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Can't-Miss Pittsburgh Art Exhibits, Concerts, and Performances: November 17-23


A group of performers sings on stage holding props shaped like birds.
Friday, November 21 - Members of The Pittsburgh Youth Chorus perform with Resonance Works // Photo by Alisa Innocenti

Monday, November 17

FILM 

Studio for Creative Enquiry presents In Exile, a film by Reem Alghazzi and Ralph Vituccio. CMU College of Fine Arts, Oakland 

 

LIT 

City of Asylum presents On Topic: George Packer’s “The Emergency” (Imperial Collapse & Humanity). Alphabet City, North Side 

A person with glasses stands by a window, touching their mouth thoughtfully.
Tuesday, November 18 - J. Trafford // Photo courtesy of Joella Clove/Almonde Photography

Tuesday, November 18

MUSIC 

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents Lilly Abreu Brazilian Jazz Quartet. Lounge at the Greer Cabaret , Downtown 

Sug Daniels, Brad Yoder, Joshua Sager. Needle and Bean, Castle Shannon 

Songwriter Roundtable Discussion: Selected Lyrics of J. Trafford. Featuring musicians from "Essential Machine" & "Bonnie and the Mere Mortals". Stay Gold Books, Regent Square 

 

NETWORKING 

Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council presents Creative Hive. Haven, Oakland 

 

TALK 

Trafford Estate presents Songwriters Roundtable Discussion. Stay Gold Books, Regent Square

Wednesday, November 19

STAGE 

Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. City Theatre, South Side. Continues through December 7 

Outback Presents and Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents A Drag Queen Christmas. Byham Theater, Downtown

Person wearing a mask stands in a white room with speakers and dark material on floor.
Friday, November 21 - Exhibition Opening: Ting Tong Chang // Photo of Remains for Those Remain, human hair, 18 channel sound installation, 2022, by Sean Wang​​

Thursday, November 20

ART 

Our Appalachia: Community & Visions of the Solar Ant Arts Collective, Curated by Griffin Nordstrom. Brew House Arts, South Side. Continues through January 17 

Peju Alatise: I Will Belong to Only Me. August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Downtown. Continues through May 31 

 

FILM 

Three Rivers Film Festival presents Opening Night Shorts. Harris Theater, Downtown 

The Cryptids Walk Among Us Film Fest. Brillobox , Bloomfield  

 

LIT 

Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures presents Stewart O'Nan. Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, Oakland  

 

MUSIC 

Thomas Wendt’s Jazz at the Philharmonic (Norman Granz, the Jazz Jam Session & the Struggle for Equality). Con Alma, Downtown 

 

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Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation presents We Remember: A Musical Memorial Honoring Transgender Day of Remembrance. The Rotunda Collaborative , East Liberty 

WPTS  presents Saturdays at your place. Thunderbird Cafe and Music Hall, Lawrenceville 

WYEP presents Wednesday. Roxian Theater, Mckees Rocks 

 

NETWORKING 

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

 

STAGE 

Birthday at Tiffany's. New Hazlett Theater, North Side. Continues through November 21 

 

TALK

Artist Talk with Josh Raiffe. Pittsburgh Glass Center, Friendship

 

WORKSHOP 

Queer Craft Night - UV Resin Accessories. Assemble , Bloomfield 

Friday, November 21

A young woman with braids speaks on stage against a black background.
Photo courtesy of Alumni Theater Company

FEATURED MEMBER EVENT

Alumni Theater Company presents Songs In Our Key: An ATC Cabaret

Vocal students will perform songs from Sister Act, The Wiz, and Cinderella and more. Come celebrate the beauty, humor, and heart of the Black experience through song. 6601 Hamilton Ave., Homewood. 7 p.m. Continues on November 22. Learn more at alumnitheatercompany.org.


