October 18, 2026

Can’t-Miss Pittsburgh Art Exhibits, Concerts, and Performances: October 19-25

Monday, October 19

ART 
Post-Fair Paris. April April, Wilkinsburg. Continues through October 24 

COMEDY 
BECHDEL CAST TEN YEAR “Whoops We Didn’t Dismantle the Patriarchy” ANNIVERSARY TOUR. Bottlerocket Social Hall, Allentown 

LIT 
City of Asylum presents On Topic: Dr. Raj Panjabi’s “Safer” with Katie Booth. Alphabet City, North Side 
2026 Pittsburgh Jewish Book Festival. Congregation Beth Shalom, Squirrel Hill. Continues through October 25 
On Topic: Navigating Crises with Raj Panjabi (Safer). City of Asylum, North Side 

MUSIC 
Garfield Music Dot Com: A Garfield Punk/Rock Opera. The Government Center, North Side 

STAGE 
Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company presents Fishy Woo Woo, Part 2. Madison Arts and Entertainment Center, Hill District. Continues through November 1 

Tuesday, October 20

FILM 
Recap Party: HBO's The Gilded Age Season 3. The Frick Pittsburgh, Point Breeze 

MUSIC 
Oh He Dead. Spirit, Lawrenceville 

STAGE 
City of Asylum presents Artist in Exile: Olena Boryshpolets’ “Bride”. Alphabet City, North Side 

TALK 
Carnegie Museum of Art presents RJ Messineo: Carnegie Mellon University School of Art Visiting Lecture Series. CMU College of Fine Arts, Oakland 

WORKSHOP 
Brew House Arts presents Taxes for Artists: Workshop with Hannah Cole. Zoom, Online 

Wednesday, October 21

ART 
Final Week: The Myth of Persephone. BoxHeart Gallery, Bloomfield. Continues through October 23 

COMEDY 
Hayden Johnson. Bottlerocket Social Hall, Allentown 

MUSIC 
Danny Rectenwald Guitar Duo. Con Alma, Downtown 
The Story So Far. The Wylie, Hill District 
Bob Schneider with Chris Trapper. City Winery, Strip District 

WORKSHOP 
Silver Eye Center for Photography presents Light & Time as Material with Ariel C. Wilson. Zoom, Online. Continues through November 18 
Witch & Sip: Paint Your Own Tarot Cards. War Streets Art Salon, North Side

Thursday, October 22

COMEDY 
Jordan Jensen. Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall, Homestead 

LIT 
Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures presents Words & Pictures: Kelly Yang. Frick Fine Arts Building, Oakland 

MUSIC 
Spirit presents The Electric Grandmother. Spirit Lodge, Lawrenceville 
Thursday Night Jazz: James Johnson III. City of Asylum, North Side 
WYEP presents Low Cuty Connie. Mr. Smalls, Millvale 
Scream-O-Phonic Symphony. Bottlerocket Social Hall, Allentown 

STAGE 
New Hazlett Theater & DEMASKUS Theater Collective presents Othello of the End Zone, or The Steel City Tragedy. New Hazlett Theater, North Side. Continues through October 25 
Pittsburgh International Classic Theatre presents Refugee Rhapsody - a Rolling World Premiere by Yussef El Guindi. Carnegie Stage, Carnegie. Continues through October 25 
Michael Misko in Once Upon a Midnight. Liberty Magic, Downtown. Continues through November 1 
Pittsburgh Musical Theater presents Evil Dead The Musical. West End Canopy, West End. Continues through October 25 
Point Park's Conservatory of Performing Arts presents The Bed Trick. Pittsburgh Playhouse's Rauh Theatre, Downtown. Continues through October 25 

TALK 
Haunted History: What Happened in Your House? Heinz History Center, Strip District 
University of Pittsburgh presents Terry Smith Lecture Series: Iftikhar Dadi. Carnegie Museum of Art, Oakland 
Will Rinkoff (C_Robo) + Char Stiles: Artist Talk. CMU College of Fine Arts, Oakland
Teenie Harris Foundation Open House and Meet and Greet. The Teenie Harris house and Homewood CKV Suites, Homewood.

