Arts & Culture Calendar

Issue Date:

September 17, 2007

September

Black and Yellow Warbler, Audubon print exhibition, through Sept. 24, Audubon exhibition case, Hillman Library’s ground floor, 412-648-7715.

Bush Leaguers: Cartoonists Take on the White House, including 80 political cartoonists’ best cartoons about George W. Bush and his advisors, through Sept. 28, The Framery, 4735 Butler St., Lawrenceville, 412-687-2102.
2007 Artist of the Year Exhibition by Delanie Jenkins, professor and chair in Pitt’s Department of Studio Arts, through Nov. 4, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, 6300 Fifth Ave., Oakland, 412-361-0873, www.pittsburgharts.org.

Snow White, 1 and 3 p.m., through Sept. 30, Gemini Theater Company, 7501 Penn Ave., downtown, 412-243-5201, www.geminitheater.org.

The Art of Glass Mosaic, workshop, 6:30-9:30 p.m., through Sept. 25, The Frick Art and Historical Center, 7227 Reynolds St., Point Breeze, 412-205-2022, http://frickart.org.

My Fair Lady by Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner, 7:30 p.m., through Sept. 23, Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., downtown, PNC Broadway Across America series, 412-471-6930, www.pgharts.org.

A Glittering Return, featuring music by Beethoven, Mozart, and Stravinsky; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrés Cárdenas, 8 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-392-4819, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

The Chief, by Rob Zellers and Gene Collier, 8 p.m., continues through Sept. 23, O’Reilly Theater, 621 Penn Ave., downtown, Pittsburgh Public Theater, 412-316-1600, www.ppt.org.

India: New Installations Part 1, art exhibition, continues through Jan. 20, Mattress Factory, 500 Sampsonia Way, North Side, 412-231-3169, www.mattress.org.

Peace in 2008, photography exhibition, continues through Oct. 28, Tom Museum, 410 Sampsonia Way, North Side, www.tommuseum.com.

PITT ARTS 9th Annual Arts Fair, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., William Pitt Union’s Ballroom, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.org.

Gene Ludwig, blues pianist, 6 p.m., Backstage Bar at Theater Square, 655 Penn Ave., downtown, 412-325-6769, www.pgharts.org.

Paul Tabachneck, musical performance, through Sept. 29, Cabaret at Theater Square, 655 Penn Ave., downtown, 412-325-6769, www.clocabaret.com.

Powerhouse Pianists Festival, Part 1: Donald Berman and Blair McMillen, 8 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Pitt’s Music on the Edge series, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

Shari Richards, blues music performance, 9 p.m., Backstage Bar at Theater Square, 655 Penn Ave., downtown, 412-325-6769, www.pgharts.org.

Good Fridays at the Warhol Museum, 5-10 p.m., special late hours and cash bar, 117 Sandusky St., North Side, 412-237-8300, www.warhol.org.

The Weekend Factory, workshop, noon-4 p.m., every Saturday and Sunday, Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., North Side, 412-237-8300, www.warhol.org.

Zydeco Dance, featuring the Zydeco Dogs, 7:30 p.m., BMNECC Hall, 449 W. 8th Ave., West Homestead, 412-247-6604.

Philadanco, modern contemporary dance performance, 8 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., downtown, 412-456-1350, www.africanaculture.org.

John McIntire and Gab Bonesso, comedy performances, 9:30 p.m., Backstage Bar at Theater Square, 655 Penn Ave., downtown, 412-325-6769, www.myspace.com/macyapper.

Chris Laitta’s TV Tunes, musical performance, 10:30 p.m., Cabaret at Theater Square, 655 Penn Ave., downtown, 412-325-6769, www.pgharts.org.

Georgia O’Keefe and Andy Warhol, art exhibition, continues through Dec. 30, Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., North Side, 412-237-8300, www.warhol.org.

September 11th Tribute Exhibition, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Mazeroski Way at PNC Park, The National September 11 Memorial and Museum, 212-445-8177, www.national911memorial.org.

