Summer Fairs and Fests
ONGOING Pittsburgh Neighborhood Festivals. citiparks.net MAY 27 Big Gay Picnic. Spend an afternoon outside and enjoy food, drinks, DJs and dancing. North Park Lodge, Allison Park. pittsburghpride.org MAY 28 Memorial Day Celebration. Soldiers & Sailors Hall, Oakland. soldiersandsailorshall.org JUNE 1-10 Three Rivers Arts Festival. Downtown. 3riversartsfest.org JUNE 1-2 Western Pennsylvania Trolley Meet. Model railroad and…
Summer Music
May 17 Basement, Citizen. Rex Theater Typesetter. The Mr. Roboto Project Fleet Foxes, Amen Dunes. Benedum Center Blue October. Mr. Smalls Lou Barlow. Get Hip Ana Popovic. Jergel’s Rhythm Grille Marmalakes. The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls Kash’d Out. The Stage at Karma Cycles. Cattivo Whitney Peyton. The Smiling Moose Drift Mouth. Howlers May 18 The…
Summer Films
If you’re fed up with the endless cycle of movie sequels, universe building and rebootery, this summer is, well … kind of a mixed bag. There’s the predictable lot of hotly anticipated sequels and franchise add-ons, but also a cache of promising low(er) budget indies, riskier festival fare, experimental local programming and, of course, new…
Summer Arts
CURRENT 707 and 709 Penn Galleries. You Will Arrive (work by Kara Skylling), through June 17. 937 Gallery. Terracotta CoLab (explores the intersection of historical architectural terracotta and digital fabrication), through May 26. The Andy Warhol Museum. Adman: Warhol Before Pop (300 objects on display — from rare drawings and photographs to vintage advertisements, artist…
Summer Kids
ONGOING Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Library branches throughout the city offer daily kids’ and teens’ programs — like story time, singalongs, STEM workshops and literature discussions — all summer. Multiple locations. carnegielibrary.org Carnegie Science Center. Most of the ongoing science exhibits are kid-centric, including SpacePlace, roboworld and the Highmark SportsWorks. The Exploration Station teaches youth…
Summer Outdoors
ONGOING City Pools. Citiparks pools are open June 11 through Labor Day. Programs include swimming lessons and swim teams. Purchase seasonal pool tags or pay a daily entrance fee. pittsburghpa.gov/citiparks/parks.html Spray Parks. From May 26 until early fall, enjoy cooling off without having to swim. Parks in Hazelwood, East Hills, Shadyside, Troy Hill, Beltzhoover and…
Summer Stage
NOW ON STAGE Dogfight. Set in 1963, the show centers on three young Marines setting out for a night of debauchery on the eve of their deployment to Vietnam, through Sun., May 20 (Stage 62). A Flea in Her Ear. Laura Chandler believes her husband Victor is having an affair with another woman and tricks…
