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Writer-in-Residence: Mukhtar Shehata (Egypt)

Writer-in-Residence: Mukhtar Shehata (Egypt)

Writer-in-Residence Mukhtar Shehata shares newly written work and reflects on his time in Pittsburgh ...
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Thursday Night Jazz: Kente Summer Madness Presents The Godwin Louis Quartet

Thursday Night Jazz: Kente Summer Madness Presents The Godwin Louis Quartet

Grammy-nominated saxophonist and composer Godwin Louis takes to the stage for Kente Summer Madness Part 3 ...
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World Literature: Aatish Taseer’s “A Return to Self”

World Literature: Aatish Taseer’s “A Return to Self”

A life laid bare, a wandering search for meaning, an immersive portal into history and its accompanying reverberations. All this and more can be found in Aatish Taseer’s "A Return to Self: Excursions in Exile." ...
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World of Music: Hugo Cruz’s Voice of the Drums ft. James Johnson III

World of Music: Hugo Cruz’s Voice of the Drums ft. James Johnson III

Welcome an all-star lineup of some of Pittsburgh's best musicians, fusing classic jazz compositions with the Cuban drum tradition ...
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Thursday Night Jazz: Etta Cox

Thursday Night Jazz: Etta Cox

Etta Cox brings her incomparable stage presence and vocal prowess to Alphabet City to regale audiences with beloved jazz favorites and reimagined hidden gems ...
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April 2024

Mon 8
April 8, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

Denis Mueller Presents Russell Banks: I Write To Be a Better Person

Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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An evening of film to honor the life and legacy of acclaimed writer and friend Russell Banks

Wed 17
April 17, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

Reel Q Reel Stories: Petit Mal

Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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April's Reel Q Reel Stories screening is "Petit Mal"

June 2024

Tue 25
June 25, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

World Cinema: Reel Q Presents “The Queen of My Dreams”

Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
In-Person Tickets are SOLD OUT

Reel Q presents the regional debut screening of "The Queen of My Dreams" this Pride Month at City of Asylum

August 2024

Tue 13
August 13, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

World Cinema: Reel Q Presents “Sublime” (Argentina)

Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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Reel Q presents the regional premier screening of "Sublime."

November 2024

Tue 12
November 12, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EST

World Cinema: Reel Q Presents “Desire Lines”

Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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From filmmaker Jules Rosskam, Desire Lines is a hybrid feature documentary that blends personal interviews, archival materials, and narrative fiction as a framework for exploring the complicated and often unwritten history of transmasculine sexuality.

February 2025

Tue 11
February 11 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EST

Reel Q Presents “Made on the Rooftop” (South Korea)

Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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Pittsburgh-based film organization Reel Q presents the in-person regional premiere screening of South Korean film "Made on the Rooftop."

June 2025

Tue 24
June 24 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

Reel Q Presents: No Pride in Genocide

Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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Watch a screening of "I never promised you a Jasmine Garden" and seven other short films in this global film event presented by Queer Cinema for Palestine.

November 2025

Tue 11
November 11 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EST

Reel Q Presents: An International Queer Film Screening

Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Free In-Person TicketsFree Livestream Tickets

We welcome back our partners at Reel Q this fall for an international film screening!

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