Thursday 16
RACE Exhibition
The Carnegie Museum of Natural History presents “RACE: Are We So Different?” at 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. This exhibition looks at the ways science and human-history has intersected to form our understanding and beliefs about race. It explores the history of the idea of race, the changing role of science in that history and so much more. The exhibit will be displayed through Oct. 27. For more information, call 412-622-3131 or visit www.carnegiemnh.org.
Friday 17
Cirque
The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh presents Cirque After Hours @ the Library from 7-10 p.m. at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. The library will transform itself into a circus of wonder. There will be magicians, contortionists and a maze of books. For more information, call 412-622-3114 or visit www.carnegielibrary.org.
Saturday 18
Soul Food/Jazz Night
The Rivers Club presents its Soul Food Dinner & Jazz Night from 6-10 p.m. at the Rivers Club, One Oxford Centre, 301 Grant St., Downtown. Families and children will enjoy all you can eat Southern cuisine and the live jazz and R&B music. For more information, email Yolanda at Yolanda.wingate@clubcorp.com.
Every Voice! Benefit Concert
The Pittsburgh School for the Arts presents the Every Voice! Benefit Concert from 7-10 p.m. at the Wallace Event Center at Hosanna House, 807 Wallace Ave., Wilkinsburg. The evening will feature music from Klezlectic and celebrate the school’s 10 years of growth and success in music and the community in Pittsburgh. For more information, call 412-267-7707 or email eswora@oaklandgirlschoir.com.
Salsa Cuisine
The Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce presents its Salsa Cuisine from 7:30-10:30 p.m. at Three Rivers on the Gateway Clipper Fleet, 350 W. Station Square Dr., Station Square. There will be dancing to the rhythmic salsa beats of Noel Quintana & the Latin Crew. For more information, call 412-577-4008.
Alto Madness
Kente Arts Alliance presents “Alto Madness: Tony Campbell Jazz Surgery and Roby ‘Supersax’ Edwards Band at 8 p.m. at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater, 5941 Penn Ave., East Liberty. This is the first of a two-part concert jazz series and will feature alto horn players. For more information, visit www.kentearts.org.
Sunday 19
The Book of Ezra
The Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company presents “The Book of Ezra” at 3 p.m. at 937 Liberty Ave., Cultural District. The one-man play, written and starring poet Leslie Ezra Smith, and directed by Mark Clayton Southers, chronicles Smith’s coming of age and consciousness of growing up as a Black in America. The play runs through Oct. 25. For more information, visit www.pghplaywrights.com/ezra
Monday 20
Savoy Jazz
Savoy Restaurant presents Savoy Jazz Mondays from 5-9 p.m. at 2623 Penn Ave., Strip District. Every Monday guests can enjoy live jazz in a sophisticated atmosphere. This week’s performers will be the Roger Humphries Trio featuring vocalist Judi Figel. The attire is business casual. For more information, call 412-281-0660 or visit www.savoypgh.com.
Tuesday 21
JazzLive
BNY Mellon/Jazz presents JazzLive at 5 p.m. at the Backstage Bar/Cabaret at Theater Square, 655 Penn Ave., Cultural District. Every Tuesday guests can celebrate a decade of jazz in the Cultural District and enjoy hot jazz from some of the most talented musicians. Roger Humphries will be the featured performer. For more information, call 412-456-6666 or visit www.trustarts.org.
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