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EVENT GUIDE

IN THE CULTURAL DISTRICT

PITTSBURGH’S

NEW YEAR’S EVE

TRUSTARTS.ORG/FIRSTNIGHTPGH

Count down to

midnight and

watch the Future

of Pittsburgh Ball

rise high above the

Cultural District!

Viewing area: enter from Liberty & Stanwix

“Love, Peace, Pittsburgh” is

the theme with Grand Marshal

Randy Gilson – Pittsburgh

artist, icon, and creator of

Randyland – at the helm.

Penn Ave from 10th St to Stanwix

FIRE & ICE PLAZA6-10:45 PM

Steel Town Fire

and Ice Creations

combine ice carving,

fire breathing,

juggling and

synchronized lighting.

Penn & 9th

LIVE MUSIC ALL NIGHT!

Music fills five

stages, indoors

and out, with

soul, jazz, rock,

pop, and more

from Pittsburgh

and beyond.

Three outdoor stages with First Night Food Trucks at 8th Street Stage.

VISUAL ARTALL NIGHT!

DANCE 6-11 PM

Witness

performances

of dance styles

from around the

world or get on

the floor with

lessons and soul

line dancing.

COMEDY, MAGIC & VARIETY 6-11 PM

Arcade Comedy

and Pittsburgh

Comedy Festival

provide the

laughs while the

region’s best

create magical

memories.

CREATIVE ACTIVITIES6-10 PM

After the Dollar

Bank Children’s

Fireworks at

6 pm, discover

hands-on

activities,

decoration

stations,

face painting,

and more!

Possessing

a voice that’s

equally raucous

and tender, the

hard-working

singer has been

making soul and

funk anthems

since 1969.

Highmark Stage: enter from Liberty & Stanwix

Explore more

than a dozen

outdoor public

art works and

indoor gallery

exhibitions.

LEE FIELDS& THE EXPRESSIONS10:45 PM-MIDNIGHT

FUTURE OF PITTSBURGHGRAND FINALE

BOX OFFICE ADMISSION BUTTONSVisit any Box Office location to buy

Admission Buttons or redeem your

print-at-home purchase:

• Box Office at Theater Square (655 Penn Ave)

• Info Tent on Penn Ave (across from Katz Plaza)

• August Wilson Center (980 Liberty Ave)

• Welcome Pittsburgh Information Center & Gift Shop (Fifth Avenue Place)

SEAT RESERVATIONSSome in-demand attractions require seat

reservations, free with purchase of an

Admission Button (to make sure theaters

don’t fill beyond capacity). Don’t have

yours yet? Check the shows and their

current availability at:

• Box Office at Theater Square (655 Penn Ave)

FIRST NIGHT FOOD TRUCKS

Enjoy the best of Pittsburgh’s

food truck scene at Penn & 9th,

featuring warm drinks and an

array of tasty dishes!

FIRST NIGHT GIFT SHOP

Check out the commemorative

keepsakes from our official store on

Penn Avenue across from Katz Plaza.

GENERAL INFORMATION

In case of EMERGENCY, please be advised

there are public safety resources located near

the intersection of Penn Ave & 7th St. The

Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Cultural District

Substation is located at 600 Liberty Ave.

RESTROOMS are available at various

locations throughout the Cultural District.

See the map for specific locations.

We are committed to making our event

available to all visitors. All venues are

ACCESSIBLE, with the exception of the

Arthur Murray Dance Studio.

LOST + FOUND If you’re on site, visit the

Information Tent across from Katz Plaza and

discuss your lost item with staff. After the

event call 412-456-6666 with a description

of your lost item, and we will do our best to

reconnect you to it.

