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1st-ever ‘Inside Out’ exhibit premieres at Children’s Museum of PittsburghVideo
The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh reopened June 12 with the world premiere of the first interactive exhibit based on the Disney/Pixar animated feature, “Inside Out.” “Emotions at Play with Pixar’s Inside Out,” developed by the museum in collaboration with Pixar Animation Studios, offers interactive experiences focusing on the five emotions...
Pittsburgh artist’s billboard art transforms image of Black bodies
Pittsburgh artist Mikael Owunna responded to negative stereotypes and images of Black deaths depicted in media with an alternative vision of the Black body as “immortal and transcendent.” His work, begun in 2016, resulted in a series of stylized photographs entitled, “Infinite Essence: Celestial Liberation,” which will be displayed on...
Stage Right’s campers will be singing, dancing and playing harmonicas this summer
You’re never too young to start making music with Stage Right School for the Performing Arts in Greensburg. Among five summer camp offerings is a harmonica camp for families with children ages 6 months to 4 years. The camp is part of Stage Right’s Music Together Program, an immersive music...
Bob Saget brings mellowed-out show to Pittsburgh Improv
After years of playing wholesome dad Danny Tanner on “Full House,” Bob Saget stunned some TV sitcom fans with his R-rated stand-up comedy routines. They shouldn’t have been so surprised, he says. He was only going back to his roots. “They should have seen me when I was 22,” he...
Out & About: SAMA-Ligonier Valley party grooves to Woodstock themeVideo
If you had fallen asleep in 1969 and woke up Saturday at the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley, you wouldn’t have felt out of place. It was like the Age of Aquarius all over again for the annual Garden Party, held under sunny skies on the lush...
Out & About: ‘Happiness’ on menu of Westmoreland Symphony Hat LuncheonVideo
It was an interlude of “Hats and Happiness” on Saturday at the Greensburg Country Club, as the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra presented its 19th annual Hat Luncheon. Guests gathered on the veranda prior to moving into the ballroom, sipping champagne and mimosas and admiring each other’s colorful frocks and fanciful chapeaus....
Safety first: Plan ahead to avoid vacation travel mishaps
“On the road again. Just can’t wait to get on the road again.” Willie Nelson sang it, and Americans are living it this summer — eager to make up for travel time lost during the pandemic shutdown. “Obviously, Memorial Day weekend was extremely busy for travel, and we’re seeing that...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County, June 11-13
Just relax Climb up four stories (or take the elevator) for Yoga Under the Stars on the top floor of Robert Bell Parking Garage in downtown Greensburg 8:30-9:30 p.m. Friday. Bring your own mat and water for a one-of-a-kind session with instructor Sarah Just, suitable for all ages and experience...
Irwin shop seeks rainbow paintings for Big Brothers Big Sisters benefit
A rainbow after a storm is a sign of hope. At Irwin’s Feathers Artist Market and Gifts, owner Tracy Alaia is hoping to spread some peace, love and joy through the second annual Project Rainbow art show and auction. People are invited to purchase a canvas for $2 at the...
Carnegie Museum exhibition will explore cutting edge of architecture
“The Fabricated Landscape,” opening June 26 at Carnegie Museum of Art, is designed to highlight the growing diversity and ingenuity in the field of contemporary architecture. The exhibition will include installations from 10 international practices, many of which will be debuting new work for the first time in the United...
‘Fast-moving, fun’ Gershwin musical next up for Greensburg’s Stage Right
The upcoming production from Stage Right’s Summer Professional Company is “the the typically crazy, boy-falls-in-love-with-girl story,” said director Tony Marino. The company will present the appropriately named “Crazy for You” at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the Hempfield Area High School auditorium, 4345 Route 136. The romantic comedy musical...
Westmoreland Museum plans pop-up Spring Fling artisan market
Shopping, entertainment and visits with authors will be available during the Museum Shop Spring Fling pop-up artisan market this weekend at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art. The event will take place on the Swank Terrace and Jack and Anne Robertshaw Garden walkways outside of the Greensburg museum at 221...
