Jan 22, 2013 9 min read

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announces the upcoming Gallery Crawl, 5:30-9 p.m. Jan. 25 in downtown Pittsburgh’s Cultural District. The Gallery Crawl is an urban showcase featuring a wide variety of thought provoking art exhibitions, live bands, disc jockeys, dance, theater and more. Everything from the traditional to the avant garde is on display for art lovers of all ages.

Gallery Crawl events are free and open to the public. For information, a schedule and a map of the Gallery Crawl events, call 412-456-6666 or visit www.TRUSTArts.org.

The New Hazlett Theater on the North Side, hosts an exclusive screening of “Cave of Forgotten Dreams” at 7 p.m. Jan. 31. The film documents a rare expedition into France’s Chauvet Cave, which houses preserved cave drawings that date back more than 30,000 years. The film won the 2011 New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Non-Fiction Film and the 2011 National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Non-Fiction. General admission tickets to the screening are $12 and are available at ShowClix.com

Young performers will vie for cash and other prizes Jan. 26 in “Washington’s Got Talent,” a fundraiser for The Washington Hospital’s Teen Outreach. Nine auditions were held throughout Washington County in December and January. Fourteen finalists will perform at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 26 at Trinity High School. There will be four celebrity judges, including “American Idol” finalist Adam Brock. An audience vote will help determine “fan favorite.”

The first-place winner will receive $1,000. The second-place finisher and the fan favorite each will receive $500. The top two winners will perform at the Washington County Fair and the first-place winner will perform at the Washington Women’s Network event in April.

Entertainment also will be provided by local area dance schools.

Cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children. Doors open at 5 p.m. For more information, contact Amy Podgurski Gough at 724-222-2311 or agough@healthyteens.com.

Plans are underway for the 12th Annual Taste of the Township fundraiser for the Peters Township Public Library in April 2013, with a new twist for ticket sales to the festivities. This year, the committee organizing the event is now offering advance tickets at an early bird price of $45 each, a savings of $5 per ticket.

“We decided to kick off ticket sales at a special price available until Feb. 15, 2013,” said Taste of the Township Chairperson Margaret Verlato.

The event will be held April 19. Tickets can be purchased now at the library circulation desk.

‘La Donna Musicale’

Renaissance & Baroque will present the Pittsburgh debut of La Donna Musicale performing a program of All Around Love at 8 p.m. Feb. 16 at Synod Hall, Oakland

For details and tickets, visit www.rbsp.org or call 412-361-2048. Tickets range from $20-$35, and student tickets are $10. Discounts are available for seniors and groups of 8 or more. Visit www.rbsp.org for information on upcoming performances.

Pittsburgh Dance Council, a division of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, will present ‘Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion: Pavement’ at 8 p.m. Feb. 16 at the Byham Theater.

Pittsburgh native, Kyle Abraham, brings his company home for a special evening of dance showcasing his latest work, Pavement, a choreography that expresses changes taking place in Pittsburgh’s historically black neighborhoods.

Tickets at $19-$48 may be purchased at the Box Office at Theater Square, online at www.trustarts.org, or by calling 412-456-6666.

Tickets are currently on sale for the national tour of Green Day’s “American Idiot,” which will come to Heinz Hall Feb. 19-24.

The performance schedule is 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday; and 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday.

Tickets at $20-$62 are available at the Box Office at Theater Square (Penn Avenue), by visiting www.TrustArts.org, or by calling 412-392-4900.

Point Park University’s Conservatory Theatre Company presents Chess Feb. 21-Mar. 3 in the Rockwell Theatre at the Pittsburgh Playhouse.

In the midst of the Cold War, Freddie Trumper of the United States and Anatoly Sergievsky of the Soviet Union, face off in a world championship chess tournament. The two men, with the reputation of their countries at stake, prove weak in the face of love and loyalty.

Chess will have a preview performance at 8 p.m. Feb. 21 with tickets available at a discounted rate of $12. There is also a “Pay What You Wish” matinee performance at 2 p.m. Jan. 23 (tickets subject to availability).

Chess runs Feb. 21 – Mar. 3 at 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. 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.

Ukrainian Pysanky egg-decorating class will be held from noon to 4 p.m. March 9 at the Peters Township Community Recreation Center. Capt. Michael Yanchak of the Peters Township Police Department will conduct the class. Cost is $15 for residents and $23 for nonresidents. Participants must bring two or three raw, room-temperature eggs and two very sharp No. 2 or finer pencils. Registration deadline is Feb. 15. For more information, call 724-942-5000.

