CALENDAR

SEPTEMBER

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Physical Conditions, art exhibition, through Sept. 23, Wood Street Galleries, 601 Wood St., Downtown, 412-471-5605, www.woodstreetgalleries.org.

The Wizard of Oz, through Sept. 27, McKeesport Little Theater, 1614 Coursin St., McKeesport, 412-673-1100, www.mckeesportlittletheater.com.

That Championship Season, theatrical performance, through Sept. 27, Pittsburgh Playhouse, 222 Craft Ave., Oakland, Point Park University, 412-621-4445, www.pittsburghplayhouse.com.

People’s Summit, discussion on economic, social, and political issues coinciding with G-20 Summit, 7 p.m., New Hazlett Theater, Allegheny Square East, North Side, hosted by Pittsburgh groups advocating for social justice and global peace, 412-320-4612, www.newhazletttheater.org.

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

Face to Face, musical performance, 8 p.m., Mr. Smalls Fun House & Theater, 400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale, 412-821-4447, www.mrsmalls.com.

Documenting Our Past: The Teenie Harris Archive Project, Part Three, through Nov. 1 (closed Sept. 24-25), Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-622-3131, www.cmoa.org.

Associated Artists of Pittsburgh 99th Annual Member Exhibit, through Nov. 8 (closed Sept. 24-25), Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Avenue, Oakland, 412-622-3131, www.cmoa.org.

Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War, through Jan. 15, 2010, Senator John Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman St., Strip District, 412-454-6000, www.heinzhistorycenter.org.

Digital to Daguerreotype: Photographs of People, through Jan. 31 (closed Sept. 24-25), 2010, Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-622-3309, www.cmoa.org.

Icons of American Photography: A Century of Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art, through Jan. 3, 2010, Frick Art and Historical Center, 7227 Reynolds St., Point Breeze, 412-371-0600, www.frickart.org.

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Walks in the Woods, learn about park’s nature, ecology, 6:30 p.m., Highland Park Entry Garden, Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, 412-682-7275, www.pittsburghparks.org.

Buckethead, musical performance, 8 p.m., Mr. Smalls Fun House & Theater, 400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale, 412-821-4447, www.mrsmalls.com.

8-Track: The Sounds of the 70s, musical performance, through Sept. 27 (closed Sept. 24-25), Theater Square Cabaret, 655 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh CLO, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

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Seventh Inning Stretch, art exhibition, through Sept. 27, Pittsburgh Glass Center, 5472 Penn Ave., Garfield, 412-365-2145, www.pittsburghglasscenter.org.

Church Basement Ladies, theatrical performance, through Sept. 27, Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-456-1350, www.pgharts.org.

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Philadanco, exuberant dance company, through Sept. 27, August Wilson Center, 980 Liberty Ave., Downtown, 412-258-2700, www.augustwilsoncenter.org.

Eugene Onegin, opera by Tchaikovsky, Sept. 26 and 29, Oct. 2 and 4, Benedum Theatre, 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Opera, www.pittsburghopera.org.

Aulos Ensemble, musical performance, 8 p.m., Synod Hall, 125 N. Craig St., Oakland, Renaissance and Baroque Society of Pittsburgh’s 2009-10 concert season, 412-361-2048, www.rbsp.org.

27
Betsy Lawrence, musical performance, 12:30 p.m., Schenley Park Café and Visitor Center, 101 Panther Hollow Rd., Oakland, Sundays in the Park, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, 412-255-2539, www.pittsburghparks.org.

El Coro Latinoamericano, musical performance, 2 p.m., Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, World Kaleidoscope Series, 412-622-3151, www.carnegielibrary.org.

Cameron Carpenter, musical performance, 4 p.m., Saint Bernard Roman Catholic Church, 311 Washington Rd., Mt. Lebanon, Organ Artists Series of Pittsburgh, 412-242-2787, www.oas-series.com.

