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  • October 2025
  • Tue 21
    October 21 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT

    Writer-in-Residence: Olena Boryshpolets’s “New Calypso” with Christopher Rivas & Lesya Verba (Book Launch)

    Alphabet City Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    A captivating musical theater performance and book launch of Writer-in-Residence Olena Boryshpolets’s new long-form poem, featuring actor Christopher Rivas and bandura musician Lesya Verba.

  • May 2025
  • Wed 21
    May 21 @ 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm EDT

    Philippe Ollé-Laprune on Mexico’s Casa Refugio

    Alphabet City Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    The director of Casa Refugio, Philippe Ollé-Laprune, joins us to talk about the importance of their work and screen a short documentary about one of their residents.

    Tue 20
    May 20 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm EDT

    The Role of Music, Art & Journalism in Political Dissent

    Alphabet City Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    Mai Khôi, Khaled Harara, Nazeeha Saeed, and Yasmine El Baramawy discuss how they use their creative practices to advocate for human rights and creative freedom of expression

  • September 2023
  • Tue 26
    September 26, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

    Healthcare & Humanity Reading Series: Examining Diagnosis & Identity with Rachel Aviv

    Alphabet City Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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    Rachel Aviv discusses her book "Strangers to Ourselves," which illuminates the startling connections between diagnosis and identity.

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