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Dollar Bank Three River Arts Festival 

About: This year marks the 60th Anniversary of the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival which takes place throughout the Cultural District, Point State Park, and Gateway Center starting Friday June 7 through the June 16. Over 10days, you can find world-class, multi-disciplinary performing and visual arts attractions. This year's Festival is like none other and includes performances from GrammyⓇ Award-winning artists, internationally-acclaimed visual art, and annual favorites like the Artist Market, food trucks, and more.

Press Release and Festival Site 

Past TRAF Highlights 

Opportunities:

Opening Day! 

Join us on June 7 for Festival kick-off day! Starting on the Wyndham Lawn at 11 a.m., get a first look at the public art and Festival highlights, and interview Director of the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival, Sarah Aziz.

After India.Arie's headlining performance at 7 p.m., Festival attendees are invited to come together for a streetdance party, Critical Mass, at Stanwix Stage with music from three of Pittsburgh's top DJs.

Featured Music Headliners 

From India.Arie to Marty Stuart to Mandolin Orange, this year's music headliners cater to all tastes, happening every night of the Festival on the Dollar Bank Mainstage.  

Press Release and Assets 

Please contact Robin Elrod if you would like to request interviews with any of these stellar musicians.

Opening Performing Acts

Musicians from Pittsburgh and beyond perform throughout the Festival hours and spaces to set the stage for the headlining performances.

Assets

Artist interviews available

Visual Art

Assets

Ocean Sole Africa

About: This group of unique Kenyan artists transform more than 750,00 flip flops a year into vibrant colorful sculptures of exotic animals and much more! In addition to making great art, the organization has served as the catalyst for change and has not only impacted the environment of Kenya in a positive way but the economy as well, decreasing the 40 percent unemployment rate by supplying hundreds of jobs to natives. These sculptures will be located at the Gateway Center and can be viewed everyday of the festival.

Opportunities: 

An Ocean Sole artist will be on-site creating a giraffe sculpture on the Wyndham Lawn on June 3rd for an openining segment from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. 

Artist interviews

B-Roll of sculptures being created 

Origami 

About: Co-presented by the Pittsburgh Dance Council, Origami by Compagnie Furinkaï makes it’s U.S. debut at this year’s TRAF. Watch as Franco-Japanese dancer/choreographer, Satchie Noro, uses a 40-foot shapeshifting shipping container, created by French designer/builder, Silvain Ohl, as her main stage, weaving in and out of the container’s structure to produce a memorable and exciting visual performance. Performances will take place at Point Stake Park on Friday, June 14th at 9:00p.m., Saturday, June 15th at 5:00 and 9:00 p.m. and Sunday, June 16th at 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.

Opportunities: 

Artist interviews

Special access during performances

Los Trompos

About:  Located on the Point State Park Lawn every day during the Festival, this functional visual art consists of colorful, larger-than-life, spinning tops woven in a traditional Mexican style that double as interactive seating. 

Artist Market

About: A favorite part of the Festival, attendees can shop rows and rows of artist booths at Gateway Center and Point State Park while exploring multiple disciplines of art! The Artist Market features approximately 400 artists in 2019. 

Opportunities: 

On site artist interviews 

The Pittsburgh Time Capsule

About: Designed by artist Toby Atticus Fraley, the piece will collect messages from the public tobe stored in two time capsules - one entrusted to the Mayor’s Office of Pittsburgh and the other with the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. Participants will leave messages for Festival-goers 100 years from now! Each person will have one minute to record their message, so  start brainstorming now!

Opportunities: 

Coverage of Festival attendees recording messages 

Attendee interviews on-location

Nick Jr. Live!

About: Presented by Nickelodeon and VStar Entertainment Group, tickets are now on sale for Nick Jr. Live! “Move to the Music,” an all-new, one-of-a-kind adventure. For the first time on stage together, this musical spectacular features characters from multiple Nick Jr. hit animated series, including Bubble Guppies, PAW Patrol (produced by Spin Master Entertainment), Dora The Explorer, Shimmer and Shine, Blue’s Clues and You, Blaze and the Monster Machines, and Top Wing. Nick Jr. Live! “Move to the Music” follows Dora and her PAW co-hosts Marshall and Rubble as they invite their Nick Jr. friends to come together for a music-filled production. Five performances will take place during January 17-19, 2020 at the Benedum Center.

Press Release and Assets 

Opportunities: 

Cast and Creative team phone interviews 

Press seats 

Eddie B: “I’m Already Professionally Developed Tour”!

