| Monday January 7 | Open Poetry Workshop. Sponsored by Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange. Contact 431-POEM. | City Books 1111 E. Carson Street South Side 412.481.7555 | |
| Tuesday January 8 | Prosody - Weekly radio program featuring the literature of the spoken word. Produced and hosted by Jan Beatty and Ellen Placey Wadey. | WYEP 91.3 FM 412.381.9100 | |
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Calliope Acoustic Open Stage and Calliope Songwriters' Circle present singer-songwriter George Kantor . Followed by open stage. Hosted by John Hayes. | Bloomfield Bridge Tavern 4412 Liberty Avenue Bloomfield 412.682.8611 | |
| Friday January 11 |
UPWords presents a reading by fiction writer Sherrie Flick and poet Nancy Krygowski. Hosted by Damien Dressick. Sponsored by The Union Project. | Union Project 801 N. Negley Avenue East Liberty 412.363.4550 | |
| Tuesday January 15 | Prosody - Weekly radio program featuring the literature of the spoken word. Produced and hosted by Jan Beatty and Ellen Placey Wadey. | WYEP 91.3 FM 412.381.9100 | |
| Saturday January 18 |
The Calliope Concert Series presents singer-songwriter-guitar master Chris Smither. Sponsored by Calliope: The Pittsburgh Folk Music Society | Carnegie Lecture Hall 4400 Forbes Avenue Oakland 412.432.0333 | |
| Tuesday January 22 | Prosody - Weekly radio program featuring the literature of the spoken word. Produced and hosted by Jan Beatty and Ellen Placey Wadey. | WYEP 91.3 FM 412.381.9100 | |
| Wednesday January 23 | The Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Poetry Discussion Group considers Montale in English by Eugenio Montale, edited by Joseph Parisi. Open discussion led by Michael Wurster. Contact 431-POEM. | Borders North 1170 Northway Mall North Hills 412.481.POEM | |
| Monday January 28 |
The Drue Heinz Lectures present Irish novelist Roddy Doyle. Sponsored by Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures in association with Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. | Carnegie Music Hall 4400 Forbes Avenue Oakland 412.622.8866 | |
| Tuesday January 29 | Prosody - Weekly radio program featuring the literature of the spoken word. Produced and hosted by Jan Beatty and Ellen Placey Wadey. | WYEP 91.3 FM 412.381.9100 | |
| Wednesday January 30 | The International Poetry Forum presents Terrance Hayes. | Carnegie Lecture Hall 4400 Forbes Avenue Oakland 412.621.9893 |
| Monday February 4 | Open Poetry Workshop. Sponsored by Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange. Contact 431-POEM. | City Books 1111 E. Carson Street South Side 412.481.7555 | |
| Tuesday February 5 | Prosody - Weekly radio program featuring the literature of the spoken word. Produced and hosted by Jan Beatty and Ellen Placey Wadey. | WYEP 91.3 FM 412.381.9100 | |
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Calliope Acoustic Open Stage and Calliope Songwriters' Circle present singer-songwriter David King . Followed by open stage. Hosted by John Hayes. | Bloomfield Bridge Tavern 4412 Liberty Avenue Bloomfield 412.682.8611 | |
| Wednesday February 6 |
The Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series presents poet Ellen Bass. Sponsored by the writing program at the University of Pittsburgh. | Frick Fine Arts Auditorium University of Pittsburgh 412.624.6506 | |
| Tuesday February 12 | Prosody - Weekly radio program featuring the literature of the spoken word. Produced and hosted by Jan Beatty and Ellen Placey Wadey. | WYEP 91.3 FM 412.381.9100 | |
| Saturday February 16 |
The Calliope Concert Series gets the hall dancing with the Carolina Chocolate Drops. Sponsored by Calliope: The Pittsburgh Folk Music Society | Carnegie Lecture Hall 4400 Forbes Avenue Oakland 412.432.0333 | |
| Monday February 18 | The Drue Heinz Lectures present novelist and essayist Sara Paretsky. Sponsored by Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures in association with Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. | Carnegie Music Hall 4400 Forbes Avenue Oakland 412.622.8866 | |
| Tuesday February 19 | Prosody - Weekly radio program featuring the literature of the spoken word. Produced and hosted by Jan Beatty and Ellen Placey Wadey. | WYEP 91.3 FM 412.381.9100 | |
| Tuesday February 26 | Prosody - Weekly radio program featuring the literature of the spoken word. Produced and hosted by Jan Beatty and Ellen Placey Wadey. | WYEP 91.3 FM 412.381.9100 | |
| Wednesday February 27 | The Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Poetry Discussion Group races through Born to Slow Horses by Kamau Brathwaite. Open discussion led by Michael Wurster. Contact 431-POEM. | Borders North 1170 Northway Mall North Hills 412.481.POEM | |
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The Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series presents 2007-2008 Willam Block Sr. award winner, author and editor Philip Gourevitch. Sponsored by the writing program at the University of Pittsburgh. | Frick Fine Arts Auditorium University of Pittsburgh 412.624.6506 |
| Saturday March 1 |
The Calliope Concert Series presents Celtic singer-songwriter Andy Stewart and his band. Sponsored by Calliope: The Pittsburgh Folk Music Society | Carnegie Lecture Hall 4400 Forbes Avenue Oakland 412.432.0333 | |
| Monday March 3 | Open Poetry Workshop. Sponsored by Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange. Contact 431-POEM. | City Books 1111 E. Carson Street South Side 412.481.7555 | |
