February Calendar

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Microconference on African American Poetry, opening remarks at noon by Arnold Rampersad, biographer and literary critic, followed by 2 p.m. panel discussion and 7 p.m. poetry readings, 501 Cathedral of Learning, free, Pitt’s 2008-09 Contemporary Writers Series, Pitt Department of English, 412- 648-7390, nrw1@pitt.edu.

Bolero! featuring works by Beethoven, Lalo, and Ravel; Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor; Andrés Cárdenes, violin; 8 p.m.; also Feb. 7-8; Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, BNY Mellon Grand Classics, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

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Don Pasquale, opera by Gaetano Donizetti, also Feb. 10, 13, and 15, CAPA Theater, 111 Ninth St., Downtown, Pittsburgh Opera, 412-281-0912, www.pittsburghopera.org.

99, exhibition, through March 15, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, 6300 Fifth Ave., Shadyside, Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, 412-361-0873, www.pittsburgharts.org.

Casey Reas/Marius Watz: New Generative Form, exhibition curated by Golan Levin; Zoo.Logic+, exhibition by Pat Bellan-Gillen; Transformations, exhibition of local and national bead artists; all through April 19, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, 6300 Fifth Ave., Shadyside, 412-361-0873, www.pittsburgharts.org.

The Road to Impressionism: Barbizon Landscapes from the Walters Art Museum, exhibition, through May 3, Frick Art and Historical Center, 7227 Reynolds St., Point Breeze, 412-371-0600, www.frickart.org.

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Thoth Trio, progressive jazz group, 2 p.m., First-floor Quiet Reading Room, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Sunday Afternoon Music Series, 412-622-3114, www.clpgh.org.

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“Charles Darwin 200th Birthday Lecture” Janet Browne, author and Harvard’s Aramont Professor of the History of Science, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Drue Heinz Lecture Series, 412-622-8866, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

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An Evening with Jerome Kern, featuring the All-Star College Chorus, Marvin Hamlisch, conductor, through Feb. 15, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, PNC Pittsburgh Symphony POPS! 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra, through May 10, 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown, CLO Cabaret Theater, 655 Penn Ave., Downtown, 412-281-3973, www.pittsburghclo.org.

Roméo et Juliette, ballet choreographed by Jean-Christophe Maillot, through Feb. 15, Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, 412-456-6666, www.pbt.org.

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Our Musical Neighborhood, family concert featuring pieces by Henry Mancini and Fred Rogers, 11:15 a.m., Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Fiddlesticks Family Concerts Season, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

The Wiyos and Joel Mabus, Vaudevillian ragtime, jugband, blues, and hillbilly swing, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Lecture Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Pittsburgh Folk Music Society, 412-361-1915, www.calliopehouse.org.

Porgy & Bess, opera by George Gershwin, also Feb. 15, Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, Opera Theater of Pittsburgh, 412-621-1499, www.operatheaterpittsburgh.org.

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Chamber Choir Festival, featuring Heinz Chapel Choir, 3 p.m., Heinz Chapel, 412-624-4157, www.heinzchapel.pitt.edu.

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Breathe, Imani Winds performs pieces by Santamaria, Schifrin, Husa, and Ligeti, 8 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society, 412-624-4129, www.pittsburghchambermusic.org.

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University of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, featuring Brahms’ Serenade in D and Walton’s Viola Concerto, 8 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Pitt’s Department of Music, 412-624-4126, www.music.pitt.edu.

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Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches, first part of Pulitzer Prize-winning drama by Tony Kushner, directed by Holly Thuma, through March 1, Charity Randall Theatre, Stephen Foster Memorial, Pitt Repertory Theatre’s American Revelation Series, 412-624-7529, www.play.pitt.edu.

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Carmina Burana by Carl Orff, Manfred Honeck, conductor; Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh; 8 p.m. Feb. 20-21; 2:30 p.m. Feb. 22, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, BNY Mellon Grand Classics, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

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Banchetto Musicale, featuring Flanders Recorder Quartet, 8 p.m., Synod Hall, Fifth Avenue and North Craig Street, Oakland, Renaissance & Baroque Society of Pittsburgh, 412-682-7262, www.rbsp.org.

Violinist Mary Rowell and Pianist Geoffrey Burleson, performing pieces by George Anthell, Amy Kohn, Preston Stahly, and more, 8 p.m., Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., North Side, Music on Edge, Pitt’s Department of Music, 412-394-3353, www.music.pitt.edu.

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Heinz Chapel Organ Concert, Ray Ocock, emeritus professor of music at Westminster College, 3 p.m., Heinz Chapel, free, Heinz Chapel Concert Series, 412-624-4157, www.heinzchapel.pitt.edu.

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Destined for Impressionism: Painting With Music, Walden Chamber Players perform as part of the exhibition The Road to Impressionism—Barbizon Landscapes from the Walters Art Museum, galleries open 6:30 p.m., concert 7:30 p.m., Frick Art and Historical Center, 7227 Reynolds St., Point Breeze, Music for Exhibitions series, 412-371-0600, www.frickart.org.

Dark Star Orchestra, recreating the Grateful Dead experience, 8 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead, 510 East 10th Ave., Munhall, 412-462-3444, www.homesteadlibrary.org.

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William Henry Lewis, fiction and nonfiction writer, 8:30 p.m., 501 Cathedral of Learning, free, Pitt’s Contemporary Writers Series, Department of English, 412-648-7390, nrw1@pitt.edu.

Seussical, musical based on Dr. Seuss characters, through March 1, New Hazlett Theater, Allegheny Square East, North Side, Pittsburgh Musical Theater, 412-539-0900, www.pittsburghmusicals.com.

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Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1, also Dvorák’s Symphony No. 8; Manfred Honeck, conductor; Rudolf Buchbinder, piano; 8 p.m.; also Feb. 28; Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, BNY Mellon Grand Classics, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

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Laboratory of Architecture, exhibition about works by Mexican architect Fernando Romero, Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-622-3131, www.cmoa.org.