Shirley McMarlin stories, Page 74
Jeannette gallery to host ‘recycled and reused’ art competition
Jeannette’s You Are Here art center and gallery has announced “Upcycle Challenge ‘19,” a competition in which participants will create a piece of artwork from recycled and reused materials. Much like the Food Network’s “Chopped” chefs must make culinary masterpieces from unlikely ingredients, participants in this competition will “receive a...
Frightfully fun: Attractions offer new thrills for HalloweenVideo
What appeals to people about being frightened, say, on a roller coaster or in a haunted house? Researchers posted the following: • Fear gives us a rush of adrenaline, followed by a release of endorphins and dopamine, which can result in an opioid-like feeling of euphoria. • Many people like...
Entertainment planner: Sept. 26-Oct. 9
Thursday Sept. 26 Black Violin, with string instrumentalists Kev Marcus and Wil B, Byham Theater, Pittsburgh. 412-456-6666 or trustarts.org Friday Sept. 27 “Art Show @Pitt-Greensburg,” Millstein Library, University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. Through Oct. 10. 724-836-7496 or greensburg.pitt.edu/art-show “Factory Installed 2019,” eight solo exhibitions by artists from around the world,...
Monroeville expo focuses on healing for mind, body, spirit
At least 110 vendors and service providers will participate in the third annual Mind Body Spirit Healing Expo on Sept. 28-29 in the Monroeville Convention Center. Set for 10 a.m.-6 p.m. both days in the center’s south hall, the expo will feature exhibits, mini-lectures, seminars and attractions. Practitioners and vendors...
The Westmoreland plans screening of pop artist’s documentary
A screening of artist John Van Hamersveld’s short documentary film, “Crazy World Ain’t It,” will be part of an upcoming event with the artist at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art. “In Conversation: John Van Hamersveld” is planned for 7-8:30 p.m. Oct. 2 at the Greensburg museum. Along with the...
All-star group bringing ‘White Album’ tribute to The Palace
A group of veteran rockers will stop at The Palace Theatre in Greensburg on Nov. 30 to play a tribute to the Beatles’ “White Album.” The “It Was 50 Years Ago Today” tour features Todd Rundgren, Christopher Cross and former Monkee Mickey Dolenz, along with Jason Scheff (Chicago), and Joey...
Tony ‘T-Robe’ Roberson makes fun of everything — but in a nice way
Just like a lot of other comedians, Tony “T-Robe” Roberson stays away from politics in his routines. He says he wants to give listeners a brief respite from some of the grim realities of life, and he doesn’t want to be a divisive force. But that doesn’t mean he sugar-coats...
Garden center luncheon program includes talk by Doug Oster
Everybody Gardens editor Doug Oster will discuss “The Magic of Fall Planted Bulbs” during an Oct. 1 luncheon at the Greensburg Country Club. Lunch followed by Oster’s talk will begin at noon, as part of Greensburg Garden Center’s annual meeting. “We are very happy to have Doug joining us for...
Philadelphia museum hosts Ruth Bader Ginsburg exhibit
Fans of the “Notorious RBG” might like to take a trip to the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia to view the first-ever exhibition on the woman more commonly known as U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. “Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg,”...
Hop aboard a Pennsylvania scenic railway for fall foliage tour
When you take a fall foliage car trip, the driver necessarily misses out on some of the colorful vistas. You can eliminate that problem by letting someone else steer — hop aboard one of these Pennsylvania scenic railways. These old-fashioned trains and trolleys operate during the fall. Some have special...
Out & About: Blues, Brews & BBQ kicks off Greensburg Craft Beer Week
What better way to kick off Greensburg Craft Beer Week than with Blues, Brews & BBQ? Held Sept. 20 in the downtown Helman-Ghrist Parking Lot, the event was hosted by Westmoreland Cultural Trust and organized by Kelli Brisbane, the trust’s director of corporate engagement and events. The blues came courtesy...
Out & About: Fort Ligonier Cannon Ball guest wins rare rye whiskey
Organizers did a bang-up job with Fort Ligonier’s Cannon Ball, securing 450 RSVPs for the annual fundraiser. There was plenty to draw a crowd to the Sept. 20 event, not least the prospect of bidding on a rare 1911 bottle of Old Overholt Rye during the live auction. For those...
Out & About: ‘Diet for a Small Planet’ author visits The Westmoreland
The Westmoreland Museum of American Art will have a part in an upcoming segment of the PBS news magazine series “Retro Report.” “Retro Report” is doing a piece on Frances Moore Lappé, author of “Diet for a Small Planet,” a pioneering 1971 book on the global impact of meat production...
