Shirley McMarlin stories, Page 70

The Pitt-Greensburg Chorale will join with the Pittsburgh-based Kassia Ensemble for a series of holiday themed concerts to close the fall semester of the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg Joan Chambers Concert Series. The program, “First Noël: Music of Bach, Saint-Saëns, Handel,” will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 21...

The Lamp Theatre in Irwin is gearing up for the holidays with two free showings of “The Muppet Christmas Carol” on Nov. 21. Movie times are 4:15 and 8:15 p.m. in the theater at 222 Main. St. Released in 1992, the G-rated movie features Kermit the Frog as Bob Cratchit,...

There’s a good working relationship between the Southwestern Pennsylvania Council for the Arts and the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley. This is the 16th consecutive year that the museum has hosted the council’s Annual Regional Juried Exhibition, now in its 24th year. At a Nov. 16 opening...

Pattern mixing has been a fashion “do” for a while now, and Latrobe Art Center got in on the trend with its annual auction fundraiser. “Polka Dots & Plaid” was the dress code for An Evening in the Neighborhood XII, held Nov. 13 at Latrobe Country Club, and guests happily...

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Laurel Region held its annual Celebration of Mentoring on Nov. 13 at Antonelli Event Center in Irwin. The program offered this invitation: “Let’s celebrate the lives being changed, the dreams coming true and those who are making it happen” — which, of course, refers...

No wonder the folks at West Overton Village call their annual whiskey (and other spirits) tasting event the Whiskey Smash. It’s been a smashing hit that keeps getting bigger each year. The fifth annual event was held Nov. 16 at the East Huntingdon historical complex that has its roots in...

Though it was founded in 1908, the Westmoreland Historical Society never had a permanent home until this year, when it moved into the new Westmoreland History Education Center at Historic Hanna’s Town. Fundraising started a little more recently — during the George W. Bush presidential era. That tidbit was shared...

All you Thanksgiving Day parade lovers, this could be the year to get out of your jammies, turn off the TV and see the spectacle in person. Here are five great turkey day parades around the country: • Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, New York City — while 44 million watch at...

A simple scroll through your Facebook news feed will remind you of how many lost, abused, abandoned and surrendered animals are out there. Some of the lucky ones will end up at Action for Animals Humane Society in Derry Township, a no-kill shelter that — according to its website —...

The 2006 murder of Blairsville dentist John Yelenic will be recounted in the Friday installment of NBC’s “Dateline.” Titled “The Premonition,” the two-hour segment of the long-running investigative series will air at 9 p.m. Among those interviewed for the show is Janelle Lydic, a Blairsville police corporal who was among...

Students in the Saint Vincent College Digital Photography and Post-Production course will display their work from Nov. 15 through Dec. 14 in the Saint Vincent Gristmill. The exhibition will kick off with a reception from 7-9 p.m. Nov. 15 in the facility on Beatty County Road near the Unity campus....

The Southwestern Pennsylvania Council for the Arts 24th Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition opens Nov. 15 in the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley. On view through Feb. 2, the exhibition features work by artists from the 19 southwestern counties of Pennsylvania. Featured works will span a variety...

Thursday Nov. 14 The Disco Biscuits, Roxian Theatre, McKees Rocks. Also Nov. 15. Roxian Theatre, McKees Rocks. 412-331-1050 or roxianlive.com “SIX x ATE: West,” dinner and artist presentations, The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg. 724-837-1500 or thewestmoreland.org Friday Nov. 15 Joe Bartnick and Collin Chamberlin, Club Cafe, Pittsburgh South...

The Pitt-Greensburg Theatre Company is gearing up for its fall production, the comedy-drama “Chekhov in Yalta,” written by John Driver and Jeffrey Haddow. Curtain times are 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14-16 and 2 p.m. Nov. 17 in Ferguson Theater on the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg campus. Eleven students will perform...

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre dancers delighted a Greensburg audience on Nov. 8 with their “Classical Romance” program in the Seton Hill University Performing Arts Center. The performance was the culmination of a residency of PBT dancers at the university, working with dance students in six sessions over several weeks. It also...

Kevin McManus and The Bone Forum will open the Winter Jazz Concert Series on Nov. 13 at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art. The Pittsburgh-based jazz trombone ensemble will play from 7-9 p.m. that evening at the Greensburg museum, 221 N. Main St. “On the second Wednesday of the every...

WQED says it would be an especially beautiful day in the neighborhood if everyone wore a cardigan on Nov. 13. As part of its 65th anniversary and Year of Kindness, and in conjunction with World Kindness Day, the Pittsburgh public broadcasting station is inviting everyone to wear a cardigan and...

That one-of-a-kind person deserves a one-of-a-kind holiday gift — and the Greensburg Art Center has just the thing. “When mall shopping just won’t do,” the center says, visit The Art of Gifting, the Hempfield center’s annual holiday show and sale of artisan gift items from about 30 area artists. The...

Tailgate a football game? Sure. But a fine art exhibition? That’s something different. The Westmoreland Museum of American Art may have experienced its first-ever tailgate (we can’t verify that) on Nov. 9, with the opening of the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh 107th Annual Exhibition. On a corner opposite the Greensburg...