Happenings

CONCERTS

Patrick Arena, jazz vocalist, 7 p.m. June 8, Backstage Bar at Theater Square, 655 Penn Ave., Downtown, 412-325-6769, www.pgharts.org.

Patrick Fink, jazz pianist, 5 p.m. June 9, Backstage Bar at Theater Square, 655 Penn Ave., Downtown, 412-325-6769, www.pgharts.org.

Vibes. Bass. Drum, featuring multi-instrumentalist Jeff Berman, 5 p.m. June 11, Backstage Bar at Theater Square, 655 Penn Ave., Downtown, 412-325-6769, www.pgharts.org.

Celebration Concert: John P. Kee & the New Life Community Choir, musical performance, 7 p.m. June 11, Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Deliverance Baptist Church, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

Mahler’s Third, Manfred Honeck, conductor; Jane Irwin, mezzo-soprano; June 11-13, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Lavendar Jazz With Patrick Arena & Mark Lucas, musical performance, 7 p.m. June 12, Bar at Theater Square, 655 Penn Ave., Downtown, 412-325-6769, www.pgharts.org.

Gene Ludwig, jazz organist, 5 p.m. June 15, Bar at Theater Square, 655 Penn Ave., Downtown, 412-325-6769, www.pgharts.org.

A Salute to America with Marvin and B.E. Taylor, musical performance, June 17-20, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, PNC Pops! 2009-10 Season, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Carlos Mencia, stand-up comedian, 6 p.m. June 20, Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

EXHIBITIONS

Carnegie Museum of Art, Gods, Love, and War: Tapestries at Carnegie Museum of Art, through June 13; 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.

Andy Warhol Museum, Bunny Yeager: The Legendary Queen of the Pin-Up, through June 19; Playboy Redux: Contemporary Artists Interpret the Iconic Playboy Bunny, through June 20; Rufino: Blots & Figments, through July 18; 117 Sandusky St., North Side, 412-237-8300, www.warhol.org.

The Mattress Factory, GESTURES: An Exhibition of Small Site-Specific Works, through June 20, 500 Sampsonia Way, North Side, 412-231-3169, www.mattress.org.

Wood Street Galleries, Claudia Hart: Empire, through June 20, 601 Wood St., Downtown, 412-471-5605, www.woodstreetgalleries.org.

709 Penn Gallery, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland: Photographs by Abelardo Morell, through June 25, 709 Penn Ave., Downtown, 412-471-6070, www.pgharts.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.

Space, Congo Women, through July 25, a photography exhibition depicting gender-based violence against women of the Congo in West Africa, 812 Liberty Ave., Downtown, 412-325-7723, www.pgharts.org.

Frick Art and Historical Center, Small But Sublime: Intimate 19th-Century American Landscapes, through Sept. 5, 7227 Reynolds St., Point Breeze, 412-371-0606, www.frickart.org.

LECTURES/SEMINARS/READINGS

“Conscience-Sensitive Medical Ethics Education,” Meg Gaffney, associate clinical professor in Department of Medicine at the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, noon June 11, Lecture Room 3, Fourth Floor, Scaife Hall, Pitt School of Medicine’s Office of the Vice Dean, Medical Education Grand Rounds, www.megr.pitt.edu.

“Investment Responsibility: Why You Should Care,” Rich Lynch, COO of Fiduciary360, Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business’ Pittsburgh Executive Series, 7:30 a.m. June 15, Alumni Hall, 412-648-1608.

MISCELLANEOUS

“Pittsburgh Neighborhood and Community Information System (PNCIS) Users Conference,” featuring PNCIS users and national neighborhood experts discussing methods to reduce blight and revitalize Pittsburgh communities, 1 p.m., June 11, University Club, 412-624-9177.

No Reservations: An Evening With Anthony Bourdain, internationally acclaimed chef and author known as “the bad boy of cuisine” for his blunt observations about world of restaurants, 7:30 p.m. June 14, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Heinz Hall Presents, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Juneteenth Night of Comedy, evening of stand-up comedy and skits to support mission of House of Manna Faith Community, 6 p.m. June 19, August Wilson Center for African American Culture, 980 Liberty Ave., Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

Pittsburgh Jewish Music Festival: Yiddish Songfest, featuring the concerts Hidden Yiddish Treasures: the Art Songs of Leo Zeitlin, 7:30 p.m. June 7, Levy Hall, Rodef Shalom Congregation, 4905 Fifth Ave., Oakland; 100 Years of Jewish Theater, 7:30 p.m. June 10, Katz Theater, Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh, 5738 Forbes Ave., Squirrel Hill; Yiddish Meets Klezmer, 7:30 p.m. June 13, Temple Emanuel of South Hills, 1250 Bower Hill Road, Mt. Lebanon, and also June 14, Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh, www.pjmf.net.

OPERA/THEATER/DANCE

Miss Saigon, musical theater, June 8-20, Benedum Center, 803 Liberty Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh CLO, 412-456-6666, www.pittsburghclo.org.

Othello, through June 12, Henry Heymann Theatre in Stephen Foster Memorial, Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre, www.picttheater.org, 412-561-6000, Pitt Arts Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Art, by Yasmina Reza, through June 27, O’Reilly Theater, 621 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Public Theater, 412-316-1600, www.ppt.org.

Celebrity Autobiography, by Eugene Pack, through June 12, City Theatre, 1300 Bingham St., South Side, 412-431-2489, www.citytheatrecompany.org.

A Confluence of Dreaming, play written by Tammy Ryan, through June 13, Pittsburgh Playhouse, 222 Craft Ave., Oakland, 412-621-4445, www.pittsburghplayhouse.com.

‘S Wonderful: The New Gershwin Musical, celebration of music and lyrics of George and Ira Gershwin, June 17-Sept. 5, Theater Square Cabaret, 655 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh CLO Cabaret, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

Heal the World, Visionary Performing Arts Academy with performances by children ages 2-18, 6 p.m. June 19, Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-456-666, www.pgharts.org.

PITT/PhD DISSERTATION DEFENSES

Ian Rice, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, 2 p.m. June 16, “Manual Wheelchair Propulsion Training Using Real-Time Feedback,” 5047 Forbes Tower.

Kathryn Davis, School of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Chemistry, “Charge Transfer in Immobilized Biomolecules: Small Steps Toward Molecular Devices,” 1 p.m. June 17, Room 307 Eberly Hall.