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

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

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 ...
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PGHwrites: Andrew Swensen & Yan Pang's "Shelter" (Musical Theatre Showcase)

PGHwrites: Andrew Swensen & Yan Pang’s “Shelter” (Musical Theatre Showcase)

From the minds of Andrew Swensen and Yan Pang, City of Asylum hosts a showcase of “Shelter,” the story of scars carried from childhood into adulthood, how pain can distort our perception and damage our relationships, and how we find ...
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Thursday Night Jazz: Randy Napoleon, Jeff Pedraz & Thomas Wendt's Celebration of Detroit, Philly & Pittsburgh Jazz

Thursday Night Jazz: Randy Napoleon, Jeff Pedraz & Thomas Wendt’s Celebration of Detroit, Philly & Pittsburgh Jazz

Philadelphia, Detroit, and Pittsburgh are three of the most important cities in jazz, each churning out an astounding number of jazz masters. Guitarist Randy Napoleon (Detroit), bassist Jeff Pedraz (Philadelphia), and drummer Thomas Wendt (Pittsburgh) come together in this concert ...
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Drue Heinz Literature Prize Presents: 45th Anniversary Reading with Prizewinners Bill Gaythwaite, Caroline Kim & Kelly Sather

Drue Heinz Literature Prize Presents: 45th Anniversary Reading with Prizewinners Bill Gaythwaite, Caroline Kim & Kelly Sather

A reading and celebration of short fiction honoring 45 years of the Drue Heinz Prize, one of the most significant short fiction awards in the nation, with current and alumni prizewinners ...
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Thursday Night Jazz: Lou Stellute Quartet's Jazz Standards (plus Spontaneous, Beautiful & Funky Improvisations)

Thursday Night Jazz: Lou Stellute Quartet’s Jazz Standards (plus Spontaneous, Beautiful & Funky Improvisations)

Lou Stellute, Antonio Croes, Ava Lintz, and George Heid III take the stage for a set of jazz standards mixed in with a musically inventive, funky, free, and improvisational performance! ...
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  • January 2024
  • Tue 23
    story club pittsburgh
    January 23, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EST

    Story Club PGH Story Slam: Turning the Page

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

    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. 

  • February 2024
  • Sat 3
    February 3, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm EST

    Sharing Our Story: I Am Ukraine

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    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.

    Tue 20
    Story Club Story Slam Pittsburgh
    February 20, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EST

    Story Club PGH Story Slam: Stuck in a Loop

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

    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.

  • March 2024
  • Tue 19
    March 19, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

    Story Club PGH Story Slam: Lost in Translation

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

    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.

    Wed 20
    March 20, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

    Freedom to Care: Dialogues on Incarceration & Motherhood

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    In this panel co-presented with the Anthropology of Motherhood, panelists will share their personal experiences with carceral motherhood.

    Mon 25
    March 25, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

    I’M SORRY, I DON’T UNDERSTANDING: A Play by Olena Boryshpolets & Anouar Rahmani

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    The world premiere of an original play by City of Asylum writers-in-residence, Anouar Rahmani and Olena Boryshpolets.

  • April 2024
  • Tue 9
    Story Club Story Slam Pittsburgh
    April 9, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

    Story Club PGH Story Slam: Fight or Flight

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

    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

  • June 2024
  • Tue 18
    June 18, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

    Story Club PGH Story Slam: Off the Clock

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

    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.

    Sun 23
    June 23, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm EDT

    “Treating Violence” with Dr. Rob Gore & Guests

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    ER Doctor Rob Gore addresses the epidemic of community violence.

  • July 2024
  • Tue 23
    July 23, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

    Story Club PGH Story Slam: Price of Freedom

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    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.

  • August 2024
  • Tue 20
    August 20, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

    Story Club PGH Story Slam: Too Hot to Handle

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

    Story Club Pittsburgh organizes and a monthly nonfiction storytelling series at City of Asylum. The theme for august is Too Hot to Handle.

  • September 2024
  • Fri 27
    September 27, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm EDT

    The 2024 Freedom To Create Fundraising Gala Featuring Caryl Phillips and Doralee Brooks

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    Annual Gala fundraiser, featuring Booker Prize nominee Caryl Phillips

    Sat 28
    September 28, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm EDT

    LitFest 2024: Translation Slam with Ann Goldstein, Michael Moore, Nicola Lagioia, Rania Mamoun, Mayada Ibrahim, & Amani Attia

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

    Translators Ann Goldstein and Michael Moore go head-to-head to see who can produce the best translation of Italian author Nicola Lagioia's work.