Island Party with Resonance Percussion, 3 p.m., Pitt-Johnstown’s Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, www.resonancepercussion.com.

Ballet Folklorico, dance performance, 7 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth Street, downtown, 412-456-1350, www.pgharts.org.

Azar Nafisi, author, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Drue Heinz Lecture Series, 412-624-4187, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 7 p.m., through Sept. 30, Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., downtown, Opera Theater of Pittsburgh, 412-456-1350, www.operatheaterpittsburgh.org.

Gene Ludwig, blues pianist, 6 p.m., Backstage Bar at Theater Square, 655 Penn Ave., downtown, 412-325-6769, www.pgharts.org.

Namoli Brennet, musical performance, noon-1 p.m., William Pitt Union, PITT ARTS’ Artful Wednesday Series, 412-648-7815, www.namolibrennet.com.

University of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, performing works by Edvard Grieg and John Cage, 8 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

A Memory of Two Mondays by Arthur Miller and The Damask Drum by Yukio Mishima, 8 p.m., through Sept. 30, Studio Theatre, B72 Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Department of Theatre Arts’ Lab Sessions series, 412-624-7529, www.play.pitt.edu.

What’s For Dinner? Photographs by Diana Shearwood, photography exhibition, continues through Nov. 24, Silver Eye Center for Photography, 1015 E. Carson St., 412-431-1810, www.silvereye.org.

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Off The Record VII: Blogged to Death, satirical performance, 8 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., downtown, 412-456-1350, www.pgharts.org.

Therese Raquin by Emile Zola, through Oct. 14, Braddock Carnegie Library swimming pool, 419 Library St., Braddock, Quantum Theatre, 412-697-2929, www.quantumtheatre.com.

Saxophonist/Flutist James Moody with Vocalist Jimmy Scott, 8 p.m., through Sept. 30, 1815 Metropolitan St., North Side, MCG Jazz series, 412-322-0800, www.mcgjazz.org.

Uptown Combo, musical performance, 6 p.m., Backstage Bar at Theater Square, 655 Penn Ave., downtown, 412-325-6769, www.pgharts.org.

Toradze Plays Tchaikovsky, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra conducted by Yan Pascal Tortelier, featuring pianist Alexander Toradze, 8 p.m., also 2:30 p.m. Sept. 30, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s Mellon Grand Classic Series, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Amish Burlesque 2007-08, musical comedy performance, 10:30 p.m., Theater Square Cabaret, 655 Penn Ave., downtown, 412-325-6769, www.clocabaret.com.

Creative Tour in Bloomfield, featuring visits to studios and other creative arts venues, noon-6 p.m., part of Bloomfield’s Little Italy Days, 412-969-7689, www.susanconstanse.com.

Powerhouse Pianists Festival, Part II: Stephen Gosling and Margaret Kampmeier, 8 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Pitt’s Music on the Edge series, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

A Tribute to Art Blakey, featuring the Winard Harper Sextet, 8 p.m., Kelly Strayhorn Theater, 5941 Penn Ave., East Liberty, 412-394-3353, www.proartstickets.org.

Italian Baroque Bonanza, Spiritus Collective performing music by Girolamo Fantini, 8 p.m., Synod Hall, 125 N. Craig St., Oakland, Renaissance and Baroque Society of Pittsburgh, 412-361-2048, www.rbsp.org.

Aaron David Miller, organist, 4 p.m., Heinz Chapel, Organ Artists Series of Pittsburgh, 412-242-2787, www.heinzchapel.pitt.edu.
October

Reading by George Saunders, short story writer, 8:30 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series, 412-624-6506, www.english.pitt.edu.

Tribute to Ed Ochester, celebrating his 30 years as editor of the University of Pittsburgh Press’ Pitt Poetry Series, featuring a reading by guest poet Gerald Stern, a reception, and book signings; 7:30 p.m., Parran Hall Auditorium, 412-383-2493.

