Happenings

CONCERTS

Rich Patrick Irish Folk Band, 6 p.m. Nov. 18, free, Cup & Chaucer Café, ground floor, Hillman Library, Emerging Legend Series, http://www.calliopehouse.org/legends.htm, 412-361-1915.

Slatkin Conducts Copland’s Appalachian Spring, also works by Bernstein and Tower, 8 p.m. Nov. 19; 2:30 p.m. Nov. 21, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, BNY Mellon Grand Classics, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

John Mellencamp’s No Better Than This Tour, Mellencamp and his band performing in theater-size venues, 6:45 p.m. Nov. 20, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Heinz Hall Special Presentation, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Monty Alexander: Harlem-Kingston Express, a musical journey from Harlem to Jamaica, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 21, Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild Hall, 1815 Metropolitan St., Manchester, 412-322-0800, www.mcgjazz.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Cornucopia of Sound, free Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra concert, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 21, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra, www.pyso.us.

Honeck & a Waltz Tradition, cellist Johannes Moser’s PSO debut, 8 p.m. Nov. 26; also 2:30 p.m. Nov. 28, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, BNY Mellon Grand Classics, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

EXHIBITIONS

University Art Gallery, Slag: What’s Left After Industry? paintings, photographs, and contemporary perceptions of Pittsburgh’s transformation from its industrial era, through Nov. 29, Frick Fine Arts Building, 412-648-2400, www.theslagexperience.info.

Frick Art & Historical Center, For My Best Beloved Sister Mia: An Album of Photographs by Julia Margaret Cameron, works by one of the Victorian Era’s best-known master photographers, through Jan. 2, 7227 Reynolds St., Point Breeze, 412-371-0600, www.frickart.org.

Carnegie Museum of Art, Ordinary Madness, through Jan. 9; André Kértesz: On Reading, photography exhibition. through Feb. 13, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-622-3131, www.cmoa.org.

Senator John Heinz History Center, Vatican Splendors: A Journey Through Faith and Art, through Jan. 9, 1212 Smallman St., Strip District, 412-454-6000, www.heinzhistorycenter.org.

Mattress Factory, Queloids: Race and Racism in Cuban Contemporary Art, through Feb. 27, 500 Sampsonia Way, North Side, cocurated by Alejandro de la Fuente, Pitt research professor of history and Latin American studies, 412-322-2231, www.mattress.org.

LECTURES/SEMINARS/READINGS

Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times columnist and author, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 15, Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Drue Heinz Lectures, 412-622-8866, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

“The Berlin Group,” Nikolay Milkov, visiting fellow, Pitt Center for Philosophy of Science, 12:05 p.m. Nov. 16, 817R Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Center for Philosophy of Science, 412-624-1052, pittcntr@pitt.edu.

“Therapeutic Immunosuppression: Drugs, Cells, and the Quest for Transplant Tolerance,” Angus W. Thomson, Distinguished Professor of Surgery and professor of immunology, Pitt School of Medicine, 4 p.m. Nov. 16, 2500 Posvar Hall, Provost Inaugural Lecture, 412-624-5750.

Informational Luncheon for TIES Researchers and Research Assistants, talk on Text Information Extraction System (TIES), Rebecca Crowley, director, Biomedical Informatics Graduate Training Program, Pitt School of Medicine, 11 a.m. Nov. 17, M3901 UPMC Presbyterian Hospital South Tower, open to UPMC and Pitt employees and students in the Department of Biomedical Informatics, 412-623-4753.

Ben Carson, celebrated pediatric neurosurgeon who overcame poverty to become director of pediatric neurosurgery for Johns Hopkins University Hospital at age 33, 8 p.m. Nov. 17, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Robert Morris University’s Pittsburgh Speakers Series, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghspeakersseries.org.

“U.S. Drone Strikes in Pakistan: Three Myths vs. Three Realities,” A.S.M. Ali Ashraf, doctoral candidate, Pitt Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, noon Nov. 18, 4130 Posvar Hall, Asia Over Lunch Lecture Series, Pitt’s Asian Studies Center, 412-648-7370 or asia@pitt.edu.

“Health Effects of Shale Gas Extraction: Do We Need to Know More, and, If So, How Can We Find It Out?” conference on the science and approaches needed to understand health impact of extracting, refining, and delivering natural gas from shale deposits, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Nov. 19, University Club, Pitt Graduate School of Public Health, 412-383-7540, www.eoh.pitt.edu/Marcellus.asp.

“PACE-Related Patient Communication Skills and Implications for Physicians’ Communication Style,” Donald J. Cegala, Emeritus Professor of Communication and Family Medicine, Ohio State University, noon Nov. 19, Lecture Room 3, Scaife Hall, Pitt Medical Education Grand Rounds, Office of the Vice Dean, School of Medicine, 412-648-9000, www.megr.pitt.edu.

“Contexual Emergence,” Paul Humphreys, professor, University of Virginia’s Department of Philosophy, 3:30 p.m. Nov. 19, 817R Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Center for Philosophy of Science’s Annual Lecture Series, 412-624-1052, pittcntr@pitt.edu.

“Income Inequality in America,” Larry E. Davis, dean of Pitt’s School of Social Work and director of Pitt’s Center on Race and Social Problems, 2 p.m. Nov. 21, Synod Hall, 125 N. Craig St., Oakland, Race & Reconciliation Dialogue Group of St. Paul Cathedral, 412-681-8528.

“Making Connections: Networking at Professional Meetings and Conferences,” Beth Fischer, director, Survival Skills and Ethics Program and assistant professor of Family Medicine, Pitt School of Medicine, 3 p.m. Nov. 23, S120 Thomas E. Starzl Biomedical Science Tower, Postdoctoral Professionalism Series, Office of Academic Career Development, www.oacd.health.pitt.edu.

