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Can’t-Miss Pittsburgh Art Exhibits, Concerts, and Performances: March 23-29


Colorful graffiti mural on a corrugated wall with artists working on a lift
Friday, March 27 - Saturday, March 28: Graffiti and Street Art's Global Solidarity Movements // Photo of street art by Harrybones and Musa71 of Barcelona paint in Homewood by Caitlin Bruce

Monday, March 23

ART 
Union Hall and BOOM Concepts presents Acts of Looking Closing Talk: In Conversation with Artist Jameelah Platt. Union Hall, Strip District 
Anthropocene Archive. Contemporary Craft, Lawrenceville. Continues through May 30 
Excellence In Fibers XI. Contemporary Craft, Lawrenceville. Continues through June 27 

FEST 
Pittsburgh Fringe Festival. Multiple Locations, Pittsburgh. Continues through March 28 

LIT 
Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures presents Ten Evenings: Angela Flournoy. Carnegie Music Hall , Oakland 

STAGE 
CSA Off the Page: Cosmic Microwave Background. New Hazlett Theater, North Side 
Ladysmith Black Mambazo. City Winery, Strip District 
Pittsburgh Opera presents “It’s About Time” Fashion Show curated by Richard Parsakian. Bitz Opera Factory, Strip District
Pittsburgh Public Theater presents DATE NIGHT: A Poetry Performance. O’Reilly Theater, Downtown

Tuesday, March 24

COMEDY 
Sara Kantner presents The Queen - A Work in Progress Clown Show. The Roboto Project, Garfield. Continues through March 27 

LIT 
World Literature: Cristina Rivera Garza’s “Autobiography of Cotton” (Mexico). City of Asylum, North Side 

MUSIC 
Aria412 presents The Forge Speakeasy. The Original Pittsburgh Winery, Strip District 
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust in partnership with MCG Jazz presents Dwayne Dolphin. Lounge at the Greer Cabaret, Downtown 

MUSIC 
WYEP presents Robbie Fulks. Club Cafe, South Side 

STAGE 
Story Club Pittsburgh presents Story Club PGH at Pittsburgh Fringe Festival. Attack Theatre, Lawrenceville 

Seven people perform expressive dance poses on a stage with a lit brick wall.
Friday, March 27 - Saturday, March 28: Crossing Paths Movement Collective // Photo by PC Thomas Kay

Wednesday, March 25

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 
To Make a Prairie: Pollination and Human Understanding. Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Oakland. Continues through June 30 

COMEDY 
Mae Martin: The Possum. Byham Theater, Downtown 

FUNDRAISER 
Suncatcher class benefiting the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition. Assemble, Garfield 

MUSIC 
Drusky Entertainment presents Rebirth Brass Band. The Original Pittsburgh Winery, Strip District 
Wine Dinner pairing: Music of Joni Mitchell ft. Tania Grubbs. Con Alma, Downtown 

STAGE 
Primary Trust. O'Reilly Theater, Downtown. Continues through April 12 
Eureka Day. City Theatre, South Side. Continues through March 29 

MUSIC 
Rebecca Porter w/ Coltt Winter Lepley & Emily Woodhull. Club Cafe, South Side

Thursday, March 26

ART 
Julia Betts presents The Floor is a Door. 843 Blank Space, Wilkinsburg 
Art of Pittsburgh's South Side. Brew House Arts, South Side. Continues through March 28 
Horizon Synonym. april april, Wilkinsburg. Continues through May 2 

FEST 
The Becoming Arts Collective presents Origins: A Gala Celebrating the Art of Becoming. New Hazlett Theater, North Side 

FILM 
Sewickley Valley Historical Society presents: ‘1776’. The Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center, Sewickley 

Woman with long hair sits in front of several landscape paintings, smiling.
Friday, March 27 - Jen L'Insalata of People Places Things // Photo provided by the artist

MUSIC 
Drusky Entertainment presents Spryo Grya 50th Anniversary. The Oaks Theater, Oakmont 
Thursday Night Jazz: AurallaurA’s “The Critique of Capital: An Engaging Revue” (Album Launch). City of Asylum, North Side 
KEA presents Jazz Legacy. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Main, Oakland 

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

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

THEATER 
Pittsburgh Musical Theater presents Beetlejuice Jr. Gargaro Theater, Elliott. Continues through March 29 
Riverfront Theater Company presents [title of show]. Pierce Theater, Downtown. Continues through March 28

