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Weekly Events |
Must-See Pittsburgh Art Exhibits, Concerts, and Performances: September 22-28
Monday, September 22
FILM
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents Clemente. Harris Theater, Downtown. Continues through September 23
LIT
Book Launch for "Small Lives" by Gary Jackson. Stay Gold Books, Regent Square
Tuesday, September 23
ART
Costa Rica: Between Oceans and Continents. Latin American Cultural Center, Oakland. Continues through June 27, 2026
MUSIC
BNY presents JazzLive with Reid Hoyson Quartet. Lounge at the Greer Cabaret, Downtown
WORKSHOP
Community Fiber Craft Night. Workshop PGH, Wilkinsburg
Teen Time: Hispanic and Latin Heritage Month Zinemaking. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Woods Run
Wednesday, September 24
STAGE
Ben Franklin Sexy Party. Glitterbox Theater, Homestead
Dentons Cohen & Grigsby Trust presents Shit-faced Shakespeare: Hamlet. Greer Cabaret Theater, Downtown. Continues through September 28
Another Kind of Silence. City Theatre, South Side. Continues through October 12
Dreams of Hope presents try out theatriQ. KST Alloy Studios, East Liberty
FILM
"Downton Abbey" Date Night with Stroll Sewickley. The Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center, Sewickley
Thursday, September 25
ART
Group Critique with Mikael Owunna. Radiant Hall, Lawrenceville
Written In Air — Issue 1 — Live Listen. Studio Lithe, East Liberty
MUSIC
Spirit & Secret Planet presents Sonido Gallo Negro. Spirit Hall, Lawrenceville
Rivers of Steel presents Mike Stout: Songs of the Working Class. Bost Building, Homestead
Jade Eye presents Jade Eye Album Release with Special Guests Find Ethel, Gibson Musisko (from Posterchild) and Zachary Lee. Lincoln Avenue Brewery, Bellevue
FILM
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents Screenshot: Asia Film Festival - Winter in Sokcho. Harris Theater, Downtown
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents Screenshot: Asia Film Festival - Mixed Modern (The Longing). Harris Theater, Downtown
Backyard Docs presents 2025 Backyard Docs Film Festival. Multiple venues, Multiple locations. Continues through September 28
TALK
In Conversation: Fault Lines—Mapping Absence. Carnegie Museum of Art, Oakland
Creative Legacies: A Conversation with AAP Artists. Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Exhibition Space, Lawrenceville
Friday, September 26
ART
Mavuno 2025 and Susannah Klinvex Opening Reception. Sweetwater Center for the Arts, Sewickley
Bodega Film Lab presents Bodega Film Show! Studio 4, Bloomfield
KST's Alloy Studios presents Pittsburgh Queer History Project: Calendar Girls in the House of Tilden. Kelly Strayhorn Theater, East Liberty. Continues through January 10, 2026
Teetotal Initiative presents Fresh A.I.R. (Art in Recovery) Festival. Multiple locations, Sharpsburg. Continues through September 28
STAGE
Pittsburgh Musical Theater presents Evil Dead The Musical. West End Canopy, West End. Continues through October 25
Puffs. The Theatre Factory, Trafford. Continues through October 4
Ayana Sade and Tayler Clemm/Dawa Mama presents Open Mic Night: Flo State Experience. Community Forge, Wilkinsburg
Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks presents Macbeth. Highland Park across from Super Playground, Highland Park. Continues through Oct. 5
DANCE
David Roussève/REALITY: Becoming Daddy AF. Kelly Strayhorn Theater, East Liberty. Continues through September 27
STIMCITY Takeover. Side Quest, Lawrenceville
MUSIC
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra presents Dvořák’s Eighth. Heinz Hall, Downtown. Continues through September 28
LIT
Lit Fridays with True-T Pittsburgh. August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Downtown
FILM
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents Screenshot: Asia Film Festival - A Useful Ghost. Harris Theater, Downtown
FUNDRAISER
Art on Fire. Pittsburgh Glass Center, Friendship
Saturday, September 27
ART
Sweetwater Center for the Arts presents Mavuno: A Celebration of Local BIPOC Artists. Walnut Street, Sewickley
Mt. Lebanon Artists' Market. The Academy Lot, Mt. Lebanon. Continues through September 28
The Frick Pittsburgh Museums & Gardens presents The Scandinavian Home: Landscape and Lore. Frick Art Museum, Point Breeze
Assemble presents MakerDate. The Maverick, East Liberty
Pittsburgh Society of Artists presents Pittsburgh Society of Artists Fall 2025 New Member Screening. Wilkins School Community Center, Regent Square
John Eastman Studios presents +Help Help+ Exhibit Closing Event. Spinning Plate Gallery, East Liberty
Dee Briggs/Matt Eskuche Exhibitions. Concept Art Gallery, Regent Square. Continues through November 15
DANCE
Level Up PGH presents Stomping Grounds, Street Dance Festival: Dance Battle. Southside Riverfront Park, South Side
STAGE
Trust Family Series presents Dog Man: The Musical. Byham Theater, Downtown
Brand New Day Brunch, Conversation & Entertainment. Alumni Theater Company, Homewood
MUSIC
Kente Arts Alliance presents Kenny Garrett and Sounds from the Ancestors. New Hazlett Theater, North Side
MCG Jazz presents Kurt Elling with the Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra. Metropolitan Street, North Side
MARKET
I Made It Market! presents Squirrel Hill Night Market. Murray Avenue, Squirrel Hill
FUNDRAISER
Prime Stage Theatre presents Prime Stage Theatre Cemetery Walk. The Homewood Cemetery, Squirrel Hill
TALK
The Frick Pittsburgh Museums & Gardens presents "The Scandinavian Home" Curators' Talk with Patricia Berman and Michelle Facos. The Frick Pittsburgh, Point Breeze
Sunday, September 28
MUSIC
Secret Planet presents Puulupp. Tech25, Mount Oliver
Pittsburgh Opera presents Rising Stars Concert. Bitz Opera Factory, Strip District
Belle Voci and Pittsburgh Youth Chorus presents Dare to Dream. First Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh, Downtown
The Frick Pittsburgh Museums & Gardens presents Mornings in Motion: Movement, Music, and Mindfulness. The Frick Pittsburgh, Point Breeze
FILM
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents Steel City Horror Show. Harris Theater, Downtown
Pittsburgh Silent Film Festival: "Ben-Hur". The Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center, Sewickley
LIT
Sunday Morning Salon Book Club, September Pick 'Poverty, By America'. Stay Gold Books, Regent Square
NETWORKING
The Village Pgh presents Afro Caribbean Social. Jackworth Ginger Beer, Larimer
