Cultural Calendar

Pittsburgh Compline Choir sings Compline (Night Prayers)

James Gallery hosts the Opening Reception on Thursday, October 12th, from 5pm-8pm. The exhibition continues through December 8th, 2023.  The artist states: “I am interested in memory deficits, personal and cultural dysfunction, and how we piece together not only our personal stories but the myths and cultures created over millennia.  A few years ago, I […]

James Gallery hosts the Opening Reception on Thursday, October 12th, from 5pm-8pm. The exhibition continues through December 8th, 2023.  The artist states: “I am interested in memory deficits, personal and cultural dysfunction, and how we piece together not only our personal stories but the myths and cultures created over millennia.  A few years ago, I […]

James Gallery hosts the Opening Reception on Thursday, October 12th, from 5pm-8pm. The exhibition continues through December 8th, 2023.  The artist states: “I am interested in memory deficits, personal and cultural dysfunction, and how we piece together not only our personal stories but the myths and cultures created over millennia.  A few years ago, I […]

James Gallery hosts the Opening Reception on Thursday, October 12th, from 5pm-8pm. The exhibition continues through December 8th, 2023.  The artist states: “I am interested in memory deficits, personal and cultural dysfunction, and how we piece together not only our personal stories but the myths and cultures created over millennia.  A few years ago, I […]

Shop handmade ceramics, fiber art, wood, metal, paper, glass, and fine art, as well as holiday themed gifts, gifts for children, and more.Thursday: 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM Preview Party. Wine, refreshments, hors d’oeuvres will be served. Attendees get first look at vendors and gallery consignment. $40 for non-members, and $35 for members Friday: 1 […]

James Gallery hosts the Opening Reception on Thursday, October 12th, from 5pm-8pm. The exhibition continues through December 8th, 2023.  The artist states: “I am interested in memory deficits, personal and cultural dysfunction, and how we piece together not only our personal stories but the myths and cultures created over millennia.  A few years ago, I […]

Start your holidays with the PCC! Enjoy Christmas classics, popular favorites, and even sing along to some of our best-loved traditional carols. This concert has become an audience favorite, guaranteed to put you in the spirit of the season. Make the Pittsburgh Concert Chorale’s “Sounds of the Season” one of your holiday traditions.Tickets: General Admission is […]

NMOJAZZ presents Smooth First Fridays, the best in live contemporary jazz & R&B$20 every First Friday of every month at the Bridge! $20 entry, 21+  

Bring good tidings and cheer to the National Aviary this December during Season's Greetings Saturdays! Enjoy festive holiday fun with the whole family!Get your wish list and cameras ready... Santa and his penguin helpers are coming to the National Aviary! Saturdays before Christmas, visitors will have the opportunity to take photos with Santa AND a […]

Shop one-of-a-kind handmade products from over 275 talented makers, artists, and craftspeople at the largest holiday market in the region!Come to be inspired, and leave with distinctive handcrafted goods you won’t find anywhere else! Surprise and delight your loved ones with holiday gifts as unique as they are. You’ll find everything from sustainable clothing and […]

The Western Pennsylvania Bleeding Disorders Foundation (WPBDF) invites you, your family, and friends to attend our holiday tree and wreath auction and bingo night! The auction will showcase decorated trees, wreaths, and tabletop centerpieces that are all available for bid. The trees will have additional added value items such as restaurant gift cards, hotel stays, toys, and […]

Start your holidays with the PCC! Enjoy Christmas classics, popular favorites, and even sing along to some of our best-loved traditional carols. This concert has become an audience favorite, guaranteed to put you in the spirit of the season. Make the Pittsburgh Concert Chorale’s “Sounds of the Season” one of your holiday traditions.Tickets: General Admission is […]

Pittsburgh Compline Choir sings Compline (Night Prayers)

James Gallery hosts the Opening Reception on Thursday, October 12th, from 5pm-8pm. The exhibition continues through December 8th, 2023.  The artist states: “I am interested in memory deficits, personal and cultural dysfunction, and how we piece together not only our personal stories but the myths and cultures created over millennia.  A few years ago, I […]

James Gallery hosts the Opening Reception on Thursday, October 12th, from 5pm-8pm. The exhibition continues through December 8th, 2023.  The artist states: “I am interested in memory deficits, personal and cultural dysfunction, and how we piece together not only our personal stories but the myths and cultures created over millennia.  A few years ago, I […]

