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Story Club PGH Presents: Story Slam! (Mixed Signals)

Story Club PGH Presents: Story Slam! (Mixed Signals)

Fall in love with sharing stories with Story Club PGH’s Story Slam, a monthly nonfiction storytelling series hosted by Alan Olifson ...
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Thursday Night Jazz: Iconic Vocalist Etta Cox

Thursday Night Jazz: Iconic Vocalist Etta Cox

Etta Cox, eight-time winner of “Best Jazz Vocalist,” brings her Broadway chops and unparalleled vocal performance to the Alphabet City stage for a night of transformed jazz favorites ...
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Thursday Night Jazz: Mila Shadel Quartet’s Favorite Love Songs

Thursday Night Jazz: Mila Shadel Quartet’s Favorite Love Songs

Lifelong guitarist Mila Shadel, accompanied by Joe Sheehan, Anton DeFade, and James Johnson III, fills the air with love and jazz in this Valentine’s Day celebration concert ...
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World Literature: Patrice Nganang’s “Scale Boy” (Book Launch)

World Literature: Patrice Nganang’s “Scale Boy” (Book Launch)

In the first World Literature program of the year, Anderson Tepper will be in conversation with Cameroonian author Patrice Nganang to discuss his new memoir, “Scale Boy: An African Childhood.” ...
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Thursday Night Jazz: John Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme”

Thursday Night Jazz: John Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme”

Yoko Suzuki, Max Leake, Eli Namay, and Roger Humphries, legendary jazz musicians in the local Pittsburgh scene, breathe new life into John Coltrane’s iconic album ...
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  • August 2025

  • Tue 5
    August 5, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

    Story Club PGH Presents: Story Slam! (Bridges)

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

    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.

  • September 2025

  • Tue 2
    September 2, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

    Story Club PGH Presents: Story Slam! (Under Pressure)

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

    Be it a physical weight or an emotional strain, we’ve all felt the pressure from time to time. This September, come ready to share (or judge!) stories tackling the Story Slam theme of Under Pressure.

  • October 2025

  • Tue 7
    October 7, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

    Story Club PGH Presents: Story Slam! (The Unexpected)

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    Try though we might to plan for the future, something always comes up that we just didn’t see coming. This October, come ready to share (or judge!) stories tackling the Story Slam theme of The Unexpected.

    Sat 18
    October 18, 2025 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm EDT

    LitFest 2025: Translation Slam (Ukrainian) with Author Volodymyr Rafeyenko & Translators Mark Andryczyk, Dominique Hoffman & Halyna Hryn

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    Writer-in-Residence Volodymyr Rafeyenko has supplied a 600-word essay in Ukrainian to be translated by Mark Andryczyk, Dominique Hoffman, and Halyna Hryn. In this program, Mark, Dominique, and Halyna go head-to-head to defend their revealed translations. Who will come out on top?

    Sun 19
    October 19, 2025 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm EDT

    LitFest 2025: Poetry, Comedy & Storytelling in American Sign Language with NuNu Davis & Lisa McBee

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    City of Asylum welcomes Deaf storytellers and poets KJ Johnstein, Val Wojton, Mj Shahen, NuNu Davis, and Lisa McBee for performances in American Sign Language (ASL) and Visual Vernacular (VV).

    Tue 21
    October 21, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT

    Writer-in-Residence: Olena Boryshpolets’s “New Calypso” with Christopher Rivas & Lesya Verba (Book Launch)

    Alphabet City Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    A captivating musical theater performance and book launch of Writer-in-Residence Olena Boryshpolets’s new long-form poem, featuring actor Christopher Rivas and bandura musician Lesya Verba.

  • November 2025

  • Tue 4
    November 4, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EST

    Story Club PGH Presents: Story Slam! (Home)

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    Is it an address, a favorite place, or a loved one? This November, come ready to share (or judge!) stories exploring all the many things we call Home.

  • December 2025

  • Tue 2
    December 2, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EST

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

    Alphabet City Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    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.

  • January 2026

  • Tue 6
    January 6 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EST

    Story Club PGH Presents: Story Slam! (The Hard Part)

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    Celebrate a new year full of new stories with Story Club PGH’s Story Slam, a monthly nonfiction storytelling series hosted by Alan Olifson.

  • February 2026

  • Tue 3
    February 3 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EST

    Story Club PGH Presents: Story Slam! (Mixed Signals)

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

    Fall in love with sharing stories with Story Club PGH’s Story Slam, a monthly nonfiction storytelling series hosted by Alan Olifson.

  • March 2026

  • Tue 3
    March 3 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EST

    Story Club PGH Presents: Story Slam! (Against My Better Judgment)

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

    Feeling lucky? Share your story this March at Story Club PGH’s Story Slam, for the chance to win prizes and storytelling glory!

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