MISCELLANEOUS

Elpidio Valdés, (1979, Juan Padrón) film screening, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 17, Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, free, Cuban Eyes/Cubanize: Fifty Years of Cuban Cinema Since the Cuban Revolution film series, Pitt’s Center for Latin American Studies, Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures, www.amigocinelatinoamericano@gmail.com.

“Titón, de la Habana a Guantanamera, (2008, Mirtha Ibarra) film screening, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 19, Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, free, Cuban Eyes/Cubanize: Fifty Years of Cuban Cinema Since the Cuban Revolution film series, Pitt’s Center for Latin American Studies, Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures, www.amigocinelatinoamericano@gmail.com.

Buddy Valastro: Bakin’ With the Boss Tour, live interactive event featuring baker and star of TLC’s Cake Boss, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 22, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Heinz Hall Special Presentation, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

OPERA/THEATER/DANCE

Lucia di Lammermoor, music by Gaetano Donizetti, libretto by Salvadore Cammarano, Nov. 16, 19, 21, Benedum Center, 803 Liberty Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Opera, 412-456-6666, www.benedumcenter.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre, scenes and vignettes from current season, noon Nov. 17, Nordy’s Place, Lower Level, William Pitt Union, Pitt ARTS’ Artful Wednesdays, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Harriet Tubman Loved Somebody, theatrical performance, through Nov. 20, Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company, 542 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pitt’s Kuntu Repertory Theatre, 412-624-8498.

When the Rain Stops Falling by Andrew Bovel, through Nov. 21, Iron City Brewery, 3340 Liberty Ave., Lawrenceville, Quantum Theatre, www.quantumtheatre.com, 1-888-718-4253, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Rock of Ages, five-time Tony Award-nominated musical, Nov. 23-28, Benedum Center, 803 Liberty Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, PNC Broadway Across America, 412-471-6070, www.pgharts.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

The Morini Strad by Willy Holtzman, inspired by true story that rocked the classical music world, through Dec. 12, City Theater, 1300 Bingham St., South Side, 412-431-2489, www.citytheatrecompany.org.

Talley’s Folly, Pulitzer Prize-winning romantic comedy by Lanford Wilson, through Dec. 12, 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.

PITT PhD DISSERTATION DEFENSES

Joanne Michel de Guerrero, School of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Anthropology, 1 p.m. Nov. 15, “Oapan Nawa Folktales: Links to the Pre-Hispanic Past in a Contemporary Indian Community of Mexico,” 3106 Posvar Hall.

Joseph Vella, Swanson School of Engineering, 9 a.m. Nov. 16, “The Role of Stress Resistance in Cell Transplantation Efficacy for Muscle Regeneration,” 2nd Floor Conference Room, Bridgeside Point II Building.

Kohei Kishida, School of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Philosophy, 9 a.m. Nov. 17, “Generalized Topological Semantics for First-Order Modal Logic,” 1001B Cathedral of Learning.

David James Rice, School of Education’s Department of Health and Physical Activity, 11:30 a.m. Nov. 17, “Effect of Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity on PLA2 and CRP Levels in Middle-Aged Women,” Baierl Student Recreation Center Conference Room, Petersen Events Center.

Christopher G. Hughes, School of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Geology and Planetary Science, 10 a.m. Nov. 18, “Super-Resolution of Thermal Infrared Data With Contemporaneous Visible and Near Infrared Data,” 214 Space Research Coordination Center.

Sagar Joshi, Swanson School of Engineering, 11 a.m. Nov. 18, “Experimental Control of Morphogenesis in Embryonic Tissues,”5th-Floor Conference Room, Biomedical Science Tower 3.

Michael S. Leibowitz, School of Medicine’s Immunology Graduate Program, 1:30 p.m. Nov. 18, “Regulation of Antigen Processing Machinery Component Expression in Head and Neck Cancer by Signal Transducers and Activators of Transcription and SRC Homology-2 Domain-Containing Phosphatase,” 123 Biomedical Science Tower South.

Laura Meszaros, Swanson School of Engineering, 9 a.m. Nov. 19, “Effect of Host on Cellular Therapies for Bone Healing,” 2nd-Floor Conference Room, Bridgeside Point II Building.

Enrique Lopez-Hurtado, School of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Anthropology, 10 a.m. Nov. 19,  “Ideology and the Development of Social Hierarchy at the Site of Panquilma, Peruvian Central Coast,” 3301 Posvar Hall.

Sarah Taylor, School of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Anthropology, 1 p.m. Nov. 19, “Conditions of Social Change at El Dornajo, Southwestern Ecuador,” 3301 Posvar Hall.

Evgenia Mylonaki, School of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Philosophy, 1:30 p.m. Nov. 19, “From Conflict to Unity: Motivation And Practical Reason,” 1001B Cathedral of Learning.

Patrick M. Fisher, School of Medicine’s Center for Neuroscience Graduate Program, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 19, “In Vivo Assessment of Serotonergic Signaling Pathways Underlying the Corticolimbic Response to Threat in Humans,” 2nd-Floor Auditorium, Learning Research and Development Center.

Debra N. Thompson, School of Nursing, 10 a.m. Nov. 22, “A Multi-Level Study of Nurse Leaders, Safety Climate, and Care Outcomes,” 219 Victoria Building.

Joseph Cichosz, School of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Anthropology, 11 a.m. Nov. 23, “Marriage Across the Taiwan Straits: Male Migrants, Marital Desire, and Social Mobility,” 3106 Posvar Hall.

Jillian Tengood, Swanson School of Engineering, 12:30 p.m. Nov. 23, “Sequential Delivery of Angiogenic Growth Factors From Porous Hollow Fiber Membranes,” 402 Bridgeside Point Building II.