Arts Blog

Must-See Pittsburgh Art Exhibits, Concerts, and Performances: November 4-10


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

A person with long dark hair, white dramatic face makeup including black eyeliner and red lipstick, poses while holding onto a long purple gown
Jesse Factor in The Marthaodyssey // Photo by Anita Buzzy Prentiss

Monday, November 4

STAGE

Prime Stage Theatre presents FIRST MOTHERS: The Women Who Raised America’s Presidents. New Hazlett Theater, North Side. 7 p.m.

Race & The Real American Theater Crisis. O’Reilly Theater, Downtown. 7 p.m.

Tuesday, November 5

MUSIC

ANORAK! w/ Aren't We Amphibians + see through person + Excuse Me Who Are You? + Morning Dew. Mr. Roboto Project, Bloomfield. 7-11 p.m.

BNY presents JazzLive: Craig Davis Trio. Lounge at the Greer Cabaret, Downtown. 5 p.m.

Wednesday, November 6

STAGE

Nick Diffatte in Offbeat: A Comedy Magic Show. Liberty Magic, Downtown. 7:30 p.m. Continues through December 1.

 

MUSIC
Windy & Carl with Mike Tamburo Plays Metal. Tech 25, Mount Oliver. 7:30 p.m.

A woman dressed as Cinderella walks down stairs, leaving behind a slipper
Stage 62's Cinderella // Photo by Ivy Ferris

Thursday, November 7

ART

Artist Talk and Workshop with Vivian Poey. Silver Eye Center for Photography, Bloomfield. 4:30-6 p.m.

Passages Opening Reception. Silver Eye Center for Photography, Bloomfield. 6-8 p.m. Exhibit continues through February 8.

Somatosensory: Relating to the Senses Opening Reception. Library of Accessible Media for Pennsylvanians, Bloomfield. 4:30-6:30 p.m. Exhibit continues through November 29.

 

STAGE

Pittsburgh Musical Theater presents Beauty and the Beast. Byham Theater, Downtown. 7:30 p.m. Continues through November 10.

Duquesne Theater Arts’ Red Masquers presents Skin of our Teeth. The Genesius Theater, Uptown. 8 p.m. Continues through November 16.

Stage 62 presents Rodgers & Hammerstein Cinderella. Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, Carnegie. 8 p.m. Continues through November 17.

Washington Community Theatre presents Sister Act. Nineteen North, Washington. 7:30 p.m. Continues through November 10.

 

LITERARY

Nearing Each Other Readings: November. Carnegie Museum of Art, Oakland. 5:30-7:30 p.m.

 

FILM

Haiti Friends presents Haiti Film Series with Haitian-American Filmmaker Al’Ikens Plancher. Latin American Cultural Center, Oakland. 6 p.m.

Queering the Documentary: Filmmaker Connor O’Keefe. The Lindsay Theater & Cultural Center, Sewickley. 7 p.m.

Heroineburgh Customfest. Harris Theater, Downtown. 7:30 p.m.

 

MUSIC

Dirk Quinn Band. Lounge at the Greer Cabaret, Downtown. 5 p.m.

Calliope presents Mitch Greenhill. The Roots Cellar, Point Breeze. 7 p.m.

 

NETWORKING
WDO Photography presents Pittsburgh Photographers Coffee Meetup. Big Dog Coffee, South Side. 9-10:30 p.m.

A white man with short brown hair squints his eyes looking into an old-fashioned camera
Roger Jacoby filming; Pittsburgh, 1978. Still from Jim Hubbard’s documentary, Elegy in the Streets (1989) // Photo courtesy of Pittsburgh Sound & Image

Friday, November 8

ART

Shaping the Future: National Showcase of Emerging Sculptors Closing Reception. International Sculpture Center, Downtown.

Fiber Arts Guild of Pittsburgh presents Spotlight: Artist Talk. North Hills Art Center, North Hills. 5-7 p.m.

Cracks of Continuity: Art Exhibit by Giovanna Ferrari. Ketchup City Creative, Sharpsburg. 6 p.m. continues through November 23.

Irish Exit: Opening Reception. The Frame Gallery at CMU, Oakland. 6-9 p.m.

Now You (don’t) See Me. MuseumLab, North Side. 6:30-9 p.m.

Somewhere Else by Nina Marie Burbato. Wick Monet, Shadyside. 7-9 p.m.

