by Nick Smerker | Aug 4, 2022 | Happenings
Story Club PGH Story Slam:Heat of the Moment Tuesday, August 167:00 pm Join City of Asylum and Story Club Pittsburgh for a monthly nonfiction storytelling series, mixing the spontaneity of an open mic with the experience of live theater. Organized and hosted by the...
by Nick Smerker | Jul 20, 2022 | Happenings
Reel Q Film Festival Presents Venus Wednesday, July 27 7:00 pm You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll want more of this delightful, award-winning film. Venus (2017), written and directed by Eisha Marjara, received the EDA Award for Best Female-Directed...
by Nick Smerker | Jun 23, 2022 | Happenings
Keep Quiet: The Struggle for Democratic Change in The Congo Monday, June 277:00 pm In October 2015, a few months before the end of his final constitutional term, General Denis Sassou Nguesso—President of the Republic of Congo—decided to change the constitution to...
by Nick Smerker | May 10, 2022 | Happenings
Claudio Cojaniz “Orfani” Tuesday, May 177:00 pm Master jazz pianist Claudio Cojaniz (Italy) returns to Pittsburgh with his trio and a brand new album of entirely original music. Claudio is a world-renowned musician and a dear friend of City of Asylum. He first...
by Nick Smerker | May 5, 2022 | Happenings
Uri Gurvich Quartet Kinship Sunday, May 87:00 pm “Unique and hypnotic” (Stereogum) “Transcends borders” (Los Angeles Times) “Organic, exotic and unpretentiously heartfelt” (Jazz Times) Released in 2021 Kinship, presents original work influenced...
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