As the sun sets earlier and the days cool down, things are heating up around Pittsburgh. Don\u2019t miss these events around town this weekend.<\/p>\n
Wiz Khalifa<\/p>\n
Citizens Live at the Wylie has a jam-packed schedule after its Oct. 1 official opening show, and second on the list is local rapper Wiz Khalifa.<\/p>\n
Khalifa, who attended Allderdice High School and has made the modern-day Steelers theme song with his hit \u201cBlack and Yellow,\u201d will make a great first weekend show at the brand-new Lower Hill District venue. He also had hits with songs \u201cYoung, Wild and Free\u201d and \u201cSee You Again,\u201d among others.<\/p>\n
The show starts at 8 p.m. Friday at Citizens Live at the Wylie. To learn more and get tickets, visit ticketmaster.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Reel Q LGBTQIA+ Film Festival<\/p>\n This year, Reel Q will present its 41st LGBTQIA+ film festival. The festival runs from Friday to Oct. 10, including 14 feature films and five short film programs.<\/p>\n This weekend, festivalgoers can view films including \u201cBookends\u201d at Row House Cinemas Lawrenceville, \u201cFirst They Came For My College\u201d at Carnegie Mellon University, \u201cFlesh and Fuel\u201d at the Harris Theater in Downtown, and \u201cIn a Whisper\u201d at the Soft Spot.<\/p>\n Both festival passes and individual tickets are available at \u201cpay-what-makes-you-happy\u201d prices. To learn more and get yours, visit reelq.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n Festival of Combustion<\/p>\n It bills itself as \u201cPittsburgh\u2019s hottest festival,\u201d and it\u2019s been going for 10 years. This unique event brings together art, live music, industry and more at the Carrie Blast Furnaces.<\/p>\n This is your chance to meet people working in crafts such as blacksmithing, iron casting, glassmaking, coppersmithing, ceramics and traditional folk arts. They\u2019ll be doing live demonstrations and will be available to answer questions. For kids who are curious to adults looking for a new path, this is a great chance to learn more.<\/p>\n The Festival of Combustion takes place Saturday from 2 to 9 p.m. at the Carrie Blast Furnaces. To learn more and get tickets, visit riversofsteel.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Maria Bamford <\/p>\n Iconic stand-up comedian Maria Bamford performs at the Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall on Sunday.<\/p>\n With nearly 25 years of comedy experience, Bamford is known for her vulnerability, self-deprecation and her uncanny ability to do different voices. She\u2019s enjoyed a prolific voice acting career, has put out nearly a dozen comedy albums and has authored a memoir.<\/p>\n The show is Sunday at the Munhall venue. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show begins at 8 p.m. Learn more and get tickets at librarymusichall.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Title Town 17th anniversary<\/p>\n Pittsburgh\u2019s most beloved soul and funk dance party is turning 17 this weekend. The monthly institution will celebrate with another Saturday night of the city\u2019s best DJs digging through their records for the best deep cuts, fan favorites and dance-floor fillers from the soul and funk era.<\/p>\n Title Town is fresh off playing the preview show at Citizens Live at the Wylie earlier this week. The 21+ party will be held starting an hour earlier than normal, from 8 p.m. Saturday to 2 a.m. Sunday at Spirit in Lawrenceville. To learn more and get tickets, visit spiritpgh.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As the sun sets earlier and the days cool down, things are heating up around Pittsburgh. Don\u2019t miss…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":298000,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[73,75,74],"class_list":["post-297999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297999","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=297999"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297999\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/298000"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=297999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=297999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=297999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}