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Must-See Pittsburgh Art Exhibits, Concerts, and Performances: March 3-9


Four women wearing bright pink outfits dance behind a man wearing white pants and a white fuzzy coat, open at the chest
Rock, Paper, Sizzle: Mythical Masquerade // Photo courtesy of Attack Theatre

Monday, March 3

LITERATURE

Cat Bohannon. Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland. 7:30 p.m.

 

MUSIC

Cardboard People // Lez Paul // Halloway. Poetry Lounge, Millvale. 7-10 p.m.

The High Kings and Mary Black. Byham Theater, Downtown. 7:30 p.m. 

 

LITERATURE

Dreams of Hope presents speaQ: imagination as resistance. Virtual. 6-8 p.m.

Tuesday, March 4

ART

Tuesday Art Meet-Up: Neurographic Art. Wilkins School Community Center, Wilkinsburg. 2-4 p.m.

 

STAGE

Kimberly Akimbo. Benedum Center, Downtown. Various times. Continues through March 9.

Story Club PGH Presents: Story Slam! (Reckless Choices). Alphabet City, North Side. 7-8:30 p.m.

 

A Black woman in a bright pink dress sits next to a white man in a bright purple, yellow, and blue shirt and peach pants
Cardboard People // Photo courtesy of the artists

PARTY

Fat Tuesday Party. Allegheny Elks Lodge #339, North Side. 7:30-11 p.m.

 

MUSIC

Mardi Gras with Phat Man Dee. Andrew Carnegie Free Library Music Hall, Carnegie. 7-8:30 p.m.

Aria412 Opera Group Presents Behind The Curtain. Hop Farm Brewing, Lawrenceville. 7-9 p.m.

Solas 30th Anniversary Tour. City Winery, Strip District. 7:30 p.m. 

 

LITERATURE

BOOK LAUNCH! John Miller, The Last Manager. White Whale Bookstore, Bloomfield. 7-8 p.m.

Wednesday, March 5

DANCE

Spring Student Choreography Project. Pittsburgh Playhouse, George Rowland White Performance Studio, Downtown. 7:30 p.m. Continues through March 9.

Ballet Folklórico de México. Byham Theater, Downtown. 7:30 p.m.

 

PARTY

International Women's Day Celebration. Global Links Headquarters, Green Tree. 5:30-7:30 p.m.

 

MUSIC

Handsome Dick Manitoba with The Strains and The Cheats. The Smiling Moose, South Side. 6:30 p.m. 

 

FILM

Pittsburgh Classic Movie Club presents Spring Suspense Classics: Gaslight. Andrew Carnegie Free Library Music Hall, Carnegie. 7-9 p.m.

 

STAGE

CV Theatre presents Something Rotten. Chartiers Valley High School, Bridgeville. 7:30 p.m. Continues through March 8.

A jazz band comprised of five members stands on stage playing various instruments
Thursday Night Jazz // Photo courtesy of City of Asylum

Thursday, March 6

ART

Art in the Space: Meet the Artist Exhibition. OneValley Roundhouse, Hazelwood. 5-7 p.m.

Hello. Maybe. No. Ketchup City Creative, Sharpsburg. 5-8 p.m. continues through March 8.

The Archive as Liberation Opening Reception. Silver Eye Center for Photography, Bloomfield. 6-8 p.m. Continues through April 19.

A Space for Trust: Point Park University’s 8th Annual Juried Art Exhibition. AIR, North Side. 6-9 p.m. Continues through March 14.

 

COMEDY

PPWP Benefit Comedy Show. Arcade Comedy Theater, Downtown. 7-10 p.m.

 

MUSIC

Small Talk / Gina Gory / Sensor Ghost / Fake Grave. The Government Center, North Side. 7 p.m.

Thursday Night Jazz: Sounds of Now with The Fully Celebrated Orchestra. Alphabet City, North Side. 7-8:30 p.m.

Molly Alphabet. Roots Cellar, Shadyside. 7 p.m.

Electric Light Orchestra Tribute Group Strange Magic. The Palace Theatre, Greensburg. 7:30 p.m.

Friday, March 7

ART

Release The Gobbos. Studio 4, Bloomfield. 

Unblurred: First Friday Art Crawl. Various locations, Bloomfield. 4-10 p.m. 

Forced Necessary Rest Closing Reception & Artist Talk with Madison Manning and Emma Riva. Bunker Projects, Bloomfield. 5-6 p.m.

Hazelwood First Friday. Various locations, Hazelwood. 5-10 p.m.

