Happenings

Concerts

Yo-Yo Ma with the PSO, world-renowned cellist with conductor Manfred Honeck performing Dvorák’s Cello Concerto, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Turtle Island Quartet with Mike Marshall in Solstice Celebration, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6, Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society, 412-624-4129, www.pittsburghchambermusic.org.

University of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, free performance featuring works by Dvorák, Bach, Prokofiev, and others, 8 p.m., Dec. 7, Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

Take 6, a cappella harmony-rich arrangements of Christmas tunes, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Dec. 9, Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, 1815 Metropolitan St., Manchester, 412-323-4000, www.mcgjazz.org.

Heinz Chapel Choir Holiday Concerts, 8 p.m. Dec. 9 and 3 p.m. Dec. 11, Heinz Chapel, Pitt Department of Music’s Music at Pitt 2011-12, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

Men’s Glee Club Holiday Concert, 8 p.m. Dec. 10, First Baptist Church of Pittsburgh, 159 N. Bellefield Ave., Oakland, Pitt Department of Music’s Music at Pitt 2011-12, 412-624-4125, www.music.pitt.edu.

Catfish Keith, blues singer, songwriter, and bottleneck slide guitarist, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10, Carnegie Lecture Hall, Calliope Acoustic Master Series, Calliope: The Pittsburgh Folk Music Society, 412-361-1915, www.calliopehouse.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats Program, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Celtic Woman: A Christmas Celebration with the PSO, celebrated Irish entertainers perform beloved holiday songs, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

B.E. Taylor Christmas Concert, nationally recognized recording and performing artist, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 12 and 13, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Highmark Holiday Pops with Marvin, featuring conductor Marvin Hamlisch, several vocalists, and the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, Dec. 15-18, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, PNC Pittsburgh Symphony Pops! 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats Program, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra: Holiday Performance, holiday classics receive a jazz makeover, 6 p.m. Dec. 18, August Wilson Center, 980 Liberty Ave., Downtown, August Wilson Center for African American Culture, www.augustwilsoncenter.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats Program, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Exhibitions

University Art Gallery, The Imprint of War: Responses in Print, through Dec. 5, exhibition showcasing artwork by war-inspired artists Jacques Callot, Nicolas Naughton, and Sandow Birk, sponsored by students in Pitt’s Museum Studies Seminar course, Frick Fine Arts Building, 650 Schenley Dr., Oakland, 412-648-2400.

The Frick Art & Historical Center, Fabergé: The Hodges Family Collection, more than 100 objects made by Russian artist-jeweler Peter Carl Fabergé, goldsmith and jeweler to the Russian court, through Jan. 15, 7227 Reynolds St., Point Breeze, 412-371-0600, www.thefrickpittsburgh.org.

Carnegie Museum of Art, Palladio and His Legacy: A Transatlantic Journey, through Dec. 31; Teenie Harris, Photographer: An American Story, through April 7; Picturing the City: Downtown Pittsburgh, 2007-2010, through March 2; 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-622-3131, www.cmoa.org.

The Warhol, Fifteen Minutes: Homage to Andy Warhol, through Jan. 8;
I Just Want to Watch: Warhol’s Film, Video, and Television, ongoing, 117 Sandusky St., North Side, 412-237-8300, www.warhol.org.

The Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Botany and History Entwined: Rachel Hunt’s Legacy, rare gems from the original collection of founder Rachel McMasters Miller Hunt (1882-1963), through Dec. 15, 5th floor of Hunt Library, 4909 Frew St., Oakland, Carnegie Mellon University, 412-268-2434, http://huntbot.andrew.cmu.edu/.

Wood Street Galleries, Cell Phone Disco, ongoing, Tito Way, Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

Lectures/Seminars/Readings

“The Imperative of Integration: Race and Education,” Elizabeth Anderson, John Rawls Collegiate Professor of Philosophy and Women’s Studies and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, University of Michigan, noon Dec. 9, 20th floor, Cathedral of Learning, Pitt’s Center on Race and Social Problems’ Fall 2011 Speaker Series sponsored by Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, 412-624-7382, www.crsp.pitt.edu.

Madeleine Albright, lecture by former U.S. Secretary of State (1997-2001), 7:30 p.m. Dec. 12, Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, The Drue Heinz Lectures; the event will coincide with opening night of the Read My Pins exhibition of Albright’s personal jewelry collection of more than 200 pins connected to her diplomatic career, on display in the Wertz Gallery of Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s Hillman Hall, 412-622-8866, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

“Entropy, Entanglement and Utility,” Jos Uffink, professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, 3:30 p.m. Dec. 9, free, 817R Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Center for Philosophy of Science’s Annual Lecture Series 2011-12, 412-624-1052, www.pitt.edu/~pittcntr.

Miscellaneous

“Preparing Fellowship Proposals,” Michael Zigmond, Pitt professor of neurology, psychiatry, and behavioral and community health sciences, noon-1:30 p.m. Dec. 6, bring lunch, beverages provided, 5100-A South Starzl Biomedical Science Tower, Pitt Survival Skills and Ethics Program’s Grants Over Lunch, www.skillsandethics.org.

