Events

Enjoy an evening of beer appreciation and education hosted by Beverage Director, Mary Louise Stoughton. Each tasting features eight craft beers from around the country or around the world and a selection of light hors d'oeuvres prepared by Executive Chef Susan Kroft. We are sure to please your palate and expand your beer knowledge. We look forward to seeing you there!

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.

Lessons go from 9pm-10pm. 10pm starts the open salsa session; what a great way to begin your weekend!

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.

Opening reception September 14, 6-9 pm Gallery hours Thursday-Sunday 12 pm-4 pm A Matter of Convenience is a visual art exhibition and community outreach effort that aims to reframe current notions about the “convenience” and “ease” of how our food is acquired and consumed. The show will be centered around an art exhibition at Future Tenant Art Space in downtown Pittsburgh – it will include visual and audio art, a public resource library, and a cookbook published es... More Details

“A Medieval Murder Mystery & Mayhem” is an interactive murder mystery plays that will allow the audience decide who the Murderer is! Each night members from the audience will be selected to become the jury and decided who the guilty culprit is. They must weigh each testimony led by the Bailiff Leofrick and find out who murdered the Baron of Wedgewood. With 6 possible outcomes, expect a mad cap hilarious night as the players entertain the audience with live sword play, games, and ... More Details

The Friday Night Block Party is a new addition to Bridgewater BookFest, and will feature open group African dance led by Becky Bickford, live drumming with Bryan Fazio and others, and music by Rick Gilbert. The block party is open to the public and will take place in the BookFest Authors Tent. The main event–BookFest 2012 – A Celebration of Reading, Writing and the Arts – will take place on Saturday, Sept. 15, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the charming and historic town of Bridgew... More Details

Presented by Kelly Strayhorn Theater Friday, September 14 | 8pm Saturday, Setptember 15 | 8pm Camille A. Brown & Dancers use sketch comedy, live music, and bold dance to examine African-American humor throughout history. Inspired by Mel Watkins’ "On the Real Side: A History of African American Comedy from Slavery to Chris Rock," Mr. TOL E. RAncE exposes issues of tolerance and the representation of African-Americans in the media. While not shying away from the origins of ster... More Details

CMU’s CAUSE Partners With Heinz History Center for 2012-13 Speaker Series Carnegie Mellon University's Center for Africanamerican Urban Studies and the Economy (CAUSE) has scheduled its 2012-13 Speaker Series in collaboration with the Senator John Heinz History Center. The focus will be on the History Center's upcoming exhibit, "Slavery to Freedom." Accordingly, this year's CAUSE lectures will highlight the exhibit's main themes, including the history of abolitionism, the Undergr... More Details

Join Edible Allegheny during the E.A.T Farmers Market Series this summer! Our next stop is The Market in New Kensington, Pa. Sponsored by Giant Eagle Market District

This event is part of Imperfect Health: The Medicalization of Architecture, on view at the Miller Gallery at Carnegie Mellon University from Sept. 15, 2012 - Feb. 24, 2013. Through a wide range of materials including photographs, sculpture, video, publications, research and archival materials, design projects, and architectural models and drawings, Imperfect Health uncovers some of the uncertainties and contradictions in the current ideas of health and considers how architecture acknowledges, in... More Details

Can't find a program that will take your young karate kid? Kinder Karate is the answer! It's a new program starting at Dynamic Martial Arts at our Pleasant Hills and Liberty Boro locations, and is geared for preschool kids ages 2 and 3 and pre-K kids ages 4 and 5. Classes will be held 2 days a week, in the mornings, at 9 and 9:30 am. Your little one will learn balance, coordination and listening skills in our classes. After taking these classes, they will eventually be able to join our regular p... More Details

Learn skills, not just drills! Our new Combat Fitness Boot camps will give you the long, lean look of a fighter, and you NEVER have to get hit! Our workouts can burn up to 1000 calories, and you will come away from the program not only looking better, but having the much-needed skill of self-defense. Classes will be taught by 5th degree Master Paul Czerniak, with over 26 years in the martial arts. This program is designed to run 8 weeks, and will help you to gain strength, power, and focus, as w... More Details

