November 8, 2026

Can’t-Miss Pittsburgh Art Exhibits, Concerts, and Performances: November 9-15

Monday, November 9

ART 
Final week: Transparency. Tomayko Foundation, Bloomfield. Continues through November 13 

FILM 
Film Pittsburgh presents Three Rivers Film Festival. The Harris Theater, Downtown. Continues through November 15 

MUSIC 
The James Hunter Six. City Winery, Strip District 
Mountain Grass Unit. Thunderbird Cafe, Lawrenceville 
Rock Band Night. Bottlerocket Social Hall, Allentown 

Tuesday, November 10

FEATURED MEMBER EVENT

Protohaven Maker Market. 

Shop Protohaven Makers in metals, jewelry, wood & more! Featuring work by Jan Loney, Karen Kocher, Valerie Hildenbrand, and Matt Kusic. Construction Junction, Point Breeze. 12-4 p.m. Learn more at protohaven.org

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ART 
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents “Public Utility Commission”. SPACE Gallery, Downtown. Continues through March 7 

MUSIC 
High Vis. Spirit, Lawrenceville 
Spanish Love Songs. Bottlerocket Social Hall, Allentown 

STAGE 
YinzDating. City Winery, Strip District 
Quantum Theatre presents radio island. Rockwell Park, Point Breeze. Continues through November 15 
PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh presents The Notebook. Benedum Center, Downtown. Continues through November 15 

WORKSHOP 
Women in Film and Media presents Cook, Book and Movie Event. Untitled/High Street Studios, Spring Garden 
Knit Pit Yarn Club. Back Alley Brewing Company, Dormont

Wednesday, November 11

FILM
Jump Cut presents Film Kitchen ft. The Twins of Destruction. Parkway Theater & Film Lounge, McKees Rocks

MUSIC 
Geña y Peña. Con Alma, Downtown 
Julia Jacklin. Mr. Smalls, Millvale 
City of Asylum presents World of Music: Devilish Merry (Appalachian Irish Fusion). Alphabet City, North Side 
Jazz at the Ballroom presents Flying High for the Holidays. Greer Cabaret Theater, Downtown

STAGE 
Bricolage Production Company presents Night of the Living Dead N'At. City Theatre's Lillie Theatre, South Side. Continues through November 15 
Pittsburgh Playhouse presents World Premiere: Girls Just Want to Have Fun The Musical! PNC Theatre, Downtown. Continues through November 22 
Grand Kyiv Ballet presents Swan Lake: Symphony of Lights. Kelly Strayhorn Theater, East Liberty 
Confluence Theater of Pittsburgh presents How Shakespeare Saved My Life. O'Reilly Theater, Downtown. Continues through November 22 
New Horizon Theater presents THE NAM: Boys Of The Bamboo. Attack Theater, Lawrenceville. Continues through November 15 

TALK 
Mame Fatou Niang Research Presentation + Performance. The Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry, CMU, Oakland 

WORKSHOP 
Assemble presents Needle Felting. Two Frays Brewery, Garfield

Thursday, November 12

ART 
Group Critique and POTLUCK with Guest Critic Sheila Squillante. Radiant Hall, McKees Rocks 
Greetings: Kickback. The August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Downtown
Pittsburgh Print Group presents Notes on Prints and Printmaking: Entanglement. Brew House Arts, South Side. Continues through December 19 

COMEDY 
Josh Gondelman. Bottlerocket Social Hall, Allentown 

DANCE 
Pittsburgh Klezmer Party presents Yiddish Folk Dance Class Series. Wilkins School Community Center, Regent Square. Continues through December 3 

FILM 
Made in Bangladesh. Carnegie Museum of Art, Oakland 
"The Ocean—Five Years". The Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center, Sewickley 

FUNDRAISER
FashioAFRICANA presents AFRICANISM Gala | FashionAFRICANA 25th Anniversary Celebration. VYBZ & Culture, Homewood

LIT 
Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures presents Words & Pictures: Erin Entrada Kelly. Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, Oakland 

MUSIC 
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra presents From Louis to Aretha. Heinz Hall, Downtown 
Sound Series: An Evening with Nellie McKay. The Andy Warhol Museum, North Side 
WYEP presents Fruit Bats. Thunderbird Cafe, Lawrenceville 
City of Asylum presents Thursday Night Jazz: Two of Anything’s New Compositions (with Audience Participation!). Alphabet City, North Side 

STAGE 
Stage 62 presents Gypsy. Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, Carnegie. Continues through November 15 
Both Sides Now: The Music and Lives of Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen. Oaks Theater, Oakmont

