Happenings

Concerts

Bowfire, fiddle and violin virtuosos, 7:30 p.m. April 28, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Emporer Concerto, Yan Pascal Tortellier, conductor; Horatio Gutierrez, piano, May 1-3, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra, 2 p.m. May 3, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, 412-392-4872, www.pyso.us.

High Strung, featuring the Barrage Fiddlers, 7:30 p.m. May 3, Bromeley Family Theater, Blaisdell Hall, Pitt-Bradford, Pitt-Bradford Arts Endowment Fund, 814-362-5113, www.barrage.org.

Have You Seen Her? featuring The Chi-Lites, 7:30 p.m. May 3, Kelly-Strayhorn Theater, 5941 Penn Ave., East Liberty, 412-363-3000, www.kelly-strayhorn.org.

The Lira Ensemble of Chicago: A Polish Musical Celebration, 3:30 p.m. May 4, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Manfred Honeck, conductor, with Michael Rusinek, clarinet, 8 p.m. May 9-10; 2:30 p.m. May 11, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Exhibitions

Space 101 Gallery, Bare IV, May 2-31, The Brew House, 2100 Mary St., South Side, 412-381-7767, www.brew-house.org.

Carnegie Museum of Art, 55th Carnegie International, May 3-Jan. 11, 2009; Great British Art: 200 Years of Watercolors, Drawings, and Prints From the Bank of New York Mellon Collection, through May 18, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-622-3131, www.cmoa.org.

Andy Warhol Museum, Canis Major: Andy Warhol’s Cats and Dogs (and Other Party Animals), through May 4; Neke Carson: Eyeball Portraits and Beyond + Neke Paints Andy ’72, through June 1, 117 Sandusky St., North Side, 412-237-8300, www.warhol.org.

Silver Eye, benefit auction for gallery, 10 a.m. May 10, auction photographs exhibited through May 9, 1015 E. Carson St., South Side, reservations recommended, www.silvereye.org, 412-431-1810.

Mattress Factory, Gestures: Illustrations of Catastrophe and Remote Times, through May 11, 500 Sampsonia Way, North Side, 412-231-3169, www.mattress.org.

Trinity Gallery, HIE (High Speed Infrared Film), through May 31, 4747 Hatfield St., Lawrenceville, 412-687-2458.

Carnegie Science Center, Bodies: The Exhibition, through May 31, 1 Allegheny Ave., North Shore, 412-237-3400, www.carnegiesciencecenter.org.

SPACE, Pittsburgh NOW, through June 13, 812 Liberty Ave., Downtown, www.SpacePittsburgh.org, 412-325-7723.

Lectures/Seminars/Readings

“Careers Over Lunch,” noon-1:30 p.m. May 6, S120 Biomedical Science Tower 2, Survival Skills and Ethics Program, 412-578-3716, www.survival.pitt.edu.

“Grants Over Lunch,” noon-1:30 p.m. May 7, S120 Biomedical Science Tower 2, Survival Skills and Ethics Program, 412-578-3716, www.survival.pitt.edu.

“The Stepfamily Journey: Not for Wimps,” Elizabeth Einstein, marriage and family therapist, 6:30 p.m. May 8, 2017 Cathedral of Learning, Pitt’s School of Social Work, 412-624-6902.

Miscellaneous

American Liver Foundation Quarterly Information Session, support group and discussion session, 6-8 p.m. April 29, 1103 Scaife Conference Center, American Liver Foundation, 1-866-434-7044, www.liverfoundation.org/chapters/westernpa.

Third Annual Postdoctoral Data and Dine Symposium, 5-9 p.m. May 7, William Pitt Union Assembly Room and Ballroom, University of Pittsburgh Postdoctoral Association, Office of the Provost, Office of Academic Career Development, Health Sciences, www.oacd.health.pitt.edu.

Opera/Theater/Dance

The Capulets & The Montagues, by Bellini, Antony Walker, conductor, through May 11, Benedum Center, 801 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Opera, 412-456-6666, www.pittsburghopera.org.

Rabbit Hole, by David Lindsay-Abaire, winner of 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, through May 18, Pittsburgh Public Theater, 621 Penn Ave., Downtown, 412-316-1600, www.ppt.org.

A Marriage Minuet by David Wiltse, through May 25, City Theatre, 1300 Bingham St., South Side, 412-431-4400, www.citytheatrecompany.org.

An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde, through May 31, Henry Heymann Theatre, Stephen Foster Memorial, Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre, www.picttheatre.org.

Pitt Oral Thesis Defenses

Meera D. Ramsooksingh, Department of Neuroscience, “Modulation of Locus Coerulear Neuronal Activity by the Central Nucleus of the Amygdala,” 10 a.m. May 5, A219 B Langley Hall.

Pitt PhD Dissertation Defenses

Priya Ramaswami, Department of Bioengineering, “Controlled Release From a Biodegradable Elastomer for Applications in Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine,” 3 p.m. April 28, Conference Room A, Bridgeside Point Building.

Stephen Greene, Department of Music, “Good Music, Democracy, and Class: Visions of a ‘Musical America’ in the Radio Age,” 1 p.m. April 30, 302 Music Building.

Tiffany Sellaro, Department of Bioengineering, “Maintenance of Primary Human Hepatocyte Functions in Vitro by Extracellular Matrix Scaffolds,” 1 p.m. April 30, 540 Thermofisher Building, Bridgeside Point.

Markos Valaris, Department of Philosophy, “A Priori Knowledge,” 2 p.m. April 30, 1001B Cathedral of Learning.

Endre Begby, Department of Philosophy, “On the Structure of Communicative Understanding,” 2 p.m. May 1, 1001B Cathedral of Learning.

Huan Xie, Department of Economics, “Three Essays on Microeconomic Theory and Experiment,” 2 p.m. May 1, 4716 Posvar Hall.

Susan Zitterbart, Department of History of Art and Architecture, “Kumano Mandara: In and Out of Time and Space,” 10 a.m. May 6, 104 Frick Fine Arts.

Dan Debrah, Center for Biotechnology, “Relaxin Regulates Systemic Hemodynamics and Arterial Mechanical Properties,” 9 a.m. May 12, 2nd Floor Multipurpose Room, Center for Biotechnology, 300 Technology Dr.

Monica Tomaszewski-Flick, Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, “Functional Analysis and Characterization of Epstein Barr Virus Latent Membrane Protein 2b,” 10 a.m. May 12, 437 Parran Hall.