Fall Arts & Culture Calendar

SEPTEMBER

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Triple Espresso, story of failure-prone comedy trio trying for its big break, through Jan. 9, Cabaret at Theater Square, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

A One-Man Archy & Mehitabel by Gale McNeeley, showcase of banter, song, and soliloquy inspired by Tom Marquis’ Depression-era comic strips, through Sept. 19, Heymann Theatre inside Stephen Foster Memorial, Pitt Repertory Theatre, 412-624-7529, www.play.pitt.edu.

In My Father’s House, mixed-media exhibition about how African Americans collect and preserve their culture, ongoing, August Wilson Center for African American Culture, 980 Liberty Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

Associated Artists of Pittsburgh 99th Annual Member Exhibit, through Sept. 19; Forum 65: Jones, Koester, Nashashibi/Skaer: Reanimation, through Oct. 3; Past Meets Present: Decorative Arts and Design, ongoing, Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-622-3131, www.cmoa.org.

Life: A Journey Through Time, Frans Lanting’s lyrical interpretation of life on Earth, through Jan. 9, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-622-3131, www.carnegiemnh.org.

The Lives They Left Behind: Suitcases From a State Hospital Attic, exhibition of items and photos from suitcases that were filled with personal belongings of former patients who resided in Willard Psychiatric Center, New York, through Sept. 25, Frick Fine Arts Gallery, University of Pittsburgh, Mental Health America/Allegheny County, www.suitcaseexhibit.org.

I Just Want to Watch: Warhol’s Film, Video, and Television, exhibition showcasing the largest installation of Warhol’s media works, ongoing, Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., North Side, 412-237-8300, www.warhol.org.

Beat ’Em Bucs: The Story of the 1960 Pirates, exhibition, through January, Senator John Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman St., Strip District, 412-454-6000, www.heinzhistorycenter.org.

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Memorias del Subdesarrollo, film directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea (1968), 6:30 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, free, Cuban Eyes/Cubanize: Fifty Years of Cuban Cinema Since the Cuban Revolution Film Series, Pitt’s Center for Latin American Studies, Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures, www.amigocinelatinoamericano@gmail.com.

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Bella Notte With Renee Fleming, celebrated soprano joins Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra conductor Manfred Honeck, 7:30 p.m., Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Special Performance, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org, Pitt ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

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Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra With Sean Jones, resident music company of the August Wilson Center, 8 p.m., August Wilson Center for African American Culture, 980 Liberty Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org, Pitt ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Lisa Lampanelli, comedian, 8 p.m., Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Heinz Hall Special Presentation, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Newberry Consort: The Loves of Queen Elizabeth, string ensemble and soprano Ellen Hargis perform music of the Elizabethan court, 8 p.m., Bellefield Auditorium, Renaissance & Baroque in association with Pitt’s Film Studies Program, 412-361-2048, www.rbsp.org.

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Annie Barrows, coauthor of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Drue Heinz Lectures, 412-622-8866, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

22

IonSound Project, classical musicians who bring contemporary music to life, noon, Nordy’s Place, Lower Level, William Pitt Union, Pitt ARTS’ Artful Wednesdays, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

24

Film and the End of Empire, international conference exploring the history of moving images in the British Empire, through Sept. 26, University Club, Pitt’s Film Studies Program, 412-624-6564, www.filmstudies.pitt.edu.

Honeck & Beethoven’s Fifth, with Manfred Honeck, conductor; Yuja Wang, piano; through Sept. 26, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, BNY Mellon Grand Classics, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org, Pitt ARTS’ Pitt Night is Sept. 24, Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

The Art of Structure, exhibition about historically radical methods of building bridges and concrete structures, through Jan. 17, Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-622-3131, www.cmoa.org.

13th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration, features 110 watercolors, drawings, and prints, through Dec. 17, 5th floor Hunt Library, Carnegie Mellon University, 4909 Frew St., Oakland, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, 412-268-2434, http://huntbot.andrew.cmu.edu.

