Stray Kids World Tour 'RUN IT' Live Viewing in Pittsburgh, November 7.

An upcoming concert film Stray Kids World Tour 'RUN IT' live viewing will be held in Pittsburgh on November 7.

For the first time, Stray Kids presents a special live broadcast of ‘Stray Kids World Tour ’ from Tokyo Dome in movie theaters around the globe. True to the tour's title, captures the group's drive to push into bigger worlds and bolder stages. The eight members (Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, HAN, Felix, Seungmin, and I.N) pour out unrelenting energy through explosive choreography and powerhouse vocals, elevating the live experience to its peak. Their stage begins with “Hall of Fame,” a track that expresses Stray Kids’ ambition to write their own history, tracing their musical growth from the very beginning to where they are now. The production is enriched further by dynamic stage setups, traditional Korean performance touches, and spectacular laser lighting, designed to bring the crowd — in the dome and at the cinema — to their feet, singing, dancing and celebrating together.

It is scheduled to play locally, so far, at the AMC Loews Waterfront and the Cinemark theaters in McCandless, Monroeville, and Robinson, and tickets are available online.

YURI!!! on ICE (ユーリ!!! on ICE) in Pittsburgh-area theater, October 19.

Episodes of the 2017 anime series YURI!!! on ICE (ユーリ!!! on ICE) will play in the Pittsburgh area on October 19.

After a devastating defeat at the Grand Prix Final, figure skater Yuri Katsuki returns to his hometown and considers retirement. When five-time world champion Victor Nikiforov unexpectedly offers to coach him, Yuri enters an unprecedented Grand Prix series alongside rising Russian skater Yuri Plisetsky.

Crunchyroll has not confirmed what episodes, or other programming, will be included in the re-release. It is scheduled to play locally, so far, at the AMC Loews Waterfront, and tickets are available online.

Free kids event: Grace Lin, The Little Stone Buddha, November 18 at White Whale Bookstore.

White Whale Bookstore will host a free kids event on November 18, a reading and discussion with author Grace Lin about her latest picture book The Little Stone Buddha.

White Whale is honored to host acclaimed author Grace Lin, a Newbery, Geisel, and Caldecott honoree and creator of such classics as When the Mountain Meets the Moon, The Year of the Dog, and A Big Mooncake for Little Star. Grace will be reading from and discussing her newest picture book, The Little Stone Buddha. She will be in conversation with New York Times bestselling Pittsburgh author, Jonathan Auxier. Ideal for ages 4-8. Please note this event starts at 5:30pm. 

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A gorgeous picture book about a community coming together to build something beautiful, from award-winning and New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Grace Lin.

When a small stone Buddha falls off a cyclist's wagon, he lands in a neglected part of a busy city street. People often throw trash here, turning this part of the city into a rather unpleasant sight. But as passersby begin to notice the little stone Buddha, they start to wonder: what if we each made a small change that brightened this shared part of our community?

Inspired by a true story, The Little Stone Buddha shows us how a small action—or, in this case, a small Buddha—can change a moment, which can change a decision, which can change the spirit, which can, in the end, change everything.

The event runs from 5:30 to 6:30 pm and RSVP is required. The bookstore is located at 4754 Liberty Ave. in Bloomfield (map).

The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE -Yotsuba Succession Arc- in Pittsburgh, from November 1.

The upcoming compilation film The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE -Yotsuba Succession Arc- will play in Pittsburgh November 1, 3, and 4.

It is the year 2096. Almost a century has passed since magic was established as actual technology. A pair of siblings were about to enter the winter season of their second year in high school. Tatsuya, the older brother, bears a fatal flaw in his magic abilities. Meanwhile, Miyuki, the perfect younger sister, has unmatched magical talent.

It plays locally at the AMC Loews Waterfront and tickets are available online.

East Coast premier of 2026 Japanese animated film CHERRY AND VIRGIN in Pittsburgh, November 9, part of Three Rivers Film Fest.

The 2026 Japanese animated film CHERRY AND VIRGIN will play in Pittsburgh on November 9, part of Three Rivers Film Festival.

Erotic manga artist Ryo knows a lot about drawing sex, but when it comes to real life, he hasn’t had much luck. Ami, a “boys’ love” manga artist, is in much the same predicament. The two cynical, 30-ish virgins have all but given up on romance, until they connect through a dating app. As their two worlds collide, so do the distinctive animation styles associated with each character. Will Ryo and Ami be able to move their deepest desires from drawn daydreams into reality?

It will play at 7:00 pm at the Row House Hollywood in Dormont (map) and tickets are available online.

