Jan 30, 2013 8 min read

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

Shen Yun Performing Arts returns to The Benedum Center Feb. 1-3, bringing to life classical Chinese dance and music in an all-new show with live orchestra.

Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Ticket prices are $53.25-$153.25. To purchase, call the presenter hotline at 1-888-974-3698, the box office at 1-215-893-1999, or visit www.tickets.shenyun.com/event/shen-yun-2013-pittsburgh.

For more information, visit www.ShenYun2013.com.

Renowned actor, comedian, author and musician Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers, featuring Edie Brickell, will perform a bluegrass music concert at Heinz Hall as part of a national tour.

Tickets at $45-$150 go on sale at 9 a.m. Feb. 1.

The concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. July 1.

Tickets can be purchased by calling the Heinz Hall box office at 412-392-4900, or visiting www.pittsburghsymphony.org. This is not a stand-up comedy show. The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will not be performing at this event.

Auditions for The Baldwin Players production of Ray Clooney’s “There Goes the Bride” will be held at 7 p.m. Feb. 5 and 7. Auditions are in Asbury Hall of the Baldwin United Methodist Church on Baptist Road.

The show calls for four women and four men, ranging in age from 21-65. The comedic farce centers around a bride’s forthcoming marriage. For more information, contact the director, Allison Weakland, at aweakland2earthlink.net.

Grove City College students will perform in the Pittsburgh Symphony Pops All-Star College Chorus at Heinz Hall in Pittsburgh Feb. 7-10.

Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7; 8 p.m. Feb. 8-9; and 2:30 p.m. Feb. 10.

Brigitta Hutchins of Mt. Lebanon, a freshman and music education major at Grove City College, is one of the students who will be performing.

This season’s concerts will have the theme of a valentine concert.

The Meadows Racetrack & Casino announces its entertainment line-up for February. All concerts are free admission.

• Silks Lounge: Nieds Hotel Band (Rock/Blues), Feb. 1; Da Phunk (Dance/ Funk), Feb. 2; Tony Janflone Jr. (Rock/Blues), Feb. 8; Ronny Love and the Drifters (Motown/Variety Show), Feb. 9; Savannah Jack (back from Nashville!), Feb. 15; No Bad Ju Ju (Dance/Pop), Feb. 16; Dueling Pianos, Feb. 22; and Velveeta (Penn State Party Band), Feb. 23. All shows begin at 8 p.m.

• Pacers Lounge: Mark Palmer (Variety Duo), Feb. 1-2; Good Guys (Variety Duo), Feb. 8; DJ AJ Fresh (Video Mix Disc Jockey), Feb. 9; Hewlett & Anderson (Variety Duo), Feb. 15-16; Walk of Shame (Variety Duo), Feb. 22; and DJ Michael Joseph, Feb. 23. All shows begin at 9 p.m.

Korean-born glass artist Eunsuh Choi opens a new exhibition on Feb. 1 at Pittsburgh Glass Center. 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 Initiative’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.

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 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, by calling 412-456-4800 or online 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.

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.

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

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

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, by calling 412-456-6666 or online at www.trustarts.org.

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 reputations 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. Feb. 23 (tickets subject to availability).

Shows take place at 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Saturdays-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 visiting www.pittsburghplayhouse.com.

Tickets are currently on sale for the national tour of Green Day’s “American Idiot,” performing at 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 calling 412-392-4900 or visiting www.TrustArts.org.

Ukrainian Pysanky egg-decorating class will be held from noon-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.