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Pittsburgh Art Events: March 18-24


Explore Pittsburgh’s vibrant arts and culture scene with this week’s event recommendations, featuring workshops, art exhibits, traditional South Indian dance, and more!

A group of Indian dancers perform on stage
Ragamala dancers performing, foreground: Ashwini Ramaswamy; background, from left to right: Tamara Nadel, Sri Guntipally, Aparna Ramaswamy, Jessica Fiala, and Chaitra Chandrashekar // Photo courtesy of Ragamala Dance Company

Monday, March 18

WORKSHOP
Tax Prep for Artists. The Lab @ Silver Eye Education Center. 5228 Penn Ave., Bloomfield. 6-8 p.m. silvereye.org

MUSIC 
Catherine Russell. Greer Cabaret Theater. 655 Penn Ave., Downtown. 7 and 9:30 p.m. trustarts.org

Tuesday, March 19

STAGE 
Ragamala Dance Company Masterclass. Benedum Center. 237 Seventh St., Downtown. 6 p.m. trustarts.org

Story Slam: Lost in Translation. City of Asylum free livestream. 7-8:30 p.m. cityofasylum.org

MUSIC 
Jason Kush Quartet. Lounge at the Greer Cabaret Theater. 655 Penn Ave., Downtown. 5 p.m. trustarts.org

WORKSHOP 
The Remembered, The Forgotten: A Memory-Writing Workshop. Presented virtually by Write Pittsburgh. 7-8:30 p.m. Continues through April 2. writepittsburgh.com

Wednesday, March 20

PANEL 
Freedom to Care: Dialogues on Incarceration & Motherhood. City of Asylum @ Alphabet City. 40 W. North Ave., North Side. 7-8:30 p.m. cityofasylum.org

MUSIC 
Tony From Bowling with Sam Rubin, Skunch, and Christine. The Government Center. 715 East St., North Side. 7-11 p.m. thegovernmentcenter.com

STAGE 
Billy Kidd in Bridging the Gap. Liberty Magic. 811 Liberty Ave., Downtown. 7:30 p.m. Continues through March 31. trustarts.org

Thursday, March 21

VISUAL ART 
Neither Here Nor There. The Brew House. 711 S. 21st St., South Side. 6-8 p.m. Continues through April 20. brewhousearts.org

MUSIC 
Rich Zabinski & Friends Jazz Jam. Kingfly Spirits. 2613 Smallman St., Strip District. 7-10 p.m. kingflyspirits.com

Close-up photo of hands working on an unidentified object with lots of buttons and wires
An instrument to be performed by Iona Vreme Moser in Pirouette Machines // Photo by Andreea Sasaran, Simultan Festival, 2023

Synchronized with Soy Sos. Crushed Steel. 4845 Harrison St., Lawrenceville. 7:30-9:30 p.m. tickettailor.com

KMRU with Special Guest Low Lumens. The Andy Warhol Museum. 117 Sandusky St., North Side. 8 p.m. warhol.org

Pirouette Machines. Fluid Components: Artist talk/performance by Ioana Vreme Moser. Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry. 4919 Frew St, Oakland. 5:30-7 p.m. studioforcreativeinquiry.org

STAGE 
Ragamala Dance Company: Sacred Earth. Byham Theater. 101 Sixth St., Downtown. 7:30 p.m. trustarts.org

Arsenic and Old Lace. Geyer Performing Arts Center. 111 Pittsburgh St, Scottdale. 7:30 p.m. Continues through March 24. geyerpac.com

UNDERLAND x Alice. New Hazlett Theater. 6 Allegheny Square East, North Side. 8 p.m. Continues through March 22. newhazletttheater.org

Circular sepia-toned image of trees, surrounded by blackness
Film still by Sobia Ahmad and Benny Shaffer from the CMU MFA 2024 Exhibition Reception

Friday, March 22

VISUAL ART 
Second Degree Vision: CMU MFA Exhibit. Miller ICA at Carnegie Mellon University’s Purnell Center for the Arts. 5000 Forbes Ave., Oakland. 6-8 p.m. Continues through April 7. miller-ica.cmu.edu

