Monthly Musical Series with OLLI at Pitt and Opus: Impact

We are excited to announce a new collaboration between OLLI at Pitt and Opus: Impact, bringing a monthly music performance and lecture series to our members and the community this fall!

Opus: Impact is a Pittsburgh-based organization that champions local musicians and brings their music directly into neighborhoods across the city. This fall, OLLI is proud to work with them on this Monthly Musical series, pairing live performances with insightful commentary and giving community members a chance to explore different corners of the musical world in one of Pittsburgh's most storied cultural spaces.

This Month's Feature:

• October 2 — Fabio Machado and Amin Carillo explore chamber music for cello and piano across various styles

When: October 2, 1:00–2:30 p.m.
Where: The historic New Granada Theater, Community Engagement Center in the Hill District (2007 Centre Avenue; entrance at rear of building on Wylie Avenue)
Cost: Free for all OLLI members, last day to register is September 25th

How to Register:

• OLLI members: Register through your OLLI account
• Community members: Register through the Hill Community Engagement Center (Hill CEC)

Built in 1928, the New Granada Theater was once a vibrant hub of the Hill District's jazz scene, hosting legendary performers during Pittsburgh's golden age of jazz. This series offers OLLI members a chance to experience live music in a space rich with history alongside our Hill District neighbors.

Parking information:

The CEC address is 2007 Centre Avenue, but the entrance to the CEC is located at the rear of the building on Wylie Avenue. It is right across the street from Ebenezer Baptist Church (2001 Wylie Avenue).

Free parking is available along Wylie Avenue and Devilliers Street.

Join us for a guided tour of the Bayernhof Museum, a one-of-a-kind Bavarian-style mansion perched above the Allegheny River in O'Hara Township. Built by eccentric Pittsburgh entrepreneur Charles "Chuck" Brown III, the house is filled with antique music boxes and other self-playing music machines, as well as some fun surprises throughout the house. Our knowledgeable docent will guide us through the house and share stories about Brown and his unique musical collection.  

What's included: 

• Guided, docent-led tour of the museum's rooms and collections 

• Live demonstrations of antique musical machines and instruments 

Cost: $10.  Cash only.  Admission to be paid directly to museum staff upon arrival. 

Open to OLLI members only. The maximum is 12.

Location: Bayernhof Museum, 225 St. Charles Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15215. Travel is on your own.  Free parking is available in front of the museum.   

Please note: The house includes stairs and some narrow passages.  Following a 30-minute seated talk, members should be prepared to stand and walk for the remainder of the visit. Some visitors find the music machines to be loud; members who are sensitive to sound may wish to bring earplugs.  

Join us for a guided tour of St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church, a historic church on Pittsburgh's South Side known for its golden dome and rich Ukrainian heritage. After the tour, meet the dedicated volunteers of St. John's Pyrohy Kitchen who make pyrohy to raise money to restore the church's iconic domes and roof.  Members will hear their stories and then watch a demonstration of how the pyrohy come together.  If interested, members may put on gloves to learn the final step in the process: pinching the pyrohy closed.  All attendees will get a dozen frozen pyrohy to take home.

Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Time: 9:30 - 11 a.m.

Open to OLLI members only. Maximum is 30.   

Cost: $20 per person. Added donations to further support the church's restoration project are appreciated. Event cost and additional donations to be paid directly to the church on the day of the tour.  Cash, check, and credit card accepted.  

Location: St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church, 109 S. 7th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203 Members may park in the church lot across Carson Street from the church or find on-street parking in the area. Travel is on your own. 

Note: The church tour and talk with church members can be accessed without ascending or descending steps.  To view the pyrohy-making demonstration, members will have to descend one flight of old church steps with a railing.