Happenings

CONCERTS

The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses, featuring video accompanied by live orchestra, bringing to life the popular video game series, 8 p.m. July 27-28, 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.

Il Divo, multinational operatic pop vocal group, 8 p.m. Aug. 6, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-392-4900, www.pso.culturaldistrict.org.

EXHIBITIONS

Carnegie Museum of Art, Impressionism in a New Light: From Monet to Stieglitz, includes more than 150 works by many of the most important artists of the late-19th and early-20th centuries, through Aug. 26; Henri Matisse: The Thousand and One Nights, multipanel, painted paper cutout, created when the artist was 81 and confined to his bed, through July 15, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-622-3131, www.cmoa.org.

Heinz History Center, The Story of Negro League Baseball: We Are the Ship, and A Bedrock of Faith: Presbyterian Pioneers in Western Pennsylvania, both through Aug. 26, 1212 Smallman St., Strip District, 412-454-6000, www.heinzhistorycenter.org.

The Frick Art and Historical Center, Three Centuries of Printmaking, built around Frick’s permanent collection of 18th-century mezzotints and 19th-century chromolithographs, through Sept. 2; Riding and Gliding With the Air-Cooled Franklin, display of a 1932 Franklin Series 16A Convertible Coupe automobile in the Frick’s Car and Carriage Museum, highlighting the unique history of the H.H. Franklin Manufacturing Company, which operated in Syracuse, N.Y., from 1902 to 1934, through Sept. 16, 7227 Reynolds St., 412-371-0080, www.thefrickpittsburgh.org.

The Warhol, Donald Moffett: The Extravagant Vein, the first comprehensive survey of Donald Moffett’s investigations into art history, paint, politics, and form; Factory Direct: Pittsburgh, showcases the artwork of 14 established contemporary artists invited to conduct residencies in Pittsburgh-based factories, both through Sept. 9, 117 Sandusky St., North Side, 412-237-8300, www.warhol.org.

OPERA/THEATER

Opera Theater of Pittsburgh Summer Fest, Carmen—The Gypsy, July 12 and 14; Night Caps, July 12-15; Candide, July 13, 15; The Magic Flute, July 14; theatrical musical performances, Hillman Center for Performing Arts, 423 Fox Chapel Road, Fox Chapel, www.operatheaterpittsburgh.org, 412-621-1499.

Fiddler on the Roof, award-winning musical, July 13- 22, Benedum Center, 237 7th St., Downtown, Pittsburgh CLO, www.pittsburghclo.org, 412-325-6766, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

The Chekhov Celebration with works by Anton Chekhov, including Three Sisters and Ivanov as well as two shorter programs, July 19-Aug. 26; performances in the Charity Randall and Henry Heymann theatres, both inside Pitt’s Stephen Foster Memorial, 4301 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre, www.picttheatre.org, 412-561-6000, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Sunset Boulevard, Andrew Lloyd Webber musical based on the 1950 Hollywood film noir of the same title, July 24-29, Benedum Center, 237 7th St., Downtown, Pittsburgh CLO, www.pittsburghclo.org, 412-325-6766, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

The Addams Family, musical comedy by composer-lyricist Andrew Lippa based on the 1960s hit television series, July 31-Aug. 12, Benedum Center, 237 7th St., Downtown, PNC Broadway Across America-Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh CLO, www.trustarts.org, 412-456-4800, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

The Golden Dragon, a tragicomic tale of globalization by German playwright Roland Schimmelpfennig, Aug. 2-26, Lake Carnegie, Highland Park, Quantum Theatre, 412-362-1713, www.quantumtheatre.com, 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, through 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

Brian D. Herman, School of Medicine’s Molecular Virology and Microbiology Graduate Program, “Structure-Activity-Resistance Relationships of Novel Nucleoside and Nucleotide HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors,” 10 a.m. July 9, 1105 Scaife Conference Center.

