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All Events | Starting Sunday, October 4, 2009An Evening w/Henry Kissinger and Paul O'Neil
OnQ's Michael Bartley will host an evening with Henry Kissinger and Paul O'Neil at Heinz Hall starting at 7:30 p.m.
10/05/2009
Paul O'Neill and Henry Kissinger
Gilda's Club presents an evening of great conversation with former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill and former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger followed by an audience question-and-answer session. 412 392-4900
10/05/2009
Drue Heinz Lectures: Lorrie Moore
Lorrie Moore's first novel in over a decade is here! Following her wildly successful short story collections "Like Life," "Self-Help," and "Birds of America," and two previous novels, her new release, A Gate at the Stairs, is already being hailed as "a masterpiece for our times." Her insights "are both sharp and complex … imbued with acid wit and humane insight."
10/05/2009
Australian Pink Floyd Show
The Australian Pink Floyd Show returns to the Benedum Center with their biggest show yet. Big Pink Greatest Hits World Tour 2009 features music from Wish You Were Here, Animals, Dark Side of the Moon, The Wall and more.
10/05/2009
Marvin Hamlisch, Helwig Distinguished Artist
Pianist, composer, and arranger, Marvin Hamlisch, has won 3 Oscars, 4 Grammys, 4 Emmys, a Tony, and a Pulitzer Prize. Hamlisch is principal pops conductor for the National, Pittsburgh, and 4 other symphony orchestras and was musical director for Barbra Streisand’s 1994 concert tour. For part of this concert, Mr. Hamlisch will be joined by the IUP Jazz Ensemble.
10/05/2009
Harold & the Purple Crayon
One evening, after thinking it over for some time, Harold decided to go for a walk in the moonlight.” So begins Harold and the Purple Crayon, the first of seven delightful picture books by Crockett Johnson, following the zany adventures of an inventive young boy. There was no moon that night nor a path to walk on, so Harold simply drew them. And thus his journey began.
10/06/2009
David Copperfield: An Intimate Evening of Grand Illusion
Hailed as the world’s greatest magician, David Copperfield elevates the ancient art of magic to new heights and redefining it along the way. True to its title, Grand Illusion takes one’s dreams (and nightmares) and makes them realistic through his sophisticated wizardry.
10/07/2009
Forever Plaid
Five years after winning your hearts at the CLO Cabaret, the boys are back from the great beyond by popular demand. Killed on the way to the gig of a lifetime, this 1950s all-male singing group is miraculously revived to fulfill their dreams and perform the show! You'll be rolling in the aisles and tapping your toes as “The Plaids” perform 1950s hits: “Catch a Falling Star,” “Three Coins in the Fountain,” “Love Is a Many Splendored Thing” and “Magic Moments.”
10/08/2009
I Am Artist
“I Am Artist” is a new performance series by the Alumni Theater Company, a new youth-based company in residence directed by Hallie Donner. Offerings include "Bad Seeds," An evening of song, dance, and complete impertinence; "Realized and on the Rise," based on characters by playwright August Wilson; and "ATC Exposed," an exciting and diverse assortment of monologues, scenes, poetry, dances, and original writing.
10/08/2009
Becky Billock, piano
A 40-minute free recital including music by women composers Amy Beach, Jennifer Higdon,and Margaret Bonds.
10/08/2009
Shirley Jones, Marvin & The Music Man
Western Pennsylvania native Shirley Jones starred in the film version of "The Music Man," and also made her mark in "Oklahoma" and "Carousel." The Music Man contains such memorable tunes as "Seventy-six Trombones," "Gary, Indiana," and "Till There Was You." Marvin Hamlisch conducts.
10/08/2009
Jones-Maruri Duo
Since 1990, Michael Kevin Jones, cello, and Agustin Maruri, guitar, have played concerts across the globe. Their discography includes world premiere recordings of 19th century repertoire, and their CD, Original Music for Cello and Guitar, was a top ten classical hit in Hong Kong for a year. They performed in Beijing during the 2009 Olympic Games.
10/08/2009
W.S. Merwin
The Poetry Discussion Group of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh will discuss three poems by W.S. Merwin. Registration is encouraged, but not required; admission is free.
