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A song and dance scene from 'In the Heights' performed by Philadelphia's Walnut Street Theatre company. The Pittsburgh CLO is staging the musical here this month. photo: Pittsburgh CLO.

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘In the Heights’ Opens at CLO; Pgh Festival Opera Staging ‘Sweeney Todd’ (Fri., 7/7/17)

‘In the Heights,’ ‘Sweeney Todd,’ Unblurred: First Fridays on Penn, Cultural District Gallery Crawl, JD Eicher at The Frick

Pens vs. Predators in Game 5; Wilco at Stage AE; Rex Hosts Brian Posehn (Thurs., 6/8/17)

Pens vs. Predators, Wilco, Brian Posehn, Pirates vs. Marlins

A very talented group. photo: Rick Handler

CHMH Hosts Sinbad; Three Rivers Arts Fest Opens (Fri., 6/2/17)

Sinbad, Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival, Unblurred: First Fridays on Penn

Coheed and Cambria in Concert at Stage AE; Commedian Sebastian Maniscalco Plays Heinz Hall (Thurs., 5/18/17)

Coheed and Cambria, Sebastian Maniscalco, ‘Peter and the Starcatcher,’ Pirates vs. Nationals

Finland in 2012. photo: Tuomas Vitikainen and Wikipedia.

Chris Rock in Concert at Heinz Hall; The xx Plays Stage AE (Tues., 5/16/17)

Chris Rock, The xx, Fozzy Pirates + Pups vs. Nationals

Wikipedia.

Red Hot Chili Peppers Play PPG; Stage AE Hosts The 1975 (Thurs., 5/11/17)

Red Hot Chili Peppers, The 1975, Mitch Fatel, Pittsburgh Cello Quartet

Trivia contest player Regina Maenz confidently writes down the answer to a question on her card.

May Nightlife Guide: Chris Rock, More Comedians, and Trivia Nights

It’s a good month for laughs and bar games.

Funnyman Rob Schneider Plays Pittsburgh Improv; Club Cafe Hosts Kinky Friedman (Fri., 4/28/17)

Rob Schneider, Kinky Freidman, Good Fridays at the Warhol

Jonathan Bagamery

Comedian Frank Caliendo Plays Carnegie Music Hall; Murder for Girls at Gooski’s (Sat., 4/15/17)

Frank Caliendo, Murder for Girls, Pitt Football Blue-Gold Game, Matthew Tembo

Bill Toms plays some killer lead guitar riffs (c.) while Hard Rain and the Soulville Horns jam on.

Comedian Lewis Black Brings Rants to Heinz Hall; Stage AE Hosts The Decemberists (Sat., 4/8/17)

Lewis Black, The Decemberists, Bill Toms and Hard Rain, Jesse Milnes and Emily Miller; Red Tail Ring, Pirates vs. Braves

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