Korean-born glass artist Eunsuh Choi opens a new exhibition on Feb. 1 at Pittsburgh Glass Center, a nonprofit, public access glass school, gallery and state-of-the-art studio. Choi is a portrait artist, whose flameworked pieces are personal narratives, portraits of her own moments of growth. “Consciousness” will be on display in the Hodge Gallery at PGC through June 16. A reception that is open to the public will be held from 6-9 p.m. Feb. 1 during the Penn Avenue Arts Initiaive’s (PAAI) Unblurred event.

Choi strongly prefers to work larger than life. “Consciousness” will include 15 original works of art ranging in complexity and size from a 10″ x 10″ x 10″ cube to structures that are nearly three feet tall.

Off The Wall Theater, Carnegie, presents “Flight from Himself” at 8 p.m. Jan. 25-26 and 3 p.m. Jan. 20.

A workshop will be held at 3 p.m. Jan. 27 and is open to the public.

With movement and music, a few props and a few words, Mark C. Thompson tells the story of a man who looks back on his life and discovers a way to escape his fear. Thompson is an actor, dancer and mime.

For tickets, visit www.insideoffthewall.com.

The Center for Theater Arts presents “Godspell!” Jan. 31-Feb. 2 in the main auditorium at Mt. Lebanon High School.

An ensemble of 46 CTA High School students from communities throughout the South Hills will present a one-of-a-kind production of one of the most enduring musical theater shows of all time.

Tickets are $12. Call 412-563-5080 for details.

Register through Jan. 31 for a discount on tickets to Pittsburgh’s 15th IAYC International Yiddish Conference & Retreat, which will be held April 26-29 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Green Tree.

This year’s theme, A Feast of Yiddish, features academic presentations in Yiddish and English, and live entertainment including klezmer music, folk dancing and new this year, a “Yiddish in Slippers: a Dream Sequence” retreat each night.

The conference includes Yiddish classes, workshops, programs, a showcase of films, Eastern European cooking demonstrations, interactive historical characters, exhibitors, translators and vendors, large scale art projects and individual instruction in Yiddish on the Internet.

For details, contact Fishl Kutner at 650-349-6946 or fishl@derbay.org, or Nina Kaplan at 412-302-2410 or njkndk527@aol.com, or visit www.derbay.org/pittsburgh.

The Meadows Racetrack & Casino announces its entertainment line-up for January, which features a variety of local and national talent. All concerts are free.

Entertainment in the Silks Lounge includes: Yolanda & Co. (Seen on “The Voice”), 8 p.m. Jan. 25; Chris Higbee (country), 8 p.m. Jan. 26.

Entertainment in the Pacers Lounge includes: Short Brothers (classic rock duo), 9 p.m. Jan. 25; DJ AJ Fresh, 9 p.m. Jan. 26.

Cameron Mackintosh’s new 25th anniversary production of “Les Misérables” will premier at the Benedum Center through Jan. 27.

The all-new production of “Les Misérables” features new staging and re-imagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo.

Performances will take place at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday; and 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets at $26-$79 are available by calling 412-456-6666 or at www.trustarts.org.

While there is snow on the ground, children are encouraged to make a snowball and save it in the freezer.

On the first day of summer, June 21, visitors can take the snowballs to the Carnegie Science Center on the North Shore and be able to name their admission price. And, weather permitting, every person who brings a snowball to the Science Center will be able to launch it into the Ohio River.

For more information, call 412-237-3400 or visit www.carnegiesciencecenter.org.

The national tour of SISTER ACT is coming to the Benedum Center Feb. 5-10.

Performances are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday.

Tickets are $20-$62 and can be purchased at the Box Office at Theater Square on Penn Avenue, calling 412-456-4800 or online at www.TrustArts.org.

Plans are underway for the 12th Annual Taste of the Township fundraiser for the Peters Township Public Library in April 2013, with a new twist for ticket sales to the festivities. This year, the committee organizing the event is now offering advance tickets at an early bird price of $45 each, a savings of $5 per ticket.

“As a limited time offer to our past supporters and to encourage new persons to attend Taste of the Township, we decided to kick off ticket sales at a special price available until Feb. 15, 2013,” said Taste of the Township Chairperson Margaret Verlato.

The annual fundraiser includes food samplings from a variety of local restaurants, a huge selection of auction items, and live entertainment. Funds raised at the event will help the library continue its high level of service to the community, despite the cuts in state funding over the past several years. The event will be held from 7-11 p.m. April 19 at Valley Brook Country Club. Tickets can be purchased now at the library circulation desk.