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Can’t-Miss Pittsburgh Art Exhibits, Concerts, and Performances: October 12-18
Monday, October 12
FILM
The History of Concrete. Harris Theater, Downtown
LIT
Fantasy and Sci Fi Book Club. Stay Gold Books, Regent Square
City of Asylum presents PGHwrites: grace (ge) gilbert’s “Holly” with Diana Khoi Nguyen. Alphabet City, North Side
MUSIC
Skillet: Comatose 20 Years, Still Screaming Tour. The Wylie, Hill District
MC Lyte. City Winery, Strip District
Chief Keef. Roxian Theatre, McKees Rocks
Tuesday, October 13
FILM
Pittsburgh Classic Movie Club presents Bringing up Baby - classic film screening. Northern Tier Regional Library, Gibsonia
LIT
Stay Gay Book Club. Stay Gold Books, Regent Square
MUSIC
Spirit presents Rav's EXOPOCALYPSE TOUR. Spirit Lodge, Lawrenceville
WYEP presents Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers. Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall, Homestead
TALK
Riverlife, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, the Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center presents River Life: Floating Wetlands. Shore Thing, North Side
1Hood Media presents Queer Quarterly: The Art Of Resistance. Blaxk Box Theater, Oakland
WORKSHOP
Knit Pit Yarn Club. Back Alley Brewing Company, Dormont
Wednesday, October 14
ART
Reflections in Glass. The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg. Continues through October 18
FILM
Jump Cut Pittsburgh presents Pittsburgh Film Kitchen. Parkway Theater & Film Lounge, McKees Rocks
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents WORLD PREMIERE: Last Night at the Alamo. Harris Theater, Downtown
LIT
Hernan Diaz: "Ply" (w/ Adriana E. Ramírez). White Whale Bookstore, Bloomfield
MUSIC
Christone "Kingfish" Ingram. Roxian Theatre, McKees Rocks
Radiant Strings presents Halfway to Halloween Concert. This is Red, Munhall
STAGE
BDE Productions presents Rent: The Musical. Greer Cabaret, Downtown. Continues through October 18
Point Park's Conservatory of Performing Arts presents The Bed Trick. Pittsburgh Playhouse's Rauh Theatre, Downtown. Continues through October 25
Thursday, October 15
ART
Final week — Josias Figueirido: Light of a Dream. ZYNKA Gallery, Sharpsburg. Continues through October 18
Unintended Consequences. James Gallery, West End. Continues through November 25
COMEDY
Got Rights? Arcade Comedy Theater, Downtown
Johnny Pemberton. Bottlerocket Social Hall, Allentown. Continues through October 16
SAG-AFTRA Ohio-Pittsburgh, Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh, United Steelworkers of America presents Off the Record Pittsburgh. Byham Theater, Downtown
Matteo Lane. Carnegie Music Hall of Oakland, Oakland
DANCE
Fall Into Dance Festival. Pittsburgh Playhouse, Downtown
FILM
Keylight presents The Fog with Live Fog. East End Brewing Pop-Up Garden, North Side
LIT
Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures presents A Celebration of International Poetry. Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, Oakland
"Let All Our Ghosts Depart" by Meghana Mysore (w/ Anjali Sachdeva). White Whale Bookstore, Bloomfield
MUSIC
The Consortium presents Alash Ensemble Tuvan Throat Singers. First Unitarian Church, Shadyside
A Night of New Orleans Music. Con Alma, Downtown
STAGE
Pittsburgh International Classic Theatre presents Refugee Rhapsody - a Rolling World Premiere by Yussef El Guindi. Carnegie Stage, Carnegie. Continues through October 25
Pittsburgh Musical Theater presents Evil Dead The Musical. West End Canopy, West End. Continues through October 25
TALK
R.W. Moriarty Science Seminar: The Power of Curiosity with Emily Graslie. Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Oakland
WORKSHOP
Queer Craft Night - Hacking Stuffed Animals! Assemble, Garfield
Silver Eye Center for Photography presents Ethereal Images: Twilight Exposures with Rob Long. The Lab @ Silver Eye, Bloomfield. Continues through October 29
Friday, October 16
Featured Member Event
Dreams of Hope and Let’s Get Free present Defy the Design: Poetry Circle
A poetry reading and creative workshop built around Defy the Design: a poetry anthology from inside prison walls, part of Let's Get Free's eighth art show. Sibyl's Shrine. 937 Liberty Ave., Downtown. 6-9 p.m. Learn more at eventbrite.com.
