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Steel City Con at Monroeville Convention Ctr.; Mr. Smalls Hosts Black Moth Super Rainbow; DreamOn Fest in Mkt. Sq. (Fri., 8/19/18)

Steel City Con, Black Moth Super Rainbow, DreamOnFest

South Park Theatre Playing ‘Catch Me if You Can’; ‘Mama Won’t Fly’ at Apple Hill Playhouse (Thurs., 8/9/18)

‘Catch Me If You Can,’ ‘Mama Won’t Fly’

Todd Rundgren jamming in concert in 2009. photo: Carl Lender.

Todd Rundgren in Concert at CHMH; Mountain Playhouse Has ‘Who’s Under Where?’ (Wed., 8/8/18)

Todd Rundgren, ‘Who’s Under Where?’

Taylor Swift at the mic. photo: Jana Zillis.

Taylor Swift and Camila Cabello in Concert at Heinz Field; ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie’ Opens at CLO (Tues., 8/7/18)

Taylor Swift and Camillo Cabello, ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie’

Summer in Pittsburgh offers plenty of flow with which to go.

Venture Outdoors Offers Fun Activities; Carnegie Coffee Offers Lily Coffee and Tasty Treats (Mon., 8/6/18)

Venture Outdoors, Carnegie Coffee

Metric looking mystical in the fog and stage lights.

Smashing Pumpkins and Metric Play PPG Paints; Regatta at Lake Arthur (Sat., 8/4/18)

Smashing Pumpkins and Metric, Regatta at Lake Arthur

EQT Three Rivers Regatta Begins; Avenged Sevenfold at KeyBank Pavilion; Flood City Music Festival Begins (Fri., 8/3/18)

EQT Three Rivers Regatta, Avenged Sevenfold, Flood City Music Festival, Better Than Ezra, Father John Misty, Joe Grushecky and The Houserockers

Baaad groom! Julia Geisler gives Tim McGeever a piece of her cake in CLO’s ‘Perfect Wedding.’

‘Perfect Wedding’ Continues at CLO Cabaret; Burn By Rocky Patel New on North Shore (Thurs., 8/2/18)

‘Perfect Wedding,’ Burn by Rocky Patel

in 'Disney's Aladdin.' (Photo: Deer van Meen)

August Theater Guide: Seasonal Variations, Strange Bedfellows

Live theater in Pittsburgh this month includes an odd assortment of shows that reflect the oncoming segue from summer to fall.

up in the sky

‘Stupid Fucking Bird’ at 12 Peers Is Obscenely Good

Sounds dirty! But ‘Bird’ is a clean, keen, mean machine that’ll take you for a bleeping good theatrical ride.

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