Arts and Culture Calendar

Issue Date: 
January 14, 2008

January

14
Menopause the Musical, through Jan. 20, Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

Disney’s The Lion King, Broadway musical performance, through Feb. 17, Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown, PNC Broadway Across America Series, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler, theatrical performance, through Feb. 17, City Theatre, 1300 Bingham St., South Side, 412-431-2489,
www.citytheatrecompany.org.

Ron Mueck at the Andy Warhol Museum, art exhibition, through March 30, Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., Northside, 412-237-8300,
www.warhol.org.

15
Craft Beer and Cheese with Carol “Deer Heart” Pascuzzi, 6:15 p.m., Theater Square Cabaret, 655 Penn Ave., Downtown, Craft Beer School Series, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

A Tribute to African American Heroes, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Daniel Meyer, 8 p.m., Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

India: New Installations, Part II, art exhibition, through Jan. 20, Mattress Factory, 500 Sampsonia Way, Northside, 412-231-3169, www.mattressfactory.org.

Associated Artists of Pittsburgh 97th Annual Exhibition, through Jan. 21, Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-441-9786 ext. 224, www.cmoa.org.

Fellowship 2007, photography exhibition, through Feb. 2, Silver Eye Center for Photography, 1015 E. Carson St., South Side, 412-431-1810, www.silvereye.org.

Celebrating Life and Death in West Africa, art exhibition, through Feb. 22, 709 Penn Gallery, 709 Penn Ave., Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

16
cityLIVE! NOT. JUST. DANCE, dance performance, 6:30 p.m., New Hazlett Theater, 6 Allegheny Square East, Downtown, Pop City, 412-320-4610, www.newhazletttheater.org.

On a Grand Scale: The Hall of Architecture at 100
, exhibition, through Jan. 27, Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-441-9786 ext. 224, www.cmoa.org.

17
Black Violin, musical performance, 7 p.m., Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, Pitt-Johnstown, 800-846-2787, www.upj.pitt.edu.

Design to Be Lit, lighting exhibition, through Feb. 10, Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-441-9786, ext. 224, www.cmoa.org.

Canis Major: Andy Warhol’s Cats and Dogs (and Other Party Animals), art exhibition, through May 4, Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., Northside, 412-237-8300, www.warhol.org.

18
Gestures: Illustrations of Catastrophe and Remote Times, art exhibition, through May 11, Mattress Factory, 500 Sampsonia Way, Northside, 412-231-3169, www.mattress.org.

19
Chris Smither, folk music performance, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Calliope Concert Series, 412-394-3533, www.calliopehouse.com.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame, film and performance from Hesperus, 8 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

20
The Roaring 80s, Part II: Music of Eugene Phillips, musical performance, Eric Moe and David Felder, 8 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Pitt’s Music on the Edge Series, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

23
Film Screenings, 7 p.m., Wednesdays and Fridays, through Feb. 29, film titles TBA, Swanson School of Engineering Auditorium, part of Chinese Culture Exhibition Month, Pitt Chinese Students and Scholars Association, 412-648-9523.

24
“Farewell to Rational Actors: Music, Emotion, and Social Movement in Taiwan,” Nancy Guy, associate professor of music, University of California at San Diego, noon, 4130 Posvar Hall, Asia Over Lunch Lecture Series, 412-648-7370.

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, musical performance, through Feb. 3, Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, Pittsburgh Musical Theater, 412-539-0900, www.pittsburghmusicals.com.

Journey of the Spirit: A History of Gospel Music by Ernest McCarty, theatrical performance, through Feb. 9, Kuntu Repertory Theatre, Seventh-Floor Auditorium, Alumni Hall, 412-624-7298, www.kuntu.org.

The 13th of Paris by Mat Smart, theatrical performance, through Feb. 17, City Theatre, 1300 Bingham St., South Side, 412-431-2489, www.citytheatrecompany.org.