Wine Tasting, Chaddsford Winery with winemaker Eric Miller, 6:15 p.m., Cabaret at Theater Square, 655 Penn Ave., downtown, 412-325-6769, www.clocabaret.com

Design Pittsburgh Gala, architectural program, 6 p.m., 933 Penn Ave., AIA Pittsburgh, 412-471-9548, www.aiapgh.org.

In Service, Authentic Narrative from Iraq to Pittsburgh, film and live performance, continues through Oct. 14, Harris Theater, 809 Liberty Ave, downtown, 412-471-9700, www.pghfilmmakers.org.

Always…Patsy Cline, 7:30 p.m., through Oct. 28, Theater Square Cabaret, 655 Penn Ave., downtown, Pittsburgh CLO Cabaret, 412-325-6769, www.clocabaret.com.

Peter Pan, the High-Flying Broadway Musical, 7:30 p.m., Pitt-Johnstown’s Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, www.gmartists.com.

Marvin’s Fabulous ’50s, 8 p.m., Pittsburgh Symphony Pops conducted by Marvin Hamlisch, through Oct. 7, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., downtown, 412-392-4819, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare, 8 p.m., through Nov. 4, O’Reilly Theater, 621 Penn Ave., downtown, Pittsburgh Public Theater, 412-316-1600, www.pbt.org.

Mother Teresa Is Dead, theatrical performance by Helen Edmundson, 8 p.m., continues through Oct. 28, 1300 Bingham St., South Side, City Theatre Company, 412-431-2489, www.citytheatrecompany.org.

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Celebrating the Roots of Latin American Music and Dance Rhythms, 4:30 p.m. workshop and 8 p.m. concert by Sol y Canto, Pitt-Greensburg’s Smith Hall Lounge, 724-836-7741, www.upg.pitt.edu.

A Pluckin’ Good Time, Wandering Minstrels, 6 and 8:30 p.m., Gypsy Café, 1330 Bingham St., South Side, Chatham Baroque, 412-687-1788, www.chathambaroque.org.

Powerhouse Pianists Festival, Part III: Marilyn Nonken and Kathleen Supove, 8 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Pitt’s Music on the Edge series, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

Anuna, Irish music performance, 8 p.m., Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., downtown, (412) 456-6666, www.anuna.ie

Arte y Pureza, musical performance, 8 p.m., Synod Hall, 125 N. Craig St., Oakland, 412-281-1910, www.gsfapittsburgh.org.

La Dolce Vita: At the Crossroads of Italian Classical and Folk Traditions, featuring baroque violinist Daniella Pierson, 8 p.m., Synod Hall, 125 N. Craig St., Oakland; also 2:30 p.m. Oct. 7, Calvary Episcopal Church’s McClintic Hall, 315 Shady Ave., Shadyside; Chatham Baroque, Oakland, 412-687-1788, www.chathambaroque.org.

Ron White, comedy performance, 8:30 p.m., Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

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La Dolce Vita: At the Crossroads of Italian Classical and Folk Traditions, with Daniella Pierson, 2:30 p.m., McClintic Hall, Calvary Episcopal Church, Shadyside, Chatham Baroque, 412-687-1788, www.chathambaroque.org.

Orhan Pamuk, author, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, Drue Heinz Lecture series, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-624-4187, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

Music Monday: Informal Recitals by Pitt Music Students, 8 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

The Recruiting Officer by George Farquhar, through Oct. 21, Stephen Foster Memorial’s Henry Heymann Theatre, Pitt Repertory Theatre, 412-624-PLAY(7529), www.play.pitt.edu.

Robert Young Pelton, writer, 7 p.m., Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, Frank J. and Sylvia T. Pasquerilla Lecture Series, Pitt Johnstown, www.upj.pitt.edu/ArtsCenter.

Down Under in the District: The 2007 Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Gala, 6 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., downtown, 412-456-1350, www.pgharts.org.

