Heinz Hall: The 1927 Movie Palace That Became Pittsburgh’s Symphony Home
It opened in 1927 as Loew’s Penn Theatre, one of the grandest movie palaces in America — and very nearly ended as a parking lot....
Category : Arts & Culture
One Last Season for a Pittsburgh Treasure: PBT’s ‘The Nutcracker’ December 4–27
All good traditions deserve a grand farewell. Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s The Nutcracker returns to the Benedum Center December 4–27, 2026 — the final year of...
The Pittsburgh Symphony: An American Orchestra at the Top of Its Game
Founded in 1896, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has spent 130 years becoming one of the world’s great orchestras — and under Music Director Manfred Honeck,...
MCG Jazz: Pittsburgh’s Hidden-Gem Concert Hall at Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild
Ask Pittsburgh jazz lovers for the best room in town and many will whisper the same answer: MCG Jazz. The concert series of Manchester Craftsmen’s...
Contemporary Craft: Free Exhibitions and Hands-On Making in the Strip District
Big art, human scale, free admission: the Society for Contemporary Craft has championed the art of the handmade since 1971, and its light-filled gallery in...
Pittsburgh Glass Center: Where Fire, Sand and Light Become Art
In a landmark Penn Avenue building in Friendship, the furnaces never really cool. The Pittsburgh Glass Center — one of the country’s premier glass art...
Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival: September Nights of Jazz in the Cultural District
When September comes, Pittsburgh swings. The Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival, presented by the August Wilson African American Cultural Center, takes over downtown stages and Liberty...
Three Rivers Arts Festival: Pittsburgh’s Free June Celebration of Art and Music
Every June, Pittsburgh throws itself a free party and invites the whole region. The Three Rivers Arts Festival — presented by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust...
The August Wilson African American Cultural Center: A Landmark of Black Art in Downtown Pittsburgh
He wrote Pittsburgh into American theater history; now his name crowns one of its boldest cultural buildings. The August Wilson African American Cultural Center, at...
The Benedum Center: A 1928 Stanley Theatre Still Stealing the Show
Some theaters host shows; the Benedum is one. Opened in 1928 as the Stanley Theatre — a 2,800-seat movie palace of French Baroque splendor —...
