Harpist Marissa Knaub avon is joined by Thomas Godfrey, flute, and Warren Davidson, viola, in a wide-ranging program of favorites and surprises, with an emphasis on French music. Faure “Pavane”, Debussy “Clair de Lune”, Ravel “Sonatine”, plus works by Pirene, Chertok, Hoffmeister, and Persichetti. Old St. Luke’s is the ideal venue for for harp chamber […]

Carnegie Mellon Wind Ensemble George Vosburgh, Director Stephen Story, Associate Director The Carnegie Mellon Wind Ensemble utilizes a flexible instrumentation of winds, brass, and percussion to perform repertoire from standard concert band works to contemporary compositions of various instrumental combinations. Program: John Philip Sousa Hands Across the Sea Joan Tower Fascinating Ribbons Edward Gregson Concerto […]

Co-presented by The Frick Pittsburgh and Rivers of Steel, this special program investigates the lasting impact of the 1892 Homestead Lockout and Strike, 133 years after that fateful July. Begin the morning with a guided tour of Carrie Blast Furnace to understand the realities of the Pittsburgh steel and iron industries, followed by rare access […]

Join the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council for the Creative Hive, a free monthly community-building 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. This month, attendees can also check out City of Asylum's bookstore, tour the building, and visit […]

Not just an art opening — it's a party! Join us Friday, October 3 | 7-9 PM at Atithi Studios & Gallery. Sip wine, enjoy music by Pittsburgh's top DJ- DJ Jimmy, and experience the vodka launch with Lucky Sign Spirits. Bring your friends and immerse yourself in art, drinks, and music!

Hiroya Tsukamoto started playing bluegrass banjo in Kyoto Japan, then switched to acoustic and electric guitars, and in 2000 moved to New York City to attend the Berklee School of Music… Today, Hiroya Tsukamoto is a little bit Leo Kottke, a little bit Kaki King, a little bit Paul Winter Consort, and one of the […]

Pittsburgh Opera’s free, informal Song Shop concerts feature the Resident Artists of Pittsburgh Opera. Beginning at 12:00 PM on selected Saturdays of each month, October 2025–May 2026, these one-hour performances are free, fun, and open to everyone. Guests are encouraged to bring a friend and bring a lunch. FRIENDS of Pittsburgh Opera provide a reception […]

Join us on Saturday, August 23 from 12-3 pm at the WCDC's Lohr Gallery for a special workshop about tapping into your intuition to find expressive potential with the help of watercolor paints. In this WCDC workshop join artist Jessica Peña Heberle for a hands-on workshop that explores watercolor and mixed media as a tool […]

Join the Pittsburgh Chamber Brass for an afternoon concert in the beautiful setting of Zion’s Lutheran Church. Hear Lutoslawski’s Mini Overture, Susato/Iveson’s Renaissance Dances, Lafosse’s Suite Impromptu, Debussy/MacKenzie’s Quartet in G minor, Op. 10 (World Premiere). Pittsburgh Chamber Brass strives to present fun, engaging, and inspiring performances of brass chamber music for a wide variety […]

Academy String Quartet salutes nations that have supported Ukraine in their struggle: Spain: Joaquin Turina Oracion del torero, Czech Republic: Bohuslav Martinu Serenata #2, Sweden: Wilhelm Stenhammar Allegro, Germany/Austria: Beethoven Opus 18, #4, in C minor. Plus Vasyl Barvinsky's profound Elegy. Free admission, donations welcomed. A special collection will be taken to support Ukrainian children […]

Carnegie Mellon Opera: Putting it Together Stephen Sondheim, composer Tomé Cousin, director Thomas W. Douglas, conductor Showtimes: Tuesday, October 7, 2025 | 8:00 PM Wednesday, October 8, 2025 | 8:00 PM Thursday, October 9, 2025 | 8:00 PM Friday, October 10, 2025 | 8:00 PM $10 Regular Admission $5 Senior Citizen (65+) Admission All students, […]

Carnegie Mellon Opera: Putting it Together Stephen Sondheim, composer Tomé Cousin, director Thomas W. Douglas, conductor Showtimes: Tuesday, October 7, 2025 | 8:00 PM Wednesday, October 8, 2025 | 8:00 PM Thursday, October 9, 2025 | 8:00 PM Friday, October 10, 2025 | 8:00 PM $10 Regular Admission $5 Senior Citizen (65+) Admission All students, […]

