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Must-See Pittsburgh Art Exhibits, Concerts, and Performances: October 7-13
Explore Pittsburgh’s arts and culture scene with this week’s event recommendations, featuring a wide range of art exhibits, concerts, performances, films, literary events, and more!
Monday, October 7
ART
Creative Citizen Studios Art Workshop. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Carrick. 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
STAGE
Carnegie Mellon Opera: Transformations. Purnell Center for the Arts, Oakland. 8 p.m. Continues through October 10.
Tuesday, October 8
ART
smash the ceiling, floor, and walls; take the broken shards and blow it back. Pittsburgh Glass Center, Friendship. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Continues through January 20.
MUSIC
Luis Gonzalez, piano, and Joe Tirpak, guitar. First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Johnstown. 12 p.m.
Wednesday, October 9
STAGE
COPA Fall Dance Concert. PNC Theatre, Downtown. 7:30 p.m. Continues through October 13.
Finding Your Safe Space: The Power of Chosen Family in Allyship and Acceptance. Carnegie Mellon University’s Jared L. Cohon University Center, Oakland. 5 p.m.
Dreams of Hope presents Try Out theatriQ. Alloy Studios, Friendship. 5:30-8 p.m.
Thursday, October 10
ART
Shiftworks presents Introduction to Community Art. Virtual Event. 4-5:30 p.m.
Keystone Progress Education Fund and Casey Droege Cultural Productions present The Art of Democracy. Brew House Arts, South Side. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Continues through November 2.
Adaptation - Local Notes. The Tomayko Foundation, Bloomfield. 6-8 p.m. Continues through November 22.
Incubator Productions Presents Ink This! Comic Book Art Workshop. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Hazelwood. 4:30-6 p.m.
STAGE
Flamenco Pittsburgh: Gala Debut. The Original Pittsburgh Winery, Strip District. 7:30 p.m.
COPA Theatre presents The Trees. Point Park University’s Pittsburgh Playhouse, Downtown. 7:30 p.m. Continues through October 20.
LITERARY
Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures presents Kevin Henkes. Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, Oakland. 6 p.m.
MUSIC
Trust Visual Arts presents Maria Chávez. Wood Street Galleries, Downtown. 7-10 p.m.
Anita Velveeta w/ Gramma + Sorry Face + Brake Run. Mr. Roboto Project, Bloomfield. 7-11 p.m.
NETWORKING
Greenwood Week[End] 2024. Emerald City Pittsburgh, Downtown. 6-8 p.m. Continues through October 13.
The Creative Hive. Protohaven, Wilkinsburg. 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Friday, October 11
ART
Out of the Blue by Bat St. Chip. Bottom Feeder Books, Point Breeze. 6-8 p.m. Continues through October 26.
In Defense of Details. Wick Monet, Shadyside. 7 p.m. Continues through November 1.
There and Back Again by Cameron Schmidt. Studio 4, Bloomfield. 6 p.m. Continues through October 26.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh and Stories Like Me present ART 4 ALL. Stories Like Me, Greenfield. 5-7:30 p.m.
4Arts Exhibition: Music-Inspired Art Collectibles. Privé Creative Studio, Homewood. 6-8:30 p.m.
STAGE
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. Iron Horse Community Theatre, Ambridge. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Continues through October 26.
Mon River Arts presents Into The Woods. The Grand Theatre, Elizabeth. 7:30 p.m. Continues through October 20.
R-ACT Theatre Productions presents The Revolutionists. Segreiff Stage, Rochester. 7:30 p.m. Continues through October 19.
FILM
Venture Outdoors presents No Man’s Land Film Festival 2024. Velum Fermentation Brewery, South Side. 6 p.m.
The Silence of the Lambs Cage Night 2024. Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum, Oakland. 5:30-10 p.m.
Reel Q presents Young Hearts. Harris Theater, Downtown. 5:30 p.m.
MUSIC
GLEE-tterbox. The Glitterbox Theater, Homestead. 7 p.m.
Saturday, October 12
ART
Pole-2-Polls Sign Making. The Brew House, South Side. 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
INSIDE by Abby Franzen-Sheehan. Double Dog Studios, Carnegie. 5-8 p.m. Continues through November 2.
Incubator Productions Presents Comics Publishing: Myths and Methods. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, South Side. 1-2 p.m.
Artist Talk with Akudzwe Elsie Chiwa. Sweetwater Center for the Arts, Sewickley. 1-3 p.m.
STAGE
Community Day at the New Hazlett Theater. New Hazlett Theater, North Side. 1-3:30 p.m.
LITERARY
LGBTQIA+ Oral Histories Project. Washington and Jefferson College’s Clark Family Library, Washington. 2-5 p.m.
Author Event: An Afternoon with Jason Kirin. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Hazelwood. 3-4 p.m.
FILM
Pittsburgh Moving Picture Festival: Thriller Picture Show 2024. The Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center, Sewickley. 7 p.m. Continues through October 24.
Paul Laurence Dunbar: Beyond the Mask. August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Downtown. 2-5 p.m.
Reel Q presents Her Shorts. Harris Theater, Downtown. 4:30 p.m.
MUSIC
Ultra Deluxe + Morning Dew w/ Frog Legs + Tilt Contrls. Mr. Roboto Project, Bloomfield. 7-11 p.m.
FESTIVAL
Allegheny County Parks Foundation presents Park 'til Dark. North Park, McCandless. 9 a.m.-8:30 p.m.
Sunday, October 13
LITERARY
Write Pittsburgh presents Witches in Storytelling. Virtual Event. 7-9 p.m. Continues through October 27.
City of Asylum presents International Poetry Forum Presents Terrance Hayes. Alphabet City, North Side. 1-2 p.m.
FILM
LACC Film Series. Latin American Cultural Center, Oakland. 6 p.m.
MUSIC
JVK w/ My Favorite Liar + Dayz Off. Mr. Roboto Project. 7-10:30 p.m.
Chatham Baroque in Your Neighborhood. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Squirrel Hill. 1-2 p.m.
FESTIVAL
I Made It! Market presents The Neighborhood Flea. Neighborhood Flea, South Side. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
