Calendar/Arts & Culture

September

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

Ann Fessler, author, artist, and filmmaker, discusses adoption prior to Roe vs. Wade, 8 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Pittsburgh Consortium for Adoption Studies, Pitt’s Women’s Studies Program and Department of English, www.wstudies.pitt.edu.

A Panorama of Pittsburgh: Nineteenth Century Printed Views, exhibition, through Oct. 5, Frick Art and Historical Center, 7227 Reynolds St., Point Breeze, 412-371-0600, www.thefrickpittsburgh.org.

Abstract Art Before 1950: Watercolors, Drawings, Prints, and Photographs, through Oct. 18; 55th Carnegie International, through Jan. 11; Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-622-3131, www.cmoa.org.

Painting in the United States, exhibition, through Oct. 19, Westmoreland Museum of American Art, 211 N. Main St., Greensburg, 724-837-1500, www.wmuseumaa.org.

We Are Survival Machines, installation documenting the near-future battle for humanity between undead and sentient machines, through Nov. 16, Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., North Side, 412-237-8300, www.warhol.org.

Eloquent Eggs & Disintegrating Dice: Photographs by Rosamond Purcell, through Nov. 29, Silver Eye Center for Photography, 1015 E. Carson St., South Side, 412-431-1810, www.silvereye.org.

Inner & Outer Space, Mattress Factory, through Jan. 11, 500 Sampsonia Way, North Side, 412-231-3169, www.mattress.org.

23
Steel Pan Drummers, 6-8 p.m., William Pitt Union Ballroom, Pitt’s International Week, Pitt’s Global Studies Program and  African Studies Program, 412-648-2058, www.ucis.pitt.edu/africa/.

24
“Who Cooked the Last Supper? Bodies, Boundaries, and New Questions of Female Leadership in Early Christianity,” Rebecca I. Denova, visiting lecturer, Pitt Department of Religious Studies, noon, 2201 Posvar Hall, Pitt’s Women’s Studies Program, www.wstudies.pitt.edu.

“Flamencos en El Aire,” noon-1 p.m., flamenco dance and music, free lunch, Nordy’s Place, Lower Level, William Pitt Union, Artful Wednesdays, PITT ARTS, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts@pitt.edu.

“Recreating the Past: The Controversies Surrounding the Refashioning of the Medieval Castle of Castelvecchio in Verona under the Fascist Regime,” Maria D’Anniballe, history of art and architecture PhD student, noon, Room 203, Frick Fine Arts, History of Art and Architecture Colloquium, 412-648-2400, www.haa.pitt.edu.

El Metodo (2005), film directed by Marcelo Pineyro, 7:30 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Latin American Film Series, Pitt’s Center for Latin American Studies, amigoscinelatinoamericano08@blogspot.com, clas@pitt.edu.

University of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 8 p.m., featuring Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4, Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

25
RAD Days at the Pittsburgh Opera, free concert by PO’s resident artist program, 7 p.m.; open house, 10:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. Oct. 4, PO’s new performance space, 2425 Liberty Ave., Strip District, Allegheny County Regional Asset District RADical Days, reserve tickets in advance, 412-281-0912, www.pittsburghopera.org.

26
Bled Number One, French film (2006) directed by Rabah Ameur-Zaimeche, 7 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Beur Is Beautiful: Maghrebi-French Filmmaking series, Pitt’s Global Studies Program, 412-624-2918, www.ucis.pitt.edu/global/.

Luis Bravo’s Forever Tango, theatrical performance, through Sept. 27, Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

Manfred Honeck-A Grand Beginning, through Sept. 28, conducted by Manfred Honeck, featuring Joshua Bell, violin; pieces by Adams, Tchaikovsky, and Mahler; Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-392-4200, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

27
RAD Day at the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m., celebrate AppleJamm with games, entertainment, crafts, and activities, 614 Dorseyville Rd., Fox Chapel, Allegheny County Regional Asset District RADical Days, www.aswp.org.

The 29th Latin American and Caribbean Festival, noon to midnight, William Pitt Union, Center for Latin American Studies, 412-648-7394, lavst12@pitt.edu.

The Hound of the Baskervilles, through Oct. 5, New Hazlett Theater, 6 Allegheny Square East, North Side, 412-320-4610, www.newhazletttheater.org.