Get ready for a hauntingly fun evening with the WSO String Quartet at the West Overton Museums. This Halloween-themed concert takes place in the beautifully preserved historic barn, offering the perfect eerie ambiance for a night of music and cocktails. Enjoy signature cocktails crafted with West Overton’s own Jasper Stash Rye Whiskey, plus beer and […]

Grammy-nominated, described as “an absolute master” (No Depression), Molsky transports audiences to another time and place with his authentic and personal interpretations of rarities from the Southern Appalachian songbook and other musical traditions from around the globe. Best known for his work on the fiddle, Bruce’s banjo, guitar, and his distinctive, powerful vocals also resonate […]

Carnegie Mellon Opera: Putting it Together Stephen Sondheim, composer Tomé Cousin, director Thomas W. Douglas, conductor Showtimes: Tuesday, October 7, 2025 | 8:00 PM Wednesday, October 8, 2025 | 8:00 PM Thursday, October 9, 2025 | 8:00 PM Friday, October 10, 2025 | 8:00 PM $10 Regular Admission $5 Senior Citizen (65+) Admission All students, […]

The Pittsburgh Savoyards continue their 88th season this fall with Gilbert and Sullivan’s penultimate operetta, Utopia, Limited. Performances will be held October 10-12 and 17-19 2025 at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall in Carnegie, PA (Directions and parking). Online livestreams are also available for select performances (11th and 18th). All performances will […]

Music at Third presents "Tradition of Transfrmation", a recital featuring flutist Claire Gunsbury and pianist Amin Carillo. They will perform works by Prokofiev, Villa-Lobos and Georges Hüe, as well as several works by Columbian composers not usually heard in the United States. Admission is by free-will donation.

Join us in the Ailsa Mellon Bruce Decorative Arts and Design galleries for an in-person morning story time with Alyssa Velazquez as she reads The Spaces Between by Jaspreet Kaur and illustrations by Manjit Thapp. Following the reading stick around for a making activity for children 12 and under. This reading is made possible by […]

“Overshadowed by These Occult Influences”: Join us at the Fort Pitt Museum in Pittsburgh, PA, for a presentation by Peter Gilmore, a local author, historian and ruling elder at Sixth Presbyterian Church as part of the 2025 Fort Pitt Speaker Saturdays. This presentation is included with regular museum admission. Magic and the Early Irish Presbyterian […]

Join the fun and celebrate ARCA’s 20th Anniversary at the Gala Pops Concert “Birthday Party” on Sunday, October 12 at 2 PM in Lincoln Hall – performed by mezzo-soprano Katherine (Kathy) Soroka who sang the first concert in Lincoln Hall in 2006 – joined by virtuoso pianist and ARCA favorite Nathan Carterette, celebrated violinist Maureen […]

The Pittsburgh Savoyards continue their 88th season this fall with Gilbert and Sullivan’s penultimate operetta, Utopia, Limited. Performances will be held October 10-12 and 17-19 2025 at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall in Carnegie, PA (Directions and parking). Online livestreams are also available for select performances (11th and 18th). All performances will […]

The First Lutheran Church in Johnstown presents its next Noon Recital featuring the Irish Pretenders! Lunch follows at 12:35 p.m. No charge; pre-paid by the 1889 Foundation, Thrivent Financial, and donations.

Fine Art, Photography, and Poetry submitted by Washington County residents who identify with mental health challenges and/or substance use disorders. Quality pieces available to sell and break the stigma associated with the above disorders. Free admission and meal. Open to the public.

Some Assembly Required, first commissioned by the Carnegie Museum of Art in 1996, is a signature Attack Theatre experience — part performance, part conversation, and entirely alive. Blending dance, live music, and visual art, we invite audiences into the creative process through dialogue, improvisation, and interaction. By stretching the boundary between artist and audience, Some […]

Join acclaimed Pittsburgh drummer James Johnson III for an evening of inventive jazz in the intimate Studio at the Carnegie Carnegie. Known for his versatility and expressive style, Johnson seamlessly blends improvisation and composition, creating music that transcends traditional boundaries. Beer and wine available by donation (21+). Outside alcohol not permitted. Tickets: $20 advance | […]

Melancholy and ecstasy, laments and dances, elegant salon music and war songs: this is the diverse array of emotions and styles reflected in Sydney Kaczorowski and Fabio Gentili’s program of Art Songs from Eastern Europe. This program in Slovak, Polish, and Hungarian languages, each with their unique sensibilities and styles, are tied together by their […]