10/08/2009
Including Samuel Screening
WHO: United Cerebral Palsy/Community Living and Support Services (UCP/CLASS) and WQED Pittsburgh
WHAT: UCP/CLASS and WQED are partnering for Disability Awareness Month to hold a press screening of the film called “Including Samuel,” produced in collaboration with the University of New Hampshire’s Institute on Disability/UCED, “A University Center for Excellence on Disability.” (The documentary will air on WQED-TV (13.1 digital) Sunday, October 11, 2009 at 4 p.m.)
WHERE: UCP/CLASS Centre, 4638 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-1596
WHEN: Friday, October 9, 2009 at 10 a.m.
PITTSBURGH—“Including Samuel”, the award-winning documentary by photojournalist Dan Habib, will be screened at the UCP/CLASS Centre in Pittsburgh, PA on Friday, October 9, 2009 at 10 a.m.
The screening is free of charge and open to local media and the public. This screening is being made available through a partnership between UCP/CLASS and WQED Pittsburgh in recognition of Disability Awareness Month.
Since the film debuted in November 2007, “Including Samuel” has been screened at universities, national conferences and independent theaters across the country. The film has also been featured on NPR’s “All Things Considered” and “Good Morning American NOW,” as well as in the Washington Post and the Boston Globe. Exceptional Parent Magazine called it a “must see” film.
Before his son Samuel was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, photojournalist Dan Habib rarely thought about the educational inclusion of people with disabilities. Now he thinks about inclusion every day. Shot and produced over four years, Habib’s award-winning documentary film, “Including Samuel,” honestly chronicles the Habib family’s efforts to include Samuel in every facet of their lives. The film also features four other families with varied experiences, plus interviews with dozens of teachers, young people, parents and disability rights experts. “Including Samuel” is a highly personal, passionately photographed film that captures the cultural and systemic barriers to inclusion in schools.
Dan Habib, the director, producer and cinematographer of “Including Samuel,” is the Filmmaker in Residence at the Institute on Disability / UCED at the University of New Hampshire. Until joining UNH in April of 2008, Habib was the photography editor of the Concord (NH) Monitor. In 2006 and 2008, he was named the national Photography Editor of the Year for papers with a circulation under 100,000. He oversaw the photo essay by Monitor staff photographer Preston Gannaway called “Remember Me,” which won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography. He has been a judge of the Pulitzer Prizes, Pictures of the Year, Best of Photojournalism and White House News Photographer’s Association.
For more information on “Including Samuel,” including the film trailer, screening dates, DVD sales, and more, please visit www.includingsamuel.com
10/09/2009
Masterworks: A Capitol Opening Night Dream
The Capitol Theater reopens as Andre Raphel Smith conducts, with guest cellist Zuill Bailey. Beethoven: Consecration of the House Overture, Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme, Mendelssohn: Incidental Music from A Midsummer Night's Dream, Stravinsky: Firebird Suite (1919).
10/09/2009
Fresh Ayre
Chatham Baroque performs glorious English and Italian sonatas. Hear expressive and ethereal music by the likes of Henry Purcell, Willaim Lawes, Nicola Mateis, and George Frederick Handel. Friday's "Wandering Minstrels" event is at the Pgh Center for the Arts.
10/09/2009
Coming to America
Beginning with folk music from Germany, Austria and Italy, the orchestra performs a multimedia work by Peter Boyer, “Ellis Island: The Dream of America” with a slide presentation of Ellis Island and Butler Little Theater actors reciting the emotional words of immigrants who arrived in America from 1910 to 1940. Elizabeth Heath Charles conducts.
10/10/2009
Marriage Dialogues
Pittsburgh premiere of a poetry & music collaboration. Composer-in-residence R. James Whipple weaves music between the poems of Samuel Hazo’s book, The Marriage Dialogues, read by actors Kate Young and Jeff Howell.
10/10/2009
Lara Cottrill & Gerald Lee
Soprano Lar Cottrill and pianist Gerald Lee perform a recital that may include chanson and lieder by Duparc, Fauré, Chausson, and Richard Strauss. Co-presented with the Pittsburgh Concert Society.
10/10/2009
Brass Roots Trio
This unique trio of piano, trumpet and horn presents "American Impressions," a musical trek across the country encompassing Gershwin, Copland, Fats Waller and more.
10/10/2009
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