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Story Club PGH Story Slam: Heat of the Moment

Story Club PGH Story Slam: Heat of the Moment

Join City of Asylum and Story Club Pittsburgh for a new monthly nonfiction storytelling series, mixing the spontaneity of an open mic with the experience of live theater. Organized and hosted by the former producers of The Moth Pittsburgh.  Every show has ...
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Kente All-Stars II. Presented by Kente Arts Alliance

Kente All-Stars II. Presented by Kente Arts Alliance

Kente All-Stars II rounds out Kente’s Summer Madness Series and its spotlight on renowned jazz musicians from the region. This all-star formation includes three of Pittsburgh’s most recognized and favored artists: Dwayne Dolphin, bass; Tom Wendt, drums; and Alton Merrill, piano ...
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Actors Talk August Presented by August Wilson House: Jonathan Berry and Chuck Timbers

Actors Talk August Presented by August Wilson House: Jonathan Berry and Chuck Timbers

These two Pittsburgh actors are featured in “Jitney,” playing into September, 2022, in the theater in the back of August Wilson House in the Hill District. The interview is a stimulating, smart discussion, especially of the father-son emotions of Booster ...
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Ingrid Rojas Contreras & Elaine Castillo

Ingrid Rojas Contreras & Elaine Castillo

A grandfather who was said to move clouds with his mind…his daughter who lost her memory in a childhood accident and began to see and hear the dead…and his daugter’s daughter, Ingrid, who lost her memory in an accident at ...
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Bunker Projects Panel: Home/Making

Bunker Projects Panel: Home/Making

Art is often characterized as a “labor of love”—working artists are often challenged with professional precarity yet expected to commit entirely to their craft. Grants, residencies, galleries, and museums support such cultural workers but often overlook the unique needs of ...
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Booker Prize Winner Damon Galgut: “The Promise”

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Damon Galgut joins us live from his home in Pretoria, South Africa to read and discuss his new novel The Promise, winner of the 2021 Man Booker Prize. 

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