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Must-See Pittsburgh Art Exhibits, Concerts, and Performances: March 10-16


Two dancers pose in flowing purple dresses
Texture Contemporary Ballet’s Sound in Motion // Photo by Rachel Nicole Harman

Monday, March 10

ART

AWAKENING Fine Art Exhibition and Gallery. The Castle, McKees Rocks. 11 a.m.-4 p.m.. Continues through May 3.

Keiko Fukazawa Retrospective: The Space in Between.” Contemporary Craft, Lawrenceville. Available to view during open hours. Continues through May 3.

 

MUSIC

AcoustiCafe Open Stage. The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls, Millvale. 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh Opera presents The Way of Tea: Recital and Ceremony. The Art Room, Strip District. 6-8:30 p.m.

Chamber Music Pittsburgh presents PUBLIQuartet. PNC Theatre, Downtown. 7:30 p.m.

Tyler Ramsey with Nick Guckert. Crafthouse Stage and Grill, Whitehall. 7:30 p.m. 

 

STAGE

Theatrical Reading of Christine Bethea’s Birthday at Tiffany's. Pittsburgh City Theatre, South Side. 7-8 p.m.

 

LITERATURE

C.C. Mellor Memorial Library 2025 Book Sale. The Edgewood Club, Edgewood. 10 a.m.-8 p.m.

An Evening with Author Bruce Cameron. Riverstone Books, McCandless. 

Tuesday, March 11

ART

The Archive As Liberation. Silver Eye Center for Photography, Bloomfield. 11 a.m.-6 p.m.. Continues through April 19.

 

LITERATURE 

Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures presents Made Local with Michael E. Sawyer. Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, Oakland. 6 p.m. See our Q&A with Professor Sawyer about his new book here.

 

MUSIC
Glixen with Suzy Clue and She's Green. Bottlerocket Social Hall, Allentown. 8 p.m

Five young women on stage dressed up in anime Sailor Moon outfits
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon // Photo courtesy of Keith Sherman and Associates

Wednesday, March 12

ART

Artist Talk with Sandra Bacchi. Pittsburgh Glass Center, Bloomfield. 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Spring Birdhouse Party. Workshop Studios, Wilkinsburg. 7-9 p.m. 

 

FILM

Pittsburgh Film Kitchen: Women’s History Month. The Parkway Theater, McKees Rocks. 6 p.m.

 

STAGE

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: The Super Live. Byham Theater, Downtown. 7 p.m.

 

MUSIC

Kim Dracula with Hanabie, Crystal Lake, and Kaonashi. Roxian Theatre, McKees Rocks. 6:30 p.m. 

 

TALK

Egyptian Dinner & a Reading: Between Home and Accommodation: Parallel Lives of Egyptian Workers in Dubai. The Frank-Ratchye Studio for Creative Inquiry at CMU, Oakland. 5:30-7 p.m.

Black-and-white photo of a woman with short curly dark hair petting a white cat sitting on a table
Thursday Night Jazz: Sounds of Now with Miriam Elhajli // Photo courtesy of City of Asylum

Thursday, March 13

ART

Judy Barie: The Shape of Things. ZYNKA Gallery, Sharpsburg. Available to view during open hours. Continues through April 19.

 

TALK

Unfamiliar Intelligence: Art, AI, and Robots. The Frank-Ratchye Studio for Creative Inquiry at CMU, Oakland. 5:30-7 p.m.

Panel Discussion: Women’s Role in Tech, Video Games, Anime, Manga, and Comic Books. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, East Liberty. 6:30-7:30 p.m.

In Conversation: Reading Gertrude Abercrombie. Carnegie Museum of Art, Oakland. 6:30-7:30 p.m.

 

CHILDREN

One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure. Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, Carnegie. 4:30-5:15 p.m.

 

LITERATURE

Traci Sorell. Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, Oakland. 6 p.m.

Heartprints: An author visit with Nataliia Sahaidak. Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, Carnegie. 7-8 p.m.

 

MUSIC

Thursday Night Jazz: Sounds of Now with Miriam Elhajli. Alphabet City, North Side. 7-8:30 p.m.