Movin' & Groovin' Opening Reception. Sewickley Center for the Arts, Sewickley. 5-9 p.m.

Art Showcase Happy Hour with Irene Sparks and Sherri Randolf. Art & Soul Cafe, Downtown. 6-9 p.m.

 

Black-and-white vintage photo of a Black woman talking on a retro telephone
Learning from Women in the Charles “Teenie” Harris Archive // Photo by Charles "Teenie" Harris, courtesy of Carnegie Museum of Art, Heinz Family Fund

PARTY

Tropical Forest Panama: The Premiere Party. Phipps Conservatory, Oakland. 6:30 p.m.

History Uncorked: Mirror Ball. Heinz History Center, Strip District. 7:30-11 p.m.

 

LITERATURE

Snoopers & Sneakers Authors & Art. Creative Citizen Studios, Millvale. 6-8 p.m.

An Evening with Jared Lemus in Conversation with Brian Broome. Riverstone Books, Squirrel Hill. 7 p.m.

 

MUSIC

Resonance Works presents Dwell Together, featuring a pre-concert conversation, Exploring Art and Activism. First Baptist Church, Oakland. Panel at 7:15 p.m. // Concert at 8 p.m. 

Classic Stones Live! With The Glimmer Twins. The Lamp Theatre, North Huntingdon. 8 p.m.

The Gloom Room. Squirrel Hill Sports Bar, Squirrel Hill. 9 p.m.

Glotaku: Gotta Rave Em’ All. The Funhouse, Mr. Smalls Theatre, Millvale. 9 p.m.

 

TALK

Accelerate Action International Women’s Day Panel & Luncheon. Point Park University, Downtown. 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

 

STAGE

JP Gallery For Performing Arts Presents: Damn Yankees. JP Gallery for the Performing Arts, Bellevue. 7 p.m. Continues through March 16.

A pregnant woman wearing a long flowing white robe stands on top of a cliff before a body of water with her arms raised above her head
Melike Konur: Women I’ve Been // Photo courtesy of the artist

Saturday, March 8

ART

Creative Convergence Opening. The Manos Gallery, Tarentum. 12-3 p.m. Continues through March 29.

Pittsburgh Society of Artists’ Spring 2025 New Member Screening. Wilkins School Community Center, Regent Square. 1 p.m.

Learning from Women in the Charles “Teenie” Harris Archive. Carnegie Museum of Art, Oakland. 2-3 p.m.

Judy Barie: The Shape of Things Artist Reception. ZYNKA Gallery, Sharpsburg. 5-8 p.m.

Exhibit Opening Celebration: The Art of Emily Glass. Borelli Cellars at the Galleria of Mount Lebanon, Mt Lebanon. 6-8 p.m. Continues through March 31.

Three Perspectives Opening. Spinning Plate Gallery, Friendship. 6-9 p.m.

 

STAGE

Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company presents Sanctified. Madison Arts Center, Hill District. 8 p.m. Continues through March 22. 

Birthday Candles. City Theatre, South Side. 5:30 p.m.. Continues through March 30.

Rock, Paper, Sizzle: Mythical Masquerade. Attack Theatre Studio, Lawrenceville. 6:30 p.m.

 

MUSIC

Resonance Works presents Dwell Together. Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church, Fox Chapel. 4 p.m.

Collaborative Music Story Hour. B is for Books, Homestead. 12-1 p.m.
The Great Outdoors. Washington Symphony Orchestra, Washington. 7:30 p.m. Continues on March 9. 

 

LITERATURE

Youth Writers Camp. August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Downtown. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Continues through April 26.

Poetry Book Launch: Maidenhair by Joel Clove. Bantha Tea Bar, Bloomfield. 7 p.m.

Sunday, March 9

ART

Melike Konur: Women I've Been Opening Reception. 820 Gallery, Downtown. 1-4 p.m. Continues through July 20.

 

WELLNESS

Reiki + Drone (III). NavusHouse, North Side. 4 and 5 p.m.

 

MUSIC

Azure Family Concerts Winter Series: Enchanted Melodies. The Lindsay Theater, Sewickley. 2-3 p.m.

Words & Sounds with Sierra Sellers. Kingfly Spirits, Strip District. 7:30-9:30 p.m.

 

LITERATURE

Why, Mommy? Why? Event with Tamara Girardi. Mystery Lovers Bookstore, Oakmont. 1 p.m.

Poetry Reading, Book Launch & Party: Lauren Shapiro, Edith Adams, and Laura Cesarco Eglin. The Big Idea Bookstore, Bloomfield. 7 p.m.


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