Happenings

Concerts

Lang Lang in Recital, featuring the famous pianist, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony, 412-392-4200, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Honeck & Ohlsson, featuring Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4, Bruckner’s Symphony No. 4; Manfred Honeck, conductor, and Garrick Ohlsson, piano; Nov. 20, 21, 23, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-392-4200, www.pittsburghorchestra.org.

Music on the Edge: NOW, 8 p.m. Nov. 22, Bellefield Hall Auditorium, tickets required, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

Concerto for Orchestra, featuring Smetana’s The Moldau and Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major; Daniel Meyer, music director; Lawrence Loh, coprincipal conductor; and Hong-Guang Jia, violin soloist; 7:30 p.m. Nov. 23, Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, 412-392-4872, free tickets through www.pyso.us.

Waltz With Honeck, featuring Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21, K. 467, music of the Strauss Family, and a mystery piece; Manfred Honeck, conductor, and Lars Vogt, piano; Nov. 28 and 30, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, 412-392-4200, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Heinz Chapel Choir Holiday Concerts, 8 p.m. Nov. 29; 3 p.m. Nov. 30; 8 p.m. Dec. 5; 3 p.m. Dec. 7, Heinz Chapel, advance tickets required, Pitt’s Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

Exhibitions

Frick Fine Arts Building, Department of Studio Arts Faculty Exhibition, through Nov. 21, University Art Gallery, Pitt’s School of Arts and Sciences, 412-648-2430, www.studioarts.pitt.edu.

Silver Eye Center for Photography, Eloquent Eggs & Disintegrating Dice: Photographs by Rosamond Purcell, through Nov. 29, 1015 E. Carson St., South Side, 412-431-1810, www.silvereye.org.

Frick Art and Historical Center, From Michelangelo to Annibale Carracci: A Century of Italian Drawings, through Jan. 4, 7227 Reynolds St., Point Breeze, 412-371-0600, www.frickart.org.

Andy Warhol Museum, 1958, through Jan. 11, 117 Sandusky St., North Side, 412-237-8300, www.warhol.org.

Carnegie Museum of Art, 55th Carnegie International, through Jan. 11; Worlds Away: New Suburban Landscapes, through Jan. 18; 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-622-3131, www.cmoa.org.

Free at Last? Slavery in Pittsburgh in the 18th and 19th Centuries, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through April 5, Senator John Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman St., Strip District, Pitt’s Office of Public Affairs, 412-454-6000, www.pghhistory.org.

Lectures/Seminars/Readings

“Exposing the Code: Pitt, Intellectual Work and the First-year Course,” Kathleen Welsch, Clarion University professor of English, director of the Writing Center, 4:30 p.m. Nov. 17, 501 Cathedral of Learning, Composition and Literature Programs, Pitt’s Department of English, 412-624-6506, www.english.pitt.edu.

Jackie Kay, Scottish-Nigerian adoptee, poet, and fiction writer, reading, 7 p.m. Nov. 17, Power Center Ballroom, Duquesne University, 1015 Forbes Ave., Uptown; 8:30 p.m. Nov. 18, 501 Cathedral of Learning, Pitt’s Department of English, Women’s Studies Program, and the Pittsburgh Consortium for Adoption Studies, www.wstudies.pitt.edu.

David Macaulay, author, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 17, Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Drue Heinz Lecture Series, 412-624-4187, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

“The EU: An Emerging Foreign Policy Actor,” Martin Holland, director of the National Centre for Research on Europe, noon Nov. 18, Pitt’s European Union Center of Excellence and European Studies Center, 412-648-7405, www.ucis.pitt.edu/euce/euce.html.

“What Is Empirical Testing?,” Michael Strevens, New York University professor of philosophy, 12:05 p.m. Nov. 18, 817R Cathedral of Learning, Pitt’s Center for Philosophy of Science, 412-624-1052, www.pitt.edu/~pittcntr.

