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Can’t-Miss Pittsburgh Art Exhibits, Concerts, and Performances: September 7-13
Monday, September 7
FEST
Labor Day on the Rooftop Garden Bar. Spirit, Lawrenceville
Allegheny County Parks presents Labor Day Car Cruise. Deer Lakes Park, Tarentum
Britsburgh Festival. Multiple Locations, Pittsburgh. Continues through September 13
MUSIC
Dopethrone. Preserving Underground, New Kensington
Pet Sounds Live – A Tribute to the Beach Boys. Renzie Park Band Shell, McKeesport
Tuesday, September 8
FILM
Star Trek 60th Anniversary. Rangos Giant Cinema, Kamin Science Center, North Side
LIT
Reading & Conversation: Alysia Li Ying Sawchyn "I Have This Thing for Flowers" (w/ Diana Khoi Nguyen). White Whale Bookstore, Bloomfield
Riverlife presents Write a Thing with Holly Hilliard: Nature Writing Workshop. Shore Thing, North Side
MUSIC
Theron Brown. Arts Landing, Downtown
NETWORKING
Hot Kind Artists Coffee Klatsch. Happenstance Cafe, Lawrenceville
Wednesday, September 9
ART
Dreams of Hope presents try out theatriQ! KST Alloy Studios, East Liberty
Max GEMs Gonzales presents Style Writing and Public Art. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Hill District
The Myth of Persephone. BoxHeart Gallery, Bloomfield. Continues through October 23
LIT
Book (re-) Launch & Readings. Stay Gold Books, Regent Square
It Takes a Lifetime: Book Talk with Libby Cataldi. Heinz History Center, Strip District
MUSIC
Beatles vs. Stones - A Musical Showdown. Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall, Homestead
STAGE
PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh presents Disney's The Lion King. Benedum Center, Downtown. Continues through September 27
WORKSHOP
OPEN STUDIO ART SESSIONS on Wednesdays. Wilkins School Community Center, Swissvale
Pittsburgh Creative Corps: Light Through Color with La Vispera. Riverlife's Shore Thing, North Shore
Thursday, September 10
ART
Pittsburgh Coexistence presents Our Contemporary Landscape. Unsmoke Systems Artspace, Braddock. Continues through December 3
Offroute Art presents Access: A Group Show closing reception. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Oakland
Opening Reception: Presence. Mark Rengers Gallery, Sewickley. Continues through October 24.
COMEDY
Chris Klemens: Chris vs. The People. City Winery, Strip District
FILM
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977). Harris Theater, Downtown
Mtn Craft Film Festival Winners Tour. The Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center, Sewickley
This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection. Carnegie Museum of Art, Oakland
LIT
Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures presents New & Noted: R.F. Kuang. Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, Oakland
White Whale Bookstore presents Rachel Harrison, "KISS SLAY REPLAY" (w/ Stephanie Gagnon). Bottlerocket Social Hall, Allentown
MUSIC
Devilish Merry and Slim Forsythe. Spirit, Lawrenceville
August Wilson African American Cultural Center presents Quiet As It's Kept...Jazz at the Library featuring Sean Baker. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, North Side
Calliope Presents Tiger Maple String Band. Schenley Plaza, Oakland
Riverlife presents Sounds on the Shore w/ Dr. D & The Earthtones. Riverlife's Shore Thing, North Shore.
STAGE
Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company presents BURNBABYBURN! the american dream. August Wilson House, Hill District. Continues through September 13
Big Fish. Little Lake Theatre Company, Canonsburg. Continues through September 27
Pittsburgh New Works Festival. Genesius Theater at Duquesne University, Uptown. Continues through September 20
Pittsburgh Dance Council presents Jesse Factor: The MetaMarthasis. Greer Cabaret Theater, Downtown. Continues through September 12
TALK
Inside Greetings. August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Downtown
WORKSHOP
Art Starts. Carnegie Museum of Art, Oakland
Friday, September 11
ART
Harambee Arts Festival. Harold Young Parklet, Wilkinsburg. Continues through September 13
Jason Vivona: Joy As An Act Of Rebellion. Two29 Gallery, Braddock. Continues through October 3 COMEDY
Sketch Lab Report Vol. 3. Arcade Comedy Theater, Downtown. Continues through September 20
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh presents 112 Annual Exhibition: Near Here - Opening Reception. Media Arts Gallery at Robert Morris University, Carnot-Moon.