Amadeus, theatrical performance, through Feb. 24, O’Reilly Theater, 621 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Public Theater, 412-316-1600, www.ppt.org.

The Big Bang, Broadway musical performance, through April 27, Theater Square Cabaret, 655 Penn Ave., Downtown, CLO Cabaret Theater, 412-281-2822, www.clocabaret.com.

25
Flowing Down Taiwan’s Tamsui River: Towards an Ecomusicology of the Environmental Imagination, colloquium with Nancy Guy, associate professor of music at the University of California at San Diego, 4 p.m., 132 Music Building, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District, 5:30 p.m., throughout the Cultural District, Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

UPJ Dance Ensemble, dance performance, through Jan. 26, Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, Pitt-Johnstown, 800-846-2787, www.upj.pitt.edu.

Zig Zag Zig, art exhibition by Professor Thomas Nawrocki, through Feb. 29, KOA Art Gallery, Blaisdell Hall, Pitt-Bradford, 814-362-0248, www.upb.pitt.edu.

Totally Maybe, art exhibition, through March 1, 707 Penn Gallery, 707 Penn Ave., Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

Hot Metal, art exhibition, through March 15, SPACE Gallery, 812 Liberty Ave., Downtown, 412-325-7723, www.spacepittsburgh.org.

Urban Living
, art exhibition, through April 5, Wood Street Gallery, 601 Wood St., Downtown, 412-471-5605, www.woodstreetgalleries.org.

26
George Ella Lyon, author, 10:30 a.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Black, White, and Read All Over Series, 412-622-8866, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

Flight, opera performance, through Feb. 3, CAPA Theater, 111 9th St., Downtown, Pittsburgh Opera, 412-281-0912, www.pittsburghopera.org.

Great British Art: 200 Years of Watercolors, Drawings, and Prints From the Bank of New York Mellon Collection, through May 18, Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-441-9786, ext. 224, www.cmoa.org.

28
Olympic Exhibition and Tea House, 3-9 p.m., William Pitt Union Ballroom, part of Chinese Culture Exhibition Month, Pitt Chinese Students and Scholars Association, 412-648-9523.

Roddy Doyle, author, 7 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Drue Heinz Lectures, 412-622-8866, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

29
Sweeney Todd, musical performance, through Feb. 3, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-394-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

31
“Making the Fullest Use of Japanese Databases: How to Get Articles, How to Find Information,” Hiro Good, Pitt’s East Asian Library, noon, 4130 Posvar Hall, Asia Over Lunch Lecture Series, 412-648-7370.

February

1
Somei Satoh, composer of gendai hogaku (contemporary traditional music), colloquium, 4 p.m., 132 Music Building, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

Preserve and Pursue,
dance performance, through Feb. 6, New Hazlett Theater, 6 Allegheny Square East, Downtown, Attack Theatre, 412-320-4160, www.newhazletttheater.org.

2
The Baltimore Consort, Adew Dundee, early and traditional music of Scotland, 8 p.m., Synod Hall, 125 N. Craig St., Oakland, Renaissance & Baroque Society of Pittsburgh, 412-361-2048, www.rbsp.org.

3
Spring Festival Stage Show and Tea House, William Pitt Union, part of Chinese Culture Exhibition Month, Pitt Chinese Students and Scholars Association, register at 412-648-9523.

4
Band of Coldstream Guards, musical performance, 7:30 p.m., Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-394-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

5
Ain’t Supposed to Die a Natural Death, theatrical performance, 7:30 p.m. through Feb. 6, Theater Square Cabaret, 655 Penn Ave., Downtown, Classical Theatre of Harlem, 212-564-9983, www.classicaltheatreofharlem.org.

6
University of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, featuring Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No.1 op. 19, Ian Chow, soloist; Mahler’s Symphony No. 6, first movement, 8 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

Poetry Readings by Ellen Bass, 8:30 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series, 412-624-6506, www.english.pitt.edu.

