City of Asylum
Giving Voice.
In June, we had the honor of hosting a sneak preview for enchanting vocalist Laura Chu Wiens upcoming album Exetastes. This month, we welcome her back for a concert and celebration of the album’s official release!
Grunge indie rock band The Morning People, fronted by Marcel Cabrera, performs new album at City of Asylum.
Story Club PGH returns with their monthly storytelling series! The theme for November 2023 is Family Secrets.
Our International Reading Series continues, this time featuring a reading and conversation with Salar Abdoh, author of A Nearby Country Called Love.
Presented in partnership with Reel Q, Pittsburgh’s LGBTQ+ Film Festival, City of Asylum presents "Belonging: Trans Indian Story."
In this program, trombonist Jeff Bush—winner of the 1999 Frank Rosolino Memorial Scholarship— will be featured in a concert full of Rosolino originals, along with other compositions that were part of his vast repertoire.
This program is part of Taras Filenko’s ongoing effort to bring Ukrainian culture, particularly music, in focus for American audiences.
This exciting and enlightening program offers a community film screening and conversation about Beyond Walls, a collection of short documentaries that examine prison abolition from a wide range of perspectives.
The Free Association Reading Series returns for this year’s sixth installment of intimate readings. This month’s program features exceptional local writers Richard Hamilton, T.N. Eyer, Inga Lea Schmidt, Christina Fisanick.
Longtime friend of City of Asylum and co-founder of Cave Canem, Toi Derricotte, returns to Alphabet City for a reading featuring all new poems in an exclusive sneak preview of content from her upcoming book.
In this program, we welcome Ahmed Naji to City of Asylum to share his latest work, Rotten Evidence, a memoir which chronicles his ten months in prison.
The Free Association Reading Series returns for its first installment of 2024! This series features a collection of intimate readings from local authors, sharing established and forthcoming works of poetry,... more →
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