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Tony Award moments: A night for Broadway to reclaim its groove
NEW YORK — Surely many in the audience were thinking it, but “Company” director Marianne Elliott said it most directly at Sunday’s Tony awards: In the devastating two years since the pandemic hit, it “felt at times that live theater was endangered.” As in, the industry might never recover. The...
Juneteenth marked by music, dance and art at Allegheny RiverTrail Park in Aspinwall
A series of events at Allegheny RiverTrail Park will mark Juneteenth with music, dance and art. The celebration begins June 17 with a dance class by Afro Love, a Sharpsburg-based group whose mission is to build bridges by sharing African culture. Events culminate June 19 with a free concert by...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: June 10-12
It’s the weekend. Here are some ways to spend it. Kenny Chesney Country music star Kenny Chesney brings his “Here and Now Tour” to Pittsburgh on Saturday. The show starts at 5 p.m. with guests Carly Pearce, Old Dominion and Dan + Shay. Chesney is set to take the stage...
Pittsburgh Ballet plans ‘Open Air’ series, free Hartwood Acres performance
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s “Open Air: A Series in Celebration of the Performing Arts” returns for the second year with performances June 9-12, at a new location on the Allegheny Riverfront along 19th Street in Sharpsburg. The company also will host its annual “Ballet Under the Stars,” a free performance scheduled...
Pittsburgh Opens event aims to draw people Downtown
Editor’s note: The location of Thursday’s event was incorrect in the original version of this story. The second Pittsburgh Opens event — one in a series of gatherings meant to bring people back to the city’s Downtown area — is scheduled to be held Thursday. The event is slated to...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County: May 13-15
Art and music A weekend exhibition of artwork by 15 students from three area school districts will open at noon Friday at Green Beacon Gallery, 235 W. Pittsburgh St., Greensburg. A free, all-ages reception with virgin cocktails and light refreshments is set for 3-6 p.m. Saturday. The gallery’s weekend hours...
Pittsburgh Ballet artistic director Susan Jaffe leaving for role in New York City
Fresh from debuting her new choreography for “Swan Lake,” Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre artistic director Susan Jaffe has announced that she is leaving the company. In December, Jaffe will take over as artistic director of New York City-based American Ballet Theatre. Jaffe, 59, has a long history with ABT, beginning as...
Andy Warhol’s ‘Marilyn’ sells for record-breaking $195 million at auction
A Pittsburgh native now holds the record for the most expensive work of American art ever sold. Andy Warhol’s “Shot Sage Blue Marilyn,” which was painted in 1964, sold in just four minutes Monday at Christie’s for $195 million to become the most expensive 20th century artwork ever sold at...
New York Times: Wordle answer changed to avoid fraught word
NEW YORK — The New York Times moved swiftly to change the answer on Monday to its daily Wordle puzzle out of fear that it would be seen as some sort of commentary on the debate over abortion rights. The game, which became a sensation late last year and was...
‘A Strange Loop’ earns a leading 11 Tony Award nominations
NEW YORK — “A Strange Loop,” Michael R. Jackson’s critically cheered theater meta-journey earned a leading 11 Tony Award nominations Monday as Broadway joined the national discussion of race by embracing an envelope-pushing Black-written and Black-led musical. Jackson’s 2020 Pulitzer Prize drama winner about a Black gay man writing a...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County: April 29-May 1
Friday evening music The Friday Evening Music Club of the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra will present a recital titled “April in Paris” at 7:30 p.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church of Greensburg, 15 E. Second St. The program includes: • Pianist Dr. T.J. Maroon, first movement of Debussy’s “Suite Bergamasque”...
Lost for decades, Dorothy’s dress from ‘Oz’ up for sale
NEW YORK — It’s one of the most recognizable outfits in American movie history, the blue-and-white checked gingham dress a young Judy Garland wore as Dorothy in the classic 1939 movie “The Wizard of Oz.” For decades, one of the versions of the dress Garland wore in the movie was...
