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Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Film & Movies

Gerard Malanga: Secret Cinema

Dec 14, 2024 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
For one evening only, the Harris Theater will present the world premiere of three newly restored films by Andy Warhol’s chief assistant during the 1960s, Gerard Malanga, who will participate in a post screening poetry reading and Q&A. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Family,
Holidays

Sensory Friendly Concert: Holiday Pops

Dec 14, 2024 | 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Get in the holiday spirit with the entire family in an environment that is welcoming to all. Festive fidgets, a quiet room, hearing protection and ASL interpretation provided. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Music

December Song Shop

Dec 14, 2024 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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 2024–April 2025, 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 after each Song Shop concert. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Music,
Nightlife

Justin Timberlake

Dec 14, 2024 | 7:30 pm - 11:30 pm
Come see Justin Timberlake perform LIVE at PPG Paints Arena on The "Forget Tomorrow" World Tour! READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Community,
Tours

Saturday in the Square – A Beautifully Lit Celebration!

Dec 14, 2024 | 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, and Shiftworks invite Pittsburghers and visitors alike to the launch of Beautifully Lit: A Self-Guided Tour. This unique collaboration highlights stunning installations, their creators, and the rich history woven into the heart of downtown Pittsburgh. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Holidays

Christmas Live with Joe Serafini

Dec 14, 2024 | 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
For the first time ever, musician and actor Joe Serafini is bringing his popular holiday spectacular to the stage! Don’t miss out on the most magical event of the season filled with holiday hits and heartwarming classics to fill you with cheer. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Community,
Family,
Festival,
Free event,
Holidays

AWCommunity Day

Dec 14, 2024 | 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Discover a diverse array of vendors offering one-of-a-kind gifts, pictures with Santa and Mrs. Claus, and enjoy lively performances that capture the spirit of the season. Engage in enriching Kwanzaa activities that highlight cultural traditions and values. It’s a wonderful occasion for family and friends to come together, celebrate, and make lasting memories. READ MORE
Arts + Culture

Contemporary Choreographers

Dec 11, 2024 - Dec 15, 2024
The Conservatory Dance Company presents a concert featuring works by newly-appointed, to-be-announced Point Park University dance faculty. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Community,
Workshops & Classes

Shakespeare and Democracy

Dec 16, 2024 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
To Adapt or Not to Adapt: Shakespeare and Democracy with James S. Shapiro, Author and Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, and Justin Emeka, Pittsburgh Public Theater Resident Director and Professor of Theater and Africana Studies at Oberlin College. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Family,
Free event,
Online & Virtual Events

Storytime Spotlight

Dec 17, 2024 | 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Storytime Spotlight is an educational series presented by the August Wilson African American Cultural Center that introduces young children to books that features stories, songs, rhymes, and fingerplays. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Family

The Hip Hop Nutcracker

Dec 17, 2024 | 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
A holiday mash-up for the whole family,?The Hip Hop Nutcracker?returns for another spectacular tour. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Community

Smithfield Critics Book Discussion Group

Dec 18, 2024 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Join the Smithfield Critics Book Discussion Group for a lively book discussion on Absolution, by Alice McDermott. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Film & Movies

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)

Dec 13, 2024 - Dec 18, 2024
Jacques Demy’s masterpiece tells of a great love that turns out not to be a great love at all, as the seemingly inseparable Catherine Deneuve and Nino Castelnuovo discover that life is more complicated than they imagined. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Film & Movies

Flow

Dec 6, 2024 - Dec 19, 2024
A wondrous journey, FLOW follows a courageous cat after his home is devastated by a great flood. Teaming up with a capybara, a lemur, a bird, and a dog to navigate a boat in search of dry land, they must rely on trust, courage, and wits to survive. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment

House Team Hot Spot

Dec 20, 2024 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Ignite your Friday nights at 7 pm with Arcade Comedy Theater’s House Team Hot Spot! Arcade Comedy Theater's 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

Bootleg Reboots

Dec 20, 2024 | 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm
It’s merry mayhem when six comedians are forced to improvise their way through a famous movie none of them have ever seen before! Will they make a new Christmas classic or a box office blunder? You help decide with *BOOTLEG REBOOTS* READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment

Lads and Ladies of the Night

Dec 21, 2024 | 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm
A night where pushing the envelope is encouraged and gasps are expected. Although true lads and ladies of the night partake in a different kind of evening entertainment… READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment

Texture Ballet presents: The Nutcracker

Dec 21, 2024
This timeless classic follows the young Clara and her Nutcracker Prince as they are swept away on an enchanting adventure, led by the mysterious Drosselmeyer and Lady Silberhaus. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment

A Christmas Story: The Play

Dec 4, 2024 - Dec 22, 2024
Be a holiday hero and bring your brood downtown this season to bask in the warm glow of holiday lights and experience the joy of a tale that is anything but your average Christmas “story.” READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Family

A Musical Christmas Carol

Dec 11, 2024 - Dec 22, 2024
Join the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come as they lead Ebenezer Scrooge on a heartfelt journey of self-reflection and redemption to discover the true meaning of family, friendship and love. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment

House Team Hot Spot

Dec 27, 2024 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Ignite your Friday nights at 7 pm with Arcade Comedy Theater’s House Team Hot Spot! Arcade Comedy Theater's 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

Select Start Live

Dec 27, 2024 | 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm
It’s the last weekend of the year and Select Start is going all out. Inspired by SNL, we proudly present: Select Start Live! READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Family,
Holidays