30
Spanish Day, flamenco-infused rock opera performed by Ethan Margolis and his band, noon, Nordy’s Place, William Pitt Union, Pitt Arts’ Artful Wednesdays, 412-624-4462, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Pervez Musharraf, Pakistani president, 8 p.m., Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Robert Morris University’s 2009-10 Pittsburgh Speakers Series, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghspeakersseries.org.

Mike Gordon, musical performance, 8 p.m., Mr. Smalls Fun House & Theater, 400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale, 412-821-4447, www.mrsmalls.com.

The Dutchman and The Slave, two one-act plays by Amiri Baraka, through Oct. 10, Pitt’s Kuntu Repertory Theatre, Seventh-Floor Auditorium of Alumni Hall. 412-624-7298, www.kuntu.org.

OCTOBER

1
The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi, Andrés Cárdenes, conductor and violinist, through Oct. 4, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Off The Record IX: High School Confidential, musical theater, 8 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, 412-456-666, www.pct-arts.org.

Josh Blue, comedic performance, through Oct. 3, Improv Comedy Club and Dinner Theatre, 166 E. Bridge St., Homestead, 412-462-5233, www.symfonee.com.

2
Gary Burton—Next Generation Band, musical performance, through Oct. 4, Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, 1815 Metropolitan St., Manchester, MCG Jazz 2009-10 Season, 412-322-0800, www.mcgjazz.org.

Student Choreography Project, choreographed dance performance, through Oct. 4, George Rowland White Performance Studio, Point Park University, Downtown, Point Park’s Pittsburgh Playhouse 2009-10 Series, 412-621-4445, www.pittsburghplayhouse.com.

Cultural District Gallery Crawl, 5:30 p.m., throughout Downtown Pittsburgh’s Cultural District, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-456-6666, www.pct-arts.org.

3
Kidd Pivot, dance performance, 8 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Pittsburgh Dance Council 2009-10 Season, 412-456-666, www.pgharts.org.

Larry the Cable Guy, comedic performance, 8 p.m., Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

4
Kim Alexander, musical performance, 12:30 p.m., Schenley Park Café and Visitor Center, 101 Panther Hollow Rd., Oakland, Sundays in the Park, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, 412-255-2539, www.pittsburghparks.org.

Forbes Field: Celebrating 100 Years, through Nov. 8, Senator John Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman St., Strip District, 412-454-6000, www.heinzhistorycenter.org.

5
Lorrie Moore, author, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Drue Heinz Lecture Series, Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures, 412-622-8866, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

A Conversation with Paul O’Neill and Henry Kissinger, evening with former U.S. Treasury Secretary and Secretary of State, respectively, 7:30 p.m., Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, presented by Gilda’s Club, 412- 392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

The Australian Pink Floyd Show, through Oct. 6, Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

6
Cowboy Junkies, Canadian country music and alternative rock, 8 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, CD Live! Series, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-456-666, www.pgharts.org.

Diamanda Galas, musical performance, 8 p.m., New Hazlett Theater, Allegheny Square East, North Side, Off the Wall Series, 412-320-4612, www.warhol.org.

7
Pittsburgh Opera Singers, musical performance, noon, Nordy’s Place, William Pitt Union, Pitt Arts’ Artful Wednesdays, 412-624-4462, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

David Copperfield: An Intimate Evening of Grand Illusion, through Oct. 8, Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, The Cohen and Grigsby Trust Presents Series, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

8
“Skewed Sex Ratio at Birth and Women’s Roles and Status in South Korea,” Young Rae Oum, Pitt postdoctoral student, noon, 4130 Posvar Hall, Asia Over Lunch Lecture Series, Pitt’s Asian Studies Center, 412-648-7370, www.ucis.pitt.edu.

Music 101 With Marvin Hamlisch, principal Pops conductor, lunchtime lecture series of informal presentations by PSO musicians, conductors, and key personnel, free to public, 12:30 p.m., Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Shirley Jones, Marvin & The Music Man, Marvin Hamlisch, conductor, with vocalist Shirley Jones, through Oct. 11, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Forever Plaid, musical theater, through March 28, 2010, Theater Square Cabaret, 655 Penn Ave., Downtown, CLO Cabaret, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

I Am Artist, engaging new theater performance for young adults, through Oct. 17, Kelly-Strayhorn Theater, 5941 Penn Ave., East Liberty, 412-363-3000, www.kelly-strayhorn.org.

