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Must-See Pittsburgh Art Exhibits, Concerts, and Performances: July 7-13


Two people smile and pose for the camera at a lively indoor party, with purple and blue lighting. Other guests are dancing and mingling in the background. The woman wears a green dress and blue hat, and the man wears a light-colored suit.
Kelly Strayhorn Theater House Party: Lavender Wave // Photo by Chad Isaiah

Monday, July 7

Lit

Field Bath Poetry Reading. Stay Gold Books, Regent Square. 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Workshop. Brentwood Library, Brentwood. 7 p.m.

Tuesday, July 8

ART

City in the Streets with Shiftworks and Pittsburgh Creative Corps artist Quaishawn Whitlock. Liberty Green Park, Larimer. 5:30-7:30 p.m.

 

STAGE

Pittsburgh International Classic Theatre presents the 3rd Annual Bards from the Burgh Reading Series. Carnegie Stage, Carnegie. 7:30 p.m. Continues through July 13.

 

MUSIC

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents Adam Brock Quintet featuring Mike Tomaro. Agnes Katz Plaza, Downtown. 5 p.m.

 

Lit

Hemingway’s Summer Poetry Series: Halsey Hyer, Gail Langstroth, Marc Nieson, Steffan Triplet, Anne Trubek. Hop Farm Brewing, Lawrenceville. 7 p.m.

Wednesday, July 9

ART

The August Wilson Archive at the University of Pittsburgh Library System presents A Memoir: An August Wilson Archive Student Exhibition. Pittsburgh Public Theater, Downtown. 6-7 p.m.

 

LIT

Maui The Writer. City Winery Pittsburgh, Strip District. 7:30 p.m.

 

A person with long, wavy gray hair stands in front of a stone wall, smiling slightly. This person has their hands in their jean pockets and is wearing a yellow cardigan.
Sherrie Flick at White Whale Bookstore // Photo by James Simon

FILM

Pittsburgh Film Kitchen featuring Wendy Whittick and Will Simmons. The Parkway Theater, McKees Rocks. 6 p.m.

Thursday, July 10

ART

Pittsburgh Society of Artists presents New Members Exhibition Opening Reception. Manos Gallery, Tarentum. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Continues through July 26.

 

LIT

BOOK LAUNCH: Sherrie Flick, "I Have Not Considered Consequences" with Sarah Shotland. White Whale Bookstore, Bloomfield. 7-8:30 p.m.

 

MUSIC

Inside Out: J. Thomas Agnew and BOOM Concepts present Sculpture Sounds. Carnegie Museum of Art, Oakland. 5 p.m.

Center of Life presents Summer Concert Series with COL Jazz Band and the KRUNK Movement. Roselle Court, Glen Hazel. 5:30-7 p.m.

Lalama Brothers Pittsburgh Quartet. Pittsburgh Playhouse, Downtown. 6 p.m.

 

COMEDY

ZOOT: A Comedy and Jazz Showcase. Bottlerocket Social Hall, Allentown. 8 p.m.

 

FILM

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

 

This is a collage image. A cut-out of a a smiling person holds a colorful underwater-themed painting with fish. Behind this person is a flower made out of paper and a drawing of someone in front of a roller coaster. The background is a cream colored and slightly textured.
Studio Forget-Me-Not’s sAmusement Parks and Amazing Summer Fun // Photo of artist Heather, courtesy of Studio Forget-Me-Not

Friday, July 11

ART

2025 New Member Exhibition Opening. Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Lawrenceville. 5-7 p.m. Continues through August 22.

Amusement Parks and Amazing Summer Fun during the Carnegie Crawl. Studio Forget-Me-Not, Carnegie. 5-9 p.m.

 

MUSIC

Jam for Good Jazz Night with Jessica Lee featuring the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council. Atithi Studios, Sharpsburg. 7 p.m.

Sweet Jazz 2025: KINETIC. Sweetwater Center for the Arts, Sewickley. 7 p.m.

The Consortium presents Rachael Sage, Kristen Ford, & Erika June. First Unitarian Church, Shadyside. 7:30 p.m.