Out & About: Reception welcomes PSO, Mendelssohn Choir to campus
The Fred Rogers Center at Saint Vincent College was the setting for a Sept. 21 reception prior to a concert by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh in Saint Vincent Basilica. Reception attendees gave a warm welcome to Manfred Honeck, PSO musical director and renowned conductor,...
Oktoberfest returns to Idlewild with German food, music, fun
Oktoberfest returns to Idlewild & SoakZone Sept. 21-22 with a full slate of authentic German food, bands, singers and dancers. All ethnic food service and entertainment will take place in Pavilion D-2 at the Ligonier Township park. On Sept. 21, The Barons will perform noon-4 p.m. Now in their 33rd...
Entertainment planner: Sept. 19-Oct. 2
Thursday Sept. 19 “Continuum: Aspen Mays + Dionne Lee,” Silver Eye Center for Photography, Pittsburgh. Through Oct. 26. 412-431-1810 or silvereye.org Piff the Magic Dragon, comedian and magician, Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall, Munhall. 877-987-6487 or librarymusichall.com Friday Sept. 20 Joe Garuccio, Lounge at LeMont, Mount Washington. 412-431-3100 or lemontpittsburgh.com...
Bastille bringing its ‘apocalyptic party album’ tour to Stage AE
Bastille seemingly came out of nowhere with the hit song “Pompeii” in 2013. And suddenly the doom-and-gloom anthem was everywhere. In reality, the band did have a relatively quick rise to fame, having formed in London in 2010. A couple of limited-release singles and the platform of YouTube and MySpace...
All aboard! Derry Railroad Days chugging back into town
All aboard for the Derry Railroad Festival! Modern-day hobos, train enthusiasts and fun-seekers alike will find something of interest when the annual event chugs into town, celebrating the small borough’s heyday as Derry Station, a Pennsylvania Railroad hub. The street festival portion of the event will take place in downtown...
Pittsburgh artist group bringing annual exhibition to Greensburg
The Associated Artists of Pittsburgh’s 107th Annual Exhibition will open Nov. 9 in The Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg. The nearby Seton Hill University Arts Center will house four additional installations. Showcasing work from 53 of Western Pennsylvania’s most esteemed contemporary artists, the exhibition will run through Jan....
Bop along with KIDZ BOP at upcoming Palace Theatre concertVideo
The KIDZ BOP World Tour 2019 has added 20 additional cities to its fall leg, including a Nov. 3 date at The Palace Theatre in Greensburg. Tickets go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. Sept. 20 at kidzbop.com and livenation.com. Tied to the fall leg of the tour,...
‘Kecksburg’ film’s Westmoreland County premiere set for Hanna’s Town
The Westmoreland County premiere of “Kecksburg,” a new feature film about the famous 1965 UFO incident, is planned for Sept. 28 at Historic Hanna’s Town. Westmoreland Historical Society will host the screening at 7 p.m. in the Westmoreland History Education Center at the historical complex, 809 Forbes Trail Road, Hempfield....
Out & About: Dinner theater guests reach the stars with ‘Galileo’
Around these parts, re-enactors are usually portraying figures from the French and Indian or Revolutionary wars. For the first installment of the 2019-20 History Dinner Theater Series, the Foster and Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery at Saint Vincent College ventured a little further back in time. On Sept. 14 in the...
Out & About: Greensburg Art Center exhibition covers the 3 ‘P’s’Video
The Greensburg Art Center has the natural world covered in its current exhibition, “People, Places and Plants … OH MY!” Featuring 70 artists, the exhibition opened with a reception Sept. 14 and continues through Oct. 18. Each of three walls in the center’s Rowe Gallery is devoted to one “P”...
Travel tip: Chainsaw carvers will have Cook Forest buzzing
Unleash your inner lumberjack Sept. 12-15 at the Chainsaw Carvers’ Round-Up. The Cook Forest Sawmill Center for the Arts will be buzzing (literally) with the sound of 16 carvers transforming logs into surprisingly detailed works of art. Live carving will be featured each day, along with auctions of the newly...
Out & About: Greensburg exhibit puts new twist on traditional ‘womanly arts’
An art show that is “a testimony to the strength, work, voice and beauty of all women” is on display through Sept. 30 in the Greensburg Garden and Civic Center. Appropriately titled “The Art of Woman,” the exhibition features 35 pieces by Mary Ellen Raneri of Latrobe and Raven Cintron...
