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On Topic: Jose Muniain’s Photo Documentary “American Avenue” (Childhood Homelessness)

On Topic: Jose Muniain’s Photo Documentary “American Avenue” (Childhood Homelessness)

A film screening and panel discussion on how housing instability prevents children from receiving a formal education with filmmaker Jose Muniain, photographer Richard Sharum, and community health worker John Whigham ...
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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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On Topic: Michelle Adams’s “The Containment” (Racial Justice in the North)

On Topic: Michelle Adams’s “The Containment” (Racial Justice in the North)

This second installment of our On Topic series welcomes esteemed legal scholar Michelle Adams to explore class and race in a discussion of her new book, "The Containment: Detroit, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for Racial Justice in the ...
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Story Club PGH Presents: Story Slam! (Bridges)

Story Club PGH Presents: Story Slam! (Bridges)

Whether it’s all about the destination, or all about the journey and what you built along the way, this August, Story Club Pittsburgh is all about connection ...
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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.

July 2025

Tue 29
July 29 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

On Topic: Jose Muniain’s Photo Documentary “American Avenue” (Childhood Homelessness)

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

A film screening and panel discussion on how housing instability prevents children from receiving a formal education with filmmaker Jose Muniain, photographer Richard Sharum, and community health worker John Whigham.

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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