Arts & Culture Calendar

JANUARY

24

Nunsense by Dan Goggin, popular musical from the 1980s, through April 17, CLO Cabaret, 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown, 412-281-3973, www.pittsburghclo.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-392-4900, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

The Art of Structure, through Feb. 6; Andre Kertesz: On Reading, through Feb. 13; Ordinary Madness: James Lee Byars, through Feb. 20; Past Meets Present: Decorative Arts and Design, ongoing; Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-622-3131, www.cmoa.org.

Queloides: Race and Racism in Cuban Contemporary Art, exhibition featuring 12 artists renowned for their critical work on issues of race, discrimination, and identity; cocurated by Alejandro de la Fuente, UCIS research professor of history and Latin American studies, through Feb. 27, Mattress Factory, 500 Sampsonia Way, North Side, Pitt’s University Center for International Studies, Center for Latin American Studies, 412-322-2231, www.mattress.org.

Beat ‘Em Bucs—The Story of the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates, through January; Memories of Mario, through Feb. 13; Angels of Mercy: Sisters in Healthcare in Western Pennsylvania, through May 1; Pittsburgh: A Tradition of Innovation, ongoing; Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman St., Strip District, 412-454-6000, www.heinzhistorycenter.org.

'Traces,' Kuntu Reportory Theatre, through February 5

Traces, written and directed by Gregory Kahlil Kareem Allen, through Feb. 5, Kuntu Repertory Theatre, 7th-Floor Auditorium, Alumni Hall, Pitt’s Kuntu Repertory Theatre, 412-624-8498, www.kuntu.org.

Camelot by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, tale about the courage of King Arthur, the beauty of Guinevere, and the chivalry of Sir Lancelot, through Feb. 20, Pittsburgh Public Theater, 621 Penn Ave., Downtown, 412-316-1600, www.ppt.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-392-4900, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Marcus; or the Secret of Sweet by Tarell Alvin McCraney, companion play to City Theatre’s 2008 hit The Brothers Size, through Feb. 13, City Theatre, 1300 Bingham St., South Side, 412-431-2489, www.citytheatrecompany.org.

Menahem Pressler, distinguished pianist performing Beethoven, Debussy, and Schubert, 7:30 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Bellefield Hall Recital Series, Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society, 412-624-4129, www.pittsburghchambermusic.org.

26

Bound (Andy and Lana Wachowski, 1996), free film screening, 7:45 p.m., 3415 Posvar Hall, Contemporary Queer Cinemas Public Film Series Spring 2011, Pitt Women’s Studies Program, 412-624-6485, www.wstudies.pitt.edu.

27

Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel, also Jan. 29, Feb. 1, 4, and 6, CAPA Theater, Ft. Duquesne Boulevard and 9th Street, Downtown, Pittsburgh Opera, 412-456-6666, www.pittsburghopera.org.

Cats, popular musical by Andrew Lloyd Weber inspired by T.S. Eliot’s poetry, through Feb. 6, Byham Theater, 101 Sixth Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Musical Theatre, 412-456-6666, www.pittsburghmusicals.com, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-392-4900, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

28

Jay Hitt, songwriter, arranger, and performer, noon, free, The Cup & Chaucer Café, ground floor, Hillman Library, Emerging Legends Concert Series Spring 2011, Pitt University Library System, Calliope: The Pittsburgh Folk Music Society, www.calliopehouse.org.

Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 and Sibelius’ Symphony No. 5 with conductor Arild Remmereit, and, in Haydn’s Concerto No. 1, violinist Viviane Hagner, 8 p.m., also Jan. 30, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, BNY Mellon Grand Classics, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-392-4900, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

29

Music on the Edge: Third Coast Percussion, 8 p.m., Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Pitt Department of Music, Andy Warhol Museum, Carnegie Museum of Art, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

31

“The Intractable Career of James Crow III,” Robert Hill, Pitt vice chancellor for public Aafairs, noon, School of Social Work Conference Center, 20th floor, Cathedral of Learning. Reed Smith Spring 2011 Speaker Series, Pitt Center on Race and Social Problems, 412-624-7382, swww.crsp.pitt.edu.