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The World of Jewtopia, Bryan Fogel’s multimedia extravaganza, 8:30 p.m.; also 2 p.m. Sept. 26, Byham Theater, 101 Sixth Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org, Pitt ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

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Ferla-Marcinizyn & Godfrey Trio, classical guitar artists and flutist, noon, free, Nordy’s Place, Lower Level, William Pitt Union, Pitt ARTS’ Artful Wednesdays, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

“Bauhaus Ghost Stories: Spirit and Photography Versus Abstraction and Modern Design,” lecture by Elizabeth Otto, assistant professor of art history at State University of New York at Buffalo, 5 p.m., 602 Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Department of the History of Art and Architecture, 412-648-2421.

University of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, free performance of Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante, featuring Wil Snead and Wei Zhao; Michael Tippett’s Concerto for Double String Orchestra, 8 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

Tina May Hall, 2010 Drue Heinz Literature Prize winner, 8 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series, Pitt’s Department of English, oaks@pitt.edu or visit www.english.pitt.edu.

Esperanza Spalding and Her Chamber Music Society, 25-year-old prodigy-turned-pro unveils her modern chamber music group, 7:30 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents Series, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org, Pitt ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

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“Asian ‘Trade’ Routes: Commodities, Networks and Intangibles,” lecture by Stewart Gordon, University of Michigan senior research scholar, noon, 4130 Posvar Hall, Asia Over Lunch Lecture Series, Pitt’s Asian Studies and World History centers, 412-648-7370 or asia@pitt.edu.

Vampiros en Habana, directed by Juan Padrón (1985), 6:30 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, free, Cuban Eyes/Cubanize: Fifty Years of Cuban Cinema Since the Cuban Revolution Film Series, Pitt’s Center for Latin American Studies, Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures, www.amigocinelatinoamericano@gmail.com.

The Royal Family by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber, through Oct. 31, O’Reilly Theater, 621 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Public Theater, 412-316-1600, www.ppt.org, Pitt ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

OCTOBER
1

“Playing for Peace: Reggae-Rap and Hip-Folk Among African Migrants in Ukraine,” by Humanities Center Fellow Adriana Helbig, 12:30 p.m., 512 Cathedral of Learning, Pitt’s Humanities Center Colloquium Series, humctr@pitt.edu, www.humcenter.pitt.edu.

Liz Callaway and Ann Hampton-Callaway in BOOM! Tony Award-nominated sisters who bring alive the voices of Joni Mitchell, the Beatles, and others, 9:30 p.m., Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild Hall, 1815 Metropolitan St., Manchester, 412-322-0800, www.mcgjazz.com, Pitt ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Honeck & Bronfman, featuring works by Strauss, Bartók, and Mozart, through Oct. 3, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, BNY Mellon Grand Classics, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org, Pitt ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

2

Vatican Splendors: A Journey Through Faith and Art, exhibition through Jan. 9, Senator John Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman St., Strip District, 412-454-6000, www.heinzhistorycenter.org.

4

Mary Karr, poet and memoirist, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Drue Heinz Lectures, 412-622-8866, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

5

Mark Kurlansky, 2010 Fred R. Brown Literary Award winner, 8:30 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series, Pitt’s Department of English, oaks@pitt.edu or visit www.english.pitt.edu.

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Howie Alexander Trio, eclectic mix of traditional and contemporary jazz, noon, free, Nordy’s Place, Lower Level, William Pitt Union, Pitt ARTS’ Artful Wednesdays, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Diamanda Galas in Concert, avant-garde vocalist, pianist, composer, and performance artist, 8 p.m., New Hazlett Theater, Allegheny Square East, North Side, 412-320-4610, www.newhazletttheater.org.

7

“An Update of Japanese Databases and Effective Methods to Find Articles,” lecture by Hiroyuki Good, Japanese bibliographer for Pitt’s East Asian Library, noon, 4130 Posvar Hall, Asia Over Lunch Lecture Series, Pitt’s Asian Studies Center, 412-648-7370 or asia@pitt.edu.

La Ultima Cena, directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea (1976), 6:30 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, free, Cuban Eyes/Cubanize: Fifty Years of Cuban Cinema Since the Cuban Revolution Film Series, Pitt’s Center for Latin American Studies, Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures, www.amigocinelatinoamericano@gmail.com.

