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nly a few traces of the Thaw family remain around Pittsburgh. Keepers of a vast Gilded Age fortune built on transportation, coal and coke, and banking, the Thaw name once carried the weight of the Vanderbilts or the Astor family of New York City. Second-generation patriarch and Pittsburgher William Thaw Sr. is still counted among the 100 wealthiest Americans ever. Today, just one of his Pittsburgh mansions in the North Side’s Allegheny West neighborhood — in the late 19th century, home to “Millionaire’s Row”— still bears the Thaw name. You can rent one of its nine renovated apartments (vaulted ceilings intact) for around $2,000 a month. The Thaw name has faded in part because William’s son, Harry Kendall Thaw, committed one of the most sensational crimes of his era — a high-profile murder resulting in what was dubbed the “trial of the century,” which began on Jan. 23, 1907, 117 years ago this week. Before the Lindbergh kidnapping or the O.J. Simpson case, Harry Thaw captured headlines for months when he shot prominent New York City architect Stanford White in cold blood. Most bizarrely, the crime occurred on the rooftop theater of Madison Square Garden — a building White designed — in front of 900 witnesses. “Every decade has its crime of the century,” Dr. Paula Uruburu, who wrote the definitive book on the subject, American Eve, told the Criminal podcast, “but this was really the first modern one in terms of the media coverage … in terms
of what the rich and the powerful were doing behind closed doors.” Given Pittsburgh's affinity for true crime (this is the home of famed forensic pathologist Cyril Wecht after all), as well as its affinity for its own history, one might expect it to be better known., especially considering two of the three principals involved hailed from the Pittsburgh area. The Jun. 1906 murder arose from the two men’s obsession with Evelyn Nesbit, a 21-year-old model and chorus girl from Tarentum, Pa. Official accounts are unclear about Nesbit’s birthday — her mother exaggerated her age to skirt child labor laws — but when she was born on Christmas Day 1884 or 1885, she was reportedly so beautiful that people from neighboring counties came to see her. Nesbit’s looks, which Uruburu characterizes as “Pre-Raphaelite,” would quickly become one of the focal points of her life. Journalists during the murder trial wrote of her “liquid brown eyes” and “rosy Cupid’s bow mouth,” often commenting she looked like no other girl anyone had ever seen. When Nesbit was 10, her father died suddenly, leaving the family penniless. They moved to Philadelphia, where Nesbit was spotted by an artist in a department store; struck by her beauty, he asked her to sit for a paid portrait. This kicked off a high-flying modeling career, encouraged by Nesbit’s mother as the income supported the entire family. Nesbit posed for women’s magazines such as Vanity Fair, Harper’s Bazaar, and Cosmopolitan, as well as calendars and ads. THE TRIAL OF THE CENTURY, CONTINUES ON PG. 6
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As a teenager, she often posed in various costumes, sometimes semi-nude. Nesbit’s fame went stratospheric when she became a Gibson Girl — one of the models sketched in pen-and-ink by illustrator Charles Dana Gibson, and believed to represent the fin-de-siècle feminine ideal, with youthful features and hair piled high. Readers might know Nesbit from vintage Coca-Cola ads or the Gibson Girl stamp released in 1998 (though Nesbit’s name isn’t mentioned). The phrase "It Girl” was coined for her — as Urburu says, before anyone knew what “it” was. She was among the first “modern” women, the embodiment of a new period of liberation and mass celebrity, comparable, Urburu asserts, to Marilyn Monroe. In 1901, Nesbit made the leap onto Broadway to join the hit production Florodora as a chorus dancer. The 16-year-old attracted the attention of Stanford White, 30 years her senior. White was a celebrated architect — he designed Tiffany’s and the Washington Square Arch and helped usher in the “American Renaissance” period — and socialite. He maintained a number of exclusive social clubs for well-to-do men around New York City. White was also notorious for pursuing underage showgirls. His pattern was inviting them to his various “snuggeries,” and then showering them with money and attention in an attempt to groom them into a sexual relationship. After gaining Nesbit’s trust, he invited her to one of his apartments. White brought her into a mirrored room, plying her with champagne. Though her accounts of the assault differ, salient details remain the same: Nesbit felt dizzy, then woke up nude next to White; with no memory of what happened, she saw her own reflection and screamed. Their relationship afterward was complex, with Nesbit labeling White a “benevolent vampire,” but remaining his companion. American Eve quotes Nesbit’s writings from 20 years later: “I would dare not say of him that he ruined my life … He merely made a way for me … a painful
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way … which inevitably was mine.” Unbeknownst to Nesbit, she’d attracted another suitor. Harry Thaw attended 40 performances of Nesbit’s new show, The Wild Rose, under the pseudonym Mr. Munroe. When he finally contrived a situation for him and Nesbit to meet, he revealed himself with a flourish: “I am not Mr. Munroe. I am Harry Kendall Thaw — of Pittsburgh!”
“THE PHRASE 'IT GIRL' WAS COINED FOR [NESBIT]. SHE WAS AMONG THE FIRST ‘MODERN’ WOMEN, THE EMBODIMENT OF A NEW PERIOD OF LIBERATION AND MASS CELEBRITY.” A Pittsburgher herself, Nesbit knew of the heir to the $40 million Thaw fortune also nicknamed “Mad Harry.” In Pittsburgh, he’d been known for excessive drinking and drug use, and erratic and violent behavior, which his mother often paid to keep quiet. In New York City, he had a reputation for off-putting antics, such as lighting cigars with $100 bills (more than $3,000 today) and riding a horse up the steps of the Union Club — one of the exclusive places frequented by White to which Thaw desperately wanted access. (For his part, White called Thaw the “Pennsylvania pug,” a dig at his round face.) Thaw also financed “anti-vice” efforts as a pet cause. With his backing, the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice sought to restore public morality and return to Christian traditions. Later, it was revealed Thaw would place ads
posing as a drama coach to lure young aspiring actresses, then would handcuff and whip them in an effort to “save” them. Given White’s licentious reputation, Thaw had a “veritable monomania” about him and his corruption of Nesbit, whom Thaw saw as an angel and “the waif of Tarentum.” When White lost interest in Nesbit, she briefly enrolled in a boarding school. In 1903, she fell ill, needing costly emergency surgery. At the urging of her mother, Nesbit contacted Thaw. He sent a top doctor, then whisked Nesbit and her mother away for a European vacation to recover. While in Paris, Thaw cornered Nesbit and coaxed her into talking about White and the assault. After her confession, the trip suddenly morphed into a tour of sites devoted to virgin martyrs. While visiting Joan of Arc’s birthplace, Thaw wrote in the guestbook, “She would not have been a virgin if Stanford White had been around.” But Thaw’s facade of benevolence fell away one night in a gothic AustroHungarian castle. Sending the staff away, Thaw isolated Nesbit. He beat her and sexually assaulted her, holding her captive for two weeks. Nesbit, 17, felt as if she’d returned from Europe with nothing, recalling the harsh reality of her childhood. Thaw was immediately tearful, sending flowers and letters, and promising to “become a Benedictine monk” if they’d only get married.