The Nutcracker

Dec 6, 2024 - Dec 27, 2024
The dazzling world of The Nutcracker returns to the Benedum Center this December. Set in turn-of-the-century Pittsburgh, The Nutcracker sweeps audiences into a thrilling journey with Marie and the Nutcracker Prince as they travel through sparkling snow into the Land of Enchantment. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment

Well Known Strangers

Dec 28, 2024 | 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

Select Start Live

Dec 28, 2024 | 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm
It’s the last weekend of the year and Select Start is going all out. Inspired by SNL, we proudly present: Select Start Live! READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Film & Movies

Candy Mountain (1987)

Dec 28, 2024 | 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
The criminally under-seen rock ’n’ roll road movie from Robert Frank and longtime collaborator Rudy Wurlitzer sees Kevin O’Connor as a down-on-his-luck musician looking to strike it rich by locating elusive guitar-maker Elmore Silk. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Film & Movies

Candy Mountain (1987)

Dec 29, 2024 | 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The criminally under-seen rock ’n’ roll road movie from Robert Frank and longtime collaborator Rudy Wurlitzer sees Kevin O’Connor as a down-on-his-luck musician looking to strike it rich by locating elusive guitar-maker Elmore Silk. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Film & Movies

Earnest Cole: Lost and Found

Dec 27, 2024 - Dec 30, 2024
Through his own writings and photography, this documentary chronicles the life of Ernest Cole, one of the first Black freelance photographers in South Africa who used his lens to capture the raw and harsh realities of Black life under apartheid. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment

Kierra Darshell Drag Show

Dec 31, 2024
Kierra Darshell celebrates a distinguished career in the art of female impersonation for 35 years. As Pittsburgh’s First Lady of Drag - Ms. Darshell, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: leader, role model, innovator in the local drag community, and mentor for drag performers. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Music

Roger Humphries Celebrates Ray Charles

Dec 31, 2024 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Roger Humphries Celebrates Ray Charles will feature the original arrangements from the Ray Charles big band book that Roger Humphries played when he was in the band in the late 1960s. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment

Zuzu African Acrobats

Dec 31, 2024
The Zuzu Acrobats are a dynamic, highly skilled acrobatic troupe hailing from East Africa, specializing in fast-paced performances that combine traditional African acrobatics, high-energy tumbling, balancing acts, and humor. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Community

Alumni Theater Company

Dec 31, 2024
Join ATC for an unforgettable performance at Highmark First Night Pittsburgh, where music and words come together in a unique celebration of the past year and the one to come. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Film & Movies

All We Imagine As Light

Dec 20, 2024 - Jan 2, 2025
Crafted with visual poetry and emotional empathy, this 2024 Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix winner from director Payal Kapadia shines a light on three nurses as they negotiate love and life in the teeming Mumbai metropolis. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment

Luis Carreon in La Bestia

Dec 4, 2024 - Jan 5, 2025
Beneath Luis Carreon's suave and debonair exterior lies La Bestia (The Beast)–a magician of unparalleled skill with a mischievous sense of humor. In his one-man show, Luis combines his jaw-dropping magical skills, his Latin heritage, and off-the-wall comedy to share his real-life experiences, poking fun at stereotypes, cultural differences, and himself. READ MORE
Arts + Culture

Funny Girl

Jan 7, 2025 - Jan 12, 2025
Featuring one of the most iconic scores of all time by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill, an updated book from Harvey Fierstein based on the original classic by Isobel Lennart, tap choreography by Ayodele Casel, choreography by Ellenore Scott, and direction from Michael Mayer, this love letter to the theatre has the whole shebang! READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Free event

Kim Bond: We Are Not Alone

Sep 6, 2024 - Jan 12, 2025
Kim Bond: We Are Not Alone is curated by Steph Neary & Anastasia James and presented by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. This exhibition is part of a series of exhibitions in collaboration with VaultArt Studio that promotes the inclusion of artists with disabilities in contemporary art. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Family

Malpaso Dance Company

Jan 15, 2025 | 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Malpaso Dance Company has become one of the most sought-after Cuban dance companies with a growing international profile. READ MORE
Arts + Culture

KAWS + Warhol

May 18, 2024 - Jan 20, 2025
In celebration of its 30th anniversary, The Warhol presents KAWS + Warhol, the first exhibition to examine the dark themes present in the work of both artists. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment

Life of Pi

Jan 28, 2025 - Feb 2, 2025
A theatrical event unlike anything else! READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Outdoor,
Tours

Best Of The Burgh Tour

Oct 9, 2024 - Dec 31, 2024 | 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
A "Best of the Burgh" guided walking tour of Downtown Pittsburgh. READ MORE
Arts + Culture

HIGHRISES: The Art and History of Classic Skyscrapers

Oct 31, 2024 - Dec 21, 2024
Downtown's newest art gallery features stunning drone-scan portraits of Art Deco towers across the USA. Open to the public. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Outdoor,
Tours

Art & Artists Tour

Jun 1, 2024 - Dec 28, 2024 | 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Venture off the beaten path with us to discover downtown Pittsburgh's public art. Our expert guides will navigate the hidden parts of downtown to showcase murals, art installations, sculptures and more. You'll also learn about the many artists and musicians who called Pittsburgh home. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Free event

Roger Jacoby: Pittsburgh Stories

Oct 25, 2024 - Jan 5, 2025
Wood Street Galleries is pleased to present the world premiere of three newly restored experimental films by Roger Jacoby (b. New York, 1944–1985), a pivotal figure bridging the pre- and post-liberation eras of gay experimental filmmaking. READ MORE

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