Free Virtual Event at City of Asylum @ 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. To view all of the events that are scheduled, or to register for an event, visit the Alphabet City website.

[VIRTUAL] PEN Presents: A Reading in Solidarity with the Belarusian People
Friday, October 16 from 6:00 to 7:00 pm
On August 9, 2020, Belarus, a small European country often referred to as “the last dictatorship of Europe,” erupted in protest following the results of a fraudulent presidential election. The people of Belarus have taken to the streets to call for free and fair elections. In solidarity with PEN Belarus and all Belarusian people, PEN America is organizing a reading of contemporary Belarusian literature by Masha Gessen, Ayad Akhtar, Jennifer Egan, and Valzhyna Mort.