Three Rivers Festival to Host Musical Performances, Activities, and Artist Market
The Three Rivers Arts Festival will bring four days of free art and music to Pittsburgh’s cultural district in early June.
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The festival, which runs from Thursday, June 5 to Sunday, June 8, will offer a variety of events and activities, musical performances, artists, and vendors.
For visual arts, there will be an artist market, exhibitions, and films, while performances will include everything from popular music artists to dance.
The artist market runs from noon to 8 p.m. every day of the festival. It will feature hundreds of independent artists from around the nation selling handmade fine arts and crafts that vary from jewelry and paintings to woodworking and photography.
Some of the musical performance highlights include:
Ras Prophet (Thursday, June 5 at 3 p.m.)
Megan Paullet and the HR Department (Thursday, June 5 at 6 p.m.)
The Shiners (Friday, June 6 at noon)
Tiera Kennedy (Friday, June 6 at 6 p.m.)
Souls of Mischief (Saturday, June 7 at 4 p.m.)
Rell Z the Genius (Saturday, June 7 at 5 p.m.)
Cautious Clay (Saturday, June 7 at 7:30 p.m.)
Lisa Loeb (Sunday, June 8 at 6 p.m.)
Suzanne Vega (Sunday, June 8 at 7:30 p.m.)
Dance performances include ballet, garba, and a dance battle featuring cash prizes and trophies.
For children, the festival will feature a creativity zone and the YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh’s Magical Community Garden in the Strip District, both of which are open in the Strip District every day from noon to 6 p.m. The Pittsburgh Glass Center will offer mini-mosaic craft activities, while the Pittsburgh Center for Arts and Media will hold a clay workshop.
For more events and information, visit the festival’s website.