Circus Oz, through Oct. 14, Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., downtown, Pittsburgh Dance Council, 412-456-1350, www.circusoz.com

The Sirius String Quartet, 8 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Pitt’s Music on the Edge series, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

Beethoven No. 5, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra conducted by Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, performing music by Beethoven and Wagner, 8 p.m., also 2:30 p.m. Oct. 13, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., downtown, Mellon Grand Classic Series, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Nora Chipaumire Residency Dance Performance, 8 p.m., New Hazlett Theater, 6 Allegheny Square, North Side, Dance Alloy Theater, 412-258-2700, www.dancealloy.org.

Reflections, Rotations, Symmetries: Work by Brian Chapman, photography exhibition, continues through Nov. 16, 709 Penn Gallery, downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini, 8 p.m., through Oct. 21, Benedum Center, 801 Liberty Ave., downtown, Pittsburgh Opera, 412-281-0912, www.pittsburghopera.org.

East Meets West, Japanese Taiko drumming performance, 8 p.m., William Pitt Union’s Assembly Room, 412-648-7370, www.ucis.pitt.edu/asc/news/taiko.html.

Heinz Chapel Choir Fall Concert, 3 p.m., Heinz Chapel, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

Tribute to the Cannonball Adderly Quintet, jazz performance, 5 p.m., Blakey Program Center 1908 Wylie Avenue, Hill District, 412-392-3148, www.hillhouse.org.

Women in Film and Media, awards ceremony, 6 p.m., Cabaret at Theater Square, 655 Penn Ave., downtown, 412-325-6769, www.clocabaret.com.

Recital by Pitt’s Roger Zahab (violin) and Robert Frankenberry (piano), 8 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

Steven Wright, comedy performance, 7:30 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., downtown, 412-456-1350, www.stevenwright.com.

Drue Heinz Literature Prize Reading and Award Ceremony, featuring prize winner Kirk Nesset and judge Hilary Masters, 7:30 p.m. Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series, 412-624-6506, www.english.pitt.edu.

Eight Annual Young Playwrights Festival, various times and plays through Oct. 28, 1300 Bingham St., South Side, 412-431-2489, www.citytheatrecompany.org.

Global Drum Project featuring Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju, and Giovanni Hidalgo; 7:30 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., downtown, 412-456-1350, www.pgharts.org.

You Can’t Take It With You, theatrical performance, continues through Oct. 28, Pitt-Johnstown’s Studio Theatre, Pitt-Johnstown theatre department, www.upj.pitt.edu/ArtsCenter.

Good Black Don’t Crack, 8 p.m., continues through Nov. 3, Alumni Hall’s 7th-floor Auditorium, Kuntu Repertory Theatre, 412-624-7298.

The Latin Side of Miles, ‘Trane and Wayne, jazz trombonist Conrad Herwig and trumpeter Brian Lynch performing music by Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Wayne Shorter; 8 p.m., through Oct. 21, 1815 Metropolitan St., North Side, MCG Jazz series, 412-322-0800, www.mcgjazz.org.

Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District, art showcase, 5:30 p.m., throughout the cultural district, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

French Favorites, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra conducted by Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, featuring violinist Nikolas Znaider and the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, performing music by Sibelius, Debussy, and Ravel; 8 p.m., also Oct. 21, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., downtown, Mellon Grand Classic Series, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Defending the Caveman, theatrical performance, 8 p.m., through Oct. 20, Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., downtown, 412-456-1350, www.cavemania.com.

Larry Harlow, musical salsa performance, 9 p.m., Carabet at Theater Square, 655 Penn Ave., downtown, 412-325-6769, www.clocabaret.com.

Workin’ Down Under, survey exhibition, through Oct. 19, Wood Street Galleries, 601 Wood St., downtown, 412-471-5605, www.woodstreetgalleries.org.

New Works from Utopia: Paintings by Aboriginal Artists, through Dec. 31, 812 Liberty Ave., SPACE, 412-325-7723, www.pgharts.org.

Brian Jacques, author, 10:30 a.m., Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Black, White, & Read All Over series, 412-622-3114, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

Emily Dickinson: The Poet Lights the Lamp, Yvonne Hudson’s one-woman show about the American poet, 4 and 6 p.m., 144 Cathedral of Learning, 1-800-258-7488, www.alumni.pitt.edu.

