History

Pittsburgh JFilm Festival runs Apr. 20-30, premieres “The Cure for Hate”

“It is the power of memory that gives rise to the power of imagination.”  — Akira Kurosawa, filmmaker *   *  …

1 year ago

“Shantytown” Premieres Mar. 11 at Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre

THIS SATURDAY MARCH 11, Ray Werner will celebrate two major personal firsts:  in the morning, he’ll preside as Grand Marshal…

1 year ago

Colette Copeland’s “Jesse James Adventure” — Revisiting the Family Outlaw History

SOUTH HILLS-RAISED, Mt. Lebanon High School-graduated Colette Copeland is an accomplished visual artist, innovative arts teacher and prolific arts writer.…

2 years ago

“Not My Revolution” Opens June 17 at Carnegie Stage

ACTOR/PLAYWRIGHT Elizabeth Elias Huffman’s Not My Revolution is not your ordinary time-travel theatre. In her latest solo show (running June…

2 years ago

“Patterns of Meaning” — America’s Steelmaking Legacy Takes Bold New Shape

LAST SUMMER painter/architect Cory Bonnet moved his New Vision Studio into 10,000 square feet of space spread throughout the Energy…

2 years ago

Quantum Theatre’s CHIMERICA brews tantalizing blend of history and myth

Quantum Theatre presents Chimerica by Lucy Kirkwood, directed by Karla Boos, art direction by Susan Tsu – Maverick Hotel, 120…

2 years ago

MAVUNO Festival, Art Exhibit Open in Sewickley Sept. 17-18

EVER SINCE HUMANS began cultivating crops and domesticating animals about 10,000 years ago, harvest festivals have flourished around the world.…

3 years ago

“Alloy Pittsburgh 2021” Opens New Fields of Artistic Vision

“Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair! Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and…

3 years ago

“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…

3 years ago

New children’s book celebrates Pittsburgh history, teen activism

“You can’t have a revolution without dancing,” says Pittsburgh author and former labor organizer Nicole McCandless. Her new children’s book,…

3 years ago