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Balafon – Music ClassesDates: Announced September 2025Location: Kelly Strayhorn Theater, 5941 Penn Ave. Learn the instruments at the heart of classical West African music, including djembe, doundouns, sabar, kutiro, and balafon. Classes are open to all ages in an intergenerational setting. Photo Credit: Eric Smith, Hill Dance Academy Theater (HDAT) For more information, visit here! Find more events going on in Read more...

The Scandinavian Home: Landscape and Lore Sept. 27, 2025 – Jan. 11, 2026 The Frick Art Museum Book a trip to Scandinavia — no passport needed. Explore the magical and mythical lore of Scandinavia and what made a house a home in twentieth-century Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland through beautiful fine and decorative arts. For more information, visit here! Find more Read more...

Steel Valley Visions: An American Legacy By The Westmoreland Museum of American ArtFollow Explore Western Pennsylvania’s industrial legacy through art at The Westmoreland’s new permanent installation Steel Valley Visions: An American Legacy. Date and timeOpens Saturday, October 4, 2025On view through Sunday, February 2, 2027Museum Hours:September–May: Wednesday–Sunday, 10am–5pmJune–August: Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday 10am–5pm; Friday 12–7pmClosed Monday–Tuesday and major holidays LocationThe Read more...

Andy Warhol: Vanitas Andy Warhol Museum, October 10 – March 9, 2026 Before there were selfies, there were Andy Warhol’s self-portraits. Warhol’s self-portrait was influenced by the religious iconography he grew up with, and this exhibition explores his work through the spiritual themes of Mortality, Vanitas, and Temporality. For more information, visit here! Find more events going on in Pittsburgh here! Read more...

Prospectus: Griffin Nordstrom Brew House Arts, November 20 -January 17, 2026 Each year, the team at Brew House Arts selects a proposal for their “Prospectus” emerging curator residency. This fall’s will be Griffin Nordstrom, showing the work of the Solar Ant Arts Collective (SAAC), from Elkins, West Virginia. The exhibition will explore the artists’ perspectives on living in rural Appalachia. Read more...

Flight, Freedom, and Form: I Will Belong to Only Me August Wilson African American Cultural CenterNovember 20, 2025 – May 31, 2026980 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222awaacc.org The August Wilson African American Cultural Center will debut I Will Belong to Only Me, the first U.S. survey of Nigerian artist Peju Alatise. The exhibition opens on November 20, 2025, at 980 Read more...

Phipps Holiday Magic Phipps Conservatory, November 14 – January 4 Nothing beats the beauty of nature surrounded by the dazzling, inventive displays of Phipps Conservatory. This year’s theme of “Wild Winter” celebrates the relationship between humans and animals from land, sea, and sky. Find more information here! Find more events going on in Pittsburgh here! Read more...

Dazzling Nights Pittsburgh Botanic Garden, Friday, November 28 – Christmas Experience the whimsy and joy of winter holidays at the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden. Dazzling Nights is a yearly event, and each year the artists behind it add special touches to it. It’s a perfect date night, with a walk through a tunnel of “beautiful illuminated stars” and immersive lighting displays Read more...

Yippee Ki Yay (The Parody Celebration of Die Hard)December 2–21, 2025Greer Cabaret Theater, Pittsburgh Fringe First-winner Richard Marsh brings his acclaimed retelling of the action classic Die Hard to the Pittsburgh stage. This unauthorized parody blends fast-paced comedy, heartfelt storytelling, and a lifelong fan’s passion for the iconic holiday film. Expect laughs, nostalgia, and an inventive spin on John McClane’s Read more...

The Nutcracker Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, December 5-28 The holiday classic is back from the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s talented company of artists. This year’s iteration of The Nutcracker is set in the glitz and glamor of turn-of-the-century Pittsburgh. The Tchaikovsky score will be as iconic as always, and you will leave humming at least one of its memorable melodies. Find more Read more...