The Fabulous ’50s With Marvin Hamlisch & Sha Na Na, put on your bobby socks and saddle shoes, through Oct. 10, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, PNC Pops! 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org, Pitt ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

8

Between Women, a discussion of the book by Sharon Marcus, Columbia University, 12:30 p.m., 526 Cathedral of Learning, Pitt’s Humanities Center Colloquium Series, humctr@pitt.edu, www.humcenter.pitt.edu.

9

The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini, libretto by Cesare Sterbini, also Oct. 12, 15, and 17, Benedum Center, 803 Liberty Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Opera, 412-456-6666, www.benedumcenter.org, Pitt ARTS’ Pitt Night is Oct. 15, Pitt ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

A Golden Age: Music of Tudor & Jacobean England, featuring a cappella ensemble Stile Antico, 8 p.m., Calvary Episcopal Church, 315 Shady Ave., Shadyside, Renaissance & Baroque in association with Calvary Episcopal Church, 412-361-2048, www.rbsp.org.

10

Heinz Chapel Choir Fall Concert, free musical performance, 3 p.m., Heinz Memorial Chapel, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

DBR: Woodbox Beats & Balladry, featuring innovative composer, violinist, and bandleader Daniel Bernard Roumain, 6 p.m., August Wilson Center for African American Culture, 980 Liberty Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

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An Evening With David Sedaris, one of America’s preeminent humor writers, 8 p.m., Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Heinz Hall Special Presentation, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

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Eduardo Trassierra Trio, contemporary flamenco, noon, free, Nordy’s Place, Lower Level, William Pitt Union, Pitt ARTS’ Artful Wednesdays, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Thomas Friedman, Pulitzer Prize-winning commentator, New York Times columnist, and author of The World Is Flat, 8 p.m., Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Robert Morris University’s Pittsburgh Speakers Series, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghspeakersseries.org.

14

Miel para Oshun, directed by Humberto Solás (2001), 6:30 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, free, Cuban Eyes/Cubanize: Fifty Years of Cuban Cinema Since the Cuban Revolution Film Series, Pitt’s Center for Latin American Studies, Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures, www.amigocinelatinoamericano@gmail.com.

“Queloides: Race and Racism in Cuban Contemporary Art—A Conversation With Cuban Artists,” roundtable discussion with artists participating in Mattress Factory museum exhibition that explores race and racism in Cuba (see following entry), noon to 2 p.m., 4130 Posvar Hall, Pitt Center for Latin American Studies, Pitt’s Humanities Center, www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas.

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Queloids: Race and Racism in Cuban Contemporary Art, exhibition featuring 12 artists renowned for their critical work on issues of race, discrimination, and identity; cocurated by Alejandro de la Fuente, UCIS research professor of history and Latin American studies, through Feb. 27, Mattress Factory, 500 Sampsonia Way, North Side, Pitt’s University Center for International Studies, Center for Latin American Studies, 412-322-2231, www.mattress.org.

“Teaching Faulkner,” a lecture by Julia Stern, Northwestern University, 12:30 p.m. 526 Cathedral of Learning, Pitt’s Humanities Center Colloquium Series, humctr@pitt.edu, www.humcenter.pitt.edu.

Ordinary Madness, exhibition from museum’s holdings of contemporary art, through Jan. 9, Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-622-3131, www.cmoa.org.

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Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott in Recital, renowned cellist and British pianist, respectively, 8 p.m., Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Heinz Hall Special Presentation, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Nancy Wilson, world-renowned vocalist, 9:30 p.m., Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild Hall, 1815 Metropolitan St., Manchester, 412-322-0800, www.mcgjazz.com, Pitt ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

The 39 Steps, thriller adapted by Patrick Barlow from Hitchcock movie and John Buchan novel, through Oct. 24, City Theater, 1300 Bingham St., South Side, 412-431-2489, www.citytheatrecompany.org.