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The Drue Heinz Lectures present journalist Elizabeth Kolbert. Sponsored by Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures in association with Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. | Carnegie Music Hall 4400 Forbes Avenue Oakland 412.622.8866 | |
| Tuesday March 4 | Prosody - Weekly radio program featuring the literature of the spoken word. Produced and hosted by Jan Beatty and Ellen Placey Wadey. | WYEP 91.3 FM 412.381.9100 | |
| Wednesday March 5 |
The Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series presents a panel discussion on Writing and Social Responsibility, featuring Elmaz Abinader, Andrew Lam, Tim Bascom and Sonia Nazario. Sponsored by the writing program at the University of Pittsburgh. | 501 Cathedral of Learning University of Pittsburgh 412.624.6506 | |
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The International Poetry Forum presents a joint reading by Hayan Charara and Bill Zavatsky . | Carnegie Lecture Hall 4400 Forbes Avenue Oakland 412.621.9893 | |
| Tuesday March 11 | Prosody - Weekly radio program featuring the literature of the spoken word. Produced and hosted by Jan Beatty and Ellen Placey Wadey. | WYEP 91.3 FM 412.381.9100 | |
| Monday March 17 | The Drue Heinz Lectures present journalist and novelist Scott Simon. Sponsored by Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures in association with Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. | Carnegie Music Hall 4400 Forbes Avenue Oakland 412.622.8866 | |
| Tuesday March 18 | Prosody - Weekly radio program featuring the literature of the spoken word. Produced and hosted by Jan Beatty and Ellen Placey Wadey. | WYEP 91.3 FM 412.381.9100 | |
| Tuesday March 25 | Prosody - Weekly radio program featuring the literature of the spoken word. Produced and hosted by Jan Beatty and Ellen Placey Wadey. | WYEP 91.3 FM 412.381.9100 | |
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| Cultural Studies at the University of Pittsburgh presents experimental novelist Joshua Cohen reading from his latest work, A Heaven of Others. | Kiva Han Cafe 420 S. Craig Street Oakland 412.624.7232 | |
| Wednesday March 26 | The Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Poetry Discussion Group chops up Landscape With Landscape by James Lasdun. Open discussion led by Michael Wurster. Contact 431-POEM. | Borders North 1170 Northway Mall North Hills 412.481.POEM | |
| Saturday March 29 |
The Calliope Concert Series presents rock & roll/folk legend Roger McGuinn. Sponsored by Calliope: The Pittsburgh Folk Music Society | Carnegie Lecture Hall 4400 Forbes Avenue Oakland 412.432.0333 | |
| Tuesday March 25 | The Drue Heinz Lectures present food journalist Anthony Bourdain. Sponsored by Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures in association with Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. | Carnegie Music Hall 4400 Forbes Avenue Oakland 412.622.8866 |
| Tuesday April 1 | Prosody - Weekly radio program featuring the literature of the spoken word. Produced and hosted by Jan Beatty and Ellen Placey Wadey. | WYEP 91.3 FM 412.381.9100 | |
| Wednesday April 2 | The International Poetry Forum presents Brian Turner. | Carnegie Lecture Hall 4400 Forbes Avenue Oakland 412.621.9893 | |
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The Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series presents poet Andrew Zawacki. Sponsored by the writing program at the University of Pittsburgh. | 501 Cathedral of learning University of Pittsburgh 412.624.6506 | |
| Saturday April 5 | Poetry Without Walls presents its Tenth Annual Open Reading. No featured readers. No sign-up sheets. Just show up and read. Contact Ed Bortz for more information. | Garfield Artworks 4931 Penn Avenue Garfield 412.231.1581 | |
| Monday April 7 | Open Poetry Workshop. Sponsored by Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange. Contact 431-POEM. | City Books 1111 E. Carson Street South Side 412.481.7555 | |
| Tuesday April 8 | Prosody - Weekly radio program featuring the literature of the spoken word. Produced and hosted by Jan Beatty and Ellen Placey Wadey. | WYEP 91.3 FM 412.381.9100 | |
| Tuesday April 15 | Prosody - Weekly radio program featuring the literature of the spoken word. Produced and hosted by Jan Beatty and Ellen Placey Wadey. | WYEP 91.3 FM 412.381.9100 | |
| Tuesday April 22 | Prosody - Weekly radio program featuring the literature of the spoken word. Produced and hosted by Jan Beatty and Ellen Placey Wadey. | WYEP 91.3 FM 412.381.9100 | |
| Wednesday April 23 | The Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange Poetry Discussion Group gets around to Collected Later Poems by Anthony Hecht. Open discussion led by Michael Wurster. Contact 431-POEM. | Borders North 1170 Northway Mall North Hills 412.481.POEM | |
| Saturday April 26 |
The Calliope Concert Series presents folk heroes Jean Ritchie and John McCutcheon. Sponsored by Calliope: The Pittsburgh Folk Music Society | Carnegie Lecture Hall 4400 Forbes Avenue Oakland 412.432.0333 | |
| Tuesday April 29 | Prosody - Weekly radio program featuring the literature of the spoken word. Produced and hosted by Jan Beatty and Ellen Placey Wadey. | WYEP 91.3 FM 412.381.9100 |
This calendar is updated on a relatively regular basis. Please send information about upcoming events to TPQ OnLine. We will do our best to keep our readers informed. Last updated 01/26/08.
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