“THE DEFENSE COINED THE PHRASE 'DEMENTIA AMERICANA,' INTENDED TO DESCRIBE THE UNIQUELY AMERICAN CIRCUMSTANCE OF A MAN NEEDING TO DEFEND A WOMAN’S CHASTITY.” After three years of pleading, Nesbit acquiesced. She married Thaw at Third Presbyterian Church in Shadyside in April 1905. Thaw selected an all-black outfit for his bride — a prevailing theory was that it symbolized her lack of chastity — and during the ceremony, Nesbit never removed her coat or hat. Thaw told the Pittsburgh press it made for an easytraveling outfit for their honeymoon. The new Mrs. Harry Thaw, whom there was much media speculation about, was named the “Mistress of Millions.” Afterward, she spent most of her time cooped up at the Thaws’ most extravagant mansion on Lyndhurst Dr. in Squirrel Hill (it was razed in the 1940s). Nesbit’s spirits were buoyed when Thaw announced they’d depart for a European trip from New York City on June 25, 1906 — until he added a stop to see a show at Madison Square Garden. Despite sweltering heat, Thaw wore a long black overcoat. White arrived toward the end of the show — during the final song “I Could Love a Million Girls” — and after some hesitation, Thaw stood and brandished a .38 revolver. In front of the packed theater, he fired three shots. Initially, the crowd thought it was a gag for the show, but it quickly became clear White was dead. It was also so bright under the stage lights that witnesses reported seeing the millionaire shoot a golden gun. The public’s attention was captured instantly, with even President Theodore Roosevelt commenting on the distracting sensationalism of the newspaper coverage. Today, the Heinz History Center houses the Thaw family papers. Though THE TRIAL OF THE CENTURY, CONTINUES ON PG. 8
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The Thaw family plot at Allegheny Cemetery
the collection’s finding aid specifically notes there are scant documents about the trial (likely heavily edited by the family), there are several newspaper clippings, including a full page of reader-submitted editorials from the Pittsburgh Leader. Pittsburgh’s sympathies, at the time, seemingly were not with White, instead imagining Thaw as a righteous figure. The prevailing sentiment was captured in a letter addressed to White titled, “Your Sin Will ind You ut.” There is also a handful of personal correspondence — original letters, scrawled in early 20th century cursive. “It is most distressing the way in which H. .T. has been doing right along,” John Brashear, a Pittsburgh astronomer who directed the Allegheny bservatory, funded by William Thaw Sr., wrote. “I have done all my power in the way of decency at least to keep in pleasant relationship with Mrs. T. And Harry. Indeed, I’ve almost gone to the limit my conscience would permit me. And I would perhaps do more if it would help to forever close this sad travesty.” ltimately, the trial of the century was not one, but two trials. The first, in Jan. 1907, deadlocked the urors, resulting in a hung ury. During the second, a year later, Thaw successfully pled temporary insanity. The defense coined the phrase “dementia Americana,” intended to describe the uniquely American circumstance of a man needing to defend a woman’s chastity. Thaw was committed to a state hospital and released in 1915. He died at age 47. After the trial, Nesbit was effectively cut off, and the couple divorced. She traveled with a vaudeville troop through Europe, where she gave birth to a son. She struggled with addiction throughout her life but penned two memoirs, even serving as advisor to a biopic about her — The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing in 1955, starring Joan Collins — and eventually settling in Southern California. Perhaps it’s less odd that Thaw’s legacy remains hidden locally than that Nesbit, the ground-breaking woman who survived him, isn’t more celebrated. In 2012, when ruburu was launching her book American Eve, she made a stop in Tarentum. “This is the most special talk because it’s Evelyn’s hometown,” ruburu told TribLive. A local historian was one of the book’s first sources, and some of Nesbit’s relatives still live in the Allegheny- iski alley. Looking through her correspondence, it was plain to see “how she rocked civilizations, and that they needed a good kick in the ass,” ruburu said. •
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t’s cold out. The clouds hang low and gray over Pittsburgh. You’ve been sitting at home, tea in hand, wool socks on, looking out at whatever “wintry mix” Mother Nature is serving up today. Memories come unbidden: of a day at the gym, quads aching; of your running club; of mowing the lawn shirtless; of a hot day sipping drinks out back. You sigh, take the last lukewarm sip of tea. If only there were somewhere you could go to really sweat. If only there were some kind of specialized establishment where your body could just melt, your muscles relaxing as the heat loosens them. How nice would that be?
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Then it occurs to you — the sauna. That ancient Finnish tradition just might do the trick. It’s hot, it’s sweaty, it’s honored by UNESCO — yeah, the sauna, you think. But where to go? What kind of sauna would scratch the itch you suddenly feel? Are you a traditional, woodfired sauna person, or are you in the mood for a sleek, infrared-powered sweat sesh? You look again out the window as fat, wet snowflakes splatter your car and pick up Pittsburgh City Paper from your coffee table. Surely the local alt-weekly has something about saunas in their Winter Guide…
WARM TIMBER SAUNAS “A hundred years ago, there were many Finns that lived in Monessen and in some of the river towns,” John Barbour tells City Paper. These Finns brought saunas with them, but as Pittsburgh changed, most of them either assimilated or moved away, taking thermal culture with them. “I want to help create a thermal culture in this town,” Barbour says. Barbour is deeply familiar with sauna culture — his trade is building them for homes and business. But he also built one for himself in the form of a mobile sauna trailer. With support from Sharpsburg mayor Brittany Reno, that trailer is now parked on the shores of the Allegheny for use by curious locals.