The parish of Sts. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church will host a Ukrainian Food Festival featuring delicious homemade foods from our kitchen: pierogie, stuffed cabbage, kielbasa, borscht, pastries and more. Eat in or take out. Handicap accessible. MC/Visa available. For additional information call: 412-527-5359

Unseen Treasures from George Eastman House 2012: Lonesome (1928) Friday, September 14, 2012 8pm Warhol theater From Hollywood’s golden age, Lonesome tells the story of a factory worker and a switchboard operator who fall in love then lose each other during the Fourth of July weekend in New York City. Director Paul Fejös energetically uses a host of cinematic devices including color tinting, superimposition effects, experimental editing, and a roving camera (plus three dialogue scenes,... More Details

The festival consists of crafts, food and entertainment daily. Other activities include Little Miss and Mr. Oktoberfest and a parade.

JERSEY BOYS is the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Jersey Boys is the winner of: the 2006 Best Musical Tony Award, the 2006 Grammy Award Best Musical Show Album, the 2009 Olivier Award for Best New Musical and the 2010 Helpmann Award for Best Musical (Australia). Tickets begin at $29 and will go on sale to the general public on Monday, May 7th, 2012. The performance schedule is Tuesday-Thursday at 7:30pm; Friday at 8pm; Saturdays at 2pm and 8pm; and Sunday at 1:00pm and 6:30pm.

Set in the small town of Randolphsburg, Pa., "A Point of Order" is a satirical comedy about the efforts of a small committee to publicize their struggling borough by celebrating the town’s most nearly notable son, astronaut Dr. Dick “Doc” Davidson, with a statue and a ceremony to dedicate it. Unfortunately, most of their fellow townspeople are unenthusiastic about the idea, and when the committee learns that their treasurer has skipped town leaving them $15,000 in deb... More Details

The REP, Point Park University’s professional theatre company presents August: Osage County. Written by Tracy Letts and directed by John Shepard. Pittsburgh Playhouse Rauh Theatre Thursday, September 6 @ 8:00 pm - Preview Night - Tickets only $15- subject to availability Saturday, September 8 @ 2:00 pm - Pay What You Wish - subject to availability Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play, Tracy Letts’ August: Osage County is a wild ride that tells the s... More Details

This exhibit features a showcase of more than 60 guitars, ranging from the rare to wildly popular. It includes interactives about the science of sound as well as photography, performance videos, audio, touch screens and the World’s Largest Playable Guitar, certified by Guinness World Records. Plus, live performances by musicians of local, regional, and national note will be scheduled throughout the run of the exhibit.

\Explore the history of the guitar like never before - through science! Guitar: The Instrument that Rocked the World combines science, sound, history and the cultural impact of the guitar into this exciting new exhibit.

Adventurous theatre goers can join 18 Pittsburgh region theatre companies to bring one act plays from all over the world to life for the very first time. This is the Festival's 22nd year and this season is our most exciting yet! You never know what you'll see. There are dramas, comedies, and everything in between. Best of all, you have the chance to participate in the growth of every play that you see. After the show, you'll have the chance to give the playwright your opinions and ideas about th... More Details

Unearth the powers of healing plants from around the world as the soothing sights and sounds of fountains provide a release from the summer heat. Bring the family and let Phipps welcome you to a world where nature’s best-kept secrets are revealed and the spirit of youth reigns supreme.

Unearth the powers of healing plants from around the world as the soothing sights and sounds of fountains provide a release from the summer heat. Bring the whole family and let Phipps welcome you to a serene, green world where nature’s best-kept secrets are revealed and the spirit of youth reigns supreme.

Unearth the powers of healing plants from around the world as the soothing sights and sounds of fountains provide a release from the summer heat. Bring the whole family and let Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens welcome you to a world where nature’s treasures are revealed and the spirit of youth reigns supreme.