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Pittsburgh Art Events: April 15-21
Explore Pittsburgh’s vibrant arts and culture scene with this week’s event recommendations, featuring touring musicals, comedy sets, installation art, and more!
Monday, April 15
ART
Point Park University BFA Photography Thesis Exhibition. Artists Image Resource. 518 Foreland St., North Side. 12-3 p.m. & 4-8 p.m. Continues through April 25. airpgh.org
STAGE
August Wilson New Voices Monologue Competition. Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild. 1815 Metropolitan St., Manchester. 6 p.m. billnunntop.com
LITERARY
Whistleblowers Who Exposed the Holocaust. Presented virtually by Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh. 12-1 p.m. hcofpgh.org
City Books Writers In Residence: Past & Present. Poetry Lounge. 313 North Ave., Millvale. 7-11 p.m. poetrymillvale.com
Tuesday, April 16
STAGE
Company. Benedum Center. 237 Seventh St., Downtown. 7 p.m. trustarts.org
MUSIC
Paul Cosentino's Boilermaker Jazz Band. Lounge at the Greer Cabaret. 655 Penn Ave., Downtown. 5 p.m. trustarts.org
An Evening with Shawn Colvin & KT Tunstall Together on Stage. Byham Theater. 101 Sixth St., Downtown. 7:30 p.m. trustarts.org
Wednesday, April 17
TALK
Creative Conversations — Company. Trust Arts Education Center. 805 Liberty Ave, Downtown. 6:30 p.m. culturaldistrict.org
Rita Williams-Garcia: “A Funny Thing About Memory.” Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. 7-8 p.m. carnegielibrary.org
MUSIC
Carnegie Mellon Guitar Ensemble. Kresge Theatre. 5000 Forbes Ave., Oakland. 8-10 p.m. eventbrite.com
Thursday, April 18
ART
The Lab @ Silver Eye Print Party. Silver Eye Education Center. 5228 Penn Ave., Bloomfield. 6-8 p.m. instagram.com/silvereyecenter
Intermission: An Artful Happy Hour Series. August Wilson African American Cultural Center. 980 Liberty Ave., Downtown. 6 p.m.- 12 a.m. awc.culturaldistrict.org
STAGE
A Comedy of Feathers. Presented virtually. 6-10 p.m. Continues through April 27. pittsburghfringe.org
Warhol: Bullet Karma. Presented virtually. 6-10 p.m. Continues through April 27. pittsburghfringe.org
The Seasons. Irma Freeman Center for Imagination. 5006 Penn Ave., Bloomfield. 7-8:15 p.m. Continues through April 21. artsburgh.org
Million Dollar Quartet. Gargaro Theater. 327 S. Main St., West End. 7:30 p.m. Continues through May 12. trustarts.org
Apis. New Hazlett Theater. 6 Allegheny Square East, North Side. 8 p.m. Continues through April 19. newhazletttheater.org
FILM
Venture Outdoors Presents: Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour. Kelly Strayhorn Theater. 5941 Penn Ave., East Liberty. 7 p.m. Continues through April 21. kelly-strayhorn.org
EVENT
Teen Night: The Stories We Keep. Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. 5-8 p.m. cli.re
Dinner with the Queen of Crime Fundraiser. Revival on Lincoln. 366 Lincoln Ave, Bellevue. 6 p.m. primestage.com
FESTIVAL
Pittsburgh Fringe Festival. Multiple Venues in Pittsburgh's East End from Bloomfield and Friendship to Garfield and East Liberty. Continues through April 27. pittsburghfringe.org
MUSIC
Kristin Pacelli. Lounge at the Greer Cabaret. 655 Penn Ave., Downtown. 6 p.m. trustarts.org
Grateful Dead Night with MichiTapes and Agave Party. Thunderbird Music Hall. 4053 Butler St., Lawrenceville. 7-11:45 p.m. thunderbirdmusichall.com
Synchronized with Soy Sos, featuring GLO-TREE. Crushed Steel. 4845 Harrison St., Lawrenceville. 8 p.m. tickettailor.com
The Butterfly Effect Release Party. TLC Libations. 7800 Susquehanna Street, Suite 404, Homewood. 8-11 p.m. partiful.com
TALK
2024 Japan Lecture Series – Ways of Learning: An Apprentice Boatbuilder in Japan. Contemporary Craft. 5645 Butler St., Lawrenceville. 6-8 p.m. japansocietypa.org
Friday, April 19
ART
Today. Tomayko Foundation. 5173 Liberty Ave., Bloomfield. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Continues through May 31. tomayko.foundation
