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2022–24 Poet Laureate of Allegheny County, Doralee Brooks, leads this two-part writing workshop. The workshop focuses on the practice of ekphrasis, a literary device accomplished through detailed descriptions of visual art.
On Topic: George Packer’s “The Emergency” (Imperial Collapse & Humanity)
“The Atlantic” staff writer George Packer shares his new work of fiction, “The Emergency,” in conversation with writer, critic, and performance poet Adriana E. Ramírez ...
Thursday Night Jazz: Thomas Wendt’s Jazz at the Philharmonic (Norman Granz, the Jazz Jam Session & the Struggle for Equality)
Thomas Wendt and a multi-generational band pay homage to Norman Granz, jazz promoter, visionary, and advocate for equal treatment of musicians in Jim Crow–era America ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