Debate on Pornography, Nina Hartley, former adult entertainer, founding member of Feminist Anti-Censorship Task Force; Craig Gross, Southern California pastor; 8 p.m. Nov. 18, Chambers Hall gymnasium, Pitt-Greensburg, 724-837-7040, www.upg.pitt.edu.

“Gender, Clinton, and the 2008 Election,” Susan B. Hansen, Pitt professor of political science, noon Nov. 19, 4500 Posvar Hall, Pitt’s Department of History, Women’s Studies Program, 412-624-6485, www.wstudies.pitt.edu.

“Millennium Development Goals in Peru and Ghana: Programs for International Development Targeting Education and Teacher Training in Peru and Ghana,” Beatriz Maeireizo, MBA candidate in Pitt’s Katz Graduate School of Business, noon Nov. 19, 4217 Posvar Hall, Pitt’s Global Studies Program, 412-624-2918, dristas@pitt.edu.

“To Intervene or Not to Intervene: International Ethics and National Interests in Humanitarian Atrocities,” Pinar Gozen, doctoral candidate in the University of Trento (Italy) School of International Studies, noon Nov. 19, Pizza and Politics Lecture Series, Pitt’s European Union Center of Excellence and European Studies Center, 412-383-7694, www.ucis.pitt.edu.

“Fighting AIDS in Malawi,” Maria Banda, HIV/AIDS activist, 8 p.m. Nov. 19, G23 Parran Hall, Pitt’s Global Studies Program, 412-624-2918.

“Impact of Peer Assessment on Professional Development,” Ronald M. Epstein, director of psychiatry and oncology, Rochester Center to Improve Communication in Health Care, and University of Rochester professor of family medicine, noon Nov. 20, Lecture Room 3, Fourth Floor, Scaife Hall, Medical Education Grand Rounds, Pitt’s School of Medicine, 412-648-9000, www.megr.pitt.edu.

“Northern Dimension and the Black Sea Synergy: An Assessment of EU- Russia Regional Cooperation and Energy Relations,” Ekaterina Turkina, doctoral candidate in Pitt’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, noon Nov. 20, 4217 Posvar Hall, Pizza and Politics Lecture Series, Pitt’s European Union Center of Excellence and European Studies Center, 412-383-7694, www.ucis.pitt.edu.

“The Social Consequences of Advances in Neuroscience: Legal Problems, Legal Prospectives,” Henry T. “Hank” Greely, the Deane F. and Kate Edelman Johnson Professor of Law in Stanford University Law School, noon Nov. 20, Tepelitz Courtroom, Barco Law Building, Mark A. Nordenberg Lecture in Law, Medicine, and Psychiatry, 412-647-5700, www.pitt.edu/~bioethic.

“Reconstructing Lake Watersheds Using Carbonate,” Elizabeth Gierlowski-Kordesch, Ohio State University professor of geological sciences, 4 p.m. Nov. 20, 203 Thaw Hall, Fall 2008 Colloquium Series, Pitt’s Department of Geology and Planetary Sciences, 412-624-8780, www.geology.pitt.edu.

“Can Acupuncture Therapy Help Me With My Problems?,” Engkeat Teh, acupuncture practitioner in Center for Integrative Medicine (CIM), 5:30 p.m. Nov. 20, CIM, UPMC Shadyside, Suite 310, 580 S. Aiken Ave., Shadyside,  412-623-3023, http://integrativemedicine.upmc.com.

“Gasoline; Ethanol; Food: …Choose Two,” Pat Atkins, CEO of Atkins 360 L.L.C. Sustainability Consulting, 6 p.m. Nov. 20, 4130 Posvar Hall, Global Issues Lecture Series, Pitt’s Global Studies Program, 412-624-2918, www.ucis.pitt.edu.