About: Tickets are now on sale for comedian Eddie B's I’m Already Professionally Developed Tour, coming to the Benedum Center on November 16 at 8 p.m. Eddie B has established himself as the official voice of teachers across the globe. Educators from America to Africa, Dallas to Dubai, New York to New Delhi (and beyond) are getting a lesson in the funniest ways to express their worst frustrations and they are loving every second of Eddie B’s uncensored, raw, and hysterically realistic portrayal of a teacher’s hectic life, from the point of view of an actual teacher.

Press Release and Assets 

Opportunities: 

Artist interviews

Press seats 

The Band's Visit

About: Single tickets go on sale for a show of the PNC Broadway in Pittsbugh Series The Band's Visit on November 22 as part of the  PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh Series. Tickets are currently available through purchase of a 2019-2020 PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh subscription. Call 412-456-6666 for more information.

The North American cast was recently announced for the production coming to the Benedum Center on Tuesday, March 10 to Sunday March 15th. The Band's Visit tells the story of an Israeli desert town where every day feels the same, something different is suddenly in the air. Dina, the local café owner, had long resigned her desires for romance to daydreaming about exotic films and music from her youth. When a band of Egyptian musicians shows up lost at her café, she and her fellow locals take them in for the night. Under the spell of the night sky, their lives intertwine in unexpected ways, and this once sleepy town begins to wake up.

Press Release and Assets

Dear Evan Hansen Break Pittsburgh Cultural Trust's Box Office Record

The First National Tour of Dear Evan Hansen has broken the box office record for the highest-grossing week of an eight-performance PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh engagement at Heinz Hall. The production grossed $1,827,137 during the show’s May 21-26, 2019 engagement.

