Weekly Events | August 3, 2025
Must-See Pittsburgh Art Exhibits, Concerts, and Performances: August 4-10
Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company presents Fences // Photo of Kevin Brown and Carter Redwood in a scene from 2015, courtesy of Pittsburgh Playwrights
Monday, August 4 MUSIC
Music Trivia Night with Brian Siewiorek . Spirit, Lawrenceville. 7-9 p.m.
Tuesday, August 5 MUSIC
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents Hugo Cruz and Caminos. Agnes Katz Plaza, Downtown. 5 p.m.
LIT
Story Club PGH Presents: Story Slam! (Bridges) . City of Asylum @ Alphabet City, North Side. 7 p.m.
NETWORKING
DRAW CLUB! Pittsburgh . Federal Galley, North Side. 6-8 p.m.
Wednesday, August 6 ART
Creative Critique. MuseumLab, North Side. 6-8 p.m.
MUSIC
Wilco . Heinz Hall, Downtown. 8 p.m.
LIT
Rachel Ann Bovier. Bottlerocket Social Hall, Allentown. 8 p.m.
Quaishawn Whitlock: Select Works & Installations Opening Reception // Photo of Quaishawn Whitlock’s artwork by Patrick Fisher
Thursday, August 7 ART
Buffering Vol. 3: Select Works & Installations from Quaishawn Whitlock Opening Reception . One Valley Roundhouse, Hazelwood. 5-8 p.m. Exhibition continues through December.
Exhibition Opening: I Believe I Know . Tomayko Foundation, Bloomfield. 6-8 p.m. Continues through September 19.
STAGE
Inside Out: slowdanger presents lowgardens . Carnegie Museum of Art, Oakland. 5 p.m.
Kinetic Theatre presents Hangmen . Carnegie Stage, Carnegie. 7:30 p.m. Continues through August 24.
MUSIC
All Together Now! A Benefit Music Festival for Pittsburgh's Immigrant Community. Multiple Locations, Pittsburgh. (Individual events are featured throughout this week’s event list.) Continues through August 10.
Center of Life Jazz. Buhl Community Park, North Side. 12:15 p.m.
John Gresh’s Gris-Gris with Matt Ferrante. Golden Age Beer Company, Homestead. 5-7 p.m.
Black Moth Super Rainbow. Spirit PGH, Lawrenceville. 7 p.m.
Devilish Mary. Ruckus Cafe, North Hills. 7 p.m.
Thursday Night Jazz: Salsamba’s Tribute to Cal Tjader ft. Chris Barrick . City of Asylum @ Alphabet City, North Side. 7-8:30 p.m.
Barrel & Flow present Barrel & Float ft NASH.V.ILL and DJ Big Phill. Gateway Clipper Fleet, Station Square. 7-10 p.m.
Polkamaniacs . Golden Age Beer Company, Homestead. 8 p.m.
Buffalo Rose, Small Hours, and Turkeyfoot. Original City Winery, Strip District. 8 p.m.
Jagtime Millionaire, Jason Borisoff and Dave Shepherd & The Penna Players. Acoustic Music Works, Squirrel Hill. 8 p.m.
LIT
Everything Is Fine Book Club . Stay Gold Books, Regent Square. 10 a.m.
A Night of Poetry . Brillobox, Bloomfield. 8 p.m.
NETWORKING
Arts Ed Collaborative presents Game Night Exchange. City Theatre, South Side. 5:30-8:30 p.m. FEST
PulpFest . DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Pittsburgh, Cranberry. Continues through August 10.
Friday, August 8 ART
Northside Arts Block Party. New Hazlett Theater, North Side. 2-6 p.m.
MUSIC
Summer Fridays at the Frick ft. Klezmer . The Frick Pittsburgh, Point Breeze. 6:30 p.m.
Doo Wop Doctors Sock Hop Dance Party! Ruckus Cafe, North Hills. 6:30 p.m.
Clinton Clegg, Cisco Kid, Nied’s Hotel Band, townsppl, and The Buckle Downs. Spirit PGH, Lawrenceville. 7 p.m.
A Night of Faculty and Student Performances at Sunburst School of Music. Sunburst School of Music, Squirrel Hill. 7 p.m.
Over the Rhine. South Park Amphitheater, South Park. 7:30 p.m.
LIT
The Legacy of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood: Then and Now . White Whale Bookstore, Bloomfield. 7 p.m.
DANCE
West Point Ballet Summer Showcase . The Lindsay Theater & Cultural Center, Sewickley. 6 p.m.
fireWALL Dance Theater presents The Envelope . Greer Cabaret Theater, Downtown. 7 p.m. Continues on August 9.
STAGE
Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company presents Fences. August Wilson House, Hill District. 7 p.m. Continues through September 6.
COMEDY
Ron Funches. Bottlerocket Social Hall, Allentown. 7 p.m. Continues on August 9.
FILM
It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley . Harris Theater, Downtown. 5 and 8 p.m. Continues through August 14.
TALK
Barrel & Flow presents The Friday Conference. Marriott Pittsburgh City Center, Downtown. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
SQUONK’s Brouhaha // Photo by Elise Coates
Saturday, August 9 ART
Fiberart International 2025: Gallery Guided Tour . The Brew House, South Side. 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
Connecting Through Inspiration Arts Festival. Jefferson Avenue Parking Lot, Canonsburg. 12-4 p.m.
Annie Heisey Exhibition #artparty. BoxHeart Gallery, Bloomfield. 5-7 p.m. Continues through September 5.
MUSIC
Inside Out: Ricardo iamuuri Robinson presents Listening to the Sky . Carnegie Museum of Art, Oakland. 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Whiskey River: Willie Nelson Tribute Band and Jon Bindley. The Original Pittsburgh Winery, Strip District. 1:30 p.m.
Songwriter Night at Sunburst School of Music. Sunburst School of Music, Squirrel Hill. 7 p.m.
Starlite Invitational Musicians. Starlite Lounge, Blawnox. 7 p.m.
An Evening of Music at Moondog’s. Moondog's, Blawnox. 7 p.m.
STAGE
Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company presents Two Trains Running. Madison Arts Center, Hill District. 8 p.m. Continues through August 30.
The Academy of Westmoreland Cultural Trust presents Broadway to the Palace Showcase . The Palace Theater, Greensburg. 7 p.m.
FEST
Barrel & Flow Fest. The Stacks at 3 Crossings, Strip District. 1-9 p.m.
FILM
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse . Harris Theater, Downtown. 3 p.m. Continues through August 16.
Bhutanese Dancers, one of the featured performers in An Afternoon of Storytelling and Multicultural Music and Dance // Photo by Regina Timsina
Sunday, August 10 MUSIC
Mornings in Motion: Movement, Music, and Mindfulness . The Frick Pittsburgh, Point Breeze. 10-11 a.m.
Heading North, Turtle Park, and The Book Club. Club Cafe, South Side. 7 p.m.
KT Tunstall. Hartwood Acres Amphitheater, Allison Park. 7:30 p.m.
STAGE
SQUONK's Brouhaha at Carnegie Library's Summer Reading Extravaganza 2025 . Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Oakland. 12-5 p.m.
All Together Now! Closing Event: An Afternoon of Storytelling and Multicultural Music and Dance . East Liberty Presbyterian Church, East Liberty. 3 p.m.
FILM
Summer of Timeless Classics: The Goonies . The Lindsay Theater & Cultural Center, Sewickley. 1 p.m.
MARKET
The Neighborhood Flea . SouthSide Works, South Side. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.