7
“Youth Perceptions of HIV/AIDS in the Republic of Kiribati and Social Projects to Educate People about the Virus,” Mike Roman, Pitt doctoral student of anthropology, noon, 4130 Posvar Hall, Asia Over Lunch Lecture Series, 412-648-7370.

Brian Regan, comedic performance, 7:30 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience, musical performance, 7:30 p.m., Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, Pitt-Johnstown, 800-846-2787, www.upj.pitt.edu.

9
Karaoke, 7-11 p.m., William Pitt Union, dining room A, part of Chinese Culture Exhibition Month, Pitt Chinese Students and Scholars Association, 412-648-9523.

Johnstown Symphony Orchestra, musical performance, 7:30 p.m., Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, Pitt-Johnstown, 814-535-6738, www.johnstownsymphony.org.

Urban Bush Women/Compagnie Jant-Bi, dance performance, 8 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, Pittsburgh Dance Council, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

10
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! theatrical performance, 2 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, Big Wooden Horse Theatre Company, 412-321-5520, www.pghkids.org.

Sarah Chang-The Four Seasons, musical performance featuring works by Beethoven and Vivaldi, 2:30 p.m., Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-394-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

13
Four Wines of Verona, wine tasting, 6:15 p.m., Theater Square Cabaret, 655 Penn Ave., Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

14
“Cooking in the Temples: Elderly Rural Women and Religious Revival in Contemporary China,” Xiaofei Kang, assistant professor of modern languages, Carnegie Mellon University, noon, 4130 Posvar Hall, Asia Over Lunch Lecture Series, 412-648-7370.

Forever Love, ballet performance, through Feb. 17, Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, 412-281-0360, www.pbt.org.

Love Is Here to Stay: The Romantic Songs of George Gershwin, musical performance conducted by Marvin Hamlisch, through Feb. 17, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-394-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

15
Romeo and Juliet, theatrical performance, 8 p.m. through Feb. 16, CAPA Theater, 111 9th St., Downtown, Classical Theatre of Harlem, 212-564-9983, www.classicaltheatreofharlem.org.

16
David Wiesner, author, 10:30 a.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Black, White, and Read All Over Series, 412-622-8866, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

Carolina Chocolate Drops, folk music performance, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Calliope Concert Series, 412-394-3533, www.calliopehouse.com.

Journeys: Sounds of the Jewish Diaspora, musical performance, 8 p.m., Synod Hall, 125 N. Craig St. Oakland, Chatham Baroque Society, 412-687-1788, www.chathambaroque.org.

17
Journeys: Sounds of the Jewish Diaspora, musical performance, 2:30 p.m., Levy Hall, Temple Rodef Shalom, 4905 Fifth Ave., Oakland, Chatham Baroque Society, 412-687-1788, www.chathambaroque.org.

Chamber Choir Festival, featuring Heinz Chapel Choir with Pennsylvania high school choirs, 3 p.m., Heinz Chapel, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

Ball Night, 7-11 p.m., William Pitt Union assembly room, part of Chinese Culture Exhibition Month, Pitt Chinese Students and Scholars Association, 412-648-9523.

18
Sara Paretsky, author, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Drue Heinz Lectures, 412-622-8866, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

19
Belgian Beers, 6:15 p.m., Theater Square Cabaret, 655 Penn Ave., Downtown, Craft Beer School Series, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

20
The American Clock by Arthur Miller, theatrical performance, through March 2, Stephen Foster Memorial, Charity Randall Theatre, Pitt Repertory Theatre, 412-624-7529, www.play.pitt.edu.

University of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, featuring Sibelius’ Violin Concerto, Joe Liu, soloist; Jeremy Beck’s Symphony No. 1, 8 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

21
“Is Resultative Meaning More Difficult Than Progressive Meaning in the Acquisition of the Imperfective Aspect -te i-ru in Japanese?” Yasuhiro Shirai, Pitt linguistics professor, noon, 4130 Posvar Hall, Asia Over Lunch Lecture Series, 412-648-7370.