Friday, October 23

ART
Night of Death and Disaster. The Andy Warhol Museum, North Side
KST presents JADED: Remind Me, My Dream. Kelly Strayhorn Theater, East Liberty. Continues through December 18 
Color is Life Grand Reopening Party. ALMA | LEWIS, Homewood 
Offroute presents Don’t Look at Me: A Solo Show by Mahogany Martin Reception. Ketchup City Creative, Sharpsburg  
Art of the Draft: Prints of Work Kim Fox Created for the NFL Draft. Commonwealth Press Warehouse, Allentown 

COMEDY 
Fool Moon. Arcade Comedy Theater, Downtown 
The Roast of Stephen King. Mr. Smalls Funhouse, Millvale 

DANCE 
KST presents Maree Remalia 'With Ourselves, With Each Other'. Kelly Strayhorn Theater, East Liberty. Continues through October 24 
Inside Track Residency Program: WHIRLWIND - Work in Progress Showing by Chandler Maria Bingham. PearlArts Movement & Sound, Braddock 

MUSIC 
Barnatan Plays Beethoven. Heinz Hall, Downtown. Continues through October 25 
Chantal Joseph. Con Alma, Downtown 
The Commonheart – “You Are Not Alone” Album Release Party. Mr. Smalls, Millvale 

STAGE 
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre presents Giselle with the PBT Orchestra. Benedum Center, Downtown. Continues through October 25 
Asi Wind: More Than Magic. The Oaks Theater, Oakmont 
Pittsburgh Opera presents Sip & Sing. Bitz Opera Factory Hahn Rehearsal Hall and Costume Shop, Strip District 
Proud Peacock Productions presents Offworld: A Space Adventure. Peirce Theater at Three Stories, Downtown. Continues through November 1 

TALK 
Author Talk with local Sci-fi Authors: featuring Joshua David Bellin and Janet Roberts. Stay Gold Books, Regent Square

WORKSHOP
Collage and Scrapbooking Club. Bodega Film Lab, Bloomfield

Saturday, October 24

Featured Member Event

Protohaven presents Pine Car Derby

Celebrate an evening of creativity and fun at the Protohaven Pine Car Derby — Pittsburgh's largest makerspace puts a grown-up spin on the nostalgic Cub Scout classic. Protohaven, 214 N. Trenton Ave., Wilkinsburg. 6 p.m. Learn more at protohaven.org/pine-car-derb

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ART 
Community Voices Opening Reception. Contemporary Craft, Lawrenceville 
Pittsburgh Opera presents October Song Shop Concert. Bitz Opera Factory, Strip District 
Cecil McDonald, Jr.: The American Beauty. ALMA | LEWIS, Homewood. Continues through March 6 
Joy Ride: An Odyssey in Black. ALMA | LEWIS, Homewood 
Organized by Talon Pionati, Sarah Tancred, and Tresa Varner presents Almost The Same. Artist Image Resource, North Side. Continues through November 13 
Artist Reception: Chuck Olson: Sense of Place. ZYNKA Gallery, Sharpsburg 
Radiant Hall presents Open Studio. Radiant Hall Studios, McKees Rocks 
Steel Town Walls presents Steel Town Walls Deutschtown. East Ohio Street, North Side 
Offroute presents Shadows: Drawing What You See, Not What You Know. Ketchup City Creative, Sharpsburg 

COMEDY 
2 Square Improv. Bottlerocket Social Hall, Allentown 
The Rocky Horror Roast Show. Arcade Comedy Theater, Downtown 

DANCE
Dandeluxe presents Slay & Slash Halloween Adult Heels Class. Kelly Strayhorn’s Alloy Studios, East Liberty

FEST 
Color is Life Community Day. ALMA | LEWIS, Homewood 

MARKET 
Friends of the Music Library presents Music Sale. Carnegie Library, Oakland 

MUSIC 
Bach Choir of Pittsburgh presents The Creation: Frankenstein. Row House Hollywood, Dormont. Continues through October 25 
WYEP presents Hellbender Ball: The Creature From The Mon. Thunderbird Cafe, Lawrenceville 
Noel Paul Stookey of Peter Paul & Mary. Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall, Homestead 

TALK 
Textures of Being Community Forum. Contemporary Craft, Lawrenceville 

WORKSHOP 
Art Wellness Advocates presents Arts Publicity Primer: Simple Ways Artists Can Get More Media Attention. Carnegie Library, Main Branch, Squirrel Hill

Sunday, October 25

FEST 
Haunted History Center Halloween. Heinz History Center, Strip District 

LIT 
Matthew Cordell, "Starman," Free kids event. White Whale Bookstore, Bloomfield 

MUSIC 
Joe Pug and Willie Watson. City Winery, Strip District 
SNŌŌPER. Bottlerocket Social Hall, Allentown 
Phillip Phillips. Thunderbird Cafe, Lawrenceville 

STAGE
Quantum Theatre’s radio island. Rockwell Park, Homewood. Continues through November 15

WORKSHOP 
Whimsy Guild presents Block Printing on Fabric. Protohaven, Wilkinsburg