James Gallery hosts the Opening Reception on Thursday, October 12th, from 5pm-8pm. The exhibition continues through December 8th, 2023.  The artist states: “I am interested in memory deficits, personal and cultural dysfunction, and how we piece together not only our personal stories but the myths and cultures created over millennia.  A few years ago, I […]

Daniel Curtis, conductorCMU Concert Chorus Thomas Douglas, Director of Choral Studies Program: Giovanni Gabrielli Canzon Duodecimi Toni Kate Pukinskis Winter: Outside, In (World Premiere) Glen L. Rudolph The Dream Isaiah Saw Johann Sebastian Bach Select Choruses and Arias from The Christmas Oratorio Igor Stravinsky Suite from Pulcinella Cost: $10 Regular Admission $5 Senior Citizen (65+) Admission All students, along with CMU/Pitt faculty […]

James Gallery hosts the Opening Reception on Thursday, October 12th, from 5pm-8pm. The exhibition continues through December 8th, 2023.  The artist states: “I am interested in memory deficits, personal and cultural dysfunction, and how we piece together not only our personal stories but the myths and cultures created over millennia.  A few years ago, I […]

Daniel Curtis, conductorCMU Concert Chorus Thomas Douglas, Director of Choral Studies Program: Giovanni Gabrielli Canzon Duodecimi Toni Kate Pukinskis Winter: Outside, In (World Premiere) Glen L. Rudolph The Dream Isaiah Saw Johann Sebastian Bach Select Choruses and Arias from The Christmas Oratorio

Formed in the fall of 2007, The Turpentiners are a five-piece acoustic group from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The group plays a mix of traditional American music ranging from gut-bucket blues to good-time country and rural swing. The repertoire is a soulful blend of American music from a wide range of eras and sources compiled with the […]

James Gallery hosts the Opening Reception on Thursday, October 12th, from 5pm-8pm. The exhibition continues through December 8th, 2023.  The artist states: “I am interested in memory deficits, personal and cultural dysfunction, and how we piece together not only our personal stories but the myths and cultures created over millennia.  A few years ago, I […]

Join the Pittsburgh Camerata for this annual holiday celebration. Usher in the season with choral music to warm your heart and cheer your soul. Two performance dates and venues to choose from: - December 8, 7:30pm at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church - December 10, 3:00pm at Shadyside Presbyterian Church

Paul Thompson Jazz Quartet: the "Waynetet" Plays More Music of Wayne ShorterPaul Thompson is one of Pittsburgh's most prominent bass players, internationally recognized and with a popular YouTube channel. He and his band (Scott Boni -saxophone, Joe Sheehan - piano, George Heid III - drums) gave a fabulous concert last season, honoring the late great […]

Bring good tidings and cheer to the National Aviary this December during Season's Greetings Saturdays! Enjoy festive holiday fun with the whole family!Get your wish list and cameras ready... Santa and his penguin helpers are coming to the National Aviary! Saturdays before Christmas, visitors will have the opportunity to take photos with Santa AND a […]

Tchaikovsky's timeless score comes to life during Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra and Texture Contemporary Ballet’s production of the beloved holiday favorite. The area's only live-orchestra version of this iconic ballet will take you on a magical, musical trip to the land of the Sugarplum Fairy, waltzing snowflakes and enchanted toys.Two Performances: Saturday, December 9 at 11 […]

This holiday season, experience the true wonder of Christmas at Unity Presbyterian Church’s Festival of the Nativity! Mark your calendars for Saturday, December 9th, from 12:00pm to 6:00pm.Step into a magical world as you gaze upon 40 or more breathtaking nativity sets, each with its own unique story to tell. It's a celebration of the […]

The Nutcracker, an old-fashioned holiday ballet performed annually by the Carnegie Performing Arts Center, will be performed at the Andrew Carnegie Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue in Carnegie. Performances will be on Saturday, December 9, at 7 p.m., Sunday, December 10, at 2 p.m., Saturday, December 16, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, December 17, at […]

Join Vocal Confluence for their annual holiday show! You'll hear our all-voice barbershop chorus, as well as several small group performances of some new and old holiday favorites!  When: Saturday, December 9th at 7:30 PM and Sunday, December 10th at 3:00 PM Where: First Presbyterian Church of Edgewood, 120 E Swissvale Ave Pittsburgh PA 15218 […]

