It's not Broadway, but another great thing about the Pleasant Hills area is the access to all major cultural activities in a small town setting.  You can be at the symphony, opera, or a Broadway Show within minutes.

Pittsburgh, always a natural stopover between Chicago and New York, has been a mecca for jazz talent since the days when the Theater Owners and Bookers Association sent musicians around from city to city.  There's a long list of jazz musicians, from Billy Eckstine to Art Blakey to Mary Lou Williams, who were born in Pittsburgh and who went on to help shape the future of jazz.

One Headquarters for culture activities is the PITTSBURGH CULTURE TRUST at 125 Seventh St., Suite 500 in downtown Pittsburgh.  The Pittsburgh Culture Trust and WQED Pittsburgh provide a (800) PHON-ART (800) 746-6278 hotline with 24-hour-a-day information on the regions arts. Daytime phone number is (412) 471-6070.

A good web address to check out culture events is  www.carnegielibrary.org/subject/pgh/events.html.

The CULTURE DISTRICT is a 14-square block area bordered by the Allegheny River, Tenth Street, Liberty Avenue and Stanwix Street.  It includes Heinz Hall, the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, O'Reilly Theater, the Harris Theater, the Byham Theatre and the Wood Street Galleries, as well as numerous other attractions.

Major Culture facilities' addresses (Downtown unless otherwise noted) and phone numbers:

BENEDUM CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
719 Liberty Avenue (412) 456-2600 or (412) 456-6666 (Ticketing Line)

HEINZ HALL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
600 Penn Avenue                               (412) 392-4900

CARNEGIE SCIENCE CENTER
One Allegheny Avenue, North Side      (412) 237-3400

CARNEGIE MUSIC HALL
4400 Forbes Avenue. Oakland             (412) 622-3360

HEINZ PITTSBURGH REGIONAL HISTORY CENTER
1212 Smallman Street, Strip District       (412)454-6000

BYHAM THEATER
101 Sixth Street                                      (412) 456-1350

PITTSBURGH PUBLIC THEATER AT THE O'REILLY THEATER
621 Penn Avenue                                       (412) 316-1600     

ANDY WARHOL MUSEUM
117 Sandusky Street, North Side                  (412) 237-8300    

PITTSBURGH BALLET THEATER
Performances at Benedum Center, offices at 2900 Liberty Avenue, 
Strip District                                                   (412) 281-0360

PITTSBURGH DANCE COUNCIL
Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Avenue             (412) 355-0330

MELLON JAZZ FESTIVAL
Annual 10-day event in June featuring many free outdoor concerts in the city's 
parks and plazas                                              (412) 281-3881

PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL
Suite 270, Box 118, 530 William Penn Place    (412) 261-9711

PLAYHOUSE DANCE THEATER
The Playhouse, 222 Craft Avenue, Oakland      (412) 621-4445

THREE RIVERS ARTS FESTIVAL
Seventeen-day arts and crafts event in June.
707 Penn Avenue                                               (412) 281-8723