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The Dream Wall Project

August Wilson Center @ Cultural District
Tuesday, December 31

Creative Activities Interactive art installation

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Ice Creations

Fire & Ice Plaza @ Cultural District
Multiple dates and times
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Variety & Magic A one-of-a-kind, high-energy fire and ice carving show

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Dollar Bank Children's Fireworks

Dollar Bank Stage @ Cultural District
Tuesday, December 31

Variety & Magic Annual kick-off to Highmark First Night Pittsburgh

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Prismatica

A modern ice palace

Trust Oasis @ Cultural District
Tuesday, December 31

Visual Art Countless colourful reflections made by giant prisms.

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Jon Tai

Magic, Mind Reading, and Mystery

811 Liberty Avenue @ Cultural District
Multiple dates and times
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Variety & Magic Unique and personal blend of magic, mind reading, and mystery

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Young Adult Author Panel

Presented by Bookish in the 'Burgh, Pittsburgh's Teen Book Festival

Fifth Avenue Place @ Cultural District
Multiple dates and times
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Creative Activities Hear from local, best-selling young adult authors

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Robert Ramirez

O'Reilly Theater @ Cultural District
Multiple dates and times
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Variety & Magic Acclaimed professional magician and musical theater actor

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Game Time!

a new production of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

Trust Arts Education Center @ Cultural District
Multiple dates and times
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Creative Activities A brand new, locally-produced, interactive game show that promises a next-level challenge and high energy night of entertainment unlike anything you've ever experienced

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Penny Arcade

Kids Comedy Show

Arcade Comedy Theater @ Cultural District
Multiple dates and times
  • Tuesday, December 31
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Comedy An interactive, kid-friendly improv show

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Zuzu African Acrobats

August Wilson Center @ Cultural District
Multiple dates and times
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Dance & Theater Electrifying circus acrobatics and dance

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Steel Town Fire

Fire & Ice Plaza @ Cultural District
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Variety & Magic The Hottest Show on New Year's Eve

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New Year's Eve Comedy Showcase

with host Gab Bonesso

Byham Theater @ Cultural District
Multiple dates and times
  • Tuesday, December 31
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Comedy Stand-up comedy showcase with local and national comedians.

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Attack Theatre

Let's Make a Dance

Pittsburgh CAPA School @ Cultural District
Multiple dates and times
  • Tuesday, December 31
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Dance & Theater The audience is the judge of an improvisational dance-off between two "teams" of professional modern dancers.

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New Year's Eve Parade

Throughout the Cultural District @ Cultural District
Tuesday, December 31

Creative Activities "Take Flight" in 2020

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Player One

Interactive Improv Comedy at the Arcade

Arcade Comedy Theater @ Cultural District
Tuesday, December 31

Comedy Hilarious and interactive improv games

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The Shadowboxers

Highmark Stage @ Cultural District
Tuesday, December 31

Music The Shadowboxers use three-part-harmony to captivate audiences, carving their niche as a modern day Bee Gees with an R&B-soaked mix of soul and pop

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The Future of Pittsburgh Grand Finale

Highmark Stage @ Cultural District
Tuesday, December 31

Variety & Magic Countdown to Midnight, raising of the Future of Pittsburgh ball, Zambelli Fireworks display, and live music

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Kid City Dance Party

EQT Plaza @ Cultural District
Tuesday, December 31

Music Pittsburgh's Indie Dance Party for Kids

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Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse

Scrappy New Year

Heinz Hall @ Cultural District
Tuesday, December 31

Creative Activities Enjoy warm, fuzzy, crafty fun times with Creative Reuse!

