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  Click HERE to listen to PFO's rehearsal of La Gioconda! Csilla Boross returns to Pittsburgh following her 2024 performance singing the title role of Adriana in Cilea’s  Adriana Lecouvreur  with Pittsburgh Festival Opera! Born in Hungary, Boross is one of the world’s leading dramatic sopranos today. Join PFO for our 2025 Season Highlight! Pittsburgh Concert Opera Debut of La Gioconda Sunday, December 14 | 4:00 pm Carnegie Music Hall 4400 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 For tickets and more information: CLICK HERE There will be an opera talk before the performance starting at 2:45 pm with WQED-FM artistic director Jim Cunningham. Maestro Christopher Franklin, Marianne Cornetti, and chorus master Andy Whitfield will all be guests for this pre-performance opera talk! featuring: You are cordially invited!  Sing and Ring in the New Year Gala Wednesday, December 31 | 7:30 pm Pittsburgh Field Club 121 Field Club Road Pittsburgh, PA 15238 Special Hotel Deal  - Stay...

  Kamin Science Center – formerly Carnegie Science Center and Pittsburgh’s most visited museum – will celebrate the grand opening of  Sports360 , its newest and largest long-term exhibition, with a  Family-Friendly Tailgate Celebration  on  Sat., Dec. 13 . The launch marks the first major exhibition opening since the  museum unveiled its new identity this fall , powered by a historic $65 million gift from Dan and Carole Kamin – the largest in Carnegie Museums’ 130-year history.   A New Era, A New Exhibit When the museum announced its transition to the Daniel G. and Carole L. Kamin Science Center in September 2025, it signaled the beginning of a bold new era. That announcement revealed the museum’s plans for nine new exhibitions and experiences that will reimagine more than 75% of the Science Center’s exhibit spaces. Sports360 exhibition is the latest of those new experiences to open, ushering in an unprecedented period of growth that will continue thro...

  Louisa May Alcott's Little Women  By Lauren Gunderson Directed by Kaja Dunn ONLY THREE DAYS LEFT From the playwright of  The Revolutionists  and the  Christmas at Pemberley  series comes the world premiere of a new adaptation of a beloved classic.  Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women  explores the parallel lives of the author’s family and the iconic March sisters – Jo, Beth, Meg, and Amy -- in a heartwarming coming of age tale of empowerment, family, resilience – and the creation of an American literary masterpiece, with Alcott herself center stage. Co-commissioned and originally produced by City Theatre; Northlight Theatre, Chicago, IL; People’s Light, Malvern, PA; and TheatreWorks, Palo Alto, CA. “A heartwarming experience perfect for the holiday season – a celebration of sisterhood, resilience, and individual aspiration. Grab your loved ones (especially your sisters) and get ready to hold their hands tight” -  Stage and Cinema “Lauren Gunde...

  ONE NIGHT ONLY! Monday, JAN. 19 Click for TICKETS: PAY WHAT MOVES YOU! Featuring Soprano ZULY INIRIO Click to Meet the LFS Artists "Expect the roof to be raised." - WESA Be inspired in the new year! Secure your seat now for Let Freedom Sing 2026 19th Anniversary Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Monday, January 19 7:30 pm IN-PERSON and LIVE STREAMED TICKETS: PAY WHAT MOVES YOU! Kelly Strayhorn Theater 5941 Penn Avenue in East Liberty Pittsburgh, PA 15206 Our Emcee is KiKi B Jones, WAMO 107.3 This inspirational concert features:  The Heritage Gospel Chorale of Pittsburgh  The Rodman Street Baptist Church Choir The MLK Festival Singers  Directed by Dr. Herbert Jones & Alton Mitchell Combined Choirs  feature a diverse range of faith, community, and educational groups from throughout the region. Proceeds benefit Let Freedom Sing, The Afro-American Music Institute & the East End Cooperative Ministries Food Pantry www.Letfreedomsing.net Fo...

   Nominees were announced today for Prime Stage Theatre’s  6th Annual High School Drama Awards  set for Jan. 10, 2026 at Hillman Center for the Performing Arts in Fox Chapel.   The announcement took pl ace  during the morning broadcast  of KDKA -TV’s  Pittsburgh Today Live , hosted by Heather Abraham and David Highfield.   The Drama Awards honor excellence in non-musical plays by student actors, directors and production crew. Students from 12 area high schools were nominated in 16 categories. The event annually draws around 400 students, teachers and families.   The list of the 2026 nominees is at  https://online.flippingbook.com/view/92149407/ .   “What is unique about these awards,” says Drama Awards director  John Dolphin , “is that students  must be in a backstage leadership role or onstage performance role . We encourage adult mentorship and assistance, but in the end, these productions are student-run.”   ...