April 6, 2024

Pittsburgh Art Events: April 8-14

Explore Pittsburgh’s vibrant arts and culture scene with this week’s event recommendations, featuring lecture series, opera, drag murder mysteries, and more!

Monday, April 8

FASHION

Fashion Show 2024. Pittsburgh Opera’s Bitz Opera Factory. 2425 Liberty Ave., Strip District. 6:30 p.m. pittsburghopera.org

TALK

Architectural Workers United: Consensus-Building Workshop. Presented virtually by Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture. 12:30-1 p.m. docs.google.com

Brooke Keesling: Women in Animation Speaker Series. Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry. 4919 Frew St., Oakland. 5 p.m. studioforcreativeinquiry.org

Ten Evenings with Hernan Diaz. Carnegie Music Hall. 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. Also streaming online. 7:30 p.m. pittsburghlectures.org

CANCELLED: Terence Blanchard & Damon Young: Creating Worlds Through Jazz. Greer Cabaret Theater. 655 Penn Ave., Downtown. 7:30 p.m. trustarts.org

MUSIC

Ying Quartet with Xavier Foley. Pittsburgh Playhouse at Point Park University. 350 Forbes Ave., Downtown. 7:30 p.m. chambermusicpittsburgh.org

TOUR

Benedum Center Tour. Benedum Center. 237 Seventh St., Downtown. 1:30 p.m. Continues through April 29. trustarts.org
 

Byham Theater Tour. Byham Theater. 101 Sixth St., Downtown. 3:30 p.m. Continues through April 29. trustarts.org

Tuesday, April 9

MUSIC

Cliff Barnes. Lounge at the Greer Cabaret Theater. 655 Penn Ave., Downtown. 5 p.m. trustarts.org

Christian McBride. August Wilson Cultural Center. 980 Liberty Ave., Downtown. 7 p.m. trustarts.org

Aria412 Opera Group presents Walk on the Wild Side Show. Hop Farm Brewing. 5601 Butler St., Lawrenceville. 7-9 p.m. facebook.com

Student Side-by-Side. Heinz Hall. 600 Penn Ave., Downtown. 7:30 p.m. trustarts.org

Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up In My Bones: Excerpts in Concert. Byham Theater. 101 Sixth St., Downtown. 8 p.m. pittsburghopera.org

TALK

Vivian Ann Davidson Hewitt Lecture: Dr. Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. 4400 Forbes Ave, Oakland. 5-6 p.m. carnegielibrary.org

Wednesday, April 10

TALK

Comfort with Rage: A Conversation. Fine Arts Auditorium 650 Schenley Drive, Oakland. 5:30 p.m. uag.pitt.edu

Celine Cousteau. Heinz Hall. 600 Penn Ave., Downtown. 8 p.m. trustarts.org
 

MUSIC
Carnegie Mellon Contemporary Ensemble. Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall. 4141 Fifth Ave., Oakland. 7:30-9:30 p.m. eventbrite.com

Night Rider. The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls. 400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale. 8 p.m. mrsmalls.com

Thursday, April 11

TALK 

Studio Art Student Talks. Fine Arts Auditorium 650 Schenley Drive, Oakland. 12 p.m. uag.pitt.edu

Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! Benedum Center. 237 Seventh St., Downtown. 7:30 p.m. trustarts.org

NETWORKING

The Creative Hive. Latin American Cultural Center. 4338 Bigelow Blvd., Oakland. 5:30-7:30 p.m. pittsburghartscouncil.org

LITERARY

Sean D. Enright & Courtney Sage Poetry Book Releases & Readings. Poetry Lounge. 313 North Ave., Millvale. 6-7 p.m. poetrymillvale.com

Book Discussion Group: “The Donora Death Fog: Clean Air and the Tragedy of a Pennsylvania Mill Town.” Andrew Carnegie Free Library Music Hall. 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie. 7-8 p.m. carnegiecarnegie.org