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Minutes, Days, Years

by Lindsey Palmer

Trust Arts Education Center @ Cultural District
Tuesday, December 31

Visual Art Photographic installation seeking to rebuild memories, missing for the artist's mother

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Public Art in the Cultural District

Penn Avenue & 8th Street @ Cultural District
Tuesday, December 31

Visual Art Art installations and beautification projects throughout Pittsburgh's renowned 14-block Cultural District

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JCC Day Camps

Family Tent sponsored by Highmark & Allegheny Health Network @ Cultural District
Tuesday, December 31

Creative Activities Create wands with the JCC Day Camps

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Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Info Station

Fiddlesticks Photo Opportunity

Heinz Hall @ Cultural District
Tuesday, December 31

Dance & Theater Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Info Station

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Allegheny County Park Rangers

Family Tent sponsored by Highmark & Allegheny Health Network @ Cultural District
Tuesday, December 31

Creative Activities Hands-on nature exploration with the Park Rangers.

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Get Well Soon

707 Gallery @ Cultural District
Tuesday, December 31

Visual Art Exhibition reflecting various stages of trauma and how it's perceived when victims are objectified

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Steel City LUG

LEGO User Group

Family Tent sponsored by Highmark & Allegheny Health Network @ Cultural District
Tuesday, December 31

Creative Activities See creations with LEGO bricks and build your own!

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Trumpet to the Tulips

Artists: Kristen Letts Kovak, Sarah Jacobs, Katherine Tzu-Lan Mann

SPACE @ Cultural District
Tuesday, December 31

Visual Art Playful collaboration among three painters

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Ivette Spradlin - Florida

937 Liberty Avenue @ Cultural District
Tuesday, December 31

Visual Art Florida is a surreal video using double exposed and filtered 16mm film, based on the artist's connection to South Florida.

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Caricaturists

Clarence Butler, Shawnell Dodds, and Jordan Callahan

Heinz Hall @ Cultural District
Tuesday, December 31

Creative Activities Get a caricature drawing from some of the region's top caricaturists

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A Year of Connections

Trust Arts Education

Trust Arts Education Center @ Cultural District
Tuesday, December 31

Visual Art Photography exhibition of Trust Arts Education residencies, workshops, and events

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Giggles the Clown

Fifth Avenue Place @ Cultural District
Tuesday, December 31

Variety & Magic Fun and absolutely awesome-on-the-spot-improvisation-inflation-creations

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First Night Face Painting

Fifth Avenue Place @ Cultural District
Tuesday, December 31

Creative Activities Festive face painting by the region's top artists

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Kidsplay

featuring friends from Fred Rogers Productions Presented by the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership

Heinz Hall Courtyard @ Cultural District
Tuesday, December 31

Creative Activities Hands-on activities with your favorite friends from Fred Rogers Productions including: Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Odd Squad, Peg + Cat, and Through the Woods

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Three Stooges Short Films Festival

Harris Theater @ Cultural District
Tuesday, December 31

Comedy The best of Moe, Larry and Curly in fifteen of their funniest short films.

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Boat Trip

Wood Street Galleries @ Cultural District
Tuesday, December 31

Visual Art Artist projects, installations, and videos investigating the fast-disappearing Arctic Circle

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Fort Pitt Museum

Hands-On History

Family Tent sponsored by Highmark & Allegheny Health Network @ Cultural District
Tuesday, December 31

Creative Activities Hands-on activities related to 18th century Western Pennsylvania history

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Williams SING-OFF Competition Winner

Dollar Bank Stage @ Cultural District
Tuesday, December 31

Music One-song opening performance from this year's winner

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Children's Theater Series and EQT Bridge Theater Series

Family Tent sponsored by Highmark & Allegheny Health Network @ Cultural District
Tuesday, December 31

Creative Activities Celebrate with the Children's Theater Series and EQT Bridge Theater Series

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VisitPittsburgh Pull Up a Chair

819 Penn Avenue @ Cultural District
Tuesday, December 31

Visual Art Discover painted Pittsburgh parking chairs by local artists as part of VisitPITTSBURGH's Pull Up A Chair campaign and 90 Painted Chairs program.

