Events

 
AUGUST 13th

• Location:
  The Stacks at 3 Crossings

2875 Railroad St.

Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Barrel & Flow is one of America’s favorite festivals, as voted by the readers of USA Today, and we strive to be the most welcoming festival as well. We are more than just beer and want to continue to utilize the brewing industry to connect opportunity, accessibility, and artistry in ways that empower the Black community.

Barrel & Flow's 2022 lineup reflects our commitment to creating an inclusive and welcoming festival environment and showcasing Black breweries, artists, & small businesses. We invite you to join us as we celebrate brewing + art with this exceptional collection of breweries from across the country pouring festival-exclusive collaborations, a varying and talented cast of musicians spanning genre and style, and a unique selection of food vendors, indie artisans, and local non-profits.

Flow:

• Soulful Femme (Pennsylvania)
• Blvck Hippie (Tennessee)
• Chris Allen (Washington, DC)
• other fantastic cast of musicians: www.barrelandflow.com/flow

Barrel:

• Rock Leopard (United Kingdom)
• Dream State Brewing (Florida)
• 18th St Distillery (Indiana)
• COVEN Brewing (Pennsylvania, Womanowned)
• full list at www.barrelandflow.com/barrel

WEBSITEBUY TICKETSSAVE
 

-The academic conference, which is open to the public, will examine the legacy of one of the most influential African American leaders of the 19th century-

 The Senator John Heinz History Center – the Smithsonian’s home in Pittsburgh – will host the Inaugural Martin Robison Delany Symposium on Aug. 26-27, at the History Center.

 The two-day academic conference, presented by the History Center’s African American Program, will feature panel discussions with scholars from across the nation who have studied Martin Delany and his influential life and legacy, including keynote speakers Tunde Adeleke, director of African American Studies at Iowa State University, and Richard J. Blackett, the Andrew Jackson Professor of History at Vanderbilt University.

As part of the symposium’s theme, “Before, During, and Beyond the Civil War,” discussions will focus on new research and examine Delany’s literary publications, the emigration movement, politics, Black identity, and in public history.

Martin Delany was born in Charles Town, Virginia, to a free mother and an enslaved father and lived under racial oppression. But his activism started in Pittsburgh. He spent his formative years in this city, where his studies of enterprise, medicine, and journalism would set him apart from other abolitionists. A free Black man in Pittsburgh, Delany became an outspoken, unapologetic voice against slavery and rallied others to support Black nationalism.

The symposium will begin with a welcome reception from 6-9 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 26 and feature panel discussions and keynote speakers on Saturday, Aug. 27 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The Aug. 27 presentations will be available for viewing virtually. The cost is $50 for in person, $25 for students, $10 for History Center members, and $10 for virtual. Please register online.

 The Health Expo/Community Day is a free, family-friendly event that embodies a holistic approach to focusing on physical, mental, spiritual, environmental, and economic health.  People from all over the Greater Pittsburgh & surrounding areas gather to engage in this fun and informative event.  This event is strategically designed to provide a variety of resources to encourage life-style changes and build stronger, healthier communities. The Health Expo/Community Day offers, free resources, various health clinicians, free screenings, children’s activities, vendors, live entertainment, free food, giveaways, and more! 

This event will consist of a variety of activities for people of all ages, such as: Employment Resource Center, Free entrance and free participation in Thelma Lovette YMCA, Cooking Demonstrations, Climbing Wall, Mental and Physical Health Screenings, Community Exhibitors, 3 On 3 Basketball Tournament W/Police Officers, Free Food, Games, Face Painting, Live Entertainment, Prize Giveaways, And Much More!

As you fellowship with one another and enjoy the special attractions, please take some time to visit our invited vendors. This year we have Carnegie Science Center, Venture Outdoors, RIF, Pittsburgh Aids Task Force, Carnegie Library Alcosan, Healthy Ride-Bike Safety, Roving Art Cart, Children’s Museum, PA Breast Cancer Coalition, Tobacco Free Allegheny, Food Trucks, Community Kitchen, a variety of clinical professionals and much more.

Location: Along Centre Ave from Addison Street to Grove Street

This year’s event will be held along Centre Avenue in the heart of the Hill District community in a collaborative effort with local non-profits, community groups, and churches.

