Events

If you are Jazz musician, than this is the networking event for you! Jump into Pittsburgh's vibrant jazz scene by mingling and performing with Pittsburgh's finest jazz artist at Little E's (right in the Cultural District). $5.00 cover charge.

Improv Comedy Jam is the perfect way to spend your Thursday nights! Whether you are either a aspiring stand-up comedian or actor-in-training, there's always something to learn, see and participate in at Cabaret at Theater Square!

Every show is unique! Live shows dazzle audiences with brilliant colors and rockin' music in the Buhl Digital Dome. Based on audience requests, our laserists choreograph sight-and-sound spectacles of full-dome proportions! Shows and schedules change quarterly. For schedule details and complete show listings, visit our website or call (412) 237-3400 for more information.

An exhibition of four, original, interactive artworks that are “tough” enough to withstand kid handling. Play with a giant kaleidoscope, activate a sculpture with your voice and more! This exhibit is supported by a grant from the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Sciences.

DITCH THE WORKOUT—JOIN THE PARTY™! Thursdays 7:30 PM-8:30 PM At the Carnegie Performing Arts Center ZUMBA® Fitness Classes are Latin aerobic-dance workouts! Explore the rhythms of Merengue, Salsa, Cumbia, Reggaeton, Samba, Flamenco, Tango, and Belly Dance in a fun and energetic atmosphere. Burn calories, shed fat, tone your body, and have so much fun you will forget your are working out! Class Rates: $12 Drop In or Monthly rate of $10 per class Classes are located at the Carnegie... More Details

This live music experience offers a rare glimpse into the depths and richness of the African vocal traditions with performances by up and coming female African vocal impresarios. The concert features Ivory Coast vocalist and dancer Dobet Gnahore, one the most vibrant performers in world music; former bassist for the Afropean band Zap Mama, Manu Gallo draws on rhythms of her native West Africa, as well as funk and R&B; Kareyce Fotso, a young Cameroonian singer, blends Afro-pop, blues and trad... More Details

All That Jazz! — Prime Stage Theatre Gala New Orleans Cuisine, Cash Bar, & Auction! November 8 from 6:30PM to 9:30PM Honoring: Rich Keitel, Director-in-Residence and Darlene Harris, President, Pittsburgh City Council Guest Emcee: Jeff Calhoun, Tony-nominated Director, Newsies Featuring: Etta Cox, Pittsburgh's First Lady of Jazz

In That's Life, an evening with Frank Sinatra, guests get to enjoy a five course dinner at the enchanting Wooden Nickel with wine included while watching an interactive musical about the life and times of Frank Sinatra. Guests get to experience a professional musical without having to drive through traffic or pay for parking downtown. Go to Frank Sinatra's wedding, experience the highlights of his career, and his personal relationships along with his beloved songs while enjoying a delicious wine... More Details

Dethklok is both a virtual band featured in the Adult Swim animated program Metalocalypse, as well as a real band created to perform melodic death metal music in live shows. They released their first album in 2007, which debuted at number 21 on the Billboard Top 200. They have toured with the likes of Mastodon, High on Fire and Converge, among others. The band also received the award for best international band during the 2009 Revolver Golden God Awards. The band’s third album, Dethalbum I... More Details

Join us for a fun and exciting event with doTERRA Blue Diamond Marc Garrett as he introduces us to the new products for 2012! 6pm-7pm is Open House and class starts at 7pm! Click to see What makes doTERRA different by Dr Hill _ Share this event on Facebook and Twitter We hope you can make it! This is a FREE event and open to the public

Join Phipps and Green Building Alliance (GBA) on the second Thursday of each month to hear from local and national sustainability experts as a participant in the Inspire Speakers Series. Special guests for the Nov. 8 talk are Bill Reed (nationally recognized consultant and lecturer; president, Integrative Design Collaborative) and Joel Glanzberg (acclaimed author and educator; cofounder and director, Flowering Tree Permaculture Institute). Refreshments will be provided and registrants are invite... More Details

From Hemingway to Picasso to Piaf - PICT invokes the spirits of the artists and literati of 1920's Paris at LeMont, a glittering tableau for this moveable feast. Enjoy hors d'ouevres, cocktails and a sumptuous repast plus music by accordionist Henry Doktorski and a few mystery guests. We've collected some special treasures for this year's silent auction, so come prepared to shop! Come dressed in your best cocktail or evening attire, en vogue 1920's Paris -- or 2012.

