We've taken the spirit of the season, wrapped it in your favorite yuletide melodies and tied it with all the holiday magic and wonder of your childhood. When a lonely, greedy miser confronts the ghosts of his past, present and future, the result i ...

BRITTEN – String Quartet No. 3, Op. 94
Duets: With moderate movement
Ostinato: V ...

Stephanie Smith 
When Stephanie Smith got her first glimpse of the father she’d desperately missed all of her 14 years, her heart was in her throat ...

Performance by Dreams of Hope. Films: Milind Soman Made Me Gay, Dr ...

G-20 Bigshots Invade T ...

"The three-man ensemble's original score surpasses all expectations in its sensitivity to Vertov's wit, eccentricity, and sense of rhythm. ... A once-in-a-lifetime experience." – J. Hoberman, Village Voice
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Amongst the most sought after tango pianists of our times, Octavio Brunetti, along with his Quintet, will ...

Before there was Johnny Depp there was Douglas Fairbanks. This classic swash ...

The newly renovated Ailsa Mellon Bruce Galleries provide a universal perspective on American and European decorative arts from the Rococo and Neoclassical periods of the 18th century to contemporary design and craft of the 20th and 21 ...

Winner of two Golden Eagles (Russia's Oscars) this is a coming-of-age tale and a love-lett ...

In a suburban subdivision with identical houses, parents find their teenagers addicted to an online horror video game. The game setting? A subdivision with identical houses. The goal? Smash through an army of zombies to escape the neighborhood for ...

Following their anniversary party, a couple finds a mysterious videotape among their gifts. It accuses the dev ...

Witty, provocative, inventive, bitter, absurd and accessible are words being used to describe this Gree ...

Young director-screenwriter Andrew Bujalski (Funny Ha Ha, Mutual Appreciation) is called the "godfa ...

Normand Chaurette’s The Queens, inspired by Shakespeare’s Richard III, is an evocative fantasy drama that depicts the classic struggle for power and status as six queens vie for the throne. From the aged Duchess of Yo ...

"The Long and Winding Road," "Hey Jude," "All You Need is Love," "Imagine" are just some of the songs you’ll hear when Classical Mystery Tour brings the Fab Four to Heinz Hall. Experience a reincarnation of one of the  ...

Roger Ebert calls this poignant film "magnificent" and compares the young writer-director to Ozu.  ...

Third Thursday is a FREE event open to ALL  ...

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Showcased at both Cannes and Berlin International Film Festivals, this is the tender tale of a teenage ...

The war in Iraq has been a prime subject for documentary filmmakers of late. But this f ...

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For the launching of the 7th annual Artful Wednesdays series PITT ARTS brings the best of Pittsburgh arts and cultural offerings to campus in the fall of 2009. Throughout the fa ...

All performances are Saturdays & Sundays at 1pm & 3pm

Ticket price is $9.50
Tickets are held at Box Office unless otherwise requested.
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Director Bugajski tells the story of a forgotten hero – Emil Fieldorf, codename "Nil" –  ...

A hit at this year's Philadelphia Film Fest, the comic thriller centers on two secret agents w ...

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Join us as we explore the roots of vogueing and how it has influenced popular culture today. We discover how balls, drag contests, and other queer originated activities have shaped queer culture and wha ...

Carpet Racers: A Crash Course – FILM KITCHEN
(Jay Thames; USA; 2009; 80 min)...

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"gifted young mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke, as Kitty Oppenheimer, was able to create a fresh, vital portrayal, bringing a luminous tone, a gener ...

One of the highlights of this year's SxSW Film Festival, Died Young, Stayed Pretty is an entertaining, rabble-rousing documentary that provides an i ...

Set in modern day Rwanda, this astonishing story of forgiveness has earned nothing but raves, includi ...

This dark comedy stars the terrific British actor Damian Lewis (best know here for NBC's "Life"). In this film – written and directed by his brother – he plays a hit man who wants to quit. With assassins on his trail he flees to a quir ...