Bill Burr, comedic performance, Oct. 8-10, Improv Comedy Club and Dinner Theatre, 166 E. Bridge St., Homestead, 412-462-5233, www.symfonee.com.

Fresh Ayre, musical performance, 8 p.m., Synod Hall, 125 N. Craig St., Oakland, Chatham Baroque 2009-10 concert season, 412-687-1788, www.chathambaroque.org.

One Life to Lose, theatrical performance/murder mystery, 10 p.m., Late Night Cabaret Theater, 655 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-325-6769, www.pgharts.org.

9
“Memories of Matsuko,” (2006, Tetsuya Nakashima), 7:30 p.m., Room 125 Frick Fine Arts Building, 2009 Japanese Film Series, Pitt’s Asian Studies Center, www.ucis.pitt.edu.

11
Ray Ryan Trio, musical performance, 12:30 p.m., Schenley Park Café and Visitor Center, 101 Panther Hollow Rd., Oakland, Sundays in the Park, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, 412-255-2539, www.pittsburghparks.org.

Joy Toujours and the Toys du Jour, musical performance, 2 p.m., Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Sunday Afternoon Music Series, 412-622-3151, www.carnegielibrary.org.

“Almost Human: Making Robots Think,” discussion led by book’s author, Lee Gutkind, 3:30 p.m., Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-622-3151, www.carnegielibrary.org.

John Tesh: Live in Concert, musical performance, 7 p.m., Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, The Cohen and Grigsby Trust Presents Series, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

Fresh Ayre, musical performance, 8 p.m., McClintic Hall, Calvary Episcopal Church, 315 Shady Ave., Shadyside, Chatham Baroque 2009-10 concert season, 412-687-1788, www.chathambaroque.org.

12
Ella, musical based on Jeffrey Hatcher’s book about Ella Fitzgerald, through Nov. 1, O’Reilly Theater, 621 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Public Theater, 412-316-1600, www.ppt.org.

Orion String Quartet with Timothy Cobb, performing Dvořák, Phillips, and Mozart,
7:30 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society, 412-624-4129, www.pittsburghchambermusic.org.

The Secret Lives of Stories, exhibition, through Oct. 17, 707 Penn Gallery, 707 Penn Ave., Downtown, Wood Street Galleries, 412-471-3436, www.pgharts.org.

13
Califone, musical performance, 8 p.m., Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., North Side, Andy Warhol Museum Sound Series, 412-237-8300, www.warhol.org.

14
Steel Impressions, all-steel drum calypso band, noon, Nordy’s Place, William Pitt Union, Pitt Arts’ Artful Wednesdays, 412-624-4462, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Drue Heinz Literature Prize Readings, featuring 2009 Drue Heinz Literature Prize winner Anne Sanow and Drue Heinz Judge Anne Patchett, 7:30 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series, 412-624-6506, www.english.pitt.edu.

Jean-Michel Cousteau, explorer, environmentalist, and documentary film producer,
w8 p.m., Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Robert Morris University’s 2009-10 Pittsburgh Speakers Series, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghspeakersseries.org.

15
“Performing Past and Present: Tradition and Modernity in Japanese Group Taiko Performance,” Benjamin Pachter, Pitt doctoral student; noon, 4130 Posvar Hall, Asia Over Lunch Lecture Series, Pitt’s Asian Studies Center, 412-648-7370, www.ucis.pitt.edu.

World Rhythm Festival: One Heart, Many Rhythms, featuring performers Giovanni Hidalgo, Glenn Velez, The Army Drill Band, among others, through Oct. 18, August Wilson Center, 980 Liberty Ave., Downtown, 412-258-2700, www.augustwilsoncenter.org.

