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Must-See Pittsburgh Art Exhibits, Concerts, and Performances: February 17-23


A Black woman with peach-colored hair and a red shirt looks at the camera putting on black eyeliner
Artist Lecture: Martine Syms at CMU School of Art // Photo courtesy of the artist and Sadie Coles HQ, London and Bridget Donahue, New York

Monday, February 17

ART

Black Excellence: Honoring a Legacy of Creativity, Intellect and Ancestry. CCAC Homewood-Brushton Center, Homewood. Available to view during open hours. Continues through February 26. 

AWAKENING. The Castle, McKees Rocks. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Continues through May 3.

The Gallery presents Women Collage Artists Opening Reception. Wilkins School Community Center, Swissvale. 2-4 p.m. Continues through March 9.

 

MUSIC

ZO! and Tall Black Guy with Debórah Bond. City Winery Pittsburgh, Strip District. 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, February 18

ART

Artist Lecture: Martine Syms. Carnegie Mellon University School of Art, Oakland. 5:30-7 p.m. 

 

FILM

The Vortex. The Lindsay Theater, Sewickley. 5:15 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. Continues through February 20. 

 

Collage of four headshots including a black-and-white photo of a person with long dark hair and glasses, a smiling Black person with short curly dark hair, a person with long curly dark hair, and a white person with dark beard and a Pirates hat
PGHwrites: Free Association Reading Series // Photo courtesy of City of Asylum

LITERATURE

PGHwrites: Free Association Reading Series. Alphabet City, North Side. 7-8 p.m.

Wednesday, February 19

STAGE

Jerry's Girls. Highmark Theatre, Downtown. 2 and 7:30 p.m. Continues through February 23.

Morning Reckoning. Charity Randall Theatre, Oakland. 2 and 8 p.m. Continues through February 23.

A Bright New Boise. Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama, Oakland. 4 and 8 p.m. Continues through February 21. 

 

DANCE

Winter Dance Concert. PNC Theatre, Downtown. 2 and 7:30 p.m. Continues through February 23. 

 

MUSIC

Beyond: Microtonal Music Festival. Multiple locations. Various times. Continues through February 23.

The Local Honeys. The Funhouse, Mr. Smalls Theatere, Millvale. 8 p.m.

 

TALK

“I Never Saw Another Butterfly”: Children of the Terezin Ghetto. Andrew Carnegie Free Library Music Hall, Carnegie. 7-8:30 p.m.

 

LITERATURE

Author Special Sip & Stitch. Riverstone Books, Squirrel Hill. 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Painting of a Black woman looking upwards and holding a globe in her hands that shows a bunch of Black hands reaching towards Pittsburgh's Point State Park. In the background is a graphic illustration of a large sun-like object
Snowglobes and Sunrises, artwork by Dan O’Donnell and Gabrielle Johnson, on display at Envisioning A Just Pittsburgh

Thursday, February 20

ART

Envisioning A Just Pittsburgh Exhibition Opening. August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Downtown. 6 p.m. Continues through March 30.

 

STAGE

Propel Performing Arts Academy presents Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. New Hazlett Theater, North Side. 7 p.m. Continues on February 21.

 

TALK

Building Intentionally and Inclusively. MuseumLab, North Side. 5-8:30 p.m.

 

MUSIC

Luke Gallagher. Mansions on Fifth, Shadyside. 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Studio Jazz Series: Tony Campbell and Jazzsurgery. Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, Carnegie. 7 p.m.

Thursday Night Jazz: Microtonal Music Festival Kickoff with DSILTON. Alphabet City, North Side. 7-8:30 p.m.

 

COMEDY

Naomi Karavani. Bryant St. Barbershop, Highland Park. 8-9:30 p.m.

 

LITERATURE

Amanda Gross. Stay Gold Books, Braddock. 7-8 p.m.

Friday, February 21

ART

Fun A Day Art Show. Velum Fermentation, South Side. 6:30-9:30 p.m.

