Thursday, Jan. 16
“Hidden Lawrenceville: An Exhilarating Sphere of Living History”
McVey Auditorium
310 Fisk St., Lawrenceville
7 p.m.
Free
Writer and photographer Adam Eisenstat hosts a multimedia presentation that follows the history of Lawrenceville as portrayed in photography, architecture and autobiographical experiences.
Friday, Jan. 17
Ferdinand the Bull
Mr. Smalls Theater
400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale, Pa.
Time: 6:30 p.m. (Ferdinand goes on at 10 p.m.)
Admission: $8 in advance, $10 at the door
Ferdinand the Bull, a local band made up of four Pitt students, will be performing at Mr. Smalls Theater with a few other acts. It’s just a 10 minute drive from campus.
Saturday, Jan. 18
“The Mountaintop”
Through Feb. 9
City Theatre
1300 Bingham St., South Side
Showtimes vary
Admission: $15 with Student ID, $27 general admission
This play set in the Lorraine Motel on April 3, 1968 in Memphis, Tenn. — the time and place where Martin Luther King Jr. spent the last night of his life — examines the human side of the American icon.
Sunday, Jan. 19
Breakfast and a Movie featuring “The Wizard of Oz”
The Hollywood Theatre
1449 Potomac Ave., Dormont, Pa.
11 a.m.
Admission: $15
The famed Hollywood Theatre in Dormont celebrates 75 years of the classic film with a light breakfast, prizes and a screening of everyone’s second-favorite — right behind James Franco’s “Oz the Great and Powerful” — movie about the titular wizard.
Tuesday, Jan. 21
“Wicked”
Through Feb. 9
Benedum Center
803 Liberty Ave., Cultural District
Showtimes vary
Admission: $35.48 to $74.18
Long before Dorothy showed up and started causing trouble, the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good were childhood friends. The beloved musical “Wicked” shows us how it all went wrong.
Wednesday, Jan. 22
Greensky Bluegrass with Tumbleweed Wanderers
The Rex Theater
1602 E. Carson St., South Side
Doors open at 7 p.m.
Admission: $17 in advance, $20 at the door
Do you love bluegrass? Trick question. Everyone loves bluegrass, particularly when it’s being played by Greensky Bluegrass, a group of some of the best bluegrass musicians in the business.
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