Arts Blog

Weekly Events |

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


Two men stand back to back with arms crossed, both wearing black shirts. One wears a knit hat and jacket, the other a cap and beaded necklaces. They both have beards and confident expressions against a dark background.
Saturday, November 8 - Mikey Dread and Ras Sherby from Channel One // Photo courtesy of Tech25

Monday, November 3

STAGE 

Boozy Bingo with Kat De Lac. Kingfly Spirits , Strip District  
 

TALK 

Carnegie Mellon University  presents K-Pop Demon Hunters: Fighting Shame, Building Community, Staying Golden. Cohon University Center, Oakland  

Tuesday, November 4

LIT 
Poetry Reading: "Betweenness" by Varun Ravindran, accompanied readings from Inga Schmidt, Barbara Edelman, Slen Carlson. Stay Gold Books, Regent Square 

STAGE 

City of Asylum presents Story Club PGH: Story Slam! (Home). Alphabet City, North Side 
 

Rob Anderson: Are You Afraid of the '90s? City Winery , Strip District

A person with a bun and backpack stands on a street, pointing at a wooden pole near a brick apartment building covered partly with green vines and bushes.
Wednesday, November 5 - The Hills Have Wings: Artist Tierra Armstrong in front of The Clarissa Project wall before painting began // Photo courtesy of The Roll Up

Wednesday, November 5

ART 

The Frick Pittsburgh Museums & Gardens presents Tales from the Galleries: Legend and Lore of Scandinavia. The Frick Pittsburgh, Point Breeze 
 

FEST 

Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse presents Craftical: An Intense Crafting Competition. Trace Brewing, Bloomfield 
 

FILM 

The Roll Up presents The Hills Have Wings. The August Wilson House, Hill District 

LIT

Stay Gold Books presents Sex & Death BC: Readings by Megan Nolan, Rachelle Toarmino, & Clare Beams. Brillobox, Bloomfield 

Jake Maynard and Stay Gold Books presents Sex and Death Book Club. Brillobox, Lawrenceville 

The Frank-Ratchye Studio for Creative Inquiry presents Dinner, Conversation and Poetry Reading with Haitian Poet Bertony Louis: “On Haiti, Exile, Belonging and Humanity”. College of Fine Arts at Carnegie Mellon University, Oakland  
 

PGH ART HUB: Your guide to everything art in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Click for even more events!

 

MUSIC 

Born of Osiris. Preseving Underground, New Kensington  
 

STAGE 

Grand Kyiv Ballet presents Swan Lake. Kelly-Strayhorn Theater, East Liberty 

Quantum Theatre and Attack Theatre presents Enron. One Oxford Centre, Downtown. Continues through November 23 
 

TALK 

Art in the Age of AI: Inspiration or Disruption? Atithi Studios, Sharpsburg 
 

WORKSHOP 
Spiritus Vitae presents Full Moon Tea & Tone Ceremony. Trace Brewing Coolship, Bloomfield 

Close-up image of salt crystals scattered on a dark surface, forming a dense cluster along a diagonal line and more dispersed individual crystals above it.
Thursday, November 6 - Radial Survey Vol.4 Opening Night Gala at Silver Eye Center for Photography // Photo by Christine Lorenz from the series Kanawha Salines

Thursday, November 6

ART 

International Sculpture Center Grand Opening. International Sculpture Center, Lawrenceville 

Radial Survey Vol.4 Opening Night Gala. Silver Eye Center for Photography, Bloomfield 
 

FILM 

Emerging Filmmakers Showcase: ‘MAXX: SON OF THE DAMNED’. The Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center, Sewickley 
 

LIT 

Book Launch: Could It Be Love. Mattress Factory, North Side  

MUSIC 

City of Asylum presents Thursday Night Jazz: Paul Thompson Quintet’s Tribute to Pat Metheny. Alphabet City, North Side 

WYEP presents Kathleen Edwards. Thunderbird Cafe, Lawrenceville 

River City Brass presents Brass-ic Rock. Carnegie Music Hall of Oakland, Oakland  
 

STAGE 

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents MICHIYAYA: Road to Sky. Wood Street Galleries, Downtown 

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents Nicole Cardoza in Revival. Liberty Magic, Downtown. Continues through November 30 

Pittsburgh Musical Theater presents Disney's Newsies. Byham Theater, Downtown. Continues through November 9 
 

TALK 

Panel Discussion: Preserving Gilded Age Pittsburgh. The Frick Pittsburgh, Point Breeze 

In Conversation: Fault Lines—The Atlantic World. Carnegie Music of Art, Oakland 

A man with short hair looks to the left while holding an upright bass, resting his hands on top of the instrument, against a plain light background.
Thursday, November 6 - Paul Thompson // Photo courtesy of City of Asylum

Friday, November 7

STAGE 

Prime Stage Theater Co. presents Mr. Edgar A. Poe Presents: Tales for Horror, Mystery, and Imagination. New Hazlett Theater, North Side. Continues through November 16 

Barebones Productions presents God of Carnage. Barebones Black Box Theater, Braddock

New Horizon Theater presents Get Ready. Helen Wayne Rauh Rehearsal Hall, Downtown. Continues through November 9 

 

