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Can’t-Miss Pittsburgh Art Exhibits, Concerts, and Performances: May 11-17
Monday, May 11
LIT
Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures presents Ten Evenings: Michael Chabon. Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland
Pittsburgh Public Theater presents PITT STOP. O’Reilly Theater, Downtown
Write Pittsburgh presents Q Writers Roundtable - Writer Open Studio. C.C. Mellor Memorial Library, Edgewood
MUSIC
Opus One presents Shadow of Intent. Mr Smalls Theatre, Millvale
Tuesday, May 12
ART
Group Critique with Guest Critic Pat Bellan-Gillen. Radiant Hall, Mckees Rocks
FILM
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust & Art 21 presents An Art21 Screening & Conversation with Artist Lenka Clayton. Harris Theater, Downtown
Film Pittsburgh presents Two Women. The Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center, Sewickley
MUSIC
Opus One presents Troy Doherty. Mr. Smalls Theatre, Millvale
Ashnikko: Smoochies Tour. Stage AE, North Side
Hannah Frances. Club Cafe, South Side
An American Canon. St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church, Larimer
River City Brass presents Summer Brasstacular. Bethel Park High School, Bethel Park
WORKSHOP
Penn Avenue Writers presents Your First Page: A Workshop for Creative Writers. The Breezeway Home, Point Breeze
Wednesday, May 13
FILM
Jump Cut Theater presents Film Kitchen. The Parkway Theater, McKees Rocks
MUSIC
Sound Series: Cut Worms with special guest Tchotchke. The Andy Warhol Museum, North Side
STAGE
Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Greer Cabaret Theater, Downtown. Continues through June 7
Thursday, May 14
DANCE
Corningworks presents Foolish Assumptions. George Rowland White Theatre - Point Park University, Downtown. Continues through May 23
FILM
Emerging Filmmakers Showcase: "Cobblestoned". The Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center, Sewickley
FUNDRAISER
The Tamburitzans presents Heritage to Horizon Fundraiser Dinner. Monterey Bay Fish Grotto, Mt. Washington
MUSIC
Calliope House presents Penna Players. The Roots Cellar, Shadyside
River City Brass presents Summer Brasstacular. Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland
Mal Blum. Bottlerocket Social Hall, Allentown
Jazz Poetry 2026: Spanish Pianist Marta Sánchez’s “For the Space You Left” & Poems by City of Asylum Writers-in-Residence. City of Asylum, North Side
STAGE
Pittsburgh Musical Theater presents Dear Evan Hansen. Gargaro Theater, West End. Continues through May 24
Dial M For Murder. Little Lake Theater Company, Canonsburg. Continues through May 17
Independent Producer presents Sixty Nine - Seventy. City Theatre Campus, South Side. Continues through May 24
TALK
I Remember It Better: Artist Talks. Brew House Arts, South Side
Friday, May 15
COMEDY
Melissa Villasenor. Bottlerocket Social Hall, Allentown. Continues through May 16
DANCE
Attack Theatre presents Parents’ Night Out: Little Surfers, Big Waves. Attack Theatre Studios, Lawrenceville
FILM
Pittsburgh 48 Hour Film Project presents Pittsburgh 48 Hour Film Project Kickoff. The Pittsburgh Playhouse at Point Park University, Downtown. Continues through May 17
Windup Cinema presents Vive L'amour. Bottom Feeder Books, Point Breeze
Pittsburgh Public Theater presents SEGUIMOS AQUÍ. O’Reilly Theater, Downtown
MUSIC
Millvale Music Festival. Multiple Locations, Millvale. Continues through May 16
Tchaikovsky's Pathetique. Heinz Hall, Downtown. Continues through May 17
An Album and an Author: Music Performance by V.V.itch and Author Talk with Halsey Hyer. Stay Gold Books, Regent Square
Open Mic Night. Community Forge, Wilkinsburg
STAGE
Stage 62 presents Steel Magnolia. Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall,, Carnegie. Continues through May 17
Front Porch Theatricals presents Working. New Hazlett Theater, North Side. Continues through May 24
A Midsummer Night’s Dream with the PBT Orchestra. Benedum Center, Downtown. Continues through May 17
Pride and Prejudice. Heritage Players, Bethel Park. Continues through May 17
Saturday, May 16
ART
Jerome D'Angelo & Zed Armstrong presents Impulse: Gallery Opening. Eberle Studios, Homestead
Summer Flower Show: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Phipps Conservatory, Oakland. Continues through September 27
Open Concept presents Open Concept 4. Radiant Hall, Mckees Rocks
Ms Kitschy Witch & Friends presents Opening. Ms Kitschy Witch, South Side
COMEDY
Ladies of Laughter. Byham Theater, Downtown
DANCE
Shana Simmons Dance Company presents Spring MISHMOSH. East Liberty Presbyterian Church, East Liberty
The Tamburitzans presents Season Finale - The Shared Song. Point Park University Pittsburgh Playhouse, Downtown
FILM
Pittsburgh Sound + Image presents Maya Deren Birthday Party! Harris Theater, Downtown
LIT
Write Pittsburgh presents What's Your Hook - Writer Workshop. Virtual.
MARKET
Workshop Family & Staff Yard Sale. Workshop Pgh, Wilkinsburg
TALK
Plant Identification Walk: Spring Flowers. Phipps Conservatory, Oakland
1Hood Media presents Youth Forum on Safety and Mental Health. The Blaxk Box Theater, Oakland
WORKSHOP
Whimsy Guild presents Paper Cloth Palooza. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Squirrel Hill
Sunday, May 17
COMEDY
Jaboukie Young-White. Bottlerocket Social Hall, Allentown
DANCE
TIZA presents Siesta Fiesta. Navushouse, North Side
MUSIC
Opus One presents VNV Nation. Mr Smalls Theatre, Millvale
Lullaby Project Pittsburgh presents Album Release Party: Rivers of Light. COhatch South Side Works, South Side