Emcee: Ki Ki Brown | DJ: TeeJay

Children Activity Area – Free Screenings – Vendors – Cooking Demonstrations – Hourly Prize Giveaways

SCHEDULE

Main Stage

11:30AM

LINE DANCING

Roland Ford

12:00N

SANKOFA VILLAGE FOR THE THE ARTS DRUM & DANCE

12:30N

CHUCK G & TINA JAMES

1:00PM

KEVIN HOWARD

2:00PM

BYRON NASH & JACQUEA MAE

3:00PM

FUSION ILLUSION

4:00PM

GENUINE SOUL BAND

5:00PM

BILL PAYMENT PRIZE GIVEAWAY

Winner must be present.

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES:

8:00 am–1:00 pm | Free Day at Thelma Lovette YMCA

8:00 AM

OUTDOOR SPIN CLASS

10:00 AM

ZUMBA

11:15 AM

BOOTCAMP

11:00am–2:00pm | Employment Resource Center

1:00 PM

LUNCH

More information: https://hwwpgh.com/community-day/

The August Wilson House host committee announces a schedule of events for the grand opening celebration on Saturday, Aug. 13, of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson’s childhood home at 1727 Bedford Ave., in Pittsburgh’s Hill District.

Actor Denzel Washington, a two-time Academy Award winner, will join Constanza Romero

Wilson (Wilson’s widow) in delivering welcome remarks beginning at 1:30 p.m. that day. VIP

ticket holders for the evening party are welcome to attend either/both the 1-3 p.m. media event

and the 5-8 p.m. celebration.

Washington, a recent recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, has played an

instrumental role in the restoration of Wilson’s childhood home. The opening culminates a

years-long awareness, fundraising and restoration effort.

“August Wilson is one of the greatest playwrights in American history, in world history,” the actor

said. “It is a privilege and honor, responsibility and duty, and a joy to be a small part in keeping

him alive. I will do everything I can to keep this structure alive and sound and a place for us all

to grow.”

Washington will appear at August Wilson House’s media event and Grand Opening ribbon

cutting beginning at 1 p.m. The evening VIP event will include performances and several

national August Wilson actors.

August Wilson House Grand Opening Event Timeline:

Saturday, Aug. 13

● 1 p.m. – VIP Reception: VIP ticket holders and credentialed media

(MEDIA RSVP AT PRESS@AUGUSTWILSONHOUSE.ORG TO ATTEND)

● 1:30 p.m. – Welcome and remarks by Washington, Romero Wilson and August

Wilson House leadership

● August Wilson Monologue Competition participants presentation

● Grand Opening Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

● 3 p.m. – Media and VIP house tours

● 5-8 p.m. – VIP Gala Celebration

Red carpet arrivals, opening remarks by Romero Wilson; Wilsonian actors Russell

Hornsby, Stephen McKinley Henderson and others; and August Wilson House leaders.

Plus, drinks and food, performances and house tours. VIP $500 tickets available at

AugustWilsonHouseGrandOpening.eventbrite.com. (Media RSVP AT

PRESS@AUGUSTWILSONHOUSE.ORG TO ATTEND)

● 8-11 p.m. – Community house party

Dancing and music by UNION featuring Big Phil, Selecta and Blakk Steel.

Performances, food and drinks. $100 tickets available at

AugustWilsonHouseGrandOpening.eventbrite.com.

They’re back and bigger than ever! After dazzling the region in 2021, the Asian Lantern Festival will make its triumphant return to the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium on select nights starting August 12 through October 30. The all-new display will include favorites from days past: dinosaurs.

Over 50 massive silk and steel handcrafted sculptures will once again shine along the pathways of the Zoo at night, with the largest lanterns soaring 30 feet high and reaching 100 feet long. The lanterns will highlight Asian culture and history while also featuring endangered and extinct animals.

“The Asian Lantern Festival is a wonderful opportunity to showcase our Zoo, our species conservation work, and celebrate the cultures that make this world a special place,” said Pittsburgh Zoo President & CEO Dr. Jeremy Goodman. “The Zoo and our partners couldn’t be more excited to bring the festival back this year.”

The lanterns will be built and installed through the month of July in partnership with Tianyu Arts & Culture, Inc. In addition to the lanterns, themed food and entertainment will brighten the atmosphere of the festival. The Zoo works locally with the Organization of Chinese Americans to organize regional performance groups. Over 120,000 guests attended the festival during the fall 2021 event.

“Seeing these lanterns in the daytime is really impressive, but when they are lit up at night it is awe-inspiring,” said Allan Marshall, Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium Vice President of Internal Relations. “If you thought last year was great, just wait until you see this new display.”