The Pittsburgh Savoyards continue their 88th season this fall with Gilbert and Sullivan’s penultimate operetta, Utopia, Limited. Performances will be held October 10-12 and 17-19 2025 at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall in Carnegie, PA (Directions and parking). Online livestreams are also available for select performances (11th and 18th). All performances will […]

Virtuoso Tracy Mortimore does amazing and surprising things with a string bass! Tracy will play contemporary works that manipulate the sound of the bass using electronics of various kinds. Composers include Kaija Saariho, Alexandra Gardner, Stefano Scodanibbio, and Tracy himself. Free admission, $20 suggested donation. Allegheny Unitarian Church is a beautiful stone building from 1905. […]

Poet Yona Harvey (You Don’t Have to Go to Mars for Love) and scholar Tahira J. Walker (Rhetoric, Intersectionality, and Black Women in Pittsburgh) explore what it means to be a Black woman living in a city deemed most unlivable for them. The pair will discuss their respective works and the intersection of history, community, […]

What are we missing when we limit the canon to American works? What books from outside of the US should we be putting at the top of our lists? In this program, City of Asylum Writers-in-Residence Anouar Rahmani, Mukhtar Shehata, Bertony Louis, and Olena Boryshpolets share the books and writers from their home countries—Algeria, Egypt, […]

Indigenous authors Julian Talamantez Brolaski, Erin Marie Lynch, and Layli Long Soldier explore Indigenous language and ways of languaging in conversation with Eulalia Books founding editor Michelle Gil-Montero. This dynamic discussion will traverse hybrid and experimental poetic forms and translation as a means of both language preservation and play.

The Academy String Quartet salutes nations that have supported Ukraine in its struggle: Spain: Joaquin Turina Oracion del torero, Czech Republic: Bohuslav Martinu Serenata #2, Sweden: Wilhelm Stenhammar Allegro, Germany/Austria: Beethoven Opus 18, #4, in C minor. Plus Vasyl Barvinsky's profound Elegy. Free admission, $20 suggested donation. A special collection will be taken to support […]

The Pittsburgh Savoyards continue their 88th season this fall with Gilbert and Sullivan’s penultimate operetta, Utopia, Limited. Performances will be held October 10-12 and 17-19 2025 at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall in Carnegie, PA (Directions and parking). Online livestreams are also available for select performances (11th and 18th). All performances will […]

The featured performer will be Bill Purse, chair of the Contemporary Music Media and Jazz program at Duquesne University. He is a nationally distinguished performer who integrates virtuoso guitar skills with state-of-the-art music technology. He is a top-flight guitarist and vocalist, with a wide range of musical experiences from rock, to Broadway, to Vegas shows, […]

The Academy String Quartet salutes nations that have supported Ukraine in its struggle: Spain: Joaquin Turina Oracion del Torero, Czech Republic: Bohuslav Martinu Serenata #2, Sweden: Wilhelm Stenhammar Allegro, Germany/Austria: Beethoven Opus 18, #4, in C minor. Plus Vasyl Barvinsky's profound Elegy. At Slippery Rock University's Swope Recital Hall

What does democracy really mean, and how do we participate in it? Join 1Hood’s Miracle Jones in conversation with Fred Quinn III — Swissvale Borough Council member, Civic Engagement Chair of the Urban League Young Professionals, Judge of Elections in Rankin, and Secretary of the Swissvale Democratic Committee — as they unpack the foundations of […]

When a candle flickers, love sparks. Set against the backdrop of bohemian Paris, La Bohème follows four impoverished artists surviving with little more than friendship, passion, and their love for art. When Rodolfo, a poet, and Mimì, a young seamstress, meet, the two are drawn into a tumultuous and passionate affair with a love that […]

“Visions of Peace” celebrates the resilience of the human spirit through works that meditate on conflicts of the past and present. The Sphinx Virtuosi chamber orchestra, which The Washington Post has described as having “immeasurable power, unwavering command, and soulful beauty,” partners with rising star cellist Sterling Elliott for this unforgettable performance. Returning with a […]

This special PGHwrites program features a musical theater showcase of Shelter, from the minds of Andrew Swensen and Yan Pang. Shelter tells the story of scars carried from childhood into adulthood, exploring how they distort our vision of ourselves and damage our relationships, but also ultimately create the challenges by which we claim our strength […]

Philadelphia, Detroit, and Pittsburgh are three of the most important cities in jazz, each churning out an astounding number of jazz masters. This includes some of the most important innovators in the genre, brilliant minds and musicians who helped to change and shape the way jazz is played. Guitarist Randy Napoleon (Detroit), bassist Jeff Pedraz […]

