Benedum Center Marquees

The distinctive and historic Stanley Photoplay marquee on the Penn Avenue side of the Benedum Center, as well as the main marquee on 7th Street, is currently being refurbished by a local sign fabricator. The project is made possible with the generous support of the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation and donors to the Trust: Building on the Dream Campaign for Pittsburgh’s Cultural District. The project underwent extensive review by the City of Pittsburgh Planning Commission, the Zoning Board of Adjustment, and the Historic Review Commission to ensure that the Benedum Center maintains the appearance that earned it a spot on the National Register of Historic Places.

Jazz in the Cultural District

The BNY Mellon Presents JazzLive series has enabled the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust to showcase hundreds of regional performers in the heart of the Cultural District since 2004. JazzLive is a year-round free live jazz series, which takes place in Agnes R. Katz Plaza during warm-weather months, traditionally inside of the Backstage Bar at the Greer Cabaret Theater during winter months, but currently inside of Liberty Magic during renovations to the Greer Cabaret Theater.

Free and open to the public, this popular Pittsburgh Cultural Trust music series showcases some of the region’s finest jazz musicians every Tuesday from 5 – 8 p.m. Bob Studebaker has been the resident MC since the series inception. The most recent Spring Series announcement covers shows slated between March 7-May 30, 2023. Seating is limited—first come, first served.

JazzLive Series

Thomas Wendt The Bottom Line:

The Pittsburgh Jazz Bass Legacy

Tue, Apr 25, 2023

Liberty Magic

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

Free Live Music

Mark Strickland Trio

Tue, May 2, 2023

Liberty Magic

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

Free Live Music

Jared Sims

Tue, May 9, 2023

Liberty Magic

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

Free Live Music

Anton DeFade

Tue, May 16, 2023

Liberty Magic

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

Free Live Music

37th Annual EQT Children’s Theater Festival

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is excited to announce the featured line-up for the 2023 EQT Children’s Theater Festival taking place in the Cultural District May 19 - 21. Now in its 37th year, the EQT Children’s Theater Festival, a production of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, continues to foster imagination through high-quality professional theater performances from around the world. This year’s featured arts groups and performers hail from Australia, Canada, France, Madagascar, Japan, United Kingdom, and the United States.

Theron Brown

Tue, May 23, 2023

Liberty Magic

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

Free Live Music

David Throckmorton

Tue, May 30, 2023

Liberty Magic Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

Free Live Music