Ticket presale for Zoo Members begins Friday, July 1 on pittsburghzoo.org. General admission tickets go on sale Friday, July 8. Tickets are expected to sell quickly, so guests are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance online at https://www.pittsburghzoo.org/event-asian-lantern-festival

Pittsburgh Technical College (PTC) is set to host an Official Public Installation Ceremony for the inauguration of President Dr. Alicia B. Harvey-Smith at its 185-acre Oakdale campus on June 17 at noon.

Dr. Harvey-Smith was appointed as PTC’s fourth president/CEO in July 2019 and is the first African American President in the college’s 75-year history. She is also the first President to lead PTC as a non Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and non-profit. Due to events pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Harvey-Smith’s public installation comes nearly three years into her tenure that has seen a transformation of the college.

The ceremony will include official greetings from local leaders, including City of Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey, County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and Senator Devlin Robinson. Additional salutations and support of service will be provided by Bill Flanagan, Our Region’s Business – Allegheny Conference; Quintin Bullock DDS, President, Community College of Allegheny County and Roger Davis Ed.D., President, Community College of Beaver County.

“It has been an honor to lead Pittsburgh Technical College for the last three years, and I am excited to celebrate all of our achievements with so many distinguished guests on campus for the public installation ceremony,” said Dr. Harvey-Smith. “I’m so proud to be part of an institution that consistently strives toward organizational excellence and where students showcase their passion and excitement for learning each day.”

PTC has undergone a remarkable transformation over its 75-year history, moving from its downtown location to its 185-acre campus, officially changing its previous name of “Pittsburgh Technical Institute,” shifting to a non-profit institution and more. Just in the last three years alone under Dr. Harvey-Smith’s leadership, PTC went from never receiving a single dollar for grant funding, to earning a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant in excess of $1 million.

The college has also developed a Diversity, Equity & Inclusion initiative to make education accessible for all. PTC’s progress under Dr. Harvey-Smith’s leadership has been recognized, as PTC earned the Pittsburgh Technology Council’s Tech 50 Innovator of the Year Award, with Dr. Harvey-Smith earning the distinction of 2021 CEO of the Year.

Dr. Harvey-Smith is also setting the course for PTC’s future with the college’s new five-year Strategic Plan. Along with Dr. Harvey-Smith, a Strategic Planning Taskforce composed of 70 individuals inclusive of all PTC departments developed six strategic directions to move PTC forward in areas such as expanding access, enabling success and skills for the future, elevating public and private partnerships and more.

The Public Installation ceremony highlights PTC’s inauguration week events. A Faculty and Staff Professional Achievement reception will take place on June 14, with a ‘Crafternoon’ event being held the following day. A student event sponsored by the Rainbow Alliance, Crafternoon will allow students to participate in a variety of fun crafting activities on campus.

June 16 features a Presidential Collegiate Luncheon with keynote speaker Yvonne Cook, President of the Highmark Foundation and Highmark Vice President of Community & Health Initiatives. The luncheon will be followed by the inaugural Alumni Wall of Honor unveiling and reception, where distinguished PTC alumni will be awarded plaques commemorating their accomplishments and contributions to the community.

The week of events concludes with the Presidential Inauguration Scholarship Gala at the Carnegie Music Hall on the evening of June 17. Every ticket purchased goes toward helping PTC students gain scholarships to help pursue higher education.

Under Dr. Harvey-Smith’s leadership, PTC has increased institutional advancement efforts, including sponsorships, grant acquisitions and gifts that include raising new fundraising and resources of over $23 million. She also successfully established the President’s Executive Advisory Council, comprised of regional business and education leaders to discuss post-pandemic solutions and launched the Pittsburgh Technical Corporate College to provide customized training and development.

A published author and researcher, Dr. Harvey-Smith published her most recent publication in February titled, “On the Brink: Reimagining Strategic Enrollment Management in Colleges and Universities.” During her tenure at PTC, she has been presented with the Woman of Excellence Award from the New Pittsburgh Courier, the Women of Achievement Award from Pittsburgh’s Cribs for Kids, the Women Who Mean Business Award from the Houston Business Journal and was selected by her peers to receive the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U/Cengage) Inclusion Scholarship.

Dr. Harvey-Smith brings 30 years of experience to PTC having worked as the Executive Vice Chancellor of Lone Star College in Houston, one of the largest community college systems in the country, as well as the President/CEO of River Valley Community College in Claremont, N.H.

