Join us for a concert with experimental quartet Elder Ones (featuring lead vocalist and harmonium player Amirtha Kidambi) as they present their new album, From Untruth. Elder Ones fuses classical and jazz music with international influences to create a symphony of avant-garde sound. Kidambi was formally trained in classical music but felt the pull of free jazz drawing her toward […]
Join us for an exciting evening of jazz with rising-star pianist Orrin Evans. For more than two decades, Orrin Evans has made an art form of the unexpected. With more than 25 albums to his credit without ever relying on the support of a major label, Evans has become the model of a fiercely independent […]
In honor of Trans Day of Visibility, ReelQ (in partnership with the LGBT Bar Association) presents a screening of “Where is my Refuge,” episode 4 of the award-winning Sundance documentary series America in Transition. This screening will be followed by a discussion and Q&A lead by the subject of the documentary episode, Nina Chaubal. (Runtime: 22 minutes) America in […]
(This event will be held downstairs in our Word Cellar.) Do you want to maintain or perfect your French? Do you like lively conversation? Well, come join us for conversation in a welcoming environment where we’ll speak 100% in French. Proficiency in the language is required. Vous voulez maintenir ou perfectionner vos compétences en français […]
Outside the Academy Series: Trust and AI
Join us for a lively cross-disciplinary conversation that asks the question “can we trust our AI?” This panel discussion is presented in partnership with CMU’s Ethics & AI public programming initiative. Trust is central to human relationships. Yet artificial intelligence (AI) is posing an entirely new set of ethical challenges that affect human-human and human-machine […]
Charles Mingus Mini-Fest: Night 1
Please join us for Night One of our two-evening celebration of the life and work of jazz legend Charles Mingus. This first night will feature: 7:00 PM – Thoth Trio 8:15 PM – post-concert panel hosted by Thomas Wendt including audience Q&A with the Thoth Trio band members and Mensah Wali from Kente Arts Alliance […]
Charles Mingus Mini-Fest: Night 2
Please join us for Night Two of our two-evening celebration of the life and work of jazz legend Charles Mingus. This second night will feature: 7:00 PM – The Folk Forms Quintet 8:15 PM – screening of Triumph of the Underdog (runtime: 78 min) downstairs in the Word Cellar All programs are curated by Thomas Wendt and […]
Please join us for a reading with Kate Daniels, Ellen Smith, and Andy Feathers presented by Michael Simms and Vox Populi. Guggenheim Fellow Kate Daniels’ new book of poems In the Months of my Son’s Recovery describes a mother’s descent into Hell to save her son. What she finds is that she cannot save him – she can save […]
Toi Derricotte: Celebration & Book Launch
Join us for a reading with Toi Derricotte celebrating the launch of her new poetry collection “I”: New and Selected Poems. After the reading, stay for a screening of Strong Words: The Art of Toi Derricotte. The program will include a short interlude between the reading and screening. 5 p.m. – Reading and Q&A 7 p.m. – Full […]
How much harder is it for women to open restaurants in Pittsburgh? Or is it? Join us for a lively panel discussion of women chefs and restaurateurs in different points in their careers on the state of restaurants in the city and whether gender is an influencing factor in startup to success. This program will be […]