Thursday Night Jazz: Roger Humphries Big Band Plays the Music of Horace Silver
Legendary Pittsburgh percussionist Roger Humphries honors his former bandleader and friend, composer of “Song for My Father” Horace Silver ...
Tony Buba & Marcus Rediker Present: “Becoming Benjamin Lay”
City of Asylum hosts a screening of a new documentary from director Tony Buba and historian Marcus Rediker, which explores the life and ideas of an unknown radical Quaker dwarf abolitionist Benjamin Lay ...
Story Club PGH Presents: Story Slam! (Double Life)
Who do you let see the real you? Who do you become when day turns to night? This September, share the facets of your Alter Ego with at Story Club PGH’s “Double Life” themed Story Slam! ...
On Topic: Last Free Women with Rebecca Blumenstein and Diana Kapp
Co-authors Rebecca Blumenstein and Diana Kapp join City of Asylum's On Topic series to discuss their upcoming book, which publishes on September 8, 2026. The Last Free Women: A Daring Escape from Afghanistan and Coming of Age in America is an intimate portrait of ...
On Topic: Performing Womanhood with Cristina Modreanu
Join Cristina Modreanu for a conversation on her book Performing Womanhood in Eastern Europe: The Other White Woman as it approaches its first anniversary. Performing Womanhood in Eastern Europe explores a distinctive form of womanhood that emerged in post-World War II Eastern Europe, offering an ...
