Best Shows To See This Fall On A Budget In Pittsburgh
Ready for a fun night out but don't want to spend a fortune? Read on for the best comedy shows, cultural events and concerts that will cost you less than $20. Pittsburgh is home to a wide variety of date-night, family-night and friends-night-out options that won't break your budget.
Comedy Open Mic!
BeerHive in the Strip
2117 Penn Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 904-4502
www.thebeerhive.com
Date: Every wednesday at 9 p.m.
Sometimes the best comedy shows are improv and the BeerHive lets you be the improv performer at its weekly Comedy Open Mic! on Wednesdays. Want to perform? Show up by 8 p.m. to sign up for your mic time. Just want to sit back and watch the brave amateurs sink or swim? Get through the door by 9 p.m. to see the show (no cover!) and enjoy dinner at the BeerHive for under $20 with the beer and wings specials.
Latitude Live Comedy Shows
Latitude 40
200 Quinn Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15275
(412) 693-5555
www.latitude40pitt.com
Drive just a few minutes out of the city to Robinson to experience one of the newest and most high-tech venues in the area. Latitude 40 boasts a vegas-style comedy theater that was designed exclusively for the constant stream of comedy talent that comes to this venue. Food and drinks are served throughout the massive entertainment complex and shows start at 9 p.m. At just $15 a ticket for any comedy show, Latitude 40 is going to be a go-to place for entertainment in Pittsburgh. Latitude 40 also offers luxury bowling, local bands and a game room that rivals your favorite arcade when you were a kid.
Gallery Crawl
Throughout the Cultural District
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 456-6666
www.trustarts.culturaldistrict.org
One Friday each quarter, the Cultural District comes alive during a free showcase of all of the art and entertainment downtown Pittsburgh has to offer. Each Gallery Crawl highlights different galleries and theaters like Wood Street Galleries, Space, Harris Theater, Future Tenant and many more. The event is always free but show some patronage to the businesses who stay open late to show off their wares or culinary treats. Wear some comfortable walking shoes and get ready to hike around the 14-square-block Cultural District as you discover new art, new entertainment and downtown businesses.
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JazzLive
Backstage Bar and Katz Plaza
655 Penn Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 325-6769
www.trustarts.org
Listen to jazz the way it's meant to be heard: in a small group over the course of a few hours. One of the most popular music series the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust offers, JazzLive features local and regional jazz favorites through August outside in Katz Plaza from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The event moves indoors from September through May at the Backstage Bar. The event is free and open to the public. Pack a picnic in August as you sit outside at Katz Plaza and enjoy reasonably priced fare at Backstage Bar when the event moves indoors in September.
Pittsburgh International Festival of Firsts presents Zee
943 Gallery
943 Liberty Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 471-6070
www.trustarts.org
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents another free art exhibit in its downtown gallery right on Liberty Avenue in the 943 Gallery. The gallery hosts Kurt Hentschlager's "Zee" - an audiovisual art installation that pushes the boundaries of what humans can perceive through their senses. The piece features massive projected images and immersive sound that is meant to overwhelm the senses and push viewers out of their comfort zone. Read more about the artist here and take advantage of the chance to see this amazing art form for free the next time you're downtown.
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Sally Turkovich Wright lives in her beloved city of Pittsburgh with her husband, Jason and German Shepherd, Zeus. She is a policy analyst by training, an eyewear stylist by trade and an amateur healthy-living advocate by choice. She also writes a column for Twoday Magazine. Catch up with her there at twodaymag.com. Her work can be found at Twodaymag.com.
