May 18 Saturday
Friday & Saturday, May 17* – 18 | *with discussion7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. (including discussion)
KST’s Alloy Studios | 5530 Penn Ave.Pay What Moves You: $15 – $35
Lost on a Loom examines lost South Asian histories through the lens of Indian Textiles and Fabrics. Known for their vibrant colors, alluring textures, and indigenous motifs symbolizing various aspects of culture, trade, religion and nature, these materials hold stories that have molded South Asia’s history as well as its ties to a Colonial past.
The piece will explore color, shape, movement, and historical contexts of various fabrics including Kantha Embroidery brought to the United States by Bengali Peddlers in the late 1800’s, Khadi, a homespun natural fabric that was the centerpiece of India’s Independence Movement, Jute Fabrics spiraling out from peasant communities in the Bengal Delta into the world market, the Ready Made Garment Industry in Bangladesh along with the collapse of the Raza Plaza and finally Dhaka Muslin, a fine and delicate cloth once worn by royalty which no longer exists.
Weaving together a first-generation Bengali protagonist with the stories of fabric from Bengal, the piece uses dance, storytelling, video imagery, familial narratives, and recollections of the past, to draw parallels to the movement of material, the movement(s) of people and economic and social disparities that continue to remain etched into the fabric of modern history.
Hard Rock Cafe and CE Presents welcome Burning Sky (Tribute to Bad Company) with special guests on Saturday, May 18, 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 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.
May 19 Sunday
Indulge in the ultimate relaxation experience with our 75-minute Sunday Serenity Flow. 🧘♀️
We’ll begin this journey with a serene 15-minute session in our Salt Cave. As you breathe in the salt-infused air, you’ll feel tension melt away from your body and mind, preparing you for the ultimate therapeutic experience ahead.
Transition seamlessly into the yoga room for a 60-minute flow designed to center your mind, energize your body, and nurture your spirit. ✨
Our yoga classes are more than just traditional sessions. Each class includes a 15-minute Halotherapy Salt Cave session, adding a unique dimension to your experience.
While individual Halotherapy sessions in Pittsburgh can cost between $30 and $40, our combined Salt Cave Session with a Yoga class is priced at $40, offering exceptional value and a one-of-a-kind wellness experience. 💎
Join us for this blissful 75-minute session to cultivate inner peace and radiant well-being.
Yoga mats and props ARE INCLUDED!
Beginner and intermediate adult Mandarin classes will be offered in 2024.
Hard Rock Cafe and CE Presents welcome The Ditch (Tribute to CSNY) at Unplugged Brunch on Sunday, May 19, 2024!
Unplugged Brunch features a stripped down performance that pays tribute to the music of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Brunch cocktails and food items will be made available in addition to all regularly featured menu items.
Doors open at 11 a.m. / Show starts at 11:30 a.m.
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/
#notwhite collective presents: the fifth annual LOVE PARTY on Sunday, May 19 from 1-4 p.m. The Irma Freeman Center for Imagination, 5006 Penn Avenue, in the Garfield neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Free for all ages.
Love Party brings a liberatory afternoon of performances, storytimes, artmaking and other hands-on activities that brings our community closer and that grows our hearts wider. See below for featured hands-on art making activities.
This event is intersectional, intergenerational and inclusive. The Irma Freeman Center for Imagination is physically accessible to wheelchairs. Please contact the #notwhite collective for additional accommodations to support your participation.
All children should be accompanied by a responsible adult, 18 years or older.
Featured Activities Include:
POW WOW NOW Screenprinting & Collage:Join Maritza in creating a new vision of Power, Love and Joy with printing and dialogue Pow Wow Now! print materials, images and all kinds of papers included.
HOJALATA Enamel Painting: Hojalata, also known as Mexican Tin Art, is loved around the world. Join artist, Alison Zapata, as she shows you how to paint intricately handmade corazóns from Las Mariposas Hojalata located in Oaxaca, Mexico.
SUGAR COOKING DECORATING: Join Jasmine Cho of Butter & Joy to decorate your own cookie with colorful icing and an edible printer to bring your dreams to sugary reality.
Live music in the tasting room. Free entry!
Jazz Poetry continues into its final week, welcoming Juno Award–winning pianist Andy Milne all the way from Canada. Andy Milne’s Unison Trio will be sharing his new album, Time Will Tell, which explores the intersection between heritage, identity, and destiny. Performing with Andy are renowned poets Justin Perez (a leading Deaf storyteller sharing work via visual vernacular), Kundiman and Sewanee Writers Conference fellowship awardee Noah Arhm Choi, winner of the Cave Canem/Northwestern University Press Poetry Prize Jonathan Moody, and Monica Sok, a recipient of the Discovery Prize from the 92nd Street Y.
Each Jazz Poetry program begins with a 40-minute performance by the band, followed by 30 minutes of collaborative performance with the featured poets. In these collaborations, poets share their work while the musicians interpret and accompany their poetry with jazz, adding a unique, improvisational dimension to each performance.
ASL interpretation will be provided.
Featured Musicians: