Actor/ Comedian Louis C.K. Performs at the Pete; Bill T. Jones / Arnie Zane’s ‘Analogy / Dora: Tramontane’ (Fri., 10/21/16)

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1) Louis C.K. is a comedian, actor, writer, producer, director, and editor. He started out as a writer for Conan O’Brien, David Letterman, and Chris Rock in the 1990’s and 2000’s. C.K. then tried his hand at directing, and directed the films—Tomorrow Night (1998) and Pootie Tang (2001)—and then starred in the 2006 short-lived HBO television sitcom “Lucky Louie.” He rebounded back with the successful semi-autobiographical show “Louie” that began airing on FX network in 2010.  He also started to land big supporting acting roles in the films The Invention of Lying (2009), American Hustle, Blue Jasmine (both were released in 2013), and Trumbo (2015).  This year C.K. started a web series called “Horace and Pete.” He is the winner of six Emmy Awards. Catch him tonight at the Petersen Events Center on the University of Pittsburgh’s campus. 8 p.m. 3719 Terrace st., Oakland.

2) Bill T. Jones would be known as a spellbinding storyteller if not for the fact that his medium is modern dance. Often in his award-winning career, Jones has created dance pieces mixed with words. He might just talk out a tale while dancing solo, or choreograph big ensemble numbers with spoken narratives running through them. Pittsburghers can experience the latter when the Bill T. Jones / Arnie Zane Company visits to perform its latest feature-length piece, Analogy / Dora: Tramontane. In certain parts of Europe, “Tramontane” is the name for a fierce north wind that, according to superstition, can drive people insane. Jones has based this dance on a true story of an ill wind that blew disaster far and wide. His mother-in-law, Dora Amelan, is a French Jew who survived the Holocaust—much of the time while working as a nurse in horrific Nazi internment camps. Analogy / Dora: Tramontane includes recorded interviews with Amelan (now in her nineties) along with re-enacted scenes in which members of the company speak and dance. 8 p.m. Performance tomorrow also. At the August Wilson Center, 980 Liberty Ave., Cultural District.

3) Good Fridays at the Warhol is a weekly party at the museum, featuring art exhibits, music, and cocktails in the high temple to Andy Warhol’s numerous talents. Half-price museum admission. 5 – 10 p.m. 117 Sandusky St., North Shore.

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