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World Literature: Poet Bertony Louis

World Literature: Poet Bertony Louis

City of Asylum Writer-in-Residence and celebrated Haitian poet, Bertony Louis, shares his oeuvre in conversation with fellow Haitian poet Sony Ton-Aime ...
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World Literature: Cristina Rivera Garza’s “Autobiography of Cotton” (Mexico)

World Literature: Cristina Rivera Garza’s “Autobiography of Cotton” (Mexico)

Anderson Tepper joins Pulitzer Prize–winning author Cristina Rivera Garza in a reading and discussion of a fictionalized though deeply personal retelling of her grandparents’ journey through the mining towns and cotton fields along the Mexico-US border ...
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Thursday Night Jazz: AurallaurA’s “The Critique of Capital: An Engaging Revue” (Album Launch)

Thursday Night Jazz: AurallaurA’s “The Critique of Capital: An Engaging Revue” (Album Launch)

Vocalist and composer AurallaurA (Laura Chu Wiens) launches her sophomore album, "The Critique of Capital: An Engaging Revue," a confident, cabaret-like romp through jazz, world music, and other genres ...
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PGHwrites: Free Association Reading Series with Shaheen Dil, Gary Jackson, Cedric Rudolph & Nina Sabak

PGHwrites: Free Association Reading Series with Shaheen Dil, Gary Jackson, Cedric Rudolph & Nina Sabak

Pat Hart and Marc Nieson’s Free Association Reading Series continues this March with four regional writers sharing new and in-progress works ...
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Thursday Night Jazz: Lynn Speakman Quintet’s Favorite Two-Sax Tunes

Thursday Night Jazz: Lynn Speakman Quintet’s Favorite Two-Sax Tunes

Lynn Speakman and Evan David go head-to-head and saxophone-to-saxophone in this dynamic alto and tenor sax duo showcase, accompanied by Joe Sheehan, Anton DeFade, and Thomas Wendt ...
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  • July 2026

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    July 21 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT

    On Topic: Free Expression with Jacob Mchangama & Nadine Strossen

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    Our On Topic series continues this season with a moderated discussion among free speech experts, who will get into the weeds of current controversies and the role free expression plays in maintaining a democratic government.

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    October 27 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT

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

    Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    From the minds of Andrew Swensen and Yan Pang, City of Asylum hosts an expanded 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 our strength through it.

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