Fairmont Pittsburgh, 510 Market St., Downtown, begins Jazz at Andys -- a series of concerts in the hotel's lobby and bar showcasing local musical talent. This week, Tania Grubbs will perform on Wednesday, Carolyn Perteete on Thursday, Maureen Budway on Friday and Kenia on Saturday. Performances are 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays and 6 to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Self-parking under the hotel is $6 after 4 p.m. No cover charge. 412-773-8884 or visit www.andyswinebar.com.

Chinese poet Huang Xiang, once in residency with City of Asylum Pittsburgh, will perform some of his poems at a 5:50 to 8 p.m. reception at the Robert Morris University Media Arts Gallery, 600 Fifth Ave., Downtown (free and public). Opening is "Century Mountain: Expanding Borders, Exploring Humanity," an exhibition of collaborative paintings by Mr. Xiang and American artist William Rock that have received international acclaim. The exhibition continues through Oct. 14. www.centurymountain.com.

An opening reception will be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m. for "DIY: A Revolution in Handicrafts" at the Society for Contemporary Craft, 2100 Smallman St., Strip District. Works by 15 artists from the U.S., Canada and England will be featured (free and public). 412-261-7003.

An opening reception will be held for six exhibitions from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Shady at Fifth Avenue, Shadyside. Opening are "Paintings and Works on Paper" by the late artist and creator of the Millvale Murals, Maxo Vanka; "Touch Me, Please," by Group A; "Pour," by PCA Ceramics Access members; "Outbreak," a solo exhibition by Patricia Villalobos Echeverria; "Five Women, Five Men, One Child," the first iteration of The Spoken Word Archive, by Lenka Clayton; and "Context Ingeminate," by the Center for Emerging Visual Artists, Philadelphia. $5 donation, members free. 412-361-0873.

The black and gold lightens up the Miller Gallery at Carnegie Mellon University in "Whatever It Takes: Steelers Fan Collections, Rituals and Obsessions," a two-floor display of the creativity of members of the Steelers Nation. An "Immaculate Reception" from 6 to 8 p.m. will be held, preceded by a tour of the Steelers Room at 5 p.m. Have your Steelers tattoo photographed and added to the exhibition, relay your game-day rituals in the videobooth, chat live with fans in a Steelers bar in Rome and more. Free. www.cmu.edu/millergallery.

Critics Andrew Druckenbrod and Scott Mervis talk about music on "The Beat," available exclusively at PG+, a members-only web site of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Our introduction to PG+ gives you all the details.