PGHwrites: Youth Poet Laureate of Allegheny County
Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesCity of Asylum celebrates the 2025 cohort for the Youth Poet Laureate of Allegheny County
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World Literature: Pico Iyer (England) Shares “Aflame: Learning from Silence”
Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesAuthor Pico Iyer visits City of Asylum all the way from England to discuss his new book with Anderson Tepper.
Thursday Night Jazz: Jason Kush Quartet’s Tribute to Taekwondo
Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesJazz musician and Taekwondo practitioner Jason Kush returns to City of Asylum to share a preview of his forthcoming album "Tenets," a tribute to the practice of Taekwondo.
PGHwrites: Free Association Reading Series
Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe Free Association Reading series, founded by Pat Hart and Mark Nieson, showcases local writers sharing newly written work and works in progress. This month’s reading spotlights writers Oleksandr Frazé-Frazénko, Emily Kiernan, Mike Scalise, and Jessica Manack.
World of Music: Pablo Giménez (Spanish Flamenco)
Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe Pablo Giménez Ensemble visits City of Asylum for a Spanish Flamenco concert featuring three musicians and one dancer.
Thursday Night Jazz: AJ Johnson’s “Jazz Radio America”
Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesJazz musician and professor Aaron J Johnson shares his new book "Jazz Radio America" in this combination reading and concert.
Drue Heinz Literature Prize Presents: Mubanga Kalimamukwento
Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesDrue Heinz Literature Prize winner Mubanga Kalimamukwento shares her winning book, "Obligations to the Wounded."
Story Club PGH Presents: Story Slam! (Breaking Free)
Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesStory 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. February's theme is Breaking Free.
Thursday Night Jazz: Paul Thompson’s CAPA Jazz Orchestra
Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesCity of Asylum welcomes The CAPA Jazz Orchestra, led by Pittsburgh bass icon Paul Thompson, for an evening of inspired performance by the future jazz heroes of Pittsburgh.
Reel Q Presents “Made on the Rooftop” (South Korea)
Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesPittsburgh-based film organization Reel Q presents the in-person regional premiere screening of South Korean film "Made on the Rooftop."
Thursday Night Jazz: A Love Supreme
Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesRenowned jazz saxophonist Yoko Suzuki performs John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme" in full with a quartet of Pittsburgh musicians.
PGHwrites: Doralee Brooks’ The Gulf Tower Forecasts Rain
Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesAfter two years as the Poet Laureate of Allegheny County, Doralee Brooks has curated a reading with eight fellow poets to celebrate the launch of her anthology, "The Gulf Tower Forecasts Rain."
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