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Justice Stephen Breyer, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Drue Heinz Lectures, 412-622-8866, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

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The Pillow Project, innovative Pittsburgh contemporary dance company, noon, free, Nordy’s Place, Lower Level, William Pitt Union, Pitt ARTS’ Artful Wednesdays, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

21

“Japanese Kokeshi Dolls: Shifting Signifiers and Wooden Tradition,” lecture by Jennifer McDowell, doctoral candidate in Pitt Department of Anthropology, noon, 4130 Posvar Hall, Asia Over Lunch Lecture Series, Pitt’s Asian Studies Center, 412-648-7370 or asia@pitt.edu.

East of Havana, directed by Lajauretsi Saizarbitoria (2001), 6:30 p.m., free, Mattress Factory, 500 Sampsonia Way, North Side, Cuban Eyes/Cubanize: Fifty Years of Cuban Cinema Since the Cuban Revolution Film Series, Pitt’s Center for Latin American Studies, Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures, www.amigocinelatinoamericano@gmail.com.

Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 1, with Leonard Slatkin, conductor, and Olga Kern, piano, through Oct. 23, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, BNY Mellon Grand Classics, 412-392-4900, www.Pittsburghsymphony.org, Pitt ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Phantom of the Opera, timeless story is adapted for student performances, through Oct. 24, Byham Theater, 101 Sixth Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Musical Theater Byham Series, 412-456-6666, www.pittsburghmusicals.com.

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Music on the Edge: Cikada Ensemble From Norway, 8 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium, free for Pitt students with ID, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas, through Oct. 24, Benedum Center, 803 Liberty Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, 412-456-6666, www.benedumcenter.org, Pitt ARTS’ Night is Oct. 22, Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

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For My Best Beloved Sister Mia: An Album of Photographs by Julia Margaret Cameron, exhibition features family photographs by one of Victorian Era’s best-known photographers, through Jan. 2, Frick Art & Historical Center, 7227 Reynolds St., Point Breeze, 412-371-0600, www.frickart.org.

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Marilyn Monroe: Life as a Legend, exhibition through Jan. 2, Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., North Side, 412-237-8300, www.warhol.org.

27

Namoli Brennet, transgender singer and songwriter, noon, free, Nordy’s Place, Lower Level William Pitt Union, Pitt ARTS’ Artful Wednesdays, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Havanyork, directed by Luciano Larobina (2009), 6:30 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, free, Cuban Eyes/Cubanize: Fifty Years of Cuban Cinema Since the Cuban Revolution Film Series, Pitt’s Center for Latin American Studies, Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures, www.amigocinelatinoamericano@gmail.com.

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“The Paradox of Poetic Repetition,” lecture by Cecile Chu-Chin Sun, professor in Pitt’s Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, noon, 4130 Posvar Hall, Asia Over Lunch Lecture Series, Pitt’s Asian Studies Center, 412-648-7370, asia@pitt.edu.

“Let Plunder: Altamirano’s Mexico and the Problem of Paramilitarism,” lecture by Joshua Lund, Pitt Humanities Center Fellow, 12:30 p.m., 512 Cathedral of Learning, Pitt’s Humanities Center Colloquium Series, humctr@pitt.edu, www.humcenter.pitt.edu.

Slasher, theatrical performance, through Nov. 7, Charity Randall Theatre, Stephen Foster Memorial, Pitt Repertory Theatre, 412-624-0933, www.play.pitt.edu.

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Sarah Chang Plays Bruch, also works by von Weber, Tower, and Ravel, 8 p.m.; also 2:30 p.m. Oct. 31, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, BNY Mellon Grand Classics, 412-392-4900, www.Pittsburghsymphony.org, Pitt ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

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Hubert Laws, flutist who has mastered jazz, pop, and rhythm-and-blues genres, 2:30 p.m., Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild Hall, 1815 Metropolitan St., Manchester, 412-322-0800, www.mcgjazz.com, Pitt ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

NOVEMBER
1

Madhur Jaffrey, actress, cookbook author, and world authority on Indian food, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Drue Heinz Lectures, 412-622-8866, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

2

South Pacific, Rogers and Hammerstein’s classic, through Nov. 7, Benedum Center, 803 Liberty Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, PNC Broadway Across America, 412-471-6070, www.pgharts.org.

3

Guaracha, 5-piece Salsa band, noon, free, Nordy’s Place, Lower Level, William Pitt Union, Pitt ARTS’ Artful Wednesdays, 412-624-4498, www.Pittarts.Pitt.edu.

