Out & About category, Page 2
Out & About: Summer in Ligonier Block Party hosts fun for all ages
A summer Saturday is always a good time for a trip to Ligonier to do a little shopping, have a meal and see the sights. There was added incentive for visitors on July 22, as the Ligonier Valley Chamber of Commerce hosted a Summer in Ligonier Block Party. A block...
Out & About: Pittsburgh bands rock out at Twin Lakes concert series
Two sets of Pittsburgh rockers played the July 22 date of the Westmoreland Parks and Recreation summer concert series, to the delight of the crowd on the hillside above the Brian T. Rusnock Amphitheater. The amphitheater, at the Twin Lakes Peach Plaza Expansion Area in Hempfield, is in an acoustical...
Out & About: Westmoreland Walks event gives cancer the boot
What do you wear to Give Breast Cancer the Boot? Boots, obviously — and cowboy boots, specifically. Westmoreland Walks hosted its annual country-and-western-themed event on July 21 at Yinzer Valley Farms in East Huntingdon, and attendees took the dress code seriously. There were boots, hats, neckerchiefs, jeans, prairie dresses and...
Out & About: Compass Inn midsummer revel harks back to 1812
They were partying like it was 1812 on July 15 on the grounds of the Compass Inn Museum in Laughlintown. The event was the annual Midsummer’s Night Ball, a highlight of a living history weekend featuring reenactors from Ship’s Company, an organization dedicated to preserving America’s maritime heritage. The group...
Out & About: Latrobe Art Center supporters dine on famed Jamison lamb
For more than 40 years, John and Sukey Jamison of Unity have raised lambs destined for fine dining tables across the country. They’ve also hosted an annual dinner fundraiser for the Latrobe Art Center — a longstanding and eagerly anticipated tradition, according to executive director Michael Tusay. Guests gathered for...
Out & About: Sounds like summer at The Westmoreland
“Sounds of Summer” was the theme for the July 14 Art on Tap happy hour at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg. It was a clever link to the weekly SummerSounds concert that would follow in nearby St. Clair Park. Following the museum’s happy hour, guests were encouraged...
Out & About: Artists share ‘Hope’ in Greensburg Art Center exhibit
Artists Becky Mormack of Unity and Nancy Rusbosin of Hempfield often paint en plein air in their respective neighborhoods. Their outdoor scenes and many other paintings are on display in “Hope,” an exhibit running through July 28 in the Greensburg Art Center. Many attendees at a July 8 opening reception...
Out & About: Polo for the Hunt benefits young equestrians
The sport of kings played out at Polo for the Hunt on June 8 at Richard E. Raizman Memorial Polo Field in Cook. Featuring four teams, the event was a benefit for the Ligonier Polo Association and the Rolling Rock Hunt. The association is a community based nonprofit that aims...
Out & About: Bootlegger’s Ball benefits 2 area organizations
Guests arriving at the Loyalhanna Watershed barn on June 30 were advised that “iced tea” was being served inside. In the spirit (hint, hint) of the event, it was code for something with a little more kick. No need to alert the feds that it was a Bootlegger’s Ball, said...
Out & About: Women of Westmoreland gather for summer social
Everything was “by women and for women” at the Evening Social hosted by Women of Westmoreland on June 29 at Cavallo Fields Event Venue in Unity. First, the group comprises women members of the Westmoreland County Chamber of Commerce. Second, the venue itself is woman-owned by sisters-in-law Annette Sackett and...
Out & About: Fort Ligonier cocktail party goes ‘kaboom’
Business was boomin’ for Cannons and Cocktails on June 30 at Fort Ligonier. That’s because the annual event includes a mortar firing demonstration. Guests gathered outdoors as Assistant Director of Education Dan Swank gave a brief talk on the cannons, mortars and howitzers that would have been on hand during...
Out & About: Westmoreland Art Nationals bestow 2nd round of awards
Walter Mizwa of Monongahela was accepted into the Westmoreland Art Nationals for a photo titled “Mr. Stump,” an image of a craggy face carved into a tree in Washington County’s Mingo Park. Unfortunately, viewers intrigued by the photo won’t be able to go find the source of his inspiration. The...
