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Entertainment,
Music,
Nightlife

Sound Series: Flore Laurentienne with special guest GLO-TREE

Mar 25, 2025 | 8:00 pm - 10:30 pm
We welcome Flore Laurentienne, the lush orchestral soundscape project of Mathieu David Gagnon – the Canadian composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist whose expansive string orchestrations and experimentation with early analogue synths reflect the natural environment of his native Québec. READ MORE
Convention

2025 GFS Show

Mar 26, 2025 | 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
The Gordon Food Service Show will feature a wide array of products, foods, and technology solutions. At the show, attendees will have the chance to sample tasty menus, learn to cook and prepare delicious plates, and gain valuable knowledge in how to handle new technology. Attendees will also take away a plethora of tips and tricks meant to bring a whole new level of efficiency to your business and productivity in the kitchen. READ MORE
Community,
Workshops & Classes

Speakers Series: Chris Wallace

Mar 26, 2025 | 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Award-winning television anchor and commentator, Wallace’s career on ABC,?NBC,?Fox News, and?CNN spans five decades. He anchored Fox News Sunday for 18 years, and has interviewed everyone from Vladimir Putin to George Clooney to Bill Gates. He is currently host of The Chris Wallace Show. READ MORE
Community

An Evening with Rob Zellers

Mar 26, 2025 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Join us for an intimate reading and conversation with esteemed playwright Rob Zellers (The Chief, Billy Strayhorn: Something to Live For, Harry’s Friendly Service) as he explores how inspiration and loss intertwine in his newest play that maps the parallel paths of his evolution as an artist and his daughter Alexa’s battle with illness. READ MORE
Entertainment,
Music

An Evening with Gregory Alan Isakov

Mar 26, 2025 | 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
$1 from the sale of each ticket purchased will be donated to Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, who are leveraging the power of community to achieve lasting solutions to hunger and its root causes. Every $1 donated results in providing 3 meals to the those in need. READ MORE
Convention

Traffic Club of Pittsburgh 2025

Mar 27, 2025
The Traffic Club of Pittsburgh organizes a wide array of recreational, educational and social events throughout the year to keep the transportation community updated and reward individuals that excel in their fields. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Music

The Yellowjackets

Mar 27, 2025
Throughout their storied 43-year history, the Yellowjackets have recorded 26 albums, received 16 Grammy® nominations – won 2 – performed countless sold-out tours, and enjoyed worldwide critical acclaim and commercial success. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment

Prismatic Impressions

Mar 27, 2025 | 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Ballet Legato presents “Prismatic Impressions”, a colorful array of repertoire bringing the audience an eclectic prism of dance! READ MORE

Pittsburgh Mocktail Meetup

Mar 27, 2025 | 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Don’t Drink? Cutting back on alcohol? Want to meet new friends? This just might be your tribe!! Space Bar welcomes you to the Pittsburgh Mocktail Meetup! A casual happy-hour style meet up for non-drinkers & the sober curious. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment

House Team Hot Spot

Mar 28, 2025 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Ignite your Friday nights at 7 pm with Arcade Comedy Theater’s House Team Hot Spot! Our talented house teams will light up the stage with spontaneous hilarity, quick-witted banter, and scenes that are sure to leave you in stitches. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Nightlife

Select Start Improv Show

Mar 28, 2025 | 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Get ready for another unforgettable night at City Paper’s Best Theater in PGH of 2024, Arcade Comedy Theater —where comedy titans, Select Start (City Paper’s 2 time Best Comedy Act) and Latchkey Kids (Pittsburgh Magazine’s 3 time Best Improv Team), will join forces with Chi Chi de Vivre (City Paper’s Best Drag Performer 2024) to celebrate all of their 2024 victories! READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Nightlife

Danae Hays: The First Time Tour

Mar 28, 2025 | 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Alabama-bred and Nashville-based, comedian, actress, and content creator, Danae Hays represents a fresh, new female voice in the comedy, acting, and music worlds. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Nightlife

Danae Hays VIP Package

Mar 28, 2025 | 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Gain exclusive access to the post-show Q&A with Danae Hays. EACH ATTENDEE must hold a valid show ticket, in any price category to Danae Hays: The First Time Tour AND pre-purchase a VIP Package ticket to attend. READ MORE
Community

Library Lounge: Coffee Hour

Mar 28, 2025 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Join us for a fun and engaging social program! READ MORE
Community,
Workshops & Classes

Let’s Speak English!