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Programming Categories

  • PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh
    • 2020-2021 PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh Season Announcement
    • SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical, April 7-12, 2020, Heinz Hall
    • CATS, February 25-March 1, 2020, Benedum Center
    • Casting Revealed for the New National Tour of Miss Saigon
    • THE BAND'S VISIT National Tour Casting
    • THE ILLUSIONISTS - MAGIC OF THE HOLIDAYS comes to Heinz Hall, December 26 - 29, 2019
    • Casting Announced for A BRONX TALE, Broadway’s Hit New Musical
    • Broadway: Lifetime Broadway Balances America, Season 6 Premieres September 30, 2019
    • JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR National Tour Cast 2019-2020
    • MEAN GIRLS Announces Full Casting for the First National Tour
    • 2019-2020 PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh Series Individual Show Onsale Dates Announced
    • MEAN GIRLS Announces the Trio of Actresses Launching the First National Tour As “The Plastics”
    • Casting Has Been Announced for Disney’s THE LION KING At the Benedum Center
    • THE LION KING Sensory-Friendly Performance, September 14, 2019, Benedum Center
    • 2019-2020 PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh Season Announcement
    • Broadway: Casting Revealed: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, Benedum Center
    • Broadway: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, Return Engagement, February 20-March, 3, 2019, Benedum Center
    • HAMILTON Tickets Are Going On Sale!
    • Broadway: National Tour Cast, The Play That Goes Wrong, September 18-23, Benedum Center
    • Broadway: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, Benedum Center
    • Broadway: ANASTASIA Casting Announced North American Tour
    • Broadway: The Play That Goes Wrong, National Tour Launch, September 18-23, Benedum Center
    • Broadway: Disney's Aladdin, Casting Announced, PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh
    • Broadway: ELF The Musical, Tickets on Sale, Heinz Hall
    • Broadway, Disney's Aladdin, Casting Announcement, Trevor Dion Nicholas as "Genie"
    • PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh: Disney's Aladdin, Benedum Center
    • Auditions: Role of Lulu in Waitress, PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh series, Benedum Center
    • Broadway: Autism-Friendly Performance of WICKED, Benedum Center
    • Broadway: Wicked Lottery for $25 Seats, Benedum Center/PNC Broadway
    • Broadway: The Bodyguard, Benedum Center
    • Broadway: WAITRESS Pie Contest, PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh
    • Broadway: Two Local Young Actresses To Play Role of “Lulu” in WAITRESS, Benedum Center
    • Broadway: WAITRESS, Benedum Center, March 6-11, 2018
    • Broadway: RENT 20th Anniversary Tour, Heinz Hall
    • Broadway: RENT 20th Anniversary Tour Rush Tickets, Heinz Hall
    • Broadway: Rodgers+Hammerstein's Cinderella, Heinz Hall
    • Theater: Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Benedum Center
    • Broadway: 2018-19 Broadway in Pittsburgh Season Announcement
    • Upcoming Performances: February-April 2020: TRUST Cabaret Series 2019-2020 season
  • Harris Theater
    • Film: Rolling Stone: The Life and Death of Brian Jones
    • New Programming at the Harris Theater
  • Festivals
    • People's Choice Award Recipient Announced for Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival, June 5-14, 2020
    • Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Announces Virtual Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival, June 5-14, 2020
    • Tickets On Sale Now, 34th Annual EQT Children's Theater Festival, May 14-17, 2020
    • Registration Open for Free Teen Day at Bookish in the 'Burgh
    • 2020 Pittsburgh Humanities Festival Programming Line-up Announced
    • Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Announces Second Annual BOOKISH IN THE ‘BURGH - Pittsburgh's Teen Book Festival
    • Highmark First Night Pittsburgh 2020 New Year's Eve Celebration Lineup
    • 2019 Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival Lineup
    • Festival: Pittsburgh Humanities Festival 2019
    • Highmark First Night Pittsburgh 2019 Silver Jubilee Announced!
    • Festival: Pittsburgh International Festival of Firsts, September 21-November 11, 2018
    • Festivals: Pittsburgh Humanities Festival 2018 Programming Lineup Announced
    • Festival: EQT Children's Theater Festival, May 17-20, 2018
    • Festival: Featured Music Lineup – 2018 Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival
    • Festival: Mavis Staples to Perform at Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival
    • Festival: 2018 Dollar Bank Three Rivers arts Festival Programming
    • Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Celebrates the Inaugural BOOKISH IN THE 'BURGH
    • 2019 Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival: 60th Anniversary Featured Music Lineup
  • Pittsburgh Dance Council
    • Pittsburgh Dance Council 2021 Spring Season
    • Dance: 2019-2020 Pittsburgh Dance Council Series, 50th Anniversary Season
    • Dance: Derek Hough: Live! The Tour, 2019, Benedum Center
    • Dance: Grupo Corpo, Byham Theater
    • Dance: 2018-19 Pittsburgh Dance Council, Cultural District
    • Dance: 2019-2020 Pittsburgh Dance Council 50th anniversary season continues
  • Children’s Theater and EQT Bridge Theater
    • EQT Bridge Theater Series Announced: 2019-2020 Season
    • 50th Anniversary of THE CHILDREN’S THEATER SERIES: 2019-2020 Season Announced
    • 33rd ANNUAL EQT CHILDREN’S THEATER FESTIVAL, MAY 16-19, 2019
    • 2018–2019 EQT Bridge Theater Series for Pre-Teens and Older Features Shifting Perspectives
    • Children's Theater: The 13-Story Treehouse, August Wilson Center
    • Theater: 2018-2019 Citizens Bank Children's Theater Series, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
    • Children's Theater: Theatreworks USA in Dragons Love Tacos and Other Stories
