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Poetry Lives at The Public — Support Public Summer Sessions

  To give, or not to give? That is the question. Help raise the next generation of Bards by supporting Summer Sessions. April is National Poetry Month —a time to celebrate language, imagination, and the power of the spoken word. At Pittsburgh Public Theater, poetry doesn’t live only on the page. It lives on our stages, in our classrooms, and in the voices of young artists discovering who they are and what they have to say. This summer, we’re bringing up the Bards of the 21st century at  The Public  through  Summer Sessions  — camps and workshops that introduce young artists to classical and contemporary theater, spoken word, and storytelling. Inspired by Shakespeare and shaped by today’s voices, these young artists learn to think boldly, speak bravely, and perform with confidence. For many participants,  Summer Sessions  is their first time seeing themselves reflected in the arts — and realizing their voice matters. We can’t set the stage alone.  ...
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The Music of Arcane Featuring Andrew Kierszenbaum Live in Concert

    Award-winning Arcane series composer and pianist presents and performs the score of Netflix and Riot Games’ 8x Emmy-winning series live with the Pittsburgh Symphony on July 9, 2026 at Heinz Hall      The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) presents  The Music of Arcane featuring Andrew Kierszenbaum , a landmark concert event on  Wednesday, July 9  at Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts, with tickets available  here.  For the first time, the acclaimed score of Netflix and Riot Games’  Arcane  — winner of eight Emmy Awards including Outstanding Animated Program — comes to life in a concert hall, performed by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Arcane series composer, Andrew Kierszenbaum.    An accomplished composer and pianist who resides at the modern junction of classical, pop, film score and video gaming music, Kierszenbaum is a classicall...

Celebrate 125 Years With Us This Friday! 🎂

  CELEBRATE 125 YEARS WITH US This Friday marks 125 years of the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, and we're celebrating with a jazz party worthy of the milestone. Join us! Indestructible featuring Roger Humphries Friday, May 1 at 7:00 PM 125 years of the Carnegie Carnegie calls for a proper celebration. Friday night in the Music Hall, we've got one. Legendary Pittsburgh drummer Roger Humphries leads the sextet  Indestructible , featuring Carnegie's own Reggie Watkins on trombone, Michael Tomaro on sax, James Moore on trumpet, Michael Bernabe on piano, and Jordan McBride on bass. The setlist is a tribute to the era of The Jazz Messengers, with compositions by Wayne Shorter, Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Cedar Walton, and other greats. Roger's connection to this music is personal: he was mentored by his godfather, Art Blakey, the drummer and bandleader at the heart of the Messengers themselves.   And because 125 years only comes around once, stick around afte...

New Glass Exhibition by Kathleen Mulcahy Opens May 1

  An exhibition documenting the history and career of one of Pennsylvania’s preeminent glass artists and Pittsburgh Glass Center (PGC) co-founder, Kathleen Mulcahy opens on May 1 as part of Pittsburgh Glass Center’s 25th anniversary. A Fine Intoxication: Gathering Glass will include Mulcahy’s work from 2001 to the present. Works from Ron Desmett will also be included in the exhibition. Though Ron is deceased he was a significant partner in the development of Pittsburgh Glass Center.   Kathleen Mulcahy is a Pittsburgh-based glass artist and co-founder of Pittsburgh Glass Center whose work captures fleeting, emotional moments in nature, especially water, through luminous, sculptural glass. Inspired by her early connection to the sea and a transformative encounter with molten glass, she creates pieces that balance beauty with urgency, reflecting on environmental fragility, human connection, and global tensions. Guided by a belief in art’s power to build community, Mulcahy helped rea...