Romeo and Juliet, musical performance conducted by Marin Alsop, through Feb. 23, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-394-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Lost in the Stars, opera performance, through Feb. 24, Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, Opera Theater of Pittsburgh, 412-621-1499, www.operatheaterpittsburgh.org.

23
Showcase Noir, art exhibition and sale, 10 a.m., Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

Tempesta di Mare, theatrical performance, 7:30 p.m., Bromeley Family Theater, Pitt-Bradford, 814-362-0248, www.upb.pitt.edu.

Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo—Cinderella, ballet performance, through Feb. 24, Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

Of Mice and Men, theatrical performance, through March 2, New Hazlett Theatre, 6 Allegheny Square East, Downtown, Prime Stage Theatre, 412-320-4160, www.newhazletttheater.org.

Ecology.Design.Synergy, Heinz Architectural Center, through June 1, Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-441-9786, ext. 224, www.cmoa.org.

26
The Drowsy Chaperone, Broadway musical performance, through March 2, Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown, PNC Broadway Across America Series, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

27
Fiction Reading by Philip Gourevitch, 2007-08 William Block Senior Writer, 8:30 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series, 412-624-6506, www.english.pitt.edu.

28
Lecture, Ying Peng, Heinz Fellow, Pitt Global Studies Program, noon, 4130 Posvar Hall, Asia Over Lunch Lecture Series, 412-648-7370.

29
Colloquium: Philip Yampolsky, director of Center for World Music, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 4 p.m., 132 Music Building, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

Jana Losey, musical performance, 6 p.m., Backstage Bar at Theater Square, 655 Penn Ave., Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.janalosey.com.

March

1
Andy M. Stewart and Gerry Obeirne, folk music performance, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Calliope Concert Series, 412-394-3533, www.calliopehouse.com.

2
George and Martha, theatrical performance, 2 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, Pittsburgh International Children’s Theater, 412-321-5520, www.pghkids.org.

3
Elizabeth Kolbert, author, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Drue Heinz Lectures, 412-622-8866, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

An Evening With Dolly Parton, musical performance, 8 p.m., Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

4
Blast! musical performance, 7:30 p.m., Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, Pitt-Johnstown, 800-846-2787, www.upj.pitt.edu.

5
Writing and Social Responsibility, panel discussion, 6 p.m., 501 Cathedral of Learning, Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series, 412-624-6506, www.english.pitt.edu.

Starting a Cellar, wine tasting, 6:15 p.m., Theater Square Cabaret, 655 Penn Ave., Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

6
Lecture, Mimi Terano, Pitt graduate student in the School of Education, noon, 4130 Posvar Hall, Asia Over Lunch Lecture Series, 412-648-7370.

Jesus Christ Superstar, theatrical performance, through March 9, New Hazlett Theater, 6 Allegheny Square East, Downtown, Pittsburgh Musical Theater, 412-320-4160, www.newhazletttheater.org.

A Number, theatrical performance, through April 6, O’Reilly Theater, 621 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Public Theater, 412-316-1600, www.ppt.org.

7
1964…The Tribute, musical performance featuring the Benedum Orchestra, 8 p.m., Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.1964thetribute.com.

Defending the Caveman, theatrical performance, 8 p.m. through March 8, Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

Andre Previn Returns, musical performance conducted by Andre Previn, through March 9, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-394-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

H u m: Ceramics by Michel L. Conroy, art exhibition, through March 22, 709 Penn Gallery, 709 Penn Ave., Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

8
Johnstown Symphony Orchestra, musical performance, 7:30 p.m., Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, Pitt-Johnstown, 814-535-6738, www.johnstownsymphony.org.

9
Spirit of Uganda, musical performance, 3 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

Southern Tier Symphony, musical performance, 3 p.m., Bromeley Family Theater, Pitt-Bradford, 814-362-0248, www.upb.pitt.edu.

