Tom Wolfe, "the man in the white suit," returns to the The Drue Heinz Lectures at Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland, at 7:30 p.m. with a new novel, "Back to Blood." Set in Miami, it's his latest take on "class, family, wealth, race, crime, sex, corruption and ambition." Best-selling author of "A Man in Full" and "Bonfire of the Vanities," Wolfe has chronicled American culture with wit and foresight for four decades. Tickets are $25, $15 and $10 for students with ID. For information and tickets call 412-622-8866 or visit www.pittsburghlectures.org.

The River City Brass Band will perform Joseph Schwantner's "New Morning for the World," commemorating the civil rights movement of the '60s. Pittsburgh Gospel Choir director Dr. Herbert Jones narrates and trumpet player Phil Snedecor guest conducts at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Carnegie Library of Homestead, Munhall ($12-$14), and 8 p.m. Thursday at Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland ($21-$41), among other nights. 412-434-7222.

Two of the city's most accomplished and best-known artists, Robert Bowden and Paul Bowden, are also father and son, but you'd never know it to look at their work. Robert paints realistic scenes of Pittsburgh and points beyond in a soft watercolor palette, which he's also published in hand-cozy sized books. Paul is a sculptor whose works are frequently figural but with a conceptual edge. Meet them at a reception for their exhibition from 5 to 8 p.m. at Mendelson Gallery, 5873 Ellsworth Ave., Shadyside. Free; 412-361-8664.

Short-story writer Pia Z. Ehrhardt, author of the collection "Famous Fathers & Other Stories," and poet Atsuro Riley, author of the upcoming "Romey's Order," will read from their works as part of the Gist Street Readings series at 305 Gist St. (third floor), Uptown, at 8 p.m. Socializing starts at 7:30 p.m. The doors open at 7:15 p.m. Admission is $5. For more information visit www.giststreet.org.

"STORE" -- part performance art, part dance party, part replication of the shopping experience -- is inspired by how and what people buy and chronicles the inner life of the American consumer. The show is performed partially in a storefront and in the Kelly-Strayhorn Theater, 5941 Penn Ave. Kate Watson-Wallace, a Philadelphia-based choreographer and performer, is the director of anonymous bodies, an interdisciplinary performance company that creates site-based performances that re-imagine everyday spaces.

The one-hour performances are Friday at 9 p.m. and Saturday at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door, $10 for residents of the 15206 ZIP code area, and $5 for students and artists. (An artist RSVP is required to info@kelly-strayhorn.org.) For more information call 412-363-3000 or visit www.kelly-strayhorn.org.

To celebrate its 75th anniversary, the Bach Choir of Pittsburgh is returning to the site of its first concert in 1934, the New Hazlett Theater, but the program will be worlds different from the Johann Sebastian it used to play. Led by Thomas Douglas, the choir will present a sung version of Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition" and perform pieces from Puccini's "Tosca" and Sondheim's "Sunday in the Park With George." 8 p.m. Saturday and 4 p.m. next Sunday. $10-$25. 412-394-3353.

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