Arts

Pittsburgh Authors

Some required reading

By Stephanie Brea | September 9, 2020

A (non-comprehensive) list of (somewhat) recent books by Pittsburgh authors you should read this fall

Pittsburgh Dance Classes

Take a dance class in your living room

By Stephanie Brea | September 9, 2020

Take a Pittsburgh dance class in your living room.

PearlArts Studios

Music meets movement at PearlArts Studios

By Amanda Reed | September 9, 2020

Herman and Staycee Pearl are proof that sound and dance go hand in hand

Pittsburgh Cookbooks Three Rivers Cookbook

All the best Pittsburgh cookbooks for your kitchen

By Stephanie Brea | September 8, 2020

Don’t throw in the (dish) towel, these local cookbooks will inspire your neverending pandemic meal planning.

Ep. 43 – Artist Camerin “Camo” Nesbit of Camo Customz

By Stephanie Brea | September 1, 2020

From looking sweet on people’s feet to working tall on someone’s wall – there’s a good chance you’ve encountered the vibrant artwork of Camo Customz.

Used with courtesy of Lionel Milton

Powerful, political, on purpose: A Q&A with New Orleans artist Lionel Milton

By Sabrina Stone | August 19, 2020

If you live in New Orleans, you’ve seen Lionel Milton’s work. His moving and powerful art graces many a wall and canvas around the city. He is a man with clarity and purpose.

Local Artist Feck Made The Perfect Album For A Summer Spent Inside

By Alex Galbraith | August 6, 2020

Feck’s songs sound akin to our quarantine current situation: manic outbursts of energy being let out into empty rooms because it and you have nowhere else to go. The movement, and the confinement, are both a little more involuntary than we’re entirely comfortable with.

How a local artist is paying homage to Black New Orleans

By Mary Staes | August 5, 2020

Jacq Francoi$ is a local artist who pays homage to Black New Orleans culture with his limited runs of highly-collectible and buzzworthy art pieces.

Very Local - Movies Set In New Orleans

Our list of some of the best movies set in New Orleans

By Matt Haines | July 20, 2020

We’re using social distancing as a chance to discover or rediscover how great New Orleans is in ways we don’t normally get to. These NOLA-centric movies are great ways to learn more about our city.

Tank & The Bangas, Galactic, Revivalists headline drive-in socially distant concert series at UNO Arena

By Angela Calonder | July 8, 2020

An innovative new concert series comes to New Orleans in July as we navigate a new socially distant normal in the world of concert-going.