| | | Dear Friends, Revisit a literary staff favorite. Enjoy live readings from emerging authors. Watch a charming film about a beloved musical tradition. Dance it out with a local favorite band. Learn about immigration through the power of storytelling. Join all-star authors from the Latinx community. Shine a light on our deeply flawed criminal justice system with a film and live discussion.
We continue to add to the calendar, so check your inboxes and our channel often. All of the programming is free and streamed online. | | | |  THURSDAY, January 7, 7:00 PM
Staff Pick Favorite: Daniel Alarcón
Presented by City of Asylum
Run time: 50 minutes A special evening from our archives, selected by staff as a past favorite, Daniel Alarcón reads from his novel The King is Always Above the People. This program is an intimate opportunity to listen to excerpts from an urgent, essential collection of stories about immigration, broken dreams, Los Angeles gang members, Latin American families, and other tales of high stakes journeys, from the award-winning author of War by Candlelight and At Night We Walk in Circles. Learn more. | | | |  SUNDAY, January 10, 5:00 PM*
Free Association Reading Series
Presented by City of Asylum
Run time: 60 minutes, *Please note the special start time An intimate evening of live readings with exceptional Pittsburgh and beyond writers co-curated by Pat Hart and Marc Nieson of the Free Association Reading Series. Featured Writers: Susan Buttenwieser is the author of the short story collection, We Were Lucky with the Rain (Four Way Books). M. Soledad Caballero is Professor of English at Allegheny College. Her scholarly and interdisciplinary work focuses on British Romanticism, travel writing, post-colonial literatures, WGSS. Sam Pittman is the author of Mostly Water, which won the 2016 Rane Arroyo Chapbook Prize from Seven Kitchens Press. Tony Norman is a columnist for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette as well as the PG's book review editor. He's been at the PG since 1988. Learn more. | | | |  SUNDAY, January 17, 6:00 PM*
Calypso Dreams Film Screening
Presented by SCFF & Jouvayfest Collective
Run time: 120 minutes, *Please note the special start time This screening is an opportunity to celebrate the uniqueness and unify the African Diaspora, aiming to educate and celebrate the heirloom tradition of Resistance and Resilience. JouvayFest Collective and Sabira Cole Film Festival have joined forces to bring together a special screening of Calypso Dreams, followed by a live panel discussion and audience Q&A with the film's co-producer and collaborators. Learn more. | | | |  THURSDAY, January 21, 7:00 PM
The Olga Watkins Band
Presented by City of Asylum
Run time: 90 minutes Join us for an evening of original music broadcasted The Olga Watkins Band! Support the band by clicking the free registration button! The Olga Watkins Band has been performing together since 2003. Their original music combines influences of blues, funk, soul, jazz, reggae and rock into a truly unique sound. They have been voted the Best Blues/Jazz Band of the year in the Pittsburgh City Paper on multiple occasions. They perform throughout the Pittsburgh and surrounding areas at clubs, events, fundraisers and festivals. Learn more. | | | |  SUNDAY, January 24, 5:00 PM*
Then and Now presented by Sharing Our Story, Casa San Jose and Beechview Historical Society
Run time: 60 minutes, *Please note the special start time Immigration is a common story in Pittsburgh. Beechview is a neighborhood with a rich cultural mix. Nine of these immigration stories have been collected and are ready to share with Pittsburgh and beyond! Join Sharing Our Story, Casa San Jose and the Beechview Historical Society for an evening of multicultural digital storytelling with stories created by longtime and new residents of Beechview. Non-English speakers welcome! (Spanish translations available). Learn more. | | | |  TUESDAY, January 26, 7:00 PM
Latinx & Proud! Reading Series ft. Sundress Publications
Run time: 90 minutes This installment of the Latinx & Proud! Reading Series features féi hernandez, Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo, and a line-up of all Sundress Publication all-star authors. As we enter a new year, we are so excited to continue the work of celebrating Latinx artists, and empowering the local and national Latinx community. This event is in proud partnership with Sundress Publications. ¡Ven a celebrar con nosotros! (Come celebrate with us!) Learn more. | | | |  WEDNESDAY, January 27, 7:00 PM
Trapped: Cash Bail In America Presented with the ACLU-PA
Run time: 90 minutes Across the commonwealth, thousands of people sit in cages not because they are guilty—but simply because they are too poor to pay bail. Magisterial District Judges, the elected officials responsible for setting bail, consistently set bail in amounts too steep for people to afford. Join us for a discussion on what the ACLU-PA and Bukit Bail Fund have learned on the ground as organizers, lawyers, and activists, as well as how Pennsylvania can end mass incarceration in our backyards. Learn more. | | |
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