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Manfred Honeck to lead PSO, Mendelssohn Choir in Saint Vincent concert

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh will perform Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No. 9 on Sept. 21 in Saint Vincent Basilica, Unity. The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. with PSO music director Manfred Honeck conducting. A pre-concert benefit reception is set for 5:30 p.m. in the nearby...
Out & About: ‘Kecksburg’ movie cast and crew visit with fansVideo

Interest in the 1965 Kecksburg UFO incident, though steady throughout the years, spiked with the Sept. 12 premiere of the movie “Kecksburg,” complete with red carpet at the State Theatre Center for the Arts in Uniontown. In the run-up to the premiere, filmmaker Cody Knotts, cast and crew members had...
Entertainment planner: Sept. 12-25

Thursday Sept. 12 Westmoreland Diversity Coalition Summer Film Festival, University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. wdcoalition.org Friday Sept. 13 “21+ Night: Stranger Science,” adults-only activities and cash bar, Carnegie Science Center, Pittsburgh North Shore. 412-237-3400 or carnegiesciencecenter.org Boney James, Byham Theater, Pittsburgh. 412-456-6666 or trustarts.org “Doubt: A Parable,” staged by Ghost...
Young crooners to vie for scholarships at ‘Battle of Sinatras’

Young crooners will compete for scholarships during the second annual Battle of the Sinatras from 7-9 p.m. Sept. 21 at Greensburg Salem Middle School in Greensburg. Hosted by GCSB Arts, Education and Wellness, the event will feature Westmoreland County high school students and recent graduates interpreting Frank Sinatra songs, with...
Latrobe Art Center tasting event to highlight local eateries

Latrobe Art Center will provide a taste of what various local restaurants have to offer at Taste of the Neighborhood, set for 5:30-8 p.m. Sept. 20. The aptly named Heavenly Biscuits will provide music. Pizza and appetizers will be provided by Chef Dato’s Table, Hotel Loyal, Michelle’s Lair, Palombo’s Italian...
Food truck festival brings global flavors to Westmoreland County

The third annual Westmoreland County Food Truck Festival should have something for every palate — include some dishes that might be new to Westmoreland County foodies. “I can’t imagine somebody coming out and not finding something they like,” says event organizer Kelly Simon, of Simon Event Management in Greensburg. Along...
Weezer, Green Day, Fall Out Boy tease 2020 tour on Jimmy Kimmel

Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer have released new singles to give fans a taste of what to expect on their joint 2020 Hella Mega Tour, coming to PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Aug. 15. Each band also will perform its new single this week on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,”...
Handbag designer Patricia Nash to visit Western Pa. Macy’s stores

Handbag designer Patricia Nash travels the world, gaining inspiration for her extensive line of handcrafted bags and accessories, but she says she has a special place in her heart for Southwestern Pennsylvania. “There are certain pockets where we have a very strong following and Pennsylvania is one of them,” she...
Bob Dylan coming to UPMC Events Center in MoonVideo

Bob Dylan is rolling back into the ’Burgh. The legendary singer-songwriter and his band will perform at 8 p.m. Nov. 10 in the UPMC Events Center at Robert Morris University in Moon. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Sept. 20 at bobdylan.com, ticketmaster.com and the events center box office....
Out & About: WCCC art students start semester with new exhibit

Students at the Westmoreland County Community College Youngwood campus can see what their artistic peers are up to by popping into the art gallery in the Science Innovation Center. A new show of student art opened with a Sept. 4 reception and continues through Sept. 20. And it’s not just...
Out & About: GOAL Magazine gala provides support for Our Clubhouse

A group of sharp-dressed men and women gathered Sept. 7 in the Greensburg Country Club to lend support to Our Clubhouse, a Pittsburgh- and Greensburg-based nonprofit that provides support to lives touched by cancer, via the third annual GOAL Magazine Gala. You may have seen a complimentary copy of Latrobe-based...
Out & About: Westmoreland Historical Society party ‘toasts’ annual home tourVideo

The Steel House bridges a physical gap at Historic Hanna’s Town, sitting between the original log buildings and the recently constructed History Education Center. It bridges a chronological gap between the old and the new, with construction dating to 1910-12. The Irish immigrant Steel family acquired land on the site...
Travel tip: AAA statistics say running red lights a common habit

Are you really in such a hurry? The latest AAA Foundation Traffic Safety Culture Index says about a third of drivers surveyed said they blew through a red light in the past 30 days. Recent data shows that more than two people are killed every day in the U.S. by...
Out & About: Talent abounds in annual ‘Mister Fred Rogers’ exhibitVideo

Anne Kraybill, the Richard M. Scaife Director/CEO of The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, says that judging the Latrobe Art Center’s Ninth Annual Mister Fred Rogers Fine Arts Exhibition was “one of the most challenging exercises I’ve experienced since moving here.” (Kraybill came to The Westmoreland with her impressive resume...
Tool coming to PPG Paints Arena with ‘Fear Inoculum’ tourVideo

Tool, a band that Pitchfork says was “(f)orged in the the mad-at-my-dad fires of ’90s post-grunge and nu-metal,” has announced a six-week fall tour coming on the heels of the Aug. 30 release of “Fear Inoculum,” the band’s first studio album since “10,000 Days” in 2006. The tour includes a...
House tour reflects ‘Roaring Twenties’ affluence and grandeur

Organizers of Westmoreland Historical Society’s annual historic house tour don’t plan the featured sites around a theme, but somehow, one usually seems to emerge. “When we start asking the homeowners, very frequently one falls into place,” says Lisa Hays, the society’s executive director. “I don’t know how it happens.” This...

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