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Lace up those old high top sneakers, slip on some leg warmers, and get ready to get physical at Carnegie Science Center’s next no-kids event. 21+ Let’s Get Physical happens Friday, Aug. 11, from 6-10 p.m. 21+ Night features cash bars, snacks...

City Theatre Director of Education & Accessibility Kristen Link has announced the finalists in the annual EQT Young Playwrights Contest. The six finalists, all middle and high school students from Southwestern Pennsylvania, will receive a professiona...

Driven by a passion for new plays, City Theatre Artistic Director Tracy Brigden has been at the helm of the South Side performing arts organization for 16 seasons, producing notable works and world premieres by exceptional talents. Ms. Brigden has an...

City Theatre has announced the plays and events included in Momentum ‘17: New Plays at Different Stages, the South Side theater company’s annual festival of new play development. The annual festival will run from May 31 – June 4 and will...

Treat your taste buds to a filling, fun event in Allentown on Saturday, May 20 beginning at 6 p.m. Enjoy a stroll down East Warrington Avenue for a progressive dinner featuring new and established restaurants in the revitalized neighborhood....

SuperMonkey Recording Company - Pittsburgh’s Rock ‘n Roll Record Label will open its base of operations and retail establishment on April 22, Record Store Day, at 10 a.m. Located at 813 E. Warrington Ave in the Allentown neighborhood of...

Art, history, and humanity align in City Theatre’s upcoming production of The Guard by Jessica Dickey. Directed by Artistic Director Tracy Brigden, the play will run March 11-April 2 on the Main Stage, continuing the 2016-17 season of new plays at...

City Theatre has announced a new community partnership initiative called City Connects. The program builds on the organization’s long-standing commitment to encouraging discussion and engagement beyond the work seen on stage and celebrates City...

City Theatre rings in 2017 with The Royale, a knockout new play by Marco Ramirez. The Royale is directed by Stuart Carden, and runs on City Theatre’s Main Stage, January 21 – February 12, 2017. Jay “The Sport” Jackson is a legend in the makin...

Visitors to the Senator John Heinz History Center can experience an in-depth look at the museum’s extensive collection of photographs as part of the new major exhibition, #Pixburgh: A Photographic Experience. With nearly two billion digital images...

Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor Bryan Cranston will appear on the City Theatre Main Stage in this CityEvent, produced in partnership with Classic Lines bookstore. Mr. Cranston, currently on tour to promote his memoir, A Life in Parts, will be...

Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor Bryan Cranston will appear on the City Theatre Main Stage in this CityEvent, produced in partnership with Classic Lines bookstore. Mr. Cranston, currently on tour to promote his memoir, A Life in Parts, will be...

City Theatre will welcome playwright Steven Dietz for a writing residency October 31-November 1. Launched in the 2015/2016 season, the mini-residency program offers individually tailored space for writers to work on script development. Mr. Dietz...

Fresh on the heels of the raucous comedy, Hand to God, City Theatre turns in a different direction to present Feeding the Dragon, an intimate and magical world premiere by the award-winning stage and screen actress, Sharon Washington. The production...

Kicking the 2016-17 season off with a bang, City Theatre presents Hand to God by Robert Askins, through October 16, on the Main Stage. Directed by Artistic Director Tracy Brigden, the Pittsburgh premiere of the hit Broadway comedy features a cast of...

City Theatre has announced the winners of its 2016 Young Playwrights Contest. The playwrights will develop their scripts in collaboration with professional theatre artists for production on City Theatre’s Hamburg Studio stage during the 17th...

The Poetry Coffee House at the South Side Presbyterian Church on Friday, June 10, from 7:30 – 9 p.m., features poets Timons Esaias, Roberta Hatcher, and Mike James, in partnership with the Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange: “What is so rare as a day...

City Theatre has announced the lineup for the theatre’s annual Momentum: New Plays at Different Stages Festival, June 2-5. This year’s Momentum series will feature exclusive presentations of works by Liza Birkenmeier (Carnegie Mellon Drama...

On May 28, the Harmony Singers of Pittsburgh will join six choirs from Arizona, Georgia, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, Texas, and Washington at Carnegie Hall in New York City to perform a concert featuring co-conductor Mark Hayes conducting...

City Theatre Artistic Director Tracy Brigden has announced the full lineup for 2016-2017, the South Side company’s 42nd Season. All six productions in the season are Pittsburgh premieres, including one world premiere, and continue City Theatre’s...