The Roches, folk-pop group, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Lecture Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Calliope Concert Series, 412-394-3353, www.calliopehouse.com.

Nightmare in Venice, Red Priest performing music by Vivaldi, Johnson, and Tartini; 8 p.m., Synod Hall, 125 N. Craig St., Oakland, Renaissance and Baroque Society of Pittsburgh, 412-361-2048, www.rbsp.org.

Andy and Oz: Parallel Visions, art exhibition, continues through Dec. 31, The Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., North Side, 412-237-8300, www.warhol.org

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Ann Patchett, writer, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, Drue Heinz Lecture series, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-624-4187, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

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Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Pitt-Johnstown’s Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, www.ceskafilharmonie.com.

Twelve Angry Men, theatrical performance, 8 p.m., continues through Oct. 28, Heinz Hall, Roundabout Theatre Company, 600 Penn Ave., 412-392-4900, www.12angrymentour.com.

Poetry Readings by Jan Freeman and Allison Joseph, 8:30 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series, 412-624-6506, www.english.pitt.edu.

Discussion: Publishing Poets, featuring poets Jan Freeman, Allison Joseph, April Ossmann, and Martha Rhodes; 2 p.m., 501 Cathedral of Learning, Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series, 412-624-6506, www.english.pitt.edu.

Trifles by Susan Glaspell and Cowboy Mouth by Sam Shepard and Patti Smith, 8 p.m., through Oct. 28, Studio Theatre, B72 Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Department of Theatre Arts’ Lab Sessions series, 412-624-7529, www.play.pitt.edu.

Poetry Readings by April Ossmann and Martha Rhodes, 8:30 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series, 412-624-6506, www.english.pitt.edu.

Annie, 8 p.m., through Oct. 28, Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., downtown, Pittsburgh Musical Theater 2007-08 series, 412-456-1350, www.pittsburghmusicals.org.

University of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, performing works by Max Bruch and Camille Saint-Saëns, 8 p.m., Epiphany Catholic Church,
1018 Centre Ave., Uptown, 412-471-1008, www.music.pitt.edu.

Don Quixote, through Oct. 28, Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., downtown, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, 412-281-0360, www.pbt.org.

Down Under Day, 10 a.m., Children’s Museum, 10 Children’s Way, Allegheny Square, 412-322-5058, www.pittsburghkids.org.

The Peabody Trio, 8 p.m, Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Pitt’s Music on the Edge series, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

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An Evening With McSweeney’s Founder and Best-Selling Author Dave Eggers, 7 p.m., New Hazlett Theater, 6 Allegheny Square, North Side, American Shorts Reading Series, 412-320-4610, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

Tori Amos, 8 p.m., Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., downtown, 2007 CD Live! Concert Series, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

November

Georgian State Dance Company, 7:30 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., downtown, 412-456-1350, www.pgharts.org.

Kidz Bop World Tour, 7 p.m., also 7 p.m. Dec. 2, Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., downtown, 412-456-6666, www.kidzbopworldtour.com.

Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, 7:30 p.m., Pitt-Johnstown’s Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, www.baylinartists.com/aquila.htm.

Haydn and Brahms, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marek Janowski, 8 p.m., through Nov. 4, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

The Green Sheep, interactive performance, continues through Nov. 4, Benedum Center, Windmill Performing Arts, 719 Liberty Ave., downtown, 412-456-6666, www.windmill.org.

Lucy Guerin Inc., dance performance, 8 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Pittsburgh Dance Council 2007-08 series, downtown, 412-456-1350, www.lucyguerin.com.

The Greencards, bluegrass musical performance, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Lecture Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Calliope Concert Series, 412-394-3533, www.calliopehouse.com.

37th Annual Pitt Jazz Concert, directed by Nathan Davis, 8 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-624-4187, www.music.pitt.edu.

Women in Song, festival of choirs from Pitt, Duquesne, Seton Hill, and Chatham Universities, 3 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium, 412-394-3353, www.music.pitt.edu.

