Events

Award-winning writer, storyteller, comedian and celebrity team from Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock, The Daily Show and Comedy Central Presents promise a great night of jokes, rants, observations and stories.

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.

Adult Caribbean Night is a new & exciting event in the Downtown Pittsburgh area. It will cater to all those that enjoy the sounds of the Caribbean. This event will offer EVERY type of Caribbean music enjoyed. From Roots Rock Reggae, Calypso, SOCA, Dancehall, DUB, and Rare Grooves - we have something for everyone. This night is for the Mature & Secure crowd. Guaranteed to bring out the Islander in you! The atmosphere at the Mélange Bistro Bar + Incredible Music & Friends = A Gr... More Details

NEW ACTION EVOLUTION Pittsburgh, PA- November 2012. Superheroes have entered into a new realm of sophistication as it enters the art world not as a comic or cartoon, but as a impressionistic representation of a epic proportions. Beginning on November 21st, the Toonseum will host David Leblanc's first solo exhibition “New Action Evolution”t. Pittsburgh has always been one step ahead in the world of Pop culture with local influences such as Andy Warhol and Keith Haring, so bringing ano... More Details

Friday Nov 2, 2012 PANDEMIC @ BRILLOBOX 4104 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15224 21+ 9:30pm-2:00am This month's party falls on the DAY OF SOULS and we will remember all dj's who have departed PANDEMIC. The party will still go on with plenty of BALKAN BOUNCE, GYPSY BRASS, CUMBIA, BHANGRA, CHALGA, REGGAETON, DANCEHALL, MERENGUE, BACHATA, AFROBEATS, AZONTO, HIP LIFE, RAI, DABKE, KLEZMER, ARABIC HIP HOP, BOLLYWOOD BREAKS, TALLAVA, RUSSIAN SKA, and as always way more styles of music than we can describe. w... More Details

Pittsburgh's biggest weekly swing dance happens every Saturday night at Bobby D's Swing City! No partner needed! Just bring yourself and after our beginner lesson we'll have you dancing all night long! Beginner Dance Lesson starts at 8:00 P.M. Dance is from 9:00 PM-Midnight. Cover: $11.00 (includes lesson) Safe Area in Squirrel Hill ~ Great Atmosphere ~ No Smoking ~ All Ages

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.

Join the Giant Eagle Nutrition Team for nutrition-based activities from 11 am-2 pm at the Science Center! This event is free with admission.

A dance adventure for the kid in all of us. Attack Theatre is home for the holidays with the return of Holiday Unwrapped. This dance performance features Attack Theatre’s rambunctious physicality and theatrical wit, set to the sounds of classical, jazz, and klezmer music. In Holiday Unwrapped, the frenetic season becomes a fantastical journey where socks become ice skates, empty packages become turntables, and the dinner table has a life of its own—all with the message that it’... More Details

‘Tis the season to kick off your holiday shopping at the History Center's 11th Annual “Books in the 'Burgh” event. Mingle with more than 60 local authors, and purchase signed copies of books, including numerous sports-related titles in conjunction with the History Center's Gridiron Glory: The Best of the Pro Football Hall of Fame exhibition. The award-winning History Center Museum Shop will be open throughout the holiday season with chic gifts, retro toys, and unique jewelry th... More Details

Curious Creatures is a fun, hands on, build it yourself workshop. Sculptor David Edwards, of Art Energy Design, will help makers create bug-like creatures using a collection of provided recycled materials. This workshop is about exploring the imagination while using familiar kitchen and household items to make lifelike sculptures. No experience is necessary, but this workshop is intended for children ages 8 and up. Registration is required and space is limited. $7 per child participant, plus the... More Details

Peruse a large selection of fresh, aromatic evergreens for your home, have a special holiday wreath custom made to order while you wait, and find the perfect gifts for loved ones on your shopping list from The Shop at Phipps, Una Biologicals, Global Girl Gifts, Cynthia Grant and Tastefully Simple at Phipps Garden Center in Mellon Park. Free and open to the public!

Start a new tradition with family members and friends by making your reservation today to enjoy a formal English-style tea with scones, tarts, finger sandwiches and more within a quaint Victorian library setting at Phipps Garden Center in Mellon Park. Plus, shop for holiday treasures at Phipps’ festive Gifts and Greens Market before or after you dine. Registration required; call 412/651-5281 to reserve your spot.