Mar 28, 2025
Join us to practice your English-speaking skills! You can freely practice with friendly neighbors in this relaxed social group. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Community

IIDA Pittsburgh Fashion Meets Finish

Mar 28, 2025 | 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Get ready to witness the perfect fusion of fashion and finishes at the IIDA Pittsburgh Fashion Meets Finish event! READ MORE
Entertainment,
Music,
Nightlife

Tyler, The Creator

Mar 28, 2025 | 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Watch Tyler, The Creator perform live at PPG Paints Arena on the CHROMAKOPIA: THE WORLD TOUR! READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment

Beta Stage

Mar 29, 2025 | 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Join The Butch and The Bi for an evening of stand up from Tyler Ray Kendrick and Zach Funk, improv and sketch featuring some of Pittsburgh’s funniest performers, music from Brian Adams, and more! Featuring stand up comedy from Tyler Ray Kendrick and Zach Funk, music from Winchester Ghost’s Brian Adams, and some of Pittsburgh’s funniest improvisors! READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Nightlife

Well Known Strangers

Mar 29, 2025 | 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Experienced improvisers Well Known Strangers get a suggestion from the audience to inspire laugh-out-loud stories and characters. Don’t miss this night of clever and absurd scenes by this fun-loving team of goofs. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Nightlife

Knights of the Arcade: Epic D&D Adventure

Mar 29, 2025 | 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Join Knights of the Arcade for another hilarious D&D comedy adventure! One of Pittsburgh’s longest running and best-selling comedy shows! A recurring cast of characters are joined by special guests and led by their maniacal dungeon master. Where they’re going, who they fight, and if they ultimately succeed is decided upon live dice that are rolled and projected on the theater wall. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment

Spotlight on the ‘Burgh: Whose Trick is it Anyway?

Mar 19, 2025 - Mar 29, 2025
Back by popular demand: the best of the ‘Burgh! An improvisational magic show like none other! That’s right, it’s Spotlight on the Burgh’s original feature, Whose Trick is it Anyway? Where everything is made up and the points don't matter. That's right, the points are like volume of Teller’s microphone. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment

Storm Large: Inside Voice

Mar 29, 2025 | 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
International icon and multi-hyphenate musician, actor, playwright and performer, Storm Large has affixed herself as the queen of twisted beauty & subversive delights to a cult-like following of millions across the page, stage & screen. READ MORE
Entertainment,
Sports + Recreation

Pittsburgh Riverhounds vs Birmingham Legion

Mar 29, 2025 | 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Join us at Highmark Stadium on Saturday, March 29, as we celebrate Pittsburgh Night and cheer on the Riverhounds when they take on Birmingham Legion under the lights! READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Music

Zoso - The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience

Mar 29, 2025 | 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
The most accurate and captivating Led Zeppelin live show since the real thing. READ MORE
Community,
Sports + Recreation

Over The Edge

Mar 29, 2025
Over The Edge is a unique and thrilling way for you and your company, friends, and family to support Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh. Participants will fundraise for the opportunity to rappel 21 stories from 625 Liberty Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh! READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment

Madama Butterfly

Mar 22, 2025 - Mar 30, 2025
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. READ MORE
Convention,
Sports + Recreation

2025 Star Dance Alliance

Mar 29, 2025 - Mar 30, 2025
Dancers will showcase their best moves at the Revolution Talent Competition in Pittsburgh. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Music

Beethoven’s Pastoral

Mar 28, 2025 - Mar 30, 2025
The PSO’s season features works inspired by the natural world: Beethoven’s “Pastoral” you can hear bucolic bird calls, the rolling of thunder, and the calling of a shepherd’s pipes from distant hills. Habibi’s new work was written as a meditation on climate change. Eisendle’s Heliosis, from the Greek word for the sun, is in turn blistering, scorching, and shimmering. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Music