2026 Chinese film Where the Sun Shines Bright (阳光灿烂的地方) in Pittsburgh, November 6, part of Three Rivers Film Festival.

The 2026 Chinese film Where the Sun Shines Bright (阳光灿烂的地方) will play in Pittsburgh on November 6, part of Three Rivers Film Festival.

In an impoverished village in southern China, overpopulation is severe and many children are left alone while their parents are at work. An 18-year-old boy facing the uncertainty of adulthood finds his own story reflected in the lives of four children in the same village. Each of their journeys reflect how they were shaped through their experiences in this coming-of-age anthology..

The film is presented in partnership with SCREENSHOT: ASIA. It plays at 6:30 pm at the Harris Theater in downtown's Cultural District (map) and tickets are available online.

1954 movie Godzilla (ゴジラ) at Row House Hollywood, November 1, 4, and 5.

The 1954 movie Godzilla (ゴジラ) will return to Pittsburgh from November 1, ahead of the debut of the latest in the franchise Godzilla Minus Zero (ゴジラ-0.0) playing in the area from November 5.

Before Godzilla fought Kong or Mothra in 4K, he rose out of the sea and changed sci-fi films forever as an allegory for the follies of a nuclear world. We’re showing the very first film in the iconic franchise. See Ishirô Honda’s original smash hit classic that brought to life the unstoppable dinosaur-like creature hell-bent on destroying Tokyo.

It plays at the Row House Hollywood theater in Dormont November 1, 4, and 5, and tickets are available online. The Row House Hollywood is located at 1449 Potomac Ave. (map), one block south of the Potomac T Station.

Love in Another Big City: An Evening with Sang Young Park, October 22 at Carnegie Mellon.

Carnegie Mellon University's Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics Department and the University of Pittsburgh will present "Love in Another Big City: An Evening with Sang Young Park" on October 22.

Author of Love in the Big City, long-listed for the International Booker Prize, Park writes about desire, friendship and queer life in contemporary Seoul with humor and startling honesty. He will read from his work and talk about writing the city — followed by audience questions.

Presented in Korean with English interpretation. Free and open to the public.

It runs from 5:00 to 6:30 pm in Posner Hall 153.

Taiwanese musician Nini performing in Pittsburgh area (New Kensington), October 20.

Taiwanese musician Nini will perform in the Pittsburgh area on October 20 as part of her "East Goes West 2026" tour. From her official website, describing her as a "musical shapeshifter":

Nini, a distinguished musician hailing from Taiwan, has dedicated over two decades to mastering and performing traditional Chinese folk instruments. Her extensive experience has taken her on tours across Europe, the USA, Canada, China, Japan, and throughout her homeland. Nini's innovative approach to music involves playing genres such as heavy metal, rock, and EDM on traditional instruments like the Ruan, Liuqin, and San Xian. She also performs on a unique electric lute known as the DaoYu, which she uses to create a distinctive and modern sound that bridges cultural and musical boundaries.

The shows starts at 7:00 pm and tickets are available online. Preserving Underground is located at 1101 5th Ave., roughly 20 miles northeast of Pittsburgh (map).

1994 film Eat Drink Man Woman (飲食男女) in Pittsburgh, from November 1.

The 1994 Ang Lee film Eat Drink Man Woman (飲食男女) will play in Pittsburgh from November 1.

Retired and widowed Chinese master chef Chu lives in modern day Taipei, with his three attractive daughters, all of whom are unattached. Soon, each daughter encounters a new man in their lives. When these new relationships blossom, stereotypes are broken and the living situation within the family changes.

It plays at the Row House Hollywood on November 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, and 12, and tickets are available online. The Row House Hollywood is located at 1449 Potomac Ave. (map), one block south of the Potomac T Station.

2026 Korean movie Hope (호프) returns to Pittsburgh area in October.

The 2026 Korean movie Hope (호프), which played in Pittsburgh-area theaters in September, will play at the Parkway Theater in McKees Rocks on October 16, 17, 18, and 22.

Na Hong-jin’s “Hope” is a divisive, unhinged 160-minute sci-fi action horror epic that blends rural South Korean tension with an explosive alien invasion.

Set in Hope Harbor, a remote South Korean border town near the DMZ, Police chief Bum-seok (Hwang Jung-min) and deputy Sung-ae (Hoyeon) investigate strange animal mutilations that escalate into an apocalyptic extraterrestrial attack. Local hunters, including Sung-ki (Zo In-sung), join the chaotic fray in the woods.

The theater is located at 644 Broadway Ave. in McKees Rocks (map).

Documentary Always Lalisa in Pittsburgh area, October 12, 14, and 17.

