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Family
EQT Children’s Theater Festival @ Home
May 14-17
Online via Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

Parents: Those of us without children feel for you.

I’m sure that there are added joys in having your beloved offspring quarantined under your roof. I’m also sure that you are able to hear the blessed sound of silence much less frequently than I am, and I think that’s probably the bigger issue at this precise moment in history. So believe me: Our thoughts are with you. Fortunately, there are good people working very hard to keep your children distracted.

For example, the folks behind the EQT Children’s Theater Festival. The annual event usually offers in-person performances, demonstrations and a Downtown-spanning scavenger hunt; while the festival has moved online, all the key elements will still be well represented.

Your kids can learn origami, participate in a live improv show and watch a bunch of films from the New York International Children’s Film Festival (always a treasure trove of great movies). The annual Frog Stomp Scavenger Hunt has a home version as well; upload photos of your family completing activities (such as learning about robotics with the Carnegie Science Center, making a shake with help from the Milkshake Factory or writing a letter to a neighbor) and your tots could be featured on the Cultural Trust’s social media. (They’ll also be giving away milkshake vouchers, which would absolutely entice me to complete a scavenger hunt.)

Visual/Performing Arts
Art All Night Online
4 p.m. Saturday through 2 p.m. Sunday
Online at artallnight.org

Speaking of new and novel presentations of longstanding events, Art All Night moves virtual this Saturday and Sunday — but absolutely still goes all night. My favorite part of the yearly art and performance marathon is seeing the schedules of live music and comedy stretch deep into the wee hours and straight on to Sunday morning; while performers this year will be at home, that tradition will continue, kicking off Saturday afternoon and continuing unbroken until 2 p.m. Sunday.

The visual-art community will be represented with a pop-up, virtual exhibition and film festival; you can view submitted work and short films anytime during the 22-hour event.

Movies
“Up From the Streets”
Opens Friday
Streaming via Rangos Giant Cinema and Harris Theater @ Home

The music of New Orleans speaks for itself. The roots of jazz, rhythm and blues, rock, pop and hip-hop run straight to the Big Easy. Fortunately, the new documentary “Up From the Streets” gives the songs and iconic artists who forged America’s music plenty of room to tell their own stories and play their own songs. The film, which traces the history of music in New Orleans from the 19th century through modern-day artists, begins screening Friday at a number of area virtual cinemas — including the Rangos Giant Cinema at the Carnegie Science Center, which has continued to present its signature educational and cultural programming virtually. You can also stream “Up From the Streets” via the Harris Theater @ Home portal or the Tull Family Theater.

Music
Concert for Crisis
6 p.m. Friday
Online via Crisis Center North

Crisis Center North, a nonprofit organization dedicated to aiding victims of domestic violence, is presenting its “Cocktails & Cuisine” gala virtually this Friday night. The main event is an all-star concert of Pittsburgh musicians, led by Rusted Root favorite Liz Berlin and South Side icon Phat Man Dee. (We need to talk about Phat Man Dee’s unique place in Pittsburgh culture another time. If there were a Pittsburgh Hall of Fame, she’d be a first-ballot entry.) In addition to a great evening of music, you can bid online on auction items ranging from wine baskets to a Disney vacation.