“The Queer Art of Failure,” lecture by Judith Halberstam, Pitt Humanities Center fellow, 5 p.m., Ballroom B, University Club, Pitt Humanities Center, Pitt’s Women’s Studies, 412-624-6485, www.wstudies.pitt.edu.

FEBRUARY

1

“Low Theory: Losing Hope and Finding Nemo,” colloquium, Judith Halberstam, Pitt Humanities Center fellow, 12:30 p.m., 602 Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Humanities Center, Pitt’s Women’s Studies, 412-624-6485, www.wstudies.pitt.edu.

2

“The Future of Queer Studies,” open forum for undergraduates, Judith Halberstam, Pitt Humanities Center fellow, 4 p.m., 602 Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Humanities Center, Pitt’s Women’s Studies, 412-624-6485, www.wstudies.pitt.edu.

Tchaikovsky Festival Recital: Music and Melancholy, Richard Kogan, lecture and solo piano performance, 7:30 p.m., Levy Hall at Rodef Shalom Temple, 4905 Fifth Ave., Oakland, www.Pittsburghsymphony.org.

University of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, performing Saint-Saëns’ Violin Concerto No. 3 with soloist Rebecca Theophanous and Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, 8 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

The Well of Horniness by Holly Hughes, directed by Jeremy Enz-Doerschner, and Authorial Intent by Itamar Moses, directed by Allison Coldeway, Pitt Repertory Student Lab double feature, Feb. 2-6 and 11-13, Studio Theatre, Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Repertory Theatre, Department of Theatre Arts, 412-624-6568, www.play.pitt.edu.

3

“Dude, Where’s My Phallus?: Forgetting, Losing, Looping,” discussion with Judith Halberstam, Pitt Humanities Center fellow, 4 p.m., 602 Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Humanities Center, Pitt’s Women’s Studies, 412-624-6485, www.wstudies.pitt.edu.

“Teahouse, Brothel, and Street Corner: Venues and Songs of a Hong Kong Blind Singer,” Bell Yung, Pitt professor of music, noon, 4130 Posvar Hall, Asia Over Lunch Series, Pitt Asian Studies Center, 412-648-7370, asia@pitt.edu.

Tchaikovsky Festival Recital: The Virtuoso Tchaikovsky, solo piano performances and Souvenir de Florence string sextet, 7:30 p.m., Kresge Recital Hall, Carnegie Mellon University, College of Fine Arts Bldg., 5000 Forbes Ave., www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

4

The Moonlighters, old-time Appalachian and roots music, noon, free, The Cup & Chaucer Café, ground floor, Hillman Library, Emerging Legends Concert Series Spring 2011, Pitt University Library System, Calliope: The Pittsburgh Folk Music Society, www.calliopehouse.org.

“Transgenders in a Global Frame,” public lecture with Judith Halberstam, Pitt Humanities Center fellow, 2 p.m., 602 Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Humanities Center, Pitt’s Women’s Studies, 412-624-6485, www.wstudies.pitt.edu.

Music on the Edge: Cellist Dave Eggar, 8 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

Matsuev Plays Tchaikovsky, Pitt Russian Night with conductor Gianandrea Noseda and pianist Denis Matsuev, 8 p.m., also Feb. 5-6, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, BNY Mellon Grand Classics, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats for Feb. 4, 412-392-4900, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

5

Paul Thek: Diver, A Retrospective, exhibition, through May 1, Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-622-3131, www.cmoa.org.

Storied Past: Four Centuries of French Drawings From the Blanton Museum of Art, exhibition featuring more than 60 drawings produced over a 400-year period, through April 17, Frick Art Museum, Frick Art & Historical Center, 7227 Reynolds St., Point Breeze, 412-371-0600, www.frickart.org.

