett). White Whale Bookstore, Bloomfield 

MUSIC 
WYEP presents Sound Series: Jonathan Richman featuring Tommy Larkins. The Warhol, North Side 
Pittsburgh Opera presents Time To Act. Bitz Opera Factory, Strip District. Continues through March 8 
Patti LuPone: Matters of the Heart. Benedum Center, Downtown 
SNŌŌPER. Bottlerocket Social Hall, Allentown 

Wednesday, March 4

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

Thursday, March 5

A man with a beard and leather cap looks at the camera in a black and white portrait.
Ajamu X Fierce // Photo by Ajamu X, Michael Tikili

Featured Member Event

Ajamu X Fierce: Pittsburgh Opening Reception

Celebrating individuals shaping the city’s Black queer culture today, affirming their place within a vibrant, evolving global archive. In collaboration with Rainbow Serpent. Guests are encouraged to wear all black. Silver Eye Center for Photography. 4808 Penn Ave., Bloomfield. 6-9 p.m. Free. Continues through May 2. Learn more at silvereye.org.


ART 
Art of Pittsburgh's South Side. Brew House Arts, South Side. Continues through March 28 
Envisioning a Just Pittsburgh Closing Reception: Poetry Slam. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Main, Oakland. 

DANCE 
Attack Theatre’s Once in a While in collaboration with Owsley Stanley Foundation. Attack Theatre Studios, Lawrenceville. Continues through March 7 

MUSIC 
River City Brass presents Celtic Connections. Linton Middle School, Penn Hills 
Ryan Shaw and Ray Angry: OFF Broadway. Greer Cabaret Theater, Downtown 
City of Asylum presents Thursday Night Jazz: University of Pittsburgh Jazz Program Showcase. Alphabet City, North Side 

STAGE 
Jonathan Levit in Reality Reinvented. Liberty Magic, Downtown. Continues through March 29 

TALK 
The Frick Pittsburgh Museums & Gardens presents Cocktails and Conversations: Lewis Hine Pictures America. The Frick Pittsburgh, Point Breeze 

Three women work together shaping hot glass in a glassblowing studio.
Friday, March 6 - Free glassblowing demonstrations at Pittsburgh Glass Center // Photo by Nathan J. Shaulis

Friday, March 6

ART 
Mad Hatter HOT Jam. Pittsburgh Glass Center, Friendship/Garfield 
On Souls & Softness: A Journey Into the Clouds Opening Night and First Friday. Assemble, Garfield 
Woolgather. Bantha Tea Bar, Garfield 
Anthropocene Archive. Contemporary Craft, Lawrenceville. Continues through May 30 
Member Preview: Lolo Y Lauti. Mattress Factory, North Side 
Offroute Art presents Hazelwood First Friday. Multiple Locations, Hazelwood 
Penny Mateer and Dante Campudoni presents What We Carry. The Irma Freeman Center for Imagination, Bloomfield. Continues through April 3 

FILM 
Cult-O-Rama: Japan-O-Rama!. Row House Cinema, Lawrenceville 

MUSIC 
River City Brass presents Celtic Connections. Carson Middle School, McCandless 
Resonance Works presents Requiem for Water. Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall, Carnegie 
Sweaty Already String Band. Allegheny City Brewing, North Side 
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra presents Ax Plays Brahms. Heinz Hall, Downtown. Continues through March 8 

STAGE 
Amy Bruni: Walking with Ghosts. Greer Cabaret Theater, Downtown. Continues through March 7 
Monet X Change: High Heels, Bad Knees Tour. Pittsburgh Improv, Homestead 
Infinite Life. Barebones Black Box Theater, Braddock. Continues through March 22 

Saturday, March 7

Man in glasses and a black LA cap wearing a black turtleneck, facing forward.
Shikeith // Photo by Shikeith, courtesy of the artist

Featured Member Event

THE BLACK ARCHIVE SPEAKER SERIES Shikeith

Shikeith, Multidisciplinary Artist & Filmmaker Shikeith joins Multidisciplinary Artist London Pierre Williams for The Black Archive Speaker Series, examining Black queer manhood within a historical landscape. ALMA | LEWIS. 6901 Lynn Way, Suite 206, Homewood. 2-3 p.m. Free. Learn more at almalewis.org.


ART 
Brendan Malcolm / Amelia Malcolm presents 2 LARGE 2 LOUD & RUDE. 3410 Penn, Lawrenceville
Raw Material: Working with Constance, a Sound Installation. Bottom Feeder Books, Point Breeze
Eberle Studios Second Annual Artists Group Show: PERSPECTIVES NOW. Eberle Studios, Homestead. Continues through April 12

DANCE 
Title Town Soul and Funk Party. Spirit, Lawrenceville 
Yanlai Dance Troupe presents Where East Meets West: A Chinese dance performance. Winchester Thurston School, Shadyside 

LIT 
Write Pittsburgh presents Start Your Substack. Virtual, Zoom 

MUSIC 
River City Brass presents Celtic Connections. The Palace Theatre, Greensburg 
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra presents PSO in the Libraries. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, West End 
"An Album and An Author" Music Performance, Readings, and Q&A with V.V.itch and Halsey Hyer. Stay Gold Books, Regent Square 
Pittsburgh Concert Chorale presents Rachmaninoff: All Night Vigil. Westminster Presbyterian Church, Upper St Clair 
Dentons Cohen & Grigsby Trust presents International Guitar Night. O'Reilly Theater, Downtown

STAGE 
Eureka Day. City Theatre, South Side. Continues through March 29 
Full Day Suspension: A 24-Hour Theatre Festival. Mr. Smalls Theatre, Millvale

Sunday, March 8

FILM 
The Frick Pittsburgh Museums & Gardens presents Through the Lens of Arrival: The Italian Immigrant Experience in Image, Film, and Live Music. The Frick Pittsburgh, Point Breeze 

Person with curly hair, glasses, and jewelry poses against a green backdrop.
Tuesday, March 3 - Dani Janae at White Whale Bookstore // Photo by Will Crooks

MUSIC 
Opus One presents LaMP. Mr Smalls Theatre, Millvale 
Resonance Works presents Requiem for Water. First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh, Shadyside 
Attack Dog / A.T.S / Perfect Tummy / Deady. Government Center, North Side 
Stardew Valley: Symphony of Seasons. Benedum Center, Downtown 
Pittsburgh Philharmonic presents "Cryptic Cadences". Greater Pittsburgh Masonic Center, North Hills 
Pittsburgh Concert Chorale presents Rachmaninoff: All Night Vigil. Ingomar Church, North Hills
Pretty Good Harmonies (PGH) Pop Up Choir. Eleventh Hour Brewing, Lawrenceville. 

TALK 
Pittsburgh's Hidden History. Heinz History Center, Strip District 
Envisioning a Just Pittsburgh Featured Artist Talk Series. August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Downtown 

WORKSHOP 
Retelling the Tale: Finding Your Way Into Adaptation with TJ Young. O'Reilly Theater, Downtown


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