5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: July 8-10
It’s the weekend. Here are some ways to spend it.
Art crawl
The Lawrenceville Art Crawl is from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday along Butler Street. The indoor and outdoor event will feature local businesses and venues with a collection of curated art and music.
Organizers expect 10,000 attendees and more than 200 artists and 75 live bands across 45 locations.
Stops include Arsenal Park, The Abbey, Thunderbird Music Hall, Spirit, and New Amsterdam.
The Pittsburgh Art Bus, a traveling art studio, will be there. The event host is Redfishbowl Studios, a collective to connect artists, musicians and performers.
The event is free.
An after-party will be held at Redfishbowl Studios at 4327 Butler St. Cost is $10.
Details: redfishbowl.com
‘The Cherry Orchard’
Quantum Theatre opens its season Friday with Libby Appel’s version of “The Cherry Orchard” by Chekhov at OneValley in Hazelwood. The outdoor production is at 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Directed by Katie Brook, it features a 12-person cast, including Quantum’s artistic director Karla Boos.
Boos plays the matriarch of a family. The show has Peter Duschenes as her imaginary billiard-playing brother Gayev, Nick Lehane as businessman Lopakhin, Laurie Klatscher as the mad governess Charlotta, and Gregory Lehane as the manservant Firs.
The cherry orchard is a metaphor for both the past and future, and the play has humor, poignancy, and a frustratingly human inability to change.
A proof of covid-19 vaccination is required or a negative PCR test within 72 hours of the performance or an antigen test within 24 hours.
Tickets start at $38.
Details: quantumtheatre.com
Pittsburgh Prays
Thousands of people are expected to gather Sunday at Heinz Field on Pittsburgh’s North Shore for a citywide prayer event, hosted by the Pittsburgh Leadership Foundation and South East Asia Prayer Center. “Pittsburgh Prays” will take place from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and will feature live worship, prayer and guest speakers.
This is a first-time event.
Organizers said the goal is “to see the city reconciled and united in Christ, to give thanks for answering prayers in trying times, and to strengthen relationships with one another as members of the body of Christ.”
The event is free.
Registration is available online.
Details: pittsburghprays.com
Music on the Mon
Music on the Mon, a free concert series, is from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday in SouthSide Works.
The North Lot outdoor event space will have music by Mirabelle Skipworth, Julia Capuzzi, The Roof and The Stonethrowers. Food and beverage options include La Palapa, Veggies n’ at, Millie’s ice cream, Levity Brewing and Gordo’s.
There will be a Beers of the Burgh Pop-Up Market, a traveling brews market. The Art Bus, a traveling art studio, will be on site.
Details: southsideworks.com
‘Kinky Boots’
“Kinky Boots,” a true story about a struggling shoe factory, is at the Benedum Center, Downtown. Shows are at 8 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday.
Winner of six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, the show features a Tony-winning score by Cyndi Lauper, and a hilarious, uplifting book by four-time Tony winner Harvey Fierstein.
Charlie Price, played by Brian Sears, has reluctantly inherited his father’s shoe factory, which is on the verge of bankruptcy. Trying to live up to his father’s legacy and save his family business, he finds inspiration in the form of Lola, who is in need of some stilettos. The unlikely pair find that they have more in common than they ever dreamed possible.
Tickets start at $47.
Details: pittsburghclo.org
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