MUSIC

Live! at Kingfly w/The Pleaktunes Trio ft Mariko Reid. Kingfly Spirits. 2613 Smallman St., Strip District. 7-10 p.m. kingflyspirits.com

STAGE

Jena Friedman. Bottlerocket Social Hall. 1226 Arlington Ave., Allentown. 8 p.m. app.opendate.io

ART

Grief Cake. Bunker Projects. 5106 Penn Ave., Bloomfield. 5-8 p.m and Sundays 12-2 p.m. Continues through May 3. bunkerprojects.org

Friday, April 12

ART
Wavy Wednesday: WHERE DID YOUR CHRIST COME FROM? 937 Liberty. 937 Liberty Ave., Downtown. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Continues through June 2. trustarts.org

Anna Lapwood, organist: In Concert! St. Bernard Roman Catholic Church. 311 Washington Road, Mount Lebanon. 7:30 p.m. organseries.com

Fascinatin’ Rhythm: A Gershwin Celebration. Heinz Hall. 600 Penn Ave., Downtown. 8 p.m. Continues through April 14. culturaldistrict.org

STAGE

Visions by Bodiography. Kelly Strayhorn Theater. 5941 Penn Ave., East Liberty. 7 p.m. Continues through April 14. kelly-strayhorn.org

Murder at the Opera House. Slyfox Brewery. 46 S 4th St., South Side. 7-9 p.m. eventbrite.com

Khūrākī: A Culinary-Theatrical Experience Celebrating Afghanistan. Hillman Center for the Arts. 423 Fox Chapel Road, Fox Chapel. 7:30 p.m. Continues through April 14. realtimeinterventions.org

Dinah: A Musical Revue. Madison Arts Center. 3401 Milwaukee Street, Polish Hill. 8 p.m. Continues through April 28. pghplaywrights.org

FESTIVAL

Rhythm and Threads. S Craig St., Oakland. 12-6 p.m. linktr.ee/rhythm.and.threads

MUSIC

Dream the Heavy Record Release. Spirit Lounge. 242 51st St., Lawrenceville. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. eventbrite.com

Saturday, April 13

MUSIC
Song Shop Concert. Bitz Opera Factory. 2425 Liberty Ave., Strip District. 12 p.m. pittsburghopera.org

An Evening with Chrome Moses. McCormick Dorman VFW Post 694. 3014 West Liberty Ave., South Hills. 7 p.m. eventbrite.com

Bell Family - Featuring Poogie Bell and Winston Bell. Greer Cabaret Theater. 655 Penn Ave., Downtown. 7 p.m. trustarts.org

FESTIVAL

Holi Festival of Colors. Level Up Studios. 4836 Penn Ave., Bloomfield. 11:30 a.m. leveluppgh.com

EDUCATION

Our Very Own Bedtime Story. Trust Arts Education Center. 805 Liberty Ave, Downtown. 10 a.m.- 12 p.m. trustarts.org

STAGE

Spill the Tea Drag Brunch. O’Reilly Theater. 621 Penn Ave., Downtown. 12:30 p.m. trustarts.org

Sunday, April 14

TALK

Sharing Experiences of Black Creatives. Bitz Opera Factory. 2425 Liberty Ave., Strip District. 2 p.m. pittsburghopera.org

Susan Muaddi Darraj: Writing & Literature as Forms of Care. City of Asylum @ Alphabet City. 40 W. North Ave., North Side. 3:30-4:30 p.m. cityofasylum.org

ART

Safe Passage: An Art Show and Fundraiser for Nadin Abdullatif and Her Family to Evacuate Gaza. Community Forge. 1256 Franklin Ave., Wilkinsburg. 5-8 p.m. eventbrite.com

MUSIC

Carnegie Mellon Wind Ensemble. Carnegie Music Hall. 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. 2:30-4:30 p.m. eventbrite.com