Happenings

CONCERTS

The Priests in Concert, a singing trio of priests from Northern Ireland leading a classical music ensemble, 7:30 p.m. April 29, Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents Series, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-456-6666, www.trustarts.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

The Magic of Paris, Gianandrea Noseda conducting works by Respighi, Debussy, and Falla, through April 29, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, BNY Mellon Grand Classics, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Straight No Chaser, popular male a cappella group, 8 p.m. May 2, Benedum Center, 237 7th St., Downtown, Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents Series, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-456-6666, www.trustarts.org.

Debussy & Ravel’s Bolero, Manfred Honeck, conductor; Lise de la Salle, piano; and Mendelssohn Choir Pittsburgh, performing works by Debussy and Ravel, 8 p.m. May 4-5, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, BNY Mellon Grand Classics, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

An Evening with Yanni, world-renowned contemporary music performer and composer, 8 p.m. May 9, Benedum Center, 237 7th St., Downtown, Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents Series, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-456-6666, www.trustarts.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

The Temptations and the Four Tops, two of America’s most iconic R&B/Soul bands, 7 p.m. May 13, Benedum Center, 237 7th St., Downtown, Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents Series, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-456-6666, www.trustarts.org.

An American in Paris, Manfred Honeck, conductor, Anne Martindale Williams, cello, performing works by Stravinsky, Honegger, and Gershwin, May 11-13, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, BNY Mellon Grand Classics, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Cirque de la Symphonie, strongmen, magicians, and aerial specialists perform feats of daring while the PSO performs favorite works by Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saëns, and Khachaturian, 8 p.m. May 12, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, PNC Pittsburgh Symphony Pops, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

EXHIBITIONS

Carnegie Museum of Art, Impressionism in a New Light: From Monet to Stieglitz, features more than 150 works by many of the most important artists of the late-19th and early-20th centuries, May 12-Aug. 26; Maya Lin, recreations of natural forms transformed into objects of contemplation, through May 13; Duncan Campbell, filmic portraits, each unraveling historical narrative through one protagonist, through July 8; Henri Matisse: The Thousand and One Nights, multipanel, painted paper cut-out, created when the artist was 81 and confined to his bed, through July 15, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-622-3131, www.cmoa.org.

The Warhol, About Face, a series of three-dimensional large-format portraits by photographer Anne Svenson; Warhol and Cars: American Icons, examining Warhol’s enduring fascination with automobiles as products of American consumer society, both through May 13, 117 Sandusky St., North Side, 412-237-8300, www.warhol.org.

The Frick Art & Historical Center, Draw Me a Story: A Century of Children’s Book Illustration, survey of drawing styles and techniques spanning more than 100 years, including watercolors, pen drawings, and experimental combinations from artists like Randolph Caldecott, Chris van Allsburg, Ernest Shepard, and Maurice Sendak, through May 20, 7227 Reynolds St., Point Breeze, 412-371-0600, www.thefrickpittsburgh.org.

August Wilson Center for African American Culture, Josh Gibson: Negro League Legend, features a 100-year timeline and photographs of the life of Negro League baseball player Josh Gibson and his continuing legacy, through June 30; Strength in the Struggle: Civil Rights, featuring two distinct displays with text, photography, memorabilia, and film related to the civil rights movement and women’s movement in Pittsburgh and the nation from 1967 to 1987, through June 30, 980 Liberty Ave., Downtown, 412-258-2700, www.augustwilsoncenter.org.

Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Warhol’s Cats and Dogs Series, through June 30; M is for Museum, through Aug. 30, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-622-3131, cmnhweb@carnegiemnh.org.

OPERA/THEATER/DANCE

The Abduction From the Seraglio, Mozart opera about the adventures of a young Spanish nobleman, his lover, and their servants who are kidnapped and placed into a Pasha’s service, May 1, 4, and 6, Benedum Center, 237 7th St., Downtown, Pittsburgh Opera, 412-281-0912, www.pittsburghopera.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Legally Blonde, award-winning Broadway musical based on the hit film, May 3-6, 11-13, Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, Pittsburgh Musical Theater, Pittsburg Cultural Trust, 412-456-6666, www.trustarts.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

In The Next Room by Sarah Ruhl, Victorian physician Dr. Givings treats “female hysteria” patients with a new electric invention, while in the next room his wife yearns for what’s missing in their marriage, through May 5, Stephen Foster Memorial, Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre, 412-561-6000, www.picttheatre.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Ruthless! The Musical, featuring crazy antics of a homicidal eight-year-old aspiring actress, through May 6, CLO Cabaret, 655 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh CLO Cabaret, www.pittsburghclo.org, 412-325-6766, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Around the World in 80 Days, classic Jules Verne novel brought to theatrical life, through May 13, 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.