City of Asylum
Giving Voice.
Jazz Poetry welcomes musician Leslie DeShazor and poets Fatimah Asghar, Rania Mamoun, Andrés Neuman, and Jeremy Lee Stone.
Jazz Poetry 2024 welcomes musician Milena Casado and poets Rae Armantrout, Yahya Ashour, Oleksandr Frazé-Frazénko, and Richard Hamilton.
Jazz Poetry 2024 welcomes musician Andy Milne and poets Noah Arhm Choi, Jonathan Moody, Justin Perez, & Monica Sok.
Jazz Poetry welcomes musicians Lucian Ban and Alex Harding, and poets Quan Barry, Jorge Olivera Castillo, Quincy Scott Jones, and Rajiv Mohabir.
City of Asylum hosts Cave Canem's annual Faculty Reading. This year’s poets are Peter J Harris, Duriel E Harris, and Janice Harrington.
Kente Arts Alliance brings Summer Madness to Thursday Night Jazz at City of Asylum
Kente Summer Madness at City of Asylum continues with a concert from the Jason Washington Group.
Musicians Mimi Jong and Tomás Lozano perform on the erhu and Spanish Hurdy Gurdy in this concert at City of Asylum.
This performance pays homage to this era in the Hill, brought to life by musician and ethnomusicologist Colter Harper.
Nigerian author Samuel Kọ́láwọlé visits City of Asylum to share his debut novel "The Road to the Salt Sea."
City of Asylum writer-in-residence Olena Boryshpolets shares her latest work, accompanied by her fellow artists-in-residence.
Annual Gala fundraiser, featuring Booker Prize nominee Caryl Phillips
Memoirists Damon Young, Francine Prose, and Abdelrahman ElGendy discuss the different stages of memoir
Pulitzer Prize-Winner Richard Powers shares his latest Booker Prize nominated novel, "Playground"
Story Club Pittsburgh (created by the former producers of The Moth Pittsburgh) organizes and hosts Story Slam, a monthly nonfiction storytelling series at City of Asylum. November's theme is Family Secrets.
The Lynn Speakman Quintet performs a jazz concert with a focus on bass and melody at City of Asylum.
Pittsburgh author Damon Young revives his "How to Survive in America" series with a discussion among friends and fellow writers Joy Priest, Adriana Ramirez, and Jesse Washington.
Percussionist Hugo Cruz and his band the Caminos return to City of Asylum for a concert of jazz, funk, and afro-cuban inspired original music.
James Johnson III pays tribute to his mentor Ahmad Jamal in this Thursday Night Jazz concert at City of Asylum.
City of Asylum celebrates the 2025 cohort for the Youth Poet Laureate of Allegheny County
Pittsburgh-based film organization Reel Q presents the in-person regional premiere screening of South Korean film "Made on the Rooftop."
Renowned jazz saxophonist Yoko Suzuki performs John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme" in full with a quartet of Pittsburgh musicians.
Acclaimed author Caryl Phillips returns to City of Asylum for a reading and discussion of his new book "Another Man in the Street."
Introducing Tomas Fujiwara’s three-part concert series Sounds of Now. The first concert features The Fully Celebrated Orchestra.
Singer-songwriter and fan-favorite Pascuala Ilabaca returns to City of Asylum accordion and full-bodied vocals in tow, accompanied by a full band, to regale us with all new songs.
Whiting Award-winner Marcia Douglas visits City of Asylum to discuss her forthcoming book "The Jamaica Kollection of the Shante Dream Arkive."
Discounted shoppping, free books, author signings, and more await attendees of Indie Bookstore Day at City of Asylum Bookstore!
Award-winning Irish novelist, Colum McCann discusses his nonprofit work and upcoming empathy-building novel 'Twist."
To officially kick off the Bridges – City of Asylum Pittsburgh Creative Summit, we’ll welcome guests from across the globe to Alphabet City for a morning of performances, readings, and special presentations from guest speakers from Pittsburgh and all over the world.
Acclaimed American architect and urbanist Teddy Cruz and French writer, documentarian, and cultural activist, Philippe Ollé Laprune discuss their groundbreaking work on the US/Mexico Border.
