The Passion of Mary Dawson
Byham Theater 101 6th St, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesIn 1943, the National Negro Opera Company is set to perform on a floating barge to evade racially-segregated venues. But when bad weather threatens—pushing the performance to a segregated performance hall—visionary impressaria Mary Cardwell Dawson must find a way forward. Mary Cardwell Dawson’s dream to provide access for African Americans to perform on stages for […]
Jazz Poetry 2024 Opening Night: James Brandon Lewis Quartet, Olena Boryshpolets, Amit Chaudhuri, Toi Derricotte, & Shara McCallum
Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThis celebration of 20 years of Jazz Poetry kicks off with the return of crowd favorite, four-time-returning festival headliner, and critically acclaimed jazz saxophonist James Brandon Lewis, performing with his quartet. Joining James on the Alphabet City stage are outstanding poets Amit Chaudhuri (visiting all the way from India to share his latest collection), Pittsburgh’s […]
JFilm Festival – Opening Night – Left Alone Rhapsody
Carnegie Music Hall 4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesFilm Pittsburgh and The Arthur J. and Betty F. Diskin Cultural Endowment Fund of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh are excited to present JFilm Festival’s Opening Night screening of: Left Alone Rhapsody: The Musical Memoir of Pianist John Bayless Thursday, May 2, 2024, 7pm, at Carnegie Music Hall This Pennsylvania premiere of Left Alone […]
JFilm Festival 2024
various Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesFilm Pittsburgh’s JFilm Festival, Pittsburgh’s largest Jewish cultural event, runs May 2-12, both in person and online - so you get the best of both worlds! The festival will showcase 16 engaging and thought-provoking, Jewish-themed, independent feature films from around the world that you won’t see anywhere else. Highlights include opening night’s Pittsburgh premiere of […]
The Passion of Mary Dawson
Byham Theater 101 6th St, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesIn 1943, the National Negro Opera Company is set to perform on a floating barge to evade racially-segregated venues. But when bad weather threatens—pushing the performance to a segregated performance hall—visionary impressaria Mary Cardwell Dawson must find a way forward. Mary Cardwell Dawson’s dream to provide access for African Americans to perform on stages for […]
Radium Girls
Seton Center 1900 Pioneer Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesRadium Girls Presented by The Heritage Players April 26- May 5 Fri & Sat at 7:30 pm; Sun at 2:30 pm In 1926, radium was a miracle cure, Madame Curie an international celebrity, and luminous watches the latest rage-until the girls who painted them began to fall ill with a mysterious disease. Inspired by a […]
CDCP x WCDC Present: Lizzee Solomon
Lohr Gallery 725 Wood St., Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesMark your calendars for CDCP x WCDC Present: Lizzee Solomon. We're thrilled to have Lizzee's work on the walls of the WCDC's Lohr Gallery. Make sure to join us on March 16th from 12-3 for the opening reception where Lizzee will chat about her work in the show. Lizzee Solomon was born in New York, […]
Harry Manx
Harry Manx has spent years fusing eastern musical traditions with the blues, switching effortlessly between conventional guitars, harmonica, and banjo and the decidedly different Mohan veena, a 20-stringed instrument invented by Manx’ Indian mentor Vishwa Mohan Bhatt. Manx is often referred to as the “Mysticssippi” Blues Man, because of his expertise in melding both East […]
Washington Festival Chorale
Faith Presbyterian Church 900 East Beau Street, Washington, PA, United StatesLong and Winding A Chorale Journey Along the Many Highways and Byways of Life With music by J.S. Bach, Henry Mancini, Stephen Foster, Bob Dylan, Stephen Paulus and many others.
Pittsburgh Civic Orchestra Presents “Fanfare!”
St. Thomas More Church 126 Ft. Couch Rd., Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe Pittsburgh Civic Orchestra will present FANFARE, a concert of classical favorites. Each selection has unique melodic statements that have become recognizable as part of the world around us, and our daily soundtrack. The Light Cavalry Overture, Voices of Spring Waltz and Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony will be the featured works. The orchestra will also perform […]
Pittsburgh Concert Chorale’s Bell Bottoms, Bee Gees, and The Brady Bunch: Music of the 70s
Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church 384 Fox Chapel Rd, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesFrom Donna Summer to the Carpenters, Stevie Wonder to the Bee Gees, Barry Manilow to Queen, revisit the music of the decade that gave us avocado green refrigerators, the leisure suit, and the pet rock. You’ll hear popular hits, movie music, Broadway tunes, TV themes, and more. If you lived through the 70s, you’ll love […]
An Evening with Peter Mulvey at SongSpace
First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh 605 Morewood Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesPeter Mulvey (https://www.petermulvey.com/) is an exemplar of singer-songwriters in our time. Startlingly fine guitar playing, poetic (and sometimes silly!) lyrics, compassionate, collaborative, and committed to social justice. He is a devoted songwriter and a caring mentor and teacher to other songwriters, hosting occasional online songwriting circles with a loosely-knit group that anyone can join, called […]