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Weekly Events |
Must-See Pittsburgh Art Exhibits, Concerts, and Performances: April 21-27
Monday, April 21
MUSIC
Chamber Music Pittsburgh presents Dover Quartet. Pittsburgh Playhouse, Downtown. 7:30 p.m.
Dorothy: The Redemption Tour with Cory Marks. Preserving Underground, New Kensington. 8 pm.
FILM
April Showers Movie Week. Row House Cinema, Lawrenceville. Various times. Continues through April 24.
SHOW-AND-TELL
Feedback Loop for Producers, Songwriters, and Audio Engineers. PearlArts Movement & Sound, Braddock. 7:30-10 p.m.
Tuesday, April 22
LITERATURE
Poetry Book Release: Phoebe Esmon, Evidence of Life. Poetry Lounge, Millvale. 6-7 p.m.
Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures presents New & Noted with Marie Benedict & Courtney Sheinmel. Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, Oakland. 7 p.m.
STAGE
Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks presents Macbeth Reading with First Folio on Display. Rachel Mellon Walton Room, Carnegie Mellon University, Oakland. 6 p.m.
Wednesday, April 23
VISUAL ART
Artwork Unveiling with Amber Holt. Robert Morris University's Elaine Boyd Library, Moon. 3 p.m.
DANCE
Celebrating August Wilson Through Hip Hop. Hillman Library, University of Pittsburgh, Oakland. 6-8 p.m.
FILM
RedSlate Films Shorts Showcase. The Lindsay Theater, Sewickley. 7 p.m.
Ovation Film Fest. CFA Lawn, 4919 Frew St, Oakland. 8 p.m
STAGE
Mrs. Shakespeare, Will’s first & last love. Sewickley Heights History Center, Sewickley. 7 p.m.
Riverfront Theater Company presents The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia. Theatre Factory, Trafford. 7:30 p.m. Continues through May 3.
Thursday, April 24
ART
ASCEND Arts Accelerator. Highmark Theatre, Downtown. 7:30 p.m. Continues through May 18.
Kim Beck and Lenore Thomas Opening Reception. Concept Art Gallery, Regent Square. 5-7:30 p.m.
LITERATURE
Book Talk: Dr. Edda Fields-Black on Harriet Tubman and the Combahee River Raid. The Frick Art Museum, Shady Side. 7-8 p.m.
TALK
The Alchemy of Space, Value, and Spirituality. ALMA | LEWIS, Homewood. 5:30-7:30 p.m.
ART Collection Stewardship: Care & Conservation. Atithi Studios, Sharpsburg. 6-7:30 p.m.
Absence as Architecture: Rituals for Future Deaths with Azza El Siddique. Mattress Factory, North Side. 6-8 p.m. Exhibition continues through September 14.
STAGE
Dragonfly Dawn. New Hazlett Theater, North Side. 8 p.m. Continues through April 25.
FILM
JFilm Festival. Various locations and times. Continues through May 4.
Sewickley Valley Historical Society and The Lindsay Theater presents Return to Dak To. The Lindsay Theater, Sewickley. 7 p.m.
SHOPPING
Bellevue Night Market. 5 North Sprague Ave., Bellevue. 6-9 p.m.
Friday, April 25
ART
Spring Open Studio Weekend. Jenna Vanden Brink Ceramics, Sharpsburg. Available during open studio hours. Continues through April 27.
Nature in Twilight.Pittsburgh in the Dark Opening Reception. Atithi Studios, Sharpsburg. 6-8 p.m.
Mt. Lebanon High School Annual Art Show. Mt. Lebanon High School, Mt. Lebanon. 7-9 p.m.
DANCE
Hill Dance Academy Theatre 11th Spring Dance Concert. August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Downtown. 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Continues through April 27.
LITERATURE
Lit Fridays: Obiodun Oyewole. August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Downtown. 6 p.m.
STAGE
Dreams of Hope presents Escape the Deep. KST’s Alloy Studios, East Liberty. 7 p.m. Continues through April 27.
SHOPPING
Pittsburgh is Burning: A Sustainability Mini Kiki Ball. The Blaxk Box Theater, Oakland. 5-9 p.m.
TALK
Creative Mornings Pittsburgh with Cat Burton. MuseumLab, North Side. 8:30-10 a.m.
Freedom of Expression and Free Walls: Imagining Spaces for Dialogue and Belonging in Pittsburgh. Irma Freedom Center for the Imagination, Garfield. 5-8 p.m.
MUSIC
City of Bones: Gem of The Confluence, A Listening Session. Hillman Library, University of Pittsburgh, Oakland. 6-8 p.m.
Pittsburgh Honky Tonk. Spirit, Lawrenceville. 7-11 p.m.
Calliope presents Gaby Moreno. The Original Pittsburgh Winery, Strip District. 7:30 p.m.
SCIENCE
SkyWatch. Carnegie Science Center, North Side. 9-11 p.m.
COMEDY
Y2K Nostalgia Improv Show with Select Start. Arcade Comedy Theater, Downtown. 9 p.m.
Saturday, April 26
ART
Art All Night. 929 Beaver Ave., North Side. 4 p.m. Continues through April 27.
Hans Neleman: Time Between Echoes | Artist Reception. Zynka Gallery, Sharpsburg. 5-8 p.m.
Tim Horn Solo Show Opening Reception. FNB Exhibition Hall, Sewickley. 6-8 p.m.
LITERATURE
Independent Bookstore Day. City of Asylum Bookstore, North Side. 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
The Return of YAWP: Market Day & Book Release Party. Poetry Lounge, Millvale. 3 p.m.
PARTY
August Wilson Birthday Celebration Block Party. August Wilson House, Hill District. 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
STAGE
PBT School Musicians' Concert. Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Strip District. 5:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh Opera presents Woman with Eyes Closed. Bitz Opera Factory, Strip District. 8 p.m. Continues through May 4.
MUSIC
DLTSGDOM!'s 18th Birthday. Bottlerocket Social Hall, Allentown. 7 p.m.
Culture 6 Artist + Vendor Showcase. The Forge Urban Winery, Homestead. 7 p.m.
Sean Jones and the Baltimore Collective. New Hazlett Theater, North Side. 7:30 p.m.
Slappers N Bangers. Thunderbird Cafe & Music Hall, Lawrenceville. 9 p.m.
FESTIVAL
Arbor Day Celebration. Mellon Park, Shadyside. 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Sunday, April 27
STAGE
Ciphers to this Great Accompt (A Shakespeare-themed Puppet Slam). Ice House Studios, Lawrenceville. 7 p.m.
Spotlight: April LGBTQ+ Theatre Jam Session. Benedum Center, Downtown. 7-9 p.m.
Bears, bears, bears: Staged Reading. Melwood Building, Oakland. 8 p.m.
MUSIC
Community Jazz Concert. Roots Cellar, Downtown. 1-6 p.m.
Under One Sky. South Fayette High School, South Fayette. 4 p.m.
LITERATURE
A Walk in “The Garden”: Book Launch and Artist Talk. Bunker Projects, Garfield. 12 p.m.
PARTY
The Society to Preserve the Millvale Murals of Maxo Vanka presents the 3rd Annual Vanka Block Party. Maryland Avenue, Millvale. 12-4 p.m.