11

B. B. King, musical performance, 7:30 p.m., Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-394-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

13
Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me, NPR Radio Quiz Show, 7:30 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

Flight, theatrical performance, through April 6, City Theatre, 1300 Bingham St., South Side, 412-431-2489, www.citytheatrecompany.org.

14
The Legendary Brendel, musical performance conducted by Stephane Deneve, 8 p.m., through March 15, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-394-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

In the Upper Room and Carmina Burana, ballet performance, through March 16, Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, 412-281-0360, www.pbt.org.

15
Airing It Out and Keeping It Reel: St. Paddy’s Delight, musical performance, 8 p.m., Synod Hall, 125 N. Craig St., Oakland, Chatham Baroque Society, 412-687-1788, www.chathambaroque.org.

Emanuel Gat Dance, dance performance, 8:30 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, Pittsburgh Dance Council, 412-456-6666, www.gatgat.com.

16
Airing It Out and Keeping It Reel: St. Paddy’s Delight, musical performance, 2:30 p.m., Laughlin Music Center, Chatham University, Shadyside, Chatham Baroque Society, 412-687-1788, www.chathambaroque.org.

Dianne Reeves, jazz vocal performance, 7 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

17
Scott Simon, author and host of NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Drue Heinz Lectures, 412-622-8866, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

Affairs of the Art 2008
, art exhibition, through April 11, KOA Art Gallery, Blaisdell Hall, Pitt-Bradford, 814-362-0248, www.upb.pitt.edu.

18
Hop Hop Hop Into Spring Seasonal Beers, 6:15 p.m., Theater Square Cabaret, 655 Penn Ave., Downtown, Craft Beer School Series, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

Hairspray, Broadway musical performance, through March 22, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, PNC Broadway Across America Series, 412-394-4900, www.pgharts.org.

19
Jill Scott-The Real Thing Tour, musical performance, 8 p.m., Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

20
Lavender Lizards and Lilac Landmines: Layla’s Dream by Ntozake Shange, theatrical performance, through April 5, Kuntu Repertory Theatre, Seventh-Floor
auditorium, Alumni Hall, 412-624-7298, www.kuntu.org.

Lecture, Yujie Li, Heinz Fellow, Pitt Global Studies Program, noon, 4130 Posvar Hall, Asia Over Lunch Lecture Series, 412-648-7370.

21
Lord of the Dance, dance performance, through March 22, Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

24
She Said: 2008, poetry reading, 7:30 p.m., Theater Square Cabaret, 655 Penn Ave., Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

26
Spring Concert, musical performance, 7:30 p.m., Bromeley Family Theater, Pitt-Bradford, 814-362-0248, www.upb.pitt.edu.

University of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, featuring new music by Benjamin Harris, 8 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

27
Brahms x 6, musical performance featuring trumpet player Charles Lirette, 8 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-394-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

An Evening With Bebe Neuwirth, musical performance conducted by Leslie Stifelman, through March 30, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-394-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Fiddler on the Roof, theatrical performance, through April 6, Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, Pittsburgh Musical Theater, 412-539-0900, www.pittsburghmusicals.com.

28
Feed Your Head Café, dance performance, through April 13, New Hazlett Theater, 6 Allegheny Square East, Northside, 412-363-4321, www.dancealloy.org.

29
Roger McGuinn, folk music performance, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Calliope Concert Series, 412-394-3533, www.calliopehouse.com.

Il Fondamento
, Suite Bach, musical performance, 8 p.m., Synod Hall, 125 N. Craig St., Oakland, Renaissance & Baroque Society of Pittsburgh, 412-361-2048, www.rbsp.org.

Brahms x 6, musical performance featuring trumpet player Charles Lirette, 8 p.m., Upper St. Clair High School, 1825 McLaughlin Run Rd., Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-394-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Aida, opera performance, through April 6, Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Opera, 412-281-0912, www.pittsburghopera.org.

