Enjoy the Symphony at Alphabet City

City of Asylum @ Alphabet City, located at 40 West North Avenue, is the permanent home for City of Asylum programming and the arts. It promises to be a hub for Pittsburgh’s readers and writers, jazz and small-scale music and performance, and artistic experimentation. It is a home for diverse voices from around the globe – a place where Pittsburgh meets the world and the world meets Pittsburgh. It also serves as a home for many partnering artists and organizations in our own community. To view all of the events that are scheduled, visit the Alphabet City website.

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Thursday, February 13 from 7:00 to 8:30 pm
Join Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra conductor Earl Lee and world renowned violinist Ray Chen for an evening of “connections,” featuring poets Melissa Dias-Mandoly and Keith S. Wilson. Canadian musician Earl Lee pursues a diverse career both as a conductor and a cellist. Ray Chen has appeared with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic, and others. Melissa Dias-Mandoly is a writer and artist living in Pittsburgh. Keith S. Wilson is an Affrilachian Poet and Cave Canem fellow.