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FM Cultural Calendar | Starting Saturday, January 14, 2012
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
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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
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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
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Music on the Mount
Chamber Music for the New Year. Free Admission.
01/15/2012
Time: 3:00 pm
Location: St. Mary of the Mount, Mt. Washington
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L'Histoire du Soldat (The Soldier's Tale) SOLD OUT
SOLD OUT! Musicians from Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra join us for an intimate one-night-only production of Stravinsky's timeless tale.
01/18/2012
Time: 8:00 pm
Location: Pittsburgh Opera, 2425 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
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Michael Pollan
Named by Newsweek as one of the Top 10 "New Thought Leaders" in 2009, for the past 20 years, he has been exploring the places where the human and natural worlds intersect. His prize-winning bestsellers include In Defense of Food, The Omnivore's Dilemma, The Botany of Desire, and Food Rules. In 2008, Pollan co-starred in the documentary Food, Inc.
01/18/2012
Time: 8:00 pm
Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave. Pittsburgh, PA
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As You Like It
Smart, feisty, and funny, the role of Rosalind is one of Shakespeare's greatest inventions. At the palace, Rosalind and Orlando fall for each other at first sight, but their courtship is cut short when she is banished by the Duke. Disguised as a boy, Rosalind flees into the Forest of Arden, only to meet Orlando once again. What ensues for Rosalind and her companions is described as “the triumph of Shakespearian romantic comedy.” Ted Pappas directs.
01/19/2012 - 02/19/2012
O'Reilly Theater, 621 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
It's 1927 in a run-down studio in Chicago where Ma Rainey is recording new sides of old favorites. More goes down in the session than music in August Wilson's riveting portrayal of rage, racism, self-hate, and exploitation. Directed by Dr. Vernell A. Lillie.
01/19/2012 - 02/04/2012
Location: Carnegie Library Auditorium, 7101 Hamilton Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
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Damn Yankees
Faust, fly balls, and devilishly good fun all meet at the home plate of this seven Tony Award winning musical. A 1950s middle-aged baseball fanatic trades his soul to the Devil for a chance to lead his favorite team in the pennant race against the New York Yankees only to realize the true worth of the life (and wife) he's left behind. Hit songs include "You Gotta Have Heart" and "Whatever Lola Wants."
01/19/2012
Time: 7:30 pm
Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, 450 Schoolhouse Rd., Johnstown, PA
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Contemporary Viola Music
Violist Roger Zahab performs music by Benjamin Britten, Akin Euba, Elizabeth Maconchy, Jeffrey Nytch, and Roger Zahab as part of chatham's Friday Afternoon Musicale series.
01/20/2012
Time: 4:00 pm
Laughlin Music Center, Chatham University, Pittsburgh, PA
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