Sometimes the only way to move forward is to keep your eyes on the prize. Share a time when you refused to turn back this August at Story Club PGH’s Story Slam, for the chance to win prizes and storytelling glory!

Thomas Wendt, beloved percussionist in the Pittsburgh jazz scene, shows his versatility and expressive drumming prowess in the second installment of the Kente Summer Madness series.

Experimental electroacoustic collective Bombici brings uncommon time signatures, folks songs, dance music, and improvisational sounds to the Alphabet City stage.

The award-winning author of “If They Come For Us” uses their sophomore collection of meditative poems to pursue the question: Exiled from ancestral homelands, how can one find a place for themself in the world?

Author of PEN Open Book Award–finalist “God Loves Haiti,” Dimitry Elias Léger shares his latest novel, part sports story and part passionate and improbable love story.

Lifelong percussionist and Pittsburgh-based bandleader Steve Ippolito joins forces with trumpeter Brad Fritcher and bassist Denzel Chismar-Oliver to experiment with jazz and electronic roots and traverse new sonic planes.

Join us for a moderated discussion among free speech experts, who will get into the weeds of current controversies and the role free expression plays in maintaining a democratic government. NEW DATE AND TIME!

Etta Cox, eight-time winner of “Best Jazz Vocalist,” brings her Broadway chops and unparalleled vocal performance to the Alphabet City stage for a night of transformed jazz favorites and fan-favorites upon request!

With Aging Out: An Exploration of Caregiving, Community, and How Americans Grow Old (July 14), author Lucy Schiller presents a stunning and deeply personal investigation into the current state of eldercare and what it means to grow old in America. Unlike many other cultures, our collective stance toward older people in the United States has […]

This Pittsburgh Performs concert, curated by Carlos Clark, features music by composers from the US, Uruguay, and Brazil, offering a vibrant vision of discovery while simultaneously reflecting on the complex history of the Americas.

In a new work as groundbreaking as “Code Girls” and “Hidden Figures,” author Sarah Valentine unearths the true story of Black cryptologists’ critical contributions to national security during the civil […]

Award-winning singer, composer, and activist Mai Khôi and her group the Dissidents, featuring Mark Michelli, Jeff Siegfried, Eli Namay, and PJ Roduta, take to the Alphabet City stage for a farewell concert.