Free Screening of Panomundo 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 is 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. To view a complete list of all scheduled events, visit the Alphabet City website.
Sembène Film Festival: Panomundo
Monday, July 16 from 7:00 to 8:00 pm
Come to Alphabet City for a screening of Panomundo presented by Sembène-The Film & Art Festival. The first of a series, Panomundo Part 1: The Evolution of the Steelpan is a look at the history of the steelpan, or steel drum, from its inception in Trinidad and Tobago, to its gaining of international recognition at the Festival of Britain in 1951, and the impact of the steelpan around the world today.