April

1
Paul Taylor Dance, dance performance, 7:30 p.m., Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, Pitt-Johnstown, 800-846-2787, www.upj.pitt.edu

2
Wines of Spain, wine tasting, 6:15 p.m., Theater Square Cabaret, 655 Penn Ave., Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

Poetry Reading by Andrew Zawacki, 8:30 p.m., 501 Cathedral of Learning, Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series, 412-624-6506, www.english.pitt.edu.

Big Love by Charles Mee, theatrical performance, through April 13, Henry Heymann Theatre, Stephen Foster Memorial, Pitt Repertory Theater, 412-624-6568, www.play.pitt.edu.

3
Ax Plays Chopin, musical performance conducted by Charles Dutoit, through April 5, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-394-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

4
Jazz in the Making: Photography by Nathan Tritter, art exhibition, through May 2, 709 Penn Gallery, 709 Penn Ave., Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

5
Emily Arnold McCully, author, 10:30 a.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Black, White, and Read All Over Series, 412-622-8866, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

Music in the Great Outdoors, musical performance, 11:15 a.m., Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-394-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Johnstown Symphony Orchestra, musical performance, 7:30 p.m., Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, Pitt-Johnstown, 814-535-6738, www.johnstownsymphony.org.

6
Aretha Franklin, musical performance, 8 p.m., Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-394-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

8
Wedding Singer, Broadway musical performance, through April 13, Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown, PNC Broadway Across America Series, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

11
Sublime Melodies, musical performance conducted by Juraj Valcuha, through April 13, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-394-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

12
Ensemble Caprice, Gypsy’s Folly, musical performance, 8 p.m. Synod Hall, 125 N. Craig St., Oakland, Renaissance & Baroque Society of Pittsburgh, 412-361-2048, www.rbsp.org.

Bodiography Innovation, art exhibition, 8 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

13
UPJ Concert Band and Concert Choir, musical performance, 3 p.m., Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, Pitt-Johnstown, 814-269-7155, www.upj.pitt.edu.

Preservation Hall Jazz Band, musical performance, 7 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

14
The MeLTING BRIdGE, musical performance, 7:30 p.m. through April 15, Bromeley Family Theater, Pitt-Bradford, 814-362-0248, www.upb.pitt.edu.

17
Alice in Wonderland, ballet performance, through April 20, Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, 412-281-0360, www.pbt.org.

Rabbit Hole, theatrical performance, through May 18, O’Reilly Theater, 621 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Public Theater, 412-316-1600, www.ppt.org.

18
Enigma Variations, musical performance conducted by Yan Pascal Tortelier, through April 20, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-394-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

19
Ultima Vez, dance performance, 8 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, Pittsburgh Dance Council, 412-456-6666, www.ultimavez.com.

24
Five by Design in Club Swing, musical performance, 7:30 p.m., Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, Pitt-Johnstown, 800-846-2787, www.upj.pitt.edu.

Disney’s Sleeping Beauty
, theatrical performance, through April 27, New Hazlett Theater, 6 Allegheny Square East, Downtown, Pittsburgh Musical Theater, 412-320-4160, www.newhazletttheater.org.

25
Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District, 5:30 p.m., throughout the Cultural District, Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

Jana Losey, musical performance, 6 p.m., Backstage Bar at Theater Square, 655 Penn Ave., Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.janalosey.com.

Cardenes Conducts, musical performance conducted by Andres Cardenes, 8 p.m. through April 26, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-394-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Jesus Christ Superstar, Broadway musical performance, through April 27, Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown, PNC Broadway Across America Series, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

26
Jean Ritchie and John McCutcheon, folk music performance, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Calliope Concert Series, 412-394-3533, www.calliopehouse.com.

28
Bowfire, musical performance, 7:30 p.m., Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-394-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.