FILM
Point Park University presents Steel City Emerging Film Festival. PNC Theatre, Downtown. Continues through September 12
The Lindsay's Fourth Annual Documentary Series. The Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center, Sewickley. Continues through September 24.
MARKET
Craftsmen's Guild of Pittsburgh presents A Fair in the Park. Mellon Park, Shadyside. Continues through September 13
MUSIC
Friday Night Special. Mattress Factory, North Side
Mikaela Davis. Bottlerocket Social Hall, Allentown
Good Vibe Entertainment present Jade Eye/Have Fun!/Run Along/Nolan Jae and the Saints. 222 Ormsby, Mt. Oliver
STAGE
Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks presents The Merry Wives of Windsor. Across from Super Playground, Highland Park. Continues through September 13
Mon River Arts presents Come From Away. Grand Theatre, Elizabeth. Continues through September 20
Dear Evan Hansen. The Lamp Theatre, Irwin. Continues through September 19
Saturday, September 12
ART
DATA SCULPTURE: New Work by Paul Higham. Eberle Studios and Gallery, Homestead. Continues through October 17
FEST
Pittsburgh County Fair. Allegheny Commons West, North Side
FILM
Persepolis on 35mm. Row House Hollywood, Dormont. Continues through September 13
Godzilla (1954). Kamin Science Center, North Side
MUSIC
The Charge Ups’ “King for a Day” Album Release Royal Ball. The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls, Millvale
WYEP Neighborhood Concert Series at Allegheny County Americana Festival. Settlers Cabin Park, Robinson
August Wilson African American Cultural Center presents Quiet As It's Kept...Jazz at the Library featuring Chuck Anderson. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Homewood
TV's Norm "Dread" Album Release Show. Spirit, Lawrenceville.
NETWORKING
The Mosaic Institute presents The New Era Ed Learning Summit. Three Stories & August Wilson Center, Downtown. Continues through September 13
STAGE
Taconhy Entertainment presents KPOP WARRIERS LIVE. Kelly Strayhorn Theater, East Liberty
WORKSHOP
Whimsy Guild presents Whimsy Guild x Protohaven Maker Prompt-a-Rama. Protohaven, Wilkinsburg
Sunday, September 13
ART
Pittsburgh Society of Artists presents PSA Fall 2026 New Member Screening. Wilkins School Community Center, Regent Square
Rell Works: new paintings from Rell Rushin. One of One, Point Breeze
DANCE
Confluence Ballet presents An Afternoon of Classical Music & Ballet. Church of the Redeemer, Squirrel Hill
FEST
Anawanda Arts Festival presents Anawanda Arts Festival. Parking lot on the corner of Anawanda Ave & Castle Shannon Blvd., Mt. Lebanon
FILM
The Frick Pittsburgh Museums & Gardens presents Film Screening: Morisot - The Heart is a Rebel. The Frick Pittsburgh, Point Breeze
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents Serpent's Path. Harris Theater, Downtown. Continues through September 15
LIT
On Topic: Last Free Women with Rebecca Blumenstein and Diana Kapp. City of Asylum, North Side
MARKET
Neighborhood Flea presents SouthSide Works Neighborhood Flea. SouthSide Works, South Side
MUSIC
Deep Dive Sound | Modular Synthesis with Pittsburgh Modular. PearlArts Movement & Sound, Braddock
TALK
The Pittsburgh Neighborhood Project presents Separate and Unequal: The Causes and Consequences of Racial & Economic Segregation Across Greater Pittsburgh’s Neighborhoods. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, North Side
WORKSHOP
Show & Write: An Object/Memoir Workshop with author Lori Jakiela. Stay Gold Books, Regent Square
