Jason Kendall’s “Pen and Ink” — New Classical Music from a Top Pop...
AS HAPPENED WITH many Pittsburgh creatives, the 2020 pandemic launched musician Jason Kendall into hyper-busy mode.
His popular event band sidelined from live performance, he...
Arts and Technology Entwined
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust galleries are currently boasting some of the City’s most immersive experiences. Let me start this review by being honest, I...
“Forever Free” — sculpture at the intersection of History & Spirit
THIS PAST JULY 24 in Wilkinsburg, Forever Free — a newly-sculpted statue of Abraham Lincoln, America’s 16th president — was ceremonially presented to an...
#LOCALartIS Honey
Honey has taken Pittsburgh’s music scene by storm this year. From performing at the Three Rivers Arts Festival and Deutschtown Music Festival, to opening...
Saving Ourselves: Female Artists Reimagine Wonder Woman, Talk Social Significance in Toonseum Event
Since 1941, Wonder Woman - the iconic superhero - has changed lives, inspiring women and men alike with the unique character's unequaled strength, compassion...
‘Waitress’ To Cast Local Talent in Very Special Part
A queue of young actresses formed inside of the Trust Arts Education Center on Liberty Avenue for a role that required just one line—and...
LOCALpittsburgh — Gallery Roundup May 2023
JAMES SIMON has been steadily and rapturuously art-ifying Pittsburgh for years, making ordinary cityscapes look, sound and feel as interesting and vibrant as only...
Books and Bekezela: The Black Unicorn
Nestled in a storefront in Allentown along Warrington Avenue resides the Black Unicorn Project. The first time I entered before I even ran my...
Emmai Alaquiva and his 2017 Emmy nominated film “Ghetto Steps”
Emmai Alaquiva is known around Pittsburgh for his award winning work in the community and in the media. One of his latest productions was...
Blue Dust Celebrates Anniversary with 7th Annual Oysterfest
For ten years, Blue Dust, a Homestead gastropub located just before The Waterfront's train tracks, has held events at their location and under the...