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Export’s annual Ethnic & Food Festival set for Aug. 21
Export officials are making plans for the borough’s annual Ethnic Food & Music Festival, set for Aug. 21 throughout the downtown area. Washington Avenue will close late in the evening on Aug. 20 to allow vendors to stage booths and bring in equipment, and to construct the main performance stage...
Greensburg Hose Company No. 1 hosting car and bike cruise
Members of the Greensburg Hose Company No. 1 are hoping to show off their classic cars while raising money for the station. Scheduled for Aug. 15, it will be the first first car and bike cruise hosted by members of the McLaughlin Drive station. In addition to the show, the event...
Free Westmoreland Symphony concert will celebrate Lincoln Highway history
Take a musical journey along the Lincoln Highway during “Rhythm of the Road,” a free outdoor concert beginning at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Lincoln Highway Experience in Unity. The nation’s first transcontinental road for automobiles, dedicated in 1913, helped spawn new business and cultural opportunities as travelers passed through...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County: Aug. 6-8
This story has been updated. Last concert on the lawn Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra’s Live on the Lawn outdoor concert series concludes with music by Trio Phonon, beginning at 7 p.m. Friday in Hempfield Park. Musicians Tom Godfrey, flute; Will Teegarden, cello; and Frances Duffy, harp, will play Gershwin’s “Summertime,” Debussy’s...
Free ‘Lights On!’ events to celebrate Pittsburgh’s Cultural District
Pittsburgh’s Cultural District will celebrate the return of live programming with a three-day “Lights On!” event from Sept. 9-11. The special celebration of the arts will be the official kick-off to RADical Days, an annual thank-you to the public with free admission, tours, performances and family activities offered by organizations...
Fort Ligonier Days will return in October, organizers say
One of Western Pennsylvania’s most popular fall festivals, Fort Ligonier Days, is set to return Oct. 8-10 after a hiatus last year because of the covid-19 pandemic, the festival’s chairman confirmed. “Absolutely, we’re moving forward. We’re excited about it,” said committee Chairman Jack McDowell. Usually held the second weekend in...
You Are Here gallery in Jeannette hosts 3rd anniversary show
You Are Here gallery is celebrating its third anniversary with an exhibition opening Saturday. A public reception is scheduled for noon-6 p.m. in the art space at 406 Clay Ave., Jeannette. At 3 p.m., there will be a toast to the featured artists, along with a reading of original haiku...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: July 30-Aug. 1
We have reached the final weekend of July. Here are some suggestions for how to spend it in and around Pittsburgh. Open doors Doors Open Pittsburgh offers a self-guided tour of the Strip District from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Guests are invited to go behind the scenes inside...
No UFO festival, but Kecksburg firefighters hosting ‘Old Fashioned Days’
Kecksburg canceled its annual UFO festival for the second consecutive year this spring, but Friday and Saturday the fire department will host an “Old Fashioned Days” celebration at the fire hall in Mt. Pleasant Township. Festival chair Ron Struble said the events will take place from 5 to 11 p.m....
Pittsburgh’s City Theatre to produce winning works by 4 young playwrights
Winners have been chosen from more than 250 submissions for City Theatre Company’s 2021 Young Playwrights Contest. The regional playwrighting contest for students in grades 7-12 is now in its 22nd year. The winners will have their plays professionally produced by City Theatre and published in the Young Playwrights Anthology....
Lawrenceville’s indie Row House Cinema set to reopen with themed film series
Lawrenceville’s indie movie theater, Row House Cinema, will reopen Sept. 3 after an 18-month, pandemic-driven closure. “Our whole staff is basically relearning how to run a movie theater this summer, and we’ve got some fantastic programming lined up for the remainder of 2021,” owner Brian Mendelssohn said. Film club members...
Laugh out loud: Pittsburgh Improv in Homestead has a full funny lineup
Laughter is back. After more than a year, the Pittsburgh Improv in The Waterfront in Homestead has reopened, giving guests a reason to giggle and smile. “The year and a half that we were closed felt like forever,” said Paul Tebbets, Pittsburgh Improv general manager. “It is wonderful to be...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County this weekend: July 23-25
Musical interlude Westmoreland Winds will perform at 7 p.m. today at the amphitheater in Hempfield Park, as part of Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra’s Live on the Lawn outdoor summer concert series. The ensemble is comprised of musicians Tom Godfrey, flute; Renate Sakins, oboe; Ryan Leonard, clarinet; Austin Sposato, horn; and Steve...
