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Weekly Events |
Must-See Pittsburgh Art Exhibits, Concerts, and Performances: May 12-18
Monday, May 12
LIT
Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures presents Ten Evenings with Elizabeth Kolbert In Conversation with Terry Tempest Williams. Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland. 7:30 p.m.
The Great Pittsburgh Book Crawl. Multiple locations and times. Continues through May 18.
Tuesday, May 13
MUSIC
David Throckmorton Quartet. Lounge at the Greer Cabaret, Downtown. 5 p.m.
LIT
Jazz Poetry 2025: Zara Zaharieva Quartet, Reginald Dwayne Betts, LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs, Volodymyr Rafeyenko, Anouar Rahmani. City of Asylum @ Alphabet City, North Side. 7-8:30 p.m.
Hemingway's Summer Poetry Series. Hop Farm Brewing Company, Lawrenceville. 7 p.m.
FILM
Hung Up on a Dream: The Zombies Documentary. Harris Theater, Downtown. 7:30 p.m.
NETWORKING
Pittsburgh Progressive Artist Collective presents How Can Art Help Your Community? Bantha Tea Bar, Garfield. 7-9 p.m.
Wednesday, May 14
MUSIC
RUMI - WATER with Haleh Liza Gafori, and special guest Erik Lawrence and Tatjana Chamis. James Simon Sculpture Studios, Uptown. 7:30-9:30 p.m.
The Original Pittsburgh Winery & SCALE Fellowship present MAY FLOWERS! with Erika Denae J., Anita Levels, and DJ Femi. The Original Pittsburgh Winery, Strip District. 8 p.m.
TALK
UNEARTHING HIDDEN HISTORIES: Stephen Towns and Dr. Edda Fields-Black in Conversation. ALMA | LEWIS, Homewood. 5:30-7 p.m.
WORKSHOP
1Hood Select: Brand With The Best (Art & Branding Workshop). The Blaxk Box, Oakland. 6 p.m.
Thursday, May 15
ART
Symposium: Looking Glass App by Adrian Jones. Virtual app, presented by Kelly Strayhorn Theater, available for free download. Continues through May 18.
On the Edge Of: Artist Panel Talk and Reception. Brew House Arts Gallery, South Side. 7-9 p.m.
STAGE
Kinetic Theatre Company presents Embers. Carnegie Stage, Carnegie. 7:30 p.m. Continues through May 25.
The Spongebob Musical. The Geyer Performing Arts Center, Scottdale. 7:30 p.m. Continues through May 18.
The Da Vinci Code. Little Lake Theatre Company, Canonsburg. 7:30 p.m. Continues through May 24.
Pittsburgh Musical Theater presents Waitress. Gargaro Theater, West End. 7:30 p.m. Continues through May 25.
SYMPOSIUM
Kelly Strayhorn Theater presents Owning Our Future: A Symposium on BIPOC Institutional Ownership. (Individual events are also shared throughout.) Kelly Strayhorn Theater, East Liberty. Continues through May 18.
LIT
The Reading Room Pittsburgh presents Banned Book Trivia Night. Local will be shared upon purchase. 6-9 p.m.
CORY DOCTOROW, "Picks & Shovels" Reading & Conversation. White Whale Bookstore, Bloomfield. 7-8 p.m.
Jazz Poetry 2025: House of Waters ft. Priya Darshini, Safia Elhillo, Haleh Liza Gafori, Rania Mamoun, Nathan Osorio. City of Asylum @ Alphabet City, North Side. 7-8:30 p.m.
TALK
Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council and Kelly Strayhorn Theater present Owning Our Future Symposium Keynote: Lisa Yancey. Kelly Strayhorn Theater, East Liberty. 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
FILM
Symposium Film Screening: Chris Ivey's East of Liberty. Kelly Strayhorn Theater, East Liberty. 7:30 p.m.
WORKSHOP
Yamaha Console Workshop. Tech25, Mount Oliver. 12-3 p.m.
CELEBRATION
Raising the Roof on the Rotunda: A Celebration of Community and Culture. The Rotunda, East Liberty. 6-8:30 p.m.
Friday, May 16
ART
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents Juried Visual Art Exhibition 2025. SPACE Gallery, Downtown. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. continues through August 3.
MUSIC
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra presents Bronfman Plays Beethoven. Heinz Hall, Downtown. 7:30 p.m. Continues on May 18.
Millvale Music Festival. Multiple locations, Millvale.
STAGE
The Rose That Grew From Concrete. Alumni Theater Company, Homewood. 7 p.m. continues through May 18.
Symposium: Front & Center featuring Institutional Artists Yesterday and Today. Kelly Strayhorn Theater, East Liberty. 7:30-9 p.m. Continues on May 17.
Little Shop of Horrors. McKeesport Little Theater, McKeesport. 7:30 p.m. Continues through May 18.
