March 29, 2024

Pittsburgh Art Events: April 1-7

Blog Contributor: Matthew Blankley, Communications Intern

Explore Pittsburgh’s vibrant arts and culture scene with this week’s event recommendations, featuring experimental performances, hot glass workshops, classical music shows, lectures on soul food, and tons of visual art!

Two people with long straight black hair stand extremely close to one another, pressing their faces together — Performance artists Caroline Yoo and Davine Byon performing in Prophecies & Soy Sauce Shots // Photo courtesy of Kelly Strayhorn Theater

Monday, April 1

STAGE
TC Superstar. Club Cafe. 56 S. 12th St., South Side. 8 p.m. ticketweb.com

MUSIC
Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic. Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall. 4141 Fifth Ave., Oakland. 8-10 p.m. eventbrite.com

ART
MYTH. PULLPROOF Studio. 5112 Penn Ave., Bloomfield. 6-9 p.m. pittsburghprintgroup.com

Tuesday, April 2

MUSIC
Meet and Greet with Mikey Dread + Ras Sherby. Get Hip Recordings. 1800 Columbus Ave., North Side. 7 p.m. instagram.com

Wednesday, April 3

MUSIC
Pictures at an Exhibition with River City Brass. Linton Middle School. 250 Aster St., Penn Hills. 7:30 p.m. Continues through April 9. rivercitybrass.org

Sound Series: Jake Xerxes Fussell & Joan Shelley. The Andy Warhol Museum. 117 Sandusky St., North Side. 8 p.m. warhol.org

FESTIVAL
Pittsburgh Humanities Festival. Greer Cabaret Theater. 655 Penn Ave., Downtown. 7:30-8:30 p.m. Continues through April 8. trustarts.org

TALK
The Craft of Blackness: Camille Dungy & Charif Shanahan. Center for African American Poetry & Poetics virtual reading. 7 p.m. caapp.pitt.edu

A person with long dark hair, wearing a white suit and high heels, is shown on stage from behind, standing in a spotlight — Promotional image for ‘The Abortion Monologues’ // Photo courtesy of Kelly Strayhorn Theater

Thursday, April 4

COMMUNITY
Stitch N B*tch with Dormont Arts. Bridal Maven. 1443 Potomac Ave., Dormont. 6-8 p.m. instagram.com/dormontarts

TALK
SUDDENLY TV: A Screening and Talk with the Filmmaker Roopa Gogineni. CMU’s College of Fine Art, Room 111. 4919 Frew St., Oakland. 5-7 p.m. studioforcreativeinquiry.org

Tits Up: What Sex Workers, Milk Bankers, Plastic Surgeons, Bra Designers, and Witches Tell Us about Breasts. Greer Cabaret Theater. 655 Penn Ave., Downtown. 7:30 p.m. trustarts.org

STAGE
The Abortion Monologues. Kelly Strayhorn Theater. 5941 Penn Ave., East Liberty. 7-9 p.m. kelly-strayhorn.org

MUSIC
2024 SCALE Felllowship Fundraiser. Con Alma. 613 Penn Ave., Downtown. 7-11 p.m. equityimpactcenter.org

Colorful cartoonish artwork of a desert scene including a green cactus wearing a cowboy hat and a gun holster, a horned skull, and layers of pink-and-orange sand — Featured artwork from Home Is Where The Art Is // Artwork courtesy of Alex's Stupid Studio

Friday, April 5

ART
BOOM Unblurred Takeover. Penn Ave Arts & Commercial District. Between 4800 and 5500 Blocks. 5 p.m. instagram.com/boom_concepts

Home Is Where The Art Is: The Alex's Stupid Studio Debut Art Show! Studio 4. 4609 Liberty Ave., Bloomfield. 5-9 p.m. instagram.com/stupidstupidstudio

Shades of Black WOV Art Reception. Irma Freeman Center for Imagination. 5006 Penn Ave., Bloomfield. 6-9 p.m. irmafreeman.org

Not a Compliment: End Street Harassment PGH. Assemble. 4824 Penn Ave., Bloomfield. 6-9 p.m. assemblepgh.org

Cadence Opening. Moss Architects. 5512 Penn Ave., East Liberty. 6-9 p.m. Continues through April 30. facebook.com

Blown Away Hot Jam. Pittsburgh Glass Center. 5472 Penn Ave., East Liberty. 6-9 p.m. pittsburghglasscenter.org