ART
Member Preview: Akea Brionne. Mattress Factory, North Side
DANCE
Koresh Dance Company. Pittsburgh Playhouse's PNC Theatre, Downtown
FILM
SUBCINEMA presents ACCIÓN MUTANTE. Lost Lizard Video, Lawrenceville
LIT
Writers Association of Northern Appalachia Annual Writers Conference. White Palace, Wheeling Park. Continues through October 17
MUSIC
Womens' Weekend Music Concert with Anita Levels. Bidwell Presbyterian Church, North Side. Continues through October 16
Come Back to Earth: Mac Miller Tribute Band. Thunderbird Cafe, Lawrenceville
WYEP presents The Laurel Lowlifes w/ Blooming Trio & Becks. Club Cafe, South Side
1Hood Media presents 1Hood Kaleidoscope: Clara Kent. Blaxk Box Theater, Oakland
STAGE
Pittsburgh Opera presents Rigoletto. Benedum Center, Downtown. Continues through October 18
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra presents Romantic Rachmaninoff. Heinz Hall, Downtown. Continues through October 18
The Mousetrap. Old Schoolhouse Players, Hickory. Continues through October 18
Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company presents Fishy Woo Woo, Part 2. Madison Arts and Entertainment Center, Hill District. Continues through November 1
University of Pittsburgh Theatre Arts presents Pitt Stages Production of "Gloria". Richard E. Rauh Studio Theatre, Oakland. Continues through October 25
WORKSHOP
Deep Dive: Hip Hop with Bethany Hall. PearlArts Movement & Sound, Braddock
Saturday, October 17
FEATURED MEMBER EVENT
Pittsburgh Glass Center presents Halloween Make-It-Now
Even better than carving is making your own glass pumpkin in any color that you choose or other fun fall favorites. Try glassblowing, flameworking, fusing, and more. Pittsburgh Glass Center. 5472 Penn Ave., Friendship. 10 a.m. Learn more at pittsburghglasscenter.org.
ART
Radiant Hall presents Open Studio // Lawrenceville. Radiant Hall Studios, Lawrenceville
COMEDY
Marie Faustin. Bottlerocket Social Hall, Allentown
DANCE
Balafon West African Dance Ensemble presents Black River African Dance Fest. KST's Alloy Studios, East Liberty. Continues through October 18
FILM
Pittsburgh Classic Movie Club presents King Kong - classic film screening. Kamin Science Center, North Side
Signal Otter Films presents Poison: A Film by Todd Haynes. Bottom Feeder Books, Point Breeze
LIT
Storytime and Craft with Author Lisa Donovan. Stay Gold Books, Regent Square
MARKET
Neighborhood Flea Night Market. SouthSide Works, South Side
MUSIC
Dentons Cohen & Grigsby Trust presents Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. Byham Theater, Downtown
Piano Lumière: Halloween. Duquesne University PNC Recital Hall, Downtown. Continues through October 18
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra presents PSO360: Alisa Weilerstein. Heinz Hall, Downtown
THEATER
City Theatre presents Young Playwrights Festival 2026. The Lillie Theatre, South Side
WORKSHOP
Halloween Glass Make-It-Now. Pittsburgh Glass Center, Friendship
Deep Dive: Hip Hop with Bethany Hall. PearlArts Movement & Sound, Braddock
Sunday, October 18
ART
OBSRV vol.2 Launch & Book Sale. PearlArts Movement & Sound, Braddock
FILM
Epilepsy Association of Western and Central PA presents "Under the Lights" Special Showing. The Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center, Sewickley
Shortbus Commentary and Q&A w/ John Cameron Mitchell. Bottlerocket Social Hall, Allentown
Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror. The Oaks Theater, Oakmont
LIT
2026 Pittsburgh Jewish Book Festival. Congregation Beth Shalom, Squirrel Hill. Continues through October 25
Pittsburgh Zine Fair. Kingsley Association, Larimer
City of Asylum presents On Topic: Anand Gopal’s “Days of Love and Rage” with Benjamin Case. Alphabet City, North Side
MUSIC
Autism Pittsburgh presents Azure Family Concerts: Monster Bash. The Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center, Sewickley
An Acoustic Evening with Lacey Sturm. City Winery, Strip District
Pittsburgh Philharmonic presents Splendor Unbound. Greater Pittsburgh Masonic Center, North Side
TALK
Henry Koerner's Once and Future Pittsburgh. Heinz History Center, Strip District
WORKSHOP
One of One presents Creepy Crafty. One of One, Point Breeze