Tchaikovsky Festival: “Tchaikovsky the Man” Screening and Conference, with screening of Ken Russell’s The Music Lovers (1970) and performance of Piano Trio in A Minor, 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Pitt’s Bellefield Hall, advance registration for free event at 412-392-4828, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

8

Tchaikovsky Festival Recital: Tchaikovsky and His Circle, featuring works by Taneyev, Arensky, and Pabst, 7:30 p.m., Bellefield Hall, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, BNY Mellon Grand Classics, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-392-4900, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

9

Fire (Deepa Mehta 1996), free film screening, 7:45 p.m., 3415 Posvar Hall, Contemporary Queer Cinemas Public Film Series Spring 2011, Pitt Women’s Studies Program, 412-624-6485, www.wstudies.pitt.edu.

10

Tchaikovsky Festival: The Poetic Tchaikovsky, works for solo piano and for voice and piano, 7:30 p.m., Duquesne University’s PNC Recital Hall, Mary Pappert School of Music, 600 Forbes Ave., www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

“An Update on Korean Studies Resources at the University of Pittsburgh,” Xiuying Zou, public services librarian, Pitt East Asian Library, and Ho Nam Choi, principle researcher, Korean Institute of Science and Technology Information, noon, 4130 Posvar Hall, Asia Over Lunch Series, Pitt Asian Studies Center, 412-648-7370, asia@pitt.edu.

Tchaikovsky Festival Finale, with conductor Manfred Honeck and violinist Serge Zimmerman, 1:30 p.m., also Feb. 11-12, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, BNY Mellon Grand Classics, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-392-4900, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

11

Dracula, set to music by Franz Liszt, through Feb. 13, Benedum Center, 803 Liberty Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, 412-456-6666, www.pbt.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-392-4900, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

America’s Best Weekly: A Century of The Pittsburgh Courier, through Oct. 2, Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman St., Strip District, 412-454-6000, www.heinzhistorycenter.org.

12

Tango Fire, production traces history of tango, 8 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Dance Council, www.pgharts.org, 412-456-6666, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-392-4900, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Jazz & Baseball, special event highlighting the historical connection between the music and the sport, through Feb. 13, Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild Hall, 1815 Metropolitan St., Manchester, MCG Jazz, 412-322-0800, www.mcgjazz.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

13

Heinz Chapel Choir Chamber Choir Festival, free, 3 p.m., Heinz Chapel, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

15

Hair, New York Public Theater’s new Tony-winning production, through Feb. 17, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, PNC Broadway Across America, www.pgharts.org, 412-456-6666, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-392-4900, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

17

“Audible Traces: Documenting Indian Prisoners of War in World War I Europe,” Neepa Majumdar, Pitt professor of English, noon, 4130 Posvar Hall, Asia Over Lunch Series, Pitt Asian Studies Center, 412-648-7370, asia@pitt.edu.

18

Churchill in Short(s)? Tommy Costello directing three lesser-known yet thoroughly contemporary one-act plays by Caryl Churchill, through Feb. 27, Henry Heymann Theater in the Stephen Foster Memorial, Pitt Repertory Theatre, Department of Theatre Arts, 412-624-6568, www.play.pitt.edu.

Manhattan Transfer, Grammy Award-winning vocal quartet, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild Hall, 1815 Metropolitan St., Manchester, MCG Jazz, 412-322-0800, www.mcgjazz.org.

