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Must-See Pittsburgh Art Exhibits, Concerts, and Performances: June 2-8


Illustrated text spelling “Pittsburgh” in bold, stylized yellow and black letters, each incorporating city-themed elements like steel, smokestacks, a football, and a slice of pizza, with an artist signature in the corner.
DannyLand: An Immersive World of Graffiti & Art From The Mind Of Danny Devine // Artwork by Danny Devine, courtesy of Danny Devine Studio

Monday, June 2

MUSIC

Guitarist Extraordinaire, Stephane Wrembel and his Quartet. James Simon Sculpture Studio, Uptown. 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Tuesday, June 3

LIT

Story Club PGH Presents: Story Slam! (Unlikely Allies). City of Asylum @ Alphabet City, North Side. 7-8:30 p.m. 

A choir and string ensemble perform in front of an audience in an ornate hall. The conductor stands in the center, facing the musicians, with choir members holding sheet music behind the seated string players.
Overcoming Violence // Photo courtesy of The Pittsburgh Camerata

Wednesday, June 4

MUSIC

The Pittsburgh Camerata presents Overcoming Violence. Shadyside Presbyterian Church, Shadyside. 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra presents Yo-Yo Ma. Heinz Hall, Downtown. 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, June 5

FEST

Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival. Multiple times and locations. (Individual events are also shared throughout.) Continues through June 8.

 

ART

Three Rivers Arts Festival Juried Art Exhibit. Space @ Liberty Ave, Downtown. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. (Closed 1-1:30 p.m.) Continues through June 8.

Ifeoma's Open Studio. Radiant Hall, Homewood. 6-8 p.m.

 

STAGE

City Theatre presents Sister Strikes Again! Late Nite Catechism 2. The Lillie Theatre, South Side. Continues through June 29

 

MUSIC

River City Brass. Three Rivers Arts Festival @ Dollar Bank Main Stage, Strip District. 12-1 p.m.

Rocket Loves Blue. Three Rivers Arts Festival @ Dollar Bank Main Stage, Strip District. 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Ras Prophet. Three Rivers Arts Festival @ Dollar Bank Main Stage, Strip District. 3-4 p.m.

Dov Beck-Levine. Three Rivers Arts Festival @ Dollar Bank Main Stage, Strip District. 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Megan Paullet and the HR Department. Three Rivers Arts Festival @ Dollar Bank Main Stage, Strip District. 6-7 p.m.

Las Cafeteras. Three Rivers Arts Festival @ Dollar Bank Main Stage, Strip District. 7:30-9 p.m.

 

TALK

Silver Eye Center for Photography presents Fellowship 25 Conversations: Sobia Ahmad and Clare Sheedy. Online via Zoom. 6-7 p.m.

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Mattress Factory’s Garden Party // Photo courtesy of Mattress Factory

Friday, June 6

ART

Unblurred: First Friday Art Crawl. Penn Avenue from Mathilda Street to Negley Avenue, Bloomfield/Garfield. 4-10 p.m.

Hazelwood First Fridays. Multiple locations, Hazelwood Cafe. 5-10 p.m.

50 Years, 50 Works Exhibition Opening Reception. Sweetwater Center for the Arts, Sewickley. 5-9 p.m. Continues through July 18.

DannyLand: An Immersive World of Graffiti & Art From The Mind Of Danny Devine Opening Reception. Mixtape, Garfield. 6 p.m. Continues through August.

Room Party: Furry Art at the Beginning of the World. Bunker Projects, Bloomfield. 6-9 p.m. Continues through July 20.

Move Fast & Break Things: New media paintings and prints by Aaron Regal. PULLPROOF Studio, Garfield. 6-9 p.m.

"Unraveling" by Sue Abramson and Karen Antonelli. Irma Freeman Center for Imagination, Friendship. 6-9 p.m.

City Rat, Country Mouse. VaultArt Studio, Garfield. 7-9:30 p.m.

 

FUNDRAISER

Garden Party: Pink. Mattress Factory, North Side. 7-10 p.m. 

 

STAGE

The Theatre Factory presents The Sherlock Quandary. Trafford Performing Arts Center, Trafford. 7:30 p.m. Continues through June 14.

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. The Strand Theater, Zelienople. 7:30 p.m. Continues through June 15.