“Metropolitan Growth and Decline: The Current Financial Crisis and the Long View,” Susan Wachter, University of Pennsylvania’s Richard B. Wroley Professor of Financial Management, 8:30 a.m. Nov. 21, Lower Lounge, William Pitt Union, Wherrett Lecture Series on Local Government, Pitt’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, www.gspia.pitt.edu.

“Next-Generation Data Stream Services,” David Maier, Portland State University professor of computer sciences, 10:30 a.m. Nov. 21, 5317 Sennot Square, Pitt’s Department of Computer Science, 412-624-8490, www.cs.pitt.edu.

“Obtaining Grants for Research in Education and/or Social Sciences,” John Jakicic, Pitt’s Department of Health and Physical Activity chair and professor, free, bring your own lunch, noon Nov. 21, Room S120, Biomedical Science Tower 2, Grants Over Lunch Series, Survival Skills and Ethics Program, 412-578-3716, www.survival.pitt.edu.

Mark Teague, author, reading, 10:30 a.m. Nov. 22, Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures, Black, White, & Read All Over Series, 412-622-8866, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

“The Evolution of Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy,” James D. Luketich, Pitt’s Henry T. Bahnson professor of cardiothoracic surgery, 4:30 p.m. Nov. 25, Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Provost’s Inaugural Lecture, 412-624-4222, www.provost.pitt.edu.

“The Multiethnic Placement Act: Threat to Foster Child Safety and Well-being?” David J. Herring, Pitt professor of law, noon Dec. 1, 2017 Cathedral of Learning, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Speaker Series, Pitt’s Center on Race and Social Problems, 412-624-7382, www.crsp.pitt.edu.

Will Shortz, crossword puzzle editor for The New York Times, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1, Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Drue Heinz Lecture Series, 412-624-4187, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

Miscellaneous

“General K Award Workshop,” Joan M. Lakoski, Pitt professor pharmacology, associate vice chancellor for academic career development; Robert J. Milner, Pennsylvania State University professor of neural and behavioral sciences; overview of the K Award (mentored research support) application process, 8:30-10:30 a.m. Nov. 20; “K99/R00 Workshop,” overview of program for postdoctoral scientists to receive mentored (K) and independent research support (R) from one award, noon-2 p.m. Nov. 20, S120 Starzl Biomedical Science Tower, 2008-09 NIH Career Development Award Workshops, Office of Academic Career Development, 412-648-9572, register at www.oacd.health.pitt.edu.

“Meet the Brewer,” Bill Covaleski, Victory Brewing Co., 6:15 p.m. Nov. 18, Cabaret at Theater Square, Craft Beer School, 655 Penn Ave., 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

Opera/Theater/Dance

Bright-eyed Joy: The Songs of Ricky Ian Gordon, performed by Pittsburgh Opera’s Resident Artists; Ricky Ian Gordon, piano; 7 p.m. Nov. 19, 2425 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh Opera, 412-281-0912, www.pittsburghopera.org.

Alchemy/Mixed Repertory, dance performance, choreographed by Doug Varone, 8 p.m. Nov. 22, Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, Pittsburgh Dance Council, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

The Grapes of Wrath, opera by Ricky Ian Gordon and Michael Korie, based on Steinbeck’s novel, through Nov. 23, Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Opera, 412-281-0912, www.pghopera.org.

The Velveteen Rabbit, 2 p.m. Nov. 19-23, five locations including Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, Pittsburgh International Children’s Theater, 412-321-5520, www.pghkids.org.

The American Idols Christmas Show, featuring past finalists of hit television series, 8 p.m. Nov. 29, Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

Monty Python’s Spamalot, Nov. 25-30, Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown, PNC Broadway Across America 412-456-6666, www.broadwayacrossamerica.com.

The Brothers Size, through Dec. 21, Pittsburgh City Theatre, 1300 Bingham St., South Side, 412-431-2489, www.citytheatrecompany.org.

The Lady With All the Answers, by David Rambo, through Dec. 14, O’Reilly Theater, 621 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Public Theater, 412-316-1600, www.ppt.org.

