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Must-See Pittsburgh Art Exhibits, Concerts, and Performances: October 7-13


Explore Pittsburgh’s arts and culture scene with this week’s event recommendations, featuring a wide range of art exhibits, concerts, performances, films, literary events, and more!

Three actors stand on stage in front of a black wall that's covered in large white cut-out letters
Iron Horse Theatre’s production of "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time" // Photo by Sarah Brunner

Monday, October 7

ART

Creative Citizen Studios Art Workshop. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Carrick. 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.

 

STAGE

Carnegie Mellon Opera: Transformations. Purnell Center for the Arts, Oakland. 8 p.m. Continues through October 10.

Tuesday, October 8

ART

smash the ceiling, floor, and walls; take the broken shards and blow it back. Pittsburgh Glass Center, Friendship. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Continues through January 20.

 

MUSIC
Luis Gonzalez, piano, and Joe Tirpak, guitar. First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Johnstown. 12 p.m.

Wednesday, October 9

Joyful photo of 15 diverse youth posing for a photo
theatriQ // Photo courtesy of Dreams of Hope

STAGE

COPA Fall Dance Concert. PNC Theatre, Downtown. 7:30 p.m. Continues through October 13.

Finding Your Safe Space: The Power of Chosen Family in Allyship and Acceptance. Carnegie Mellon University’s Jared L. Cohon University Center, Oakland. 5 p.m.

Dreams of Hope presents Try Out theatriQ. Alloy Studios, Friendship. 5:30-8 p.m.

Thursday, October 10

ART

Shiftworks presents Introduction to Community Art. Virtual Event. 4-5:30 p.m.

Keystone Progress Education Fund and Casey Droege Cultural Productions present The Art of Democracy. Brew House Arts, South Side. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Continues through November 2.

Adaptation - Local Notes. The Tomayko Foundation, Bloomfield. 6-8 p.m. Continues through November 22.
Incubator Productions Presents Ink This! Comic Book Art Workshop. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Hazelwood. 4:30-6 p.m.

A person wearing a colorful dress and gold scarf dances in front of two people playing acoustic guitars
Flamenco Pittsburgh // Photo by Megan Frey

STAGE

Flamenco Pittsburgh: Gala Debut. The Original Pittsburgh Winery, Strip District. 7:30 p.m.

COPA Theatre presents The Trees. Point Park University’s Pittsburgh Playhouse, Downtown. 7:30 p.m. Continues through October 20.

 

LITERARY

Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures presents Kevin Henkes. Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, Oakland. 6 p.m.

 

MUSIC

Trust Visual Arts presents Maria Chávez. Wood Street Galleries, Downtown. 7-10 p.m.

Anita Velveeta w/ Gramma + Sorry Face + Brake Run. Mr. Roboto Project, Bloomfield. 7-11 p.m.

 

NETWORKING

Greenwood Week[End] 2024. Emerald City Pittsburgh, Downtown. 6-8 p.m. Continues through October 13.

The Creative Hive. Protohaven, Wilkinsburg. 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Friday, October 11

ART

Out of the Blue by Bat St. Chip. Bottom Feeder Books, Point Breeze. 6-8 p.m. Continues through October 26.

In Defense of Details. Wick Monet, Shadyside. 7 p.m. Continues through November 1.

There and Back Again by Cameron Schmidt. Studio 4, Bloomfield. 6 p.m. Continues through October 26.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh and Stories Like Me present ART 4 ALL. Stories Like Me, Greenfield. 5-7:30 p.m.

4Arts Exhibition: Music-Inspired Art Collectibles. Privé Creative Studio, Homewood. 6-8:30 p.m.

 

STAGE

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. Iron Horse Community Theatre, Ambridge. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Continues through October 26.

Mon River Arts presents Into The Woods. The Grand Theatre, Elizabeth. 7:30 p.m. Continues through October 20.

R-ACT Theatre Productions presents The Revolutionists. Segreiff Stage, Rochester. 7:30 p.m. Continues through October 19.

 

FILM

Venture Outdoors presents No Man’s Land Film Festival 2024. Velum Fermentation Brewery, South Side. 6 p.m.

The Silence of the Lambs Cage Night 2024. Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum, Oakland. 5:30-10 p.m.

Reel Q presents Young Hearts. Harris Theater, Downtown. 5:30 p.m.

 

MUSIC
GLEE-tterbox. The Glitterbox Theater, Homestead. 7 p.m.

Smiling person with short curly dark hair and a beard and mustache and wearing a shirt that says Incubator Comics Company stands behind a table with comic books on display
Incubator Productions’ Isaac Fisher // Photo by Jack Cotlar

Saturday, October 12

ART

Pole-2-Polls Sign Making. The Brew House, South Side. 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

INSIDE by Abby Franzen-Sheehan. Double Dog Studios, Carnegie. 5-8 p.m. Continues through November 2.

Incubator Productions Presents Comics Publishing: Myths and Methods. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, South Side. 1-2 p.m.

Artist Talk with Akudzwe Elsie Chiwa. Sweetwater Center for the Arts, Sewickley. 1-3 p.m.

 

STAGE

Community Day at the New Hazlett Theater. New Hazlett Theater, North Side. 1-3:30 p.m.

 

LITERARY

LGBTQIA+ Oral Histories Project. Washington and Jefferson College’s Clark Family Library, Washington. 2-5 p.m.

Author Event: An Afternoon with Jason Kirin. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Hazelwood. 3-4 p.m.

 

FILM

Pittsburgh Moving Picture Festival: Thriller Picture Show 2024. The Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center, Sewickley. 7 p.m. Continues through October 24.

Paul Laurence Dunbar: Beyond the Mask. August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Downtown. 2-5 p.m.

Reel Q presents Her Shorts. Harris Theater, Downtown. 4:30 p.m.

 

MUSIC

Ultra Deluxe + Morning Dew w/ Frog Legs + Tilt Contrls. Mr. Roboto Project, Bloomfield. 7-11 p.m.

 

FESTIVAL

Allegheny County Parks Foundation presents Park 'til Dark. North Park, McCandless. 9 a.m.-8:30 p.m.

A Black man with short dark hair and a goatee is pictured next to an emblem that says International Poetry Forum
Terrance Hayes // Photo by Kathy Ryan

Sunday, October 13

LITERARY

Write Pittsburgh presents Witches in Storytelling. Virtual Event. 7-9 p.m. Continues through October 27.

City of Asylum presents International Poetry Forum Presents Terrance Hayes. Alphabet City, North Side. 1-2 p.m.

 

FILM

LACC Film Series. Latin American Cultural Center, Oakland. 6 p.m.

 

MUSIC

JVK w/ My Favorite Liar + Dayz Off. Mr. Roboto Project. 7-10:30 p.m.

Chatham Baroque in Your Neighborhood. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Squirrel Hill. 1-2 p.m.

 

FESTIVAL
I Made It! Market presents The Neighborhood Flea. Neighborhood Flea, South Side. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.


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!