University of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, free musical performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, op. 67, 8 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

Elizabeth Gilbert, New York Times-bestselling author of Committed and Eat, Pray, Love, 8 p.m., Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Robert Morris University’s Pittsburgh Speakers Series, 412-392-4900, www.Pittsburghspeakersseries.org.

4

“The Visual Presentation of Western Music in China During the Nineteenth Century,” Liangyu Fu, doctoral candidate in Pitt’s Department of Communication, noon, 4130 Posvar Hall, Asia Over Lunch Series, Pitt’s Asian Studies Center, 412-648-7370 or asia@pitt.edu.

“Gender and the Medieval/Renaissance French Nation,” a discussion around French primary texts led by Daisy Delogu and Katherine Crawford, 2:30 p.m., Babcock Room, Cathedral of Learning, Pitt’s Humanities Center Colloquium Series, humctr@pitt.edu, www.humcenter.pitt.edu.

Harriet Tubman Loved Somebody, theatrical performance, through Nov. 20, performed at Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company, 542 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pitt’s Kuntu Repertory Theatre, 412-624-8498.

Kimiko Hahn, author of several poetry collections, 8:30 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series, Pitt Department of English, oaks@pitt.edu, www.english.pitt.edu.

5

“The Animal in You(Tube): Posthuman Cinema From Buñuel to New Media,” by Adam Lowenstein, Pitt Humanities Center Fellow, 526 Cathedral of Learning, Pitt’s Humanities Center Colloquium Series, humctr@pitt.edu, www.humcenter.pitt.edu.

Violin Superstar Leila Josefowicz & Finlandia, with Finnish conductor Susanna Mälkki and violinist Leila Josefowicz, 8 p.m.; also Nov. 6; Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, BNY Mellon Grand Classics, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

6

40th Annual Pitt Jazz Concert, popular musical performance with jazz greats, 8 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Pitt Jazz Studies Program, 412-624-4187, www.pitt.edu/~pittjazz/index.html.

Manuel Barrueco, internationally renowned guitarist, 8 p.m., PNC Recital Hall, Duquesne University, 600 Forbes Ave., Uptown, Guitar Society of Fine Art, 412-396-5486, www.gsfapittsburgh.org, Pitt ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

The Morini Strad by Willy Holtzman, inspired by the true story that rocked the classical music world, through Dec. 12, City Theater, 1300 Bingham St., South Side, 412-431-2489, www.citytheatrecompany.org.

9

Emmylou Harris, vocalist and songwriter, 8 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, CDLive! Presents, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

10

Brad Yoder and Heather Kropf Band, Pittsburgh songwriters, noon, free, Nordy’s Place, Lower Level William Pitt Union, Pitt ARTS’ Artful Wednesdays, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Wanda’s Visit by Christopher Durang; Krapp’s Last Tape by Samuel Beckett, Pitt Repertory Theatre’s student lab theatrical performances, through Nov. 14, Studio Theatre, Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Repertory Theatre, Department of Theatre Arts, 412-624-0933, www.play.pitt.edu.

La Bella del Alhambra, directed by Enrique Pineda Barnet (1989), 6:30 p.m., free, Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Cuban Eyes/Cubanize: Fifty Years of Cuban Cinema Since the Cuban Revolution Film Series, Pitt’s Center for Latin American Studies, Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures, www.amigocinelatinoamericano@gmail.com.

11

“Unpacking the Archive: Ichthyology, Photography, and the Archival Record in Colonial Korea,” lecture by Gyewon Kim, Pitt postdoctoral fellow, noon, 4130 Posvar Hall, Asia Over Lunch Lecture Series, Pitt’s Asian Studies Center, 412-648-7370 or asia@pitt.edu.

Michael Thomas, 2010 Fred R. Brown Literary Award winner, 8:30 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series, Pitt’s Department of English, oaks@pitt.edu or visit www.english.pitt.edu.

