Happenings

CONCERTS

Blue Man Group, show and concert that combine music, comedy, and multimedia theater, May 15-20, PNC Broadway Across America, Benedum Center, 237 7th St., Downtown, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-456-6666, www.trustarts.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Dutch Women of Jazz—Amina Figarova Sextet & Tineke Postma Quartet, featuring composer-pianist bandleader Amina Figarova and jazz saxophonist Tineke Postma, considered among Holland’s finest female jazz musicians, 8 p.m. May 18, Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, 1815 Metropolitan St., Manchester, 412-322-1773, mcgjazz.org.

Glen Campbell—The Goodbye Tour, performance by musician, singer, and humorist Campbell, 7:30 p.m. May 20, Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412 456-6666, www.trustarts.org.

Ben Folds with the PSO, solo artist and pianist of Ben Folds Five returns to Heinz Hall to play with Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 8 p.m. May 25, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Sean Jones Presents …. Duets: Gospel, Alton Merrell, pianist and member of Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra, and gospel singer Deborah Moncrief collaborate in evening alive with jazz and gospel styles, 7 p.m. June 14, August Wilson Center for African American Culture, 980 Liberty Ave., Downtown, 412-258-2700, www.augustwilsoncenter.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

EXHIBITIONS

Carnegie Museum of Art, 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, 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, through Aug. 26; 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-622-3131, www.cmoa.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 photographic record 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.

LECTURE

“30 Years of Lung Cancer Research: How Far Have We Come?” Jill M. Siegfried, UPMC Endowed Chair in Lung Cancer Research, 4 p.m. May 22, Provost’s Inaugural Lecture Series, Lecture Room 6, Scaife Hall.

THEATER

La voix humaine, Toneelgroep Amsterdam performs its critically acclaimed production of Jean Cocteau’s one-act play about abandonment and heartbreak, 8 p.m. May 17-19, Distinctively Dutch Festival 2012, Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.trustarts.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Brian Regan, one of the premier comedians in the nation, 7 p.m. May 20, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Private Lives by Noel Coward, May 24-June 24, 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.

Girls Only—The Secret Comedy of Women, candid look at what it means to be female, May 23-Sept. 2, 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.

PITT PHD DISSERTATION DEFENSES

A. Robin Hoffman, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences’ Department of English, “Doubtful Characters: Alphabet Books and Battles Over Literacy in Nineteenth-Century British Print Culture,” 10 a.m. May 17, 527 Cathedral of Learning.

Mandy Jo Bell, School of Nursing, “Genomics of Endoglin Pathway in Preeclampsia,” 9 a.m. May 22, 451 Victoria Building.

Jill Radtke Demirci, School of Nursing, “Breastfeeding the Late Preterm Infant: A Grounded Theory Study,” 2 p.m. May 23, Room 451, Victoria Building. PhDDissertationDefenses