Pitt PhD Dissertation Defenses

Maria Dietrich, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences’ Department of Communication Science and Disorders, “The Effects of Stress Reactivity on Extralaryngeal Muscle Tension in Vocally Normal Participants as a Function of Personality,” noon Nov. 17, Room 4017 Forbes Tower.

María del Rosario Rodríguez Márquez, School of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures, 10 a.m. Nov. 18, 1528 Cathedral of Learning.

Andrea F. Rodgers Fischl, School of Nursing, “Prevalence, Incidence, Temporal Time Trends and Self-Management Behavior in Males With Type 1 Diabetes Enrolled in the Pittsburgh Epidemiology Diabetes Complications Study,” 10 a.m. Nov. 19, Room 451 Victoria Building.

Jung Won Park, School of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures, “Imaginar Sin Frontera: Cosmopolitismo y Nación en la Periferia,” 11 a.m. Nov. 19, 1325 Cathedral of Learning.

Erin Sauber-Schatz, Graduate School of Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology, “The Role of Injury in Nervous System Birth Defects and Birth Trauma During the Perinatal Period,” 9 a.m.
Nov. 20, PARKV 203, Parkvale Bank Building, 3520 Forbes Ave., Oakland.

Bedda L. Rosario-Rivera, Graduate School of Public Health’s Department of Biostatistics, “Applications of Statistical Analysis for Neuroimaging Data: Randomized Singular Value Decomposition for Partial Least Squares Analysis and Thin Plate Splines for Spatial Normalization,” 9 a.m. Nov. 21, 325A Parran Hall.

Mitra Lavasani, Swanson School of Engineering’s Department of Bioengineering, “Peripheral Nerve Tissue Engineering: Strategies for Repair and Regeneration,” 10 a.m. Nov. 21, Room S100A, Biomedical Science Tower.

William Stauffer, Swanson School of Engineering’s Department of Bioengineering, “Manipulating and Understanding the Cultured Neuronal Network through Conducting Polymers,” 3 p.m. Nov. 21, 1018 Biomedical Science
Tower 3.

Sangita Suresh, Graduate School of Public Health’s Department of Human Genetics, “Functional Characterization of Apolipoprotein H Polymorphisms and Their Relation to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus,” 11 a.m. Nov. 24, 628A Parran Hall.

Jinhong Zhu, Swanson School of Engineering’s Department of Bioengineering, “Blocking Myostatin Signaling Pathway With Myostatin Propeptide and Follistatin: Novel Approaches to Improve Skeletal Muscle Healing,” 1 p.m. Nov. 24, Aircast Room, Tenth-Floor Kaufmann Building.

Shawn E. Kotermanski, School of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Neuroscience, “Mechanism of Block and Behavioral Effects of the NMDA Receptor Antagonists Memantine and Ketamine,” 2 p.m. Nov. 24, A219B Langley Hall.

Candace Brayfield, Swanson School of Engineering’s Department of Bioengineering, “Development of Hollow Fiber-based Bioreactor Systems for 3D Dynamic Neuronal Cell Cultures,” 3 p.m. Nov. 24, Large Conference Room, McGowan Building, 3025 E. Carson St., South Side.

Michael J. Schneider, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences’ Department of Rehabilitation Science, “Comparison of Mechanical vs. Manual Manipulation Methods for Low-Back Pain,” 3 p.m. Nov. 24, Room 4060 Forbes Tower.

Susan Issen Fuhrman, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences’ Department of Rehabilitation Science, “Pediatric Wheelchair and Headrest Design Guidelines and the Effect of Headrests on Relative Injury Risk Under Rear-Impact Conditions,” 3 p.m. Nov. 25, Room 4065 Forbes Tower.

Bashira Abdullah Charles, School of Nursing, “The Genetic Basis of Diabetic Retinopathy,” 4 p.m. Nov. 25, Room 451 Victoria Building.