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How powerful is food, really? Can it bring people together in times of joy and strife? What’s the role of food in diasporic communities? What stories can be told through food?
Franco-Palestinian chef Fadi Kattan ponders these topics and more in what’s sure to be an engrossing evening of contemplation, exploration, and celebration. 

City of Asylum hosts a night of American Sign Language (ASL) performances in the third and final installment of our City of ASL series curated by ASL Poet Laureate of Allegheny County Mj Shahen. April’s performance features Peter Cook and Kenny Lerner, in addition to two Pittsburgh-based performers. 

To live is to tell stories. Embracing that truth, Story Club Pittsburgh (created by the former producers of The Moth Pittsburgh), organizes and hosts a monthly nonfiction storytelling series at City of Asylum. 

A celebration of Ukraine featuring mesmerizing videos created by Ukrainian refugees and Pittsburghers of Ukrainian descent, a music performance, and a captivating dance showcase by Kyiv Dance Ensemble.

Story Club Pittsburgh (created by the former producers of The Moth Pittsburgh), organizes and hosts a monthly nonfiction storytelling series at City of Asylum. The theme for February 2024 is Stuck in a Loop.

Story Club Pittsburgh (created by the former producers of The Moth Pittsburgh), organizes and hosts a monthly nonfiction storytelling series at City of Asylum. The theme for March 2024 is Lost in Translation.

In this panel co-presented with the Anthropology of Motherhood, panelists will share their personal experiences with carceral motherhood.

The world premiere of an original play by City of Asylum writers-in-residence, Anouar Rahmani and Olena Boryshpolets.

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. Aprils theme is Fight or Flight

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. June's theme is Off the Clock.

ER Doctor Rob Gore addresses the epidemic of community violence.

Story Club Pittsburgh organizes and hosts Story Slam, a monthly nonfiction storytelling series at City of Asylum. The theme for July 2024 is The Price of Freedom.