Events

Join us for our next Trans Meet Up at Esoterica in Wheeling! 🏳️‍⚧️ This month, we’re talking about mental health and wellbeing for trans and gender-diverse people, with a local therapist sharing affirming resources, guidance, and support. Whether you’re looking for community, connection, resources, or just a place to hang out with folks who get […]

This month, we'll be discussing Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin. About the book: Beth and Fran spend their days traveling the ravaged New England coast, hunting feral men and harvesting their organs in a gruesome effort to ensure they'll never face the same fate. Robbie lives by his gun and one hard-learned motto: other people aren't […]

This October, we are going to take apart stuffed animals and sew them back together into creepy cute creations. They're... alive! Join us for Queer Craft Night: Frankenpets, where we’ll rip apart stuffed animals and bring them back to life with stitches, LEDs, and motors. Whether creepy, cute, or somewhere in between, your creation will […]

House of Pasta is a munch exploring and celebrating whimsy in kink. We will be playing ice breakers and discussing new ways to approach what might otherwise seem daunting in things like play, power dynamics, and sexual exploration. Bring your curiosity and imagination! Thursday, October 15 7-9pm At the Soft Spot

👻😈 FREAK SHOW 2026 🎃🔪 Join us at the Blue Moon Bar on Thursday, October 15th from 8–10pm for PGH Dyke March’s second annual Freak Show Fundraiser! Yes, that’s right before Steel Carabiner ❤️‍🔥 This year, we’re raising money for Steel City Food Not Bombs to help feed the community this holiday season! 📣 LOCAL […]

Join Mattress Factory artist-in-residence Akea Brionne in partnership with Pedantic Arts Residency for a special Mattress Factory member preview in celebration of her latest solo exhibition! Visit 1414 Monterey Annex to discover her new installation, then mingle with the artist and fellow members over drinks in the lobby. Not a member yet? Support the museum […]

We've been waiting for this one! Red's Good News is a great neighborhood bar for ALL neighbors. Join us as we venture into the South Hills on Friday, October 16th!

It’s poker time again! This Friday, October 16 from 6-8 PM at Elements Counseling and Wellness Spa. As always, free to play and no actual gambling involved!! Join us for a night of fun, from newbies to experienced poker players! Scan the QR code to RSVP or fill out the Google Form here

A community reading meets creative workshop! Presented by Dreams of Hope's speaQ & Let's Get Free as part of the Defy the Design art show Join Defy the Design: Poetry Circle on Friday, October 16th, a community reading meets creative workshop! Together, we will read select poems from Defy the Design: a poetry anthology from […]

Join us at the Soft Spot for a Harvest Fairy Party! Celebrate autumn with annotated lobsters, dancing, crafting, food, and live music by Faerie Fire. Friday, October 16th 6-9pm Tickets: $25

Pre-bout party at Two Frays Brewery! Our very own Zorra is skating at World Champs with RipTide Roller Derby and we’re watching it together Friday, Oct 16, 6-9pm at 5113 Penn Ave. $1 from every draft goes to SCRD. Come hang out and cheer her on 🛼

Spooky season is finally upon us and since The MoB was born in October, this is our real time to shine. For the past 2 years the Halloween edition of SZR Club Night has been masquerade-themed, but year 3 calls for something a bit more…ravenous. On Oct 16, from 6-11pm, the SZR masquerade ball returns […]

We are honored to host T.S. Leonard in celebration of his Another Anthem of Fabulous Survival — a dazzling debut poetry collection charting queer history, survival, memory, and joy across time — from Missouri to San Francisco, the AIDS epidemic to COVID-19, from Joni Mitchell to Destiny's Child. T.S. Leonard will be joined in conversation […]

Dress up or don’t! We don’t care — we just want you there! Speedfriend with fellow goblins, ghosts, and vampires, or be a wallflower. Bring a friend or come alone! ‍We want to redefine and revive the ways we connect in a world where the old ways aren’t working. Be weird and awkward! Be direct! […]