28
Pittsburgh’s Hidden Treasures: An Antiques Appraisal Show, noon, Senator John Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman St., Strip District, 412-454-6373, www.pghhistory.org.

The Iliad, performed by the Aquila Theater Company, 4 p.m., through Sept. 29, Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

29
Maxine Hong Kingston, reading, 8:30 p.m., David Lawrence Hall, Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series, 412-624-6506, www.english.pitt.edu.

October

1
Elie Kihonia & Wacongo Dance Company, noon-1 p.m., musicians and dancers from Congo perform ancestral songs and dances of Central Africa, free lunch, Nordy’s Place, Lower Level, William Pitt Union, Artful Wednesdays, PITT ARTS, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts@pitt.edu.

Department of Studio Arts Faculty Exhibition, through Nov. 21, University Art Gallery, Frick Fine Arts Building, Pitt’s School of Arts and Sciences, 412-648-2430, www.studioarts.pitt.edu.

Adoption Consortium Film and Discussion: Gay and Lesbian Adoptive Parents, includes showing of award-winning film Daddy and Papa, 4:30 p.m., Danforth Room, University Center, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh Consortium for Adoption Studies, Carnegie Mellon English department. Valentin (2002), film directed by Alejandro Agresti, 7:30 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Latin American Film Series, Pitt’s Center for Latin American Studies, www.amigosdelcinelatinoamericano2008.blogspot.com, clas@pitt.edu.

Steve Forbes, editor in chief of Forbes Magazine, 8 p.m., Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Robert Morris University’s Pittsburgh Speakers Series, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghspeakersseries.org.

2
RAD Day at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., free admission, One Schenley Park, Oakland, Allegheny County Regional Asset District RADical Days, 412-622-6914, www.phipps.conservatory.org.

RAD Day at Society for Contemporary Craft, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., free admission, 2100 Smallman St., Strip District, Allegheny County Regional Asset District RADical Days, www.contemporarycraft.org.

Pittsburgh in Words, literary readings about Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m., WYEP Community Broadcast Center, 67 Bedford Square, South Side, Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures, American Shorts Reading Series, 412-622-8866, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

“President’s Own” U.S. Marine Band, 7:30 p.m., Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum, 4141 Fifth Ave., Oakland, Soldier and Sailors Military Band Concert Series; free admission to museum 10 a.m.-6 p.m. as part of RADical Days, Allegheny County Regional Asset District, 412-621-4253, www.soldiersandsailorshall.org.

Over the Rainbow-Linda Eder Sings Judy Garland’s Songbook, through Oct.5, featuring Linda Eder, vocals, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-392-4200, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Radio Golf by August Wilson, through Nov. 2, Pittsburgh Public Theater, 621 Penn Ave., Downtown, 412-316-1600, www.ppt.org.

3
RAD Day at Pittsburgh Glass Center, glassblowing demonstrations and art exhibitions, 10 a.m.-9 p.m., free admission, 5472 Penn Ave., Friendship, Allegheny County Regional Asset District RADical Days, www.pittsbrghglasscenter.org.

RAD Day at Pittsburgh Filmmakers, screenings from Ann Arbor Film Festival, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., free admission, 477 Melwood Ave., Oakland, Allegheny County Regional Asset District’s RADical Days, www.pghfilmmakers.org.

Cultural District Gallery Crawl, 5:30 p.m., throughout the Cultural District, Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

RAD Day at Attack Theater, free admission 8-11 p.m., free performances at 9 p.m. and 10 p.m., 4805 Penn Ave., Garfield, Allegheny County Regional Asset District’s RADical Days, www.attacktheatre.com.

Magic Tree House: The Musical, through Oct. 4,  Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

4
RAD Day at Bulgarian Cultural Center, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., free admission, 449-451 West Eighth Ave., West Homestead, Allegheny County Regional Asset District’s RADical Days, www.bmnecc.org.

RAD Day at the National Aviary, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., free admission, Allegheny Commons West, off Arch Street, North Side, Allegheny County Regional Asset District’s RADical Days, www.aviary.org.

Linda Sue Park, author, 10:30 a.m., Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures, Black, White, & Read All Over series, 412-622-8866, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

1958, art exhibition, through Jan. 11, Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., Northside, 412-237-8300, www.warhol.org.