Join the Pittsburgh Camerata for this annual holiday celebration. Usher in the season with choral music to warm your heart and cheer your soul. Two performance dates and venues to choose from: - December 8, 7:30pm at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church - December 10, 3:00pm at Shadyside Presbyterian Church

Chamber Music Pittsburgh presents the Junction Trio, a “new generation” piano trio that pairs impeccable technique with an emotionally expressive style. Celebrated for its “infectious joy” and “unforced power and virtuosity” (Boston Music Intelligencer), Junction Trio makes its MainStage Live debut with a program featuring Ludwig van Beethoven’s Archduke trio, Charles Ives’ Trio for Violin, […]

Bring good tidings and cheer to the National Aviary this December during Season's Greetings Saturdays! Enjoy festive holiday fun with the whole family!Get your wish list and cameras ready... Santa and his penguin helpers are coming to the National Aviary! Saturdays before Christmas, visitors will have the opportunity to take photos with Santa AND a […]

Join us in the Ailsa Mellon Bruce Decorative Arts and Design galleries for an in-person story time with curatorial assistant Alyssa Velazquez! This month we'll be reading Farmhouse by Sophie Blackall followed by a making activity for children 12 and under led by teaching artist Jena Schieb. Event attendance is free with museum admission!This reading […]

The Nutcracker, an old-fashioned holiday ballet performed annually by the Carnegie Performing Arts Center, will be performed at the Andrew Carnegie Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue in Carnegie. Performances will be on Saturday, December 9, at 7 p.m., Sunday, December 10, at 2 p.m., Saturday, December 16, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, December 17, at […]

The Nutcracker, an old-fashioned holiday ballet performed annually by the Carnegie Performing Arts Center, will be performed at the Andrew Carnegie Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue in Carnegie. Performances will be on Saturday, December 9, at 7 p.m., Sunday, December 10, at 2 p.m., Saturday, December 16, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, December 17, at […]

Chatham Baroque’s holiday program explores music of Baroque Spain and the New World. Nell Snaidas (soprano) and Raquel Winnica Young (mezzo soprano) charm and dazzle in their native Spanish, extolling the joys of the season as expressed through the unique music of Hispanic colonial times.Saturday, December 16 • 7:30pm Hicks Memorial Chapel, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary […]

Enjoy the sounds of the season with the Pittsburgh Mandolin Orchestra. Directed by Charley Rappaport and Associate Conductor Elena Pavlova, the mandolin concert has become a unique and treasured holiday tradition. Tickets are available online or at the door.

Bring good tidings and cheer to the National Aviary this December during Season's Greetings Saturdays! Enjoy festive holiday fun with the whole family!Get your wish list and cameras ready... Santa and his penguin helpers are coming to the National Aviary! Saturdays before Christmas, visitors will have the opportunity to take photos with Santa AND a […]

Holiday Late Nights | December 26, 27, 28 & 29 | 5 pm - 8 pm | Included with General AdmissionExplore tropical immersive habitats after dark, where beautiful birds roost in lush tree canopies. Take in holiday décor while taking part in family-friendly activities. Enjoy festive nightly programming. Hot chocolate, hot apple cider, and holiday […]

Holiday Late Nights | December 26, 27, 28 & 29 | 5 pm - 8 pm | Included with General AdmissionExplore tropical immersive habitats after dark, where beautiful birds roost in lush tree canopies. Take in holiday décor while taking part in family-friendly activities. Enjoy festive nightly programming. Hot chocolate, hot apple cider, and holiday […]

Holiday Late Nights | December 26, 27, 28 & 29 | 5 pm - 8 pm | Included with General AdmissionExplore tropical immersive habitats after dark, where beautiful birds roost in lush tree canopies. Take in holiday décor while taking part in family-friendly activities. Enjoy festive nightly programming. Hot chocolate, hot apple cider, and holiday […]

Holiday Late Nights | December 26, 27, 28 & 29 | 5 pm - 8 pm | Included with General AdmissionExplore tropical immersive habitats after dark, where beautiful birds roost in lush tree canopies. Take in holiday décor while taking part in family-friendly activities. Enjoy festive nightly programming. Hot chocolate, hot apple cider, and holiday […]