SUNDAY
Jazz and funk bassist extraordinaire Dwayne Dolphin performs at City of Asylum@Alphabet City, 40 W. North Ave., North Side, at 5:30 p.m. He has worked with greats such as Roger Humphries, Nancy Wilson, Melba Moore, Fred Wesley, Abby Lincoln, Maceo Parker and Stanley Turrentine. Mr. Dolphin will be joined by Thomas Wendt on drums and Daniel May on keyboards. Admission is free, but registration is required: www.alphabetcity.org. During concerts, Alphabet City will be set up like a jazz club. Dinner reservations at Casellula Cheese & Wine Cafe are limited, so reservations are recommended.
MONDAY
Chamber Music Pittsburgh presents Classical Sean Jones and Friends at 7:30 p.m. at the Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave. in Oakland. The program includes Stravinsky’s “L’Histoire du Soldat” (The Soldier’s Tale), with dancers from Attack Theatre and members of the Pittsburgh Symphony, as well as the world premiere of “Noir in Blue” by Wynton Kelly Stone Guess. Tickets are $39 and $46, with $15 student tickets available at chambermusicpittsburgh.org.
THURSDAY THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY
Comedian Tone Bell performs at the Pittsburgh Improv, 166 E. Bridge St., at The Waterfront at Homestead. He is best known for the TV shows “Whitney,” “Bad Judge,” “Truth Be Told” and “Disjointed.” Showtimes are 8 p.m. Thursday, 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. Friday, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday and 7 p.m. Sunday. Information and tickets: $20 general admission, www.improv.com or 412-462-5233.
THURSDAY
An artist talk and book signing will be held with Tarrah Krajnak and Tabitha Soren from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Silver Eye Center for Photography, 4808 Penn Ave., Garfield. The event is held to complement their exhibitions, “SISMOS” and “Fantasy Life.” Admission is “pay what you want.” Registration and information: www.silvereye.org or 412-431-1810.
FRIDAY
Day With(out) Art: “ALTERNATE ENDINGS, RADICAL BEGINNINGS,” at the Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., North Side, at 7 p.m. The Warhol and Visual AIDS presents the 28th iteration of VISUAL AIDS’ longstanding Day With(out) art project. The video program prioritizes black narratives within the ongoing AIDS epidemic, commissioning seven artists — Mykki Blanco, Cheryl Dunye & Ellen Spiro, Reina Gossett, Thomas Allen Harris, Kia Labeija, Tiona McClodden and Brontez Purnell — to create new and innovative short videos. The commissioned projects include intimate meditations of young HIV positive protagonists; a consideration of community-based HIV/AIDS activism in the South; explorations of the legacies and contemporary resonances within AIDS archives; a poetic journey through New York exploring historical traces of queer and trans life, and more. Free, but registration is suggested for all free programs at warhol.org or 412-237-8300.
FRIDAY
The Unblurred Dance Party will be held at the KST Alloy Studios, 5530 Penn Ave., Garfield, at 9 p.m. KST invites you to a late-night dance party with music by DJ J. Malls, along with signature cocktails, food trucks and more. This is a Pay-What-Makes-You-Happy event. For tickets or more info: www.kelly-strayhorn.org or 412-363-3000. The dance party immediately follows KST's Freshworks presentation of “A Letter Compiled From All Letters,” by Maree ReMalia, Gigi Gatewood and Lillian Cho, at 8 p.m. at Alloy Studios.
FRIDAY
An opening reception for the exhibitions “Tarrah Krajnak: SISMOS” and “Tabitha Soren: Fantasy Life”" will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at Silver Eye Center for Photography, 4808 Penn Ave., Garfield. The exhibition continues through Feb. 17.
Ms. Krajnak was born in 1979 in Lima, Peru, a year that marked the transitional period between the 1970s military dictatorship and the onset of the Shining Path’s guerrilla war in 1980. Her birth mother was among the displaced of that time period. Now an assistant professor of photography at Pitzer College in Claremont, Calif., she combines archival materials, found photographs and untold narratives in an attempt to create a psychic narrative of that year and place.
Ms. Soren, a former network television reporter, began photographing a group of minor league Oakland A’s draft picks who came directly from high school or college filled with dreams of the major leagues, in 2002. She shows the hardships of chasing fame on the road and the results of that quest, from the successful to those who struggle with poverty or homelessness.
Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, until 8 pm. Thursday; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free, donations appreciated. Information: www.silvereye.org or 412-431-1810.
SATURDAY
The John McIntire Dangerously Live Comedy/Talk Show, at the Parkway Theater, 644 Broadway Ave., at 8 p.m., will explore the world of scandals! Stand-up comedy/sit-down snarkery hosted by KDKA radio's Mr. McIntire. Panelists include Post-Gazette Advice and SEEN columnist Natalie Bencivenga, Post-Gazette political cartoonist Rob Rogers and Greg Brown, the voice of the Pittsburgh Pirates. For tickets, $20, communityreelartscenter.org.
SATURDAY
Alia Musica presents “Nidra,” a show that features music and video from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, 621 Penn Ave. in Oakland. Guitarist Giacomo Baldelli performs music by John Cage, Christian Wolff, Tristan Murail and more. The video was created by OOOPStudio and features short films directly inspired by the music. Tickets are $12, $10 for students and seniors. aliamusicapittsburgh.com.
First Published: November 26, 2017, 12:00 p.m.