Born of Fire: The Life and Pottery of Margaret Tafoya, art exhibition, through Jan. 4, R.P. Simmons Family Gallery, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-622-3131, www.carnegiemnh.org.

Worlds Away: New Suburban Landscapes, art exhibition, through Jan. 18, Heinz Architectural Center, Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-688-8690, www.cmoa.org.

5
RAD Day at Frick Art & Historical Center, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., free admission, tours, and family activities, 7227 Reynolds St., Point Breeze, Allegheny County Regional Asset District RADical Days, www.thefrickpittsburgh.org.

RAD Day at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., free admission, “Clay Olympics,” 1-4 p.m., 6300 Fifth Ave., Shadyside, Allegheny County Regional Asset District RADical Days, www.thefrickpittsburgh.org.

RAD Day at the Andy Warhol Museum, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., free admission, 117 Sandusky St., North Side, Allegheny County Regional Asset District RADical Days, www.carnegiemuseums.org.

RAD Day at Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, noon-5 p.m., free admission, 10 Children’s Way, North Side, Allegheny County Regional Asset District RADical Days, www.pittsburghkids.org.

RAD Day at the Mattress Factory, noom-5 p.m., free admission, 500 Sampsonia Way, North Side, Allegheny County Regional Asset District RADical Day, www.mattress.org.

RAD Day at Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History, noon-5 p.m., free admission and parking, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Allegheny County Regional Asset District RADical Days, 412-622-3131, www.cmoa.org, www.carnegiemnh.org.

6
Edwidge Danticat, author, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Drue Heinz Lecture Series, 412-624-4187, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

8
Namoli Brennet, singer and songwriter, noon-1 p.m., free lunch, Nordy’s Place, Lower Level, William Pitt Union, Artful Wednesdays, PITT ARTS, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts@pitt.edu.

25 Watts (2002), film directed by Juan Pablo Rebella and Pablo Stoll, 7:30 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Latin American Film Series, Pitt’s Center for Latin American Studies, amigoscinelatinoamericano08@blogspot.com, clas@pitt.edu.

Patrizio Buanne, Italian baritone, 8 p.m., Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

9
“Quid Is Veritas? Trying to Disentangle the Real From the Mythical Pilate,” 3:30 p.m., Colum Hourihane, Princeton University, 3:30 p.m. Room 203 Frick Fine Arts Bldg., Pitt’s Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program, 412-624-5220.

Memories of October 17, 17-minute film (2002) directed by Faiza Guene and Bernard Richard, in Arabic with English subtitles, 7 p.m.; followed by Memoire D’Immigres, part one of French documentary (1997) directed by Yamina Benguigui, Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Beur Is Beautiful: Maghrebi-French Filmmaking series, Pitt’s Global Studies Program, 412-624-2918, www.ucis.pitt.edu/global/.

I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, through Feb. 1, Theatre Square Cabaret, 655 Penn Ave., Downtown, CLO Cabaret Theater, 412-325-6766, www.clocabaret.com.

10
Chang & Rachmaninoff, through Oct. 11, featuring Andris Nelsons, conductor; Sarah Chang, violin; pieces by Theofanidis, Adams, and Rachmanioff; Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-392-4200, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Islam and Popular Culture in Indonesia and Malaysia, conference addressing relationship between Islam and popular culture in the Malay world, through Oct. 12, free to the public, sponsored by Pitt’s Office of the Provost, University Center for International Studies, Global Studies Program, and others, 412-624-4184, www.ucis.pitt.edu.

Ballet Maribor: Radio and Juliet, through Oct. 11, Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, Pittsburgh International Festival of Firsts, 412-456-6666, www.pifof.org.

11
Legendary Dangdut Superstar Rhoma Irama and His Band Soneta, 8 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium, free, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

12
Heinz Chapel Choir, 3 p.m., Heinz Chapel, Bellefield Hall Auditorium, free, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

Robin Williams, comedian, 8 p.m., Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

14
Music on the Edge Chamber Orchestra, music by John Adams, Amy Williams, Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead), and others, 8 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

15
Kenia & Company, noon-1 p.m., Brazilian jazz band, free lunch, Nordy’s Place, Lower Level, William Pitt Union, Artful Wednesdays, PITT ARTS, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts@pitt.edu.