ART 

Free Exhibition Opening: Ting Tong Chang. Mattress Factory Museum of Contemporary Art, North Side 

CRAFTED Holiday Shopping Event. Contemporary Craft, Lawrenceville 

Fuel the Future: Take Center Stage Gala. August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Downtown 

1Hood Artivist Academy presents A Righteous Supper: Food Drive with Camo Customz. Blaxk Box Theater, Oakland 

 

COMEDY 

THE DOSE: A Psychedelic Comedy Show. Bottlerocket Social Hall, Allentown  

 

MUSIC 

Elf in Concert. Heinz Hall, Downtown. Continues through November 23 

Bartees Strange. Mr. Smalls, Millvale  

LSDXOXO. Spirit Hall, Lawrenceville 

Resonance Works presents The Jungle Book, featuring the Pittsburgh Youth Chorus. Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall, Carnegie. Continues through November 23 

 

STAGE 

TREEbeans Presents: Sci-Fi Play Fest. The Glitterbox Theater, Homestead

LME and Steve Litman Presents presents Steve Martin & Martin Short. Benedum Center, Downtown. Continues through November 22 

A festive spread on a tabletop with that holds beautiful dinnerware, pastries, fruit and hot chocolate.
Friday, November 21 - CRAFTED Holiday Shopping Event // Photo courtesy of Contemporary Craft

Saturday, November 22

ART 

Henny Dream World presents THiS SH*T iS TRA$H: A one-night-only art experience. Artist's Image Resource, North Side 

Saturday Open House. University Art Gallery, Oakland 

 

COMEDY 

Arcade Hootenanny. Arcade Comedy Theater, Downtown 

 

DANCE 

Bodiography Presents: Intersections. Kelly Strayhorn Theater, East Liberty
Kaila Carter Presents Dance Cohort. Kelly Strayhorn Theater, East Liberty

fireWALL Dance Theater presents fireWALL Dance: On The Run. Greer Cabaret Theater, Downtown

 

Person with glasses and necklace smiling, looking down against a dark background.
Saturday, November 22 - henny at THiS SH*T iS TRA$H // Photo courtesy of Henny Dream World

FILM 

Book Swap with Notting Hill. Row House Cinema, Lawrenceville 

 

MARKET 

Steel City Spooky Market presents Silent Fright: A Bizarre Creepmas Bazaar. David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Downtown. Continues through November 23 

Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania presents Eco-Market. Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve , Fox Chapel 

I Made It! Market presents I Made It! for the Holidays. The Galleria of Mt Lebanon, Mt Lebanon 

Burgh Crafted Santa's Market. Ruckus Cafe, Shaler

 

MUSIC 

Pittsburgh Opera presents November Song Shop. Bitz Opera Factory, Strip District

Chamber Orchestra of Pittsburgh presents The Other Three B's. Rodef Shalom, Oakland

Three Rivers Young Peoples Orchestras  presents SYM and 2T Concert. The Block at Northway Mall, North Hills

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra presents Highmark Light Up Night Concerts. Heinz Hall, Downtown 

 

STAGE 

Omnium Circus: I'mPossible. Byham Theater, Downtown

 

TALK

Souls and Softness during the Fall of Freedom. Karavansarai Cafe, Downtown

 

WORKSHOP 

KC Dance Cohort presents KC Dance Cohort: Workshop. KST Alloy Studios, East Liberty

Three people on stage in costume hats sing with arms around each other.
Saturday, November 22 - Pittsburgh Opera's November Song Shop // Photo by David Bachman

Sunday, November 23

MUSIC 

Emery Entertainment presents Rocky Mountain High Experience: A John Denver Christmas starring Rick Schuler. Byham Theater, Downtown

 

MUSIC 

Point Park University Theatre Department presents "I Will Be Me" – the Songs of Kooman and Dimond. Greer Cabaret Theater, Downtown

 

STAGE 

The Beyhive Brunch: A Beyonce Drag Brunch. City Winery, Strip District


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