Patrick Kabanda, organ performance, 4 p.m., Calvary Episcopal Church, Shady Avenue and Walnut Street, Shadyside, Organ Artists Series of Pittsburgh, 412-242-2787, www.calvarypgh.org.

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Mezzo soprano Mary Nessinger and pianist Jeanne Golan, 8 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Pitt’s Music on the Edge series, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, author, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, Drue Heinz Lecture series, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-624-4187, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

The Candy Butchers, circus performance, continues through Nov. 10, New Hazlett Theater, Allegheny Square East, downtown, 412-320-4610, www.newhazletttheater.org.

G’Day and a Glass: Australian Wines, 6:15 p.m., Cabaret at Theater Square, Wednesday Wine Flight Series, 655 Penn Ave., downtown, 412-456-6666, www.clocabaret.com.

Desdemona: A Play About a Handkerchief by Paula Vogel, 8 p.m., through Nov. 18, Stephen Foster Memorial’s Henry Heymann Theatre, Pitt Repertory Theatre, 412-624-PLAY(7529), www.play.pitt.edu.

Murderers, theatrical performance, 8 p.m., through Dec. 16, Lester Hamburg Studio, 57 S. 13th St., South Side, 412-431-2849, www.pgharts.org.

The Suitcase Royale, theatrical performance, 8 p.m., continues through Nov. 10, Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., North Side, 412-237-8300, www.warhol.org.

Fred R. Brown Literary Award Reading by novelist Don Lee, 8:30 p.m., 343 Alumni Hall, Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series, 412-624-6506, www.english.pitt.edu.

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marek Janowski, 8 p.m., through Nov. 11, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

William Barton: Kalkadoon Man, documentary film, 7 p.m., Harris Theater, 809 Liberty Ave, downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

The Elixir of Love, theatrical performance, continues through Nov. 18, Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., downtown, www.pittsburghopera.org, 412-456-6666.

Tribute to Broadcaster “Chilly Billy” Cardille, 7:30 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth Street, downtown, 412-456-1350, www.pgharts.org.

Ricardo Cobo, classical guitar performance, 8 p.m., PNC Recital Hall, Duquesne University, 412-218-1910, www.gsfapittsburgh.org.

Tribute to Miles Davis and John Coltrane, jazz performance, 5 p.m., Blakey Program Center 1908 Wylie Avenue, Hill District, 412-392-3148, www.hillhouse.org.

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Music Monday: Informal Recitals by Pitt Music Students, 8 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

This Wonderful Life, theatrical performance, 8 p.m., through Dec. 16, The O’Reilly Theater, Pittsburgh Public Theater, 621 Penn Ave., downtown, 412-316-1600, www.pgharts.org.

Glow, 8 p.m., through Nov. 16, Byham Theater, Chunky Move, 101 Sixth Street, downtown, 412-456-1350, www.chunkymove.com.

Mancini at the Movies, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra with host Monica Mancini, continues through Nov. 18, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Mo Willems, children’s author, 10:30 a.m., Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s Black, White, & Read All Over series, Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, 4400 Forbes Avenue, 412-622-3114, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

I Want to Dance Better at Parties, 8 p.m., Byham Theater, Chunky Move, 101 Sixth Street, downtown, 412-456-1350, www.chunkymove.com.

Lewis Black, comedy performance, 8 p.m., Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., downtown, 412-456-6666, www.lewisblack.net.

Nathaniel Philbrick, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, Drue Heinz Lectures, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-624-4187, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

Avenue Q, Broadway musical performance, 8 p.m., through Nov. 25, Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., downtown, PNC Broadway Across America series, 412-471-6930, www.avenueq.com.

The Firebird by Igor Stavinsky, 8 p.m. through Nov. 25, Heinz Hall, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 600 Penn Ave., 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

The Chairs and The Bald Soprano by Eugene Ionesco, 8 p.m., through Oct. 28, Studio Theatre, B72 Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Department of Theatre Arts’ Lab Sessions series, 412-624-7529, www.play.pitt.edu.