AURA was founded by a mother and daughter team and centers their sauna experience on a combination of IR and color therapy, which the proprietors say is especially beneficial in winter. “A few key benefits this time of year are assisting with seasonal depression, better sleep, inflammation, immunity [sic] system and detox,” Early says (some smaller studies have corroborated these benefits). The mechanism for IR saunas is different. Rather than relying on electricity or an actual fire, they warm you up directly with gentle far-infrared radiation, necessitating lower temperatures within the sauna. AURA’s six saunas can be rented starting at $35, and Early says the
“AFTER SPENDING 15 MINUTES SWEATING IT OUT, JUMPING INTO THE FRIGID BATHWATER IS INVIGORATING, WITH PRACTITIONERS CLAIMING BENEFITS FOR THE CIRCULATORY AND LYMPHATIC SYSTEMS.” Barbour has stuck to tradition with his sauna trailer. “It’s all cedar on the inside, and it’s a wood burning stove that we actually imported from Finland,” he says. When not making locals sweat near the kayak launch at James Sharp Landing, Barbour’s mobile sauna is available for rent, meaning, if you don’t want to leave home, you can have him park it in your driveway. Though Barbour mostly installs traditional saunas with electric stoves, Warm Timber also sometimes installs infrared saunas for interested customers. “Infrared?” you think. Sounds high-tech…
AURA SAUNA STUDIO “We are Pittsburgh’s only dedicated IR [infrared] sauna studio, offering six private/individual sauna units,” AURA co-founder Laura Early tells CP. Located in the Strip District,
SIGNAL SAUNA Signal Sauna combines the traditional with the exhilarating in their Homewood-based pop-up Nordic spa and cold plunge setup. The sauna seats eight and offers both public sessions and private rentals for teams or corporate groups. “We’ve transformed a vacant lot into an outdoor urban oasis by offering authentic Nordic sauna in group sessions,” Signal founder Ryan Campbell says. Campbell ventured into saunas after feeling burnt out by his nursing career. He says Signal is differentiated by its community-minded approach, including guided group sessions that center the sauna’s more meditative potential through breathwork. Signal also offers sessions just for those who
identify as men, women, or LGBTQ to foster a safer environment, as well as a sauna book club for the sweaty literati. “In February we will be running two book clubs, both featuring the writings of bell hooks — All About Love and The Will To Change,” he says. “Regulars at Signal Sauna see it as a healthy alternative to the pub.” He says the no-screens environment is perfect for unwinding after a stressful day. You close CP's Winter Guide and dig out your bathing suit, water bottle, and bath towel. You know there must be other places to try sauna in Pittsburgh, but you can no longer wait — the only cure for your winter blues is a good shvitz, as soon as possible. •
studio will be offering a Valentine’s Day couples special next month. Sweating together, you think. That could be nice…
SNEHA COLLECTIVE Sneha Yoga & Wellness Collective in Upper Lawrenceville also offers an infrared spa that sits in a private room. The hemlock sauna booth can be adjusted to suit individual preferences, including heat, color, and soundtrack. But the real perk here is the exhilarating cold-plunge tub. After spending 15 minutes sweating it out, jumping into the frigid bathwater is invigorating, with practitioners claiming benefits for the circulatory and lymphatic systems. Moreover, it’s kind of a fun challenge to see how long you can stay in. Which brings you to… PHOTO: COURTESY OF RYAN CAMPBELL,
Signal Sauna founder Ryan Campbell stands outside his pop-up sauna in Homewood
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Inner tubes at the Boyce Park slopes
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ndy Grobe has overseen operations at Boyce Park Ski Slopes for the past 10 years. In that time, the park has only shut down mid-season once due to poor snowmaking conditions — that is, until this year, when the small, one-hill ski resort closed for three days on New Year’s Eve. “Usually, in a given year, even with its ups and downs, we have enough
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snowmaking windows that can last us through [the season], and unfortunately, this year is just a lot warmer and a lot more rain than we normally would get,” Grobe, the deputy director of Allegheny County Parks, says. Amidst an unusually warm winter, Grobe says the Allegheny County-run Boyce Park Ski Slopes in Plum has struggled to make and maintain snow, making it harder to open to full capacity at the beginning of the season. Some
fear that the present conditions portend skiless winters to come due to the globally warming climate. Boyce Park Ski Slopes is only a 20-minute drive from Downtown and offers snow tubing, skiing and snowboarding down its one slope. Two lifts take visitors up to the top of the main hill, which is partitioned by tree-filled patches separating the three beginner and two intermediate runs.
