Cultural Calendar

Pittsburgh Indie Expo (PIE) is an event that highlights the creativity and innovation of independent comics creators, zine makers, artists, and small press publishers in the Pittsburgh region and beyond. It is a platform for artists, cartoonists, writers, small press publishers, and makers of all kinds to showcase their work, connect with audiences, and foster […]

His escape is her cage. In this groundbreaking new production created by an all-Japanese and Japanese American creative team, Madama Butterfly’s story is transported to a fantastical realm where reality and dreams intersect. Pinkerton puts on a VR headset and transports us into a vibrant virtual reality playground where he has ultimate control. As his […]

“After my living a long life with the Rachmaninoff 3rd, it took this youthful musician to show me the most imaginative and compelling performance of the work I have ever heard. His lyrical approach throughout did not rule out heights of passion of enormous proportion. His colors were limitless. The cadenza in the first movement […]

This 1.5 hour lecture demonstration includes a short presentation on the medieval noh drama -- the world's oldest continually performed dramatic form -- and then an abbreviated performance of the play "Kiyotsune," about a war widow whose grief brings the ghost of her fallen husband to visit her. A unique and rare opportunity to experience […]

What happens when we tell stories? What do we discover about ourselves—and each other—when we share? With these questions in mind, Story Club Pittsburgh (created by the former producers of The Moth Pittsburgh) organizes and hosts Story Slam, a monthly nonfiction storytelling series at City of Asylum. A charming mix of open mic nights and […]

Music that inspires us! That's what Aria412 is celebrating at its Creative Sparks show on Tuesday, April 1 at 7 p.m. at Hop Farm Brewing in Lawrenceville. Performers include Michele Bankole, Sydney Kaczorowski, Anthony Massetto, Logan Newman, Glenna Smiesko, Desiree Soteres, Vinay Thomas, Louise van Mook, and Jenna Ziccardi, with Kip Soteres as our emcee […]

Year of Women Artists Event! Concert in partnership with the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra Experience an inspiring evening with the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra’s woodwind quintet, celebrating the Year of Women Artists at the Museum. Arrive at 6pm to enjoy exclusive access to the galleries. At 7pm settle in for a concert dedicated to the works of […]

Alla Boara celebrates the deep history of human music-making by cultivating fresh sounds from the ancient roots of regional Italian folk songs. Vocalist Amanda Powell’s captivating delivery is propelled by drummer Anthony Taddeo’s dynamic compositions, “breathing new possibilities into timeless stories while weaving in limitless and unexpected musical flavors” (Becca Stevens, GRAMMY-nominated singer/songwriter). The songs, […]

La Voz que Soy, or The Voice I Am, is Afro-Latina soprano Zuly Inirio’s reinterpretation of the 1958 French opera La voix humaine. This multidisciplinary performance-in-progress uses the opera’s original framework—revisiting her past love through a final phone call—to explore colonialism, double consciousness, Black womanhood, and the African diaspora’s legacy. By intertwining these issues with […]

In honor of its 55th Anniversary, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre artistic director Adam W. McKinney has selected five remarkable contemporary and neo-classical works for Spring Mix – three that, throughout its history, the company has performed and two world premieres. Fall in love again with George Balanchine’s sumptuous and sparkling Emeralds, Jorma Elo’s divine, fast-paced 1st […]

On April 6, 1320 the Declaration of Arbroath was signed asserting Scotland’s sovereignty over England’s territorial claims. This commemorates the signing of Scotland’s Declaration of Independence. This day is set aside every year by Scottish-Americans to reflect on and celebrate their heritage. On March 20, 1998, the US Senate Resolution 155 was passed declaring April […]

The East Winds Symphonic Band presents the 19th annual Pittsburgh area band festival at Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville, PA. Allegheny Brass Band, Community Band South and the East Winds Symphonic Band will be featured, along with an all-new 2025 Regional Festival Band. Conducting this group of musicians from around the Southwestern Pennsylvania region […]

CORNINGWORKS 15th ANNIVERSARY SEASON presents: The Glue Factory Projects - original evening-length dancetheater works created on internationally & nationally critically acclaimed performers over the age of 40 STAND BY — […]

Join the North Hills Area Churches in the reenactment of the Passion of Christ through drama and song, in an intimate setting where you will be surrounded by the sights, […]

