Happenings

CONCERTS

Rakugo, Japanese sit-down comedy performance, 6 p.m. Oct. 5, Classroom A, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-622-3151, newandfeatured@carnegielibrary.org.

Howie Alexander Trio, eclectic mix of traditional and contemporary jazz, noon Oct. 6, Nordy’s Place, Lower Level, William Pitt Union, PITT ARTS’ Artful Wednesdays, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Diamanda Galas in Concert, avant-garde vocalist, pianist, composer, and performance artist, 8 p.m. Oct. 6, New Hazlett Theater, Allegheny Square East, North Side, 412-320-4610, www.newhazletttheater.org.

The Fabulous ’50s With Marvin Hamlisch & Sha Na Na, featuring popular tunes from the ’50s, Oct. 7-10, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, PNC Pops! 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Puerto Flamenco, Spanish music with choreography and spontaneous improvisation, 7 and 9 p.m. Oct. 8, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, 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.

A Golden Age: Music of Tudor & Jacobean England, featuring a cappella ensemble Stile Antico, 8 p.m. Oct. 9, Calvary Episcopal Church, 315 Shady Ave., Shadyside, Renaissance & Baroque Society in association with Calvary Episcopal Church, 412-361-2048, www.rbsp.org.

Joy Ike, singer/songwriter, 2 p.m. Oct. 10, Quiet Reading Room, First Floor, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-622-3151, newandfeatured@carnegielibrary.org.

Heinz Chapel Choir Fall Concert, musical performance, 3 p.m. Oct. 10, Heinz Memorial Chapel, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

DBR: Woodbox Beats & Balladry, featuring composer, violinist, and bandleader Daniel Bernard Roumain, 6 p.m. Oct. 11, August Wilson Center for African American Culture, 980 Liberty Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.

EXHIBITIONS

Carnegie Museum of Art, The Art of Structure, through Jan. 17; Past Meets Present: Decorative Arts and Design at Carnegie Museum of Art, ongoing, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-622-3131, www.cmoa.org.

709 Penn Gallery, Nature in Glass, exhibition of Gary Guydosh’s flowers and other nature-inspired pieces, through Oct. 24, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s Department of Education and Community Engagement, 412-456-6666.

August Wilson Center for African American Culture, In My Father’s House, mixed-media exhibition about how African Americans collect and preserve their culture, ongoing, 980 Liberty Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, 13th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration, features 110 watercolors, drawings, and prints, through Dec. 17, 5th floor, Hunt Library, Carnegie Mellon University, 4909 Frew St., Oakland, 412-268-2434, http://huntbot.andrew.cmu.edu.

Senator John Heinz History Center, Vatican Splendors: A Journey Through Faith and Art, one of largest Vatican collections to tour North America, through Jan. 9; Beat ’Em Bucs: The Story of the 1960 Pirates, exhibition through January, 1212 Smallman St., Strip District, 412-454-6000, www.heinzhistorycenter.org.

LECTURES/SEMINARS/READINGS

Mary Karr, poet and memoirist, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4, Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Drue Heinz Lectures, 412-622-8866, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

“Towards a New Epistemology of Science,” Samuel Schindler, visiting fellow, Pitt Center for Philosophy of Science, 12:05 p.m. Oct. 5, 817R Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Center for Philosophy of Science, 412-624-1052, pittcntr@pitt.edu.

“Magic and Religion in Ancient Corinth,” Ronald S. Stroud, professor, University of California at Berkeley, 4:30 p.m. Oct. 5, 324 Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Department of Classics, Archaeological Institute of America, www.classics.pitt.edu.

Mark Kurlansky, 2010 Fred R. Brown Literary Award winner, 8:30 p.m. Oct. 5, Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series, Pitt Department of English, oaks@pitt.edu, www.english.pitt.edu.

“Reproductive Rights in Pennsylvania,” Rebecca Cavanaugh, vice president for public affairs, Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania, noon Oct. 6, 2201 Posvar Hall, Pitt Women’s Studies Program, wstudies@pitt.edu.

“An Update of Japanese Databases and Effective Methods to Find Articles,” Hiroyuki Good, Japanese bibliographer for Pitt’s East Asian Library, noon Oct. 7, 4130 Posvar Hall, Asia Over Lunch Lecture Series, Pitt’s Asian Studies Center, 412-648-7370, asia@pitt.edu.

“What to Say About Natural Kinds,” P.D. Magnus, visiting fellow, Pitt Center for Philosophy of Science, 12:05 p.m. Oct. 8, 817 R Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Center for Philosophy of Science, 412-624-1052, pittcntr@pitt.edu.

Between Women, a discussion of the book by Sharon Marcus, Orlando Harriman Professor of English, Columbia University, 12:30 p.m. Oct. 8, 526 Cathedral of Learning, Pitt’s Humanities Center Colloquium Series, humctr@pitt.edu, www.humcenter.pitt.edu.

MISCELLANEOUS

Science 2010—Transformations, Pitt’s 10th annual celebration of science and technology, Oct. 7-8, Alumni Hall, free and open to public, www.science2010.pitt.edu.

La Ultima Cena, (The Last Supper,  film by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, 1976), 6:30 p.m. Oct. 7, Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Cuban Eyes/Cubanize: Fifty Years of Cuban Cinema Since the Cuban Revolution Film Series, Pitt Center for Latin American Studies, Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures, www.amigocinelatinoamericano@gmail.com.

OPERA/THEATER

The Royal Family by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber, through Oct. 31, O’Reilly Theater, 621 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Public Theater, 412-316-1600, www.ppt.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

The Barber of Seville, music by Gioacchino Rossini, libretto by Cesare Sterbini, Oct. 9, 12, 15, and 17, Benedum Center, 803 Liberty Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Opera, 412-456-6666, www.benedumcenter.org, PITT ARTS’ Pitt Night is Oct. 15, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Triple Espresso, story of failure-prone comedy trio trying for its big break, through Jan. 9, Cabaret at Theater Square, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

PITT PhD DISSERTATION DEFENSES

Jennifer Whatley Schwartz, School of Arts and Sciences’ Department of English, 8:30 a.m. Oct. 6, “Writing With Readers: Written Comments and the Teaching of Composition,” 526 Cathedral of Learning.

Kari N. Nejak-Bowen, School of Medicine’s Cellular and Molecular Pathology Graduate Program, 10 a.m. Oct. 6, “Beta-Catenin in Liver: A Matter of Life and Death,” 1103 Scaife Conference Center, Scaife Hall.

Angela Green, School of Medicine’s Molecular Virology and Microbiology Graduate Program, 10 a.m. Oct. 7, “Effector and Regulatory CD4 T Cells During Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection,” 1105A Scaife Conference Center, Scaife Hall.