The End That Never Was: Carnegie Mellon University 1st and 2nd Year MFA Exhibition Opening Reception. SPACE Gallery, Downtown. 5-7 p.m. Continues through April 27.

 

MUSIC

Starsdontmeananything. The Mr. Roboto Project, Bloomfield.

Folk February: Addison Agen. Sweetwater Center for the Arts, Sewickley. 7:30-9 p.m.

AcoustiCafe Tribute to the 80s. The Funhouse, Mr. Smalls Theatre, Millvale. 8 p.m. 

 

PARTY

Mx.defy: Refuge #3 Pisces. The Glitterbox Theater, Homestead. 7-10 p.m.

 

STAGE

The Laramie Project. The Theatre Factory, Monroeville. 2 and 7:30 p.m. Continues through March 1.

Open Stage Special Event: Love and Longing. Community Forge, Wilkinsburg. 8-11 p.m.

 

COMEDY

Derek Gaines and Dave Temple. Arcade Comedy Theater, Downtown. 8-9:30 p.m.

 

LITERATURE

Reading: E. Hughes “Ankle-Deep in Pacific Water” with Steffan Triplett. White Whale Bookstore, Bloomfield. 7-8 p.m.

Black-and-white photo of a group of people of different races sitting around in a circle
Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit // Photo courtesy of the Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit

Saturday, February 22

ART

Sensory Friendly Weekend. Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Oakland. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Continues through February 23.

Artivist Academy presents Self-Expressin through Clay Workshop with Marcé Nixon-Washington. Black Box Theater, Oakland. 12 p.m.

Color and Charcuterie. TLC Libations, Homewood. 1-5 p.m.

 

FESTIVAL

GLOW. MuseumLab, North Side. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Continues through February 23.

 

CONFERENCE 

Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit featuring Keynote Speaker Jasiri X. CCAC Allegheny Campus, Foerster Student Service Center, North Side. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

 

NETWORKING

LGBTQ+ Ice Skating Social. Schenley Park Skating Rink, Oakland. 8-9:30 p.m.

 

STAGE

Schitt’s Creek Drag Brunch. Pittsburgh Improv, Homestead. 2 p.m.

Forest to Sea Drag Thing Show. The Glitterbox Theater, Homestead. 7-11 p.m.

 

FILM

"Paddington in Peru" Sensory Friendly Screening. The Lindsay Theater, Sewickley. 10 a.m.

Becoming Led Zeppelin. Rangos Giant Theater, Carnegie Science Center, North Side. 7-9 p.m.

Rocky Horror Picture Show with Live Shadowcast. Row House Cinema, Lawrenceville. 10 p.m.

 

MUSIC

A Choral Celebration of Black History Month. Eastminster Presbyterian Church, East Liberty. 4 and 7:30 p.m. Continues through February 23. 

Pittsburgh Opera presents An Evening of German Vocal Music. Teutonia Männerchor, North Side. 7 p.m. 

Strings Attached. Levy Hall at Rodef Shalom, Oakland. 7:30-9 p.m.

Hedonism Bots – Appreciate the Sentiment Album Release Party. The Funhouse, Mr. Smalls Theatre, Millvale. 8 p.m.

Mamma Mania. The Lamp Theatre, North Huntingdon. 8-9:30 p.m.

Tony From Bowling - "Appear" Tape Release Show. brillobox, Bloomfield. 8-11:30 p.m.

Delacour. COBRA Pittsburgh, Bloomfield. 9:45 p.m

Sunday, February 23

STAGE
Spotlight: Monthly LGTBQ+ Theatre Jam Session. Benedum Center, Downtown. 7-9 p.m.

 

FILM

Lucky Cuckoo Movie Premiere. Parkway Theater, McKees Rocks. 6-7:45 p.m.

 

MUSIC

Dresser, Good Soup, Boyscouts, Judge Russo. Bottlerocket Social Hall. 7-11 p.m.


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