12 Ophelias (a play with broken songs)

Mar 26, 2025 - Mar 30, 2025
Shakespeare’s Ophelia rises up out of the water dreaming of Pop-Tarts and other sweet things. She finds herself in a neo-Elizabethan Appalachian setting where Gertrude runs a brothel, Hamlet is called a Rude Boy, and nothing is what it seems. In this mirrored world of word-scraps, Ophelia cuts a new path for herself. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Community,
Entertainment

The Importance of Being Earnest

Mar 30, 2025 | 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
A Trivial Comedy for Serious People! READ MORE
Entertainment,
Sports + Recreation

Penguins vs. Senators

Mar 30, 2025 | 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Cheer on the Pittsburgh Penguins as they take on the Ottawa Senators! READ MORE
Workshops & Classes

The Creative Economy

Mar 31, 2025 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
The Creative Economy with Valerie Gay, Director of Creative Philadelphia & Chief Cultural Officer, City of Philadelphia. Valarie Gay, newly appointed Chief Cultural officer for the City of Philadelphia is putting the cities money where its mouth is. The voice of the people. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Workshops & Classes

Peter Pan - Broadway Talk Back Series

Apr 2, 2025 | 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
On select days, immediately following the performance, grab a seat up close, and join us for a lively post-show discussion with cast and/or members of the show’s creative team. You don’t want to miss this fantastic opportunity to dive deeper into your Broadway experience. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Music

Sound Series: Tara Clerkin Trio with special guest Ricki Weidenhof

Apr 3, 2025 | 8:00 pm - 10:30 pm
We welcome the Bristol-based Tara Clerkin Trio, on a tour supporting their 2023 EP, On the Turning Ground, released on the U.K. record label, World of Echo. READ MORE
Arts + Culture

Life, Art, & Legacy: Matt Gondek

Apr 4, 2025 | 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Life, Art, & Legacy is a new episodic documentary series, produced by The Warhol Creative, that gives an intimate view into the lives and work of prominent artists. Join us for the premiere screening of the first episode, featuring Deconstructed Pop artist Matt Gondek, who will be in attendance for a Q&A after the film. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Workshops & Classes

August and the Four B’s Workshop

Apr 5, 2025
Join DS Kinsel for a hands-on art-making session in celebration of August Taught Us…, an exhibition honoring the life and legacy of August Wilson. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Tours

Guided Tour with Urban Academy – August Wilson: The Writer’s Landscape

Apr 5, 2025 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Experience the Enduring Legacy of August Wilson with Special Guided Tours Lead by Urban Academy K-5 Students. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Community

August Taught Us… Closing Reception + Gallery Talk

Apr 5, 2025 | 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Join us Saturday April 5 for a Gallery talk and Closing Reception celebrating artist DS Kinsel’s August Taught Us… exhibition. READ MORE
Community,
Shopping

Vintage Pittsburgh

Apr 5, 2025 | 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Old is new again at the Heinz History Center’s 11th annual Vintage Pittsburgh retro fair! READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Mar 19, 2025 - Apr 6, 2025
It’s all fun and games until the one and only Edward Albee picks up his pen. His 1962 masterpiece WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? is a caustic cocktail of razor-sharp dialogue and electrifying performances that has kept audiences coming back for another round for decades. READ MORE
Arts + Culture

August Taught Us

Mar 6, 2025 - Apr 6, 2025
Renowned visual artist and cultural agitator DS Kinsel will unveil new work created as part of the August Wilson Archive Community Artist-Scholar Award program sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh Library System. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Family

Peter Pan

Apr 1, 2025 - Apr 6, 2025
The adventure begins when PETER PAN and his mischievous sidekick, Tinker Bell, visit the bedroom of the Darling children late one night. With a sprinkle of fairy dust and a few happy thoughts, the children are taken on a magical journey they will never forget. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment

The Thorn

Apr 8, 2025 - Apr 9, 2025
The Thorn tells the epic story of God's love for the world and the spiritual battle for all humanity. The story of Christ is presented in an immersive show with live music, drama, aerial acts, movement arts, modern dance, and special effects. Witnessed live by more than 1 million people over 25 years, The Thorn will engage audiences in the definitive story of love, sacrifice and redemption like never before. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment

