Wednesday 31

Jazz workshop

Jazz Workshop, Inc. will present “Gerald Haymon’s Jazz Quartet” from 5:30 p.m.- 7 p.m. at Homewood’s Carnegie Library Auditorium, 7101 Hamilton Ave., Homewood. This is the first event for their Family Night Jazz Series. For more information, call 412-362-8416 or 412731-3080.

Thursday 1

Songs of freedom

The River City Brass Band presents “Songs of Freedom” at 8 p.m. at Gateway High School, 3000 Gateway Campus Blvd., Monroeville. It is a tribute to the men and women in uniform. There will various performances until Nov.11. For more information, contact Di’Ray Jenkins at 412-434-7222, ext. 105 or djames@rcbb.com.

Circus Opening

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey presents the “136th Edition of the Greatest Show on Earth” at 7:30 p.m. at Mellon Arena, 66 Mario Lemieux Pl., Pittsburgh. There will be various performances until Nov. 4. For more information, contact Colette Roessler at 412-418-7253 or visit mellonarena.com.

Friday 2

    Opening

Tunnel Gallery presents the inaugural exhibition at 8 p.m. at Tunnel Gallery, 5515 Penn Avenue, East Liberty. The exhibit will feature Margaret Cox. For more information, call 412-867-7453.

Stage play

The Kuntu Repertory Theatre presents “Good Black Don’t Crack” at 8 p.m. at Alumni Hall, 4227 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh. The performance ends Nov. 3. For more information, call 412-624-7298.

Smooth jazz

Club Duo presents “Smooth Jazz Fridays” featuring the Old School Band featuring Flo Wilson from 9 p.m.-2 a.m. at the Holiday Inn Select, 100 Lytton Ave., Oakland. DJ DK will bring all the latest smooth jazz. Fee: $10. For more information, contact Shawn Hopson at 412-553-4343.

Saturday 3

Breakfast brigade

The Carnegie Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh presents “Breakfast Brigade with the Saturday Light Brigade” at 10 a.m.-noon at the Museum’s Grand Hall, 10 Children’s Way- Allegheny Sq., Pittsburgh. There will be a live radio broadcast and music from the Slippery Rock University Tuba & Euphonium Ensemble. For more information, contact Suzanne McCaffrey at 412-322-5058, ext. 233.

Sports gala

Duquesne University will host the “Duquesne University Sports Business Gala” at 6:30 p.m. at the John Heinz History Center and Sports Museum, 1212 Smallman St., Pittsburgh. The guest speaker will be Pittsburgh Pirates broadcaster Steve Blass. Reservations are required. For more information, call 412-396-5831 or e-mail coxc@duq.edu.

Sunday 4

Women’s choir festival

The University of Pittsburgh campus will host the “Women’s Choir Festival” at 3 p.m. at the University of Pittsburgh’s Bellefield Hall, S. Bellefield Ave., Oakland. The festival will feature six women’s choirs from local universities. For more information, call 412-396-4632.

Heritage Festival

The University of Pittsburgh presents the “17th annual Slovak Heritage Festival” from 1- 5 p.m. at the University of Pittsburgh Cathedral of Learning, 4200 Fifth Ave., Oakland. There will be ethnic food, song and dance, educational lectures and displays. For more information, call Patricia Lomando-White at 412-624-9101 or laer@pitt.edu.

Monday 5

Art exhibit

The Pittsburgh Center for the Arts presents the “2007 PCA Artist of the Year and the 2007 Emerging Artist” exhibit at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, 6300 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh. For more information, call Carol O’Sullivan at 412-681-5449 or visit www.pittsburgharts.org.

Tuesday 6

Jazz ensembles

Duquesne University presents a “Jazz Ensembles” performance at 8 p.m. at Pappert School of Music, Duquesne University Room 322, 600 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh. Fee: $10. For more information, call 412-396-4632.