Meteorologist for the National Weather Service Matt Brudy says this year’s national average winter temperature from December to Jan. 16 has been 37.8 degrees, while the winter average from 1991 to 2020 was 31 degrees. Rainfall this year is also on track to meet the average over the past three decades, he says. Mark Abbott, a professor of geology and environmental science
“I WONDER, GENERATIONS INTO THE FUTURE, WHAT LIFE WILL BE HERE. AS THE PLANET CONTINUES TO WARM, WHERE WILL WE HAVE TO GO TO SKI?”
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Skiers and snowboarders enjoy a cold day on the Boyce Park Ski slopes on Jan. 20, 2024.
Grobe says despite a scheduled start to the ski season on Dec. 22, a spell of warm nightly temperatures hovering above the required 30-degree threshold to make snow, coupled with excess rain, forced the park to close from Dec. 31 to Jan. 4. The park has four runs open, with one run and the terrain park closed, according to an online snow conditions tracker. With last week's bitter chill and an uptick in snowfall, Grobe says he is optimistic the resort will consistently stay open until the season’s close in March.
at the University of Pittsburgh, says the warm winter weather starting this year could be driven by El Niño, a periodic weather condition characterized by warmer sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean that raise atmospheric temperatures across the globe. Climate change as a result of the burning of fossil fuels also plays a role, Abbott says. Since the 1960s, there’s been a consistent rise in the climate’s temperature and a corresponding decline in snowfall. Abbott views this mild
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Mikey Anderson walks off the slopes at Boyce Park on Jan. 20, 2024
Pittsburgh winter as a model for frequent, future tepid winters as a result of climate change, which he says “does not bode well for skiers.” “Many years, we’re seeing records broken year after year with warmer temperatures overall on a global average,” Abbott says. “That’s happening at the same time that carbon dioxide and methane and other greenhouse gas concentrations are rising from fossil fuel burning, mostly.” Bill Linkenheimer has been a part of the Pittsburgh area ski scene since he was five years old. In high school, he started working at the local ski and winter-wear store, Willi’s Ski and Snowboard Shops. Nearly 40 years later, he’s the general manager of all three locations in South Hills, Seven Springs, and North Hills, which is temporarily closed. Boyce Park Ski Slope’s $20 weekend lift tickets, $20 equipment rentals, and easy runs make it a perfect
option for families and amateur skiers not looking to fork over hundreds at larger resorts, Linkenheimer says. “The fact that it’s small and county-owned and keeps the costs in check — it’s really an awesome resource to have,” Linkenheimer says. “It’s actually an awesome resource to have for the residents of Allegheny County and surrounding areas.” Linkenheimer recalls the snow storms of his youth in the ’70s and ’80s that would set up the perfect day on the slopes. Now, these are a rarity, and as the planet continues to warm, he says he’s saddened by the thought of impending snowless winters and a Boyce Park Ski Slopes unable to operate. “I wonder, generations into the future, what life will be here,” Linkenheimer says. “As the planet continues to warm, where will we have to go to ski?” • CP PHOTO: MARS JOHNSON
Pat Boccardi and John Peterson work at the Boyce Park Ski slopes on Jan. 20, 2024
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Blaque Dynamite with NASH.V.ILL. 8 p.m. Doors at 7 p.m. Club Cafe. 56-58 S. 12th St., South Side. $15. ticketweb.com
Moby Dick. 7 p.m. Continues on Sat., Feb. 3. Byham Theater. 101 Sixth St., Downtown. $25.25-45.25. trustarts.org
