Shayla Lawz: Dream Space Residency Poems
After a two-week residency on Sampsonia Way, prize-winning poet Shayla Lawz presents new works in a reading at City of Asylum.
After a two-week residency on Sampsonia Way, prize-winning poet Shayla Lawz presents new works in a reading at City of Asylum.
The world premiere of an original play by City of Asylum writers-in-residence, Anouar Rahmani and Olena Boryshpolets.
Amitav Ghosh, author of the Ibis Trilogy, shares new book "Smoke and Ashes" in a reading at City of Asylum.
Our March Reel Q screening is "A Place of Our Own."
Pittsburgh bass icon Paul Thompson performs with mentored musicians The Young Lions in this jazz concert at City of Asylum.
Join City of Asylum in celebrating 20 years of Action Books
In this special Thursday Night Jazz performance, The Pittsburgh Composers Quartet will collaborate with four City of Asylum writers-in-residence in an exploration of the power of small thoughts.
The final Free Association Reading this season features exceptional regional writers Amy M. Alvarez, Philip Terman’s, Anjali Sachdeva, and Jake Mayard.
An evening of film to honor the life and legacy of acclaimed writer and friend Russell Banks
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. Aprils theme is Fight or Flight
In this moderated discussion, Susan Muaddi Darraj explains how a culture of care features into her career as a writer, mother, and activist.
Just days after the album’s debut, City of Asylum welcomes Teiku for this exclusive celebratory album release performance.
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