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Fox Chapel resident Anne Lewis joins ranks of Heinz History Center’s History Makers
Fox Chapel resident Anne Lewis is among a group of distinguished Pittsburghers being recognized during the Senator John Heinz History Center’s 28th Annual History Makers Award Dinner, an annual black-tie benefit taking place Oct. 7 at the museum in Pittsburgh’s Strip District. The event honors “exceptional individuals whose remarkable achievements,...
Free activities day will introduce Pittsburgh’s Northside Cultural Corridor
On Thursday, a group of Pittsburgh’s North Side neighborhood museums and cultural institutions will celebrate the launch of the Northside Cultural Corridor with free admission and activities. The corridor is a placemaking initiative that focuses on the approximate 1-mile passage from the Mattress Factory to The Andy Warhol Museum. According...
Greensburg Night Market wraps up this week, with holiday market coming next
If you haven’t made it to the Greensburg Night Market yet, this week is the time to go. The season’s final event will be 5:30-9 p.m. Thursday on South Pennsylvania Avenue behind the Westmoreland County Courthouse. At least 44 vendors will be present, said organizer Jessica Hickey, founder of the...
Westmoreland Symphony season includes new ‘Nutcracker’ ballet partner
After a season of virtual concerts and a summer of outdoor community performances, the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra is returning to the stage of The Palace Theatre in Greensburg. The 2021-22 season will include two Dec. 11 performances of the holiday favorite, “The Nutcracker,” paired this year with Pittsburgh-based Texture Contemporary...
Pittsburgh Symphony extends Manfred Honeck’s contractVideo
Manfred Honeck will continue through the 2027-28 season as music director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, following the announcement of a six-year extension to the renowned conductor’s contract. “There is no better artistic and music leader than Manfred Honeck, and the orchestra’s future is very bright in his stellar hands,”...
A look back at the Rolling Stones’ Pittsburgh concerts
The Rolling Stones’ 11th visit to Pittsburgh is scheduled for Oct. 4 at Heinz Field. As fans look forward to another memorable night with the band, let’s take a quick look back at the Stones’ 10 previous Pittsburgh dates, starting from the beginning: 1. June 17, 1964, at Danceland in...
Weather looks good for Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival mini-event
Weather conditions look favorable for the Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival’s Mini-Fall Festival, set for 11 a.m.- 6 p.m. Saturday in the event’s usual location at the lower lake area of Twin Lakes Park, east of Greensburg. According to accuweather.com, the day should be “mostly sunny and nice” with a...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County: Sept. 24-26
Ach, du lieber! Don your lederhosen or dirndl and head to Oktoberfest, taking place 5-8 p.m. Friday at the Murrysville Volunteer Fire Company Pavilion, 3235 Sardis Road. The family-friendly event will feature German-style food and music, along with libations from local breweries and wineries. A costume contest for those lederhosen...
‘Rejuvenated’ Mt. Pleasant Glass & Ethnic Festival returns with surprise features
The pandemic year cancellation wasn’t necessarily all bad for the Mt. Pleasant Glass & Ethnic Festival. “Having a year off got us rejuvenated,” said co-director Jeff Landy. “Everybody’s been working hard, and we’re excited to be back.” The annual street festival, celebrating the area’s glass-making history and diverse ethnic heritage,...
Is everything fine? Westmoreland Museum program delves into reality
Someone asks, “How are you?” and you automatically say, “Fine.” But are you really? Six Pittsburgh-area women artists will get to the root of the question during “Everything Is Fine,” an outdoor performance art event set for 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art in...
Greensburg Art Center show delves deep into ‘Third Dimension’Video
Greensburg Art Center is traveling into “The Third Dimension” for an exhibition of the same name, opening with a free reception from 6-8 p.m. Saturday in the gallery at 230 Todd School Road, Hempfield. It’s the first time in recent memory that the center has mounted a show of all...
Jeannette gallery’s ‘Bat Country’ show explores scary, goofy, creepy themes
Even though “Bat Country Revisited” is the name of the new exhibition at You Are Here in Jeannette, the art space won’t look entirely like a Halloween store. Some of the artwork will include bats and other fantastical, Halloween-adjacent creatures, but some of it will use the bat theme metaphorically,...
