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Weekly Events |
Must-See Pittsburgh Art Exhibits, Concerts, and Performances: October 13-19
Monday, October 13
FILM
Carnegie Museum of Art Film Series: Here or There (6). Carnegie Museum of Art's Art Theater, Oakland
LIT
Book Launch for "Small Lives" by Gary Jackson, joined by Poets Lisa M. Hase-Jackson and Jenny Johnson. Stay Gold Books, Regent Square
WORKSHOP
Project Chrysalis x meTamorphosis. White Whale Bookstore, Bloomfield
Tuesday, October 14
FILM
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents A Savage Art: The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant ft. Post-Film Discussion with Rob Rogers. Harris Theater, Downtown
LIT
Chet'la Sebree, "Blue Opening" (w/ Diana Khoi Nguyen). White Whale Bookstore, Bloomfield
MUSIC
Live Nation and Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents Il Divo By Candlelight. Byham Theater, Downtown
STAGE
Pittsburgh CLO presents The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Greer Cabaret Theater, Downtown. Continues through November 8
Wednesday, October 15
ART
Global Black Identity and Artistic Expression. August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Downtown. Continues through December 12
FILM
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents Orwell: 2+2=5. Harris Theater, Downtown. Continues on October 16
STAGE
Red Masquers presents Fefu and Her Friends. Genesius Theater at Duquesne University, Uptown. Continues through October 18
TALK
Chatham University presents Wearing the Movement. Susan Bergman Gurrentz ’56 Art Gallery in Woodland Hall, Squirrel Hill
WORKSHOP
Craft Circle October Meetup. Stay Gold Books, Regent Square
Thursday, October 16
ART
BOOM Concepts presents Processions, Parties, & Parades Closing Exhibition Celebration. Emerald City, Downtown
Fall Exhibitions Opening Celebration. University Art Gallery, University of Pittsburgh, Oakland
Just Harvest presents JustART Show & Fundraiser. Irma Freeman Center for Imagination, Garfield
FEST
Pittsburgh Playhouse Fall Fest. Point Park University's Pittsburgh Playhouse, Downtown. Continues through October 26
LIT
Kristofer Collins' "The Vesper Room" Launch Party. Brillobox, Bloomfield
Sherrie Flick Reading: I Have Not Considered Consequences. Squirrel Hill Library, Squirrel Hill
Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures presents Tahirah Walker. Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, Oakland
MUSIC
City of Asylum presents Thursday Night Jazz: Roger Humphries + The RH Factor. Alphabet City, North Side
STAGE
SAG-AFTRA Ohio-Pittsburgh, Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh, & United Steelworkers of America presents Off the Record XXV: Burgh to the Future! Byham Theater, Downtown
Friday, October 17
ART
A Night of Black Excellence Gala: Celebrating Blackness in the Arts. The Original Pittsburgh Winery, Strip District
Emma Riva presents Invisible Labor: A Show of Women Artists. Ketchup City Creative, Sharpsburg
DANCE
Balafon presents Black River African Dance Fest. Kelly Strayhorn Theater, East Liberty
Sidra Bell Dance. Point Park University's Pittsburgh Playhouse, Downtown
FILM
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents Urchin. Harris Theater, Downtown. Continues through October 23
Rot and Resurrection: Films on Future Hauntings by Rebecca Shapass. Mattress Factory, North Side
LIT
Autumn House Press and Center for African American Poetry and Poetics presents Interlocutor Goddess Book Launch. KST's Alloy Studios, East Liberty
MUSIC
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra presents Sibelius' Finlandia. Heinz Hall, Downtown. Continues through October 19
Sound Series: Brian Dunne. The Andy Warhol Museum, North Side
STAGE
R-ACT Theatre Productions presents Oleanna. Segriff Stage, Rochester. Continues through October 19
Saturday, October 18
COMEDY
Under the Radar: Independent Pittsburgh Improv. Arcade Comedy Theater, Downtown
FILM
The 2025 Pittsburgh 48 Hour Film HORROR Project presents Premiere Screenings for The 2025 Pittsburgh 48 Hour Film HORROR Project. The Giant Rangos Cinema at the Kamin Science Center, North Side. Continues through October 21
FUNDRAISER