  • October 2024
  • Tue 22
    October 22, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

    Story Club PGH Story Slam: Surprise!

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

    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. October's theme is Surprise!

  • November 2024
  • Tue 19
    November 19, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EST

    Story Club PGH Story Slam: Family Secrets

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

    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. November's theme is Family Secrets.

  • December 2024
  • Tue 3
    December 3, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EST

    Damon Young’s “How to Survive in America” with Joy Priest, Adriana Ramirez, & Jesse Washington

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

    Pittsburgh author Damon Young revives his "How to Survive in America" series with a discussion among friends and fellow writers Joy Priest, Adriana Ramirez, and Jesse Washington.

    Tue 17
    December 17, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EST

    Story Club PGH Story Slam: That’s A Wrap

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

    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. December's theme is That's A Wrap!

  • January 2025
  • Tue 14
    January 14 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EST

    Story Club PGH Presents: Story Slam! (Turning Points)

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

    Story Club Pittsburgh is back at City of Asylum for Story Slam, their monthly nonfiction storytelling series.

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

    Story Club PGH Presents: Story Slam! (Breaking Free)

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

    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. February's theme is Breaking Free.

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

    Story Club PGH Presents: Story Slam! (Reckless Choices)

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

    Story Club Pittsburgh organizes and hosts Story Slam, a monthly nonfiction storytelling series at City of Asylum. The theme for March 2025 is Reckless Choices.

  • April 2025
  • Tue 1
    April 1 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

    Story Club PGH Presents: Story Slam! (Second Chances)

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

    Story Club PGH hosts a monthly nonfiction storytelling series at City of Asylum. The theme for April 2025 is Second Chances.

    Sat 26
    April 26 @ 11:00 am - 6:00 pm EDT

    Independent Bookstore Day at City of Asylum Bookstore!

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Discounted shoppping, free books, author signings, and more await attendees of Indie Bookstore Day at City of Asylum Bookstore!

  • May 2025
  • Tue 6
    May 6 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

    Story Club PGH Presents: Story Slam! (Lost & Found)

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

    Story Club Pittsburgh organizes & hosts Story Slam, a monthly nonfiction storytelling series at City of Asylum. May's theme is Lost & Found.

    Tue 13
    May 13 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

    Jazz Poetry 2025: Zara Zaharieva Quartet, Reginald Dwayne Betts, LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs, Volodymyr Rafeyenko, Anouar Rahmani

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

    Poets Reginald Dwayne Betts, Volodymyr Rafeyenko, LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs, Volodymyr Rafeyenko, and Anouar Rahmani take to the stage with violinist Zara Zaharieva and her international quartet.

    Wed 21
    May 21 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT

    Bridges – City of Asylum Pittsburgh Creative Summit Welcome Ceremony

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

    To officially kick off the Bridges – City of Asylum Pittsburgh Creative Summit, we’ll welcome guests from across the globe to Alphabet City for a morning of performances, readings, and special presentations from guest speakers from Pittsburgh and all over the world.

    Thu 22
    May 22 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm EDT

    Translation Slam with Nevine Abraham, Elisabeth Jaquette, Nazeeha Saeed, Carla Nappi, Huang Xiang, Fan Fan & Emcee Michael Reynolds

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

    Renowned translators compete to see who can produce the best translation from the same source material.

  • June 2025
  • Tue 3
    June 3 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

    Story Club PGH Presents: Story Slam! (Unlikely Allies)

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

    This June, bring your tales of friends to lovers, golden retriever and black cat friendships, and shockingly supportive grandparents learning about your alternative lifestyle.

  • July 2025
  • Tue 1
    July 1 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

    Story Club PGH Presents: Story Slam! (On the Edge)

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

    This July, Story Club Pittsburgh (created by the former producers of The Moth Pittsburgh) shares tales from the brink in Story Slam, their monthly nonfiction storytelling series at City of Asylum. 

  • August 2025
  • Tue 5
    August 5 @ 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 @ 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.

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