WHAT'S ON PITTSBURGH · MIDWEEK
Happy Monday.
Halloween lands on a Saturday this year, so the midweek is where the odd stuff lives.
Tuesday is a Pink Out volleyball match on the Bluff and a free night of queer horror and poetry at Hillman.
Wednesday, a Pittsburgh parody rock institution plays its last ever show, and there is free French songwriting on the North Side.
Thursday is the busy one, with Hocus Pocus in a park, drag bingo, late improv, and a free hour that could help you save someone.
Let's get to it!
- Madison
★ MIDWEEK PICK
🎤 Night of the Singing Dead
City Winery Pittsburgh · Strip District · 7:30 PM · From $30
Night of the Singing Dead has been Pittsburgh's own musical comedy seance for nearly thirty years, and this is the last one. Ten singers and an eight piece band channel the famous dead, Larry Richert and Steve Hansen host, and Rick Sebak and Johnny Angel turn up. Two farewell shows only, Wednesday and Thursday, with doors at six for a 7:30 curtain in the Strip. It is subtitled The Final Nail in the Coffin, which tells you they mean it.
Why go: A Pittsburgh institution you can still just about catch, playing its last night ever.
Tuesday
TUESDAY, OCT 27
🏐 Duquesne Women's Volleyball vs Dayton
UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse · Uptown · 5:00 PM
The Dukes host Dayton at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse for their Pink Out match, first serve 5 p.m. on the Bluff. Duquesne publishes no single match price anywhere, so ask at the door.
Why go: Conference volleyball is fast and close up, and almost nobody outside campus knows it is on.
TUESDAY, OCT 27
👻 Scream, Queen: Finding Inspiration in Queer Horror
Hillman Library · Oakland · 7:00 PM · Free
Erik Schuckers of Pitt's Center for Creativity leads a conversation on why queer audiences keep reaching for horror, then hands out low pressure poetry prompts. Room 310 of Hillman Library, and no writing experience is needed.
Why go: An hour on why the monster is usually the most sympathetic character in the film.
Wednesday
WEDNESDAY, OCT 28
🎶 World of Music: Christopher Mark Jones' Montréal Encore
Alphabet City · North Side · 7:00 PM · Free
Jones brings his Montréal record back with a new band, mixing in Boris Vian, Michel Rivard and Henri Salvador. Brad Yoder on harmonies and sax, plus djembe, bass, piano and accordion. Free in the room or by livestream.
Why go: French language songwriting played by five Pittsburgh musicians, for nothing, on a Wednesday.
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Thursday
THURSDAY, OCT 29
🎃 Fairview Flicks: Hocus Pocus
Fairview Park · South Fayette · 6:45 PM · Free
South Fayette's free outdoor film series closes its season with Hocus Pocus, rescheduled from early October. It starts at 6:45, or whenever it is dark enough to see the screen, so bring a blanket.
Why go: Free, outdoors, and the one Halloween film an eight year old will quote back at you for weeks.
THURSDAY, OCT 29
🎬 Bootleg Reboots
Arcade Comedy Theater · Cultural District · 9:00 PM · $15
Arcade's improvisers take a film you love and invent the sequel nobody asked for, made up on the night. Bring your own six pack if you are over 21, for a five dollar corkage per person.
Why go: A late Thursday show where the worse the premise sounds, the better it plays.
THURSDAY, OCT 29
💅 Halloween Drag Bingo
Space Bar · Downtown · 6:00 PM · $10
Luna Skye hosts six games of bingo in full costume at Space Bar on Market Square. Twenty one and over, with a two drink minimum and non alcoholic options behind the bar.
Why go: Ten dollars for a drag show plus bingo is the cheapest good decision you will make this week.
THURSDAY, OCT 29
🚑 Minutes Matter: Free Life Saving Skills Seminar
McCandless · 7:00 PM · Free
Passavant Hospital Foundation and the Town of McCandless run an hour on AED use, hands only CPR, Narcan and Stop the Bleed, with hands on practice. It runs at McCandless Town Hall, 9955 Grubbs Road, and you need to register ahead.
Why go: One hour now against the worst hour of your life later.
Pittsburgh 7-Day Outlook
A quick look at Pittsburgh’s week ahead, so you know when to grab the umbrella and when to make the most of the dry spells.
Monday ☀️ 70° / 45° 0% rain
Tuesday ⛅ 69° / 46° 2% rain
Wednesday ⛅ 71° / 48° 0% rain
Thursday ☀️ 73° / 50° 0% rain
Friday ⛅ 72° / 49° 3% rain
Saturday ⛅ 71° / 52° 4% rain
Sunday 🌧️ 69° 35% rain
Driest-looking days: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
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Make it a good week Pittsburgh!
- Madison
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