Michael Unger
Eastman School of Music
Music Director of South Presbyterian Church, Rochest ...

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A dark comedy from this year's Tribeca Film Fest, it stars Meg Ryan, Timothy Hutton, Kristen Bell, and Justin Long (Mac guy). It's also the directorial debut ...

Experimental filmmaker Ben Russell's stunning feature film debut just premiered at the Toronto Film Festival. Shot (and projected) in 16mm, this Guggenheim r ...

This film tells the remarkable story of Francisca Halamajowa, a Pol ...

Ben Foster (3:10 to Yuma, "Six Feet Under") is an amazing actor of great depth, but most of us  ...

For her directorial debut, filmmaker Charlotte Glynn moved back to Pittsburgh to chronicle a year in the li ...

2nd Half - Vocal C ...

Audiences all over the world are raving about this beautiful story: the adventures of a little boy and his fa ...

Tracing a day in the life of Abu Laila, this is a wry, comedic portrait of the West Bank city of Ramallah. Abu (played by legendary Palestinian actor Mohamma ...

Based on a novel by Richard Yates, this film, set in the 1950s, follows a young, seemingly perfect suburban couple struggling with a growing inability to feel fulfilled in their relationships and careers.

Director: Sam Mendes – 1 ...

Cecil Balmond has transformed the role of the engineer in contemporary architecture with his unorthodox and visionary approach that challenges staid definitions of architecture and engineering. Forum 64 features his work  ...

Chicago-based media artist/curator/filmmaker Ben Russell performs Mazes with musician ...

How Much Does the Trojan Horse Weigh?
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An edgy, off-beat film, this young director's debut blew audiences away at San Francisco's Intern ...

Danielpour: Zoroastrian Riddles, Part ...

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• Marissa Balzer, Point Park alumna
• Jeffrey Bullock, former dancer, Pittsbu ...
  
  

Audiences are applauding American Harmony. It “captures the trills of  ...

Beautifully shot in black and white, this charming little film is about two boys who forge an unlikely friendship over the course of a hot summer. Tom is a runaway from Nottingham. Marek, a Polish immigrant, lives in the district of Somers Town, w ...

In the early days Canyon Cinema existed as a “floating cinematheque,” a series of informal screenings ...

An exciting double bill features each artist in the venerated solo format. The guitar wizardry of Stanley Jordan has taken the sonic pallet of the instrument to new levels. He has recorded several hit albums and has recently returned to performing ...

Welcome all to our returning series: EXTREME CINEMAS: THE MANY FACES OF SHOCK 
(Facebook group - http://www.facebook. ...

While featuring the work of these four artists, this interactive installation incorporates the creative participation of the audience as well a ...

Written by Lillian Hellman
Directed by Ted Pappas

Its juicy characters, scathing humor, and emotional fireworks have made The Little Foxes one of the absolute essentials of the American theater. Living in 1900 in the New South,  ...

DIRECTED BY DANIEL GOLDST ...

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel is the magnificently moving story of love, loss and redemption.  Carousel broke the mold with its gritty and courageous look at relationships, telling the gripping story of Billy ...

This joyous music doc opens with Senegalese pop sensation Youssou  ...

This groundbreaking production is an important artistic work that explores the universal themes of family, segregation, isolation, survival and the hope of the unconquerable human spirit. Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel wrote, "Some things are too  ...

The World Famous Rockettes return to Pittsburgh this holiday season in the 2009 edition of the Radio City Christmas Spect ...

Marlene Dietrich stars as the notorious nightclub singer "Lola Lola" whose unrestrained sexu ...

Vanessa Hidary comes at the subjects of tolerance and cross-cultural understanding from a unique vantage point: As a Jewish teen coming of age in New York City at the height of hip-hop music's ascendancy, she became a spoken-word poet. Today, she  ...