An upcoming documentary Always Lalisa, following Blackpink's Lisa, will play in the Pittsburgh area on October 12, 14, and 17.

Always Lalisa is a feature-length documentary following global superstar LISA during a transformative year away from Blackpink, the K-pop phenomenon that made her one of the world's most recognizable performers. As the group pauses activities, LISA embarks on the first true chapter of her solo career, confronting the question of who she is beyond Blackpink. The film follows LISA as she writes, records, and releases her debut solo album, Alter Ego, makes her acting debut in the third season of The White Lotus, and prepares for her first major solo performance at the 2025 Coachella Music Festival. Born and raised in Thailand, LISA left home at fourteen to train in South Korea's demanding K-pop system, ultimately rising to global superstardom. But forging her own path, particularly in the Western music market, brings new pressures, relentless scrutiny, and the challenge of redefining herself on her own terms. Intimate, emotional, and revealing, Always Lalisa captures an artist at a crossroads, documenting a year of risk, reinvention, and self-discovery as LISA begins to define not only her next chapter, but the woman and artist she wants to become.

It is scheduled to play locally at the AMC Loews Waterfront and the Cinemark theaters in McCandless and Monroeville, and tickets are available online.

Tuvan throat singers Alash Ensemble return to Pittsburgh, October 15.

Tuvan throat singers Alash Ensemble will return to Pittsburgh on October 15.

ALASH ensemble is a trio of master throat singers (xöömeizhi) from Tuva, a tiny republic in the heart of Inner Asia. The ancient art of throat singing (xöömei) developed among the nomadic herdsmen of this region. Alash remains grounded in this tradition while expanding its musical vocabulary with new ideas from the West.

The group will perform at the First Unitarian Church in Shadyside (map) from 8:00 pm. Tickets are available for purchase in-person at Caliban Book Shop (Oakland), Jerry's Records (Squirrel Hill), Vinyl Remains (Mt. Lebanon), Government Center Records (North Side), and Pleasant Dreams Records (Polish Hill), or online via Humanitix (charges 10% service fee).

Upcoming Japanese film Godzilla Minus Zero (ゴジラ-0.0) in Pittsburgh, from November 5.

The upcoming Japanese film Godzilla Minus Zero (ゴジラ-0.0) will play in and around Pittsburgh from November 5.

War reduced Japan to zero, and Godzilla plunged it into minus. Two years have passed since then, and the country has faced agonizing struggles to achieve recovery and finally reclaim its daily life. Just as humanity managed to cling to a hard-won peace, a new threat strikes, crushing hope in an instant. There is no third time. Everything ends here.

It plays at most local theaters, including the AMC Loews Waterfront, Waterworks Cinema, GQT Pittsburgh Mills, and the Cinemark theaters in McCandless, Monroeville, and Robinson. Tickets are available online.

Poet and translator Arthur Sze in Pittsburgh, April 27, for Pittsburgh Arts & Lecture's Ten Evenings series.

Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures will host poet and translator Arthur Sze on April 27, 2027, as part of its Ten Evenings series.

“Now more than ever, dismantling walls and cultural barriers will help to find the common ground that seems to be shifting and eroding underfoot. ‘Translation,’ Sze affirms, ‘builds bridges and makes connections.’”—Veronica Corpuz, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Transient Worlds: On Translating Poetry is a personal guide to global poetry in translation by 25th U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze. Focusing on an accessible selection of key works, Sze takes readers through nearly two millennia of poetry from every part of the world, constructing fifteen different “zones” of literary discussion with a critical focus on the artistic dimensions of translation itself. Using multiple translations of the same source poems—as well as original poems written by translators—he explores deep connections between the acts of writing and reading. Sze invites readers to consider their own acts of engaged reading as a creative pursuit, giving them tools to begin translating poems themselves as well as tools that will unlock foreign-language works as inspirational sources. At its core, this unique anthology, published in association with the Library of Congress, showcases a profound goal of global literary citizenship: to open works up to all readers and to encourage poetic creativity at the fundamental level of language itself.

Copies of Transient Worlds are available to purchase from White Whale Bookstore. After the lecture, the author will sign books in the Music Hall Foyer. 

The talk will be held at the Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland (map), and tickets are available online. 

Additional showtimes, theater for 2026 Japanese horror film Never After Dark (ネバーアフターダーク) in Pittsburgh, now from October 8.

Additional showtimes at a second theater were recently announced for the 2026 Japanese horror film Never After Dark (ネバーアフターダーク), which will play in Pittsburgh from October 9 through October 15.

