Happenings

Concerts

Jazz It Up!, musical performance, 4 p.m. May 2, Ingomar United Methodist Church, 1501 W. Ingomar Rd., Franklin Park, Pittsburgh Concert Chorale, 412-635-7654, www.pghconcertchorale.org.

Hilary Hahn & Shostakovich, Hilary Hahn, violin, Manfred Honeck, conductor, in a program of works by Sibelius and Shostakovich, BNY Mellon Grand Classics Series, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, May 7-9, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org, Pitt Arts Cheap Seats program, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Carnegie Mellon University Jazz Vocal Ensemble, musical performance, 8 p.m. May 8, Alumni Concert Hall, Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts, 5000 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Carnegie Mellon School of Music, 412-268-2383, www.music.cmu.edu.

Puerto Flamenco From Seville, Spain, flamenco musical and dance performance, 8 p.m. May 8, New Hazlett Theater, Allegheny Square East, North Side, Guitar Society of Fine Art, 412-396-5486, www.gsfapittsburgh.org, Pitt Arts Cheap Seats program, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

The Amish Monkeys, improvisational comedy show, 8 p.m. May 8, Gemini Theater in the Factory Building, 7501 Penn Ave., Point Breeze, 412-243-5201, www.amishmonkeys.com.

Musique Fantastique, Edgewood Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. May 15, Agnes and Joseph Katz Performing Arts Center, Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh, 578 Darlington Rd., Squirrel Hill, www.edgewoodsymphony.org.

Exhibitions

Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Whales/Tohora, through May 2, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-622-3131, www.carnegiemnh.org.

The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Concerning the 1930s in Art: Paintings From the Schoen Collection, through May 16, 221 N. Main St., Greensburg, 724-837-1500, www.wmuseumaa.org.

SPACE, Artist Image Resource, and Fe Arts Gallery, Rock, Paper, Scissors, through May 23, one exhibition at three locations, comprising work ranging from video to installation art; featuring pieces by three Pitt Studio Arts faculty, SPACE, 812 Liberty Ave., Downtown; Artists Image Resource, 518 Foreland St., North Side; Fe Arts Gallery, 4102 Butler St., Lawrenceville, 412-624-4364.

Carnegie Museum of Art, Forum 64: Cecil Balmond, through May 30; Gods, Love, and War: Tapestries at Carnegie Museum of Art, through June 13; Imagining Home: Selections From the Heinz Architectural Center, through May 30; Past Meets Present: Decorative Arts and Design, ongoing; Caricature, Satire, and Comedy of Manners: Works on Paper From the 18th Through 20th Centuries, ongoing; 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-622-3131, www.cmoa.org.

Pittsburgh Glass Center, From the Earth to the Fire and Back, through June 13, Pittsburgh Glass Center, 5472 Penn Ave., Garfield, 412-365-2145, www.pittsburghglasscenter.org.

Senator John Heinz History Center, Discover the Real George Washington: New Views From Mount Vernon, through July 18; Ben Franklin: In Search of a Better World, ongoing; 1212 Smallman St., Strip District, 412-454-6000, www.heinzhistorycenter.org.

Film

Pitt Russian Film Symposium, “From Art-House to Cine-Plex: Russian Cinema’s Search for a Mass Audience,” May 3-8, Pitt’s David Lawrence Hall and Melwood Screening Room, 477 Melwood Ave., Oakland, presented by Pitt and Pittsburgh Filmmakers, www.rusfilms.pitt.edu.

Lectures/Seminars/Readings

Harvey Arden, author, book reading featuring Native American flutist Joseph Firecrow, 4 p.m. May 8, Nemacolin Woodlands Resort Lecture Hall, 1001 LaFayette Dr., Farmington, Pa., First Nations Inc., 215-253-8865, www.buffalomessengers.org.

Annual Spring Research Symposium, featuring speaker Lawrence A. Tabak, director, National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research, and student and faculty research and poster presentations, 9 a.m.-noon May 12, Lecture Room 5, Scaife Hall, Pitt School of Dental Medicine, 412-370-3583, beaverkc@upmc.edu.

