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LitFest 2025: Black Womanhood in Pittsburgh with Yona Harvey & Tahirah J. Walker

LitFest 2025: Black Womanhood in Pittsburgh with Yona Harvey & Tahirah J. Walker

Poet Yona Harvey and scholar Tahira J. Walker explore what it means to be a Black woman living in a city deemed most unlivable for them. The pair will discuss their respective works and the intersection of history, community, marginalization, ...
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LitFest 2025: Books From My Country You Should Know with Olena Boryshpolets (Ukraine), Bertony Louis (Haiti), Anouar Rahmani (Algeria) & Mukhtar Shehata (Egypt)

LitFest 2025: Books From My Country You Should Know with Olena Boryshpolets (Ukraine), Bertony Louis (Haiti), Anouar Rahmani (Algeria) & Mukhtar Shehata (Egypt)

What are we missing when we limit the literary canon to American works? In this reading and discussion, City of Asylum Writers-in-Residence share the books and writers from their home countries—Algeria, Egypt, Haiti, and Ukraine—that made an impact on their ...
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LitFest 2025: Trans/Nonbinary Ecopoetics in the Garden with Julian Talamantez Brolaski, Aaron El Sabrout & imogen xtian smith

LitFest 2025: Trans/Nonbinary Ecopoetics in the Garden with Julian Talamantez Brolaski, Aaron El Sabrout & imogen xtian smith

Poets Aaron El Sabrout, imogen xtian smith, and Julian Talamantez Brolaski take to the Alphabet Reading Garden for a poetic exploration of trans and nonbinary ecologies and understanding one’s own ecosystems ...
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LitFest 2025: Translation Slam (Ukrainian) with Author Volodymyr Rafeyenko & Translators Mark Andryczyk, Dominique Hoffman & Halyna Hryn

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

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 ...
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LitFest 2025: Bringing the Classics to Today with MacArthur Genius Anne Carson ("Cassandra Float Can," "Antigonick")

LitFest 2025: Bringing the Classics to Today with MacArthur Genius Anne Carson (“Cassandra Float Can,” “Antigonick”)

Anne Carson, one of the most celebrated classicists of our times, will participate in staged readings from her works "Cassandra Float Can" (based on Aeschylus’s "Cassandra") and "Antigonick" (based on Sophokles’s "Antigone") ...
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  • January 2025
  • Wed 29
    January 29 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EST

    World of Music: Pablo Giménez (Spanish Flamenco)

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    The Pablo Giménez Ensemble visits City of Asylum for a Spanish Flamenco concert featuring three musicians and one dancer.

    Thu 30
    January 30 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EST

    Thursday Night Jazz: AJ Johnson’s “Jazz Radio America”

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    Jazz musician and professor Aaron J Johnson shares his new book "Jazz Radio America" in this combination reading and concert.

  • February 2025
  • Sun 2
    February 2 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EST

    Drue Heinz Literature Prize Presents: Mubanga Kalimamukwento

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    Drue Heinz Literature Prize winner Mubanga Kalimamukwento shares her winning book, "Obligations to the Wounded."

    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
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    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.

    Thu 6
    February 6 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EST

    Thursday Night Jazz: Paul Thompson’s CAPA Jazz Orchestra

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    City of Asylum welcomes The CAPA Jazz Orchestra, led by Pittsburgh bass icon Paul Thompson, for an evening of inspired performance by the future jazz heroes of Pittsburgh.

    Tue 11
    February 11 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EST

    Reel Q Presents “Made on the Rooftop” (South Korea)

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    Pittsburgh-based film organization Reel Q presents the in-person regional premiere screening of South Korean film "Made on the Rooftop."

    Thu 13
    February 13 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EST

    Thursday Night Jazz: A Love Supreme

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    Renowned jazz saxophonist Yoko Suzuki performs John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme" in full with a quartet of Pittsburgh musicians.

    Sun 16
    February 16 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EST

    PGHwrites: Doralee Brooks’ The Gulf Tower Forecasts Rain

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    After two years as the Poet Laureate of Allegheny County, Doralee Brooks has curated a reading with eight fellow poets to celebrate the launch of her anthology, "The Gulf Tower Forecasts Rain."

    Tue 18
    February 18 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST

    PGHwrites: Free Association Reading Series

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    The Free Association Reading series showcases local writers sharing newly written work and works in progress. This month’s reading spotlights Varun Ravindran, Sakena Jwan Washington, Karen Dwyer, and Scott Silsbe. 

    Thu 20
    February 20 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EST

    Thursday Night Jazz: Microtonal Music Festival Kickoff with DSILTON

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    City of Asylum is hosting the kickoff concert of the 2025 Microtonal Music Festival, featuring 31-tone band DSILTON from Vienna.