 

FILM

The Voices: Emerging Filmmakers Showcase. The Lindsay Theater, Sewickley. 7 p.m.

 

NETWORKING

Intermission: An Artful Networking Series. August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Downtown. 6-10 p.m.

Cartoon film still showing a human girl and a cat riding on a bicycle in front of a bay of water
Ghost Cat Anzu at Pittsburgh Japanese Film Festival // Film still courtesy of GKIDS

Friday, March 14

ART

Meet Mario, the new director of The Warhol. The Andy Warhol Museum, North Side. 5-8 p.m.

Evening Mass Art Market. The Dog Penn, Strip District. 5-9 p.m.

every speck of dust illuminated Opening Reception. Tomayko Foundation, Bloomfield. 6-8 p.m. Continues through April 18.

RAW MATERIAL Opening Reception. The Frame Gallery at CMU, Oakland. 6-9 p.m. Continues through March 16.

 

DANCE

Texture Contemporary Ballet presents Sound in Motion. New Hazlett Theater, North Side. 8 p.m. Continues through March 16.

 

MUSIC

Thunderbird 25th Anniversary featuring Butler Street Revival. Thunderbird Cafe & Music Hall, Lawrenceville. 7:30 p.m.

Beauty Slap. The Original Pittsburgh Winery, Strip District. 8 p.m.

Hot Stuff Disco. Brillobox, Bloomfield. 10 p.m.-2 a.m.

 

FILM

Pittsburgh Japanese Film Festival. Row House Cinema, Lawrenceville. Various times. Continues through March 27. 

Saturday, March 15

ART

Ashcrafted Imagery. Lawrenceville Market House, Lawrenceville. 11-6 p.m.

 

TALK

MEMORY, BLACK SPACE, & CONTEMPLATION: Marvin Touré, L. Kasimu Harris, and Dominique Duroseau in Conversation. ALMA | LEWIS, Homewood. 2-4 p.m.

 

FESTIVAL

Black in Bloom. August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Downtown. 12-3 p.m.

 

MARKET

Spring Dream Pop-Up Market. Alternate Histories, Greenfield. 12-4 p.m.

 

Whitney Houston sings into a handheld mic in front of an audience
WHITNEY: A Tribute Concert with Dwayne Fulton // Photo collage by Kelly Strayhorn Theater, from images by Randall Coleman and public domain

MUSIC

Thula Sizwe. First Unitarian Universalist Church, Shadyside. 2:30 p.m.

WHITNEY: A Tribute Concert with Dwayne Fulton. Kelly Strayhorn Theater, East Liberty. 5:30 p.m.

Spacebastard Live. Dormont VFW, Dormont. 6 p.m.

Bastard Bearded Irishfest 2025. Thunderbird Cafe & Music Hall, Lawrenceville. 6 p.m.

Guild of Gaia. TacOcat, North Side. 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra presents Lift Every Voice. Heinz Hall, Downtown. 7:30 p.m.

 

DANCE 

Children's Performance of Sound in Motion. New Hazlett Theater, North Side. 4 p.m.

 

LITERATURE

An Afternoon with Author Illah Nourbakshs in Conversation with Monica Ruiz. Riverstone Books, Squirrel Hill. 2-3:30 p.m.

Blamage Books presents Meghan Lamb's MIRROR TRANSLATION Release. 222 Ormsby, Mount Oliver. 7 p.m.

 

COMEDY

Unique: An Improv Show About Disabilities and Mental Health. Arcade Comedy Theater, Downtown. 9 p.m.

Sunday, March 16

STAGE

ARTfully UPlifting. The Pittsburgh Playhouse, Downtown. 2 p.m.

 

COMEDY

Gutfeld Live ’25 Tour. Cambria County War Memorial Arena, Johnstown. 3 p.m.

 

LITERATURE

An In-Store Signing with Alton Brown. Penguin Bookshop, Sewickley. 12-2 p.m.

 

NETWORKING
Society of Sculptors Winter Gathering. Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, East Liberty. 3-4:30 p.m.


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