Visit PTC’s website for more information and follow PTC on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.

April 30 – September 18, 2022

The Frick Pittsburgh is pleased to present Romare Bearden: Artist as Activist and Visionary, an exhibition of original artworks, limited edition prints, and archival materials through which innovative artist Romare Bearden (1911-1988) celebrated African American subjects, beginning Saturday, April 30 at The Frick Art Museum. Drawing on his own experiences, Bearden created narratives that reflect both the nostalgic rural North Carolina of his childhood and the vibrant urban life of places like Pittsburgh and Harlem. Bearden spent portions of his youth with his grandparents in Pittsburgh, and his 1984 mural Pittsburgh Recollections, installed at the Gateway T station, honors the city’s history and its residents’ work ethic. The artist’s work layers themes from art history, literature, and religion with everyday rituals like family dinners to create visual stories that depict and elevate the Black experience while agitating for social change. Manager of Exhibitions and Registrar, Melanie Groves, curator of the Frick's presentation of this exhibition, commented, “The opportunity to present Romare Bearden: Artist as Activist and Visionary not far from where the artist first took up drawing in his early years, and in a city that inspired and informed much of his work, is an honor for the Frick.” Elizabeth Barker, Ph.D., executive director of The Frick Pittsburgh remarked, “This exhibition, in conjunction with SLAY: Artemisia Gentileschi & Kehinde Wiley, and Vanessa German’s Reckoning: Grief and Light, represents a celebration of Black creative excellence not previously seen at the Frick on this scale.”

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

 For over 50 years, Romare Bearden depicted, defined, and celebrated the life that surrounded him. The exhibition begins by looking at Bearden’s early work—editorial cartoons of the 1930s, Soup Kitchen, a rare surviving painting, and commercial work—examples that highlight Bearden’s interest in issues of politics, race, and social justice. A major section of the exhibition, Visualizing the African American Landscape, emphasizes Bearden’s efforts to depict a layered vision of Black America, held together by history, ritual, and a pursuit of justice. A section titled Bearden and Women features powerful images of women, who appear as healers, protectors, goddesses and conjurers in the world Bearden created, undoubtedly inspired by the strong influential women in his life. The last section of the exhibition, Li’l Dan: the drummer boy, A Civil War Story, presents original illustrations in collage and watercolor from the only children’s book written and illustrated by Romare Bearden. The rediscovered story, published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers in 2003, tells the story of Li’l Dan, an enslaved drummer boy who uses his art to save a company of Union soldiers. Unique to the Frick’s presentation of the exhibition is a focus on Bearden’s connection to Pittsburgh. Bearden spent a significant portion of his childhood in Pittsburgh, staying with his maternal grandparents, who operated a boarding house for migrant workers employed in the steel mills. Over dinners with tired steel workers, the artist developed an appreciation and fascination with labor, and Pittsburgh appears frequently in his work. The exhibition includes 50 works of art and is made possible by generous loans from the Romare Bearden Foundation, the Estate of Nanette Bearden, and the DC Moore Gallery, NY. Additional works were kindly loaned by local collectors.

More Information click here

Starting Sat., May 7, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is presenting this year’s Summer Flower Show: Monet in Bloom, inspired by the works of impressionist painter Claude Monet. In this spectacular new exhibit — which follows in the footsteps of Phipps’ blockbuster Van Gogh in Bloom show from 2019 — the gardens of Phipps will bring three-dimensional life to Monet's breathtaking scenes of delicate flora and dreamlike design. Vivid botanical displays will place you directly into stunning scenes from the artist’s own canvasses – beloved paintings that have stood the test of time for 100 years. 

Exhibit Features

• Pass under recreations of gorgeous arbors from Monet's own garden in Giverny, France, painted in Monet's signature green and covered with annual vines and garden bed mixes as you make your way to the Conservatory entrance
• View “Water Lilies” recreated with lobelia, begonias and other flowers in a giant vertical mural in our Welcome Center
• Step through an oversized picture frame to meet “The Woman in Green” rendered as a green and black striped topiary against a black foliage backdrop in our Palm Court
• Stop at “The Saint-Lazare Station” as our Sunken Garden is reimagined to hold a massive train with bugleweed tracks and steam billows made from hanging baskets of dusty miller and verbena
• See Monet's “Studio Boat” as it floats in our Victoria Room pond surrounded by beds of impatiens, begonias and other colorful blooms
• Recreate “The Artist's Garden at Vétheuil” by posing for a photo by a vintage wagon between tall plantings of canna, everlastings and sunflowers
• Explore the artist's garden at Giverny and meet the “Woman with a Parasol” as arbors arch skyward and Monet-green benches invite relaxation in our South Conservatory
• Float through the Serpentine Room amid ponds of “Water Lilies”, a Japanese footbridge and purple dahlias, and a special surprise at the end of the path.
   

