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CLASSICAL MUSICby Jim Cunningham, Senior Executive Producer, WQED fm89.3 | |||
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 DANCEBy Karen Dacko
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DANCE
By Karen Dacko, Contributing Editor
LABCO Performance Party
A fundraiser for this local contemporary dance company. It features live music, dance performances, a raffle, a silent auction and food. Sat., Sept. 27, 7 p.m. Grey Box Theatre, 3595 Butler St., Lawrenceville. $20/advance, $25/door. Tickets: 800/607-0857; info: labcodance.net.
EXHIBITS + EVENTS
By Mike May, Executive Editor
Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area:
"Seeing Pittsburgh" celebrates the city's 250th anniversary with work by 44 local artists who documented distinctive aspects of this region. Through Jan. 31. The Bost Building, 623 E. Eighth Ave., Homestead. 412/464-4020, riversofsteel.com.
Carnegie Museum of Natural History:
"Exploring the Arctic Seafloor: Photographs by Chris Linder" features 30 photos that provide a first-ever look at undersea mountains near the North Pole. Through Jan. 25. 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. 412/622-3131, cmnhweb@CarnegieMNH.org.
South Arts Gallery:
"Gold Rush" is a show juried by Robert Schmalzreid. Through Sept. 19. "Autumn Light" comprises work by watercolorist Ruth Richardson. Through Nov. 7. Schoolhouse Art Center, 2600 South Park Road, Bethel Park. 724/852-6363, southartspgh.org.
THEATER
By Robert Isenberg, Contributing Editor
"WICKED": SEPT. 3-OCT. 5
Elphaba Thropp is born with green skin and raised by a single father. Is she really an evil witch or just cruelly misunderstood? Based on the book by Gregory Maguire, "Wicked" is a children's parable for the ages - with great songs! (Benedum Center, Seventh Street, downtown. Sept. 3-Oct. 5: Tues.-Thurs., 7:30 p.m.; Fri., 8 p.m.; Sat., 2 and 8 p.m.; Sun., 1 and 6:30 p.m. $26.50-$84.50. Tickets: 412/456-6666, pgharts.org)
"THE CHIEF": SEPT. 16-21
Tom Atkins reprises his dead-on impersonation of the late Art Rooney, the Pittsburgh Steelers' iconic owner, in "The Chief," a much-beloved one-man-show written by Rob Zellers and Gene Collier and produced by Pittsburgh Public Theater. O'Reilly Theater, 621 Penn Ave, downtown. Sept. 16-21: Tues.-Fri., 8 p.m.; Sat., 2 and 8 p.m.; Sun., 1:30 p.m. $45.50-60.50; $15.50 for guests under 26 years old (excludes Friday- and Saturday-night performances). Tickets: 412/316-1600, ppt.org)
POP + ALTERNATIVE MUSIC
By Mike Sauter, Contributing Editor
Singer/songwriter Matt Keating: Sun., Sept. 28, 8 p.m.
Club Cafe, 56-58 S. 12th St., South Side. $10. Info: clubcafelive.com; tickets: 866/468-3401.
Roots rockers Donna the Buffalo: Fri., Sept. 26, 9 p.m.; doors open at 8 p.m.
Mr. Small's Theater, 400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale. $20. Info: mrsmalls.com; tickets: 866/468-3401