Juan and John, created and performed by Roger Guenveur Smith, also Feb. 19, August Wilson Center, 980 Liberty Ave., Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.augustwilsoncenter.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-392-4900, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

19

Music on the Edge: Clarinetist Jean Kopperud and Percussionist Tom Kolor, 8 p.m., Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., North Side, Pitt Department of Music, Andy Warhol Museum, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

Voices of Music: An Evening with Bach, program highlighting the genius of J.S. Bach’s lyrical musical invention, including Air on the G String, 8 p.m., Synod Hall, Fifth Avenue and North Craig Street, Oakland, Renaissance & Baroque, 412-361-2048, www.rbsp.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

24

“‘Edo Era Robots?!’ The Art of Karakuri-ningyo,” Armen Bakalian, Pitt graduate student in East Asian studies, noon, 4130 Posvar Hall, Asia Over Lunch Series, Pitt Asian Studies Center, 412-648-7370, asia@pitt.edu.

Mahalia Jackson: Standing on Holy Ground, written and directed by Vernell A. Lillie, through March 12, 7th-Floor Auditorium, Alumni Hall, Pitt’s Kuntu Repertory Theatre, 412-624-8498, www.kuntu.org.

“‘Edo Era Robots?!’ The Art of Karakuri-ningyo,” Armen Bakalian, Pitt graduate student in East Asian studies, noon, 4130 Posvar Hall, Asia Over Lunch Series, Pitt Asian Studies Center, 412-648-7370, asia@pitt.edu.

25

Honeck Conducts Beethoven Masterpieces, with pianist Lars Vogt in Concerto No. 1, 8 p.m., also Feb. 26-27, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, BNY Mellon Grand Classics, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-392-4900, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

26

Andrey Avinoff: In Pursuit of Beauty, exhibition, through June 5, Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-622-3131, www.cmoa.org.

27

Benjamin Beilman, award-winning violinist performing Bach, Strauss, Carter, Tower, and Hubay, 7:30 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Bellefield Hall Recital Series, Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society, 412-624-4129, www.pittsburghchambermusic.org.

Black Angels Over Tuskegee, Layon Gray’s historical drama based on real-life experiences of Tuskegee Airmen—the celebrated African American air squadron during World War II, 4 p.m., also Feb. 28, Byham Theater, 101 Sixth Ave., Downtown,  Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Guest Attraction, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

MARCH

2

An Evening With Video Artist Monica Enriquez-Enriquez, free film screening and director’s talk, 7-9 p.m., Kelly-Strayhorn Theater, 5941 Penn Ave., East Liberty, Contemporary Queer Cinemas Public Film Series Spring 2011, Pitt Women’s Studies Program and Kelly-Strayhorn Theater, 412-624-6485, www.wstudies.pitt.edu.

University of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, performing Rimsky-Korsakov’s Sheherazade, 8 p.m., free, Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

3

“The Real of the Real: Kyoto Vegetables and Discourses of Authenticity,” Greg de St. Maurice, doctoral candidate, Pitt Department of Anthropology, noon, 4130 Posvar Hall, Asia Over Lunch Series, Pitt Asian Studies Center, 412-648-7370, asia@pitt.edu.

Tortelier & The Firebird, with conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier performing works by Stravinsky and Tower, and, with violinist Nicola Benedetti, works by Chausson, and Ravel, 1:30 and 8 p.m., also March 4-5, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, BNY Mellon Grand Classics, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Circle Mirror Transformation by Annie Baker, how a beginner’s drama workshop brings out unexpected truths, through April 3, Pittsburgh Public Theater, 621 Penn Ave., Downtown, 412-316-1600, www.ppt.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-392-4900, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

4

T. Mitchell Bell, blues and bluegrass, noon, free, The Cup & Chaucer Café, ground floor, Hillman Library, Emerging Legends Concert Series Spring 2011, Pitt University Library System, Calliope: The Pittsburgh Folk Music Society, www.calliopehouse.org.

5

Music on the Edge: Entelechron/Music of John Cage, 8 p.m., Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., North Side, Pitt Department of Music, Andy Warhol Museum, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

BNY Mellon Jazz presents Hiromi, Japanese pianist and composer, 8 p.m., also March 6, BNY Mellon Jazz, Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild Hall, 1815 Metropolitan St., Manchester, MCG Jazz, 412-322-0800, www.mcgjazz.org.

