The Show Must Go On(line) gets high praise from Bloomberg Businessweek
City of Asylum has found a way to connect with audiences and other help local groups do the same.
28 May 2020
Local writers christen City of Asylum Pittsburgh’s new Alphabet Reading Garden
Alphabet Reading Garden
August 27
5 – 7 p.m.
August 27
5 – 7 p.m.
23 Aug 2016
Free Summer on Sampsonia series heats up Alphabet City Tent
Alphabet City Tent (318 Sampsonia Way)
Weekly through August
Various times
Weekly through August
Various times
13 Jun 2016
Sounds & words merge at City of Asylum’s Jazz Poetry Concert
West Park (Northside)
September 12
7:45 p.m.
September 12
7:45 p.m.
07 Sep 2015
Top 12 Pittsburgh events not to miss in September
The back-to-school rush may be here but summer fun is far from over. In honor of the 12th day of September—where you might find yourself jet-setting from Point Breeze to the Northside within 24 hours—we’ve expanded our monthly Top 10. Disclaimer: we better not hear anyone saying there’s nothing to do in Pittsburgh.
29 Aug 2015
Summer on Sampsonia: City of Asylum hosts free Jazz Wednesdays
Alphabet City Tent (318 Sampsonia Way)
Wednesdays through September 16
7 p.m.
Wednesdays through September 16
7 p.m.
20 Jul 2015
Exiled Voices: City of Asylum Pittsburgh’s 10th anniversary reading
Alphabet City Tent (318 Sampsonia Way)
October 18
8 - 9:30 p.m.
October 18
8 - 9:30 p.m.
14 Oct 2014
Global English: City of Asylum Pittsburgh’s Jazz Poetry Concert
West Park
September 6
7:45 - 9:45 p.m.
September 6
7:45 - 9:45 p.m.
02 Sep 2014
Pittsburgh’s City of Asylum profiled in Aljazeera America
Find out why City of Asylum Pittsburgh founder Henry Reese is asking, "Who is the best writer and who has the most trouble?"
11 Aug 2014
Digital Sanctuaries invites listeners on an urban interlude through the Northside
City of Asylum and NYC musicians Susie Ibarra and Roberto Rodriquez invite the public to join them for the launch of their interactive musical smartphone app.
29 Jul 2014