Dr. Diego Olstein, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Dr. Olstein will be in residence as a researcher at the World History Center from mid-September through mid-November.

This lecture r ...

Filmed in Pittsburgh, this is the story of the crucial role African Americans played in forming emergency medical teams – paramedics. Between 1967 and 1975, starting as an improbable experiment, 50 unemployed black men and women were recruit ...

The University of Pittsburgh's Asian Studies Center will present the Fall 2009 “Asia Over Lunch” lecture series at noon on Thursdays beginning Oct. 8 in 4130 Posvar Hall, 230 S. Bouquet St., Oakland. Asian Studies is part of Pitt's Uni ...

Britain's "most violent prisoner" is the anti-hero of this amazing drama, one of the most talked-about f ...

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Join us for another intimate evening in the Warhol Theater as we welcome for his Pittsburgh debut, Harper Simon, the son of the legendary, Paul Simon, who is on tour supporting his solo debut and self-titled record. With an airy voi ...

For the launching of the 7th annual Artful Wednesdays series PITT ARTS brings the best of Pittsburgh arts and cultural offerings to campus in the fall of 2009. Throughout the ...

The city of Legnica (where the director was born) was headquarters for Soviet forces from 1945 to 1990. This brilliant piece of cinema, set there in ...

A discussion of the experience of a queer person of faith living in a country dominated by a religious demonization of homosexuality.  Offering indiv ...

Maestro Ronald Zollman leads the Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic in a performance of works by prominent European-Jewish composers whose music was banned during the Nazi regime at 8 p.m., Monday, Nov. 9 in Oakland's historic Carnegie Music Hall. The p ...

The program will focus on diverse ways in which comparatively affluent members of high-income count ...

Music icon and legendary trumpet player Herb Alpert and his wife, internationally renowned singer Lani Hall, will will treat the MCG Jazz our audience to an intima ...

Based on true events of 1936, North Face is a gripping adventure tale about the quest to be the first to scale the near-vertical Eiger North Face, t ...

Already getting some of the best reviews of the year, and a box-office smash in Korea, this sexy vampi ...

Escape the winter doldrums in an evening of captivating Spanish and Italian love songs, driving dances, castanets, and foot percussion. The intimate world of 17th-century tunes, ballads, and dances will set sparks flying with daring instrumental i ...

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Puccini's beloved opera Tosca, Sondheim's Seurat-inspired Sunday in the Park with George and the choral premiere of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition all salut ...

This wonderful re-release just opened in New York to rav ...

The 11th season of Soup Sega! begins again on Saturdays, 9am-noon, u ...

Chronicling the inner life of the American consumer, STORE is inspired by how and why we buy.  What will our bodies do in a world where the product no longer exists, but the rules-- detest, discover, purchase, apply, empty, repeat-- still app ...

The musical that swept the 1997 Tony awards with its moving story and powerful score faithfully tells the tale through the eyes of crew and passengers alike: Barrett, the stoker whose fiancО awaits his return; immigrants who yearn for a bett ...

Leonard Bernstein’s musical genius combines with Voltaire’s raucous satire in Candide, a sublimely sung tale about the discovery of evil and the endurance of hope. ...

Written in 1938-39 by Czech composer Hans Krása, Brundibár represents a haunting part of Holocaust history. Performed by an all children’s cast, it is a classic tale of good overcoming evil that became an alle ...

In this "The Wizard of Oz" meets "The Divine Comedy" odyssey through a mysterious, forbidden realm, Stalker (Alexandr Kaidanovsky) is charged with guiding two men, a Writer (Anatoly Solonitsin) and a Scientist (Nikolai Grinko), to the mystical Roo ...

For a more socia ...

A two-person exhibition featuring the newest work of Jason Rosemeyer and Christian Breitkreutz. See how the two explore the age of innocence and what happens in it’s absence: as artistic technique, as visual narrative. Jaso ...

