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Thursday Night Jazz: Roger Humphries + The RH Factor

Thursday Night Jazz: Roger Humphries + The RH Factor

Jazz Legacy Fellow and Pittsburgh legend Roger Humphries takes to the stage with the RH Factor for a collaborative, community-driven performance highlighting the true spirit of jazz ...
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LitFest 2025: Black Womanhood in Pittsburgh with Yona Harvey & Tahirah J. Walker

LitFest 2025: Black Womanhood in Pittsburgh with Yona Harvey & Tahirah J. Walker

Poet Yona Harvey and scholar Tahira J. Walker explore what it means to be a Black woman living in a city deemed most unlivable for them. The pair will discuss their respective works and the intersection of history, community, marginalization, ...
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LitFest 2025: Books From My Country You Should Know with Olena Boryshpolets (Ukraine), Bertony Louis (Haiti), Anouar Rahmani (Algeria) & Mukhtar Shehata (Egypt)

LitFest 2025: Books From My Country You Should Know with Olena Boryshpolets (Ukraine), Bertony Louis (Haiti), Anouar Rahmani (Algeria) & Mukhtar Shehata (Egypt)

What are we missing when we limit the literary canon to American works? In this reading and discussion, City of Asylum Writers-in-Residence share the books and writers from their home countries—Algeria, Egypt, Haiti, and Ukraine—that made an impact on their ...
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LitFest 2025: Trans/Nonbinary Ecopoetics in the Garden with Julian Talamantez Brolaski, Aaron El Sabrout & imogen xtian smith

LitFest 2025: Trans/Nonbinary Ecopoetics in the Garden with Julian Talamantez Brolaski, Aaron El Sabrout & imogen xtian smith

Poets Aaron El Sabrout, imogen xtian smith, and Julian Talamantez Brolaski take to the Alphabet Reading Garden for a poetic exploration of trans and nonbinary ecologies and understanding one’s own ecosystems ...
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LitFest 2025: Translation Slam (Ukrainian) with Author Volodymyr Rafeyenko & Translators Mark Andryczyk, Dominique Hoffman & Halyna Hryn

LitFest 2025: Translation Slam (Ukrainian) with Author Volodymyr Rafeyenko & Translators Mark Andryczyk, Dominique Hoffman & Halyna Hryn

Writer-in-Residence Volodymyr Rafeyenko has supplied a 600-word essay in Ukrainian to be translated by Mark Andryczyk, Dominique Hoffman, and Halyna Hryn. In this program, Mark, Dominique, and Halyna go head-to-head to defend their revealed translations. Who will come out on ...
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  • October 2025
  • Sat 18
    October 18 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm EDT

    LitFest 2025: Translation Slam (Ukrainian) with Author Volodymyr Rafeyenko & Translators Mark Andryczyk, Dominique Hoffman & Halyna Hryn

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    Writer-in-Residence Volodymyr Rafeyenko has supplied a 600-word essay in Ukrainian to be translated by Mark Andryczyk, Dominique Hoffman, and Halyna Hryn. In this program, Mark, Dominique, and Halyna go head-to-head to defend their revealed translations. Who will come out on top?

    Sun 19
    October 19 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm EDT

    LitFest 2025: Poetry, Comedy & Storytelling in American Sign Language with NuNu Davis & Lisa McBee

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    City of Asylum welcomes Deaf storytellers and poets KJ Johnstein, Val Wojton, Mj Shahen, NuNu Davis, and Lisa McBee for performances in American Sign Language (ASL) and Visual Vernacular (VV).

    Tue 21
    October 21 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT

    Writer-in-Residence: Olena Boryshpolets’s “New Calypso” with Christopher Rivas & Lesya Verba (Book Launch)

    Alphabet City Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    A captivating musical theater performance and book launch of Writer-in-Residence Olena Boryshpolets’s new long-form poem, featuring actor Christopher Rivas and bandura musician Lesya Verba.

  • November 2025
  • Tue 4
    November 4 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EST

    Story Club PGH Presents: Story Slam! (Home)

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    Is it an address, a favorite place, or a loved one? This November, come ready to share (or judge!) stories exploring all the many things we call Home.

  • December 2025
  • Tue 2
    December 2 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EST

    Story Club PGH Presents: Story Slam! (Unfinished Business)

    Alphabet City Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    Story Club Pittsburgh (created by the former producers of The Moth Pittsburgh) wants you to take a closer look at your past. This December, come ready to share (or judge!) stories taking on Unfinished Business.

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