The Second of Four for Mingus with AJ Johnson

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

As part of his project “Four for Mingus,'' AJ Johnson presents the second in a series of four concerts dedicated to visionary musician Charles Mingus. This concert will feature his music reflecting energetic black Christian worship practices and music reflecting Mingus' own self-reflection.

Weaving the Threads of Lesbian Love with Amelia Possanza

Debut author Amelia Possanza asks: How could lesbian love help us reimagine care and community? What would our world look like if we replaced its foundation of misogyny with something new, with something distinctly lesbian? The result is "Lesbian Love Story," an intricate tapestry of lesbian histories, seamlessly cinched together with threads of Amelia’s own story. 

WORKSHOP: Archive Your (Queer) Life with Amelia Possanza

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

What do we want future generations of queer people to know about our time? In this workshop, we will create individual digital archives of our own lives, and, as a group, we will gather them all together to make a queer time capsule.

Answering the Call to Adventure with Jazz & Fly Fishing

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

Jazz & Fly Fishing is a unique group of jazz musicians, adding a nuanced new genre to the  intersection of outdoor adventure and the arts. They are now embarking on their American tour, stopping at City of Asylum in addition to performing at clubs, festivals, fly shops, and river banks while documenting their adventures along the way.

International Reading Series: A Vision of Nigeria with Ani Kayode Somtochukwu & Roxane Gay

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

In this fifth installment of our International Reading Series curated by Anderson Tepper, City of Asylum welcomes Ani Kayode Somtochukwu and Roxane Gay. In this program, Kayode, Roxane, and Anderson will discuss Kayode’s debut novel And Then He Sang a Lullaby.

The Music of Marian McPartland with Strings with Yoko Suzuki

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

This series builds on Yoko Suzuki’s ongoing projects to showcase the music of influential female jazz composers and leaders. Commemorating the tenth year since the passing of Marian McPartland, this concert will feature the arrangements of her original compositions and the songs she frequently played.

Reel Q Reel Stories: Walking With Shadows

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

Reel Stories is a free monthly film series dedicated to showcasing international queer cinema presented in partnership with Reel Q, Pittsburgh’s LGBTQ+ Film Festival. June’s screening (Happy Pride Month!) presents Walking With Shadows, a 2019 drama directed by Aoife O’Kelly which stars Ozzy Agu and Zainab Balogun.

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