Just in time for opening of Monet in Bloom and Mother’s Day weekend, the 86th annual May Market is taking place! May 6 – 7, stock up on unique plants, gardening accessories, handmade jewelry, lawn décor and more. May Market is free and open to the public; for hours and a complete list of participating vendors, visit phipps.conservatory.org/MayMarket.

Plus, Sat., May 14 marks the opening of Phipps’ Butterfly Forest for the first time in 3 years!  This experience will awe visitors with an up-close look at some of nature's most prized pollinators alongside the blossoming flowers that feed them. Butterfly Forest runs through Mon., Sept. 5 and is included with cost of admission. Learn more at phipps.conservatory.org/Butterfly.

Summer Flower Show: Monet in Bloom was designed by Associate Director of Exhibits Jordyn Melino. The show runs from May 7 – Sept. 25. Phipps is open from 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily and until 10 p.m. Fridays. For more information and to reserve tickets, visit phipps.conservatory.org/Monet. 
 

 First-of-its-kind Exhibition of Two Masterpieces of the Same Subject Painted 400 Years Apart Explores Critical Questions of Identity, Power, and Inequality 

The Frick Pittsburgh presents the highly anticipated April 16 opening of SLAY: Artemisia Gentileschi & Kehinde Wiley, a first-of-its-kind exhibition pairing two masterpieces of the same subject painted 400 years apart ─ the first by Artemisia Gentileschi, arguably the most successful female painter of 17th-century Italy, and the second by Kehinde Wiley, the internationally celebrated Black American contemporary artist. Both paintings depict an Old Testament war story in which the heroic Jewish widow Judith beheads the Assyrian General Holofernes and thereby saves her city and the Israelites from destruction. Co-organized by the Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte, the North Carolina Museum of Art, and The Museum Box, and coordinated at the Frick by Chief Curator Dawn R. Brean and noted art historian Kilolo Luckett, the juxtaposition of these monumental works raises critical questions of identity, power, inequality, oppression, and what constitutes self-defense in an unjust war. Alone, each work of art exists as an essential destination for art lovers. Together, they spark vital questions and serve as catalysts for conversation. 2 “We are extremely grateful for the opportunity to showcase these two extraordinarily powerful masterworks in a never-before-seen pairing,” said Elizabeth E. Barker, Ph.D., executive director of The Frick Pittsburgh. “Great works of art, like these two paintings, take us outside of ourselves and have the power to change the way we see the world. When we discuss a work of art with others, the experience can be even richer and more meaningful. This is one reason why museums are playing an increasingly essential role in fostering discourse and can even serve as agents of social change,” she continued. “The future of museum curating is collaborations. It’s essential for ensuring multiple perspectives are represented, that there are multiple avenues through which visitors can engage with the ideas behind the artworks,” said Ms. Brean. “Kilolo Luckett was the ideal partner for presenting this exhibition. She cares immensely about the potential for museums as safe spaces for generative dialogue. Her insights and perspectives have made the show that much more powerful.” “These two artists, their journeys and their stories are vastly different. And yet there is so much in common in their experiences,” said Ms. Luckett. “We are programmed to look at differences in an unhealthy way; the exhibition is an opportunity to think differently ─ and to heal and grow together.” SLAY will remain on view at The Frick Art Museum through July 10, 2022. Admission is free. EXHIBITION-RELATED PROGRAMS AND EVENTS The Frick will offer an array of exhibition-related programming including Exploring SLAY: In-gallery Conversations, up-close explorations of the exhibition’s two massive paintings, on Thursdays and Saturdays, April 21–July 9, at 1:00 and 2:30 p.m. Admission is free for the gallery conversations, however space is limited. SLAY programs begin on Tuesday, April 12 with a virtual investigation of the story of Judith and Holofernes led by Hebrew Bible scholar Caryn Tambler-Rosenau. 

Details regarding the full slate of exhibition-related public programs is available at TheFrickPittsburgh.org