Westmoreland Community Action plans outdoor, interactive mystery event
Local banker JR Greenback is found slain in Greensburg’s St. Clair Park, victim of an apparent blow to the head. Evidence scattered around the body includes a crumpled paper listing names of business leaders and other prominent citizens. The miserly banker was not well-liked — perhaps not even by his...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County: April 22-24
Come out and play The City of Greensburg Recreation Department will host the first of five classic backyard game sessions from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday at Lynch Field, 520 New Alexandria Road, Greensburg. People of all ages can drop in at any time during the event to play four...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: April 22-24
It’s the weekend. Here are some happenings in Pittsburgh. Spring Gallery Crawl The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s Spring Gallery Crawl starts at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Downtown. There will be more than 20 free events throughout the Cultural District. The Crawl After Dark dance party will begin at 10 p.m. at...
Public Art Bridgeville launches activities with outdoor sculpture exhibition
Get ready for some particularly interesting sights around Bridgeville. As of May 1, an outdoor sculpture exhibition will be in place at various locations as the first endeavor of a new organization that looks to cultivate creativity in the borough. Public Art Bridgeville is spearheaded by nearly half-century professional sculptor...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County: April 15-17
After-hours art Fiber artist Kari Roslund will be the special guest at Art After Hours from 6 to 8 p.m. today at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, 221 N. Main St., Greensburg. Roslund’s one-of-a-kind, hand-felted art pieces made from materials including wool, silk, wire, wood and paper are available in...
Book about Pittsburgh dancers’ pandemic experience will support mental health
The shutdown that occurred during the pandemic adversely affected people from a variety of professions, especially those in the arts who had to stop performing for live audiences. Among those profoundly impacted were performers from a variety of Pittsburgh dance companies. Now, a new book is telling their stories. “Waiting...
Latrobe banana split fest set to return to 3-day format; pageant contestants sought
Organizers of Latrobe’s Great American Banana Split Celebration plan to return to a three-day format this year as they seek entrants for the annual Banana Split Princess Pageant. “We want to bring back everything we had from 2019,” said Briana Tomack, president of the Greater Latrobe-Laurel Valley Regional Chamber of...
Greensburg’s Palace Theatre adds accessible seating options
More accessible seating has been added at The Palace Theatre in downtown Greensburg. Eight new locations are available at the front of the theater near the stage, along with existing spaces at the back of the theater, to provide additional options to patrons with special seating needs. The new accessible...
Westmoreland Historical Society offers trip through time to explore local trolley legacy
West Penn Railways Co. was a major provider of public transit over trolley lines in Westmoreland County and surrounding areas, from 1917 until the company’s demise in 1952. Fans of local history and past transportation modes can take a figurative trip back through time on those now-gone lines by attending...
WWE star Triple H retires from wrestling, says heart condition will prevent him from working in-ring again
“The Game” is over inside the squared circle, but he still goes on and it sounds like that is a blessing considering how things could have ended. That’s because WWE personality Triple H, whose real name is Paul Michael Levesque, told Stephen A. Smith during a “First Take” interview Friday...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County: March 25-27
Travel photos Jeannette resident Rob McLaughlin will display his photos depicting the beauty and culture of Italy and Ireland from 4-9 p.m. Friday and noon-4 p.m. Saturday at the Jeannette Area Historical Society, 415 Clay Ave. The exhibition is offered in honor of the late John Howard, who was a...
Idlewild sets earlier park opening day, boosts pay for seasonal work
Officials at Ligonier Township’s Idlewild and SoakZone have some good news for fans of the family amusement park as well as those interested in working at the attraction. Responding in part to heightened public interest in picnic reservations, the park will open May 7 — two weekends earlier than previously...
Humanities festival talk explores Pittsburgh’s ‘alternative history’
Think you know all there is to know about Pittsburgh? Author Ed Simon is betting that you don’t. He’ll be talking about his nonfiction book, “An Alternative History of Pittsburgh,” at noon March 26 in the Trust Arts Education Center in downtown Pittsburgh, to open the two-day Core Conversations series...
