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Pittsburgh Art Events: April 22-28
Explore Pittsburgh’s vibrant arts and culture scene with this week’s event recommendations, featuring block parties, a student film fest, Art All Night, a potter’s tour, and more!
Monday, April 22
ART
Point Park University BFA Photography Thesis Exhibition. Artists Image Resource. 518 Foreland St., North Side. 12-3 p.m. and 4-8 p.m. Continues through April 25. airpgh.org
STAGE
MFA Dramatic Writing Thesis Readings. Purnell Center for the Arts. 5000 Forbes Ave., Oakland. 6 p.m. Continues through April 25. drama.cmu.edu
Love and Money. The John Wells Video Studio, Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama. 5000 Forbes Ave., Oakland. 8 p.m. Continues on April 23. drama.cmu.edu/box-office/love-and-money
TALK
Welcome Dinner & Artist Talk with Edisa Weeks. KST’s Alloy Studios. 5530 Penn Ave., East Liberty. 6-8 p.m. kelly-strayhorn.org
LITERARY
What's Your Story? Shaler North Hills Library. 1822 Mt Royal Blvd., Glenshaw. 12:30-2:30 p.m. Continues every second and fourth Monday of every month. shalerlibrary.org
Rainbow Writers. Presented virtually by Write Pittsburgh. 6-7 p.m. writepittsburgh.com
Tuesday, April 23
STAGE
"Shakespeare: This Could Be True" Staged Reading. Union Trust Building Theatre. 501 Grant St., Downtown. 6:30 p.m. Continues through April 26. pittsburghshakespeare.org
MUSIC
JAM Special! Celebrating Pittsburgh Student Ensembles. Lounge at the Greer Cabaret. 655 Penn Ave., Downtown. 5 p.m. trustarts.org
Wednesday, April 24
FILM
Ovation Film Fest. Simmons B Auditorium, Tepper School of Business. 4765 Forbes Ave., Oakland. 7 p.m. ovationfilmfest.cargo.site
STAGE
Precision & Abandonment. KST’s Alloy Studios. 5530 Penn Ave., East Liberty. 9-10:15 a.m. kelly-strayhorn.org
Thursday, April 25
STAGE
Don't Stop Believing: A Theatric Remix of the 1980s. Bantha Tea Bar. 5002 Penn Ave., Garfield. 8 p.m. Continues through April 27. pittsburghfringe24.ticketleap.com
Planet Phuckett. International Children's Art Gallery. 5022 Penn Ave., Garfield. 9:15 p.m. Continues through April 27. pittsburghfringe24.ticketleap.com
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Women in Film and Media Vision Boarding. The Oasis Lounge at City Kitchen. 145 Bakery Square Blvd., Bakery Square. 6-8 p.m. women-in-film-and-media.springly.org
MUSIC
Chantal Joseph. Lounge at the Greer Cabaret. 655 Penn Ave., Downtown. 6 p.m. trustarts.org
Friday, April 26
ART
Cultural District Gallery Crawl. Multiple locations in Downtown Pittsburgh's Cultural District. 5:30-10 p.m. instagram.com/trustvisualarts
Life is Nice but Odd and Strange at the Same Time. 820 Gallery. 820 Liberty Ave., Downtown. 5:30-10 p.m. Continues through June 9. crawl.trustarts.org
CMU Senior Art Exhibit: RESONANCE. Miller ICA at Carnegie Mellon University. 5000 Forbes Ave., Oakland. 6-8 p.m. Continues through May 11. miller-ica.cmu.edu
STAGE
Open Letters. New Hazlett Theater. 6 Allegheny Square East, North Side. 7 p.m. newhazletttheater.org
Andy Warhol in Iran. City Theatre. 1300 Bingham St., South Side. 8 p.m. Continues through May 12. trustarts.org
Other Desert Cities. Butler Little Theatre. 1 Howard St., Butler. 8 p.m. Continues through May 3. app.arts-people.com
Select Start: Guess Who's Turning 30? Arcade Comedy Theater. 943 Liberty Ave., Downtown. 9 p.m. arcadecomedytheater.com
StorySlam. International Children's Art Gallery. 5022 Penn Ave., Garfield. 10 p.m. pittsburghfringe.org
TALK