SOCIAL/NETWORKING 
Rolodex. Point Park University. 201 Wood St., Downtown. 6-10 p.m. theameliaproject.org

FILM 
Carnegie Mellon International Film Festival. Kelly Strayhorn Theater. 5941 Penn Ave., East Liberty. 7 p.m. Continues through April 7 at various venues. cmuiff.com/schedule2024

MUSIC 
GUIDES. The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls. 400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale. 7 p.m. mrsmalls.com

Meeting of Important People MOIPSgiving Album Release. Thunderbird Music Hall. 4053 Butler St., Lawrenceville. 7 p.m. etix.com

A giant puppet stretches out its arms
Baba Yaga Top Puppet // Photo by Liz Roberts

Miranda and the Beat & Dead Tooth with The Sewerheads. Spirit Lounge. 242 51st St., Lawrenceville. 8 p.m. showclix.com

Hilary Hahn Plays Carmen Fantasy. Heinz Hall. 600 Penn Ave., Downtown. 8 p.m. Continues through March 24. trustarts.org

STAGE 
Ask Baba Yaga. Irma Freeman Center for Imagination. 5006 Penn Ave., Bloomfield. 7 p.m. Continues through March 30. uncumber-theatrics.ticketleap.com

Sketch Madness: An All Sports-Themed Sketch Show. Arcade Comedy Theater. 937 Liberty Ave., Downtown. 8 p.m. Continues through March 23. showclix.com

Saturday, March 23

VISUAL ART 
Open Portfolio: Regional University Showcase. Artists Image Resource. 518 Foreland St., North Side. 5-7 p.m. instagram.com/airpgh

Black-and-white artwork showing cows in a field, with one cow in the background being sucked up by the beams of a UFO
A painting by Mal Hodkinson, Monochrome Art Showcase // Photo courtesy of Redfishbowl Studios

Monochrome Art Showcase. Redfishbowl Studios 4327 Butler St., Lawrenceville. 7 p.m.-12 a.m. redfishbowl.com

TALK 
By Any Means Featuring Dr. Kelli Morgan. ALMA | LEWIS. 6901 Lynn Way, Homewood. 4-6 p.m. almalewis.org

MUSIC
Musical Petting Zoo. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. 1910 Broadway Ave., Beechview. 2 p.m. facebook.com

Jazzmeia Horn. MCG Jazz Concert Hall. 1815 Metropolitan St., North Side. 6 and 8:30 p.m. mcgjazz.org

Rick Matt Project. The Common. 227 Bonvue St., North Side. 6-8 p.m. prideprojectinc.org

Jig Jam. City Winery Pittsburgh. 1627 Smallman St., Strip District. 6:30 p.m. calliopehouse.org

The Other Bugs. McCormick Dorman VFW Post 694. 3014 West Liberty Ave., South Hills. 7 p.m eventbrite.com

Songwriters’ Showcase. First Unitarian Church. 605 Morewood Ave., Oakland. 7:30 p.m. eventbee.com

STAGE
Rachael Lippincott, Pride, Prejudice, and Pittsburgh. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. 279 Fisk St, Lawrenceville. 1 p.m. facebook.com

Spotlight: Monthly LGTBQ+ Theatre Jam Session. Benedum Center Conference Room. 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown. 7-9 p.m. artsburgh.org

The Spring Gala by La Roche University and Bodiography. Kelly Strayhorn Theater. 5941 Penn Ave., East Liberty. 7:30 p.m. kelly-strayhorn.org

Sunday, March 24

MUSIC
Screaming Minerals Performance! Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry. 4919 Frew St, Oakland. 6-8 p.m. studioforcreativeinquiry.org

VISUAL ART
Ukrainian Easter Egg Sale. St. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church. 200 Walnut St., Carnegie. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. orthodoxcarnegie.org

STAGE
Shalyla Lawz: Dream Space Residency Poems. City of Asylum @ Alphabet City. 40 W. North Ave., North Side. 3:30-4:30 p.m. cityofasylum.org


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