Drue Heinz Literature Prize Reading and Award Ceremony, featuring 2008 Drue Heinz Literature Prize winner Anthony Varallo and 2008 Drue Heinz Literature Prize judge Scott Turow, 7:30 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series, 412-624-6506, or www.english.pitt.edu.

Temporada de Patos (2004), film directed by Fernando Eimbcke, 7:30 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Latin American Film Series, Pitt’s Center for Latin American Studies, amigoscinelatinoamericano08@blogspot.com, clas@pitt.edu.

Paul Muldoon, poetry reading, 8 p.m., Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, International Poetry Forum, 412-621-9893, www.thepoetryforum,org.

The Clean House, Pulitzer Prize finalist play, through Oct. 26, Henry Heymann Theatre, Stephen Foster Memorial, 4301 Fifth Ave., Oakland, University of Pittsburgh Repertory Theatre, 412-624-7529, www.pitt.play.edu.

16
Memoire D’Immigres, parts two and three of French documentary (1997) directed by Yamina Benguigui, 7 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Beur Is Beautiful: Maghrebi-French Filmmaking series, Pitt’s Global Studies Program, 412-624-2918, www.ucis.pitt.edu/global/.

KASSYS’ Liga, theatrical performance by Dutch theater company, through Oct. 18, New Hazlett Theater, Allegheny Square East, Northside, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-471-6930, www.pgharts.org.

Diane’s Heart, through Nov.1, Kuntu Repertory Theatre, Seventh-Floor Auditorium, Alumni Hall, 412-624-7298, www.kuntu.org.

17
The New World & Pittsburgh 250, also Oct. 19, featuring Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Hila Plitman, soprano; and the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, Heinz Hall; 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-392-4200, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Defending the Caveman, theatrical performance, through Oct. 18, Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

18
Tallis Scholars, 8 p.m.,  Calvary Episcopal Church, 315 Shady Ave., Shadyside, Renaissance & Baroque Society of Pittsburgh, 412-682-7262. www.rbsp.org.

Sampson & Dalila, opera, through Oct. 26, Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Opera, 412-281-0912, www.pghopera.org.

Fall Flower Show, through Nov. 9, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, One Schenley Park, Oakland, 412-441-4442, www.phipps.conservatory.org.

19
If You Give a Pig a Pancake, through Oct. 27, five locations including Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, Pittsburgh International Children’s Theater, 412-321-5520, www.pghkids.org.

20
Richard Russo, author, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Drue Heinz Lecture Series, 412-624-4187, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

22
The Pillow Project, noon-1 p.m., dance group, free lunch, Nordy’s Place, Lower Level, William Pitt Union, Artful Wednesdays, PITT ARTS, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts@pitt.edu.

23
Wesh Wesh Qu’est ce qui se Passe? French film (2001) directed by Rabah Ameur-Zaimeche, 7 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Beur Is Beautiful: Maghrebi-French Filmmaking series, Pitt’s Global Studies Program, 412-624-2918, www.ucis.pitt.edu/global/.

The Department, performed by the Norwegian theater company Jo Stromgren Kompani, through Oct. 24, New Hazlett Theater, Allegheny Square East, North Side, Pittsburgh International Festival of Firsts, 412-471-6930, www.pgharts.org.

Long Story Short, by Brendan Milburn and Valerie Vigoda, through Nov. 16, Pittsburgh City Theatre, 1300 Bingham St., South Side, 412-431-2489, www.citytheatrecompany.org.

24
Shakespeare & Steinbacher,  through Oct. 26, featuring Marek Janowski, conductor; Arabella Steinballer, violin; Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-392-4200, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

25
From Michelangelo to Annibale Carracci: A Century of Italian Drawings, through Jan. 4, Frick Art and Historical Center, 7227 Reynolds St., Point Breeze, 412-371-0600, www.frickart.org.

27
“What Is the European Genizah? A Survey of Hebrew Manuscript Discoveries in Italy and Spain and Their Importance for Jewish Studies,” Mauro Perani, University of Bologna professor of Hebrew codicology and palaeography, 4 p.m., 501 Cathedral of Learning, Jewish Studies Program and the Department of French and Italian Languages and Literatures, 412-624-5520.