 

STAGE

Jesse Factor: The Marthaodyssey. Kelly Strayhorn Theater, East Liberty. 7:30-9 p.m.

The Case of the Carbolic Smoke Ball. Carnegie Stage, Carnegie. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Continues through November 16.

Quantum Theatre presents The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Union Trust Building, Downtown. 8 p.m. Continues through November 24.

 

FILM

Basquiat - Black and White Version. Harris Theater, Downtown. 5 p.m. Continues through November 12.

 

MUSIC

Drusky Entertainment Presents Tallah with Slamwich, Ire, Befell. Preserving Underground, New Kensington. 6 p.m.

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra presents Chicago: The Musical in Concert. Heinz Hall, Downtown. 7:30 p.m. Continues through November 10.

 

FESTIVAL

The Novelty Collective Music and Arts Festival. The COVE Art Center, Avalon. 6-9 p.m. Continues through November 9.

Escape to Marrakech: A Night of Vibrant Flavors, Dance, and Music. Atithi Studios, Sharpsburg. 6-9 p.m.

 

NETWORKING
Intermission: An Artful Networking Series. August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Downtown. 6 p.m.-12 a.m.

A polka dot orange-and-blue ceramic tea cup on a plate with the same pattern
Art by Taylor Mezo, Guest Artist at Stop #6 on the Pittsburgh Potters Tour // Photo by Taylor Mezo

Saturday, November 9

ART

South Arts Pittsburgh presents Schoolhouse Holiday Artist Market. Schoolhouse Art & History Center, Bethel Park. 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Clay Pittsburgh presents Pittsburgh Potters Tour. Various neighborhoods, Pittsburgh. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Studio Sale. Radiant Hall, Homewood. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Three Rivers, Five Artists Exhibition Reception. Sunnyhill Unitarian Universalist Church of the South Hills, South Hills. 1-3 p.m. Continues through December 6.

Honest Work 4: A Vibrant Showcase of Black & Brown Artists. PNC Park, North Side. 5-9 p.m.

Panel discussion: Peggy Ahwesh, Susan Chainey, and Jim Hubbard. Wood Street Galleries, Downtown. 7 p.m.

Emergence Gallery. The Castle Consortia, McKees Rocks. 2-6 p.m.

 

STAGE

Comedy Night. Comtra Theatre, Cranberry. 7:30-9:30 p.m.

The Pillow Project presents Second Saturdays. The Space Upstairs, Point Breeze. 8 p.m.

Pittsburgh Opera presents Cavalleria Rusticana/ Pagliacci. Benedum Center, Downtown. 8 p.m. Continues through November 17.

 

FILM

Pittsburgh Sound + Image presents Essential Pittsburgh: Roger Jacoby. Harris Theater, Downtown. 7 p.m.
Body Double. Harris Theater, Downtown. 4 p.m. Continues through November 12.

 

MUSIC

SamJAMwich. McCormick Dormam VFW Post 694, Dormont. 7-10 p.m.

5ever + Sunday Morning + Career Day + watermedown + Go for the Gold. Mr. Roboto Project, Bloomfield. 6-11 p.m.

Opus One presents 4th Annual Benefit for The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. Club Cafe, South Side. 7 p.m.

Shimmering Soundscapes. Duquesne University’s Mary Pappert School of Music PNC Recital Hall, Uptown. 7:30-9 p.m.

Animal Scream Vinyl Release with Ames Harding & the Mirage, Chariot Fade, Jackson Scott, Morgan Erina. The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls, Millvale. 7:30 p.m.

 

FESTIVAL

Rhinestone Steel Queer Fashion Show. The Glitterbox Theater, Homestead. 6:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh Vintage Mixer. David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Downtown. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Sunday, November 10

ART

Burgh Crafted Market: Cozy Corner Edition. Ruckus Coffee Gallery & Cafe, North Hills. 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

 

FILM

LACC Film Series presents El Precio del Oro/The Price of Gold and Husek. Latin American Cultural Center, Oakland. 6 p.m.

"Watching You Watching Me" the Visual Album Experience. Row House Cinema, Lawrenceville. 7:30-9:30 p.m.

 

MUSIC

Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh presents Music in Theresienstadt: A Conversation with Anna Hájková. Rodef Shalom Congregation, Squirrel Hill. 5:30 p.m.


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