May 24 Friday
The artists in Getting the Spirit Out, the 2024 Distillery Artist Residency Exhibition have created a group of works that feel distinctly alive — channeling spirits and visualizing the unseen energy around us. Though they all work in very different ways, using a variety of different media and processes, and draw on unique cultural backgrounds, the artists in this year’s Distillery cohort all use their practice to give life — to history, memory, suffering, and joy — and to set their creative spirits free. This year’s Artists-in-Residence are Imani Batts, Armanis Fuentes, Finn Dugan, Joshua Challen Ice, Evangeline Mensah-Agyekum, Sophie Thompson, and Caroline Yoo.
Live Animal Encounters run daily from 1:30-2 p.m. in the Earth Theater, located in Discovery Basecamp. Led by knowledgeable museum staff, encounters feature 4 live animal ambassadors, a mix of reptiles, mammals, birds, and invertebrates, from all around the world. Learn about the natural history, adaptive behaviors and unique stories of animal ambassadors that call our museum home.
For the safety of animal ambassadors and presenters, no late entries to the show will be permitted.
Live music in the tasting room. Free entry!
Join us on Friday, May 24 from 7-9 p.m. at Assemble to create your own Functional Clay Vessels!
Students will be asked to bring in a few objects that we can use as centerpieces to our designs. We can brainstorm functions we are looking to fill in our lives and create based on need. We will be pinching and coiling, and soft slab building; covering some fundamental handbuilding skills in clay. Students will have the chance to choose a glaze to finish their work with.
21+ Nights include instruction, materials, drinks and snacks. Free tickets are available for Garfield residents, with a selected number of scholarship tickets also available to anyone for whom full-price tickets are prohibitive!
Ticket prices for 21+ Nights cover the cost of staff time, materials, and food & beverages. Any amount made beyond these expenses goes towards supporting Assemble’s free STEAM programs, such as afterschool and summer camps!
Hard Rock Cafe and CE Presents welcome Mad Alice (Alice In Chains) & The Holy Gift (Tool) on Friday, May 24, 2024!
Reserved table and bar seating options are available for advance purchase on Eventbrite.com.
Entry and seating begin at 7 p.m. / Show starts at 8 p.m.
This event is open to all ages with alcohol available to attendees ages 21 and over.
The inaugural Keystone Burlesque and Variety Festival launches with a Teaser Weekend event in Pittsburgh May 24-25, 2024. The showcases will take place in the city’s Allentown neighborhood, at the Storyville Lounge (a speakeasy behind Dr. Tumblety’s Time-Inspired Specialty Shop) and new Spirits Distillery next door.
The Keystone Festival will feature two showcases on the Spirits Distillery stage – each show will feature different casts of Pennsylvania performers, as well as acts from across North America. After each show, there will be a private party in the Storyville Lounge with intimate performances and hand-crafted, Prohibition-style cocktails. Audience members will be encouraged to come dressed for a Prohibition party on Friday and for a Vegas-style Rat Pack bash on Saturday. Audiences will not want to miss a single show or party!
May 25 Saturday
🌳 The much-awaited return of FREE Yoga in the Park 2024 is here, brought to you by Counseling and Wellness Center of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy! 🧘♀️✨
For the 8th year running, we’re igniting a wellness revolution, uniting premier and unique yoga instructors across our vibrant city.
📅 May 25 to August 31⏰ Day/Time: Saturdays 10-11 a.m.📍 Where: Allegheny Commons West, near Brighton & Ridge (across the street from Gus & Yiayia’s and the tennis courts). Use this address for your GPS: 638 W Ohio St, Pittsburgh, Pa., 15212.
Don’t miss out on this enriching yoga experience in the heart of Pittsburgh. Grab your mat, invite your friends and family, and join us for an uplifting session under the open sky. All ages, all levels, all welcome to join our community!
Please note, instructors may change or be substituted without notice. ⚠️
Explore an immersive environment of color at MuseumLab! This inflatable structure by art and design studio Pneuhaus lets you interact with color in a tactile and joyful way in a shoes-off, socks-on shared experience from Nov. 18, 2023, through Sept. 24, 2024.
MuseumLab is open Saturday and Sunday, 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., and included with Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh admission.
Learn more at https://museumlab.org/
Museums are full of mysteries for us to explore! How did those big dinosaur bones get into the museum? What’s behind the miniature door on the third floor? How do scientists know they’ve found something NEW? And is there really a hotdog in the mural around the grand staircase? Join us to learn the secrets behind some of our greatest museum mysteries.
Join us at Construction Junction, 214 N. Lexington Street in North Point Breeze, to Sip ‘n Shop. Happening 6pm-8pm the last Saturday of the month April through September. There, you'll get to shop CJ’s aisles, listen to live music, make crafts using reusable materials, purchase food and drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic), take guided behind-the-scenes tours of our facility, learn about the importance of reuse and conservation, and explore the other tenants in CJ’s building including Free Ride, The Pillow Project, and Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse. This is a family friendly event and all activities are free to the public. Visit @cjreuse on Facebook or Instagram for updates.