Anthropology in the Era of Globalization: Ethnography, Ethnology, and Comparative Analysis, daylong conference marking 50 years of anthropological research, teaching, and graduate training at Pitt, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. followed by 6-9 p.m. reception Dec. 9, keynote address by Sidney Mintz, Johns Hopkins University anthropology professor, events held at Posvar Hall and Frick Fine Arts Building, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Anthropology, Pitt Center for Latin American Studies, Pitt World History Center, full schedule available at www.anthropology.pitt.edu, 412-648-7530.

“Beyond the Postdoc: Preparing for Employment,” Gonzalo Torres, Pitt professor of neurobiology, noon-1:30 p.m. Dec. 13, bring lunch, beverages provided, 5100-A South Starzl Biomedical Science Tower, Pitt Survival Skills and Ethics Program’s Grants over Lunch, www.skillsandethics.org.

Opera/Theater/Dance

Mask of Moriarty by Hugh Leonard, Sherlock Holmes and the faithful Dr. Watson come up against their most dastardly malefactor, Dec. 1-17, Charity Randall Theatre within Stephen Foster Memorial, Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre, www.picttheatre.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats Program, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Red, 2010 Tony Award-wining Best Play about artist Mark Rothko, through
Dec. 11, O’Reilly Theater, 621 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Public Theater, 412-316-1600, www.ppt.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats Program, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Fat Beckett by Gab Cody in collaboration with Rita Reis, a sly female response to Samuel Beckett’s men who wait, through Dec. 18, The Old School House, 4830 Hatfield St., Lawrenceville, Quantum Theatre, 412-362-1713, www.quantumtheatre.com, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats Program, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

The Nutcracker, ballet danced to Tchaikovsky’s musical score, Dec. 2-23, Benedum Center, 237 7th St., Downtown, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, www.pbt.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats Program, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

The Second City in Laugh Out Loud, America’s famed comedy troupe in an evening of sketch comedy and improvisation, Jan. 5-7, O’Reilly Theater, 621 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh Public Theater, www.ppt.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats Program, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

A Musical Christmas Carol, join Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim, and a host of colorful characters in this holiday presentation, Dec. 8-23, Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, Pittsburgh CLO, 412-281-2822, www.pittsburghclo.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats Program, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Piper’s Noel, performed by the Renaissance wind ensemble Ciaramella, celebrating shepherds and the Christmas music they inspired, 8 p.m. Dec. 11, Synod Hall, 125 N. Craig St., Oakland, Renaissance & Baroque Society of Pittsburgh, 412-361-2048, www.rbsp.org, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats Program, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Memphis, new Broadway musical whose dances and songs are wedded to a tale of fame and forbidden love, Dec. 27-Jan. 1, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown, PNC Broadway Across America, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats Program, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Defending the Caveman, Broadway comedy that tackles contemporary feminism and masculine sensitivity, through Jan. 8, CLO Cabaret, 655 Penn Ave., Downtown, Pittsburgh CLO Cabaret, 412-325-6766, www.pittsburghclo.org/cabaret, PITT ARTS Cheap Seats Program, 412-624-4498, www.pittarts.pitt.edu.

Pitt PhD Dissertation Defenses

Jing Ji, Graduate School of Public Health’s Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, 3 p.m. Dec. 5, “Neuronal Survival After Traumatic Brain Injury: Cardiolipin, A Critical Target,” 3rd-floor conference room, Bridgeside Point, 100 Technology Drive, Hazelwood.

Jorge Zavaleta Balarezo, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures, noon Dec. 7, “Hacia un Cuarto Cine: Violencia, Marginalidad, Memoria y Nuevos Escenarios Globales en Ventiún Películas Latinoamericanas,” 1528 Cathedral of Learning.

Amy M. Furda, School of Medicine’s Molecular Pharmacology Graduate Program, 2 p.m. Dec. 8, “The Role of mtDNA Damage in Mitochondrial Dysfunction,” 1395 Starzl Biomedical Science Tower.

Anupma Jha, School of Medicine’s Cell Biology and Molecular Physiology Graduate Program, 2 p.m. Dec. 8, “Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis of Yolk Protein in Drosophila Oocyte,” M3901 Children’s Hospital.

Matthew Fagerburg, School of Medicine’s Molecular Biophysics and Structural Biology Graduate Program, 2 p.m. Dec. 9, “Single-Molecule Insights Into PcrA-Driven Disruption of RecA-Fliaments,” 1018 Biomedical Science Tower 3.

Jonathan D. Steckbeck, School of Medicine’s Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Graduate Program, 10 a.m. Dec. 15, “Experimental Determination of the Topology of the HIV-1 gp41 C-Terminal Tail During the Viral Life Cycle,” 6014 Biomedical Science Tower 3.

Rakshita Charan, School of Medicine’s Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Graduate Program, 11 a.m. Dec. 15, “Deubiquitinating Enzyme A20 and Its Role in NF-kappaB Regulation: Implications for Treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy,” 1595 Starzl Biomedical Science Tower.