In honor of its 55th Anniversary, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre artistic director Adam W. McKinney has selected five remarkable contemporary and neo-classical works for Spring Mix – three that, throughout its […]

INDIE LENS POP-UP PRESENTS "Free For All: The Public Library" The story of a simple idea that shaped a nation! To kick off National Library Week, Cranberry Public Library, in […]

Help us celebrate National Library week with a very special documentary screening that will be held at The Lindsay Theater. A Q&A will follow the screening. Free for All: The […]

Café Momentum is thrilled to announce our Guest Chef series: Plating with a Purpose! Join us on April 9 with guest chef Cory Hughes from Fig & Ash. The four […]

Join the Holocaust Center for a talk by Hedda Sharapan, a descendant of survivors originally from Lithuania. Hedda will share a heartwarming Holocaust story about a father and son. This program is part of a series of events in 2025, commemorating the 80th anniversary of liberation, and in observance of Genocide Awareness Month in April. […]

a fundraising event supporting RealTime's upcoming work: there is a blue that only children see Did you know that Pittsburgh is home to the fifth largest population of Ukrainian-Americans in the country? Our city is indelibly bound to Ukraine— by history, by blood, and by culture. Join us to strengthen this bond through storytelling and […]

Handmade Arcade's Spring Market features 30+ talented new and emerging makers, artists, and craftspeople from around the region. These amazing makers will be selling their handmade home decor, ceramics, artwork, jewelry, accessories, and more. By shopping small at the Spring Market, you support local creative entrepreneurs as they grow their businesses while also discovering unique […]

During Pittsburgh Opera’s free Song Shop Concerts, you bring the snacks and we bring the entertainment at the Bitz Opera Factory. Once a month (excluding January and May) during our season, Pittsburghers and visitors of all ages are invited to enjoy free intimate noontime concerts. Our Pittsburgh Opera Resident Artists perform some of opera’s most […]

2025 marks ten incredible years of 412 Food Rescue - 10 years of saving food, fighting hunger, and building a stronger community together. And a milestone like this calls for an epic celebration! It is FREE and family friendly! Here's what to expect: local eats, exclusive brews, flash tattoos, live art and surprises around every […]

Join the North Hills Area Churches in the reenactment of the Passion of Christ through drama and song, in an intimate setting where you will be surrounded by the sights, sounds, and scents of Jerusalem. North Hills UP Church 100 Bellevue Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15229 (412) 931-2788

Join Chatham University Choir for a concert of glorious harmonies and pop/rock hits. Music of Eric Whitacre, Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin, Imagine Dragons, Dave Matthews Band and more... Sunday, April 13 at 3pm on Chatham University's historic 32-acre arboretum campus located in Shadyside. James Laughlin Music Center. FREE ADMISSION

Carnegie Mellon University's All University Orchestra concludes their 27th season with a captivating program: "Spark, Elegance, and Fury." The program showcases four beloved masterpieces: Bernstein's spirited Candide Overture, Barber's nostalgic Knoxville: Summer of 1915 featuring the enchanting soprano Amelia D'Arcy, Mahler's profoundly expressive Adagietto, and Beethoven's monumental Symphony No. 5. Audiences will experience the full […]

Big-band sound by musicians from five high schools: Central Cambria, Forest Hills, Greater Johnstown, Richland, and Westmont Hilltop. Light lunch follows at 12:30 p.m. No charge. Prepaid by donors, including the `1889 Foundation and Thrivent Financial.

Brew House Arts celebrates the opening of On the Edge Of, the 2025 Distillery Residency Exhibition. In this year’s exhibition, seven artists put themselves on the edge—inhabiting and embodying positions of discomfort or instability in order to explore the difficulties inherent in creative practice. By embracing their fears, anxieties, and vulnerability, the artists are able […]

Join us for an unforgettable evening of chamber music featuring outstanding musicians from the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Carnegie Mellon School of Music. The program showcases a rich tapestry of works, including solo cello pieces by Bach, Saariaho, and Perkinson, culminating in Schumann’s masterful Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47. The performance features David […]

Join us on Saturday, April 19th from 1-4pm for an artist talk with exhibiting artist Charlotte Ka at the Lohr Gallery. We're thrilled to have Charlotte join us for an afternoon to learn about her work and her process in making it. This afternoon event will make space for conversation, refreshments, and time with the […]