Wicked PGH, Millvale Community Development Corporation, Gallery AFK present Rainbow Raccoon Renegade. Rainbow Raccoon Park, Millvale
Prime Stage Theatre presents An Evening of Poe Pourri. The Whitehall House, South Hills
Sewickley Center for the Arts presents That 70s Bling Ding. Multiple Locations, Sewickley
LIT
City of Asylum presents LitFest 2025: Books From My Country You Should Know with Olena Boryshpolets (Ukraine), Bertony Louis (Haiti), Anouar Rahmani (Algeria) & Mukhtar Shehata (Egypt). Alphabet City, North Side
City of Asylum presents LitFest 2025: Black Womanhood in Pittsburgh with Yona Harvey & Tahirah J. Walker. Alphabet City, North Side
City of Asylum presents LitFest 2025: Translation Slam (Ukrainian) with Author Volodymyr Rafeyenko & Translators Mark Andryczyk, Dominique Hoffman & Halyna Hryn. Alphabet City, North Side
City of Asylum presents LitFest 2025: Trans/Nonbinary Ecopoetics in the Garden with Julian Talamantez Brolaski, Aaron El Sabrout & imogen xtian smith. Alphabet City, North Side
City of Asylum presents LitFest 2025: Bringing the Classics to Today with MacArthur Genius Anne Carson (“Cassandra Float Can,” “Antigonick”). Alphabet City, North Side
MARKET
Balafon presents Black River Market & Workshops. KST's Alloy Studios, East Liberty
MUSIC
Ascender presents ¡Avanza! Pittsburgh: Ascender’s Annual Latine Mini-Grant Celebration. Trace Brewing, Bloomfield
Calliope presents Damn Tall Buildings. The Original Pittsburgh Winery, Strip District
Flamenco Pittsburgh presents Fall Flamenco Concert. Acoustic Music Works, South Side
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra presents Saturday Sessions: Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto. Heinz Hall, Downtown
WYEP presents Hellbender Ball. Thunderbird Café & Music Hall, Lawrenceville
The Parking Pad presents Pitt Floyd with Spacebastard. Dormont VFW, Dormont
STAGE
Kaiju Big Battel. Preserving Concerts, New Kensington
Pittsburgh Opera presents La Bohème. Benedum Center, Downtown. Continues through October 26
Staci B presents Choices. The Ohringer Gallery, Braddock
TALK
"The Scandinavian Home" Collectors' Talk with Dr. David and Susan Werner. The Frick Pittsburgh, Point Breeze.
WORKSHOP
Artist Talk Mental Health presents A Dose of Healing. Artists Image Resource, North Side
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents Fourth River Public Music Industry Seminars: Record Labels. Wood Street Galleries, Downtown
Sunday, October 19
ART
Artist Talk: Patricia Bellan-Gillen. ZYNKA Gallery, Sharpsburg
These Walls Can Talk: Poetry Reading & Community Art Inspired by the Maxo Vanka Murals. St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church, Millvale
FILM
Carnegie Screenwriters Showcase 2025. The Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center, Sewickley
FUNDRAISER
Flamenco Pittsburgh presents Gala Baila. The Original Pittsburgh Winery, Strip District
LIT
City of Asylum presents LitFest 2025: Indigenous Language Acts with Erin Marie Lynch, Julian Talamantez Brolaski & Layli Long Soldier. Alphabet City, North Side
City of Asylum presents LitFest 2025: Bringing Chinese Literature to America with Editor Han Zhang (Riverhead Books) & Translator Jeremy Tiang. Alphabet City, North Side
LitFest 2025: Poetry, Comedy & Storytelling in American Sign Language with NuNu Davis & Lisa McBee. Alphabet City, North Side
City of Asylum presents LitFest 2025: Love & Family, India & America, Tradition & Modernity with Booker Prize Winner Kiran Desai (“The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny”). Alphabet City, North Side
Pittsburgh Zine Fair. Kingsley Association, Larimer
The Tree of Life presents Antisemitism, an American Tradition: Pamela Nadell in conversation with Bret Stephens. Carnegie Mellon University, Jared L. Cohon University Center, McConomy Auditorium, Oakland
MUSIC
10 Hugs Productions presents Celebrating Celine with Jenene Caramielo. New Hazlett Theater, North Side
Chatham Baroque presents Beethoven’s Opus 1: Three Groundbreaking Trios. Shadyside Presbyterian Church, Shadyside
Moxie Events presents The Magic of Motown. Byham Theater, Downtown
Pittsburgh Philharmonic presents Pittsburgh Philharmonic 50th Season Opener! - The Lighter Side of Greatness. Greater Pittsburgh Masonic Center, North Hills