Art Expo Happy Hour. Art and Soul Cafe. 1125 Penn Ave., Strip District. 6-9 p.m. instagram.com/marlongistart

STAGE
The “8 White Identities” and You!” Inter-. 5013 Penn Ave., Garfield. 5-9 p.m. interpgh.com

Hamlet. West View Hub. 435 Perry Hwy., West View. 7 p.m. Continues through April 14. onthestage.tickets

Prophecies & Soy Sauce Shots. KST’s Alloy Studios. 5530 Penn Ave., East Liberty. 7:30-9 p.m. Continues through April 6. kelly-strayhorn.org

The Show of 1000 Tomorrows. Attack Theatre Studios. 212 45th St., Lawrenceville. 7:30 p.m. Continues through April 13. attacktheatre.com

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s Spring Mix with the PBT Orchestra. Benedum Center. 237 Seventh St., Downtown. 7:30 p.m. Continues through April 7. pbt.culturaldistrict.org

LECTURE
Emmanuel Pratt. Room 160, Hall of the Arts. 121 Tech St., Oakland. 5-7:30 p.m. architecture.cmu.edu

Exploring the Tastes, Perceptions, and Histories of Soul Food. Greer Cabaret Theater. 655 Penn Ave., Downtown. 7:30 p.m. trustarts.org

MUSIC
Opera Meets Jazz. St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church. 444 Lincoln Ave., East Liberty. 7 p.m. pittsburghopera.org

In the Court of the King - Music of Bach and Marais. Teutonia Mannerchor. 857 Phineas St., North Side. 7:30 p.m. chathambaroque.org

Spirit’s 9 Lives Anniversary Party. Spirit. 242 51st St., Lawrenceville. 8 p.m.-12 a.m. spiritpgh.com

Five smiling older men wearing jeans and dark shirts are shown holding various string instruments — The Seldom Scene band // Photo courtesy of The Seldom Scene

Saturday, April 6

ART
Pop-Up Market. Boys & Girls Club. 4600 Butler St., Lawrenceville. 12-4 p.m. radianthall.org

Screenprinting Saturdays. Danny Devine Studio. 5450 Penn Ave., Bloomfield. 2-6 p.m. instagram.com/dannydevinestudio

Full Spectrum Art Show. The Maple Leaf. 115 Sedgwick St., Millvale. 3-6 p.m. Continues through April 20. facebook.com

Ajunie Virk Gallery Show. Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse. 214 N. Lexington St., Point Breeze. 5-7 p.m. instagram.com/creative_reuse

All That’s Left. Spinning Plate Gallery. 5820 Baum Blvd., East Liberty. 6-9 p.m. facebook.com

MUSIC
The Mr. Roboto Project Benefit Show. The Mr. Roboto Project. 5106 Penn Ave., Bloomfield. 7-11 p.m. dltsgdom.com

The Seldom Scene. Carnegie Lecture Hall. 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. 7 p.m. calliopehouse.org

Earth, Wind, & Choir. East Liberty Presbyterian Church. 116 S. Highland Ave., East Liberty. 7:30 p.m. Continues through April 7. rccpittsburgh.com

R&B Experience with KEM. Heinz Hall. 600 Penn Ave., Downtown. 8 p.m. pittsburghsymphony.org

STAGE
Blizzard. Byham Theater. 101 Sixth St., Downtown. 7:30 p.m. Continues through April 7. trustarts.org

3rd Annual 'Comedy at the Carnegie' Benefit. Carnegie of Homestead. 510 E 10th Ave., Munhall. 7:30-9:30 p.m. comedyatthecarnegie.com

Gaslight Comedy presents Bailey Pope. Blue Sky Kitchen & Bar. 211 North Whitfield St., East Liberty. 8 p.m. eventbrite.com

Sunday, April 7

STAGE
2500 Years of Fashion in Theatre, presented by Pittsburgh International Classic Theatre. The Studio at Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall. 300 Beechwood Ave., Carnegie. 7 p.m. instagram.com/shanasimmonsdance

MUSIC
David & Pappy at Helltown. Helltown Tap Room. 1700 Penn Ave., Strip District. 1-4 p.m. facebook.com

War of the Romantics. Carnegie Music Hall. 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. 4:30-6:30 p.m. visitpittsburgh.com

Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. Mary Pappert School of Music at Duquesne University. 408 Magee St., Downtown. 7:30-9 p.m. duq.edu

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!