Lit Fridays: Maura Cheeks. Presented virtually by the August Wilson African American Cultural Center. 6-7 p.m. awaacc.org
MUSIC
A Satire: Carmina Burana Africana. Campbell Memorial Chapel, Chatham University, Chapel Hill Road, Squirrel Hill. 5:30-7:30 p.m. p.m. Continues through April 27. bachchoirpittsburgh.org
Beethoven Symphony No. 9. Heinz Hall. 600 Penn Ave., Downtown. 8 p.m. Continues through April 28. trustarts.org
Soul Sessions: Mýa. August Wilson Cultural Center. 980 Liberty Ave., Downtown. 8 p.m. trustarts.org
Saturday, April 27
ART
Pittsburgh Potters Tour. Multiple locations. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Continues through April 28. claypittsburgh.org
Art All Night. Crucible Building. 3011 Smallman St., Strip District. 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 27 to 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 28. artallnight.org
James P. Nelson: Works on Paper & Canvas. Double Dog Studios. 317 Second Ave., Carnegie. 6-8 p.m. Continues through May 25. doubledogstudio.com
Divinity: Off the Skin to Paper. Ketchup City Creative. 612 Main St., Sharpsburg. 6-9 p.m. Continues on April 28. instagram.com/ketchupcitycreative
EVENT
August Wilson Birthday Celebration Block Party. August Wilson House. 1727 Bedford Ave., Hill District. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. augustwilsonhouse.org
STAGE
Sesame Street Live, Say Hello! Benedum Center. 237 Seventh St., Downtown. 6 p.m. Continues through April 27. trustarts.org
One Man, No-Woman. Irma Freeman Center for Imagination. 5006 Penn Ave., Bloomfield. 7 p.m. pittsburghfringe.org
DELIRIOUS Dances / Edisa Weeks. Kelly Strayhorn Theater. 5941 Penn Ave., East Liberty. 7:30-9 p.m. Continues through 28. kelly-strayhorn.org
Crossing Paths Movement Collective. International Children's Art Gallery. 5022 Penn Ave., Garfield. 8 p.m. Continues through April 28. pittsburghfringe24.ticketleap.com
LITERARY
Book Tours: Murmur, Cameron Barnett. Playground at Nightingale Way and Onondago St., Swisshelm Park. 10-11:30 a.m. eventbrite.com
FILM
Maya Deren's 16mm Birthday Party. Harris Theater. 809 Liberty Ave., Downtown. 7:30 p.m. trustarts.org
MUSIC
The Passion of Mary Cardwell Dawson. Byham Theater. 101 Sixth St., Downtown. 8 p.m. Continues through May 5. trustarts.org
WORKSHOP
Beyond the Design: Fashion Brand Essentials Workshop. Virtual Meeting via Google Meet. 1-4 p.m. trochelledesigns.com
Sunday, April 28
ART
Vanka Block Party. St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church. 24 Maryland Ave., Millvale. 12-4 p.m. vankamurals.org
STAGE
Broadway Drag Brunch, hosted by Kierra Darshell. Greer Cabaret Theater. 655 Penn Ave., Downtown. 12 p.m. trustarts.org
Mistress of the House. Thunderbird Music Hall. 4053 Butler St., Lawrenceville. 7 p.m. thunderbirdmusichall.com
MUSIC
PYCO Festive Finale. New Hazlett Theater. 6 Allegheny Square East, North Side. 2:30 and 6:00 p.m. newhazletttheater.org
Resonance Works presents "¡Tumbao!" First United Methodist Church. 5401 Centre Ave., Shadyside. 3 p.m. resonanceworks.org
The Singer’s Tea. Schenley Park Cafe and Visitor Center. 101 Panther Hollow Road, Oakland. 6:30-8:30 p.m. eventbrite.com
Anthony Hamilton. Benedum Center. 237 Seventh St., Downtown. 7 p.m. trustarts.org
TALK
Sunday Series Artist Talks: Ron Copeland. Pittsburgh Center for Arts and Media. 1047 Shady Ave., Shadyside. 1-3 p.m. pghartsmedia.org
FILM
Steel City Spook Show. Harris Theater. 809 Liberty Ave., Downtown. 7 p.m. trustarts.org
