Happenings

CONCERTS

Idina Menzel With the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Tony Award-winning vocalist, 7:30 p.m. June 29, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

WYEP Presents Brandi Carlile With the PSO, vocalist and songwriter, 7:30 p.m. June 30, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

EXHIBITIONS

707 Penn Gallery, Slush Puppies, through July 25, 707 Penn Ave., Downtown, www.pgharts.org.

Space, Congo Women, through July 25, a photography exhibition depicting gender-based violence against women of the Congo in West Africa, 812 Liberty Ave., Downtown, 412-325-7723, www.pgharts.org.

The Mattress Factory, David Beattie: Old Light, New Darkness; Nothing Is Impossible, both through Aug. 8, 500 Sampsonia Way, North Side, 412-231-3169, www.mattress.org.

Frick Art and Historical Center, Small But Sublime: Intimate 19th-Century American Landscapes, through Sept. 5, 7227 Reynolds St., Point Breeze, 412-371-0606, www.frickart.org.

Andy Warhol Museum, Rufino: Blots & Figments, through July 18; Twisted Pair: Marcel Duchamp/Andy Warhol, through Sept 6; 117 Sandusky St., North Side, 412-237-8300, www.warhol.org.

Carnegie Museum of Art, Design Competition: New Cottages at Fallingwater, through Aug. 22; Past Meets Present: Decorative Arts and Design, ongoing; Caricature, Satire, and Comedy of Manners: Works on Paper From the 18th Through 20th Centuries, ongoing; 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-622-3131, www.cmoa.org.

Senator John Heinz History Center, Ben Franklin: In Search of a Better World, ongoing; 1212 Smallman St., Strip District, 412-454-6000, www.heinzhistorycenter.org.

OPERA/THEATER/DANCE

Salsa Fridays, Latin music with DJ, open floor for dancing, 10 p.m. July 2, Late Night Cabaret Theater, 655 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, www.pgharts.org.

‘S Wonderful: The New Gershwin Musical, celebration of music and lyrics of George and Ira Gershwin, through Sept. 5, Theater Square Cabaret, 655 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh CLO Cabaret, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

PITT/PhD DISSERTATION DEFENSES

Jessica Brehm, Graduate School of Public Health’s Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, 2 p.m. June 29, “Novel Mechanisms of Resistance to HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase (RT) Inhibitors: Molecular and Clinical Characterization of Mutations in the Connection and RNase H Domains of RT,” A115 Graduate School of Public Health.

Ji Young Song, Graduate School of Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology, 1:30 p.m. July 1, “Estrogen Receptor-Beta Genotype, Seven Immunohistochemical Markers, and Human Lung Cancer,” Suite 4C UPMC Cancer Pavilion.

Nagarjun Konduru, Graduate School of Public Health’s Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, 2 p.m. July 2, “The Functionalization of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes With Biomolecules to Target Professional Phagocytes and Promote Biodegradation,” Fifth-Floor Conference Room, Bridgeside Point Building.

Charles Christen, Graduate School of Public Health’s Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, 1:30 p.m. July 6, “Exploring the Motivations, Attitudes, Beliefs, and Intentions of Men Who Have Sex with Men for Acquiring Sex Partners,” A115 Crabtree Hall.

Leah Shilling, School of Education’s Department of Instruction and Learning, 10 a.m. July 7, “An Exploration of the Development and Modification of Pre-Service Elementary Teachers’ Mathematical Belief,” 5702 Posvar Hall.

Niklas Frykman, School of Arts & Sciences Department of History, 10 a.m. July 8, “The Wooden World Turned Upside Down: Naval Mutinies in the Age of Atlantic Revolution,” Room 3703 Posvar Hall.

Judith Ann Tate, School of Nursing, 10 a.m. July 8, “A Study of Anxiety and Agitation Events in Mechanically Ventilated Patients,” Room 369, Victoria Building.