Weekend events

Steve Hackett
7:30 p.m., Oct. 10

The artist will perform songs of his former band, Genesis, at Carnegie Library Music Hall in Homestsead. For more information or tickets
to this all ages show, visit druskyentertianment.com.

Earl Sweatshirt
8 p.m., Oct. 10

The artist will perform at Mr. Small’s in Millvale. Also performing is Vince Staples. For more information or tickets to this all ages show, visit mrsmalls.com.

Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series
8:30 p.m., Oct. 10

Award winning poet Anne Waldman will share and discuss her work at the Frick Fine Arts Building & Auditorium at the University of Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series is a program to bring writers of all kinds to the University of Pittsburgh campus. For more information,
call (412) 624-6508.

Life in Color Festival
6 p.m., Oct. 11

The festival will be held at Stage AE on the North Shore. The festival will feature performances by R3HAB and CARNAGE, aerial acts, contortion acts, fire shows and more. For more information or tickets to this 17+ festival, visit promowestlive.com.

Pearl Jam
7:30 p.m., Oct. 11

The band will perform at Consol Energy Center. For more information or tickets to this all ages show, visit consolenergycenter.com.

Laser Halloween
3:30 and 7:30 p.m., Oct. 11 and 12

The laser show will be held at the Carnegie Science Center’s Buhl Planetarium. The show will feature Halloween music, including the Do the Monster Mash, Beetlejuice, and more. Tickets are $8. For more information, visit carnegiesciencecenter.org/planetarium.

Citizen Cope
8 p.m., Oct. 12

The artist will perform an intimate solo acoustic show at Mr. Small’s in Millvale. For more information or tickets to this 21+ show, visit mrsmalls.com.