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Must-See Pittsburgh Art Exhibits, Concerts, and Performances: August 11-17


A performer with colorful hair dances on stage, holding large, translucent, fan-like wings that glow with orange and yellow light against a dark background.
School of Drag Showcase at The Andy Warhol Museum // Photo by Sean Carroll

Monday, August 11

STAGE

Cinderella. South Park Theatre, South Park. 6:30 p.m. Continues through August 20.

 

FILM

Here or There (4). Carnegie Museum of Art, Oakland. 7 p.m

Tuesday, August 12

ART

Radiant Hall Group Critique with Guest Critic, Rosabel Rosalind. Radiant Hall, Lawrenceville. 6-8 p.m.

 

FILM

Alternate Histories Fifteenth Anniversary Screening and Party. Bottlerocket Social Hall, Allentown. 7:30 p.m.

 

FEST

McKeesport’s 65th International Village. International Village, McKeesport. 3-9 p.m. Continues through August 14.

 

LIT

Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures presents Karin Slaughter. Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, Oakland. 7 p.m.

Writer-in-Residence: Volodymyr Rafeyenko (Ukraine) & Translator Mark Andryczyk. City of Asylum, North Side. 7-8 p.m.

Steel City Slam & Open Mic w/ Pgh Poetry Collective. The Poetry Lounge, Millvale. 7 p.m.

Community Ink: Sherrie Flick. Cooper-Siegel Community Library, Fox Chapel. 6:30-8 p.m.

 

COMEDY

Big Laughs Comedy Open Mic. Mr. Smalls Cafe, Millvale. 7 p.m.

Wednesday, August 13

TALK

Form, Abstraction, and Spirituality in Black Art. August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Downtown. 6-8 p.m.

 

MUSIC

World of Music: Kinetic (Senegalese Drumming). City of Asylum, North Side. 7-8:30 p.m.

Burkehaus Productions presents Jazz Jam with Broad Street Collective. The Summit, Mount Washington. 7-10 p.m.

The Original Pittsburgh Winery and SCALE Fellowship Present FEELS LIKE SUMMER - Featuring Anyah Nancy & Lailonny Morris. The Original Pittsburgh Winery, Strip District. 8 p.m.

Thursday, August 14

ART

Janet Watkins Ceramics & Stevo Mosaics presents Artistic Journeys. GBBN Gallery, Garfield. 5-8 p.m.

 

A person wearing glasses and a cap plays an oud, a stringed musical instrument, in a dimly lit room. The image is in sepia tones, creating a vintage and artistic atmosphere.
The Music of Tom Moran Screening // Photo courtesy of Chris Mason, Spinning Goat Productions

FILM

Improvising the Divine: The Music of Tom Moran. Irma Freeman Center for Imagination, Bloomfield. 7 p.m.

Cinema Paradiso. The Lindsay Theater, Sewickley. 7 p.m.

 

MUSIC

Kaston Guffey and Georgia English. Nova Place, North Side. 12:15 p.m.

Inside Out: Johnny Zoloft + MIRA MIRA + Ron Mist Present Ombré. Carnegie Museum of Art, Oakland. 5-9 p.m.

Skull Fest. Spirit, Lawrenceville. 6-11:30 p.m. Continues through August 17.

Jazz in the Garden: Paul Consentino's Boilermaker Jazz Band. Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Oakland. 6:30-9 p.m. 

Calliope presents The Grass Gals at Schenley Plaza. Schenley Plaza, Oakland. 7 p.m.

Thursday Night Jazz: Kente Summer Madness Presents The Jevon Rushton Group. City of Asylum, North Side. 7-8:30 p.m.

Afro Caribbean Garden Party. Happenstance Cafe, Lawrenceville. 5-9 p.m.

 

NETWORKING

Homewood Studio Mixer. Radiant Hall, Homewood. 5-7 p.m.

 

FEST

Little Italy Days. Liberty Avenue, Bloomfield. 5- p.m. Continues through August 17.

A woman stands in front of a gravestone and several crosses in a cemetery during daytime. She wears glasses and holds a phone, while sunlight shines from the upper left of the image. A video timeline is visible at the bottom.
Screenshot from 2024 Warhol Cam recording, documenting artist Lydia Rosenberg collecting two blades of grass from Andy Warhol’s grave site, later to be produced for lawn and for a private collection // Photo courtesy of Warhol Cam and the artist

Friday, August 15

ART

Lydia Rosenberg: lawn. Wood Street Galleries, Downtown. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. (Closed 1-1:30 p.m.) Continues through September 14.

$14.99 Friday Night Special. Mattress Factory, North Side. 5-8 p.m.

 

MUSIC

Robert Jon & The Wreck. South Park Amphitheater, South Park. 7:30 p.m.

Bill Henry Band. The Original Pittsburgh Winery, Strip District. 8 p.m.

 

A woman in a vintage, beaded black dress and gloves sings passionately into an old-fashioned microphone, standing in front of purple curtains.
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom // Photo courtesy of Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre

STAGE

School of Drag Showcase. The Andy Warhol Museum, North Side. 6-7:30 p.m.

Front Porch Theatricals presents Sunday in the Park with George. New Hazlett Theater, North Side. 7:30 p.m. Continues through August 24.

Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company presents Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Madison Arts Center, Hill District. 8 p.m. Continues through August 24. 

 

COMEDY

Sketch Lab Report Vol. 2. Arcade Comedy Theater, Downtown. 8 p.m. Continues through August 23.

Josh Johnson: The Flowers Tour. Byham Theater, Downtown. 7 p.m. Continues on August 16.

 

FILM

Apocalypse Now (1979): The Original Roadshow Version. Harris Theater, Downtown. 7 p.m.

Saturday, August 16

ART

Artist Garage Sale // Member-Driven Event. Radiant Hall, McKees Rocks. 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

 

MUSIC

DJ Arie Cole. Shore Thing, North Side. 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Roger Barbour birthday Jam Session. Golden Age Beer Company, Homestead. 5-10 p.m.

Habatat: Live from the Parking Pad.The Parking Pad, Dormont. 7 p.m.

 

STAGE

staci b productions presents Endgame/Freedom. The Ohringer Gallery, Braddock. 4 p.m.

 

FILM

Pittsburgh Is A Feeling. Bottom Feeder Books, Point Breeze. 6-8 p.m.

 

Two people sit on a black metal bench outdoors, engaged in conversation and smiling. Colorful geometric art is visible on the building in the background.
Age-Friendly Greater Pittsburgh’s Block Party // Photo by Ishara Henry

FEST

Pittsburgh Vegfest. Allegheny Commons Park, North Side. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Age-Friendly's McKeesport Block Party. Parking Lot across from The People's Building, McKeesport. 1-4 p.m.

 

COMEDY

Under the Radar: Independent Pittsburgh Improv. Arcade Comedy Theater, Downtown. 7 p.m.

Sunday, August 17

ART

Penn Ave Craft Crawl & Sidewalk Sale. Penn Avenue, Garfield. 12-3 p.m.

Jami Johnson: Tiny Gym Artist Reception and Front Porch Party. Silver Apple Gallery, Lawrenceville. 2-4 p.m.

The Black Transformative Arts Network presents Creative Black Futures Art Exhibition, Showcase and Reception. Kelly Strayhorn Theater, East Liberty. 2-6 p.m.

 

DANCE

For the Love of Bachata Summer Social. Allegheny River Trail Park, Aspinwall. 6-9:30 p.m.

 

LIT

On Topic: Nina Sharma’s “The Way You Make Me Feel” (Interracial Relationships). City of Asylum at Alphabet City, North Side. 3-4 p.m.


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