THE HOT LIST
FRIDAY Feat don’t fail us
The Rex Theater on the South Side continues its Legendary Album Series in fine funky fashion with Little Feat’s “Waiting for Columbus,” the 17-song live album that the LA band recorded in 1977 and released in 1978.
It includes all the Little Feat faves, like “Willin’,” “Spanish Moon,” “Dixie Chicken,” “Fat Man in the Bathtub” and “Don’t Bogart That Joint.”
Steve Ippolito, of the Clock Reads, curates the show with a band that features Ross Antonich, Dave Busch, Denny Karl, Glenn Strother, Tim Vitullo and Steeltown Horns. Proceeds will go toward purchasing instruments for the music program at Center of Life in Hazelwood.
It begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15; ticketfly.com.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY Indiana jam
Westsylvania Jazz and Blues Festival will serve up some of Pittsburgh’s finest talent over the weekend at IRMC Park in Indiana, Pa.
It music kicks off with a show by Post Traumatik and Left Lane Cruiser at 7 p.m. Friday.
The Saturday outdoor lineup is The Dad Band (10 a.m.), Indiana Area Senior High School Jazz Ensemble with Jared Sims (10:45 a.m.), The Nevin Saylor Big Band with Jared Sims (11:30 a.m.), Jack of Diamonds (12:45 p.m.), The Inner Urge (2 p.m.), Tom Roberts (3:15 p.m.), Miss Freddye (4:30 p.m.), Dwayne Dolphin (5:45 p.m.) and Vanessa Collier (7:30 p.m.). It will be followed by music in local clubs at 9 p.m.
Details: WestsylvaniaJazzAndBlues.org.
FRIDAY-MONDAY Spring to life
Seven Springs kicks off its summer event season with Memorial Day weekend festivities that will include the Kids’ Mud on the Mountain obstacle run (9 a.m. Saturday), Zambelli fireworks and an outdoor show by The Country Legends Tribute Tour featuring hits from the Zac Brown Band, Garth Brooks and Shania Twain (7 p.m. Saturday).
On Sunday at 6 p.m., there’s a free concert by Spinning Jenny. There will also be a barbecue buffet, AWRCS ATV and dirt bike races, campfire sing-alongs, fishing derbies, carnival games and more. Details at www.7springs.com/events/memorial-day-weekend.
SATURDAY Very popular Caterpillar
The popular “Very Eric Carle” exhibit returns to the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, allowing families to dive into activities inspired by five of the author’s classic books: “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” “The Very Quiet Cricket,” “The Very Lonely Firefly,” “The Very Clumsy Click Beetle” and “The Very Busy Spider.”
Kids can become the Very Hungry Caterpillar, weave a web with the Very Busy Spider and find their light with the Very Lonely Firefly.
It opens Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the North Side. Information at pittsburghkids.org.
Serial Monet
“Monet and the Modern City,” opening at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Oakland, delves into the impressionist’s work in responding to the “urban industrial landscape.”
According to the CMOA, the exhibition, organized by curator Akemi May, “contextualizes Monet’s famous ‘Waterloo Bridge’ series with other artists’ work from the time, exploring Monet’s process of serial painting and the enduring theme of industry in art.”
The Carnegie’s “Waterloo Bridge” painting will be seen alongside two others from the series, from the Worcester Art Museum and the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester.
Broadening the frame of reference will be works by Camille Pissarro, Jean-Emile Laboureur and James Abbott McNeill Whistler.
It runs through Sept. 2 in Gallery One. Information: cmoa.org.
Street play
OpenStreetsPGH, presented by Bike Pittsburgh, begins its fifth season by opening streets in the East End for biking, walking, yoga, dance and fitness workshops, community arts and vendors.
The 4.4-mile loop — which has hubs at Mellon Park, on Centre Avenue and Kelly Street — runs through Homewood, Larimer, East Liberty, Shadyside and North Point Breeze from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Details at https://openstreetspgh.org.
Splashing in
Ready for a ride with a more friendly dragon?
Sandcastle Water Park in Homestead and its Dragon’s Den will be open for the season this weekend, from Saturday to Monday. The park will then open daily on June 1.
Single-day admission is $32.99, but there are all kinds of deals, including season passes starting at $54.99. Go to sandcastlewaterpark.com.
Fabus on Walnut
The first Jam on Walnut of 2019 takes place on Saturday with Justin Fabus, a country-rocker from Scott who released his debut album, “Remedy,” out of Nashville last year.
The concert, which begins at 7 p.m. on Walnut Street, is free. Proceeds benefit Humane Animal Rescue; thinkshadyside.com.
SUNDAY-MONDAY Ribs and rides
Kennywood celebrates the Memorial Day weekend by getting smoky with the Ribs &
Blues Festival. Kennywood vendor The Swhinery and other local barbecue joints will cook the ribs, and there will be live music from local bands throughout the day.
Tickets are buy one, get one free on Sunday and $29.99 each on Monday when you buy online. More info at kennywood.com.
SUNDAY Hozier, baby
Hozier, the Irish singer-songwriter who came to fame in 2013 with “Take Me to Church,” returns to Pittsburgh for a sold-out show at the Benedum, Downtown, this time touring behind sophomore album “Wasteland, Baby!,” which topped the charts in March.
Leading with the Mavis Staples duet on “Nina Cried Power,” the album stays true to the epic and inspirational approach he took on the debut. As Pitchfork said, “the man who took us to church tries to take us to the same church, again, 14 times, six years later.”
The 8 p.m. show is sold out.
THROUGH SUNDAY ‘Dear’ lottery
“Dear Evan Hansen” is sold out through eight shows at Heinz Hall, Downtown, through Sunday, but a limited number of $25 tickets per performance will be available through the “Dear Evan Hansen” digital ticket lottery. Lottery entries at LuckySeat.com/dearevanhansen will be accepted until 9 a.m. the day before a performance. Fans who have been selected will be notified daily via email and can then purchase up to two tickets at $25 each.
A new play ‘Among Us’
Tony nominee Stephen Belber’s “We
Are Among Us” gets its first full production courtesy of CIty Theatre through June 2. It tells a fictional story about a microcosm of the war in Afghanistan: An incident there comes back to haunt former military contractor and single mother Laura (Lisa Velten Smith) years later, when an investigative reporter knocks on her door.
“We Are Among Us” is the finale for City Theatre, on the Main Stage, 1300 Bingham St., South Side. Performances are 7 p.m. Tuesday; 1 and/or 7 p.m. Thursday; 1 and 5:30 and/or 9 p.m. Saturday; and 2 or 7 p.m. Sunday (check citytheatrecompany.org for times and special events). Tickets: $29-$44 ($15 in advance under age 30; $24 rush tickets for age 62 and older); 412-431-CITY (2489) or CityTheatreCompany.org.