Rags to Ritzes: The Music of Irving Berlin, with Jack Everly, conductor, through Nov. 14, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, PNC Pops! 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Talley’s Folly, Pulitzer Prize-winning romantic comedy by Lanford Wilson, through Dec. 12, O’Reilly Theater, 621 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Public Theater, 412-316-1600, www.ppt.org, Pitt ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

12

Town Hall Meeting With Bev Smith, American Urban Radio Network and August Wilson Center present “The Disappearing Black Community and How We Get It Back” during live radio broadcast town hall meeting, 7 p.m., August Wilson Center for African American Culture, 980 Liberty Ave., Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

13

Pharoah Sanders, renowned tenor saxophonist and quartet, 8 p.m., August Wilson Center for African American Culture, 980 Liberty Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

Continental Connections: Musical Channel Crossing, featuring Alaine and Easie, winners of the Early Music America Competition 2009, 8 p.m., Synod Hall, Fifth Avenue and North Craig Street, Oakland, Renaissance & Baroque, 412-361-2048, www.rbsp.org.

Lucia Di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti, libretto by Salvadore Cammarano, also Nov. 16, 19, 21, Benedum Center, 803 Liberty Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Opera, 412-456-6666, www.benedumcenter.org, Pitt ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

14

IonSound Project: Music of Joan Tower, musical performance by Pitt’s Ensemble in Residence, 7 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

15

Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times columnist and author, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Drue Heinz Lectures, 412-622-8866, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

17

Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre, scenes and vignettes from current season, noon, free, Nordy’s Place, Lower Level, William Pitt Union, Pitt ARTS’ Artful Wednesdays, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Elpidio Valdés, directed by Juan Padrón (1979), 6:30 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, free, Cuban Eyes/Cubanize: Fifty Years of Cuban Cinema Since the Cuban Revolution Film Series, Pitt’s Center for Latin American Studies, Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures, www.amigocinelatinoamericano@gmail.com.

Ben Carson, celebrated pediatric neurosurgeon who overcame poverty to become director of pediatric neurosurgery for Johns Hopkins University Hospital at age 33, 8 p.m., Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Robert Morris University’s Pittsburgh Speakers Series, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghspeakersseries.org.

18

“U.S. Drone Strikes in Pakistan: Three Myths vs. Three Realities,” A.S.M. Ali Ashraf, doctoral candidate, Pitt’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, noon, 4130 Posvar Hall, Asia Over Lunch Lecture Series, Pitt’s Asian Studies Center, 412-648-7370 or asia@pitt.edu.

19 Titón, de la Habana a Guantanamera, directed by Mirtha Ibarra (2008), 6:30 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, free, Cuban Eyes/Cubanize: Fifty Years of Cuban Cinema Since the Cuban Revolution Film Series, Pitt’s Center for Latin American Studies, Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures, www.amigocinelatinoamericano@gmail.com.

Slatkin Conducts Copland’s Appalachian Spring,also works by Bernstein and Tower, 8 p.m.; 2:30 p.m. Nov. 21, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, BNY Mellon Grand Classics, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

20

John Mellencamp’s No Better Than This Tour, Mellencamp and his band performing in theater-sized venues, 6:45 p.m., Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Heinz Hall Special Presentation, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

22

Buddy Valastro: Bakin’ With the Boss Tour, featuring baker and star of TLC’s “Cake Boss,” 7:30 p.m., Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Heinz Hall Special Presentation, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

23

Rock of Ages, five-time Tony Award-nominated musical, through Nov. 28, Benedum Center, 803 Liberty Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, PNC Broadway Across America, 412-471-6070, www.pgharts.org.

26

Honeck & a Waltz Tradition, cellist Johannes Moser makes his PSO debut, 8 p.m.; also 2:30 p.m. Nov. 28, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, BNY Mellon Grand Classics, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

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Highmark Presents Chris Botti, Grammy-nominated trumpeter back by popular demand, 7:30 p.m., Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Heinz Hall Special Presentation, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Fresa y Chocolate, directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea (1994), 6:30 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, free, Cuban Eyes/Cubanize: Fifty Years of Cuban Cinema Since the Cuban Revolution Film Series, Pitt’s Center for Latin American Studies, Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures, www.amigocinelatinoamericano@gmail.com.