Winner of the SXSW Midnighter Audience Award and the Grand Jury Prize for Feature Film at the Overlook Film Festival, NEVER AFTER DARK stars SAG Award and Critics’ Choice Award Winner Moeka Hoshi (SHOGUN) as Airi, a wandering medium who spends her life guiding restless spirits out of the world of the living. Summoned to an isolated country house, she comes face to face with a grotesque apparition with powers that defy Airi’s experience. As she digs deeper into the house’s past, a secret comes to light — and Airi finds herself hunted by a far more unpredictable force. For the first time, her greatest adversary is not the supernatural, but the living. Directed and written by Dave Boyle, the film also stars Kento Kaku (HOUSE OF NINJAS), Kurumi Inagaki (HOUSE OF NINJAS), Mutsuo Yoshioka (CHIME), Bokuzo Masana (TOKYO VICE) and Tae Kimura (ALL AROUND US).

In addition to the Harris Theater in downtown's Cultural District from the 9th through 15th, it will also play at the AMC Loews Waterfront from the 8th through 14th. Tickets are available online.

New Chinese movie Once Upon a Time in the Middle East (欢迎来龙餐馆) in Pittsburgh, from October 8.

The new Chinese movie Once Upon a Time in the Middle East (欢迎来龙餐馆) will play in Pittsburgh from October 8.

Chef Xu Fu travels to the Middle East to help his family and repay his debts. With restaurant manager Ma Junsheng, he revives the struggling Dragon Restaurant—but war soon engulfs the city, turning it into a refuge. Xu Fu must risk everything to protect his new community and its small beacon of hope.

It plays locally at the AMC Loews Waterfront and tickets are available online.

New Hong Kong / Chinese movie V (空枪) in Pittsburgh, from October 9.

The new Hong Kong / Chinese movie V (空枪) in Pittsburgh will play in Pittsburgh from October 9.

In the early 1990s, this city of desire, once "paved with gold," had fallen into a state of broken order and rampant crime. Man Zi-Keung (Zhu Yilong), a worker, is determined to rewrite his fate. After meeting flight attendant Lok Ka-Yuen (Michelle Wai), the two join forces to commit a heist, seizing a huge sum of money. This success drives Man Zi-Keung to ever greater extremes, pushing him and wealthy businessman Chan Fai-Yin (Leung Ka Fai ) deeper into a vortex of escalating confrontation. Meanwhile, mainland police officer Qi Honggang (Tan Jianci) and Hong Kong police officer Kwan So-San (Selena Lee) persist in investigating Man Zi-Keung. With the two police forces joining hands, the clash between good and evil is on the verge of eruption.

It plays locally at the AMC Loews Waterfront through October 14 and tickets are available online.

Concert film SB19 Wakas at Simula: The Trilogy Concert Finale In Cinemas, with Filipino boy band SB19, in Pittsburgh October 8 and 11.

The upcoming concert film SB19 Wakas at Simula: The Trilogy Concert Finale In Cinemas, following Filipino boy band SB19, will play in Pittsburgh on October 8 and 11.

From the Philippines to the world, SB19’s historic Wakas at Simula: The Trilogy Concert Finale comes to cinemas worldwide. Captured before a record breaking crowd of nearly 100,000 fans, the film showcases the group’s biggest hits, spectacular production, and world class performances that have made SB19 one of Asia’s most influential acts. Presented in SCREENX and 4DX, audiences can experience the scale, sound, and energy of the concert like never before. Experience the power of GENTO, What?, and DAM as the Philippines’ biggest pop phenomenon takes over the big screen in an unforgettable celebration of music, fandom, and legacy. More than a concert film, it is the story of a movement– one built by five artists, millions of fans, and a dream that helped redefine Filipino music for a new generation.

It plays locally at the Cinemark theater in Robinson and, on the 11th, at the AMC Loews Waterfront and tickets are available online.

2025 Japanese animated film Dive in Wonderland (不思議の国でアリスと -Dive in Wonderland-) in Pittsburgh, November 16.

The 2025 Japanese animated film Dive in Wonderland (不思議の国でアリスと -Dive in Wonderland-) will play in Pittsburgh on November 16, part of Crunchyroll Anime Nights.

The world-famous classic Alice in Wonderland receives its first Japanese theatrical animated adaptation! Rise Azumino is a university student who feels lost in her life. One day, guided by an invitation letter left behind by her late grandmother, she enters “Wonderland”. She meets a girl named Alice there and they travel together. The Queen of Hearts, the Mad Hatter, Cheshire Cat…the residents of Wonderland appear before Rise one after another and crazy commotion ensues! What kind of future will Rise choose in this crazy adventure with Alice?

It plays locally, so far, at the AMC Loews Waterfront and tickets are available online.