PHOTO COURTESY KELLY STRAYHORN THEATER

Performing Arts
The Show Must Go On(line)
7 p.m. Most Weeknights; Ongoing
Online via City of Asylum

Man, it’s great to see a full calendar.

In our new world of virtual events, most things happen weekly or semi-weekly. Scheduled Zoom hangouts with friends and family, installments of reading series and podcasts, episodes of “The Last Dance” — c’mon, ESPN, you absolutely could’ve dropped the whole series — all of these happen once every seven days. There’s nothing wrong with that schedule; it’s how things generally happen even in regular conditions.

But because there’s basically nothing happening on a daily basis anymore, I’m given a thrill just by looking at the full calendar of shows being presented, virtually, by City of Asylum.

The nonprofit has created The Show Must Go On(line), a “shared programming channel” that will stream archived and original performances from a number of different Pittsburgh arts organizations. The May calendar includes City of Asylum’s own events, including their excellent jazz shows, as well as content from the Kelly Strayhorn Theater, Real/Time Interventions and the Pittsburgh City Theatre.

This Thursday, the New Hazlett Theater presents “A Fire on Venus,” a hip-hop performance from artist and activist Brittney Chantele. The original work, which debuted in October at the New Hazlett, features choreography by Kaylin Horgan; it was supported by the New Hazlett’s CSA Performance Series, an annual incubator for emerging artists.

Friday, the Kelly Strayhorn takes the stream, presenting a video work from postmodern dance duo slowdanger and fellow dancer and past collaborator Jasmine Hearn. This original show, “EchoLocation,” is described by the artists as “a stitched together garment of sound and video material that has been retrieved from the artists’ collective archive.”

Not only are shows such as these a welcome change to the stay-at-home routine, they’re an opportunity to sample forms and performers that may be new to many viewers. The best part: There’s a full calendar of them.

Dance/Family
Let’s Move! Family Dance Party
Noon Saturday
Online via Kelly-Strayhorn Theater

Is your tot not particularly engaged by your yoga practice? Get some good exercise while involving the whole family thanks to the Kelly Strayhorn Theater. Its “Let’s Move!” parties contain a 20-minute dance class — nothing too taxing, so kids and the uncoordinated are welcome — followed by an anything-goes virtual dance party. Three sessions are scheduled for Saturday, offering families a healthy weekend activity — and, if you manage to tucker the kids out, a blessedly calm Saturday afternoon. (Even if the kids aren’t quite worn out, the Kelly Strayhorn has your back: You can print out original coloring-book pages at the same link.)

Movies
“Spaceship Earth”
Ongoing
Streaming On Demand via Parkway Theater Film Lounge

The Parkway Theater Film Lounge, a single-screen neighborhood movie theater in McKees Rocks, is among several local theaters that have set up “virtual cinema” services during the pandemic. Among their offerings — which will help the theater stay afloat while physical cinemas are closed — is “Spaceship Earth,” an intriguing new documentary about the biosphere project of the early 1990s. The subject matter — for those too young to remember, a group of scientists moved into an isolated dome habitat just to see what would happen — is ripe for the documentary treatment, and distributor Neon is the current hot indie studio; they brought “Parasite” to American theaters, and the Oscar podium, last year.

Music
Mother’s Day with Hershey Felder
8 p.m. Sunday
Online via Pittsburgh Public Theater

Musician and actor Hershey Felder has toured internationally with his show on the life of legendary songwriter Irving Berlin. Playing Berlin both in character and at the piano, Felder gives voice to the Great American Songbook; he did so in a run at Pittsburgh Public Theater in 2018. This Sunday evening, he’ll broadcast a Mother’s Day performance of Berlin tunes via a number of regional theaters nationwide, including PPT; the only way to see it is with a ticket purchased through a participating theater’s website. Make it a Mother’s Day evening concert at home. (Just don’t delay; ticket sales close Thursday night at midnight.)