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ALLEGHENY RIVER

MONONGAHELA RIVER

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ALLEGHENY RIVERFRONT PARK (UPPER LEVEL)

ALLEGHENY RIVERFRONT PARK (LOWER LEVEL)

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LIBERTY AVENUE

EXCHANGE WAY

LIBERTY AVENUE

FORT DUQUESNE BOULEVARD

SEVENTH STREET

NINTH STREET

TITO WAY

SIXTH AVENUE

WOOD STREET

TENTH STREET

EIGHTH STREET

SIXTH STREET

FIFTH AVENUE

FIFTH AVENUE

MARKET STREET

STANWIX STREET

WILLIAM PENN PLACE

ANDY WARHOL BRIDGE

RACHEL CARSON BRIDGE

ROBERTO CLEMENTE BRIDGE

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WYNDHAMGRAND HOTEL

KATZPLAZA

BENEDUMCENTER

BYHAMTHEATER

HEINZHALL

707/709GALLERIES

FIFTHAVENUEPLACE

THEATERSQUARE

EQTPLAZA

SPACEGALLERY

WOOD STREETGALLERIES

O’REILLYTHEATER

RENAISSANCEHOTEL

FAIRMONTHOTEL

PENNAVENUEPLACE

HARRIS THEATER

817 LIBERTY

CAPA

URBAN PATHWAYSCHARTER SCHOOL

914 PENN

TRUST ARTSEDUCATION

CENTER

ARTHUR MURRAYDANCE CENTER

LOUNGE

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HIGHMARKSTAGE

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PITTSBURGH BUREAU OF POLICECULTURAL DISTRICT SUBSTATION

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Fireworks Viewing

ReserveSeats

EmergencyMedical Station

RestroomsFirst NightFood Trucks

Public Art

Buy Admission Buttons

FeedingRoom

Police Substation

Warming Station

HIGHMARK STAGE

BARRELS TO BEETHOVEN

LEE FIELDS AND THE EXPRESSIONS

FIFTHAVENUEPLACE

LITTSBURGH LITTSBURGH LITTSBURGH

CARICATURISTS & GIGGLES THE CLOWN

FIRST NIGHT FACE PAINTING

PITTSBURGH CENTER FOR CREATIVE REUSE: SCRAPPY NEW YEAR!

ARTHUR MURRAYDANCE CENTER DANCE LESSONS

BYHAMTHEATER

NEW YEAR’S EVE COMEDY SHOWCASE



IMPROV COMEDY

WORKSHOP

IMPROV COMEDY

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CABARET AT THEATER SQUARE CLO MINISTARS CLO MINISTARS CLO MINISTARS

FAMILY TENTALLEGHENY COUNTY PARK RANGERS

CITIZENS BANK CHILDREN’S THEATER SERIES AND EQT BRIDGE THEATER SERIESFORT PITT MUSEUM • PITTSBURGH CENTER FOR THE ARTS • ASSEMBLE

DOLLAR BANK STAGE RIVER CITY BRASS BYRON NASH AND PLANB

BENEDUM CENTER

JOE GRUSHECKY & THE HOUSEROCKERS

707 PENN GALLERY ON LOOKING BY KRISTEN LETTS KOVAK

709 PENN GALLERY WHITE NOISE BY KRISTEN LETTS KOVAK

8TH STREET STAGEWILLIAMS SING-OFF FINALISTS

THE LOPEZ

FUTURE TENANT SAME MOON

FIRE & ICE PLAZA ICECREATIONS

STEEL TOWN FIRE

ICECREATIONS

STEEL TOWN FIRE

STEEL TOWN FIRE

ICECREATIONS

GRANDFINALE

PITTSBURGH CAPA SCHOOL

JASON HUDYMAGIC & ILLUSION




MAGIC WORKSHOP W/ MATT SIGLER



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PENN AVE10TH ST – STANWIX

ALLEGHENY HEALTH

NETWORK PARADE

AUGUST WILSONCENTER

DANCE AFRICA...

DANCE AFRICA...

SILENT DISCO WITH DJ DR. HOOD, DJ INCEPTION, DJ BIG PHILL

ARTIVISM: AUGUST WILSON COMMUNITY MURAL

ON THE MAKING OF STEEL GENESIS: SANDRA GOULD FORD + LATOYA RUBY FRAZIER

WENT LOOKING FOR BEAUTY: REFASHIONING SELF

PGH BALLET THEATRE SCH.