16
Eddie Griffin, comedic performance, through Oct. 17, Improv Comedy Club and Dinner Theatre, 166 E. Bridge St., Homestead, 412-462-5233, www.symfonee.com

Sleeping Beauty, ballet by Tchaikovsky, through Oct. 18, Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, 412-281-0360, www.pbt.org.

“Kamikaze Girls,” (2005, Tetsuya Nakashima), 7:30 p.m., Room 125 Frick Fine Arts Building, 2009 Japanese Film Series, Pitt’s Asian Studies Center, www.ucis.pitt.edu.

Composing With Words, evening with Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Angela Brown, soprano; performances of Peter Mennin’s Concerto for Orchestra (Moby Dick), Richard Danielpour’s A Woman’s Life, and Sibelius’ Symphony No. 2; through Oct. 17, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Antigone, theatrical performance, through Nov. 1, Pittsburgh Playhouse, 222 Craft Ave., Oakland, Point Park University, 412-621-4445, www.pittsburghplayhouse.com.

The Tragically Hip, concert, 8 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, CD Live! Series, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-456-666, www.pgharts.org.

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Our Town, theatrical performance, through Oct. 25, New Hazlett Theater, Allegheny Square East, North Side, 412-320-4612, www.newhazletttheater.org.

Musique Macabre, musical performance,
7:30 p.m., Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh, 5738 Darlington Rd. Squirrel Hill, Edgewood Symphony Orchestra 2009-10 concert season, 724-444-6694, www.edgewoodsymphony.org.

The Klezmatics, musical performance,
7:30 p.m., Carnegie Lecture Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Calliope Concerts 2009-10, 412-394-3353, www.calliopehouse.com.

The Jason Coll Variety Show, comedic performances, 10 p.m., Late Night Cabaret Theater, 655 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-325-6769, www.pgharts.org.

18
Unnatural Rubber, art exhibition, through Jan. 31, 2010, Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., North Side, 412-237-8300, www.warhol.org.

Super Trash, art exhibition, through Jan. 31, 2010, Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., North Side, 412-237-8300, www.warhol.org.

Shepard Fairey: Supply & Demand, art exhibition, through Jan. 31, 2010, Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., North Side, 412-237-8300, www.warhol.org.

LADO, the National Folk Dance Ensemble of Croatia, 7 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents Series, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

19
Paul Theroux, author, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Drue Heinz Lecture Series, Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures, 412-622-8866, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

20
Mitch Album, journalist and best-selling author of Tuesdays With Morrie, 7:30 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents Series, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

Celtic Thunder, eclectic mix of music from the Celtic spectrum to contemporary pop, 7:30 p.m., Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

21
“Effective Communication in the Professional Environment,” featuring R. Kevin Grigsby, senior director of organizational leadership development for the Association of American Colleges, 8:30 a.m., S120 Thomas E. Starzl Biomedical Science Tower, Fall 2009 Health Sciences Faculty Professional Development Series, 412-648-8121, www.oacd.health.pitt.edu.

Amethyst Belly Dancers, dance performance, noon, Nordy’s Place, William Pitt Union, Pitt Arts’ Artful Wednesdays, 412-624-4462, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

22
Count Dracula, theatrical performance, through Nov. 1, Charity Randall Theatre in the Stephen Foster Memorial, 4301 Forbes Ave., Oakland, University of Pittsburgh Repertory Theatre, 2009-10 season, www.play.pitt.edu.

23
Botanicals: Environmental Expressions in Art, the Alisa and Isaac M. Sutton Collection, art exhibition, through Jan. 29, 2010, 5th-floor Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Fifth Ave., Oakland, 412-268-2434, www.huntbot.andrew.cmu.edu.

Made in America, Leonard Slatkin, conductor; William Caballero; pieces by Copland, Barber, and John Williams, Oct. 23 and 25, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Contract Resistance: Conscious Hip-Hop, Soul, and more, musical performances, 8 p.m., August Wilson Center, 980 Liberty Ave., Downtown, 412-258-2700, www.pgharts.org.

