World Literature: Carlos Manuel Álvarez’s “False War” (with Translator Natasha Wimmer)
In the World Literature premiere of our fall programming season, novelist Carlos Manuel Álvaraz will join moderator Anderson Tepper and translator Natasha Wimmer in a reading and discussion of his thrilling new novel depicting the disintegration that comes from being ...
Thursday Night Jazz: Dwayne Dolphin Fo’tet’s “Let the Music Play” (Album Launch)
City of Asylum welcomes legendary bassist Dwayne Dolphin, along with Dr. James Moore, Scott Boni, Antonio Croes, and George Heid III, for the album launch of Dwayne’s latest work, a joyous album celebrating jazz as the music of the people ...
On Topic: George Packer’s “The Emergency” (Imperial Collapse & Humanity)
“The Atlantic” staff writer George Packer shares his new work of fiction, “The Emergency,” in conversation with writer, critic, and performance poet Adriana E. Ramírez ...
Thursday Night Jazz: Thomas Wendt’s Jazz at the Philharmonic (Norman Granz, the Jazz Jam Session & the Struggle for Equality)
Thomas Wendt and a multi-generational band pay homage to Norman Granz, jazz promoter, visionary, and advocate for equal treatment of musicians in Jim Crow–era America ...
Story Club PGH Presents: Story Slam! (Unfinished Business)
Story Club Pittsburgh (created by the former producers of The Moth Pittsburgh) wants you to take a closer look at your past. This December, come ready to share (or judge!) stories taking on Unfinished Business ...