Marguerite Matthews, Center for Neuroscience at the University of Pittsburgh, “Characterizing Dopamine Function in Adolescent Rats,” 11 a.m. July 9, 2nd-Floor Auditorium, Pitt Learning Research and Development Center.

Sharon Hsiao, School of Information Sciences, “Navigation Support and Social Visualization for Personalized E-learning,” 3 p.m. July 9, 522 Information Sciences Building.

Chad P. Kimmel, School of Medicine’s Biomedical Informatics Graduate Program, “The Incorporation of Knowledge for Network-Based Gene Prioritization,” 1 p.m. July 10, Room 407A, 5607 Baum Blvd.

Mary Hawk, Graduate School of Public Health’s Behavioral and Community Health Sciences Program, “Evaluation of a Community- Developed Intervention to Reduce HIV Risk Among African American Women,” 1 p.m. July 12, 210 Parran Hall Conference Room.

Pavle Milutinovic, School of Medicine’s Cellular and Molecular Pathology Graduate Program, “The Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products Is a Central Mediator of Asthma Pathogenesis,” 9 a.m. July 17, 995 Starzl Biomedical Science Tower.

Ibrahim M. Altubasi, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, “The Effect of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation in Inducing Muscle Hypertrophy and Improvement in Muscle Torque Within the Quadriceps Muscle of Elderly People,” 10 a.m. July 17, 4060 Forbes Tower.

Swarna Mohan, Dietrich School’s Department of Biological Sciences, “The Regulation of Apical Constriction: Rock ‘n’ Shroom Structures,”10 a.m. July 17, A219B Langley Hall.

Yilan Xu, Dietrich School’s Department of Economics, “Three Essays on Housing and Credit,” 10 a.m. July 18, 4716 Posvar Hall.

Kelley Kidwell, Graduate School of Public Health’s Department of Biostatistics, “Survival Analysis of Shared-Path Adaptive Treatment Strategies,” 1 p.m. July 18, A215 Crabtree Hall.

Chetachi Akunna Emeremni, Graduate School of Public Health’s Department of Biostatistics, “Analysis of Variance for Right Censored Survival Data,” 1 p.m. July 19, A622 Parran Hall.

Sarah J. Hainer, Dietrich School’s Department of Biological Sciences, “Examining the Contribution of Chromatin and Chromatin-Associated Factors to Transcription Regulation,” 1 p.m. July 19, A219B Langley Hall.

Lauren M. Wagner, School of Medicine’s Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Graduate Program, “HSV-1 ICP4, A Multifaceted POLII Transcription Factor,” 2 p.m. July 20, 503 Bridgeside Point II, 450 Technology Drive, Hazelwood.

Melissa Liberatore, Dietrich School’s Department of Chemistry, “Synthesis and NMR Studies of a Beta-Turn Mimetic Molecular Torsion,” 10 a.m. July 23, 307 Eberly Hall.

Kim Frost, Dietrich School’s Department of Philosophy, “Mental Capacities and Their Imperfect Exercises: The Essential Normativity of the Mind,” 2 p.m. July 23, 1001B Cathedral of Learning.

Abidemi Adeniji, Graduate School of Public Health’s Department of Biostatistics, “Incorporating Diagnostic Accuracy Into the Estimation of Discrete Survival Function,” 11 a.m. July 26, 109 Parran Hall.

Jesse D. Troy, Graduate School of Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology, “HPV and Lifestyle in the Translational Epidemiology of Head and Neck Cancer,” 1 p.m. July 26, UPMC Cancer Pavilion.

Alexandra Valint, Dietrich School’s Department of English, “Collaboration and Contestation: The Victorian Multiple-Narrator Novel,” 1 p.m. July 27, 602 Cathedral of Learning.

Jiin Choi, Graduate School of Public Health’s Department of Biostatistics, “Prediction in the Joint Modeling of Mixed Types of Multivariate Longitudinal Outcomes and a Time-to-Event Outcome,” 2 p.m. Aug. 8, A622 Crabtree Hall.