Apr 16 Tuesday
Directed by Andrew William Smith, starring Lisa Velten Smith
Sly Howard Baker offers 16th century Venice as the setting to provoke 21st century audiences, Rebel female painter Galactia is commissioned by the Doge to paint a vast canvas celebrating a triumphant battle. Yes, there are tensions between personal ambition and moral responsibility seen through the lens of sexual politics. But this play defies expectation (you’ll laugh quite a bit) and how you feel at the end is anyone’s guess. Note: Oxford Dictionary's first definition of the word ‘execution’… to ‘carry out, render.’
Get ready to SHINE on stage with this 7-week Salsa shines technique and performance camp by Stan! This amazing 7-week intensive will help you elevate your technique, improve your musicality skills, and get you ready to perform at our Love in Bloom Social and Showcase on May 17th! Open to dancers of all levels, genders, and body-types.
Salsa 1 course recommended. Great for performers, and the performance-curious!
Apr 17 Wednesday
“Oneness: Brie Ruais”, the first in Contemporary Craft’s new Tomayko Solo Artist Elevation Series, is a solo exhibition featuring the work of ceramic artist Brie Ruais.
The exhibition is a large survey of work, spanning eight years and exploring the idea that memory, place, and experience are based on an individual's perception and haptic experience.
Each of Ruais' works start with clay equal to Ruais’ body weight at the time. From there, she uses her body as a tool to push and shape the clay into its final form, completing the work in under 15 minutes.
“Oneness: Brie Ruais” is on view Feb. 2 - May 4, 2024. Admission is free.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, together with the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Computing and Information, is honored to welcome the Association for Library Service to Children’s (ALSC) 2024 Children’s Literature Lecture presented by bestselling and award-winning author Rita Williams-Garcia. Last held in Pittsburgh in 1989, the ALSC Children’s Literature Lecture is an annual event geared toward adults who work with children and/or who have an interest in children’s literature. This prestigious honor features an author, critic, librarian, historian or educator presenting a paper considered to be a significant contribution to the field of children’s literature.
The 2024 lecture is being hosted in cooperation with Allegheny County Library Association, August Wilson African American Cultural Center and United Black Book Clubs of Pittsburgh.
Recommended for adults and students in grades 6 – 12.
Register now: https://www.carnegielibrary.org/event/alsc-2024-childrens-literature-lecture-rita-williams-garcia/
Apr 18 Thursday
Neither Here nor There features recent work by seventeen faculty members of the University of Pittsburgh’s Studio Arts Department. While these artists all engage in disparate forms of multimedia creation such as video, photography, printmaking, painting, installation, and sculpture, their unique practices underscore shared investments in locating the fluid nature of things in between. Artists grapple with issues of movement and migration, displacement, the politics of remembering, and identity as neither here nor there, not one thing nor another, but simultaneously occurring at the same time.
Neither Here nor There will be on view March 21 – April 20, 2024.
Allies for Health + Wellbeing offers FREE testing each Thursday at QMNTY Center. Get screened for HIV, hepatitis C, syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia, with results in only 20 minutes for HIV, hepatitis C and syphilis!
No appointment is needed – just stop by. You can also talk with our knowledgeable community health team about your sexual health – they’re happy to answer any questions or address any concerns.
Teens (ages 13-18) are invited to Carnegie Museum of Natural History for a fun event celebrating the new exhibition, The Stories We Keep. Take the exhibit design challenge and learn what it takes to build engaging, exciting exhibitions. Check out the tools museum conservators use to preserve ancient objects, like a 4,000 year old wooden boat from Ancient Egypt. Discover the “Agents of Deterioration” that conservators dodge and deflect to keep artifacts safe, and see if you can guess the use of old-time objects. Stop by the lounge for a snack while you enjoy a night just for teens.
Whether you’ve already signed up for a free Teen Membership from Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, or just want to see what it’s all about – we hope you’ll stop by! Please register early to secure your free ticket; capacity is limited. Open to everyone ages 13-18.
Make your reservation today before this exciting event sells out. Free to everyone ages 13-18.
Sisters Place is proud to host the 22nd Annual Crushed Grapes Wine Tasting Event!
Crushed Grapes raises crucial dollars for Sisters Place programs and mission. Help us support families experiencing homelessness and poverty - these services are needed now more than ever!
Fine wine tastings, food stations, an upscale silent auction, raffle baskets, live music, and more await guests at Crushed Grapes!
Thursday, April 18, 20246:00 – 8:30 p.m.*VIP entry begins at 5:30 pm
General Admission Tickets: $75- Doors open at 6 p.m.- Fine wine tastings- Food, live music, demonstrations and more!
VIP Admission: $125- Early access to the event at 5:30 p.m.- Exclusive access of a private VIP area- Special VIP entertainment and wine selection
GA Group Tickets: $500-General Admission group tickets come at a discounted price of $500 per 10 tickets.
Contact events@sistersplace.org or 412-233-3903 x 225 for more information.