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Men’s Glee Club Fall Concert, 8 p.m., Synod Hall, 125 N. Craig St., Oakland, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

Feste Romane, musical performance, 8 p.m., continues through Dec. 1, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

December

Paul Zelinsky, children’s author, 10:30 a.m., Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, Black, White, & Read All Over series, 4400 Forbes Ave., 412-622-3114, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

Kids Holiday Crawl, holiday festival, 11 a.m., throughout the cultural district, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

Heinz Chapel Choir Christmas Concert, 8 p.m., also 3 p.m. Dec. 2, 8 p.m. Dec. 7 and 8, and 3 p.m. Dec. 9, Heinz Chapel, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

Cherryholmes, bluegrass performance, 7:30 p.m., Bromeley Family Theater, Pitt Bradford, 814-362-5027, www.upb.pitt.edu/ArtsSeason.apsx.

Robust Red and Whites for Winter, 6:15 p.m., Cabaret at the Theater Square, Wednesday Wine Flight Series, 655 Penn Ave., downtown, 412-456-6666, www.clocabaret.com.

University of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 8 p.m., performing works by Felix Mendelssohn and Johannes Brahms, 8 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

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A Pluckin’ Good Time, Wandering Minstrels, 8 p.m., St. Stanislaus Church, Smallman Street, Strip District, Chatham Baroque, 412-687-1788, www.chathambaroque.org.

Davis Conducts Mozart, featuring Anne Martindale Williams, through Dec. 9, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

A Different Drummer, musical performance, continues through Dec. 10 at various times, Kelly Strayhorn Theater, 5941 Penn Ave., East End, Dance Alloy Theater, 412-363-4321, www.dancealloy.org.

Great Russian Nutcracker, 3 and 7 p.m., Heinz Hall Special Presentation, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 600 Penn Ave., downtown, 412-394-9400, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Alejandro Escovedo, musical performance, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Lecture Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Calliope Concert Series, 412-394-3533, www.calliopehouse.com.

Pitt Women’s Choral Ensemble Holiday Concert, 8 p.m., Heinz Chapel, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

Bohemian Rhapsody: Eastern European Elegance, featuring Barry Bauguess (baroque trumpet) and Webb Wiggins (chamber organ), 8 p.m., Synod Hall, 125 N. Craig St., Oakland; also 2:30 p.m. Dec. 9, Chatham University’s Laughlin Music Center, Woodland Road, Shadyside; Chatham Baroque, 412-687-1788, www.chathambaroque.org.

John Prine, musical performance, 8 p.m., Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., downtown, the Outback Concerts, 412-456-6666, www.johnprine.net.

Star in the East, chamber choir performance, 8 p.m., also 3 p.m. Dec. 9 and 8 p.m. Dec. 15, various church locations, the Pittsburgh Camerata, 412-421-5884, www.pittsburghcamerata.org.

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Bohemian Rhapsody: Eastern European Elegance, with Barry Bauguess and Webb Wiggins,
2:30 p.m., Laughlin Music Center at Chatham University, Chatham Baroque, Shadyside, 412-687-1788, www.chathambaroque.org.

A Christmas Carol, 7:30 p.m., Pitt-Johnstown’s Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, Nebraska Theater Caravan, www.nebraskatheatercaravan.com.

The Nutcracker, ballet performance, 8 p.m., through Dec. 29, Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pbt.org.

Messiah, holiday musical performance, 8 p.m., through Dec. 15, Heinz Hall, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, 600 Penn Ave., downtown, 412-394-9400, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

J.S. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, 8 p.m., Heinz Chapel, Pitt’s Bach and the Baroque series, 412-394-3353, www.music.pitt.edu.

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Highmark Holiday Pops, holiday musical performance, continues at various times through Dec. 23, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-394-9400, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss, continues at various times through Dec. 30, Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., downtown, 412-456-6666, www.operatheaterpittsburgh.org.

The Ten Tenors, continues at various times through Dec. 30, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., PNC Broadway Across America Series, 412-394-9400, www.pgharts.org.

First Night, 6 p.m.-midnight, various downtown locations, Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, 412-281-8722, www.downtownpittsburgh.com.