Nat Geo’s ‘Monster Fish’ exhibit coming to Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Visitors to the Carnegie Museum of Natural History will be able to swim — virtually — with some pretty big fishes when the National Geographic Society traveling exhibition, “Monster Fish: In Search of the Last River Giants,” opens Oct. 8. Based on the Nat Geo WILD show, “Monster Fish,” the...
Country star Clay Walker’s Oct. 7 Greensburg concert moves to April 29Video
UPDATE: On Oct. 6, the Westmoreland Cultural Trust shared this statement from Clay Walker’s team: “Please be advised, Clay Walker at The Palace Theatre, originally scheduled for October 7th, 2021, has now been rescheduled to April 29th, 2022. Please hang on to your tickets; all tickets purchased for the original...
Registration open for 30th annual Greensburg Thanksgiving Turkey Trot
How do you fill the hours before Thanksgiving dinner is served? You can whet your appetite by participating in the Greensburg Turkey Trot. After offering a virtual run in 2020, organizers are bringing back the live event, which this year is celebrating its 30th anniversary. The trot begins at 9...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County: Sept. 17-19Video
Welcome, fall The annual Scottdale Fall Festival kicks off at 4 p.m. Friday, promising three days of handmade crafts, local and ethnic foods, a parade, a full schedule of live entertainment, a children’s area and more fun. Parade lineup will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Southmoreland elementary and...
Unity’s Victory Brinker comes up short in ‘America’s Got Talent’ final voteVideo
She may not have come away with the Vegas contract and the $1 million prize, but Victory Brinker is a winner by any standard. When the votes were counted on the Wednesday’s season finale of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent,” the 9-year-old opera singer from Unity came up short. Magician Dustin...
Greensburg Art Center show, activities honor member lost to covid-19
The Greensburg Art Center lost a piece of its heart and soul with the death in November of longtime member Cathy Rosensteel. The Greensburg artist is being remembered this week with a retrospective exhibition and activities at the center, 230 Todd School Road, Hempfield. “We miss her as a person,...
Stahlstown Flax Scutching Festival relies on homemade foods, personal touches
In the United States, there’s a festival for everything from bugs to bologna, pickles to peanut butter. So why not a festival for flax? The people of Stahlstown have been celebrating the humble plant since 1907 with the annual Flax Scutching Festival. In fact, some residents grow flax — the...
Laurel Highlands ranks 8th in USA Today’s top-10 fall foliage spots
Once again, USA Today readers have confirmed what Western Pennsylvanians have always known — the Laurel Highlands is one of the country’s best places for viewing fall foliage. For the second year in a row, the Laurel Highlands is a Readers’ Choice Winner in the Best Destination for Fall Foliage...
Latrobe Art Center’s Fred Rogers juried exhibition draws 200 submissions
Artworks chosen for Latrobe Art Center’s annual Mister Fred Rogers Juried Fine Arts Exhibition have a chance to earn another distinction: They’ll also be considered for inclusion in Greater Latrobe School District’s special art collection. The exhibition opened with a Sept. 9 reception in the center at 819 Ligonier St....
Scottish clans to gather for 1-day Ligonier Highland Games
The clans will gather once again for the Ligonier Highland Games. Returning after a pandemic-year break, the celebration of Scottish heritage is planned Saturday at Idlewild & SoakZone, off Route 30 in Ligonier Township. Gates open at 8 a.m., with the last event beginning at 5:30 p.m. Usually spanning a...
Travel the ‘Brewmuda Triangle’ during Greensburg Craft Beer Week
You’ve heard of the Bermuda Triangle, but have you heard of the Brewmuda Triangle? Beer lovers will have an opportunity to explore it during Greensburg Craft Beer Week. The Brewmuda Triangle is one of the signature events of the fifth annual celebration of all things heady and hoppy, set for...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County: Sept. 10-12Video
Laurel Canyon will play the classic rock music of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young at 7 p.m. Friday in St. Clair Park in downtown Greensburg as part of the SummerSounds weekly concert series. The trio comprises music industry professionals, including a former frontman for Pure Prairie League and a songwriting...
Cutting-edge sculpture featured in Seton Hill University exhibition
Works on the cutting edge of sculpture are on display in two Seton Hill University art galleries. “SculptureX: Art & Agency 2 Emerging Artists Exhibition” runs through Sept. 30 in the Harlan and Jodee Harris galleries in the university’s arts center at 205 West Otterman St., Greensburg. The exhibition is...