24
Falstaff, opera by Verdi, also Oct. 27, and 30; Benedum Theatre, 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Opera, 412-456-6666, www.pittsburghopera.org

Margaret Jenkins Dance Company & Guandong Modern Dance Company, dance performance, 8 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Pittsburgh Dance Council, 2009-10 season, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

The Flame of Love: The Legend of Tristan & Iseult, The Medieval Beasts, 8 p.m., Synod Hall, 125 N. Craig St., Oakland, Renaissance and Baroque Society of Pittsburgh, 412-361-2048, www.rbsp.org.

25
Michael Griska, musical performance, 2 p.m., Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, World Kaleidoscope Series, 412-622-3151, www.carnegielibrary.org.

28
Marija Temo and Ulrika Frank, flamenco guitarist, vocalist, and dancer, noon, Nordy’s Place, William Pitt Union, Pitt Arts’ Artful Wednesdays, 412-624-4462, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

29
Les Miserables, theatrical performance, through Nov. 1, Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, Pittsburgh Musical Theater, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

30
Symphonie Fantastique, Marek Janowski, conductor; Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano; also Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, BNY Mellon Grand Classics, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

NOVEMBER

2
Tom Wolfe, author, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Drue Heinz Lecture Series, 412-622-8866, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

3
State Radio, musical performance, 8 p.m., Mr. Smalls Fun House & Theater, 400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale, 412-821-4447, www.mrsmalls.com.

Osso Performs Sufjan Stevens, musical performance, 8 p.m., Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., North Side, Andy Warhol Museum Sound Series, 412-237-8300, www.warhol.org.

4
Attack Theatre, dance performance, noon, Nordy’s Place, William Pitt Union, Pitt Arts Artful Wednesdays, 412-624-4462, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

5
Greg Warren, comedic performance, through Nov. 8, Improv Comedy Club and Dinner Theatre, 166 E. Bridge St., Homestead, 412-462-5233, www.symfonee.com.

Classical Favorites, Marek Janowski, conductor, and violinist Chee-Yun , featuring works by Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Dvorak, through Nov. 7, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, BNY Mellon Grand Classics, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Ingrid Michaelson, musical performance, 8 p.m., Mr. Smalls Fun House & Theater, 400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale, 412-821-4447, www.mrsmalls.com.

C.D. Wright, interview with poet and a reading, 8:30 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series, 412-624-6506, or www.english.pitt.edu.

6
Brundibàr, one-act opera by Hans Krasa, through Nov. 8, CAPA Theater, 111 Ninth St., Downtown, Opera Theater of Pittsburgh,  412-621-1499, www.operatheaterpittsburgh.org.

Store, theatrical performance, through Nov. 7, Kelly-Strayhorn Theater, 5941 Penn Ave., East Liberty, 412-363-3000, www.kelly-strayhorn.org.

Carousel, theatrical performance, through Nov. 15, Pittsburgh Playhouse, 222 Craft Ave. Oakland, Point Park University, 412-621-4445, www.pittsburghplayhouse.com.

Christmas Belles, theatrical performance, through Nov. 22, McKeesport Little Theater, 1614 Coursin St., McKeesport, 412-673-1100, www.mckeesportlittletheater.com.

7
Herb Alpert and Lani Hall, musical performance, through Nov. 8, Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, 1815 Metropolitan St., Manchester, MCG Jazz 2009-2010 Season, www.mcgjazz.org.

Mediterranean Nights: Sultry Songs & Passionate Dances From Italy and Spain, musical performance by Apollo’s Fire, 8 p.m., Synod Hall, 125 N. Craig St., Oakland, Renaissance and Baroque Society of Pittsburgh, 412-361-2048, www.rbsp.org.

One Man Lord of the Rings, theatrical performance featuring Charles Ross, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents Series, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

Jill Sobule and Kelly Joe Phelps, musical performance, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Lecture Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Calliope Concerts, 2009-10 series, 412-394-3353, www.calliopehouse.com.

The Get Up Kids, musical performance, 8 p.m., Mr. Smalls Fun House & Theater, 400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale, 412-821-4447, www.mrsmalls.com.

