Feb 27, 2013 4 min read

Off The Wall Productions, Carnegie, presents “Looking for The Pony,” a Pittsburgh theater premiere, 8 p.m. March 1-16. Eloisa is finally ready to leave a lifeless career in finance to pursue a childhood dream when her sister, Lauren, is diagnosed with breast cancer. A funny and heart-breaking fast-paced journey through a cancer diagnosis.

Tickets, ranging in price from $5-$35, can be purchased at www.showclix.com or by calling 1-888-71-tickets.

For more information, call 412-489-5840 or visit insideoffthewall.com.

The Heritage Players will perform the comedy, “Anybody Out There?” at 8 p.m. March 1-3, 8-9 and 2 p.m. March 10 at the Seton Center in Brookline. Tickets are $10 at the door.

The Heritage Players are offering theater and dancing classes for children and adults at the Seton Center. Call 412-831-6800 by March 17 for more information or to register.

Conservatory Dance at Point Park University runs at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, Feb. 23 through March 3.

Tickets are $18-$20 (special student and group rates are available) and can be purchased by calling the Pittsburgh Playhouse box office at 412-392-8000 or online at www.pittsburghplayhouse.com.

Tickets for Broadway powerhouse Idina Menzel performing in concert with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra at Heinz Hall go on sale at 9 a.m. March 4.

The concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. July 21.

Tickets, ranging from $35 to $120, can be purchased by calling the Heinz Hall box office at 412-392-4900, or online at www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

The Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Greater Pittsburgh will present its seventh annual Big Night, Time of Our Lives at 7:30 p.m. March 9 at the JCC located at 5738 Forbes Avenue, Squirrel Hill.

The ’80s theme will include music and dancing, food and drink, amusements and an MTV Lounge. There will be two raffles – for a $7,500 Henne Jewelers Shopping Spree and an A&L 2-year BMW Lease. A silent auction with smart-phone remote bidding will include vacation packages, unique art, jewelry and designer accessories, and dining and entertainment packages.

A party bus will shuttle partygoers from the JCC South Hills in Scott Township.

Big Night raises a large portion of the JCC’s Annual Fund for scholarships and to support critical programming such as child and after-school care for special needs and older adults programs.

For information and tickets, call 412-521-8011 ext. 232 or email BigNight@jccpgh.org. For event information online, including invitation, sponsors and committee members, visit www.JCCPGH.org/page/bignight2013.

Nationally renown Spelman College Jazz Ensemble is coming to Pittsburgh as part of the Afro American Music Institute (AAMI) 30th Anniversary Celebration.

The all-female jazz ensemble will take the stage at 7 p.m. March 11 at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater, 5941 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh.

Tickets are available at the Afro American Music Institute, 7131 Hamilton Ave., Pittsburgh, 412-241-6775; Dorsey’s Records, 7614 Frankstown Ave., Pittsburgh; or online at BrownPaperTickets.com.

For more information, contact the Afro American Music Institute at 412-241-6775 or email aamusicin@aol.com.

Renaissance and Baroque presents Pomerium as they perform “Mary Tudor: Glorious Music from the Reign of England’s Catholic Queen” at 8 p.m. March 16 at Calvary Episcopal Church, 315 Shady Ave., Shadyside.

Ticket prices range from $20-$35, and student tickets are $10. Discounts are available for seniors and groups of 8 or more.

For information and tickets, visit www.rbsp.org, or call 412-361-2048. Happy Hour for a Cure

The Butterfly Bandits will hold Happy Hour for a Cure to help raise money for thyroid cancer research.

The event will take place from 7-9 p.m. March 21 at Cain’s Saloon on West Liberty Avenue in Dormont.

Local, a Pittsburgh-based acoustic trio specializing in unique cover interpretations as well as original music, will entertain.

Join the Pirate Parrot for appetizers and desserts, a Chinese auction and mini massages and facials provided by Massage Envy.

A $15 donation is requested. All proceeds benefit thyroid cancer research – UPCI Multidisciplinary Thyroid Cancer Research Center and Butterfly Bandits patient education fund.