American Authors. South Park Amphitheater, South Park. 7:30 p.m.

 

DANCE

Texture Contemporary Ballet presents Infinite Abundance. New Hazlett Theater, North Side. 7:30 p.m. Continues through July 13.

 

POETRY

Circlet Poetry Reading. Stay Gold Books, Regent Square. 7 p.m.

 

COMEDY

Whose Brine Is It Anyway? Arcade Comedy Theater, Downtown. 7 p.m.

Wolfie presents 55 & Over Comedy Tour. The Oaks Theater, Oakmont. 8-10 p.m.

A Night of Stand-up Comedy. McCormick Dorman VFW Post 694, Dormont. 8-11 p.m.

 

STAGE

Color Me Full. Alumni Theater Company, Homewood. 7 p.m. Continues through July 13.

Finding Nemo Jr. Little Lake Theatre Company, Canonsburg. 7 p.m. Continues through July 20.

A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder. Trafford Performing Arts Center, Trafford. 7:30 p.m. Continues through July 19.

Pittsburgh Savoyards present  The Woman in White or The Mystery of the Lost Lady. The Margaret Partee Performing Arts Center, Bellevue. 7:30 p.m. Continues through July 26

 

FUNDRAISER

Night in the Tropics: Evening in Paradise. National Aviary, North Side. 7-11 p.m.

 

FEST

Picklesburgh. Multiple locations, Downtown. Continues through July 13.

 

Two ballet dancers in red leotards perform dynamic poses against a gray background.
Artists of Texture Contemporary Ballet // Photo by Rachel Nicole Harman

Saturday, July 12

ART

Fault Lines: Art, Imperialism, and the Atlantic World. Carnegie Museum of Art. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Continues through January 2026.

Alix Van Der Donckt-Ferrand Exhibition. april april Gallery, Regent Square. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Continues through August 23.

Radiant Small II: Oddities + Imagination Opening Reception. Radiant Hall, McKees Rocks. 12-3 p.m.

Group A "Metaphysical" Exhibition Panel Discussion & Closing Reception. Eberle Studios, Homestead. 4-6 p.m.

Art for the ACLU. Ketchup City, Sharpsburg. 6-9 p.m. Continues on July 13.

 

MUSIC

Voices of Pittsburgh presents Pittsburgh Performs: Reson8 Singing Out Loud. Attack Theatre, Lawrenceville. 7:30 p.m.

 

LIT

Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange presents The Heart of Summer. Bantha Tea Bar, Bloomfield. 7 p.m. 

 

STAGE

The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show. Omni William Penn, Downtown. 6-9 p.m.

 

DANCE

Inside Out: Flamenco Pittsburgh in the Sculpture Court. Carnegie Museum of Art, Oakland. 11 a.m.

 

FILM

ALMA | LEWIS presents Hard To Swallow: A Food Show Not About Food. Harris Theater, Downtown. 7 p.m.

Summer Film Screening: Artifacts + Afterlives. Mattress Factory, North Side. 8-10 p.m.

 

FEST

Community Day. August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Downtown. 12-3 p.m.

Alternate Histories presents Hotter Than July: A Free Celebration of Stevie Wonder. Golden Age Beer, Homestead. 12-9 p.m.
Pittsburgh Public Theater presents Public Day. O'Reilly Theater, Downtown. 1 p.m.

 

FUNDRAISER

House Party 2025: Lavender Wave | A Benefit For Kelly Strayhorn Theater. Kelly Strayhorn Theater, East Liberty. 7 p.m.-12 a.m.

Sunday, July 13

MUSIC

Voices of Pittsburgh presents Pittsburgh Performs: Reson8 Singing Out Loud. Crafton United Presbyterian Church, Crafton. 3 p.m.

Mo Lowda & the Humble. Hartwood Acres Amphitheater, Allison Park. 7:30 p.m.

 

STAGE

Fellowship for Performing Arts presents The Screwtape Letters. Byham Theater, Downtown. 3 and 7 p.m.

 

MARKET

Neighborhood Flea. The New Town Square, South Side. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.


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