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Youth Jazz Lab

Afro American Music Institute

Dollar Bank Stage @ Cultural District
Tuesday, December 31

Music A performance from Jazz Lab students

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Deryck Tines Gospel

Highmark Stage @ Cultural District
Tuesday, December 31

Music Good old foot stomping, soul stirring hand clapping gospel singing and music to ring in the new year!

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What Will 2020 Bring For You?

Tarot Cards and Palmistry

820 Liberty Avenue @ Cultural District
Tuesday, December 31

Variety & Magic Lighthearted, insightful life readings with Tarot Cards and Astrology

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Mary Kay Riley

91.3 WYEP Singer-Songwriter Showcase

Heinz Hall @ Cultural District
Multiple dates and times
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Music Vocals with acoustic guitar

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Alumni Theater Company

Pittsburgh CAPA School @ Cultural District
Multiple dates and times
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Dance & Theater Join ATC for high energy songs, dances, and poems.

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WYEP Music Studio

Heinz Hall @ Cultural District
Tuesday, December 31

Music Local singer-songwriters perform.

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Perpendicular

by Ian Brill

900 Penn Avenue @ Cultural District
Tuesday, December 31

Visual Art "Perpendicular" is the fourth work in an ongoing series that explores programmatic expression of light and gesture, through architectural structures formed of 10" plastic cubes and window spaces

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Hugo Cruz and Caminos

Greer Cabaret Theater @ Cultural District
Tuesday, December 31

Music Cuban-born, award winning, internationally-renowned drummer and band

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Matthew Korbanic

Courtyard by Marriott @ Cultural District
Multiple dates and times
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Music Guitar music of Bach and Villa-Lobos

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Williams SING-OFF Competition - Finalists Showcase

Trust Arts Education Center @ Cultural District
Tuesday, December 31

Music Top student singers from the Williams SING-OFF Competition

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Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company

August Wilson Center @ Cultural District
Multiple dates and times
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Dance & Theater Readings of August Wilson’s Radio Golf

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Balmoral Pipes and Drums

First Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh @ Cultural District
Multiple dates and times
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Music Traditional bagpipe and drum music with dancers and emcee

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Adam Fitz

Heinz Hall @ Cultural District
Multiple dates and times
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Music Songs and stories from a soulful and weathered voice.

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Jenn Wertz Band

Dollar Bank Stage @ Cultural District
Tuesday, December 31

Music Platinum-selling multi instrumentalist accompanied by Pittsburgh all-star musicians.

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Sierra Sellers

August Wilson Center @ Cultural District
Multiple dates and times
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Music Neo Soul covers and orignal music.

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Cody Piper

91.3 WYEP Singer-Songwriter Showcase

Heinz Hall @ Cultural District
Multiple dates and times
  • Tuesday, December 31
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Music Solo pop/rock singer-songwriter and producer from Pittsburgh

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Puppet Karaoke

presented by BOOM Concepts

Trust Arts Education Center @ Cultural District
Multiple dates and times
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Comedy Karoke using puppets made or borrowed on-site

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Soul Line Dancing with Roland Ford

Highmark Stage @ Cultural District
Multiple dates and times
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Dance & Theater Family friendly fun easy line dances to popular music.

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River City Brass

Trinity Cathedral @ Cultural District
Multiple dates and times
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Music Fun for the whole family--always a blast

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Arthur Murray Dance Lessons

Arthur Murray Dance Center @ Cultural District
Multiple dates and times
  • Tuesday, December 31
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Dance & Theater Complimentary newcomer dance lessons

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Tania Grubbs

Fairmont Pittsburgh @ Cultural District
Tuesday, December 31

Music Jazz standards with unique arrangements

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Feralcat

Dollar Bank Stage @ Cultural District
Tuesday, December 31

Music Feralcat uses sweeping lyrical melodies over heavy guitar-driven rhythms to create a sound that you can both hear and feel deeply

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