Experience Bobby Jo Valentine Live: Music to Move the Heart and Soul

Tuesday, September 3 at 7:00 PM
Calvary United Methodist Church, 971 Beech Ave, Northside, Pittsburgh, PA 15233
Tickets: $25 (Free for children 8 and under)

Join us for an unforgettable evening with Bobby Jo Valentine—an explorative, hopeful, spiritual, queer artist whose poetic storytelling, heartfelt lyrics, and uplifting melodies have inspired audiences nationwide. Bobby Jo strives to make music and poetry that are good medicine for everyone, drawing listeners into a space of healing, love, and belonging.

All proceeds benefit Calvary’s Revive & Renew Capital Campaign

“Bobby Jo has both the spirit and songs that bring us back to believing. Whatever our faith, he has the humor, compassion, words, and music to help us believe again.”— Dar Williams, Singer-Songwriter

Songwriter and Poet: Listener, Storyteller, Seeker, Student

Bobby Jo has won multiple awards for his songwriting, given a Tedx Talk, and is a believer in the soft and steady power of everyday acts of love to heal our world. His new book “Your True Name” is a collection of 112 stories, poems, and lyrics around coming home to yourself, and his latest album “The Thing About A Heart” explores human behavior and belonging in our confusing modern world. When he’s not touring the country extensively, he lives in Portland, Oregon with his husband Tim and their puppy, Kizzy.

Learn more about Bobby Jo at bobbyjovalentine.com.

LGBTQIA+ Ministry at Calvary UMC

At Calvary, we believe that all means all. Join a loving, affirming community where everyone is embraced as God’s beloved. Through fellowship, Bible study, and shared experiences, we grow in faith, support one another, and work for a more inclusive world. You are God’s beloved, and you are welcome here.

Upcoming LGBTQIA+ Events

UnClobbered – A fall Bible study taking a fresh look at the six clobber passages that have traditionally been used by the church to condemn Homosexuality. We want to understand what these actually do and do not say about the LGBTQIA+ community.

Spa Day: See Yourself. Be Yourself. Love Yourself. – A day of self-care, affirmation, and joy in partnership with the Hugh Lane Wellness Foundation.

Learn more at CalvaryPgh.com.