World Literature: Amara Lakhous’s “The Fertility of Evil” (Algeria/Italy)
Anderson Tepper joins bestselling Algerian author Amara Lakhous as he shares his new psychological thriller, brimming with deceit and intrigue of a criminal investigation in postcolonial Algeria ...
Thursday Night Jazz: Stephan Crump Sextet (Sponsored by Cucina Alfabeto)
A sextet jazz band performance sponsored by City of Asylum's in-house restaurant, Cucina Alfabeto, and led by bassist Stephan Crump ...
Story Club PGH Presents: Story Slam! (Unraveled)
Everything that comes together will someday come apart. Share your story this May at Story Club PGH’s Story Slam, for the chance to win prizes and storytelling glory! ...
Jazz Poetry 2026: The Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis
Six-time Jazz Poetry Month headliner James Brandon Lewis takes to the stage with his punk-jazz fusion band, the Messthetics, to herald in another month of poetry and improvisational jazz collaboration at City of Asylum ...
Jazz Poetry 2026: Spanish Pianist Marta Sánchez’s “For the Space You Left” & Poems by City of Asylum Writers-in-Residence
Jazz Poetry 2026 welcomes Marta Sánchez for a stunning solo-piano album release, with compositions inspired by themes of isolation and solitude, as well as intimate, improvisational poetry collaborations with four City of Asylum Writers-in-Residence ...