TEXTURE CONTEMPORARY

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PLAYER ONE

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YANLAI DANCE

ACADEMYTADASHI

YANLAI DANCE

ACADEMYTADASHI

PITTSBURGH PLAYWRIGHTS THEATRE

COMPANY


COMPANY

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811 LIBERTY AVENUE THEATRE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA POP-UP NICKELODEAN

HARRIS THEATER AND EVERY NIGHT IS NEW YEAR’S EVE PITTSBURGH FILMMAKERS

TRUST ARTS EDUCATION

CENTER

WYEP 2017 COMPETITION

WINNERSTHE CREW OF THE

HALF MOONWYEP 2017

COMPETITION WINNERS

THE CREW OF THE HALF MOON

TRUST ARTS EDUCATION FEATURING RANDALL COLEMAN: WHAT BRINGS US TOGETHER

YOKO SUZUKI YOKO SUZUKI YOKO SUZUKI

SPACE THE LONG RUN GUEST CURATED BY BRANDON BOAN

WOOD STREET GALLERIES MACULAR

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF PITTSBURGH

BALMORAL PIPES & DRUMS...


EQT PLAZA SOUL LINE DANCING

SOUL LINE DANCING

SOUL LINE DANCING

FAIRMONT PITTSBURGH JAZZ AT ANDYS

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MUSIC DANCE VARIETY & COMEDY ACTIVITY VISUAL ART

WILLIAMS SING-OFF COMPETITION WINNER

DOLLAR BANK CHILDREN’S FIREWORKS

6:00 8:00 10:007:00 9:00 11:00 12:00

HIGHMARK AUDITORIUM

MAIN FLOOR

STANWIX LOBBY

2ND FLOOR

THE FUTURE OF PITTSBURGH GRAND FINALE1

THEATER

FULTON MINI

AUDITORIUM

CABARET

2ND FLOOR, DANCE STUDIO

CAFE

1839 GALLERY

BNY MELLON GALLERY

CLAUDE WORTHINGTON

BENEDUM GALLERY

THEATER

FOURTH FLOOR

THIRD FLOOR

PEIRCE STUDIO

PENNY ARCADE WELL-KNOWN STRANGERS

FIRST FLOOR

THIRD FLOOR

HIGHMARK STAGE



FIFTHAVENUEPLACE






BYHAMTHEATER




IMPROV COMEDY

WORKSHOP

IMPROV COMEDY

WORKSHOP





BENEDUM CENTER





THE LOPEZ



STEEL TOWN FIRE

ICECREATIONS

STEEL TOWN FIRE

STEEL TOWN FIRE

ICECREATIONS

GRANDFINALE











MATTHEW KORBANIC

MATTHEW KORBANIC

MATTHEW KORBANIC


ALLEGHENY HEALTH

NETWORK PARADE

AUGUST WILSONCENTER

DANCE AFRICA...

DANCE AFRICA...







BALLET


BALLET


PENNY ARCADE

PLAYER ONE

PLAYER ONE

937 LIBERTY

YANLAI DANCE

ACADEMYTADASHI

YANLAI DANCE

ACADEMYTADASHI


COMPANY


COMPANY





CENTER



HALF MOONWYEP 2017

COMPETITION WINNERS










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SOUL LINE DANCING


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HIGHMARK AUDITORIUM

MAIN FLOOR

STANWIX LOBBY

2ND FLOOR


THEATER

FULTON MINI

AUDITORIUM

CABARET


CAFE

1839 GALLERY

BNY MELLON GALLERY

CLAUDE WORTHINGTON

BENEDUM GALLERY

THEATER

FOURTH FLOOR

THIRD FLOOR

PEIRCE STUDIO


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THIRD FLOOR

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

HIGHMARK STAGE



FIFTHAVENUEPLACE






BYHAMTHEATER




IMPROV COMEDY

WORKSHOP

IMPROV COMEDY

WORKSHOP





BENEDUM CENTER





THE LOPEZ



STEEL TOWN FIRE

ICECREATIONS

STEEL TOWN FIRE

STEEL TOWN FIRE

ICECREATIONS

GRANDFINALE











MATTHEW KORBANIC

MATTHEW KORBANIC

MATTHEW KORBANIC


ALLEGHENY HEALTH

NETWORK PARADE

AUGUST WILSONCENTER

DANCE AFRICA...

DANCE AFRICA...