You Are Here: Architecture and Experience, exhibition, through May 29, Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-622-3131, www.cmoa.org.

10

Marvin Does Marvin, showcase of Marvin Hamlisch’s award-winning hits and his personal journey, through March 13, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, BNY Mellon Grand Classics, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

11

Ragnar Kjartansson: Song, exhibition, through Sept. 25, Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-622-3131, www.cmoa.org.

12

Precious Little by Madeleine George, play about the beauty and limits of interpersonal communication, through April 3, City Theatre, 1300 Bingham St., South Side, 412-431-2489, www.citytheatrecompany.org.

13

Music on the Edge: counter-induction, 8 p.m., Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., North Side, Pitt Department of Music, Andy Warhol Museum, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

14

Trio Cavatina, award-winning chamber ensemble performing Pärt, Mendelssohn, and Beethoven, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Carnegie Music Hall Chamber Series, Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society, 412-624-4129, www.pittsburghchambermusic.org.

17

“Comparative Health Status of Women and Children in Indonesia, the Maldives, and Solomon Islands,” Astri Ferdiana, doctoral candidate, Pitt Department of Epidemiology, noon, 4130 Posvar Hall, Asia Over Lunch Series, Pitt Asian Studies Center, 412-648-7370, asia@pitt.edu.

A Gershwin Fantasy, featuring Ann Hampton Callaway and her band, through March 20, Byham Theater, 101 Sixth Ave., Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pbt.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-392-4900, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

18

“Tribute Concert: A Symphonic Celebration of African American Culture,” featuring soprano Angela Brown and conductor Thomas Hong, 7:30 p.m., Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, BNY Mellon Grand Classics, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

19

Jane Monheit, Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild Hall, 1815 Metropolitan St., Manchester, MCG Jazz, 412-322-0800, www.mcgjazz.org.

Music on the Edge: Newband and the Harry Partch Instruments, 8 p.m., New Hazlett Theater, Allegheny Square East, North Side, Pitt Department of Music, Andy Warhol Museum, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

Ensemble Caprice: Salsa Baroque, unique blend of European polyphony and Mexican and Bolivian traditional music, 8 p.m., Synod Hall, Fifth Avenue and North Craig Street, Oakland, Renaissance & Baroque, 412-361-2048, www.rbsp.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Lukasz Kuropachewski, guitar performance, 8 p.m., PNC Recital Hall, Duquesne University School of Music, 600 Forbes Ave., Uptown, Guitar Society of Fine Art, 412-612-0499, www.gsfapittsburgh.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

23

Bad Education (Pedro Almodovar 2004), free film showing, 7:45 p.m., 3415 Posvar Hall, Contemporary Queer Cinemas Public Film Series Spring 2011, Pitt Women’s Studies Program, 412-624-6485, www.wstudies.pitt.edu.

24

“High Returns, Low Aspirations? Social Norms and Education in Village India,” Annemie Maertens, Pitt assistant professor of international affairs, noon, 4130 Posvar Hall, Asia Over Lunch Series, Pitt Asian Studies Center, 412-648-7370, asia@pitt.edu.

Black Nature: Four Centuries of African American Nature Poetry, reading, 7 p.m., August Wilson Center for African American Culture, 980 Liberty Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series, Pitt Department of English, Book Center, University of Pittsburgh Press, 412-624-6508, www.creativewriting.pitt.edu.

25

Steve Weber and Phil Smith, acoustic blues and folk music by two Pitt professors, noon, free, The Cup & Chaucer Café, ground floor, Hillman Library, Emerging Legends Concert Series Spring 2011, Pitt University Library System, Calliope: The Pittsburgh Folk Music Society, www.calliopehouse.org.

Black Nature: Four Centuries of African American Nature Poetry, discussion, 2 p.m., 501 Cathedral of Learning, Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series, Pitt Department of English, Book Center, University of Pittsburgh Press, 412-624-6508, www.english.pitt.edu.