Friday, March 27

ART 
Carnegie Mellon School of Art presents Opening Reception: Time-Honored Non-Specifics. The Warhol, North Side 
Jen L'Insalata presents People Places Things: How perception creates meaning. Ketchup City Creative, Sharpsburg. Continues through March 29  
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and VaultArt Studio presents Spidrmanthemusical Performance. Wood Street Galleries, Downtown 
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents Downtown Gallery Crawl. Multiple locations, Downtown 
Peju Alatise: I Will Belong to Only Me, Lavett Ballard: a Rose is a Rose is a Rose, and Envisioning a Just Pittsburgh. August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Downtown 

COMEDY
Select Start Improv presents Chooose! Arcade Comedy Theater, Downtown

CONFERENCE
University of Pittsburgh presents Graffiti and Street Art's Global Solidarity Movements. University of Pittsburgh Humanities Center, Oakland. Continues through Saturday March 28

DANCE 
fireWALL Dance Theater presents COVEN. Greer Cabaret Theater, Downtown. Continues through March 28 
Pittsburgh Fringe / DANA Movement Ensemble presents Crossing Paths Movement Collective. Attack Theatre Studios, Lawrenceville. Continues through March 28 

FILM 
Pittsburgh International Dance Film Festival. The Oaks Theater, Oakmont. Continues through March 29 

Hand holding a translucent, colorful plate with a lime placed inside on a white surface.
Friday, March 27 - Sunday, March 29 - Handmade Arcade’s Modern Craft Market // Artwork by Morgan Gilbreath, photo courtesy of the artist

MARKET 
Handmade Arcade presents Modern Craft Market. David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Downtown. Continues through March 29 

MUSIC 
Opus One presents Hunter Hayes. Mr Smalls Theatre, Millvale
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra presents Beethoven's Eroica. Heinz Hall, Downtown. Continues through March 29 
Blooming Trio w/ special guest Julia Norah. The Original Pittsburgh Winery, Strip District 

NETWORKING 
Creative Mornings PGH presents Connect & Create: A Morning with Frzy!. Venue TBA 

STAGE 
Girls Running Shit presents Speak Your Truth: Women’s History Month Edition. New Amsterdam, Lawrenceville 

THEATER 
The Pittsburgh Savoyards presents The Grand Duke. Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall, Carnegie. Continues through March 29 

WORKSHOP 
21+ Night - Of Bodies at Rest with Miracle Jones. Assemble, Bloomfield/Garfield

Three people speak on stage to an audience in a theater with blue lighting.
Monday, March 23: CSA Staged Reading: Cosmic Microwave Background // Photo courtesy of New Hazlett Theater

Saturday, March 28

ART 
PERSPECTIVES NOW. Eberle Studios, Homestead. Continues through April 12 
Spring Flower Show: True Colors. Phipps Conservatory, Oakland. Continues through April 26 

DANCE 
Kente Arts Alliance presents The Revival: DJEMBE In the New Millennium. New Hazlett Theater, North Side 

FUNDRAISER 
South Hills Children's Choir presents Soles for Songs 5K. Helicon Brewing @ the Panhandle, Oakdale 

LIT
Short Reads 3 Year Anniversary & PGH Launch! Bigger by Ren Cedar Fuller. White Whale Bookstore, Bloomfield

MUSIC 
Drusky Entertainment presents The Ten Tenors. The Palace Theatre, Greensburg 
Opus One presents Lotus. Mr. Smalls Theatre, Millvale. Continues through March 29 

Five women in blue dresses and white wigs showing various surprised expressions.
Tuesday, March 24 - Friday, March 27: Sara Kantner in The Queen - A Work in Progress Clown Show // Photos by Andy Avila

STAGE 
Dentons Cohen & Grigsby TRUST PRESENTS Series presents Kaiju Big Battel: What's Opera, Dr. Cube? Byham Theater, Downtown 
Slippery Rock University presents YUMA: Dancing Down the Magdalena River. August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Downtown 

WORKSHOP 
Write Pittsburgh presents Main Character Disorder: Character Deep Dive (Teen Creative Writing Workshop). Virtual, Zoom

Sunday, March 29

ART
Artist Talk: Abby Franzen-Sheehan. ZYNKA Gallery, Sharpsburg

COMEDY
Drusky Entertainment presents Adam Ray. Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall, Homestead

FILM 
"Something Divine" Premiere & Q&A. The Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center, Sewickley

LIT 
PGHwrites: Free Association Reading Series with Shaheen Dil, Gary Jackson, Cedric Rudolph & Nina Sabak. City of Asylum, North Side 

MUSIC 
Etta Cox. Con Alma, Downtown 
Disco Sunday Disco. Trace Brewing, Bloomfield 

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


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