Local vendors and crafters will be at Animal Friends for a craft fair! Browse an extensive collection of handmade items, pottery, jewelry, photography, Avon, Tastefully Simple and more! Find holiday gifts while supporting Animal Friends and local crafters. Food will be available for purchase. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

I Made It! for the Holidays announces its sixth annual handmade arts marketplace to be held on Friday, November 30th from 5 pm - 10 pm and Saturday, December 1st from 11 am - 6 pm at Bakery Square. More than 90 Pittsburgh-regional artisans will offer handmade goods including children's items, house wares, clothing, jewelry, plush, ceramics, sweets, photography, toys, bath & body products and much more. To learn more about the artists or the event, visit www.imadeitmarket.com.

Join CEED as we join once again to present our once-a-month International Market, where you can find foods, crafts, jewelry, music and clothing from around the world! Questions? Check out CEED's website at http://usaceed.org/home.php

Inspired by the classic American film, It's a Wonderful Life, this Radio Play is performed as a 1940s live radio broadcast in front of a studio audience. Five actors perform the dozens of characters in the radio play as well as produce the sound effects. The award-winning adaptation has been named one of the top ten most produced plays in the country by American Theatre Magazine. Tickets go on sale Nov 15 for $10. Box Office: 724-287-6781

$15 show only, 8 p.m.$37 Kean dinner and show, 6:30 p.m. The Kean kicks off the Christmas season in grand style with a one-of-a-kind event. Join the actors, singers and performers you saw throughout the year at the Kean for a unique Christmas celebration. Performers from “Social Security,” “Nunsensations,” “Born Yesterday,” Kean Quest Talent Search and some special guests take the stage for carol sing-a-longs, comedy skits and good old fashioned Christmas stor... More Details

Santa is throwing a Kid's Christmas Cartoonfest at the Toonseum! What could possibly be better than Saturday Morning Cartoons? Saturday Morning, Afternoon and Evening Cartoons! That's right the Toonseum will be hosting our first ever Holiday Cartoonfest! Starting at 11am on December 1st we will show all of your holiday favorites as well as a festive sing-along! In our main gallery from 12:00pm-6:00pm we will have your favorite holiday cartoons and animations playing throughout the day. At 4:30pm... More Details

Santa is throwing a Kid's Christmas Cartoonfest at the Toonseum! What could possibly be better than Saturday Morning Cartoons? Saturday Morning, Afternoon and Evening Cartoons! That's right the Toonseum will be hosting our first ever Holiday Cartoonfest! Starting at 11am on December 1st we will show all of your holiday favorites as well as a festive sing-along! In our main gallery from 12:00pm-6:00pm we will have your favorite holiday cartoons and animations playing throughout the day. At 4:30pm... More Details

Naughty-or-Nice Holiday Bash Featuring Sharon Needles Saturday, December 1, 2012 7pm You better watch out…You better not cry…You better not pout… Holiday Parties. What a drag. Join us as we ring in the holiday season with what’s sure to be the most talked about party of the season with hostess Sharon Needles, winner of this year’s season four of RuPaul’s Drag Race. The Naughty-or-Nice Holiday Bash features music by Tracksploitation. While you are here, be s... More Details

Join Studio Specialist Missy Steels as you sink your hands into real clay during an Open Clay Workshop in the Studio. Hand-build a piece or try out the pottery wheel! Whatever you make can be fired and glazed for $5, then picked up 2 weeks later. This is a special artist-led studio activity. Recommended for ages 3+. Sign up at the front desk to reserve a time slot. Limited spaces available. Our multimedia studio lets children of all ages express their artistic vision or learn new art forms. Acti... More Details

Join Studio Specialist Missy Steele as you sink your hands into real clay during an Open Clay Workshop in the Studio. Hand-build a piece or try out the pottery wheel! Whatever you make can be fired and glazed for $5, then picked up 2 weeks later. This is a special artist-led studio activity. Recommended for ages 3+. Sign up at the front desk to reserve a time slot. Limited spaces available. Our multimedia studio lets children of all ages express their artistic vision or learn new art forms. Acti... More Details

The Science Center makes it easy for parents to spend an evening out on the town! Just pre-register your kids ages 6-12 for a night of scientific fun that includes pizza, an Omnimax movie, laser show, science activity, and tons of time to explore the exhibits.

The Club at Stage AE The Pittsburgh Scene's Benefit for Project Bundle-Up Also featuring: There There Broken Fences Brooke Annibale Mike Medved