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FESTIVAL • DOWNTOWN
The Red Dress Musical Celebration. 4-6:30 p.m. Frick Art Museum. 7227 Reynolds St., Point Breeze. $15-40. thefrickpittsburgh.org
TUE., JAN. 30 THEATER • DOWNTOWN
My Fair Lady. 7:30 p.m. Continues through Sun., Feb. 4. Benedum Center. Seventh St. and Penn Ave., Downtown. $38-125. trustarts.org
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Celtic culture comes alive when the Pittsburgh Irish Festival presents its Brigid festival at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center. Dedicated to a female patron saint of Ireland, the festival features a women-only roster with traditional dance troupes, award-nominated musicians, and a TikTok-famous bagpiper. Some event proceeds will support the Women’s Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh. 12:30 pm. and 6 p.m. August Wilson African American Cultural Center. 980 Liberty Ave., Downtown. $35-140. brigidpgh.com
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Valentine’s on the Moon, Baby. 9 p.m. Doors at 8 p.m. Spirit. 242 51st St., Lawrenceville. $15-30. spiritpgh.com
FRI., FEB. 16 DANCE • DOWNTOWN
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre presents Beauty and the Beast. 7:30 p.m. Continues through Sun., Feb. 25. Benedum Center. Seventh St. and Penn Ave., Downtown. $29-129. pbt.org
MUSIC • UPTOWN Drake with J. Cole: It’s All A Blur Tour - Big As The What? 8 p.m. Continues on Sat., Feb. 17. PPG Paints Arena. 1001 Fifth Ave., Uptown. Tickets start at $190. ppgpaintsarena.com
SAT., FEB. 17 OPERA • STRIP DISTRICT
The story of homesteaders settling in 1870s Nebraska receives the musical treatment at Pittsburgh Opera. Adapted from a short story by Karen Russell, Proving Up adds operatic elements to a work that the show’s composer, Missy Mazzoli, describes as a “surreal and haunting commentary on the America dream.” 8 p.m. Continues through Sun., Feb. 25. Bitz Opera Factory. 2425 Liberty Ave., Strip District. $50. pittsburghopera.org
SUN., FEB. 18 MUSIC • NORTH SIDE
Sound Series: An Evening with Sunny War. 8 p.m. Doors at 7 p.m. The Andy Warhol Museum. 117 Sandusky St., North Side. $20-25. warhol.org
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MON., FEB. 5 MUSIC • UPTOWN
Madonna: The Celebration Tour. 8:30 p.m. PPG Paints Arena. 1001 Fifth Ave., Uptown. Tickets start at $70. ppgpaintsarena.com
THU., FEB. 8 THEATER • DOWNTOWN
PAW Patrol Live! Great Pirate Adventure. 6 p.m. Continues through Sun., Feb. 11. Benedum Center. Seventh St. and Penn Ave., Downtown. $31.25-181.25. trustarts.org
FRI., FEB. 9 FAMILY • DOWNTOWN
Jurassic Quest. 12-8 p.m. Continues through Sun., Feb. 11. David L. Lawrence Convention Center. 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd., Downtown. $20-37. pittsburghcc.com
FILM • NORTH SIDE Warhol’s Unseen Television. 7 p.m. Doors at 6:30 p.m. The Andy Warhol Museum. 117 Sandusky St., North Side. $6-13. warhol.org
FAMILY • UPTOWN
Monster Jam. 7 p.m. Continues through Sun., Feb. 11. PPG Paints Arena. 1001 Fifth Ave., Uptown. Tickets start at $25. ppgpaintsarena.com
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An Afternoon with Terrance Hayes. 1-2 p.m. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Lecture Hall. 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. Free. Registration encouraged. carnegielibrary.org
DANCE • DOWNTOWN Pittsburgh Dance Council presents Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo. 8 pm. Byham Theater. 101 Sixth St., Downtown. $60-90. trustarts.org
MON., FEB. 12 LIT • OAKLAND
Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures presents Jennifer Egan. 7:30 p.m. Carnegie Library Lecture Hall. 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. Online tickets $18. pittsburghlectures.org