C.D. Wright has fellowships from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation and an award from the Lannan Foundation. Wright’s collaboration with photographer Deborah Luster, One Big Se ...

Let the Russian Seasons Dance Company take you on a breathtaking journey through the Folk dances of many nations. Under the artistic direction of Nikolai Androsov, the Russian Seasons Dance Company is dynamic and energetic, exploring the world of  ...

Americans have composed some of the greatest music ever written, so why not show it off! Come hear classics by Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein and George Gershwin as well as some new things that are sure to move you. Included in this program is a ...

Don’t miss the opportunity to hear members of the Pitt Jazz Ensemble perform live at Nordy’s (in the William Pitt Union). The performances take place every Thursday a ...

For the launching of the 7th annual Artful Wednesdays series PITT ARTS brings the best of Pittsburgh arts and cultural offerings to campus in the fall of 2009. Throughout the ...

For centuries, whales have captured the imagination. People have marveled at them, hunted  ...

In celebration of this year’s G-20 Summit, the 15 Minutes Gallery is proud to present a collection of artwork that reflects the di ...

Originally developed and shown in the Documentation Center Nazi Party Rally Grounds in Nuremberg, Germany, in 2004, this exhibition narrates the story of the nazification of the youth of Germany focusing on the life and death of Paul Bayer. It sho ...

Tickets are available through ProArts ticekt service by c ...

This thoroughly riveting Oscar nomin ...

Performing at the
Catherine Thomas Theatre
Benedictine Center of Pittsburgh
4530 Perrysville Avenue, Pitts ...

Book by Jeffrey Hatcher
Conceived by Rob Ruggiero and Dyke Garrison
Musical Direction and Arrangements by Danny Holgate
Directed by Rob Ruggiero

Frank Sinatra's favorite singer. Cole Porter's finest interpreter. Duke  ...

“You want me to give this love letter to how many women?” In this bawdy brew of Shakespeare and Verdi, the merry wives of Windsor puncture Sir John Falstaff’s ale-sodden ego with practic ...

Tickets for this event are scheduled to go on sale Thursday, Octo ...

Preview Thursday, October 15
October 16 – November 1, 2009
Thursday - Saturday at 8:00 pm / ...

October 22-November 1, 2009
Charity RandallTheatre, Stephen Foster Memorial
Directed  ...

Two one-act plays presented back-to back.  Chad Curtiss, Lost Again by Arthur Kopit, directed by graduate student David Bisaha, paired with a World Premiere translation of Gas Masks by Sergei Tretiakov, translated by graduate student Chip Cra ...

When Eva accidentally breaks a bust of Romanian dictator, Ceausescu, she is forced first into a reformatory school and eventually to flee Romania all together. Left behind without his older sister, Eva’s 7 year-old brother plots to avenge he ...

French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet performs Piano Concerto No. 2, Saint Saens' reflection of a sea voyage. Symphonie fantastique tells the story of a gifed artist who has fantastic dreams about an ideal love, a mysterious ball, and a witches' danc ...

The MedExpress Spirit of Pittsburgh Half Marathon & Two Person Relay is the second event in the Spirit of America Half Marathon Race Series presented by Run Wild Racing. The "Spirit Of" concept is about two things; the first i ...

Join Phipps for another premier exhibition, this time featuring the extraordinary work of Hans Godo Frabel, an internationally famous artist known for his otherworldly glass creations.
As beautiful as it is unusual, the artist's installatio ...

In honor of the 101st birthday of the great chronicler of African American life in Pittsburgh, this exhibition pairs classic photographs by Charles “Teenie” Harris with prize-wi ...

A visit to our Tropical Forest Conservatory takes you to the Headwaters of the Amazon in a stunning, lush exhibit. Featuring new plants and displays, Tropical Forest: Headwaters of the Amazon introduces you to the unique cultures and ecosystems of ...

