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Must-See Pittsburgh Art Exhibits, Concerts, and Performances: September 23-29
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, September 23
STAGE
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and Carnegie Mellon School of Drama present BEHIND THE SCENES: A Conversation with Leslie Odom, Jr. O’Reilly Theater, Downtown. 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, September 24
ART
Tega Brain & Sam Lavigne: Artist Lecture. Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Fine Arts, Oakland. 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, September 25
ART
PITCH Pittsburgh Photography Journal Launch Event. Silver Eye Education Center, Bloomfield. 6:30-8 p.m.
MUSIC
Acoustics ft. Noa Jordan. Hartwood Acres Park Mansion Lawn, Allison Park. 6 p.m.
Don't Let the Scene Go Down on Me! Collective presents Latter w/ Kaiba + Not Your Friends + WHERETHEforsythiaBLOOMS. The Government Center, North Side. 7-11 p.m.
STAGE
ASALH (Association for the Study of African American Life and History) Annual Conference, ft. Film Festival, Author Events, and More. Multiple times and locations. Continues through September 28.
Thursday, September 26
ART
Shiftworks Community + Public Arts presents David Bernabo’s Doing All the Work. Virtual event. 4-5:30 p.m.
BOOM Concepts presents Artists Taking Care of Artists Session 2 – Diverse Arts Income Streams. Emerald City, Downtown. 6 p.m.
STAGE
Little Women. Little Lake Theatre, Canonsburg. 7:30 p.m. Continues through October 13.
Pittsburgh Opera presents Market Square Concert. Market Square, Downtown. 11:30 a.m.
Prime Stage Theater presents Theater Around the World. Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, Carnegie. 7-8:30 p.m.
LITERARY
Dormont Arts presents Stories of Hispanic Heritage / Cuentos de Herencia Hispano. Potomac Station Coffeehouse, Dormont. 7-9 p.m.
FILM
Grandpa and Shorty. The Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center, Sewickley. 7:30 p.m.
MUSIC
Teen Open Mic Night at the SLB Radio Youth Media Center. Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, North Side. 4-6 p.m.
FESTIVAL
Stomping Grounds Street Dance Festival. Level Up Studios, Bloomfield. Continues through September 28.
Friday, September 27
ART
50th Anniversary of Maser Galleries. Maser Galleries, Shadyside. 4-7 p.m.
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission Historical Marker Unveiling for Charles “Teenie” Harris. Mulford Street, Homewood. 1:30-2:30 p.m.
STAGE
Select Start Improv Show. Arcade Comedy Theater, Downtown. 9 p.m.
POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive. City Theatre, South Side. 5:30 p.m. Continues through October 13.
Evil Dead The Musical. Pittsburgh Musical Theater, West End. 8:30 p.m. Continues through October 26.
Rhinestone Microphone Queer Comedy Showcase. The Glitterbox Theater, Homestead. 7 p.m.
MUSIC
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra presents Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances. Heinz Hall, Downtown. 7:30 p.m. Continues through September 29.
Jazz on Webster, Bedford & Wandless. The Morgan-Lee Arts Centre, Hill District. 5-8 p.m.
FESTIVAL
Pittsburgh Fashion Week 2024 Runway Show. Wintergarden at PPG Place, Downtown. 6:30-10 p.m.
Celebrate Africa Festival. University of Pittsburgh’s Posvar Hall, Oakland. 6-8 p.m. Continues through September 28.
Saturday, September 28
ART
Annual Fall Craft Fair. Scott Township Public Library, Carnegie. 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
CDCP x WCDC Present: Olga Mendenhall Live Painting Workshop. WCDC’s Lohr Gallery, Wilkinsburg. 12-3 p.m.
Artspiration presents Sculpture and Mural Unveiling. James Sharp Landing, Sharpsburg. 12-3:30 p.m.
Contemporary Craft presents Community Day. Contemporary Craft, Lawrenceville. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Saihou Njie Show Opening. Moka Gallery, Hill District. 6-9 p.m.
Pittsburgh Society of Artists 58th Annual Exhibition Artist Talk and Closing. Spinning Plate Gallery, Friendship. 7-10 p.m.
Roboto Punk Rock Flea Market. The Mr. Roboto Project, Bloomfield. 12-5 p.m.
STAGE
Prime Stage Theatre presents 2nd Annual Cemetery Walk. The Homewood Cemetery, Point Breeze. 12-3:40 p.m.
The Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company Present Hill-arious: A Night of Comedy on the Hill. Madison Arts Center, Hill District. 7:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh Musical Theater present Dancing in the Streets. Pittsburgh Musical Theater, West End. 12-1:30 p.m.
Attack Theatre presents Game Day featuring the Seven Minute Dance Series. Attack Theatre Studios, Lawrenceville. 1-4 p.m.
LITERARY
City of Asylum presents LitFest 2024: Writing Our Own Story: The Art of the Memoir with Damon Young, Francine Prose, & Abdelrahman ElGendy. Alphabet City, North Side. 1-2 p.m.
Write & Flight. Trace Brewing, Bloomfield. 1-4 p.m.
The Poet’s Corner. August Wilson House, Hill District. 4:30-7:30 p.m.
MUSIC
Sounds of Pittsburgh Chorus 50th Anniversary. Greater Pittsburgh Masonic Center, Ross Township. 12:30-3:30 p.m.
Beagle Brothers. White Oak Park, McKeesport. 2-4 p.m.
FESTIVAL
45th Annual Pow Wow. Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center, Dorseyville. 12-9 p.m. Continues through September 29.
Pittsburgh Art Book Fair. Carnegie Museum of Art, Oakland. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Continues through September 29.
Artspiration presents Fresh A.I.R. Festival. Atithi Studios, Sharpsburg. 6-9 p.m. Continues through September 29.
NETWORKING
Spotlight: Monthly LGBTQ+ Theatre Jam Session. Benedum Center, Downtown. 7-9 p.m.
Sunday, September 29
ART
Judy Robinson and Kara Snyder: The Art of Friendship Artist Reception. American Jewish Museum, Squirrel Hill. 3- p.m.
FILM
"Hot Water" with the PGH Silent Film Festival. Keystone Oaks Auditorium, Dormont. 2 p.m. Festival continues through October 6.
MUSIC
Resonance Works presents Reson8. Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church, Fox Chapel. 4 p.m.
Band Together Pittsburgh presents Autism-Friendly Open Mic. The Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center, Sewickley. 2-5 p.m.
