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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Announcing KST Presents: Summer 2023 Season

I have only to break into the tightness of a strawberry, and I see summer—
its dust and lowering skies. 

– Toni Morrison

EAST LIBERTY, PA — The KST Presents Summer 2023 Season is all about building momentum toward Kelly Strayhorn Theater’s immersive summer celebration and dance party, House Party, A Benefit for KST. On Saturday & Sunday, June 10 – 11, KST goes on the road to the Three Rivers Arts Festival, hosted by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. There, at the Trust Oasis @ 7th Street, stop by the House Party Pop-Up Photo Booth and Box Office to snap a selfie and get your tickets to the hottest event of the summer! Then, on Saturday, July 1, KST takes over the Carnegie Museum of Art Sculpture Court as part of Inside Out: Carnegie Museum of Art’s free summer concert series. Join KST for (Out of the) House Party, an afternoon of performances and beats featuring lys scott, Supa NxC, Erika Denae J, Livefromthecity, YS1 and Le Siren FKA Childlike Empress, that gives museum-goers a taste of the House Party to come!

Our Six-Week Summer Session of The Alloy School offers a refreshed slate of classes from July 8 through August 12. The session kicks off with an Open House on Saturday, July 8 and includes new offerings: Arts & Crafts, co-taught by Jen Gallagher & her daughter Isabella Papucci, and Acting & Improv with Tru Verret-Fleming. The new classes join Alloy School favorites: West African: Dance & Drum with Yamoussa Camara, Creative Play with Taylor Couch, Kids Jazz with Indira Cunningham, and Hip Hop with Jazmine Bailey to keep everyBODY moving this summer. Don’t forget to join in for the Showcase and Let’s Move! Family Dance Party on Saturday, August 12.

KST mutual aid resident PearlArts is extending their popular class offerings through the summer! Adult Ballet Club with Andrew Blight and Adult Jazz-Heels Club with Arnita Thompson will run from the weeks of June 6 – August 2 with a break for the 4th of July. SPdp&SS will also be taking over the Carnegie Museum of Art sculpture court with Inside Out– INTERIM: Amplified Ecoustics, an immersive performance on Saturday, July 17, and Inside Out Night on Saturday, August 19. 

Finally, on Saturday July 22, join us at Kelly Strayhorn Theater for our signature benefit supporting the upcoming fall season of programming! House Party celebrates the legacy of KST with a night of spectacular entertainment and unforgettable flavor. Featuring a performance from slowdanger and immersive art by Scott Andrew, partiers will enjoy catered bites and curated cocktails. From the VIP Reception to the Dance Party, expect a night of cool fantasy on the hottest block in East Liberty. 

For full season details, KST COVID policy updates, and tickets, go to kelly-strayhorn.org.

Joseph Hall, Executive Director

Access the PDF HERE

 


COMMUNITY
House Party Pop-up
Three Rivers Arts Festival

Saturday & Sunday, June 10 – 11
12:00pm – 6:00pm

Trust Oasis @ 7th Street
FREE

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MUSIC | PERFORMANCE | COMMUNITY
Sound Series: Dub Corridor
PearlArts @ The Warhol

Thursday, June 15
8:00pm

The Andy Warhol Museum, Silver Street | 117 Sandusky Street
Tickets: $5 – $8

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MUSIC | PERFORMANCE | COMMUNITY
INTERIM: Amplified Ecoustics 
PearlArts @Carnegie Museum of Art: Inside Out

Saturday, June 17, 2023
12:00pm – 5:00pm

Carnegie Museum of Art, Sculpture Court | 4400 Forbes Ave.
FREE

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MUSIC | PERFORMANCE | COMMUNITY
(Out of the) House Party
KST @Carnegie Museum of Art: Inside Out

Saturday, July 1
12:00pm – 5:00pm 

Carnegie Museum of Art, Sculpture Court | 4400 Forbes Ave.
FREE

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DANCE | COMMUNITY
The Alloy School Open House  
Learn About The Alloy School

Saturday, July 8
10:00am – 11:00am

KST’s Alloy Studios | 5530 Penn Ave.
FREE

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DANCE | COMMUNITY
The Alloy School 
Six Week Summer Session

Saturdays, July 8 – August 12
Times Vary

KST’s Alloy Studios | 5530 Penn Ave.
Pay What Moves You: $10 – $110

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DANCE | COMMUNITY
The Alloy School Showcase
and Let’s Move! Family Dance Party

Saturday, August 12
10:00am Showcase
11:00am Dance Party

KST’s Alloy Studios | 5530 Penn Ave.
Pay What Moves You: $5 – $20

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MUSIC | PERFORMANCE | COMMUNITY
Sound Series: Dub Corridor 
PearlArts @ The Warhol

Thursday, July 13
8:00pm

The Andy Warhol Museum, Silver Street | 117 Sandusky Street
Tickets: $5 – $8

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FUNDRAISER | COMMUNITY
House Party
A Benefit for Kelly Strayhorn Theater

Saturday, July 22
7:00pm – 9:00pm VIP Reception
9:00pm – 12:00am Dance Party

Kelly Strayhorn Theater | 5941 Penn Ave.
Pay What Moves You: $50 – $250

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DANCE
Adult Ballet Club
with Andrew Blight
Presented by PearlArts

Tuesdays, June 6 – 27 &
July 11 – August 1

6:00pm – 7:00pm 

KST’s Alloy Studios | 5530 Penn Ave.
$10 Suggested Drop In

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DANCE
Adult Jazz Heels Club
with Arnita Thompson

Wednesdays, June 7 – 28 &
July 12 – August 2

7:00pm – 8:00pm

KST’s Alloy Studios | 5530 Penn Ave.
$10 Suggested Drop In

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MUSIC | PERFORMANCE | COMMUNITY
Sound Series: Dub Corridor
PearlArts @ The Warhol

Thursday, August 17
8:00pm

The Andy Warhol Museum, Silver Street | 117 Sandusky Street
Tickets: $5 – $8

Click here to learn more…


DANCE | MUSIC | PERFORMANCE | COMMUNITY 
Inside Out Night
SPdp&SS @ Carnegie Museum of Art: Inside Out
Presented by PearlArts

Saturday, August 19
7:00pm – 10:00pm

Carnegie Museum of Art,
Sculpture Court | 4400 Forbes Ave.
FREE

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ABOUT KELLY STRAYHORN THEATER

Kelly Strayhorn Theater is a non-profit community performing arts center in East Liberty, advancing live art through strategic vision and community collaboration with two venues running along Penn Avenue. KST’s Alloy Studios is a cultural hub in the heart of East Liberty, and the historic Kelly Strayhorn Theater is located in the thriving business district. More than 20 years after its founding, KST continues to use its broad reach to impact the contemporary arts and the community. KST’s mission is to be a home for creative experimentation, community dialogue, and collective action rooted in the liberation of Black and queer people. Welcome to The Soul of East Liberty!

Photo Credit: Beth Barbis, Liz Rudnick, Delaney Greenberg, Heidi Wiren Bartlett