Idlewild and Soak Zone welcomes back Daniel Tiger show, extends hours on 2 days
Idlewild and Soak Zone is extending park operating hours on remaining Fridays and Saturdays in July while welcoming the return of live shows for kids and families. The family-oriented park in Ligonier Township announced Thursday it will remain open an extra hour, until 8 p.m., on Fridays and Saturdays for...
Bette Midler, Berry Gordy among new Kennedy Center honorees
The Kennedy Center Honors will return in December with a class that includes Motown Records creator Berry Gordy, “Saturday Night Live” mastermind Lorne Michaels and actress-singer Bette Midler. Organizers expect to operate at full capacity, after last year’s ceremony was delayed for months and later conducted under covid-19 restrictions. This...
John Cena hitting Pittsburgh for WWE show this weekend
Pro wrestler John Cena’s famous catchphrase/hand gesture is “You can’t see me.” But Pittsburgh wrestling fans will be able to see Cena on Saturday at PPG Paints Arena when WWE visits for a house show. As part of WWE’s “The Summer of Cena,” the 16-time world champion will be a...
Comedian Steve Trevino to bring laughs to the Pittsburgh Improv
Steve Trevino speaks “wife.” The comedian from Texas likes to incorporate his real life as a husband — and father – into his routine. Here’s an example: “When my wife asks me ‘How many Crown Royals have you had?’ and I tell her, ‘I don’t know, but apparently this is...
The Westmoreland plans major exhibition of Depression-era artist Doris Lee
The work of Doris Lee, a painter known for her Depression-era murals and depictions of everyday life, will be on exhibit Sept. 26-Jan. 9 in The Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg. “Simple Pleasures: The Art of Doris Lee” will feature 77 of the artist’s most notable works, along...
Pittsburgh’s City Theatre plans live season with 3 world premieres
City Theatre Company will reopen its doors in Pittsburgh’s South Side for a 47th season including six live and in-person productions featuring collaborations with local and national theater companies, community partners and first-time and returning artists. Three of the productions will be world premieres, including one that explores immigration in...
North Huntingdon artist part of 5th annual chalk art festival
Everyone can be an artist July 24-25 in Somerset as the annual Chalk the Block festival returns for its fifth year. Art will cover the sidewalks of Uptown Somerset, courtesy of professional chalk artists, competitions for emerging and youth artists, a mini-mural from Laurel Arts and an open art-making space...
Hempfield Park concert features Italian songs of ‘amore’ and more
The land of “amore” is the inspiration for a July 20 concert in Hempfield Park. Alabaster Performing Arts will present Mary McCormack and Jessie Glover singing tunes made popular by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and others during an Italian American Concert at 7 p.m. in the park’s open-air Smail Amphitheatre....
Westmoreland Symphony ready for live audiences at The Palace Theatre
The Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra will return to The Palace Theatre in October, to perform once again in front of live audiences. Artistic Director Daniel Meyer announced the 2021-2022 season during the symphony’s July 9 “Summer Sparklers” concert in Greensburg’s St. Clair Park. “If you’re wondering if your seat is still...
Unopened Super Mario 64 game from 1996 sells for $1.56M
DALLAS — An unopened copy of Nintendo’s Super Mario 64 has sold at auction for $1.56 million. Heritage Auctions in Dallas said that the 1996 game sold Sunday, breaking its previous record price for the sale of a single video game. A spokesman did not immediately respond to an inquiry...
Unopened Legend of Zelda game from 1987 sells for $870,000
DALLAS — An unopened copy of Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda that was made in 1987 has sold at auction for $870,000. Heritage Auctions in Dallas said the video game sold Friday. The auction house said it was a rare version that was created during a limited production run that...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County: July 9-11
Salute to summer Celebrate summer with Westmoreland Symphony’s annual “Summer Sparklers” outdoor concert at 7 p.m. today in St. Clair Park in downtown Greensburg. Artistic Director Daniel Meyer will lead the symphony in a program of patriotic and popular favorites, including “American Salute,” “Sing-Along America,” “Beach Boys Medley,” “A Tribute...