  • Cohen & Grigsby Trust Present Series
    • One Night of Queen
    • Keller Williams’ Grateful Grass featuring Love Cannon
    • Bollywood spectacular, "Taj Express," comes to Pittsburgh November 6th
    • Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Announces The 2019 – 2020 COHEN & GRIGSBY TRUST PRESENTS Series
    • Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents Series: Black Violin Comes to the Byham Theater on September 26, 2019
    • Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents Series: Around the World and Back
    • Theater: Mystery Science Theater 3000 Live:
    • Theater: PAW Patrol Live! The Great Pirate Adventure, Benedum Center
    • Theater: February 2018, Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents, Cultural District
    • Theater: The Hollywood Special Effects Show, Byham Theater
    • Theater: 'Peppa Pig's Surprise' Extends Tour Including Pittsburgh, PA on November 20, 2018
    • Tickets On Sale for CRUEL INTENTIONS: THE '90s MUSICAL
    • Announcing Debut Tour of MASTERCHEF JUNIOR LIVE!
    • Straight No Chaser Coming to the Benedum Center December 18, 2019
    • The Office! A Musical Parody
  • Trust Arts Education
    • Pittsburgh Cultural Trust: Applications Now Available For Disney Musicals In Schools Program
    • Theater: Cityscape, Trust Arts Education Center
  • Greer Cabaret Theater Programs
    • 2020-2021 TRUST Cabaret Series, Greer Cabaret Theater
    • 2019-2020 TRUST Cabaret Series, Greer Cabaret Theater
    • 2018-19 TRUST Cabaret Season Announced
    • April 2019: Jazz Happenings, Pittsburgh's Cultural District, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
    • New Date & Venue: Adam Pascal & Anthony Rapp, 2018-2019 TRUST Cabaret Series
    • Trust Cabaret Series 2018-2019 Continues in the New Year, Greer Cabaret Theater
    • JazzLive 15th Anniversary Celebration, Greer Cabaret Theater
    • BNY Mellon Presents JazzLive, April 2018, Cultural District
    • Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Renames its Cabaret Theater, Honoring Long-Time Trustee and Supporter George Greer
  • Trust Events and Guest Attractions
    • Mandy Moore Announces 2020 North American Tour
    • The Chocolate Bar at the Benedum
    • Rock ‘n' Remember Live! Stars from the Golden Age of Rock and Roll Return to the Benedum Center in April
    • Dancing with the Stars Live Tour 2020 Dances its Way to Pittsburgh This Winter
    • A Benedum Christmas – Home for the Holidays Returns as Pittsburgh's Holiday Showcase
    • Mary Chapin and Shawn Colvin Coming to the Benedum Center October 17, 2019
    • Multiple Choice: Dance/Machine, August Wilson Center
    • Billy Gardell, Benedum Center
    • Decades Rewind, Music of the 60's, 70's, 80's, Byham Theater
    • Yanni 25-Live at The Acropolis Anniversary Concert Tour, Benedum Center
    • Theater: Kaiju Big Battel, Byham Theater
    • Event: Cultured Cocktails, Benedum Center
    • Theater: National Geographic Live-Hilaree Nelson: Point of No Return
    • A Celebration of Women's History Month: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart
    • Theater: Jerry Seinfeld, March 8, 2019, Benedum Center
    • Theater: A Magical Cirque Christmas, December 13, 2018, Benedum Center
    • Music: AMERICA, 2018-2019 World Tour, February 21, 2019, Byham Theater
    • #1 Hit True Crime Podcast MY FAVORITE MURDER Coming to the Benedum!
    • NICK JR. LIVE! “MOVE TO THE MUSIC” Coming to the Benedum Center January 17-19, 2020
    • Comedy: Eddie B,
    • BABY SHARK LIVE! Coming to the Byham Theater November 4, 2019
    • Life Will Be The Death Of Me: Chelsea Handler’s Stand-Up Comedy Tour Announces Additional North American Dates
  • Liberty Magic
    • 2020-2021 Liberty Magic Season
    • Liberty Magic 2020 Spring and Summer Lineup
    • Liberty Magic 2019-2020 Subscription Series Announced
    • Liberty Magic Summer 2019 Lineup On Sale Now
    • Brand-New Arts Space and Experience, LIBERTY MAGIC: Elevating the Art of Magic
  • Visual Arts
    • THE PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TRUST PRESENTS “holding pattern” A unique fusion of dance and visual art Part of the virtual Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival
    • Visual Arts: Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District, January 24, 2020
    • Visual Art: Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District, July 12, 2019
    • Visual Arts: Spring Gallery Crawl, April 26, 2019, Cultural District
    • Visual Art: Winter Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District, January 25, 2019
    • Visual Art, Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District, September 21, 2018
    • PUBLIC ART + THEATER: 2018 Pittsburgh International Festival of Firsts Spectacle Programming Announced
    • Visual Art: Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District, Friday, July 6, 2018
    • Visual Arts: Identity Play, SPACE Gallery
    • Visual Arts: Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District, January
    • Visual Arts: Event Horizon, SPACE Gallery
    • Visual Arts: Marx@200, SPACE Gallery
    • Visual Arts: Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District, April
    • Visual Arts: Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District, September 27, 2019
  • Cultural District Announcements
    • COVID-19 Updates
    • Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Introduces Enhanced Guest Security Measures
    • Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Honored in Security 500's Top 10
    • DEAR EVAN HANSEN Lottery Information
    • DEAR EVAN HANSEN Breaks Box Office Record
    • Trust Selected by the American Council of Learned Societies to Host a Mellon/ACLS Public Fellow
  • Monthly Media Opportunities
    • July Media Opportunities (2020)
    • June Media Opportunities (2020)
    • May Media Opportunities
    • March Media Opportunities
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    • Theater: Pittsburgh Cultural Trust April Events
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