8
Harlan Twins, musical performance, 2 p.m., Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Sunday Afternoon Music Series, 412-622-3151, www.carnegielibrary.org.

A Gourmet Steeler Tailgate Party, 4 p.m., Mullaney’s Harp & Fiddle Irish Pub, 2329 Penn Ave., Strip District, The Pittsburgh Camerata, 412-421-5884, www.pittsburghcamerata.org.

10
Ska Is Dead IV, musical performance, 8 p.m., Mr. Smalls Fun House & Theater, 400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale, 412-821-4447, www.mrsmalls.com.

11
AppalAsia, musical performance, noon, Nordy’s Place, William Pitt Union, Pitt Arts’ Artful Wednesdays, 412-624-4462, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

12
The Little Foxes, play by Lillian Hellman, through Dec. 13, O’Reilly Theater, 621 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Public Theater, 412-316-1600, www.ppt.org.

Ralphie May, comedic performance, through Nov. 14, Improv Comedy Club and Dinner Theatre, 166 E. Bridge St., Homestead, 412-462-5233, www.symfonee.com

Light/The Holocaust & Humanity Project, through Nov. 15, Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, 412-281-0360, www.pbt.org.

13
Pittsburgh Connections, theatrical performance, through Nov. 15, Pittsburgh Playhouse, 222 Craft Ave., Oakland, Point Park University, 412-621-4445, www.pittsburghplayhouse.com.

Stanley Jordan and Jake Shimabukuro, musical performance, 7 p.m., Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, 1815 Metropolitan St., Manchester, MCG Jazz, 2009-10 season, www.mcgjazz.org.

Thus Spake Zarathustra, by Richard Strauss; Andris Nelsons, conductor, and Stefan Jackiw, violin; with works by Danielpour and Mozart, also Nov. 15, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, BNY Mellon Grand Classics, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

14
Sleigh Bells Over Broadway, theatrical performance/murder mystery, 10 p.m., Late Night Cabaret Theater, 655 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-325-6769, www.pgharts.org.

15
Michael Unger, musical performance, 4 p.m., Heinz Memorial Chapel, Fifth and Bellefield Avenues, Oakland, The Organ Artists Series of Pittsburgh, 412-242-2787, www.oas-series.com.

16
Junot Diaz, author, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Drue Heinz Lecture Series, Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures, 412-622-8866, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

18
“Humanity, Innovation, and Business Strategy: Lessons From the Indian Experience,” John C. Camillus, the Donald R. Beall Professor of Science Management in Pitt’s Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, noon, 4130 Posvar Hall, Asia Over Lunch Lecture Series, Pitt’s Asian Studies Center, 412-648-7370, www.ucis.pitt.edu.

19
Imagination Movers, musical theater, 7 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents Series, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

20
Classical Mystery Tour–Music of The Beatles! reincarnation of legendary band, through Nov. 22, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, PNC Pittsburgh Symphony Pops!, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

The Queens, theatrical performance, through Nov. 22, Pittsburgh Playhouse, 222 Craft Ave., Oakland, Point Park University, 412-621-4445, www.pittsburghplayhouse.com.

David Cale-Palomino, theatrical performance, 8 p.m., Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., North Side, Off The Wall 2009, 412-237-8300, www.warhol.org.

22
Ortner-Roberts Duo, musical performance, 2 p.m., Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, World Kaleidoscope Series, 412-622-3151, www.carnegielibrary.org.

American Revival: Celebrating the New Stars of American Roots Music, musical performance, 7 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents Series, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

23
Brentano String Quartet, performing Schubert and Britten, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society, 412-624-4129, www.pittsburghchambermusic.org.

Laura Bush, former First Lady, 8 p.m., Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Robert Morris University’s 2009-10 Pittsburgh Speakers Series, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghspeakersseries.org.

27
Powerful Elegance, Manfred Honeck, conductor, and Sa Chen, piano; featuring works by Tchaikovsky and Strauss, through Nov. 29, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, BNY Mellon Grand Classics, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.