Lista de Espera (2000), film directed by Juan Carlos Tabio, 7:30 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Latin American Film Series, Pitt’s Center for Latin American Studies, amigoscinelatinoamericano08@blogspot.com, clas@pitt.edu.

Emerson String Quartet, featuring pieces by Haydn, Shostakovich, and Dvorak, 8 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society, 412-624-4129, www.pittsburghchambermusic.org.

28
Ken Burns, lecture by award-winning documentarian, 7:30 p.m., Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum, 4141 Fifth Avenue, Oakland, Gerald McGinnis Cardiovascular Institute Speaker Series, 412-621-4253, www.soldiersandsailorshall.org.

29
Mata String Quartet, noon-1 p.m., free lunch, Nordy’s Place, Lower Level, William Pitt Union, Artful Wednesdays, PITT ARTS, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts@pitt.edu.

Eu tu Eles (2000), film directed by Andrucha Waddington, 7:30 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Latin American Film Series, Pitt’s Center for Latin American Studies, amigoscinelatinoamericano08@blogspot.com, clas@pitt.edu.

University of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, featuring Janacek’s The Village Fiddler’s Child Ballad and Ives’ Symphony No. 2, 8 p.m., free, Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

Russell Banks, fiction writer and poet, 8:30 p.m., David Lawrence Hall, Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series, 412-624-6506, or www.english.pitt.edu.

Lysistrata, political comedy, through Nov. 9, Studio Theatre, Room B-72 Cathedral of Learning, University of Pittsburgh Repertory Theatre, 412-624-7529, www.pitt.play.edu.

30
“Reading and Writing Chinese,” Charles Perfetti, director of Pitt’s Learning Research and Development Center, noon, 4130 Posvar Hall, Asia Over Lunch Lecture Series, 412-648-7370.

Voisins, Voisines, French film (2005) directed by Malik Chibane, 7 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Beur Is Beautiful: Maghrebi-French Filmmaking series, Pitt’s Global Studies Program, 412-624-2918, www.ucis.pitt.edu/global/.

31
Biss Plays Mozart, through Nov. 2, featuring Marek Janowski, conductor, and Jonathan Biss, piano, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-392-4200, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

The Great Gatsby, ballet, through Nov. 2, Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

November

1
Jan Brett, author and illustrator, 10:30 a.m., Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures, Black, White, & Read All Over series, 412-622-8866, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

Annual Jazz Seminar and Concert, 8 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4187, www.music.pitt.edu.

Inbal Pinto: Shaker, dance performance, 8:30 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, Pittsburgh Dance Council, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

Giovanni Battista Piranesi: Architecture and the Spaces of the Imagination, art exhibition, through Feb. 15, Scaife Works on Paper Gallery, Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-688-8690, www.cmoa.org.

2
Capitol Steps, political satire theatrical troupe, 4 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St, Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

Music on the Edge: Franz Lehar Composer-in-residence Betsy Jolas, 8 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

5
Musuhalpa, noon-1 p.m., music from Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador, free lunch, Nordy’s Place, Lower Level, William Pitt Union, Artful Wednesdays, PITT ARTS, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts@pitt.edu.

Las Doce Sillas (1962), film directed by Tomas Gutierrez Alea, 7:30 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Latin American Film Series, Pitt’s Center for Latin American Studies, amigoscinelatinoamericano08@blogspot.com, clas@pitt.edu.

Paul Rusesabagina, humanitarian and feature character of film Hotel Rwanda, 8 p.m., Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Robert Morris University’s Pittsburgh Speakers Series, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghspeakersseries.org.

Mamma Mia! musical, through Nov. 9, Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown, PNC Broadway Across America,  412-456-6666, www.broadwayacrossamerica.com.

6
Reading on Mars, literary readings celebrating Life on Mars, the 2008 Carnegie International, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, 400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, American Shorts Reading Series, 412-622-8866, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

“Mrs. Polonius Goes to Italy: An Intimate Guide to Shakespeare’s Europe,” Julia Reinhard Lupton, professor of English and comparative literature, University of California, Irvine, 4 p.m., also Nov. 7, G24 Cathedral of Learning, Department of French and Italian Languages and Literatures, 412-624-5220.