Have a cupcake on us and Mrs. Shakespeare at the Shakespeare statue in front of the Carnegie Museum at 2:00, then wander over to Schenley Plaza to stroll through the park and watch PSiP actors demonstrate the infinite variety we bring to performances with scenes and soliloquys remixed, including Yinzer, Spanish, singing, and even dance. […]

As a musician, poet and author whose art reflects a deep connection to Trinidad and Tobago, the land of her upbringing, Gemma Stemley epitomizes the true Caribbean spirit. She brings the infectious energy of Salsa, Reggae, Calypso and Bossa Nova. Members of Symphony East gather throughout the year for a series of luncheons featuring guest […]

Chamber Music Pittsburgh’s 2024–25 MainStage Live season concludes with a triumphant concert by “one of the greatest quartets of the last 100 years” (BBC Music Magazine). The critically acclaimed Dover Quartet presents an imaginative program that explores three unique perspectives on America: “Strum” by contemporary African American composer Jessie Montgomery, a new arrangement and commission […]

Irish folk songs by fiddler Carl Rahkonen and other members of the Irish band Kilronan. Light lunch follows at 12:30 p.m. No charge. Pre-paid by donors, including the 1889Foundation and Thrivent Financial.

Join us as PSiP actors read Macbeth in the Rachel Mellon Walton room, Posner Hall, CMU, followed by a light reception and a Q&A with actors and CMU’s Dr. Stephen Wittek. Attendees at our Tuesday Macbeth reading will also have an exclusive opportunity to get up close and personal with the most influential secular book […]

A special free reception and exhibition of glass art created by PGC high school and middle school students including blown, fused, flameworked art, and more.

Mrs Shakespeare, Will’s first and last love Wednesday, April 23 at 7 pm Yvonne Hudson returns to Sewickley Heights History Center to celebrate the playwright’s 461st birthday in an intimate 50-minute performance of her long-running solo show and talk-back and refreshments. Hudson gives Anne Hathaway a voice through an imaginative script interwoven with soliloquies, songs […]

Epic and majestic, this Tony Award-winning musical captures the triumph and tragedy of the hopeful passengers on the ill-fated Ship of Dreams. Story & Book by Peter Stone Music & Lyrics by Maury Yeston Orchestrations by Ian Weinberger Directed by Telly Leung Music Directed by Michael McKelvey Performances Tuesday, April 15 @ 8PM Wednesday, April […]

Join Dr. Edda Fields-Black for an examination of untold stories and reclaimed histories through her most recent book, COMBEE: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid and Black Freedom during the Civil War. COMBEE explores Harriet Tubman’s often-overlooked role in the largest slave rebellion in US history that resulted in the liberation of 756 people from […]

The Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall welcomes the Norside Organ Trio to its Studio Jazz Series. This accomplished Pittsburgh-based trio blends jazz, funk, soul, and rock into what they call Rust Belt Funk—a sound deeply rooted in both tradition and innovation. Featuring Glenn Strother (guitar), Steve Ippolito (drums), and Skip Sanders (Hammond organ), […]

Armed with a warm, soulful sound, the Grammy-winning and Emmy-nominated artist Gaby Moreno creates music that offers an intoxicating invitation into her musical world for English and Spanish speakers alike. Since moving to Los Angeles from her native Guatemala, singer-songwriter-producer Gaby Moreno has released 9 albums, received her first Grammy award in 2024 for her […]

This concert is co-sponsored by the American Guild of Organists and Duquesne University in honor of Dr. Labounsky being awarded the 2025 AGO Endowment Fund Distinguished Artist Award. More details will be published as they become available. Dr. Ann Labounsky, FAGO, ChM, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh (Musicology); M.Mus, University of Michigan (Marilyn Mason); B.Mus., Eastman […]

About the Performance In Dragonfly Dawn, a cricket’s violin lures a swan to a mystical forest lake, where they dance with dragonfly friends. The peace shatters when an evil harpy attacks, but after a fierce battle, the dragonfly triumphs, soaring in a final aerial display, restoring harmony to the enchanted forest. About the Artist Joanna […]

Pittsburgh Girls Choir groups Via and Concentio perform. Via is PGC's Level 3 training choir for girls in 5th – 9th grades. Choristers perform two and three -part repertoire in several languages and develop advanced sight-singing skills. In Via, choristers prepare to give their first solo concert which they perform in Pittsburgh and throughout the […]

Duquesne University Opera Workshop Dr. Nicole Jenkins, director Join us as we celebrate the best of Benjamin Britten, beginning with scenes from The Turn of the Screw, followed by scenes from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and ending with scenes from Billy Budd.