Fallingwater’s artist in residence to showcase American dream through Black American lives
A portrait of longtime Fallingwater cook Elsie Henderson will be a highlight of a 2022 exhibition at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art. “Stephen Towns: Declaration & Resistance,” scheduled for Jan. 30-April 24 at the Greensburg museum, will examine the American dream through the lives of Black Americans. Henderson, who...
Westmoreland Symphony plans Summer Sparklers, more outdoor concerts
After last year’s hiatus, Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra’s Summer Sparklers concert will return to St. Clair Park in Greensburg. The popular program of pops music and patriotic anthems is scheduled for 7 p.m. July 9. Admission is free. The symphony also will host a series of three Live on the Lawn...
Jeannette gallery invites public to help with MAD*LAB art project
Following the popularity of last year’s MAD*LAB, the public art-making project has returned to You Are Here gallery in downtown Jeannette. The first session resulted in three artist-designed benches made of upcycled materials and two murals painted by project participants. Those pieces all have been placed in publicly accessible spaces...
Pittsburgh Symphony garden tour features 12 urban sanctuariesVideo
In the midst of Pittsburgh, homeowners create oases of calm and color in carefully tended gardens. The public will have the opportunity to peek inside 12 of those gardens in Shadyside and Squirrel Hill during the Symphony Splendor Garden Tour, a benefit for Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Hosted by the Pittsburgh...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County this weekend: June 4-6
‘Quarantine’ album release Neon Swing X-perience will be live from 6-9 p.m. Friday at Bella Terra Vineyards in Hunker. The evening will be a CD release show for the retro horn band’s new album, “Live in Quarantine: A Virtual Evening of Originals.” Recorded at a livestreamed show a few months...
Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival is ‘back in business’
There’s a chance of an early morning shower on Friday in Pittsburgh, but the rest of the day should be partly sunny with a high around 80. It’s a good portent for the return of in-person events at the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival, which went all-virtual in 2020...
Country concert in Irwin Park to benefit military personnel, veterans
The sixth annual Country Sounds for Soldiers Concert promises music by “home-grown country artists with a party-down-South attitude.” Music will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday in the amphitheater at Irwin Park in downtown Irwin. The concert will benefit Operation Troop Appreciation, a West Mifflin-based nonprofit that provides support for members...
Old favorites, new acts coming to Westmoreland Cultural Trust TGIS concerts
For Sam Paul, vocalist/guitarist for The Bricks, playing the Westmoreland Cultural Trust’s TGIS summer concert series is “like a little personal party. It’s just a great atmosphere with all the people who know us and come out to hear our music. “It’s one of our highlights of the summer,” he...
Stage AE announces live music schedule, Steelers tailgates
Stage AE will reopen for live shows on Aug. 11 with up-and-coming bluegrass-fusion artist Billy Strings. “He’s a really exciting national bluegrass act,” said Amy Cooper, Stage AE Director of Marketing. “He’s never headlined a tour before.” Named “one of string music’s most dynamic young stars” by Rolling Stone and...
Popular SupperMarket returns to Lincoln Highway Experience in Unity
It’s time to travel the Lincoln Highway again for the popular SupperMarket food-and-music evenings at the Lincoln Highway Experience museum. The weekly outdoor food festival opens for the season from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, weather permitting, on the grounds of the museum at 3435 Route 30 East in...
Ligonier boutique hotel Thistledown at Seger House for sale at $1.795 millionVideo
If you dream of owning a historic small-town inn (and have a few dollars in your pocket), there’s a Ligonier property waiting for you. Thistledown at Seger House, just two blocks from the Diamond, is on the market for $1.795 million. There are eight bedrooms and eight bathrooms in the...
How it started, how it’s going: Entertainment professionals share pandemic stories
From Broadway performers to local theater groups, Hollywood stars to indie filmmakers, national touring acts to bar bands, the pandemic had a devastating effect on the entertainment industry. The sudden shuttering of bars, concert halls, movie theaters and other venues — some permanently — led to widespread loss of revenue...
Westmoreland Museum exhibit conveys experiences of southern U.S. borderVideo
Richard Misrach, a photographer based in the Bay Area of California, has been capturing images along the southern U.S. border for about 50 years. “In 2004, he found a water barrel in the desert with a tattered flag hanging over it, and he didn’t know what it was,” said Barbara...