Miscellaneous

Annual Spring Art and Jewelry Sale to support H. Wei Memorial Scholarship Award in Epidemiology, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. May 7, First Floor Lounge, Room 118, Parran Hall, Pitt Graduate School of Public Health, www.publichealth.pitt.edu/evelynwei.

Shadyside Art Festival, featuring works from an eclectic mix of established artists and emerging talents, May 22-23, 739 Bellefonte St., Shadyside, 954-472-3755, info@artfestival.com.

The Classic Soul Music Festival, starring Charlie Wilson of the Gap Band, Con Funk Shun, and Artistree, hosted by comedian Cool-Aide, 8 p.m. May 14, Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown, Groove Productions, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, www.pgharts.org, 412-456-6666.

Opera/Theater/Dance

The Task, by Heiner Müller, theatrical performance, through May 9, The Gage Building, 30th Street and Liberty Avenue, Downtown, Quantum Theatre, 412-697-2929, www.quantumtheatre.com, Pitt Arts Cheap Seats program, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

The Marriage of Figaro, music by Mozart, opera performance, 8 p.m. May 2, Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Opera, 412-281-0912, www.pittsburghopera.org, Pitt Arts Cheap Seats program, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Young Frankenstein, by Mel Brooks, musical theater, May 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown, PNC Broadway Across America, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org, Pitt Arts Cheap Seats program, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Annie, musical theater, May 6-16, Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, Pittsburgh Musical Theater, 412-539-0900, www.pittsburghmusicals.com, Pitt Arts Cheap Seats program, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Shelly Garett’s Beauty Shop, theatrical performance, May 15-17, August Wilson Center for African American Culture, 980 Liberty Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org, Pitt Arts Cheap Seats program, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Time of My Life, by Alan Ayckbourn, theatrical performance, through May 16, O’Reilly Theater, 621 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Public Theater, 412-316-1600, www.ppt.org.

Shooting Star, theatrical performance, through May 16, City Theatre, 1300 Bingham St., South Side, City Theatre Company, 412-431-2489, www.citytheatrecompany.org.

Rennie Harris Puremovement, dance performance, 8 p.m. May 21, August Wilson Center for African American Culture, 980 Liberty Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org, Pitt Arts Cheap Seats program, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Nunsense, musical theater, through June 27, CLO Cabaret Theater, 655 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh CLO Cabaret, 412-281-3973, www.pittsburghclo.org, Pitt Arts Cheap Seats program, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Pitt/PhD Dissertation Defenses

Milia Zankina, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, 2 p.m. May 3, “The Transformation of the Bulgarian Political Elite in the Period of Transition: Its Impact on the Transition Process,” 3430 Posvar Hall.

Amelia Johnson, School of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Geology and Planetary Science, 10 a.m. May 6, “Reconstructing Pittsburgh’s Pollution History with Dendrochemistry: An Analysis of Trace Metal Concentrations in a Schenley Park Red Oak Tree,” 214 Space Research Coordination Center.

Julie Draskoczy, School of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, 1:30 p.m. May 12, “A Body of Work: Building Self and Society at Stalin’s White-Baltic Sea Canal,” 1218 Cathedral of Learning.

Alyssa DeBlasio, School of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, 11 a.m. May 14, “Between Philosophies: The Emergence of a New Intellectual Paradigm in Russia,” 1218 Cathedral of Learning.

Haya Al-Khatlan, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, 10 a.m. May 17, “Evaluation of Young Adults’ Preferences, Needs, and the Understandability of the Personal Health Record Data Contents,” 6053 Forbes Tower.

Meghan Solomon, School of Education’s Department of Administrative and Policy Studies, 11 a.m. May 19, “The Influence of Faculty Gender on Student-Centered Pedagogical Approaches to Instructional Technology,” 5702 Posvar Hall.

Aaron Secrest, Graduate School of Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology, 3 p.m. May 25, “Mortality Trends in a Population-Based Type 1 Diabetes Cohort,” 2nd-Floor Conference Room, Diabetes and Lipids Research Building, 3515 Fifth Ave, Oakland.