Come join the fun! Earth Day 2025 will feature a variety of local businesses, eco-resources for your home (like solar and energy efficiency products), local artisans, non-profits, green building and construction resources, the Mt Lebanon High School Environmental Club, and percussion groups, Mt Lebanon’s Resiliency Board, local Girl Scout troops, and many other eco-minded vendors. […]

Academy Concerts at Central Prebyterian presents a program of chamber music favorites, rarely-heard works, and a world premiere. One of Joseph Haydn's best-loved works, the string quartet Op 74 #3, nicknamed "The Rider," opens the program. The nickname comes from the rollicking final movement that sounds like a mad dash on horseback. The other "favorite" […]

Winners of the Pittsburgh Concert Society Young Artists Auditions perform. The Pittsburgh Concert Society promotes the finest Pittsburgh based classical musicians, all selected by adjudicators of national stature, providing each winner with a formal recital opportunity as well as a financial award. Musicians in this concert: Shuma Hoppo, violin Muhan Zhang, piano Alexander Kaige Fu, […]

SPRING PROGRAM Tuesday, April 29, 2025– 1:00 PM Rodef Shalom – Levy Hall 4905 Fifth Avenue (Oakland) - Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Program Hymn for Ukraine by Mykola Lysenko (1842-1912) Bach Art of the Fugue by J. S. Bach (1685-1750) Contrapuntus #1 Contrapuntus #2 Sinfonia #7 by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) I. Andante II. Minuet III. Trio […]

Join the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council for the Creative Hive, a free monthly networking event designed to provide a friendly and casual space for artists, creatives, art educators, culture bearers, and arts administrators to establish and foster professional relationships. Snacks and drinks are on us!

You’re invited to a lively and interactive evening where guest labelists share the insights behind the Kara Walker: Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated) works that inspired their labels. Engage in round-robin conversations and gain fresh perspectives on the art through their unique interpretations. It’s a rare chance to experience the art in […]

May is Jazz Poetry Month! Each Jazz Poetry program begins with a full set from a live jazz band, followed by a collaboration with local and international poets. In these collaborations, poets share their work alongside the musicians, the two art forms melding to create that signature Jazz Poetry improvisational style that offers something exciting, […]

Inspired by a deep love for Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque music, Freshworks artist and choreographer Anya Collins reimagines the classical “fugue”—a musical form where musical phrases chase and build on each other—through a modern lens. Fugue explores the relationship between music, societal structures, and the way attention is manipulated in today’s world. The interplay of […]

From radio hits to popular film tunes to the Broadway ballads that have audiences out of their seats, the Elizabeth Forward Area Community Chorus’ Spring concert is jam-packed with "show-stoppers" that everyone will recognize. Join us from May 2 to 4 at the Elizabeth Forward Middle School for a performance dedicated to audience favorites, including, […]

Originating in Pittsburgh PA, Norside is made up of Glenn Strother (Guitar), Steve Ippolito (Drums), and Skip Sanders (Hammond Organ). Together they have a feel that is rooted in the tradition of the organ trio, with fans often defining their sound as “Rust Belt Funk”, a phrase that gives homage to their Western PA roots. […]

This 40-minute live performance by Annie Hui-Hsin Hsieh, Veronica Santiago Moniello, and Heidi Wiren Kébé is an immersive ritual of movement, sound, and sculpture exploring matriarchal force, cunning, and transformation within a shifting, spinning cycle. Inspired by the mythology of horses and foxes—symbols of strength, cunning, and control—the piece interrogates how societies frame women as […]

From radio hits to popular film tunes to the Broadway ballads that have audiences out of their seats, the Elizabeth Forward Area Community Chorus’ Spring concert is jam-packed with "show-stoppers" that everyone will recognize. Join us from May 2 to 4 at the Elizabeth Forward Middle School for a performance dedicated to audience favorites, including, […]