2do SUNDAY
The Andy Warhol Museum and the Ace Hotel present a Vintage Valentines Workshop at the Ace Hotel, 120 S. Whitfield St., East Liberty, at 1 p.m. Show your love this Valentine’s Day with silkscreened tattoos and vintage valentines created in the style of Andy Warhol, using his blotted line, silkscreen and rubber stamping processes. Sip a cocktail and create Warhol-inspired valentines in the Ace Hotel gym. A cash bar will be available. Free. Registration is suggested at www.warhol.org.
WEDNESDAY
Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and producer Eric Roberson performs at the August Wilson Center for African American Culture, 980 Liberty Ave., Downtown, at 8 p.m. Mr. Roberson, an independent R&B/soul artist, has worked with several notable artists including Jill Scott, Musiq Soulchild, Dwele and Vivian Green. For tickets, $41.25, www.trustarts.org or 412-4566666.
WEDNESDAY
Schenley Park Skating Rink, on Overlook Drive, Oakland, hosts Valentines on Ice at 7 p.m. Enjoy a magical, romantic night of outdoor skating with your beloved on Valentine’s Day. Skate under the stars, then warm up inside with salsa dance lessons and hot beverages. The event, only for those 18 and older, is $5 per couple. That fee includes: a rose to the first 200 couples, assorted chocolates to the first 200 couples, a chance to compete in the “Go for the Heart” puckshooting contest and a keepsake photo with your sweetheart. Skate rental costs extra. Information: www.Citiparks.net or 412-422-6523.
THURSDAY
Alia Music Pittsburgh presents acclaimed guitarist Kenneth Meyer Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Chatham University’s James Laughlin Music Hall, 5798 W. Woodland Road, Squirrel Hill. Mr. Meyer will perform a selection of five new compositions for solo guitar. Tickets are $15, $10 for students and seniors. aliamusicapittsburgh.org.
THURSDAY through SATURDAY
Comedians Trae “The Liberal Redneck” Crowder, Drew Morgan and Corey Ryan Forrester perform their show “wellRED: From Dixie With Love” at the Pittsburgh Improv, 166 E. Bridge St., at The Waterfront, Homestead. The three stand-up comedians have been touring nationally in support of their best-selling book, “Liberal Redneck Manifesto: Draggin Dixie Outta the Dark.” Showtimes are 8 p.m. Thursday, 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. Friday and 7 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday. For tickets, $25, $45 VIP, www.improv.com or 412-462-5233.
FRIDAY
A happy hour celebration of the opening of “Revive, Remix, Respond: Contemporary Ceramic Artists and The Frick Pittsburgh” will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at The Frick Art Museum, 7227 Reynolds St., Point Breeze. Exhibition curator Dawn Reid Brean and exhibited artist Beth Lipman will give gallery talks. The event is free and open to the public. There will be a cash bar. The exhibition features works by 20 contemporary ceramic artists who were inspired by, respond to, or relate to The Frick Pittsburgh’s collection. It continues through May 27. Information: 412-371-0600 or TheFrickPittsburgh.org.
FRIDAY
The Functional Literacy Ministry of Haiti will host a Pray for Haiti Day fundraising celebration at the Lincoln Avenue Church of God, 404 Lincoln Ave., East Liberty, at 7 p.m. The celebration includes music, prayer and history to mark the nonprofit’s 35 years of outreach to the people of Haiti. Free and open to the public. A goodwill donation is welcome. For more information, flmhaiti.org or 412-784-0342.
SATURDAY
Events are scheduled for the closing day of “Shelter: Crafting a Safe Home” at Contemporary Craft, 2100 Smallman St., Strip District. The exhibition comprises 35 works by 14 artists from the U.S. and abroad that explore the pressing public issues of human displacement and housing insecurity. From 2 to 3 p.m. a Dialogue with the Artists will feature exhibiting artists sharing their thoughts on their artwork and the issues explored through “Shelter.” From 3 to 4 p.m. a dance, “Rendering Home,” created by Pittsburgh dance artist Kaitlin Flynn Goodwin and Emily V. Koch, will be performed. The work showcases personal perspectives of home and the varying stories that inevitably follow; of displacement and uncertainty as well as of hope and restoration. A poetry reading will be given by City of Asylum writer-inresidence Osama Alomar. He is one of the most well-respected Arabic poets writing today and a prominent practitioner of the Arabic al-qisa alqasira jiddan, the “very short story.” His first full-length collection of stories, “The Teeth of the Comb,” was published by New Directions in April. The event is public with a $5 suggested donation. Contemporary Craft hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Information: 412-261-7003 or www.contemporarycraft.org.
SATURDAY
“FEM_BODIED: Black Female Bodies in Motion” will be presented at the Melwood Screening Room, 477 Melwood Ave., Oakland, beginning at noon. The event is part of the Luna Park Experimental Film & Media Series, which will present four guest-curated weekend programs through May 2018. The series presents new and rarely seen works by artists testing form and social, cultural and political structures. Staycee Pearl curates this event with artists Corinne Spencer, Allana Clarke, Alisha Wormsley and Jasmine Hearn presenting a movement workshop and screening series of short films featuring the black female body in motion. The workshop runs from noon-2 p.m., the screening and discussion, moderated by Ms. Pearl and Deesha Philyaw, run from 3-5 p.m. The entire day is $14, or $7 for only the worshop or only the screening. For more information, http://cinema.pfpca.org.
NEXT SUNDAY
The Steinway Society of Western Pennsylvania presents pianist Katie Mahan in concert at 3 p.m. at Carnegie Mellon University’s Kresge Theatre, 5000 Forbes Ave., Oakland. Her program includes Gershwin’s Three Preludes and a solo transcription of the composer’s famous “Rhapsody in Blue.” Tickets available at the door: $20 for adults, $10 for students and free for CMU students with ID. More information at www.sswpa.org.
NEXT SUNDAY
“Masters of Illusion: Believe the Impossible” will play the Palace Theatre, 21 W. Otterman St., Greensburg, at 3 p.m. The show will star five magicians from The CW hit prime-time TV series “Masters of Illusion” — Chipper Lowell, Jarrett & Raja, Michael Turco and Naathan Phan. A meet and greet in the lobby follows the show. For tickets — $23-$60 — www.thepalacetheatre.org or 724-836-8000.