Portals: A Cathartic Journey of Expression. Pop Up Gallery. 709 Parkview Drive, Gibsonia. 6-8:30 p.m. Continues by appointment through April 26. climbingthewalls.net
STAGE
Everything Goes! Burlesque Variety Brunch. Lawrenceville Distilling Co. 5410 Harrison St., Lawrenceville. 12 p.m. eventbrite.ca
Blend. The Forge Urban Winery. 210 E. Seventh Ave., Homestead. 7 p.m. nightfallrecords.ticketspice.com
The Cask of the Arlechino. Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation. 113 N Pacific Ave., Bloomfield. 7 p.m. Continues through April 20. facebook.com
Around the World in 80 Days. Saltworks Theatre Company. 939 California Ave., Avalon. 7 p.m. Continues through April 20. saltworks.org
The Scottish Play. LevelUp Studios. 4836 Penn Ave., Bloomfield. 7 p.m. Continues through April 27. pittsburghfringe24.ticketleap.com
I, Trump. Metta: A Healing Arts Community. 5118 Penn Ave., Bloomfield. 9 p.m. Continues through April 26. pittsburghfringe.org/itrump.html
LITERARY
yawp Carnival Poetica. Poetry Lounge. 313 North Ave., Millvale. 7-11:30 p.m. poetrymillvale.com
DANCE
Micro-Isolations Workshop. Los Sabrosos Dance Co. 4909 Penn Ave. Bloomfield. 8-9 p.m. lspgh.com
MUSIC
Let’s RACH!: Rachmaninoff’s 3rd Piano Concerto. Heinz Hall. 600 Penn Ave., Downtown. Continues through April 21. 8 p.m. trustarts.org
CMU Singers. Kresge Theatre. 5000 Forbes Ave., Oakland. 8-10 p.m. eventbrite.com
Chariot Fade and The Garment District Double Release Party. The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls. 400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale. 9 p.m. wyep.org
Saturday, April 20
ART
Shadyside...the other Art Festival on Walnut Street with Craft Marketplace. 739 Bellefonte St., Shadyside. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Continues on April 21. artfestival.com
Featured Artists Earth Day Workshop. Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Exhibition Space. 100 43rd St., Unit 107, Lawrenceville. 12-2:30 p.m. aapgh.org
Let Forever Be. ZYNKA Gallery. 904 Main St., Sharpsburg. 5-8 p.m. Continues through June 1. zynkagallery.com
The Complex Ideas Inside the Human: Solo Art Exhibit by Darrin Milliner. RedFishBowl Gallery. 4327 Butler St., Lawrenceville. 5:30 p.m. facebook.com
STAGE
Hill Dance Academy Theatre's Annual Spring Dance Concert. The August Wilson African American Cultural Center. 980 Liberty Ave., Downtown. 5 p.m. Continues through April 21. 6678hdat.org
Andy Warhol in Iran. City Theatre. 1300 Bingham St., South Side. 5:30 p.m. Continues through May 12. trustarts.org
Divine Ride... or Wait? International Children's Art Gallery. 5022 Penn Ave., Garfield. 8 p.m. Continues through April 21. pittsburghfringe.org
Vertigo Dance Company. Byham Theater. 101 Sixth St., Downtown. 8 p.m. trustarts.org
Doomscroll. Arcade Comedy Theater. 937 Liberty Ave., Downtown. 8-9:20 p.m. arcadecomedytheater.com
MUSIC
Record Store Day. The Government Center. 715 East St., North Side. 8 a.m.-10 p.m. thegovernmentcenter.com
Dogepalooza Music Festival 2024: Empowering the Minority Community. Allegheny Commons Park. North Ave. 1-5 p.m. events.bookitbee.com
Caña Dulce y Caña Brava. City Winery Pittsburgh. 1627 Smallman St., Strip District. 6:30 p.m. calliopehouse.org
Richie Goods / Chien Chien Lu / Connected. Greer Cabaret Theater. 655 Penn Ave., Downtown. 7 p.m. trustarts.org
Awadagin Pratt Returns to the Chamber Orchestra of Pittsburgh. Levy Hall at Rodef Shalom. 4905 Fifth Ave., Oakland. 7:30-9:30 p.m. fb.me
LITERARY
Pretend the Ball is Named Jim Crow: The Story of Josh Gibson. Bottom Feeder Books. 415 Gettysburg St., Point Breeze. 6-8 p.m. bottomfeederbooks.com
FILM
Reefer Madness. Harris Theater. 809 Liberty Ave., Downtown. 7:30 p.m. trustarts.org
Sunday, April 21
NETWORKING
Spotlight: Monthly LGTBQ+ Theatre Jam Session. Benedum Center Conference Room. 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown. 7-9 p.m. facebook.com
MUSIC
PMT Eras Cabaret. Rivers Club. 301 Grant St., Suite 411, Downtown. 5 p.m. trustarts.org