    Fri 21
    February 21 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST

    Celebrating International Mother Language Day

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    Join us in a celebration of language and heritage at this multifaceted social hour event for Mother Language Day

    Tue 25
    February 25 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST

    World Literature: Caryl Phillips (Saint Kitts, England) “Another Man in the Street”

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    Acclaimed author Caryl Phillips returns to City of Asylum for a reading and discussion of his new book "Another Man in the Street."

    Thu 27
    February 27 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EST

    Thursday Night Jazz: Delana Flowers’ Retrospect of Love

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    In this performance, jazz musician Delana Flowers reflects on love experiences in all their facets through music.

  • 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
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    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.

    Thu 6
    March 6 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EST

    Thursday Night Jazz: Sounds of Now with The Fully Celebrated Orchestra

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    Introducing Tomas Fujiwara’s three-part concert series Sounds of Now. The first concert features The Fully Celebrated Orchestra.

    Sun 9
    March 9 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT

    Eulalia Press Presents: Edith Adams, Laura Cesarco Eglin & Lauren Shapiro (Triple Book Launch)

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    City of Asylum celebrates new works from Eulalia Books, with translators Edith Adams, Laura Cesarco Eglin, and Lauren Shapiro.

    Thu 13
    March 13 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

    Thursday Night Jazz: Sounds of Now with Miriam Elhajli

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    Tomas Fujiwara’s 3-part jazz series presents folk singer, composer-improviser, and musicologist Miriam Elhajli.

    Tue 18
    March 18 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT

    PGHwrites: Free Association Reading Series

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    The Free Association Reading series, founded by Pat Hart and Mark Nieson, showcases local writers sharing new writing and works in progress. This month’s reading spotlights writers Malcolm Culleton, Donna Wojnar Dzurilla, Catherine Gammon, and Camille Rankine. 

    Wed 19
    March 19 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

    World of Music: Tomchess Trio (World Fusion Jazz)

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    Renowned multi-instrumentalist musician Tomchess and his trio for a world fusion jazz concert at City of Asylum.

    Thu 20
    March 20 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

    Thursday Night Jazz: Sounds of Now with David Leon & Yuma Uesaka (aka “Thumbs”)

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    Multi-reedists David Leon and Yuma Uesaka take to the stage for the final installment of Tomas Fujiwara’s “Sounds of Now” three-part concert series showcasing what’s new and happening in the realm of jazz.

    Sun 23
    March 23 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT

    PROGRAM CANCELLED: World Literature: Yoko Tawada (Japan,Germany) “Suggested in the Stars”

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    In this reading and discussion, Yoko Tawada lights up the Alphabet City stage and guides us through this second installment in her Scattered series.

    Tue 25
    March 25 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

    The Clarion Quartet Presents: Music of the Exiled

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    The Clarion Quartet makes their highly anticipated return to City of Asylum to perform the music of the exiled.

    Wed 26
    March 26 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

    World of Music: Pascuala Ilabaca & Fauna (Chilean Singer-Songwriter)

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    Singer-songwriter and fan-favorite Pascuala Ilabaca returns to City of Asylum accordion and full-bodied vocals in tow, accompanied by a full band, to regale us with all new songs.

    Thu 27
    March 27 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

    Thursday Night Jazz: Orrin Evans Trio “Fifty Shades of O”

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    Yamaha pianist Orrin Evans delivers “50 Shades of O” to Alphabet City audiences as part of his 2025 tour and birthday celebration.

    Sun 30
    March 30 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT

    World Literature: Marcia Douglas (UK, Jamaica), “The Jamaica Kollection of the Shante Dream Arkive”

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    Whiting Award-winner Marcia Douglas visits City of Asylum to discuss her forthcoming book "The Jamaica Kollection of the Shante Dream Arkive."

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

    Thu 3
    April 3 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

    Thursday Night Jazz: Mila Shadel Quartet’s Alternative Rock Favorites

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    Lifelong guitarist and imaginative jazz musician Mila Shadel presents original arrangements of some of her favorite hard rock & grunge songs.

    Tue 8
    April 8 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT

    PGHwrites: Free Association Reading Series

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    The Free Association Reading series, founded by Pat Hart and Mark Nieson, showcases local writers sharing new writing and works in progress. This month’s reading spotlights writers Ally Bair, Elizabeth Hoover, Deena November, and Steffan Triplett. 

    Wed 9
    April 9 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

    World of Music: Taras Filenko (Ukrainian Contemporary Classical)

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    Taras Filenko makes a long-awaited return to City of Asylum, joined by violinist Jennifer Orchard, pianist Pauline Rovkah, and Peter Fung and the Broad Street Collective, to perform a concert that connects North America and Ukraine.

    Thu 10
    April 10 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

    Thursday Night Jazz: Scott Boni Quartet’s Sounds of Pittsburgh

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    This concert will feature all original compositions by Scott Boni in what will be his first performance as a bandleader at City of Asylum.

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