Jeff Lorber, composer, producer, and keyboard legend, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild Hall, 1815 Metropolitan St., Manchester, MCG Jazz, 412-322-0800, www.mcgjazz.org.

Sheherazade, with conductor Andris Nelson performing works by Rimsky-Korsakov and Mendelssohn, and, with pianist Jonathan Biss, Beethoven’s Concerto No. 2, 8 p.m., also March 27, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, BNY Mellon Grand Classics, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

The Gospel at Colonus, conceived and adapted by Lee Breuer, music composed by Bob Telson, featuring the Mt. Ararat Music Ministry, through March 27, August Wilson Center, 980 Liberty Ave., Downtown, Opera Theater of Pittsburgh, 412-456-1390, www.operatheaterpittsburgh.org.

26

Turandot by Giacomo Puccini, also March 29 and April 1 and 3, Benedum Center, 803 Liberty Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Opera, 412-456-6666, www.pittsburghopera.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-392-4900, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

28

IonSound Project: Pitt Graduate Composers Concert, free, 8 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

30

The Bubble (Eytan Fox, 2006), free film showing, 7:45 p.m., 3415 Posvar Hall, Contemporary Queer Cinemas Public Film Series Spring 2011, Pitt Women’s Studies Program, 412-624-6485, www.wstudies.pitt.edu.

31

“Teaching and Learning English in China and Indonesia,” Sara Bularzik, graduate student, Pitt Department of Education, noon, 4130 Posvar Hall, Asia Over Lunch Series, Pitt Asian Studies Center, 412-648-7370, asia@pitt.edu.

APRIL

1

As You Like It by William Shakespeare, directed by Sam Turich, through April 10, Charity Randall Theatre in Stephen Foster Memorial, Pitt Repertory Theatre, Department of Theatre Arts, 412-624-6568, www.play.pitt.edu.

African Music and Dance Ensemble, Pitt students free with ID, 8 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

Jeff Miller, guitar songwriter and performer, noon, free, The Cup & Chaucer Café, ground floor, Hillman Library, Emerging Legends Concert Series Spring 2011, Pitt University Library System, Calliope: The Pittsburgh Folk Music Society, www.calliopehouse.org.

Schumann & Richard Strauss, with conductor Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos and, in Liszt’s Concerto No. 2, pianist Jorge Federico Osorio, 8 p.m.; also April 3, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, BNY Mellon Grand Classics, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

2

Pitt Men’s Glee Club, Pitt students free with ID, 8 p.m., First Baptist Church of Pittsburgh, 159 N. Bellefield Ave., Oakland, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

IonSound Project, performing Nathan Currier’s A Kafka Cantata, 8 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

The Amish Project, written by and starring Jessica Dickey, based on the 2006 shooting at an Amish schoolhouse in Lancaster, Pa., through May 8, City Theatre, 1300 Bingham St., South Side, 412-431-2489, www.citytheatrecompany.org.

6

Let the Right One In (Tomas Alfredson, 2008), free film screening, 7:45 p.m., 3415 Posvar Hall, Contemporary Queer Cinemas Public Film Series Spring 2011, Pitt Women’s Studies Program, 412-624-6485, www.wstudies.pitt.edu.

7

“The Khmer Rouge Tribunal: Justice vs. Impunity,” Sopheada Phy, Heinz Fellow, noon, 4130 Posvar Hall, Asia Over Lunch Series, Pitt Asian Studies Center, 412-648-7370, asia@pitt.edu.

Brahms’ Symphony No. 1 with conductor Herbert Blomstedt and, in Piano Concerto No. 1, soloist Garrick Ohlsson, 1:30 p.m., also April 8-9, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, BNY Mellon Grand Classics, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Lydia Davis, author, 8:30 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series, Pitt Department of English, Pitt Book Center, University of Pittsburgh Press, 412-624-6508, www.english.pitt.edu.