Join us for an electrifying evening of big band brilliance as the Stephen Philip Harvey Jazz Orchestra (SPHJO) celebrates the release of their new album, Multiversal: Live at BOP STOP. Captured live at Cleveland’s intimate and acoustically superb BOP STOP, this bold, super-powered recording “cements Harvey’s place as one of contemporary jazz’s adventurous large-ensemble voices” […]

When a candle flickers, love sparks. Set against the backdrop of bohemian Paris, La Bohème follows four impoverished artists surviving with little more than friendship, passion, and their love for art. When Rodolfo, a poet, and Mimì, a young seamstress, meet, the two are drawn into a tumultuous and passionate affair with a love that […]

What cost would you pay for a wish? The Pittsburgh Savoyards present a staged reading of W.W. Jacobs' The Monkey's Paw. Adapted by Eddie Kunz and directed by Rob Hockenberry. Performance dates are Oct 24th & 25th and 7:30pm at the Margaret Partee Performing Arts Center at 523 Lincoln Avenue Bellevue, PA 15202. Tickets are […]

Get ready for an incredible artist market experience at Rosie's Workshop. We’re taking over their second-floor industrial event space to bring you a unique and vibrant collection of local makers and artists. Whether you’re looking for something new for your home or just want to explore a cool space and connect with the artists who […]

Pumpkin Palooza: An East Liberty Halloween Adventure is one of two annual KST-produced Youth & Family events. Dress up in your favorite costume or come as you are for an afternoon of tricks, treats, and groovy beats. Families can enjoy candy, crafts, and fun activities with KST’s community partner organizations in the KST lobby. Don’t […]

What cost would you pay for a wish? The Pittsburgh Savoyards present a staged reading of W.W. Jacobs' The Monkey's Paw. Adapted by Eddie Kunz and directed by Rob Hockenberry. Performance dates are Oct 24th & 25th and 7:30pm at the Margaret Partee Performing Arts Center at 523 Lincoln Avenue Bellevue, PA 15202. Tickets are […]

When a candle flickers, love sparks. Set against the backdrop of bohemian Paris, La Bohème follows four impoverished artists surviving with little more than friendship, passion, and their love for art. When Rodolfo, a poet, and Mimì, a young seamstress, meet, the two are drawn into a tumultuous and passionate affair with a love that […]

The Academy String Quartet brings you colorful music from Spain to Sweden, in the magnificent, soaring space of First United Methodist Church! Joaquin Turina La oracion del torero Bohuslav Martinu Serenata #2 Wilhelm Stenhammar Allegro Vasyl Barvinsky Elegy Beethoven Quartet in C minor, Op. 18, #4 Free admission, $20 suggested donation

The Rodef Shalom Brotherhood presents the "Can't Stop the Beat" cabaret concert. This is their annual "Music with a Mission" concert, which features the East Winds Symphonic Band. The program will be a celebration of music from stage and screen. Light refreshments will be provided - BYO wine.

The Charles Wesley Music Foundation and Sewickley United Methodist Church are excited to host one of Pittsburgh’s top chamber ensembles, Academy String Quartet, for a special concert titled "Friends of Ukraine." The Academy String Quartet is a distinguished chamber ensemble based in the Pittsburgh region, comprising musicians from the Academy Concerts series—including violinists Jorie Butler‑Geyer […]

Join the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council for the Creative Hive, a free monthly community-building 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. This month, view artwork from artist Marlon Eazywider and join a "Creative Walk," exploring nearby creative […]

It’s the 45th anniversary of the Drue Heinz Prize! Together, we’re honoring 45 years of one of America’s most significant short fiction awards, with readings from current prizewinner Bill Gaythwaite as well as alumni prizewinners Caroline Kim (2020) and Kelly Sather (2023). Join in on this celebration of short fiction, followed by a public reception […]

Join us for Coffee & Classics, an engaging event blending music and conversation. Discover classical works, ask questions. It’s a welcoming space for both seasoned listeners and newcomers to connect and explore. Adam Gillespie, WSO trumpet, performs. White Rabbit drinks will be available for purchase, or bring your own (wine, beer, water, soda) along with […]

Saint Anthony Chapel Reliquary of the Saints will be the setting for an inspiring concert presented by the “CutTime Simfonica” honouring the feast of All Saints. “The CutTime” string quartet will perform varied program of works by J.S. Bach, Elgar, Duke and Mercer Ellington, Mozart, Sibelius and more. Meet the ensemble members at a reception […]