Michael Cavanaugh Sings the Music of Billy Joel & More, through Nov. 9, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, PNC Pittsburgh Symphony POPS! Series, 412-392-4200, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Cinderella, by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, through Nov. 9, Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, Pittsburgh Musical Theater, 412-539-0900, www.pittsburghmusicals.com.

10
Emerson String Quartet, 8 p.m., featuring pieces by Haydn, Shostakovich, and Dvorak, Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society, 412-624-4129, www.pittsburghchambermusic.org.

Hee-Sun Kim and K’ Arts Korean Music Ensemble, traditional and contemporary Korean music and dance, 8 p.m., free, Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

12
Dance Alloy, Pittsburgh modern dance company, noon-1 p.m., free lunch, Nordy’s Place, Lower Level, William Pitt Union, Artful Wednesdays, PITT ARTS, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts@pitt.edu.

Cenizas del  Paraiso (1997), film directed by Marcelo Pineyro, 7:30 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Latin American Film Series, Pitt’s Center for Latin American Studies, amigoscinelatinoamericano08@blogspot.com, clas@pitt.edu.

Peg Boyers, poetry reading, 8 p.m., Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, International Poetry Forum, 412-621-9893, www.thepoetryforum.org.

13
Fred R. Brown Literary Award Reading and Ceremony, novelist Sabina Murray, 8:30 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series, 412-624-6506, www.english.pitt.edu.

The Lady With All the Answers, through Dec. 14, Pittsburgh Public Theater, 621 Penn Ave., Downtown, 412-316-1600, www.ppt.org.

The Brothers Size, through Dec. 21, Pittsburgh City Theatre, 1300 Bingham St., South Side, 412-431-2489, www.citytheatrecompany.org.

14
Al Jarreau, singer and seven-time Grammy Award winner, 8 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

15
Carlos Mencia, comedic performance, 7 p.m., Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, 412-392-4200, www.pgharts.org.

The Grapes of Wrath, opera based on the novel by John Steinbeck, through Nov. 23, Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Opera, 412-281-0912, www.pghopera.org.

17
Jackie Kay, Scottish-Nigerian adoptee poet and fiction writer, reading, 7 p.m., Power Center Ballroom, Duquesne University, 1015 Forbes Ave., Uptown, Pitt’s Department of English, Women’s Studies Program, and the Pittsburgh Consortium for Adoption Studies, www.wstudies.pitt.edu.

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

18
Jackie Kay, Scottish-Nigerian adoptee poet and fiction writer, reading, 8:30 p.m., 501 Cathedral of Learning, Pitt’s Department of English, Women’s Studies Program, and Pittsburgh Consortium for Adoption Studies, www.wstudies.pitt.edu.

Lang Lang in Recital, featuring famous pianist, 7:30 p.m., Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh Symphony, Downtown, 412-392-4200, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

19
Duende Camaron, Bolivian guitarists play flamenco music, noon-1 p.m., free lunch, Nordy’s Place, Lower Level, William Pitt Union, Artful Wednesdays, PITT ARTS, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts@pitt.edu.

The Velveteen Rabbit, 2 p.m., through Nov. 23, five locations including Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, Pittsburgh International Children’s Theater, 412-321-5520, www.pghkids.org.

20
Honeck & Ohlsson, through Nov. 23, featuring Manfred Honeck, conductor, and Garrick Ohlsson, piano, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Downtown, 412-392-4200, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

22
Mark Teague, author, 10:30 a.m., Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures, Black, White, & Read All Over Series, 412-622-8866, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

Doug Varone and Dancers, 8 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, Pittsburgh Dance Council, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

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

Frank Caliendo, comedic performance, 8:30 p.m., Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

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Monty Python’s Spamalot, through Nov. 30, Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown, PNC Broadway Across America 412-456-6666, www.broadwayacrossamerica.com.

28
Late Night Swing with the Boilermaker Jazz Band, 10:30 p.m., Late Night Cabaret Theater, Cabaret at Theater Square, 655 Penn Ave., Downtown, 412-325-6769, www.pgharts.org.

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, also on Nov. 30, Manfred Honeck, conductor, and Lars Vogt, piano, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, 412-392-4200, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Winter Flower Show, through Jan. 4, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, One Schenley Place, Oakland, 412-441-4442, www.phipps.conservatory.org.