8

Sue Gartland and Jordan Umbach, members of Calliope Songwriters Circle, noon, free, The Cup & Chaucer Café, ground floor, Hillman Library, Emerging Legends Concert Series Spring 2011, Pitt University Library System, Calliope: The Pittsburgh Folk Music Society, www.calliopehouse.org.

Indonesian Music Concert, 8 p.m., also April 9, Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

Heinz Chapel Choir Spring Concert, free, 3 p.m., Heinz Chapel, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

9

April in Paris, celebrating an 18th-century spring in Paris with Stephen Schultz, Chatham Baroque, and Andrew Appel, 8 p.m., Synod Hall, Fifth Avenue and North Craig Street, Oakland, Renaissance & Baroque, 412-361-2048, www.rbsp.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

11

Takács Quartet, Grammy Award-winning ensemble performing Haydn, Bartók, and Schubert, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Carnegie Music Hall Chamber Series, Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society, 412-624-4129, www.pittsburghchambermusic.org.

13

University of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, free, performing Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite, 8 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

Henna Night by Amy Rosenthal, directed by Jess Edelstein, and Sparagmos, based on Ian Johnston’s translation of The Bacchae, directed by David Bisaha, choreographed by Ariel Nereson, April 13-17, Pitt Repertory Student Lab double feature, Studio Theatre, Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Repertory Theatre, Department of Theatre Arts, 412-624-6568, www.play.pitt.edu.

14

Disney in Concert, featuring musical scores, film clips, and artist performances from a variety of popular Disney films, through April 17, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, BNY Mellon Grand Classics, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Superior Donuts by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tracy Letts, Chicago coffee shop serves as the setting for this new comedy, through May 15, Pittsburgh Public Theater, 621 Penn Ave., Downtown, 412-316-1600, www.ppt.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-392-4900, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Ben Franklin: In Search of a Better World, exhibition exploring personal side of one of our founding fathers, through July 31, Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman St., Strip District, 412-454-6000, www.heinzhistorycenter.org.

15

Emily Rodgers, Pittsburgh-based singer and songwriter, noon, free, The Cup & Chaucer Café, ground floor, Hillman Library, Emerging Legends Concert Series Spring 2011, Pitt University Library System, Calliope: The Pittsburgh Folk Music Society, www.calliopehouse.org.

Carpathian Music Ensemble, Pitt students free with ID, 8 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

George Balanchine: Celebrating a Legend, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre builds on its long-standing tradition of ballets by this Russian-born American master, through April 17, Benedum Center, 803 Liberty Ave., Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pbt.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-392-4900, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

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Flamenco Completo: Marija Temo & Ulrika Frank, Mano a Mano, a collaborative showcase of flamenco, classical, and contemporary styles in guitar, singing, and dance, 8 p.m., Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Simmons Hall, 6300 Fifth Ave., Shadyside, Guitar Society of Fine Art, 412-612-0499, www.gsfapittsburgh.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

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Women’s Choral Ensemble Spring Concert, free, 3 p.m., Heinz Chapel, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

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Wynonna Judd With Marvin and the PSO, featuring Grammy Award-winning singer Judd, 7:30 p.m., Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, BNY Mellon Grand Classics, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-392-4900, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

The Marvelous Wonderettes by Roger Bean, a return to the ’50s and ’60s, through Oct. 2, CLO Cabaret, 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown, 412-281-3973, www.pittsburghclo.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-392-4900, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

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Dialogues of the Carmelites by Francis Poulenc, story of 16 Carmelite nuns who defended their faith and were executed during France’s l8th-century Reign of Terror, 8 p.m., also May 3, 6, and 8, Benedum Center, 803 Liberty Avenue, Downtown, Pittsburgh Opera, 412-456-6666, www.pittsburghopera.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-392-4900, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.