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02.06.18
Alison Smith Art Lecture
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Kresge Theater-CFA Building
Associate Professor of Art Allison Smith will be giving a lecture examining American history through various art forms including sculpture, performance, and social practice. Professor Smith’s work has been featured in museums like the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum. Her lecture is free and open to anyone who’s interested!
02.07.18
Crash Course Photography
10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Carnegie Museum of Art
Tickets: cmoa.org
Interested in photography? Have you ever wondered how modern photography came to be? Join Linda Benedict-Jones, former Carnegie Museum of Art Curator of Photography, as she teaches the evolution of photography over the course of a hundred years. You won’t want to miss this!
02.09.18
Phipps Friday Nights of Winter Lights
5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
Tickets: www.phipps.conservatory.org
This coming Friday is the last of Phipps’ Friday Nights of Winter Lights event. Don’t miss your chance to walk through this mesmerizing light show one last time before it ends for the spring and summer seasons.
Make-It-Now: Valentines at Pittsburgh Glass Center
4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Pittsburgh Glass Center
Tickets: https://www.pittsburghglasscenter.org/classes/make-it-now/valentines
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, head over to the Pittsburgh Glass Center to make valentines for your loved ones. Learn to make pendants or other valentines for $25, or glass flowers for $35. No prior experience necessary!
02.10.18
Tropical Forest Cuba Opens
9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
Tickets: phipps.conservatory.org
On this day, Phipps will be opening their newly redesigned Tropical Forest conservatory exhibit, which will focus on the plant life and culture in Cuba. This exhibit is expected to feature various new species, as well as fun and interactive activities. If you’re looking for something exciting to do this weekend, you should definitely check this out!
Past & Future Visions: The History of Wonder Woman
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Toonseum
945 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
This free event celebrates the Wonder Woman comics and the opening of the new Tooneum exhibit, "WONDER WOMAN: VISIONS." Local Pittsburgh comic book artists Wayne Wise and Bailey Creamer will be hosting the event and speaking about the impact the female superhero has made on the comic book industry and readers from all over. If you love the Wonder Woman comics, you’ll definitely enjoy this event!