Framed artwork of a girl swinging a golf club, painted in black and white with a bold red abstract swirl in the background, hanging on a light-colored wall.
Friday, November 7 - The Sullivan's 2nd Annual Art Exhibition // Photo by Cue Perry

MUSIC 

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra  presents Grimaud Plays Gershwin. Heinz Hall, Downtown. Continues through November 9 

 

ART 
Lizzee Solomon's Wildin Out: Solo Exhibition. Studio 4 Pittsburgh, Bloomfield. Continues through November 24
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh presents 115 x 115 Opening Reception. Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Exhibition Space, Lawrenceville 

Offroute Art presents Sparking Joy Art Show. Hazelwood Brewhouse, Hazelwood 

Hazelwood First Friday. Multiple Locations, Hazelwood 

Unblurred: First Fridays Art Crawl. Multiple Locations, Bloomfield, Friendship, Garfield 

Hot Yam with Josh Raiffe. Pittsburgh Glass Center, Bloomfield 

Sharpsburg First Friday. Multiple Locations, Sharpsburg 

The Sullivan's 2nd Annual Art Exhibition. Asti Italian Steakhouse, Braddock

FESTIVAL

FluggleBurgh - Pittsburgh’s Circus Arts Festival. The Kingsley Association, Larimer. Continues through November 9

DANCE 

Kelly Strayhorn Theater presents Freshworks: Rickia Davenport. KST's Alloy Studios, East Liberty. Continues through November 8 
 

A group of people in colorful patterned outfits gather close together, with a prismatic lens effect creating multiple overlapping images of their faces and bodies. Balloons and checkered flooring are visible in the background.
Saturday, November 8 - The Garment District // Photo by Sadie Shoaf

Saturday, November 8

ART

Age-Friendly Greater Pittsburgh and Casey Droege Cultural Productions presents “Picture This” Exhibition. August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Downtown. Continues through February 1 

Frank Harris at Groove Gallery and Records presents Born to be Wild. Groove Gallery and Record, Bloomfield. Continues through December 21 

Ground Shift Exhibition - Navigating a Shifting Landscape: Paul Rosenblatt, Ann Rosenthal, Briget Shields, Michel Demetria Tsouris. Spinning Plate Gallery, Friendship. Continues through November 30

 

A man wearing glasses, a blue sweatshirt, and jeans stands on stage holding a microphone. He is performing stand-up comedy in front of a seated audience, with a stool and water bottle beside him.
Saturday, November 8 - Gary Vider // Photo courtesy of Handsome Man Comedy

COMEDY 

Handsome Man Comedy presents Gary Vider. Millvale Food + Energy Hub, Millvale 

Bougie Bitch Comedy presents A Night of Stand up Comedy. Storyville Lounge, Allentown 

 

FEST 

FashionAFRICANA presents AFRICANISM GALA 2025: A Love Letter to Black Women. Heinz Hall, Downtown 

 

FILM 

Pittsburgh Sound and Image presents Essential Pittsburgh: Billy Jackson. Carnegie Museum of Art Theater, Oakland  

 

LIT 

2025 Pittsburgh Jewish Book Festival. Congregation Beth Shalom, Squirrel Hill. Continues through November 13 

 

MARKET 

PGH Vintage Mixer presents Pittsburgh Vintage Mixer. David L. Lawrence Convention Center , Downtown 

 

MUSIC 

Pittsburgh Youth Concert Orchestras  presents Pittsburgh Youth Concert Orchestras Concert. Eden Hall Upper Elementary School, Gibsonia 

The Crane Wives. Stage AE, North Side 

Concert: Chariot Fade, The Garment District, Giant Day, DJ Joan of Arc. Brillobox, Bloomfield 

Roots Sessions: Channel One (UK) Playing on the Steel Yard Sound System. Tech25, Mount Oliver 

 

STAGE 

Stef Dag: Slavic American Princess. Bottle Rocket Social Hall, Allentown 

 

TALK 

Forest Bathing: Mindful Nature Experience. The Frick Art Museum and Frick Park, Point Breeze  

East Allegheny Community Council presents Historic Deutschtown House Tour. Deutschtown, North Side 

 

WORKSHOP 

Realty Thinking, AWAACC, Steel Smiling presents Unlocking Mental Wellness Through Financial Freedom. August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Downtown 

Upcycled Denim Slippers With National Artist in Residence Julia Harrison. Contemporary Craft, Lawrenceville 

Steel Yard Soundsystem Workshop. Tech25, Mount Oliver 

A bearded man in denim rides a blue motorcycle against a bright orange, sunburst background. He wears a bandana, sunglasses, gloves, and a backpack with heart patches. His jacket says RocknRoll and Love.
Saturday, November 8 - Born To Be Wild "Where Rock 'n' Roll Meets the Canvas" // Illustration by Frank Harris

Sunday, November 9

FEST 
PittHungama, TAPI presents Diwali Gala. Cafe Delhi, Carnegie  

STAGE 

Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama presents Natural Shocks: The Work of Lauren Gunderson. The Lillie Theatre, South Side 

 

WORKSHOP 

The Frick Pittsburgh Museums & Gardens presents Air-Dry Clay Workshop: Gnome Homes. The Frick Pittsburgh, Point Breeze 


If you have an Allegheny County library card, you have access to weekly discounted tickets or free admission to regional cultural attractions through RAD Pass. Apply for your free library card to start using your RAD Pass today!