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Sound Series: An Evening with Sunny War at The Andy Warhol Museum
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Machine Killer Tour with Static-X, Sevendust, Dope, and Lines of Loyalty. 5:30 p.m. Stage AE. 400 North Shore Dr. North Shore. $35-75. promowestlive.com
World Oddities Expo. 12-8 p.m. David L. Lawrence Convention Center. 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd., Downtown. $5-25. woetothee.com
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Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures presents A.S. King. 6 p.m. Carnegie Library Lecture Hall. 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. Free. Registration required. pittsburghlectures.org
Book of Mormon. 7:30 p.m. Continues through Sun., March 3. Benedum Center. Seventh St. and Penn Ave., Downtown. $40-150. trustarts.org
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Pittsburgh Polar Plunge. 11:30 a.m. Acrisure Stadium. 100 Art Rooney Ave., North Shore. $25-50. Registration required. give.specialolympicspa.org
MUSIC/FILM • DOWNTOWN Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra presents Fiddler on the Roof. 8 p.m. Continues through Sun., Feb. 25. Heinz Hall. 600 Penn Ave., Downtown. $25-105. pittsburghsymphony.org
Aimee Mann with Jonathan Coulton. 8 p.m. Doors at 7 p.m. Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall. 510 E. 10th Ave., Munhall. $39.75-79.75. librarymusichall.com
THU., FEB. 29 FAMILY • UPTOWN
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Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures presents Cameron Barnett. 6 p.m. Carnegie Library Lecture Hall. 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. Free. Registration required. pittsburghlectures.org
FRI., MARCH 1 ART • FRIENDSHIP
March Hot Jam. 6-9 p.m. Pittsburgh Glass Center. 5472 Penn Ave., Friendship. Free. pittsburghglasscenter.org
THEATER • NORTH SIDE And Then They Came for Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank. 7:30 Continues through Sun., March 10. New Hazlett Theater. Six Allegheny Square East, North Side. $19-39. newhazletttheater.org
SAT., MARCH 2 THEATER • SOUTH SIDE
Fat Ham. 5:30 p.m. Continues through Sun., March 24. City Theatre. 1300 Bingham St., South Side. $20-40. citytheatre.culturaldistrict.org
MUSIC • MUNHALL Wayne Newton: Up Close And Personal. 8 p.m. Doors at 7 p.m. Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall. 510 E. 10th Ave., Munhall. $59.75-149.75. librarymusichall.com
SUN., MARCH 3 CONVENTION • DOWNTOWN
Pittsburgh Bridal Showcase. 12-4 p.m. David L. Lawrence Convention Center. 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd., Downtown. $20. pittsburghcc.com
DRAG • MCKEES ROCKS Jimbo’s Drag Circus World Tour. 7 p.m. Roxian Theatre. 425 Chartiers Ave., McKees Rocks. Tickets start at $35. roxiantheatre.com
TUE., MARCH 5 MUSIC • LAWRENCEVILLE
Laura Jane Grace with Thelma and the Sleaze. 7:30 p.m. Doors at 6:30 p.m. Spirit. 242 51st St., Lawrenceville. $35. spiritpgh.com
WED., MARCH 6 MUSIC • NORTH SIDE
Sound Series: Katy Kirby with special guest Allegra Krieger. 8 p.m. Doors at 7:30 p.m. The Andy Warhol Museum. 117 Sandusky St., North Side. $20-25. warhol.org
FRI., MARCH 8 CONVENTION • DOWNTOWN
The Pittsburgh Home & Garden Show. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Continues through Sun., March 17. David L. Lawrence Convention Center. 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd., Downtown. $4-12, free for kids under 6. pghhome.com
PARTY • STRIP DISTRICT History Uncorked: We Love The ’90s. 7:30-11 p.m. Heinz History Center. 1212 Smallman St., Strip District. Ticket prices TBA. heinzhistorycenter.org
SAT., MARCH 9 ART • OAKLAND
