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

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

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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Thursday Night Jazz: Patrick Breiner Trio's New Compositions (Inspired by Henry Threadgill)

Thursday Night Jazz: Patrick Breiner Trio’s New Compositions (Inspired by Henry Threadgill)

Saxophonist and composer Patrick Breiner takes to the stage with Antonio Croes and Mark Micchelli with sounds of the melodica, piano, saxophone, clarinet, and bass clarinet, in this Henry Threadgill–inspired jazz concert ...
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World Literature: Alain Mabanckou's "Dealing with the Dead"

World Literature: Alain Mabanckou’s “Dealing with the Dead”

Congolese author Alain Mabanckou shares his ghostly reckoning with Congolese history, Dealing With the Dead, in conversation with moderator Anderson Tepper ...
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Reel Q Presents: "We Are Faheem & Karun"

Reel Q Presents: “We Are Faheem & Karun”

We welcome back our partners at Reel Q for an international film screening! ...
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Thursday Night Jazz: Yoko Suzuki Septet Presents the Music of Shirley Scott

Thursday Night Jazz: Yoko Suzuki Septet Presents the Music of Shirley Scott

Pittsburgh-based alto saxophonist Yoko Suzuki returns to City of Asylum with a powerhouse ensemble of musicians to perform new arrangements of “Queen of the Organ” Shirley Scott’s music ...
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  • 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
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    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.

  • August 2025
  • Tue 19
    August 19 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

    Writer-in-Residence: Rania Mamoun (Sudan) & Reem Alghazzi’s “Becoming Iphigenia”

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    A film screening curated by Writer-in-Residence Rania Mamoun, highlighting filmmaker Reem Alghazzi’s feature-length creative documentary following the story of nine Syrian women’s escape from war.

  • October 2025
  • Mon 6
    October 6 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT

    Reel Q Presents: Global Shorts at the 40th Annual Reel Q Film Festival

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    City of Asylum hosts a film screening of global shorts as part of Reel Q’s 40th Annual Film Festival (the longest-running festival in Pittsburgh!)

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

    Reel Q Presents: “We Are Faheem & Karun”

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

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

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