BALLET


BALLET


PENNY ARCADE

PLAYER ONE

PLAYER ONE

937 LIBERTY

YANLAI DANCE

ACADEMYTADASHI

YANLAI DANCE

ACADEMYTADASHI


COMPANY


COMPANY





CENTER



HALF MOONWYEP 2017

COMPETITION WINNERS










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SOUL LINE DANCING


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HIGHMARK AUDITORIUM

MAIN FLOOR

STANWIX LOBBY

2ND FLOOR


THEATER

FULTON MINI

AUDITORIUM

CABARET


CAFE

1839 GALLERY

BNY MELLON GALLERY

CLAUDE WORTHINGTON

BENEDUM GALLERY

THEATER

FOURTH FLOOR

THIRD FLOOR

PEIRCE STUDIO


FIRST FLOOR

THIRD FLOOR

HIGHMARK STAGE



FIFTHAVENUEPLACE






BYHAMTHEATER




IMPROV COMEDY

WORKSHOP

IMPROV COMEDY

WORKSHOP





BENEDUM CENTER





THE LOPEZ



STEEL TOWN FIRE

ICECREATIONS

STEEL TOWN FIRE

STEEL TOWN FIRE

ICECREATIONS

GRANDFINALE











MATTHEW KORBANIC

MATTHEW KORBANIC

MATTHEW KORBANIC


ALLEGHENY HEALTH

NETWORK PARADE

AUGUST WILSONCENTER

DANCE AFRICA...

DANCE AFRICA...







BALLET


BALLET


PENNY ARCADE

PLAYER ONE

PLAYER ONE

937 LIBERTY

YANLAI DANCE

ACADEMYTADASHI

YANLAI DANCE

ACADEMYTADASHI


COMPANY


COMPANY





CENTER



HALF MOONWYEP 2017

COMPETITION WINNERS










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SOUL LINE DANCING


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HIGHMARK AUDITORIUM

MAIN FLOOR

STANWIX LOBBY

2ND FLOOR


THEATER

FULTON MINI

AUDITORIUM

CABARET


CAFE

1839 GALLERY

BNY MELLON GALLERY

CLAUDE WORTHINGTON

BENEDUM GALLERY

THEATER

FOURTH FLOOR

THIRD FLOOR

PEIRCE STUDIO


FIRST FLOOR

THIRD FLOOR

SPONSORS

COMMUNITY SUPPORTERSThe Buhl Foundation The Fine Foundation The Grable Foundation

PRESENTING SPONSOR

ADVISORY BOARDKenneth McCrory, Chair

John Bonassi

Tim Choate

Marilyn Coleman

Eugene DePasquale

Cynthia Ference-Kelly

Senator Wayne Fontana

Connie George

Edward H. Harrell

Peter Kope

Dan Lavelle

Latrenda Leonard Sherrill

Jennifer Liptak

J. Kevin McMahon

Alexis Miller

Marimba Milliones

Tony Mowod

Todd Palcic

Phil Petraglia

Christopher Pretsch

James C. Roddey

Judy Sapos

Scott Schaming

Kelly Thomas

Jamee Todd

Sally K. Wade

A PRODUCTION OF THE

CORPORATE SPONSORS

SPECIAL THANKSAlco Parking

Allegheny County

Ambridge Steel Pan Band

Arcade Comedy Theater

August Wilson Center for African American Culture

Braddock Carnegie Library

The Bookmobile and Allegheny County Library Association

Bricolage

California Cyclepaths

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

The City of Pittsburgh

Courtyard by Marriott, Pittsburgh Downtown

DraxxHall Managment Corporation

EQT Plaza - Highwoods Properties

Falk Laboratory School

Fairmont Pittsburgh

Father Ryan Arts Center

Fifth Avenue Place

Future Tenant

Randy Gilson

GreenGears Pedicabs

JP Gallery for Performing Arts

Mount Lebanon Fire Department

MR Landscaping

O’Reilly Theater / Pittsburgh Public Theater

Oxford Development Company

Penn Avenue Place

Phil’s Parking

Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12

Pittsburgh Citiparks

Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership

Pittsburgh Parking Authority

Port Authority of Allegheny County

Q Development

Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel

Steel Dragon Kung Fu & Lion Dance

Studio Capezzuti

Thelma Lovette YMCA

Trigate, Inc.

Urban PathwaysCharter School

VisitPITTSBURGH

Zambelli Fireworks

Highmark First Night Pittsburgh is a production of The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust with operational support from Special thanks to IATSE and the Cultural District Family.

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