Jerry Seinfeld Live

Apr 10, 2025
America’s premier comedian, Jerry Seinfeld, comes to the Benedum Center stage to perform his signature stand-up routine. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Music

Sound Series: Samantha Crain

Apr 11, 2025 | 8:00 pm - 10:30 pm
The Andy Warhol Museum welcomes Samantha Crain, a Choctaw Nation singer-songwriter, musician and producer from Oklahoma, to the museum’s intimate theater. READ MORE
Entertainment,
Sports + Recreation

Pitt Panthers Blue-Gold Spring Game

Apr 12, 2025
The Pitt Panthers take on the Blue-Gold Spring Game in 2025 NCAA Football action at Acrisure Stadium. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Music

Brit Floyd

Apr 11, 2025 - Apr 12, 2025
Brit Floyd returns to the stage in 2025 with their biggest and most spectacular production to date, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s classic album ‘Wish You Were Here’, complete with a stunning laser and light show, iconic circular screen, inflatables and theatrics. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment

Jesus Christ Superstar

Apr 3, 2025 - Apr 13, 2025
The legendary rock opera like you've never seen it before! Jesus Christ Superstar is an edgy musical retelling of the final days of Jesus as seen through the eyes of Judas. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Community

Intermission: An Artful Networking Series

Apr 17, 2025 | 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Drink. Dine. Dance. Decompress. Enjoy live music, hors d’oeuvres, and gallery tours with fellow professionals at Intermission, AWAACC’s free monthly networking event. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Community

Intermission: An Artful Networking Series

Apr 17, 2025 | 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Drink. Dine. Dance. Decompress. Enjoy live music, hors d’oeuvres, and gallery tours with fellow professionals at Intermission, AWAACC’s free monthly networking event. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment

Poetry Unplugged: Always August

Apr 18, 2025 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Join the AWAACC for the highly anticipated annual event, Poetry Unplugged: Always August, presented with generous support from Citizens. This special evening will feature nationally renowned and award-winning spoken word artists as they take the stage to speak truth to power in the spirit of August Wilson, infusing humor, romance, justice, and equality into their performances. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Community,
Workshops & Classes

Some Like It Hot - Broadway Talk Back Series

Apr 18, 2025 | 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
On select days, immediately following the performance, grab a seat up close, and join us for a lively post-show discussion with cast and/or members of the show’s creative team. You don’t want to miss this fantastic opportunity to dive deeper into your Broadway experience. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Music

Sound Series: King Hannah

Apr 19, 2025 | 8:00 pm - 10:30 pm
The Andy Warhol Museum welcomes King Hannah, a Liverpool-based indie rock duo consisting of Hannah Merrick and Craig Whittle, that blend slowcore, blues, and psychedelic rock with a laid-back authenticity. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment

Twyla Tharp Dance

Apr 19, 2025 | 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Twyla Tharp celebrates her 60th anniversary with a Coast-to-Coast tour featuring her Olivier-nominated Diabelli, set to Beethoven’s masterpiece of the same name, and a new dance Slack Tide to a reimagining of Philip Glass’s iconic Aguas da Amazonia. READ MORE
Community,
Holidays

Easter Sunday Brunch at the Omni William Penn Hotel

Apr 20, 2025 | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Celebrate Easter in style with a refined brunch in the Terrace Room at the Omni William Penn Hotel. Enjoy a beautifully curated selection of seasonal dishes and carved items, thoughtfully crafted to make your Easter Sunday truly memorable. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment

Some Like It Hot

Apr 15, 2025 - Apr 20, 2025
Get ready for a “glorious, toe-tapping, razzle-dazzling " (Deadline) time with Some Like It Hot, the hit Tony and Grammy Award-winning Broadway musical. Set in Prohibition era, this fast-paced comedy follows two musicians who take up new identities and go on the run after witnessing a mob hit. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Music