 

A person with glasses, a beard, and styled hair speaks at a podium in a room with ornate, carved wooden details in the background. They wear a black shirt and stand behind a microphone.
Damon Young // Photo by Patrick Fisher

LIT

Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures presents Damon Young. Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, Oakland. 6 p.m. 

August Wilson Archive presents Remember When Poetry Reading + Listening Session with Erika Denae J. The August Wilson House, Hill District. 6:30-8 p.m.

 

FILM

Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande. Harris Theater, Downtown. 3 p.m. Continues through June 8.

Pavements. Harris Theater, Downtown. 5:30 p.m. Continues through June 19. 

 

MUSIC

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra presents Beethoven and Mahler. Heinz Hall, Downtown. 7:30 p.m. Continues through June 8.

The Shiners. Three Rivers Arts Festival @ Dollar Bank Main Stage, Strip District. 12-1 p.m.

Turpentiners. Three Rivers Arts Festival @ Dollar Bank Main Stage, Strip District. 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Laurel Lowlifes. Three Rivers Arts Festival @ Dollar Bank Main Stage, Strip District. 3-4 p.m.

Morgan Gruber. Three Rivers Arts Festival @ Dollar Bank Main Stage, Strip District. 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Tiera Kennedy. Three Rivers Arts Festival @ Dollar Bank Main Stage, Strip District. 6-7 p.m.

Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Three Rivers Arts Festival @ Dollar Bank Main Stage, Strip District. 7:30-9 p.m.

Saturday, June 7

LIT

Guided Tour with Urban Academy – August Wilson: The Writer’s Landscape. The August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Downtown. 1-2 p.m.

Joseph Karasek: A Celebration of Life and Memorial Reading. Bottom Feeder Books, Point Breeze. 6-8 p.m.

 

A colorful collage featuring a black-and-white image of a person riding a horse, two large sunflowers, a drawing of a snake, a scenic landscape with trees and mountains, and an archway with red-and-white stripes.
FROM THE MARGINS, WE ASCEND: Murjoni Merriweather and Kleaver Cruz in Conversation // Artwork by Kleaver Cruz, Cow Kid, 2024, mixed-media collage on acid-free watercolor paper, courtesy of the artist

TALK

FROM THE MARGINS, WE ASCEND: Murjoni Merriweather and Kleaver Cruz in Conversation. ALMA | LEWIS, Homewood. 2-4 p.m. 

 

DANCE

Dance Battle. Three Rivers Arts Festival @ Dollar Bank Main Stage, Strip District. 1:30-4:30 p.m.

slowdanger: ABYSS. Three Rivers Arts Festival @ Smithfield-Liberty Parking, Downtown. 8 and 9 p.m.

Flamenco Pittsburgh Presents: Fiesta Flamenca. Kelly Strayhorn Theater, East Liberty. 8 p.m.

 

MUSIC

Guardians of Sound Hip Hop Orchestra. Three Rivers Arts Festival @ Dollar Bank Main Stage, Strip District. 12-1 p.m.

Souls of Mischief. Three Rivers Arts Festival @ Dollar Bank Main Stage, Strip District. 4-5 p.m.

Rell Z The Genius. Three Rivers Arts Festival @ Dollar Bank Main Stage, Strip District. 5-6 p.m.

A 18th Century Salon: Across the Channel, Music, Song, and Dance from France & England. St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Highland Park. 7-10 p.m.

 

FEST

3 Rivers Comicon. David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Downtown. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Continues through June 8.

Sunday, June 8

ART

GROUP HANG: Residency Exhibition featuring Radiant Hall X BOOM Concept Resident Artists (Artist Talk + Opening). Emerald City PGH, Downtown. 1-4 p.m. Continues through July 17.

 

DANCE

Garba360. Three Rivers Arts Festival @ Dollar Bank Main Stage, Strip District. 12-1:30 p.m.

 

MUSIC

Calico Dogs. Three Rivers Arts Festival @ Dollar Bank Main Stage, Strip District. 2-3 p.m.

Woodland Creatures. Three Rivers Arts Festival @ Dollar Bank Main Stage, Strip District. 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Kahone Concept. Three Rivers Arts Festival @ Dollar Bank Main Stage, Strip District. 5-6 p.m.

Lisa Loeb. Three Rivers Arts Festival @ Dollar Bank Main Stage, Strip District. 6-7 p.m.

Suzanne Vega. Three Rivers Arts Festival @ Dollar Bank Main Stage, Strip District. 7:30-9 p.m.


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