Arts & Entertainment Archives

15 Pittsburgh institutions get a home on Google Arts & Culture page

“Pittsburgh is a trailblazer in American culture, from manufacturing to contemporary art, and now everyone can experience the sights and sounds that make it so unique.”

28 Sep 2021

Meet Danielle Obisie-Orlu, the new Youth Poet Laureate of Allegheny County

"I think there’s a pool of compassion we have within ourselves and the more and more time you spend outside of your own little bubble, the deeper that well of compassion becomes.”

22 Sep 2021

Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council’s Artsmobile takes the show on the road

The converted food truck brings free live performances and ice cream to local events.

20 Sep 2021

‘Night of the Living Tapes’ details classic zombie film’s record-setting afterlife on VHS

The author owns more than 200 variant releases of “Night of the Living Dead” on VHS and Betamax.

16 Sep 2021

Biographer of legendary jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams was moved to relocate to Pittsburgh

“Mary Lou Williams: Music for the Soul” makes a case that Williams was not only a fiercely original musician, but about as close to a saint as it gets in modern music.

14 Sep 2021

Black Lives in Focus at Pitt showcases and amplifies Black experiences and voices

The pieces are lovely, beautiful, jarring and painful, rich with emotion and passion.

13 Sep 2021

5 fall arts festivals near Pittsburgh that your family won’t want to miss

We have all the details you need on the best fall festivals, from A Fair in the Park and Mt. Lebanon Artists’ Market to Christmas in the Woods.

09 Sep 2021

Paved Paradise bringing outdoor record fair to the North Side

The event will include local and national DJs, such as Ghostly's dance music artist Ali Berger, who moved to Pittsburgh several years ago.

02 Sep 2021

3 artists win Demarest Fund prize for the first time

The three awardees are Pittsburgh-based visual artist Gavin Benjamin, Evanston, Illinois-based figurative realist painter Daniela Kovačić, and Brooklyn-based sculptor Kennedy Yanko.

31 Aug 2021

13 September events not to miss in Pittsburgh — and most are outdoors

The long-awaited return of beloved Pittsburgh festivals is here, along with innovative collaborations and new ways to celebrate the shifting seasons outdoors.

26 Aug 2021