Sound Series: 13 Most Beautiful Dean and Britta Co-presented with WYEP 91.3 Presents Thursday, November 8, 2012 8pm Carnegie Lecture Hall (Oakland) The Warhol is genuinely proud to present the 75th performance celebration of 13 Most Beautiful…Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests, marking it’s return to Pittsburgh after premiering at the Byham Theater in October 2008. The project, which features a selection of Warhol's four-minute silent film portraits with commissioned soundtracks b... More Details

More than 87,000 theatergoers cheered when JERSEY BOYS made its sell-out premiere in Pittsburgh in January 2009. Worldwide, more than 13 million people have seen JERSEY BOYS and now, the show that made critics and audiences cheer, is “Working Its Way Back” to Pittsburgh! JERSEY BOYS, is the Tony®, Grammy® and Olivier Award-winning Best Musical about Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi. This is the story of how ... More Details

Set amidst the razzle-dazzle decadence of the 1920s, CHICAGO is the story of Roxie Hart, a housewife and nightclub dancer who maliciously murders her on-the-side lover after he threatens to walk out on her.

The Jewish Theatre of Pittsburgh continues its comeback season with Alfred Uhry’s well-loved stage play, Driving Miss Daisy. When the lovable but irascible Daisy Werthan must adjust to having the simple yet wise “colored man” Hoke Coleburn as her driver, a deep friendship develops, showing just how lines of color, class, and religion can be erased with genuine understanding and affection.

By August Wilson Directed by Jade King Carroll Studio Theatre (no late seating) Pittsburgh Playhouse Performances Nov. 8 – 18 and Nov. 29 – Dec. 2, 2012 Its 1948 and bluesman Floyd “Schoolboy” Barton, fresh out of jail, has an opportunity he won’t let himself pass up: a studio has asked him to travel to Chicago and cut some records. Unfortunately, his unexpected musical success doesn’t make up for his errant past. Seven Guitars, the seventh play written in Aug... More Details

Only an artist as talented as James Abbot McNeill Whistler could get away with his rebellious persona. Deliberately provocative and controversy-seeking, Whistler maintained a contentious stance toward other artists, critics, academics, viewers, and patrons. His legacy, on the other hand, speaks for his immense ability to create exquisite works of art.

In David Lindsay-Abaire's recent Broadway hit, Mike and Margaret both grew up in a poor neighborhood. He made it out and became a doctor, but she is stuck - a single mother who gets by on sarcasm and bingo games with her pals. Directed by Tracy Brigden, this tough and tender play runs through December 9.

A winter wonderland of beautifully decorated Christmas trees and wreaths available for purchase.

Born to be Wild is an inspiring story of love, dedication, and the remarkable bond between humans and animals. This heartwarming adventure transports moviegoers into the lush rainforests of Borneo and across the rugged Kenyan savannah. Follow orphaned orangutans and elephants and the extraordinary people who rescue, rehabilitate, and return these incredible animals back to the wild.

The Bistro Group, the nation’s third largest franchisee of T.G.I. Friday’s restaurants, announces their third annual Can For A Fan virtual food drive benefiting Greater Pittsburgh Community Foodbank. Now through December 31, T.G.I. Friday’s will donate one can of food to the foodbank for each new Facebook fan at Facebook.com/EatAtTGIFridays. In addition to Facebook, the initiative expands to Pinterest this year. Each participating foodbank will be represented with a Pin on the ... More Details

To the Arctic follows the lives of a mother polar bear and her two young cubs as they fight to survive the changing Arctic wilderness.

American artist Walter Gay (1856–1937) specialized in painting views of opulent residential interiors in late-19th and early-20th-century America and Europe. John Singer Sargent, Gay’s nearly exact contemporary, is well known for painting the sumptuous clothing and jewels of American society in his fashionable portraits. Walter Gay, in contrast, painted society’s rooms—with their silk wall coverings, ornate paneling, 18th-century French furniture, tapestries, and sculptur... More Details

Our sixth annual exhibition of original, interactive artworks “tough” enough to withstand kid handling. Our 2012 Tough Artists are: John Peña, Scott Andrew, Jonathan Armistead, Jeremy Boyle, Kevin Clancy, and Will Schlough. Things That Fly by John Peña A 4’by6’ wooden frame is painted to look like he back of a digital camera. Behind the frame is a large blue backdrop that will act as a “sky.” Visitors can go between the camera frame and blue back... More Details