Pittsburgh’s top events: Thu., Aug. 13-Wed., Aug. 19

Thu., Aug. 13 LIT • ALLISON PARK Riverstone Books presents An Evening with Hannah Whitten . 1-3:30 p.m. Hampton Community Center. 3200 Lochner Way, Allison Park. $7.82. riverstonebookstore.com FESTIVAL • BLOOMFIELD Little Italy Days . 5-9 p.m. Continues through Sun., Aug. 16. Liberty Avenue from Ella Street to Gross Street, Bloomfield. Free. All ages. littleitalydays.com An ItalYinz shirt spotted at Pittsburgh’s Little Italy Days Credit: CP Photo: Rayni Shiring MUSIC • MILLVALE Frail Talk . 7-10 p.m. Poetry Lounge. 313 North Ave., Millvale. $10. poetrymillvale.com LIT • REGENT SQUARE The Art of Preservation. The Preservation of Art. Reading with Taylor Grieshober, Ben Gwin, Christine Stroud, and Scott Silsbe . 7 p.m. Stay Gold Books. 1104 S. Braddock Ave., Regent Square. Free. staygoldbooks.com LIT • OAKLAND Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures presents Charles O’Malley and Scott Stern . 7 p.m. Carnegie Library Lecture Hall. 4440 Forbes Ave., Oakland. Free. Registration required. pittsburghlectures.org FILM • DOWNTOWN If you can’t experience the bizarre antics of comedian Sarah Sherman during her residency at Bottlerocket Social Hall, don’t worry — you can see her in the ultra-low-budget indie film Dance Freak at Harris Theater . Keylight presents the Pittsburgh premiere of the black-and-white comedy-horror film about a secret government facility and a dangerous experiment gone awry. Co-director Robby Rackleff will be in attendance for a Q&A. 7:30 p.m. 809 Liberty Ave., Downtown. $10.50-13.65. trustarts.org Dance Freak at Harris Theater Credit: Screenshot Fri., Aug. 14 TOUR • RANKIN Rivers of Steel presents Iron Women . 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Continues through Sat., Aug. 29. Carrie Blast Furnaces. 801 Carrie Furnace Blvd., Rankin. $17-26. riversofsteel.com PERFORMANCE • OAKLAND The Strikebreakers by Jonathan González . 11 a.m. Carnegie Museum of Art