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November 21 – 25

Art

Seldom Seen Creatures of the Frick: Launching of New… November 21 – 25

Art

Seldom Seen Creatures of the Frick: Launching of New Children’s Book.

Sun., Nov. 23, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00.

Frick’s Visitors’ Center/Museum Shop.

(412) 371-0600.

Homestead Re-Viewed: Works by Charlee Brodsky.

Through Nov. 23.

Steel Valley Arts Council, Art Space 303, 303 East Eighth Ave., Homestead.

(412) 326-0100.

Revolutionary Daughter.

Exhibit by Michael Berger Gallery.

Through Nov. 29.

6022 Penn Circle South.

(412) 441-4282.

Exhibits by Zoe Beloff and Zets Brothers.

Through Nov. 30.

Pittsburgh Filmmakers’ Melwood Gallery, North Oakland.

(412) 681-5449.

Faces: Paintings of How Each Participating Artist Views a Face.

Through Dec. 1.

UCP of Pittsburgh’s Centre Art Gallery, Centre Avenue.

(412) 638-7100.

Under the Influence: Paintings of Everyday Life.

Through December

Gallery on 43rd Street.

(412) 683-6488.

Taking Flight: Selected Prints from John James Audubon’s “Birds of America”.

Through Dec. 5.

University Art Gallery, Frick Fine Arts Building.

(412) 648-2423.

Black Sheep Puppet Festival.

Through Dec. 12.

Space 101 at the Brew House, South Side.

(412) 394-3353.

“Led by the Spirit: 125 Years of Excellence at Duquesne University”.

Through Dec. 14.

Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman St.

(412) 454-6000.

Celebrating the 100th Anniversaries of Ford and Buick

Through Dec. 31.

Car and Carriage Museum: Frick Art ‘ Historical Center.

(412) 371-0600.

REPLAY Exhibit: Interactive Works by International Artists.

Through Dec. 31.

Wood Street Galleries, 601 Wood St.

(412) 471-5605.

Eye of the Storm: The Civil War Drawings of Robert K. Sneden.

Through Jan. 4.

Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center, Strip District.

(412) 454-6000.

Rediscovering Lewis ‘ Clark: A Journey with the Rooney Family.

Through Jan. 4.

Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman St.

(412) 454-6000.

Go Figure!: Kid-sized World Inspired by Popular Children’s Books.

Through Jan. 11.

Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, North Side.

(412) 322-5059

Strangely Familiar: Design and Everyday Life.

Through Jan. 11.

Heinz Architectural Center, Carnegie Museum of Art.

(412) 622-3131.

Childe Hassam: Prints and Drawings from the Collection.

Through Feb. 8.

Carnegie Museum of Art, Oakland.

(412) 622-3131.

Image, Memory, Myth.

Through Mar. 21.

The Andy Warhol Museum.

(412) 237-8300.

The Renegade Performance Series.

Featuring the Junction Dance Theatre.

Through June.

Locations Vary.

(412) 394-3353.

New Installations: Artists in Residence.

Through June 27.

The Mattress Factory, North Side.

(412) 231-3169.

Theatre

“Red”

Through Nov. 23.

Pittsburgh Playhouse of Point Park College

(412) 621-4445.

“Copenhagen”.

Through Nov. 23.

Henry Heymann Theatre, Stephen Foster Memorial, Oakland.

(412) 394-3353.

“Urinetown: The Musical”.

Nov. 25 through Nov. 30.

PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh, Benedum Center.

(412) 456-6666.

“Lovely Day”.

Through Dec. 7.

City Theatre, 1300 Bingham St.

(412) 431-2489.

“The Chief”.

Through Dec. 14.

O’Reilly Theater, Pittsburgh Public Theater, Downtown.

(412) 624-4498.

“Cafe Puttanesca”.

Through Dec. 28.

City Theatre, 1300 Bingham St.

(412) 431-2489.

Music

Friday, Nov. 21

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

Mellon Grand Classics: Memory and Nostalgia.

8 p.m., $19, 29, 38, 42, 46, 57.

(412) 392-4900.

Saxon Shore.

9 p.m., $2 corking fee.

Quiet Storm, 5430 Penn Avenue.

(412) 661-9355

Saturday, Nov. 22

A Concert in the Spirit of Woody Guthrie.

Featuring Jimmy LaFave, Burns Sisters, Michael Fracasso, Eliza Gilkys, Johnny Iron and Sarah Lee Guthrie.

8 p.m., $30 advance, $15 student rush.

Carnegie Lecture Hall, Oakland.

(412) 432-0333.

Bruce Cockburn.

8 p.m., $30.

Rosebud, 1650 Smallman St., Downtown.

(412) 261-2232.

CD Live! Concert Series.

Featuring Rufus Wainwright.

Doors, 7 p.m., show, 8 p.m., $26.75-$32.75.

Byham Theater.

(412) 456-6666.

Outbreak and Skell.

Special Guest: Gauge.

7 p.m.

1-800-594-TIXX.

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

Mellon Grand Classics: Memories and Nostalgia.

8 p.m., $19, $29, $38, $42, $46, $57.

(412) 392-4900.

Roger Miret.

Metropol, 1600 Smallman St., Downtown.

(412) 261-4512.

Tiger Army.

Metropol, 1600 Smallman St., Downtown.

(412) 261-4512.

Sunday, Nov. 23

Choral Prayer from Northminster Presbyterian Church

Featuring James Burns

8:30 p.m.

Heinz Memorial Chapel, Oakland.

(412) 682-6886.

Organ Artists Series of Pittsburgh.

Featuring Stephen Tharp.

4 p.m., $10, $2 students.

Heinz Chapel, S. Bellefield Street, Oakland.

(412) 366-4513.

Monday, Nov. 24

The Clarks, The Rubber Meets the Road, Ari Hest.

Nick’s Fat City, 1601-1605, East Carson St., South Side.

(412) 481-6880.

Tuesday, Nov. 25

The Clarks, The Rubber Meets the Road, Ari Hest.

Nick’s Fat City, 1601-1605, East Carson St., South Side.

(412) 481-6880.

Happenings

Comedian Louie Anderson.

Host of “Family Feud”.

Fri., Nov. 21 through Sun., Nov. 23.

Improv, Homestead, Pittsburgh.

(412) 462-5233.

“The Drue Heinz Lectures”.

Featuring Walter Isaacson, Journalist.

Tues., Nov. 25, 7:30 p.m.

Carnegie Music Hall.

(412) 688-8866

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