Sembène Film Festival: Nigerian Prince
Join us for a screening of Nigerian Prince presented by Sembène–The Film & Art Festival. This film will be presented in English and Pidgin. Runtime: 108min Nigerian Prince follows Eze, a stubborn first-generation Nigerian-American teenager, and his cousin, Pius, a desperate Nigerian Prince scammer. After Eze’s mother sends him to Nigeria against his will, Eze retaliates […]
Breaking Out: Voices from the Inside
Join us for an evening of readings & performances celebrating the work of the PEN prison award winners, presented in partnership with PEN America Center & Chatham University’s Words Without Walls program. Breaking Out: Voices from the Inside is meant to shed light on the experiences of the criminal justice system through a night of performances celebrating last […]
Join us for an evening of avant-garde jazz with Thumbscrew – a City of Asylum favorite! Thumbscrew will be working on a new album in Pittsburgh for a month-long residency hosted by City of Asylum. They will be debuting these new materials at this post-residency-concert along with compositions by Anthony Braxton. Always elastic and innovative, Thumbscrew has honed a […]
This event is SOLD OUT! Please call our box office between 9a-5p, Monday through Friday to learn about our waitlist policy: 412-435-1110. Join us for a reading of What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker with author, Northside neighbor, and friend Damon Young! This program will be a gathering of friends, family, neighbors and fans to celebrate […]
Poet Laureate Celebration: Paisley Rekdal, Raquel Salas Rivera, Kim Shuck & Molly Fisk
Presented with the Academy of American Poets, this afternoon will be a celebration of Poet Laureates from around the country. Ring in the Labor Day holiday with City of Asylum and a few all-star poets! The program features a reading and conversation recognizing the important civic role Poet Laureates play. To continue the community celebration, […]
Help us celebrate the freedom to create by attending our annual fundraising gala! Each year in September we gather in Alphabet City to honor an international writer or artist who has overcome efforts to limit their creative freedom. This year we will honor Iranian singer and songwriter Mahsah Vahdat, a renowned world music performer and vocal […]
Freedom to Create Concert & Conversation: Mahsa Vahdat & Sholeh Wolpé
Our annual forum on freedom of expression features three distinguished artists: Iranian singer and human rights advocate Mahsa Vahdat in conversation with Iranian-American poet and playwright Sholeh Wolpé, accompanied by renowned harpist Bridget Kibbey. As a female soloist, Mahsa Vadat is only permitted to perform for all-female audiences in Iran, which she has refused to […]
Mara Rosenbloom & Flyways ft. Natalie Scenters-Zapico, Roy Gúzman, & Toi Derricotte
Join us for an installment of our monthlong Jazz Poetry Festival! As part of our fifteenth annual Jazz Poetry Festival, this will be an evening of jazz and poetry collaborations. Mara Rosenbloom & Flyways will be the featured jazz performers. Poets Natalie Scenters-Zapico, Roy Gúzman, Toi Derricotte, and Corrine Jasmine will perform. Featured Musicians: Mara […]
Sara Serpa & Emmanuel Iduma's "Intimate Strangers"
Join us for an installment of our monthlong Jazz Poetry Festival! As part of our fifteenth annual Jazz Poetry Festival, this will be an evening of jazz and poetry collaborations. Sara Serpa and her band along with poet Emmanuel Iduma will perform the collaborative project Intimate Strangers. A collaboration between Portuguese vocalist-composer Sara Serpa and Nigerian […]
Myra Melford & Nicole Mitchell ft. Alison C. Rollins
Join us for an installment of our monthlong Jazz Poetry Festival! As part of our fifteenth annual Jazz Poetry Festival, this will be an evening of jazz and poetry collaborations. Myra Melford and Nicole Mitchell will be the featured jazz performers. Poets Alison Rollins, Celeste Gainey, Cameron Barnett, and Ellen McGrath Smith will perform. Featured Musicians: The […]