Friday, November 13

ART 
Member Preview: Greer Lankton, "Could It Be Love". Mattress Factory, North Side 
All Our Love: Selected Works by Jeannine C. Meiksin - Opening Reception. American Jewish Museum (at JCC Squirrel Hill), Squirrel Hill 
Brighter Nights—An All-Lamp Group Show. Brighter Days Gallery, Garfield. Continues through November 22 

COMEDY 
Mo'nique. Pittsburgh Improv, Homestead. Continues through November 14 

DANCE 
Texture Contemporary Ballet presents Texture Choreography Project. Greer Cabaret Theater, Downtown. Continues through November 14 

FEST 
Pittsburgh Equality Center presents Pittsburgh Equality Gala. Kamin Science Center, North Side 

LIT 
Chapbook Launch and Poetry Reading: Featuring Diana Khoi Nguyen, Nelle Yvon, Kelly Beeson (2026 Lefty Blondie Press First Chapbook Award winner). Stay Gold Books, Regent Square 
PGH Launch! Anna D. Jaroszyńska-Kirchmann "Pierogi" (w/ Andrew Moore). White Whale Bookstore, Bloomfield 

MARKET
Cranberry Tattoo Classic. The DoubleTree by Hilton, Cranberry. Continues through November 15

MUSIC 
Natural Woman: The Music of Aretha Franklin. Heinz Hall, Downtown 
Charles Wesley Music Foundation presents BROADcast Concert Series: The Church of Charlie Chaplin. Sewickley United Methodist Church, Sewickley 

STAGE 
An Improvised Play. The Glitterbox Theater, Homestead

Saturday, November 14

ART 
Guided Tour: Textures of Being. Contemporary Craft, Lawrenceville 
Introductory show of MOPA. Lascaux Studios, Wilkinsburg 
Craft-a-Thon. Contemporary Craft, Lawrenceville. Continues through November 15 
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh presents 116 x 116 Opening Reception. Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Exhibition Space, Lawrenceville 
burnsbothends presents The New Normal - Opening Weekend. Radiant Hall, McKees Rocks. Continues through November 15 

DANCE 
Kaila Carter Dance Cohort presents Let Me In, Let Me Out. Kelly Strayhorn Theater, East Liberty. Continues through November 15 
Steel City Squares November Square Dance. Shiloh Center, Bloomfield 
EmBody presents EmBody: The ReSanctification of Black & Brown Queerness. Three Stories- Peirce Theater, Downtown. Continues through November 15 

LIT 
The Martyrs, The Lovers: A Reading. Bottomfeeder Books, Point Breeze

MARKET 
Hello Neighbor: Craft Bazaar and Study Buddy Storytellers. Carnegie Museum of Art, Oakland 
Protohaven Maker Market at Construction Junction. Construction Junction, Point Breeze.

MUSIC 
Calliope House presents The Po' Ramblin' Boys. New Hazlett Theater, North Side
MCG Jazz presents Gerald Albright. Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, North Side 
Pittsburgh Tomorrow presents Moroccan Night. The Marshall Building, Mellon Park, Shadyside 
Siesta Fiesta. Spirit, Lawrenceville 

STAGE 
Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley. City Theatre, South Side. Continues through December 6 
Pittsburgh Opera presents Orpheus & Eurydice. Byham Theater, Downtown. Continues through November 22 

WORKSHOP 
Kaila Carter Dance Cohort presents Dance Workshop. KST Alloy Studios, East Liberty 
A.H. Gorson: Analyzing Art and Primary Sources. Heinz History Center, Strip District 
Silver Eye Center for Photography presents Lumen Prints and Plant Magic. The Pittsburgh Center for Arts & Media, Shadyside. Continues through November 15 
Gilded Age Holiday Cooking Class. The Frick, Point Breeze

Sunday, November 15

ART 
WSCC presents Annual Art Show and Sale. WSCC Gallery, Swissvale 

LIT 
International Poetry Forum presents A 60th Anniversary Celebration with Joel Dias-Porter and Jake Grefenstette. City of Asylum at Alphabet City, North Side 

MUSIC 
SPIRIT & EARTHWALK presents Deerhoof. Spirit Hall, Lawrenceville 
Ken Karsh Trio. Con Alma, Downtown 
Tropidelic with Surfer Girl and The Quasi Kings. Mr. Smalls, Millvale 
Worst Party Ever X Equipment. Bottlerocket Social Hall, Allentown
Pretty Good Harmonies. New Hazlett Theater, North Side. 

STAGE 
Oakmont Lions Club presents A Hometown Christmas Celebration. The Oaks Theater, Oakmont 

TALK 
Tea with Mytris. August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Downtown