Contemporary Craft (CC) is pleased to announce a new residency with artist and designer Tereneh Idia, exploring the material culture of Black Pittsburgh – past, present and future. The residency is made possible through a generous $35,000 Creative Development Awards grant from The Heinz Endowments, with additional support from Dawn and Chris Fleischner. The residency is set to begin in April 2022.

The New Hazlett Theater is thrilled to premiere pop culture phenomenon Princess Jafar's interactive game show, The Princess Is Right!, on February 17. Written and performed by Princess Jafar, Pittsburgh's iconic Queer Arab cartoon princess villain, The Princess Is Right! brings Pittsburgh celebrity guests onstage to take part in a hilarious game show inspired by the classic TV series. This production is part of the Theater's 2021/22 Community Supported Art Performance Series (CSA), which provides emerging artists with the opportunity to develop new work for the New Hazlett stage. This production is not recommended for children under 16.

In April 2020, American artist Cauleen Smith (b. 1967) initiated COVID MANIFESTO, a series of incisive photographs, social media posts, and short films. In the wake of pandemic-related public safety restrictions limiting the ways in which art could be displayed and viewed, Smith took to Instagram to stage these interventions, engaging with the intersecting crises of the pandemic and social injustice through her lens of active care, radical imagination, and collective consciousness. Contending with the daily onslaught of local, national, and global events, Smith’s series presents viewers with calls to action featuring handwritten personal reflections and carefully chosen objects from the artist’s studio.

The Smithsonian-affiliated Senator John Heinz History Center interprets and preserves African American history and culture year-round through a variety of events and exhibitions curated by the museum’s African American Program.

In recognition of Black History Month, the African American Program of the Heinz History Center will present a series of FREE virtual programs throughout February:

The Senator John Heinz History Center – the Smithsonian’s home in Pittsburgh – has completed a substantial update and expansion of its flagship exhibition, Pittsburgh: A Tradition of Innovation, which shares the stories of how Western Pennsylvania innovators and their groundbreaking achievements have impacted our society.

Pittsburgh, PA—Handmade Arcade is thrilled to announce its plans for 2022. The nonprofit, which connects artists, craftspeople, and makers with new audiences and professional development opportunities, continues to grow in response to the needs of Pittsburgh’s arts community.

Jazz Time features vocalist Anqwenique as Grandma Rose, a sweet elder who reminisces on the good old days when she was singing gigs with a band of the coolest cats around. Then through the magic of time travel she awakes to music being played by her old band! Now reunited, they sing the old songs that taught her all about jazz music. Songs that explore tempo, dynamics, melody, improvisation and more!

Garden Railroad: Bridges and Tunnels pulls into the station with miniature recreations of iconic western Pennsylvania scenes, bustling with chugging trains and filled with live plants. Featuring classic scenes that residents of the city of bridges will recognize and appreciate, this interactive display is sure to delight guests of all ages.

Handmade Arcade is excited to announce the participating makers and schedule of events for its In-Person Holiday Market, which returns to the David L. Lawrence Convention Center on Saturday, December 4, 2021. This highly anticipated event—the largest holiday market in the region, featuring over 200 talented makers, artists, and craftspeople—has become a staple of holiday festivities in Pittsburgh since it launched in 2004.

The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy and Commonplace Coffee today announced the launch of the Riverview Park Blend, the third release in a limited series celebrating Pittsburgh’s five regional parks.

Last fall, the nonprofit and Commonplace Coffee kicked off their partnership with the launch of the Frick Park Blend, followed by the Schenley Park Blend earlier this year. The Riverview Park Blend is an eight-week release running from the first day of fall through mid-November.

With nearly 10,000 votes submitted in Kennywood’s “Choose the Color” poll, park fans on social media made their preference overwhelmingly clear: Phantom’s Revenge, recently voted America’s 2nd-best roller coaster, will be painted Petrifying Purple this offseason. With the monumental decision made, park teams now turn their paintbrushes towards another coaster due a fresh coat: Thunderbolt.

A group of distinguished Pittsburghers will be recognized for their exceptional contributions to the history of Western Pennsylvania, the nation, and the world as part of the Senator John Heinz History Center’s 28th Annual History Makers Award Dinner on Thursday, Oct. 7, at 6:30 p.m., at the History Center.

In the Eighteenth Century North American colonies , dance was an essential feature of life in which commerce, friendship, romance, politics, position, and intrigues might all interweave freely. Balls in the period were opened with an exhibition dance called the minuet, danced in order of social rank.