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FM Cultural Calendar | Starting Sunday, January 8, 2012
Charlotte's Web Ages 3-12. Wilbur has a huge problem: how to avoid winding up as pork chops! Charlotte, a fine writer and true friend, hits on a plan to fool Farmer Zuckerman—she will create a "miracle." Charlotte weaves a solution that not only makes Wilbur a prize pig, but ensures his place on the farm forever. Based on E.B. White's classic book, Theatreworks USA's show features madcap and endearing farm animals, bravery, selfless love, and the true meaning of friendship. 01/08/2012 - 01/15/2012
Location: various website
Dvorak at Duquesne - Czech, Please (Quintets) David Allen Wehr, Artistic Director and pianist. Dvořák's beloved Piano Quintet in A Major is famous for its melodic inspiration and exciting dance rhythms. It's programmed with the Quintet in G Major op. 77 for string quartet and double bass, and the virtually unknown piano duet "From the Bohemian Forest." Special Pre-Concert Event at 2:15 pm. 01/08/2012 Time: 3:00 pm PNC Recital Hall, School of Music, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA website | map
Sunday Afternoon Vocal Series Music by Pittsburgh composers Reza Vali, Roger Zahab and Robert Schultz, featuring flutist Alberto Almarza, soprano Kelly Lynch and pianist Walter Morales. 01/08/2012 Time: 3:00 pm Laughlin Music Center, Chatham University, Pittsburgh, PA website | map
Art Song Recital Resident Artists Juan José de León, (tenor) and Adam Fry (bass-baritone) explore the art song repertoire with pianist Mark Trawka. Selections include Schumann's Spanisches Liederspiel, Wolf's Michelangelo Lieder, Quilter's To Julia, Minicabs (Mini-Cabaret Songs) by Bolcom, and songs by Tosti. Free admission. 01/08/2012 Time: 3:30 pm
Location: 2425 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA website
Clifford the Big Red Dog LIVE!
01/12/2012 Time: 3 shows Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, 450 Schoolhouse Rd., Johnstown, PA website | map
Jesus Hopped the A Train Angel Cruz is in jail pending his trial for the shooting of Reverend Kim; a cult leader who has brainwashed his best friend. During Angel's daily exercise he meets inmate Lucius Jenkins, and a masterful debate about anger, innocence, lying, and ultimately being right in God's eyes ensues. The cast includes OBIE Award Winner Edwin Lee Gibson, Raúl Castillo, Elena Passarello, Patrick Jordan, and Leandro Cano. Derrick Sanders directs this play by Tony-nominated playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis. 01/12/2012 - 01/29/2012
Location: New Hazlett Theater, Allegheny Square East, Pittsburgh, PA website
Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances Classical music's superstar percussionist, Dame Evelyn Glennie, unleashes her notable musicality and virtuosity on an impressive array of percussion instruments in Spirit Voices by Steven Stucky, who claims “inspiration from the Slovakian conductor Juraj Valčuha to lead Sergei Rachmaninoff's lush and energetic Symphonic Dances. 01/13/2012 - 01/15/2012 01/13 - 2:30 pm 01/13 - 8:00 pm 01/13 - 8:00 pm Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA website | map
Through the Night Daniel Beaty's kinetic one-man show tells six intersecting stories about what it means to be a black man in America today. Equal parts poetry and soul, this virtuosic feat of acting portrays a range of eclectic characters – a precocious 10-year-old boy, an overweight bishop, a college student escaping the projects, and more. Each unforgettable voice reveals the hope, courage, and determination we all need to make it through the night. Nominated for the 2011 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Solo Show. 01/14/2012 - 02/05/2012 Time: various 1300 Bingham Street Pittsburgh, PA website | map
Music on the Edge - LotUS LotUS (League of the Unsound Sound) performs experimental music featuring a combination of performers, composers and improvisers. 01/14/2012 Time: 8:00 pm
Location: Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., Pittsburgh, PA website
Opera Up Close: Hansel & Gretel An in-depth look at the music and story of Humperdinck's Hansel & Gretel, with singers and directors from the production. Stage Director Ted Huffman and conductor Glenn Lewis are scheduled panelists. Free admission. 01/15/2012 Time: 2:00 pm
Location: 2425 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA website
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