The Wizard of Oz with the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Orchestra. Benedum Center, Downtown. 7:30 p.m. Continues through May 18.
Caught in the Net. South Park Theatre, South Park. 7:30 p.m. Continues through May 17.
Resonance Works presents Anna Bolena. Charity Randall Theatre, Oakland. 8 p.m.
Front Porch Theatricals presents Baby. New Hazlett Theater, North Side. 8 p.m. Continues through May 25.
Stage 62 presents I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change. Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall Studio, Carnegie. 8 p.m. Continues through May 18.
COMEDY
The BIPOCALYPSE Collective presents AAPI Heritage Month Show. Arcade Comedy Theater, Downtown. 7 p.m.
LIT
BOOK LAUNCH! Elaine Rusinko, "Andy Warhol's Mother"(w/Stephanie Flom). Livestreamed from White Whale Bookstore, Bloomfield. 7-8 p.m.
FILM
Vulcanizadora. Harris Theater, Downtown. 9 p.m. Continues through May 22.
TALK
Symposium Keynote: Shyla Spicer. Kelly Strayhorn Theater, East Liberty. 6-6:45 p.m.
FUNDRAISER
Pittsburgh Concert Chorale's 40th Anniversary Gala. The Priory, North Side. 7-10 p.m.
Saturday, May 17
STAGE
Split Stage Productions presents ROMERO & JULIET: A New Zombie Rock Musical. Carey Performing Arts Center, St. Vincent College, Latrobe. 2 and 7 p.m.
MUSIC
Millvale Music Festival. Multiple locations, Millvale.
Uptown Community Day featuring Buscrates and Zapaology Music. Van Braam Street, Uptown. 1-5 p.m.
Girl Talk & Freeway "Broken Ankles" Meet & Greet + Pop Up Shop. The Government Center, North Side. 3 p.m.
Vocal Confluence presents Sounds of Steel • An A Cappella Tribute to Pittsburgh Artists. First Presbyterian Church, Edgewood. 7:30-9:30 p.m.
FESTIVAL
folkLAB presents folkFEST 2025. Historic Pump House & Water Tower, Munhall. 1-7 p.m. Continues on May 18.
COMEDY
UNIQUE – Mental Health Awareness Month Show. Arcade Comedy Theater, Downtown. 8 p.m.
PARTY
Out of Hand: Pure Imagination. Contemporary Craft, Lawrenceville. 6:30-10:30 p.m.
WORKSHOP
Casey Droege Cultural Productions and the Wilkinsburg Community Development Corporation presents The Poet Artist, The Artistic Poet: a workshop led by Naomi Chambers. WCDC's Lohr Gallery, Wilkinsburg. 12-3 p.m.
Copyrights, Publishing & Royalties. Little Giant, Allentown. 1-4 p.m.
FUNDRAISER
Pittsburgh Opera presents Maecenas XL. Monterey Bay Fish Grotto, Mount Washington. 5:30-10 p.m.
Homage To Ballroom. The Union Project, Highland Park. 6:30-9 p.m.
THE BASH: A 50th Anniversary Concert Celebration. City Theatre, South Side. 7:30 p.m.
MARKET
Sweetwater Blooms. Sweetwater Center for the Arts, Sewickley. 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
TOUR
Symposium: Guided Neighborhood Bus Tour with Terri Baltimore. Begins at Kelly Strayhorn Theater, East Liberty. 1:45-2:45 p.m.
TALK
Symposium Keynote: F. Javier Torres-Campos. Kelly Strayhorn Theater, East Liberty. 10-10:45 a.m.
PANEL
Symposium Panel: Transformative Operational Practices — Building Collaborative and Adaptive Organizational Structures. Kelly Strayhorn Theater, East Liberty. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Symposium Panel: Radical Financial Innovations — Emerging Models in BIPOC Cultural Ecosystems. Kelly Strayhorn Theater, East Liberty. 3-5 p.m.
Sunday, May 18
ART
ProjectArt presents Storytelling in Stitches and Shapes Opening Reception. Irma Freeman Center for Imagination, Bloomfield. 2-5 p.m.
STAGE
Resonance Works presents Anna Bolena. Charity Randall Theatre, Oakland. 3 p.m.
MUSIC
Vocal Confluence presents Sounds of Steel • An A Cappella Tribute to Pittsburgh Artists. First Presbyterian Church, Edgewood. 3-5 p.m.
Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra presents Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5. Heinz Hall, Downtown. 7:30 p.m.
MARKET
Bazaar Bazaar Spring Market. Spirit PGH, Lawrenceville. 12-6 p.m.
TALK
Symposium Keynote: Andy Shallal. Kelly Strayhorn Theater, East Liberty. 1-1:45 p.m.
PANEL
Symposium Panel: Envisioning the Future — Designing Community-Centric Spaces for Cultural Empowerment. Kelly Strayhorn Theater, East Liberty. 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
