CD Live! Presents Steve Earle with Special Guest Allison Moorer
Alt-country legend brings his honest style of rock to Pittsburgh
July 8, 2008
The Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and WYEP-FM are pleased to announce CD Live! presents a solo and acoustic evening with Steve Earle with special guest Allison Moorer at 8 p.m., Thursday, July 24, 2008, at the Byham Theater.
Shelby Lynne Cancels June 20 Performance
Hometown hero Joe Grushecky will rock on at the Three Rivers Arts Festival
June 4, 2008
Country star Shelby Lynne has canceled her performance at this year's Three Rivers Arts Festival, and the rest of her June performances as well.
2008 Three Rivers Arts Festival Takes It to the Streets - Again!
Festival invigorates the historic plazas, city streets and open spaces of downtown Pittsburgh
May 12, 2008
With 300 artists, more than 50 live music performances, 15 visual arts installations and 4 original dance and theatre productions, summer begins in downtown Pittsburgh with the 49th annual Three Rivers Arts Festival. The 2008 Festival will again enliven the historic plazas, city streets and open spaces of downtown Pittsburgh with original art and live performances due to continuing renovations at Point State Park.
Three Rivers Arts Festival Unveils Plan to Reduce Environmental Impact With Help From Colcom Foundation
May 12, 2008
Over the course of the next three years, the Three Rivers Arts Festival will dramatically reduce the amount of waste it produces. Thanks to a generous grant from the Colcom Foundation, the 2008 Festival will introduce large-scale composting in its food vending area in collaboration with partner company Restorative Events, LLC, a local company devoted to producing environmentally-friendly public events. At the end of the three-year initiative, the Festival and Restorative Events will introduce standards that may become the equivalent of LEED certification for large-scale public events.
UPMC Health Plan Family Festival Invites Young Artists to Remake/Retake
Festival Introduces New Community Stage to Celebrate Children in the Arts
May 12, 2008
Experimental artists of all ages are invited to share in environmentally-friendly, hands-on art-making experiences at the UPMC Health Plan Family Festival, part of the 49th annual Three Rivers Arts Festival. With the theme Remake/Retake, the 2008 Family Festival engages young and old artists alike in creating artistic treasures from discarded materials. Located at Hertz Investment Group Plaza at Gateway Center, the UPMC Health Plan Family Festival is free and open to the public from 12 noon - 7 pm, Friday, June 6 - Sunday, June 22, 2008.
Artists from Around the World Gather to Sell Wares
300 Artists and Fine Craftspeople Convene at the Duquesne Light Artists Market
May 12, 2008
From jewelry to ceramics, painting to metalwork, more than 300 artists from around the world will gather at the Three Rivers Arts Festival's 2008 Duquesne Light Artists Market. The Market opens at noon on Friday, June 6, 2008, with 144 artists. New artists arrive on June 12, 13, 17 and 20, making the Duquesne Light Artists Market a fresh experience several times over. The Market operates daily noon - 8 pm, June 6-22, at One, Two and Three Gateway Center Plaza in downtown Pittsburgh.
Baseball Comes Out in Greenberg's Tony Award-Winning Play
4th River Presents barebones productions in Take Me Out, June 6-22, 2008
May 9, 2008
Barebones productions challenges the limits of Pittsburgh theater in its 4th River presentation of Richard Greenberg's Tony Award-winning play, Take Me Out. Take Me Out opens at 8 pm, Friday, June 6, 2008, at Navarra, 131 Seventh Street, downtown Pittsburgh, as part of the 49th annual Three Rivers Arts Festival. Performances continue at 8 pm, Wednesdays - Sundays, June 7-22, 2008.
Music Calendar for the Three Rivers Arts Festival
As of May 12, 2008
May 12, 2008
Unless otherwise noted, lunchtime shows are at 12 pm. Happy Hour shows are at 5:30 pm. Opening acts go on at 6:30 with headliners at 7:30. Late night concerts begin after Main Stage performances are over, usually around 9:30 pm. Lunchtime shows, opening acts and headliners all take place on the Main Stage at Stanwix Triangle. Happy Hour and Late Night shows are in Market Square. All performances are free and open to the public.
Play and Photography Exhibit Expose the Plight of Refugees
4th River presents The Unintended and Forgotten Refugee Children: No Return Home
May 12, 2008
Pittsburgh Playback Theatre's newest play The Unintended, by Paulo Nzambi, exposes the present-day heart-breaking plight of refugee Afghani children in Pakistan. 4th River presents The Unintended at 8 pm, Friday and Saturday, June 13 and 14, and at 2 pm, Sunday, June 15, 2008, at the Three Rivers Arts Festival Gallery at 937 Liberty Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh Playworks Exposes the Creative Process
4th River presents the Play Development Lab Series – Staged readings of three new plays
May 12, 2008
4th River presents Pittsburgh Playworks' Play Development Lab series, featuring readings from plays in development by award-winning local playwrights William Cameron, Jeanne Drennan and Jozef Spychala. From June 16-21, three new plays will be read by professional actors, exposing the playwright's craft and creative process for theatre professionals and audience members alike. All readings will take place at the Three Rivers Arts Festival Gallery at 937 Liberty Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh.