The Trust’s Education and Community Engagement Department will host a survey of 15 local artists in an exhibition and sale called “soulpurpose: Local Artists Showcase.” The exhibition at 709 Penn Gallery will run Friday, Septembe ...

Artists' Schemes for a Fantastic Future
Guest curated by Andrea Grover
Organized by Miller Gallery at Carnegie Mellon University
Aug. 28 - De ...

Founded by a loose-knit group of artists in 1910 to foster a love of the fine arts, the ...

Most photographs are of people—this has been true since the invention of photography. This exhibition of more than 70 works from the permanent collection and local private collections reveals how photographers from the past 160 years have ex ...

Chatham University Art Gallery, Woodland Hall
Shadyside Campus
412-365-1232

Presented as part of Light / The Holocaust & Humanity Project, Henry Koerner’s Pittsburgh is a three-part expl ...

Palm Springs Modern: Photographs by Julius Shulman offers a glimpse of the mid-century architecture and elegant lifestyles of Palm Springs. The exhibition features 100 photographs by renowned Los Angeles–based photographer Julius Sh ...

Meet Andy, the robot greeter, and learn how 'bots sense, think, and act! The most comprehensive permanent robotics exhibit in the world, robo...

Heinz History Center: 10 am to 5 pm
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From sideline shots of the Steelers’ legendary teams and the pre-game rituals to post- ...

In 1908, city leaders developed plans for one of baseball’s iconic stadiums. Legendary Pirates owner Barney Dreyfuss opened Forbes Field, the world&r ...

In celebration of Pittsburgh's 250th birthday, the History Center unveiled Pittsburgh At 250, a new display honoring our regio ...

Shepard Fairey, the Los Angeles-based street artist behind the red, white, and blue Obama campaign image that swept the globe, is the subject of an exciting new exhibitio ...

SuperTrash showcases a selection of sensational movie memorabilia, giving viewers the opportunity to explore depths of meaning through an ...

Commissioned by the LANXESS Corporation, the world's leading manufacturer of synthetic rubber--and with it's U.S. headquarters in Pittsburgh--Unnatural Rubb ...

London-based Italian artist Ludovica Gioscia creates intricate wall sculptures from wall paper that mimic the severed heads of monarchs from around the world.&nbs ...

"The World at Our Door: Melissa Farlow and Randy Olson" begins September 23 through January 2, 2010. In the finest documentary tradition, Pittsburgh's Melissa Farlow and Randy Olson ...

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Primarily a documentary photographer, Vitone uses a wide format to create panoramic collages of urban communities that are undergoing complex social changes. “Miami is a city that wears socioeconomic status and sex appeal on its sleeve,&rdqu ...

The Exchange is the second exhibit exchange between PF/PCA and Philadelphia’s Center for Emerging Visual Artists (CFEVA).  ...

The first comprehensive look at his extensive career that spanned nearly five decades, Body of Work surveys Pittsburgh artist and teacher Philip Mendlow. Drawn from his personal collection, the work in the exhibit represents the breadth of Mendlow ...

Drawing on different generations and perspectives to explore the significance of identity and place, I invited Pittsburgh residents and professionals to create site-specific installations that span a range of medi ...

Sarah Oppenheimer opens apertures in existing architecture, modifying the recognizable modular units (such as rooms) that make up our standardized built world. Interested in the way that people navigate their envi ...

This exhibition presents 58 photographs chronicling the evolution of photography from a scientific curiosity in the 1850s to one of the most potent for ...

Portraits are everywhere. They are in our wallets; on our computers, cell phones and desktops; on the walls of corporate offices, banks and schools. But what precisely is a portrait or image of likeness? How do artists’ methods and materials ...

Live performances by Maire every half hour ...

Nov. 6, 8:30pm – Opening reception coinciding with Three Rivers Film Festival Gala to follow. Admission $15

Nov. 7, 1:00pm – Artist Talk. Makiko Miyamoto talks about her current work at Filmmakers Galleries. Free admissi ...