Phipps Spring Flower Show:
Canopy of Color
Dates: March 21 to Apr. 19
Address: Phipps Conservatory and
Botanical Gardens, 1 Schenley Drive,
Pittsburgh (Oakland)
Contact: phipps.conservatory.org, or
412.622.6914
Signature displays will delight not only
in beds below, but baskets and designs
above, creating a world of color waiting to
be explored.
21st Annual Pittsburgh Arts &
Crafts Spring Fever Festival
Dates: March 20-22
Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Sunday, 10-4)
Address: Monroeville Convention Center,
209 Mall Boulevard, Monroeville
Contact: familyfestivals.com
One of the area’s biggest festivals—over
180 booths of a wide variety of arts and
crafts!
Pittsburgh Fringe Festival
Dates: Apr. 2-5
Address: Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh
(Bloomfield/Garfield)
Contact: pittsburghfringe.org
Music, dance, theater, comedy,
performance art, visual art, and more!
3 Rivers Comicon
Dates: May 30-31
Address: The Waterfront,
162 East Bridge Street, Homestead
Contact: 3riverscomicon.com
A convention for comic fans and creators
alike featuring more than 100 artists/
writers/creators and almost as many
vendors!
Western PA Italian Festival
Dates: May 29-31
Address: Monroeville Convention Center,
209 Mall Boulevard, Monroeville
Contact: simoneventmanagement.com
Billed as the largest indoor Italian festival
in PA!
WILKPEX by Wilkinsburg
Stamp Club
Dates: Apr. 17-18
Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Address: Gateway Hall/Monroeville Fire
Company No. 4, 4370 Northern Pike,
Monroeville
Contact: wilkinsburgstampclub.com/
wilkpex.php
Exhibits and sales related to stamp
collecting, including a youth area.
Concerts & Shows
The Brass Roots: ‘Movies,
Movies, Movies!’
Date: May 22
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Address: East Liberty Presbyterian
Church, 116 South Highland Avenue,
Pittsburgh (East Liberty)
Contact: thebrassroots.com
Iconic themes arranged for brass,
percussion and organ by composer Danny
Elfman for the “Batman” and “Beetlejuice”
films like you’ve never heard before!
Le Vent du Nord Presented
by Calliope
Date: Apr. 25
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Address: Carnegie Lecture Hall,
4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh (Oakland)
Contact: calliopehouse.org
Calliope, an organization for the
promotion and preservation of traditional
and contemporary folk music, hosts this
award-winning and acclaimed band,
which features button accordion, guitar
and fiddle in a repertoire drawing from
both traditional sources and original
compositions. Tickets can be purchased
online.
‘What Would Your Mother Say?’
Date: May 8
Time: 8 p.m.
Address: Carnegie of Homestead Music
Hall, 510 East 10th Avenue, Munhall
Contact: librarymusichall.com
A celebration of mothers in one of
the best ways possible — an evening of
storytelling about motherhood (from
the joyous to the messy) from a variety
of perspectives. Proceeds will benefit
nonprofit organizations dedicated to
making the world better for mothers and
their children.
Music at
the Library
(Swissvale)
Date: Apr. 25
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Address: Carnegie
Library of Swissvale,
1800 Monongahela Avenue,
Swissvale
Contact: swissvalelibrary.org
Check the website for updates on the
performers and enjoy live music at the
library!
Edgewood Symphony Orchestra:
From Darkness to Light
Date: May 9
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Address: Katz Performing Arts Center
– JCC, 5738 Darlington Road, Pittsburgh
(Squirrel Hill)
Contact: edgewoodsymphony.org, or
412.473.8880
Deeply expressive and profound music
by Federico Garcia and refreshing and fun-
loving surprises by Roger Zahab, brilliant
Pittsburgh composers, plus some from
Debussy, Ravel and Stravinsky.
JFilm Festival
Dates: Apr. 23 to May 3
Address: SouthSide Works Cinema,
424 South 27th Street, Pittsburgh
(Check website for exact details.)
Contact: filmpittsburgh.org/pages/jfilm
This annual festival presents
international Jewish-themed films as well
as visiting filmmakers, guest speakers
and collaborative events with other local
organizations.
The Lamp Theatre Presents
Rhonda Vincent & The Rage
Date: Apr. 3
Time: 8 p.m.
Address: 222 Main Street, Irwin
Contact: lamptheatre.org, or
724.367.4000
This celebrated bluegrass band, with
contemporary touches on classic bluegrass,
returns to The Lamp!
Eaglemania at The Lamp
Dates: May 8 & 9
Time: 8 p.m.
Address: 222 Main Street, Irwin
Contact: lamptheatre.org, or
724.367.4000
Formed in 2010, Eaglemania has evolved
into a nationally touring tribute to The
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