May 25 Saturday
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!
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 26 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.
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/
Live music in the tasting room. Free entry!
Pittsburgh's First Yoga + Boxing Fusion!
Join us at the Highmark Stadium in Station Square for a unique experience that combines the strength and intensity of boxing with the mindfulness and flexibility of yoga.
At Hit Tha Mat, we take a holistic approach to well-being, focusing on aligning your mind, body, and spirit. Led by 2x national Champion Kiante Irving, you'll learn the fundamentals of boxing- including combinations, footwork, stance, bobbing, weaving, and blocking. Ona Cleckley of Sol Soul Sole Yoga will guide you to find the natural fluidity of your movement, practicing breath-controlled and linked movement to cultivate inner strength and peace.
This high-energy, invigorating class includes moments of mindfulness and ends with a guided meditation, suitable for beginners, seasoned yogis, boxing enthusiasts, and those looking to try something new.
After the 1 hour and 30-minute workout session, treat yourself to holistic vegan options from handpicked vendors.
Join us for the next in-person monthly jam session for Spotlight, a space for Pittsburgh-based LGBTQ+ theatre artists to take center stage. During these meet-ups, we invite LGBTQ+ folx of all backgrounds and experience levels to share their talents and ideas with each other in a fun and casual atmosphere. If you’re an actor and have a monologue that needs an audience, come on down and let it rip. If you’re a playwright and have 5-10 pages of a play you’ve been working on, bring them over and let’s read them. If you’re a designer and have a design concept you’re dying to share with some fellow artists, we’d love to hear all about it. If you want to just observe and cheer on, awesome! Any and all theatre folk are welcome to the party.
Reservations are required. Please email lgbtburghspotlight@gmail.com and send us the following info by May 24:• Your name• Your pronouns• How you’d like to participate (if you’d like to share a monologue, song, scene, design work; just tell us a little about who you are; or simply observe)
We can’t wait to see you there!
When: May 26, 7-9 p.m.Where: Benedum Center 7th Floor Conference Room719 Liberty AvenuePittsburgh, Pa., 15222
Hard Rock Cafe and CE Presents welcome The Punk Rock Puppet Show featuring Green Jelly with special guests The Convalenscence and Kemical Kemileon on Sunday, May 26, 2024! Reserved table and bar seating options are available for advance purchase on Eventbrite.com. Entry and seating begin at 7:00 PM - Show starts at 8:00 PM. This event is open to all ages with alcohol available to attendees ages 21 and over.
May 27 Monday
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.