MONDAY

The 13th annual B-PEP Jazz Concert musical “fun-raiser” for the Black Political Empowerment Project, or B-PEP, will be held at the Wyndham Pittsburgh University Center, 100 Lytton Ave. in Oakland, from 5:30-11:30 p.m. This year’s jazz extravaganza features more than 60 Pittsburgh musicians and vocalists. The host bands will include Roger Humphries & the R H Factor and the Tim Stevens Project. The event also will feature many traditional area jazz artists including Don Aliquo Sr., Etta Cox, Michele Bensen, Bridgette Perdue and Jimmy Sapienza, just to name a few. For more info and tickets — $35 general, $30 seniors 65 and up — go to www.b-pepjazz.org. Tickets also will be sold at the door.

TUESDAY

JazzLive presents DK Anderson at the Backstage Bar at Theater Square, 655 Penn Ave., Downtown, at 5 p.m. This free music series showcases some of the region’s finest jazz musicians each Tuesday. Information: trustarts.org or 412-456-6666.

WEDNESDAY april 4 Image of Ms. Mann and her artwork has been sent to photos.

Visiting artist Katherine Tzu-Lan Mann will give a free public lecture at 6 p.m. in the Kresge Center, University Commons, Carlow University campus, Oakland. The daughter of a foreign service officer, Ms. Mann traveled the world as a child and has lived in Taiwan, Korea, Israel and Beijing and Guangzhou in China. She now lives in Washington, D.C. and is an instructor at the Maryland Institute College of Art. Her work, which she describes as, “abstract, monumental, fantastical landscapes,” has been exhibited across the country as well as in the U.S. consulate in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, and the U.S. embassy in Yaounde, Cameroon. Info: www.carlow.edu. 

THURSDAY through NEXT SUNDAY

Comedian Ian Bagg performs at the Pittsburgh Improv, 166 E. Bridge St., at The Waterfront, Homestead. Mr. Bagg is probably best known for his apperances on “The Last Comic Standing” in 2015 and his Comedy Central special. He also has been in the films “Cradle Will Rock” and “The Life Coach.” 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. For tickets, $20 general admission, $70 VIP, www.improv.com or 412-462-5233.

FRIDAY

Jad Abumrad of NPR’s Radiolab will speak at the Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, at 7:30 p.m. As part of this Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures special event, Mr. Abumrad will discuss animal migration with Eric Dorfman, director of Carnegie Museum of Natural History, for insight into how mass movement has shaped the course of evolution. For tickets, $25, 412-622-8866 or www.pittsburghlectures.org.

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A free public opening reception for “Marx@200” will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at SPACE gallery, 812 Liberty Ave., Downtown. The project explores Karl Marx’s continued influence at the time of his bicentennial and is presented by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and Carnegie Mellon University’s Humanities Center. More than 25 works by artists from around the world represent a diverse range of perspectives on Marx and his critique of inequality and capitalism, as well as his influence on political movements and regimes. The exhibition continues through June 10 with programming that includes lectures and performance. Info: www.spacepittsburgh.org.

SATURDAY

Storyteller Motoko appears at City of Asylum @ Alphabet City, 40 W. North Ave., North Side, at 3 p.m., as part of the children’s storyteller series highlighting tales from around the globe. The Parents' Choice Award winning Motoko will offer an interactive afternoon of folktales and songs as she presents “Sumo Mice & Power Rice: Tales and Games From Japan.” Every child will receive Motoko’s original paper sumo game.  Admission is free, but registration is required at www.alphabetcity.org.

SATURDAY

Pittsburgh Opera will host a free brown bag concert at noon at the opera’s headquarters in the Strip, 2425 Liberty Ave. The performance is open to all and will last one hour — attendees are welcome to bring a lunch. The doors will open at 11:30 a.m., handicapped accessible parking can be reserved in advance. The opera’s resident artists will be available for an informal meet-and-greet after the performance. pittsburghopera.com

First Published: March 30, 2018, 4:00 p.m.