Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival
(Thursday-Sunday)
The second and final weekend of the festival introduces Cirque Kikasse presenting “SANTÉ! (Cheers!),” a circus show with high-level acrobatics, at the Backyard at 8th & Penn from noon to 1 p.m. and 3 to 4 p.m. on Saturday.
It also brings live performances on the main stage on Fort Duquesne Boulevard and 9th Street by Brooklyn psych-soul trio Say She She on Thursday; synth-wave band Doom Flamingo on Friday; Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Sugarhill Gang and The Furious Five on Saturday; and singer-songwriter-pianist Ben Folds on his Paper Airplane Request Tour on Sunday. All acts begin at 7:30 p.m.
The festival also features the Artist Market, Juried Visual Art Exhibition, family activities and more. Admission is free. For more information visit traf.trustarts.org.
‘Sister's Summer School Catechism: God Never Takes A Vacation!’
(Thursday-Sunday)
Kimberly Richards, who has performed “Late Nite Catechism” more than 800 times, returns to City Theatre on the South Side for this Maripat Donovan production about a nun stuck with the kids at summer school.
Showtimes this weekend are 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 1 and 5:30 p.m. Saturday; and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets start at $55; CityTheatreCompany.org.
Cinema in the Park
(Thursday-Sunday)
The beloved Pixar film “Toy Story” screens at Brookline Memorial Park on Thursday and at Grandview Park, Mount Washington, on Saturday.
“Gran Turismo,” the true story of a teenage Gran Turismo video game player who became a professional race car driver, screens at Riverview Park, Observatory Hill, on Saturday.
“Strange World,” the animated Disney sci-fi film about a family on a journey to a mysterious subterranean land inhabited by surreal lifeforms, screens at Schenley Plaza, Schenley Park, on Sunday.
Each film begins at dusk.
‘Escape to Margaritaville’
(Thursday-Sunday)
Little Lake Theatre Company presents this musical romance that goes to the island of Margaritaville where the locals and tourists groove to the music of the late-great Jimmy Buffett with hits like “Margaritaville,” “Come Monday” and “Cheeseburger in Paradise.”
Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thursday to Saturday; and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $25; littlelake.org.
Modest Mouse
(Friday)
The explosive indie-rock band from Washington state is on a summer tour with Pixies and Cat Power, but there's no Pixies on this Stage AE stop. Modest Mouse, beloved for such early ‘00s albums as “The Moon & Antarctica” and “Good News for People Who Love Bad News” and such songs as “Float On” and “Dashboard,” arrives with nothing new since 2021’s “The Golden Casket.” Singer-songwriter Chan Marshall (aka Cat Power) last released “Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert.”
Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets start at $49.50; axs.com.
Living Dead Weekend
(Friday-Sunday)
The Monroeville Mall, site of the 1978 George Romero classic “Dawn of the Dead,” is the setting for this weekend festival celebrating the Zombie Capital of the World. There will be celebrity guests, vendors, tours, screenings and panels.
Hours are noon to 8 p.m. Friday (followed by a Friday Night Creeps viewing party at 9 p.m.); 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday (VIP mixer at 9 p.m.); and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Tickets start at $25; thelivingdeadweekend.com.
Bantam Jeep Festival
(Friday-Sunday)
Jeep lovers will assemble in Butler — the birthplace of the Jeep — for the 13th annual festival featuring a show of vehicles, off-road trail riding, poker run, vendors with parts and accessories, military encampment, BBQ and more. The Jeep Invasion begins in Downtown Butler at 6 p.m. Friday.
Most activities take place at Cooper's Lake Campground near Slippery Rock from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday; and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. General admission is $10; $3 kids 3-12; bantamjeepfestival.com.
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
(Friday-Sunday)
Manfred Honeck conducts the PSO in this program titled “Darkness to Light: Manfred and Mahler 5” with a performance of Gustav Mahler’s powerful Fifth Symphony, of which conductor Herbert von Karajan once said, ‘[When you hear it], you forget that time has passed. A great performance of the Fifth is a transforming experience.”
The program also features the world premiere of Michael Daugherty’s "Songs of the Open Road for Oboe, Horn and Orchestra” and Jessie Montgomery’s “Coincident Dances” with soloists William Caballero and Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida.
Concerts are at Heinz Hall at 8 p.m. Friday; 7:30 p.m. Saturday; and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets start at $25; pittsburghsymphony.org.
Free concerts
(Friday and Saturday)
The Allegheny County Concert Series continues at South Park Amphitheater with country-rock band Joe Wodarek and 51 South at 7:30 p.m. Friday. At Hartwood Acres on Sunday, it’s the Honky-Tonk Jukebox, a show of classic country covers led by Jon Bindley and Bindley Hardware Co. at 7:30 p.m.; alleghenycounty.us.
The Stars at Riverview Jazz Series begins with East End Piano and Flute at 7 p.m. Saturday at Riverview Park, Observatory Hill; pittsburghpa.gov/events/riverview-series.
Beers of the Burgh Festival
(Saturday)
More than 50 local breweries will be on hand at the Carrie Furnace in Rankin for this annual event centered on ales, ciders, mead and more. There will also be arts-and-crafts vendors and live local music from the Eagleburger Band, DJ Samuel Andres and Kyle Greene Band. The food trucks include Stunt Pig, Blue Sparrow, PGH Smokehouse, Mr. Bulgogi Korean BBQ, Chocolate Moonshine Fudge, Auntie Annes Pretzels, Tocayo Taqueria and Thirsty Jerky.
The festival begins at 4 p.m. Tickets are $53. Early admission is available; beersoftheburgh.com.
First Published: June 4, 2024, 9:30 a.m.
Updated: June 5, 2024, 12:17 a.m.