Bob Dylan: Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour

Apr 21, 2025 | 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Bob Dylan’s career has lasted the better part of fifty years now. He has never gotten by on sentimentality or nostalgia. He has never repeated his successes. Dylan has always pushed his work ahead. READ MORE
Community

A Gift of Hope - Outreached Arms Annual Fundraiser

Apr 26, 2025 | 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Outreached Arms invites you to "A Gift of Hope," a fundraising event that will shine a light on the lives of those facing food insecurity and homelessness in Pittsburgh. It's an evening of inspiration, community, and giving back to those in need. READ MORE
Entertainment,
Sports + Recreation

2025 Monster Energy AMA Supercross

Apr 26, 2025
See the world's elite off-road motorcycle riders as they compete head-to-head for the 2025 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship. Watch the sport’s top stars like Jett Lawrence and Cooper Webb in the premier 450 class, as well Haiden Deegan and more in the 250 class, as they put it all on the line for the coveted title of Supercross Champion. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical!

Apr 26, 2025
It's not easy being the Pigeon-you never get to do ANYTHING! But when the Bus Driver has a crisis that threatens to make her passengers (gasp!) late, maybe that wily bird CAN do something. Featuring an innovative mix of songs, and feathers, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical! is sure to get everyone's wings flapping. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment

Shen Yun

Apr 26, 2025 - Apr 27, 2025
The gong resounds, the curtain opens, and a heavenly scene unfolds before your eyes. Fairies emerge from a sea of billowing clouds. Mongolians ride on horseback across grasslands as vast as the sky. The Monkey King leaps into the sky to fight demons. Classic stories of love and loss, of humor and heroic deeds, come to life. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Community,
Workshops & Classes

TRUTHSayers Dr. Andre M. Perry

Apr 28, 2025 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
TRUTHSayers Speaker series features Dr. Andre M. Perry, author of Black Power Scorecard and Know Your Price: Valuing Black Lives and Property in America’s Black Cities. He is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and the director of its Center for Community Uplift as well as a professor of practice of economics at Washington University in St. Louis. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment

La Bohème

Oct 18, 2025 | 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
When a candle flickers, love sparks. Set against the backdrop of 1830’s Paris, La Bohème follows four impoverished artists surviving with little more than friendship, passion, and their love for art. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment

La Bohème

Oct 21, 2025 | 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
When a candle flickers, love sparks. Set against the backdrop of 1830’s Paris, La Bohème follows four impoverished artists surviving with little more than friendship, passion, and their love for art. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment

La Bohème

Oct 23, 2025 | 10:30 am - 1:30 pm
When a candle flickers, love sparks. Set against the backdrop of 1830’s Paris, La Bohème follows four impoverished artists surviving with little more than friendship, passion, and their love for art. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment

La Bohème

Oct 24, 2025 | 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
When a candle flickers, love sparks. Set against the backdrop of 1830’s Paris, La Bohème follows four impoverished artists surviving with little more than friendship, passion, and their love for art. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment

La Bohème

Oct 26, 2025 | 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
When a candle flickers, love sparks. Set against the backdrop of 1830’s Paris, La Bohème follows four impoverished artists surviving with little more than friendship, passion, and their love for art. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment

Fellow Travelers

Nov 14, 2025 | 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
The Red Scare, tinted lavender. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment

Fellow Travelers

Nov 15, 2025 | 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
The Red Scare, tinted lavender. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment

Fellow Travelers

Nov 16, 2025 | 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
The Red Scare, tinted lavender. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment

Falstaff

Apr 28, 2026 | 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Laugh last, laugh best. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment

Falstaff

Apr 30, 2026 | 10:30 am - 1:30 pm
Laugh last, laugh best. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment

Falstaff

May 1, 2026 | 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Laugh last, laugh best. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment

Falstaff

May 3, 2026 | 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Laugh last, laugh best. READ MORE
Entertainment,
Nightlife,
Tours

Comedy Bus Tour

Jan 31, 2025 - Dec 31, 2025 | 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Get ready for a sightseeing tour like no other! Hop aboard the Burgh Bus where the laughter never stops. Enjoy stunning skyline views and hilarious local comedians! READ MORE

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