TUESDAY
Jazz Live 365 presents Stevie Wellons at the Agnes R. Katz Plaza, 655 Penn Ave., Downtown, at 5 p.m. It’s free. Information: pittsburghjazzlive.com/jazz-live365 or 412-456-6666.
WEDNESDAY
Actress and author Mary-Louise Parker appears at the Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, at 7 p.m. as part of the Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures New & Noted series. Ms. Parker, best known for her TV roles in “Weeds,” “Angels in America” and the film “Fried Green Tomatoes,” will have a conversation with WESA-FM’s Josh Raulerson. Ms. Parker’s book, “Dear Mr. You,” renders the singular arc of a woman’s life through letters she composes to the men, real and hypothetical, who have informed the person she is today. A book signing will follow the lecture. For tickets, $21, www.pittsburghlectures.org or 412-622-8866. Tickets include a paperback copy of “Dear Mr. You.” Additional copies of her book also will be available for purchase.
THURSDAY
Arts & Drafts will be held on the rooftop of Theater Square Garage, Downtown, at 5 p.m. This party celebrates the dog days of summer with music by Timbeleza, Lyndsey Smith & Soul Distribution along with live art by Jeremy Raymer. Tickets are $25 and include entertainment, a mini art activity, appetizers, Dream Cream Ice Cream and one drink ticket. A cash bar also will be available. New supporters of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust receive a one-year partners membership. This is a 21-and-over event. For tickets and more information: www.trustarts.org or 412-456-6666.
THURSDAY through SATURDAY
Comedian-actor Brent Morin appears at the Pittsburgh Improv, 166 E. Bridge St., at The Waterfront, Homestead. He’s probably best known for NBC’s “Undateable” and his Netflix special, “I’m Brent Morin.” Showtimes are 8 p.m. Thursday, 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. Friday, and 7 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday. For tickets, $20, www.improv.com or 412-462-5233.
SATURDAY
John McIntire’s Dangerously Live Comedy Talk Show “Crazy America, For You and Me” will take place at the Parkway Theater, 644 Broadway Ave., Stowe, at 8 p.m. It’s a comedic look at the crazy times in which we live and what, if anything, can be done about it. Stop crying long enough to laugh, at least for a little while. The show includes stand-up comedy from Mr. McIntire and analysis by a panel of experts: featured comedian Gab Bonesso, renowned forensic pathologist Dr. Cyril Wecht and Braddock Mayor and recent U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman. Alcohol is available for a suggested donation/cash-only bar. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $15 cash at the door. For more info: https://www.facebook.com/www.parkwaytheater.org.
SATURDAY
A documentary about the old Pittsburgh Post-Gazette presses by award-winning Pittsburgh filmmaker Ken Love will premiere at 1 and 1:45 p.m. at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Oakland. Mr. Love used technologically innovative 3-D equipment to make the documentary, and it will be shown on special 3-D Rembrandt TVs that provide the visual effect without the use of special glasses. Photographs of the now shuttered pressroom by Post-Gazette photo editor Jim Mendenhall also will be displayed. The free program will continue until 4 p.m. with a panel discussion about the presses, the workers, the newspaper’s history, technology and change. Information: www.carnegielibrary.org/event.
First Published: July 24, 2016, 4:00 a.m.