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American Idol Christmas Show, featuring past finalists of hit television series, 8 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

Heinz Chapel Choir Holiday Concerts, 8 p.m. Nov. 29; 3 p.m. Nov. 30; 8 p.m. Dec. 5; and 3 p.m. Dec. 7, advance tickets required, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

December
1
History Center Holiday Book Fair, 10 a.m., John Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman St., Strip District, 412-454-6373, www.pghhistory.org.

Will Shortz,  crossword puzzle editor for The New York Times, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Drue Heinz Lecture Series, 412-624-4187, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

2
Frost-Nixon, theatrical performance, through Dec. 7, Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown, PNC Broadway Across America, 412-456-6666, www.broadwayacrossamerica.com.

3
Acoustic Rootz, music of the islands played by vibrant acoustic quartet, noon-1 p.m., free lunch, Nordy’s Place, Lower Level of William Pitt Union, Artful Wednesdays, PITT ARTS, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts@pitt.edu.

University of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, featuring Berlioz’s Symphony Fantastique, 8 p.m., free, Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

Garrison Keillor, humorist and radio host,  8 p.m., Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Robert Morris University’s Pittsburgh Speakers Series, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghspeakersseries.org.

Dublin Carol by Conor McPherson, through Dec. 20, Henry Heymann Theatre, Stephen Foster Memorial, Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre,412-561-6000,  www.pictheatre.org.

5
African Music and Dance Ensemble Fall Concert, Bellefield Hall Auditorium, ticket information to be announced, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

Slatkin Conducts West Side Story, through Dec. 6, featuring Leonard Slatkin, conductor; pieces by Bernstein, Higdon, and Copland; Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-392-4200, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Dirty Little Secrets, through Dec. 8, New Hazlett Theater, Allegheny Square East, North Side, Pittsburgh Dance Alloy, 412-320-4610, www.dancealloy.org.

6
Men’s Glee Club Holiday Concert, 8 p.m., tickets required, First Baptist Church, 159 Bellefield Ave., Oakland, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

Rebel, 8 p.m., Synod Hall, Fifth Avenue and North Craig Street, Oakland, Renaissance & Baroque Society of Pittsburgh, 412-682-7262. www.rbsp.org.

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

8
Jupiter String Quartet, 8 p.m., featuring pieces by Haydn, Shostakovich, Gubaidulina, and Beethoven, Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society, 412-624-4129, www.pittsburghchambermusic.org.

10
Cleopatra (2003), film directed by Eduardo Mignona, 7:30 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Latin American Film Series, Pitt’s Center for Latin American Studies, amigoscinelatinoamericano08@blogspot.com, clas@pitt.edu.

Yannis Simonides, performing his one-man show “The Apology Project,” 8 p.m., Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, International Poetry Forum, 412-621-9893, www.thepoetryforum.org.

12
Handel’s Messiah, featuring Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, 8 p.m., also Handel’s Messiah Sing-Along on Dec. 13, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-392-4200, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Illuminare-The Light of Christmas, 8 p.m., Sixth Presbyterian Church, 1688 Murray Ave., Squirrel Hill, The Pittsburgh Camerata, 412-421-5884, www.pittsburghcamerata.org.

The Nutcracker, through Dec. 27, Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, 412-281-0360, www.pbt.org.

14
And the Angels Sing, 3 p.m., River City Brass Band, Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, University of Pittsburgh Johnstown, 412-322-7222, www.rcbb.com.

17
Highmark Holiday Pops: Holiday Memories With the PSO, Daniel Meyer, conductor, Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, Attack Theater, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-392-4200, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

18
THE SECOND CITY in Prat Fall of Civilization, improvisational theater troupe, through Dec. 20, Pittsburgh Public Theater, 621 Penn Ave., Downtown, 412-316-1600, www.ppt.org.

A Lyrical Christmas Carol, through Dec. 21, New Hazlett Theater, Allegheny Square East, Northside, Pittsburgh Musical Theater, 412-539-0900, www.pittsburghmusicals.com.

23
Annie, through Dec. 28, Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown, PNC Broadway Across America, 412-456-6666, www.broadwayacrossamerica.com.