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Early Summer Short List: Fun and Sun in the Pittsburgh Area

From aesthetics to active outdoor life, Pittsburgh has it all. Here’s a lucky 13 summer highlights.

Joe Grushecky and The Houserockers bring the Bash to a rockin' climax.

Bone Thugs-n-Harmony at Mr. Smalls’; Joe Grushecky and The Houserockers Play Peppers N’at; 12 Peers ‘Building the Wall’ (Sun., 5/27/18)

Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Joe grushecky and The Houserockers; ‘Building the Wall’

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

Bill Toms and Hard Rain w/Soulville Horns at Moondogs; PPTCO Staging ‘King Hedley II’ at August Wilson House (Sat., 5/26/18)

Bill Toms and Hard Rain w/Soulville Horns, ‘King Hedley II’

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella at Heinz Hall; Powerhouse Phase IV Band in Concert at Jergels (Fri., 5/25/18)

‘Cinderella,’ Phase IV, Pirates vs. Cardinals

Alix (Katie Lynn Esswein) and Mason (Christopher Larkin) find music in the madness.

‘Nomad Motel’ Continues at City Theatre; Front Porch Musicals has ‘A New Brain’ (Thurs., 5/24/18)

‘Nomad Motel,’ ‘A New Brain’

L) gamely gives Mom’s latest scheme a try.

‘Hir’ Continues Onstage at barebones Productions; CLO Cabaret Hosts ‘Perfect Wedding’ (Wed., 5/23/18)

‘Hir,’ ‘Perfect Wedding’

Alix (Katie Lynn Esswein) and Mason (Christopher Larkin) find music in the madness.

City Theatre Staging Carla Ching’s ‘Nomad Hotel’; Stage 62 Running ‘Dogfight’; EQT Children’s Theater Fest (Thurs., 5/17/18)

‘Nomad Hotel,’ ‘Dogfight,’ EQT Children’s Theater Festival

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Pittsburgh Musical Theatre Staging ‘Avenue Q’ ; ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’ at Prime Stage (Fri., 5/11/18)

‘Avenue Q,’ ‘The Diary of Anne Frank,’ Pirates vs. Giants

duded up in Paris and ready for the Lapin Agile.

Throughline Staging ‘Picasso at the Lapin Agile’; Mario’s East Side Team Trivia (Thurs., 5/10/18)

‘Picasso at the Lapin Agile,’ Team Trivia at Mario’s East Side, St. Nicholas Greek Food Festival

Hamlet speaks with the theatrical troupe as they enter the castle.

‘Hamlet’ Continues Run at The Public; Sienna Mercato Offers Three Floors of Food and Fun (Wed., 5/9/18)

‘Hamlet,’ Sienna Mercato

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