DECEMBER
1

Grisha Goryachev, classical and Spanish guitarist, noon, free, Nordy’s Place, Lower Level, William Pitt Union, Pitt ARTS’ Artful Wednesdays, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot by Stephen Adly Guirgis, Pitt Repertory Theatre’s student lab theatrical performance, through Dec. 5, Studio Theatre, Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Repertory Theatre, Department of Theatre Arts, 412-624-0933, www.play.pitt.edu.

2

“The Sino-American Dispute Over the Renminbi Exchange Rate,” Pei Liu, visiting scholar in Pitt Department of Economics, noon, 4130 Posvar Hall, Asia Over Lunch Lecture Series, Pitt’s Asian Studies Center, 412-648-7370 or asia@pitt.edu.

Roble de Olor, directed by Rigoberto López (2002), 6:30 p.m., free, Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Cuban Eyes/Cubanize: Fifty Years of Cuban Cinema Since the Cuban Revolution Film Series, Pitt’s Center for Latin American Studies, Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures, www.amigocinelatinoamericano@gmail.com.

3

Pitt Men’s Glee Club Holiday Concert, 8 p.m., First Baptist Church of Pittsburgh, 159 N. Bellefield Ave., Oakland, free to Pitt students with ID, tickets must be reserved in advance, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

Verdi Requiem, with conductor Manfred Honeck and The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, through Dec. 5, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, BNY Mellon Grand Classics, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

4

Festival of World Music, free, featuring Pitt’s University Gamelan Ensemble, African Music and Dance Ensemble, Carpathian Ensemble, and Indian classical music, 2-6 p.m., William Pitt Union Ballroom, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

Heinz Chapel Choir Holiday Concert, musical performance, 8 p.m.; also Dec. 5, 10, and 12, Heinz Chapel, tickets go on sale Oct. 18, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

6

Lee Child, mystery writer, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Drue Heinz Lectures, 412-622-8866, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

8

University of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, free, 8 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 in G, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

9

A Musical Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens classic, through Dec. 23, Byham Theater, 101 Sixth Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh CLO, 412-456-6666, www.pittsburghclo.org.

Los Dioses Rotos, directed by Ernesto Daranas (2008), free, 6:30 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Cuban Eyes/Cubanize: Fifty Years of Cuban Cinema Since the Cuban Revolution Film Series, Pitt’s Center for Latin American Studies, Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures, www.amigocinelatinoamericano@gmail.com.

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The Nutcracker, through Dec. 26, Benedum Center, 803 Liberty Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, 412-456-6666, www.benedumcenter.org, Pitt ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

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Women’s Choral Ensemble Holiday Concert, 8 p.m., Heinz Chapel, free to Pitt students with ID, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

Baltimore Consort: Wassail, Wassail, tunes from France, the British Isles, and Appalachia, 8 p.m., Synod Hall, Fifth Avenue and North Craig Street, Oakland, Renaissance & Baroque, 412-361-2048, www.rbsp.org.

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Straight No Chaser Holiday Show, 10-member a cappella group, through Dec. 16, Benedum Center, 803 Liberty Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-456-6666, wwwpgharts.org.

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The Second City’s Fair & Unbalanced, Chicago-based improvisational troupe, through Dec. 18, O’Reilly Theater, 621 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Public Theater, 412-316-1600, www.ppt.org, Pitt ARTS Cheap Seats, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

A Lyrical Christmas Carol, adaptation of classic Dickens’ tale, through Dec. 19, New Hazlett Theater, Allegheny Square East, North Side, Pittsburgh Musical Theater Conservatory Series, 412-456-6666, www.pittsburghmusicals.com.

Highmark Holiday Pops, Daniel Meyer, conductor; The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, through Dec. 19, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, PNC POPS! 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Cirque Dreams: Holidaze, musical extravaganza with acrobats, aerialists, and dancers, through Dec. 26, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, 412-392-4900, www.pgharts.org.

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Burn the Floor, Latin and ballroom dance spectacular, through Jan. 2, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, 412-392-4900, www.pgharts.org.

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First Night Pittsburgh 2011, live music, dance, and entertainment throughout the Cultural District, Downtown, 6 p.m., Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, www.firstnightpgh.org.