In 1967, The Graduate predicted, perhaps unintentionally, a bleak, consumerist future with one word — plastics. Over 50 years after the film’s release, a new exhibition at the Carnegie Museum of Art will explore the impact of our growing dependence on these now ubiquitous materials. Everlasting Plastics presents works described as considering how its subjects “both shape and erode contemporary ecologies, economies, and the built environment.” 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Continues through Aug. 11. 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. carnegieart.org
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MUSIC • DOWNTOWN
MUSIC/FILM • DOWNTOWN Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra presents The Princess Bride. 7 p.m. Heinz Hall. 600 Penn Ave., Downtown. $35-110. pittsburghsymphony. org
MUSIC • MUNHALL Taylor Dayne: The Now Tour. 8 p.m. Doors at 7 p.m. Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall. 510 E. 10th Ave., Munhall. $49.75-79.75. librarymusichall.com
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit. 8 pm. Benedum Center. Seventh St. and Penn Ave., Downtown. $59.75-99.75. trustarts.org
SUN., MARCH 10 COMEDY • MUNHALL
Lewis Black has, for decades, dominated the stand-up scene with his explosive brand of comedy, showcased in his frequent Daily Show monologues, award-winning albums, and specials. After multiple tours and television appearances, Black says farewell with Goodbye Yeller Brick Road, The Final Tour. See him rant one last time at the Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall 7 p.m. Doors at 6 p.m. 510 E. 10th Ave., Munhall. $49.50-75. librarymusichall.com
WED., MARCH 13 MUSIC • NORTH SIDE
Sound Series: Mary Timony with youbet. 8 p.m. Doors at 7:30 p.m. The Andy Warhol Museum. 117 Sandusky St., North Side. $20-25. warhol.org
THU., MARCH 14 LIT • OAKLAND
Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures presents Edda Fields-Black. 6 p.m. Carnegie Library Lecture Hall. 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. Free. Registration required. pittsburghlectures. culturaldistrict.org
FRI., MARCH 15 FILM • LAWRENCEVILLE
Pittsburgh Japanese Film Festival. Showtimes vary. Continues through Thu., March 28. Row House Cinema. 4115 Butler St., Lawrenceville. Passes $49-84. jffpgh.org
Marvin Touré, Catalina Schliebener Muñoz, and Isla Hansen. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mattress Factory Annex Gallery. 1414 Monterey St., North Side. Included with regular admission. mattress.org PHOTO: COURTESY OF SOPHIA SCHORR-KON
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MUSIC • UPTOWN Bryan Adams. 7:30 p.m. PPG Paints Arena. 1001 Fifth Ave., Uptown. Tickets start at $56. ppgpaintsarena.com
DANCE • NORTH SIDE Texture Contemporary Ballet presents Transformations. 8 p.m. Continues through Sun., March 17. New Hazlett Theater. Six Allegheny Square East, North Side. $14-29. newhazletttheater.org
DANCE • SOUTH SIDE Corningworks defies the ageism of the dance world with what did you think you just heard me say?!, a multidisciplinary show presented as part of the company’s Glue Factory Projects. Featuring performers over the age of 40, the show promises to
“cruise, crash, and glide through the psychological & emotional nooks & crannies of human (mis)communication.” See it at City Theatre. 8 p.m. Continues through Sun., March 24. 1300 Bingham St., South Side. $35-40. citytheatre.culturaldistrict.org
SAT., MARCH 16 OPERA • DOWNTOWN
Pittsburgh Opera presents La Traviata. 8 p.m. Benedum Center. Seventh St. and Penn Ave., Downtown. $15-169. pittsburghopera.org
TUE., MARCH 19 MUSIC • OAKLAND
TobyMac Hits Deep Tour. 7 p.m. Petersen Events Center. 3719 Terrace St., Oakland. Tickets start at $13. peterseneventscenter.com
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