Out & About: TGIS summer concerts return to The Palace Theatre
Westmoreland Cultural Trust hosts its signature Party at The Palace every winter at The Palace Theatre in Greensburg — but that doesn’t mean there’s not a party going on at other times of the year. A festive atmosphere prevailed as the TGIS series of free summer concerts returned to the...
Out & About: The Westmoreland celebrates community with ‘Block Party’
The Westmoreland Museum of American Art is joining in the Westmoreland 250, a yearlong celebration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of Westmoreland County, with the exhibit,“Block Party: Community and Celebration in American Art.” Running through Sept. 17, the exhibit takes inspiration from the World War I-era innovation of...
Out & About: WSO plays ‘Classics on the Rocks’ at West Overton
Classical music lovers were presented with a casual concert experience at “Classics on the Rocks,” presented June 8 at West Overton Village in East Huntingdon. The “classics” part of the event was the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra’s cello ensemble playing a program of music by familiar composers such as Bach, Debussy...
Out & About: The Westmoreland’s Pride Prom celebrates self-expression
A popular disco-era song said, “Express yourself/You don’t ever need help from nobody else/All you got to do now/Express yourself.” Sung by Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, the tune could have been the anthem of Pride Prom, held June 17 at The Westmoreland Museum of American...
Out & About: Hempfield Park concert ‘amps up’ Vogues fans
There’s something about the music you like when you’re young that just sticks with you. So it was with the crowd who came to hear Chuck Blasko and The Vogues at the Amp Up Your Summer concert on June 18 in Hempfield Park. Many of them were fans of the...
Out & About: YWCA Westmoreland honors high-achieving young women
A group of high school movers-and-shakers were recognized at the YWCA Westmoreland County Women of Achievement Awards, held June 6 at Ferrante’s Lakeview in Hempfield. The program is planned by local women business leaders to honor young women who excel in their academic and extracurricular pursuits and make a difference...
Out & About: Westmoreland Hospital Auxiliary awards annual scholarships
Six area young people are a step closer to careers in the medical profession following Westmoreland Hospital Auxiliary’s annual scholarship luncheon, held June 7 at Greensburg Country Club in Hempfield. The auxiliary presented $2,500 scholarships to the group, including two new awards in honor of organization members. Recent high school...
Out & About: Ligonier’s summer Sunday concert series enters 73rd season
When you find a good thing, stick with it. It’s an idea illustrated by the Sunday Evening Band Concerts in Ligonier, a series that entered its 73rd season on June 4 with a performance by the Allegheny Brass Band. “We come every Sunday,” said Gwen Maurer, who traveled from Johnstown...
Out & About: Westmoreland Symphony hosts ‘Champagne & Chapeaux’ luncheon
Once upon a time, a hat was a standard element of the well-dressed lady’s outfit. That’s not the case these days, but there still are those situations in which haute headgear is de rigueur — obviously including the annual Westmoreland Symphony Hat Luncheon. Dubbed Champagne & Chapeaux, this year’s event...
Out & About: Library art exhibit showcases Vandergrift couple’s work
Retirement afforded Gary and Ginger Hepler time to spend on creative pursuits that they didn’t have during their working years. The fruits of their labor are on display until June 17 in a show called “City Mouse, Country Mouse” at the Greensburg Hempfield Area Library. The name isn’t representative of...
Out & About: Ligonier Valley meal deliverers get thank-you party
For a small-town group, Ligonier Valley Meals on Wheels puts up some pretty impressive statistics. About 100 volunteers prepare and deliver between 40 and 50 meals Monday through Friday every week, assisting three paid employees. That includes about 30 cooks sharing duties in the kitchen at Heritage United Methodist Church...
Out & About: First Westmoreland Art Nationals show opens at WCCC
At the opening of the Westmoreland Art Nationals, exhibiting photographer Brandon Flume of Jeannette said, “I got the greatest award there is.” It had nothing to do with his work, though. He was referring to his engagement to another exhibiting photographer, Jessica Schulte of Davidsville. They said they only told...
How to make Caramelized Shallot-Cheese Fondue while camping
This recipe for Instant Caramelized Shallot-Cheese Fondue by Chris Nuttall-Smith is exactly the dish you pull from your pack at 7,500 feet as a pre-winter storm blows past. It’s also exactly the dish you want while car camping on a crisp fall day when everybody’s got rosy cheeks and ridiculous...
