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Must-See Pittsburgh Art Exhibits, Concerts, and Performances: September 30-October 6
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 30
STAGE
City Rewinds: 50 Years of New Plays featuring HAND TO GOD by Robert Askins. City Theatre, South Side. 7 p.m.
FESTIVAL
DÍA DE BOMBA Y PLENA. The Clemente Museum, Lawrenceville. 1-4 p.m.
Tuesday, October 1
STAGE
Feste’s Fiesta Fundraiser Dinner for Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks. Mad Mex, Shadyside. 7-9:30 p.m.
LITERARY
Book Launch! "Make My Wish Come True," by Rachael Lippincott & Alyson Derrick. White Whale Books & Coffee, Bloomfield. 7-8 p.m.
MUSIC
Aria412 Opera Group Presents Prima Donna of the Dead. Hop Farm Brewing, Lawrenceville. 7-9 p.m.
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra presents RAD Days 2024 Free Concert. Heinz Hall, Downtown. 7:30 p.m.
Alex Price Trio, songs of Appalachia. First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Johnstown. 12 p.m.
Wednesday, October 2
STAGE
Sh!tFaced Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing. Greer Cabaret Theater, Downtown. 8 p.m. Continues through October 13.
Miguel Muñoz in What is Magic for You? Liberty Magic, Downtown. 7:30 p.m. Continues through November 3.
LITERARY
Reading & Conversation: "Compound Fracture" by Andrew Joseph White w/ Lyss Stainer. White Whale Books & Coffee, Bloomfield. 7-8 p.m.
FILM
Pittsburgh Silent Film Festival presents Michael (1924). Harris Theater, Downtown. 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 3
ART
Shiftworks presents Public Art: Proposal to Installation. Virtual event. 4-5:30 p.m.
Opening Reception: Fall Exhibitions. University Art Gallery, Oakland. 5-7 p.m.
STAGE
Bread and Puppet presents The Beginning After the End of Humanity Circus. The Falk Laboratory School, Oakland. 7 p.m.
Flamenco Pittsburgh presents Sobre Las Olas. Harris Theater, Downtown. 8 p.m.
LITERARY
Afghan Dinner & a Reading: Dancing in the Mosque: An Afghan Mother’s Letter to her Son with author Homeira Qaderi. Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Fine Arts, Oakland. 5:30-7 p.m.
Book Launch! "Bad Forecast" by Steffan Triplett, in-conversation with Xan Forest Phillips and Lucia LoTempio. White Whale Books & Coffee, Bloomfield. 7-8 p.m.
FILM
Pittsburgh Silent Film Festival presents The Hands of Orlac. The Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center, Sewickley. 7:30 p.m.
MUSIC
Calliope presents Ellis Paul at The Roots Cellar. The Roots Cellar, Point Breeze. 7 p.m.
Friday, October 4
ART
Arts Excursions Unlimited's Art and Vintage Treasures Sale. AEU Studio, Hazelwood. 2-8 p.m.
Splatter Me Crazy. Thunderbird Music Hall, Lawrenceville. 5 p.m.
Community Days at Pittsburgh Glass Center. Pittsburgh Glass Center, Friendship. 12 p.m. Continues through October 5.
Unblurred: First Friday Art Crawl. 4800-5500 Penn Ave., Downtown. 4-10 p.m.
RE-ORIENTATION Opening Reception. The Frame Gallery at CMU, Oakland. 6-9 p.m. Exhibit continues through October 6.
Snug as a Bug in a Rug Gallery Show. Assemble Pittsburgh, Bloomfield. 6-10 p.m.
STAGE
COPE: The Multimedia Experience. Attack Theatre Studios, Lawrenceville. 7 p.m. Continues on October 5.
Freshworks: Yusef Shelton (Ys1). Kelly Strayhorn Theater’s Alloy Studios, Friendship. 7:30-9 p.m. Continues through October 5.
The Pittsburgh Savoyards Present Gilbert & Sullivan’s Patience or, Bunthorne’s Bride. Greater Pittsburgh Masonic Center, Ross Township. 7:30 p.m. Continues through October 13.
Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center presents Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Lincoln Park MainStage Theater, Midland. 7:30 p.m. Continues through October 13.
Out Loud Media Group presents Witch Perfect 2024. New Hazlett Theater, North Side. 8 p.m.
Barebones Productions presents Crocodile Fever. Barebones Black Box Theater, Braddock. 8 p.m. Continues through October 20.
LITERARY
Shiftworks presents Walk & Write: Greenfield with Nancy Krygowski. Bud Hammer Field, Greenfield. 7-8:30 p.m.
DEMOCRACY MATTERS: Get Out the Vote Pittsburgh Poetry, hosted by Joan Bauer & Kris Collins. White Whale Books & Coffee, Bloomfield. 7-8:30 p.m.
FILM
Eisenstein's STRIKE on 16mm. The Glitterbox Theater, Homestead. 8-10 p.m.
ReelQ presents the 39th Annual Pittsburgh LGBTQ Film Festival, Opening Night: Perfect Endings. The Andy Warhol Museum, North Side. 7 p.m.
Night of the Living Dead. The Strand Theater, Zelienople. 7:30 p.m. Continues through October 6.
MUSIC
Kinder Being Cafe Opening Party. The Government Center, North Side. 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra presents Twist & Shout: The Music of the Beatles. Heinz Hall, Downtown. 7:30 p.m. Continues through October 6.
FESTIVAL
Yachtoberfest. Gateway Clipper Fleet, Station Square. 8-10:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 5
ART
Incubator Productions Presents Turn Your Think Into Ink! – Cartooning Basics. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Main, Oakland. 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Play for Keeps with Matt Hunter, Gabrielle Fischer, and Jason Vivona. Knowing Place, Lawrenceville. 5-9 p.m.
Bunker Projects presents Mangia Mangia Spaghetti Dinner. Wilkins School Community Center, Regent Square. 5-8 p.m.
Evolve Coaching presents An Evening of Arts for Autism. Rockwell Park, Point Breeze. 6-10 p.m.
Zoë Welsh: Drop Scenes. Concept Art Gallery, Regent Square. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Continues through November 30.
STAGE
Gemini Children’s Theater presents Alice In Wonderland. Father Ryan Arts Center, McKees Rocks. 1 p.m. Continues through October 13.
Pittsburgh Opera presents Tosca. Benedum Center, Downtown. 8 p.m. Continues through October 13.
FILM
Alternate Histories Video Opening Party. Alternate Histories Studio, Greenfield. 12-4 p.m.
MUSIC
Don’t Let The Scene Go Down On Me! Collective presents Hearse Fest. Mr. Roboto Project and Irma Freeman Center, Bloomfield. 12-11 p.m.
Bobby Thompson and The Chosen Few. Round Hill Park Visitors Center, Elizabeth. 2-4 p.m.
Artist-In-Residence Ray Angry with The Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra World Premiere Celebration & Jazz Legends Party. MCG Jazz Concert Hall, North Side. 6 p.m.
The Equity | Impact Center presents SCALE Live: Celebrating the 2024 SCALE Fellowship Program and Music Community! Roxian Theater, McKees Rocks. 7-10 p.m.
Saturday Soirées: An Evening with Resonance Works. Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, Carnegie. 7:30 p.m.
Title Town Soul & Funk Party 15 Year Anniversary. Spirit, Lawrenceville. 8 p.m.-2 a.m.
FESTIVAL
Rivers of Steel presents Festival of Combustion. Carrie Blast Furnaces, Swissvale. 1-9 p.m.
August Wilson Center Community Day: S.T.E.A.M. on the Green. Hazelwood Local, Hazelwood. 3-8 p.m.
Sunday, October 6
FILM
Pittsburgh Silent Film Festival presents Two by Buster Keaton. Harris Theater, Downtown. 5 p.m.
MUSIC
The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh presents CrosSING Bridges RAD Days Preview. Mt. Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Penn Hills. 4 p.m.
FESTIVAL
Workshop PGH Fall Fest and Street Fair. Workshop PGH, Wilkinsburg. 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
