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Entertainment planner: June 6-19
Thursday June 6 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, Heinz Hall, Pittsburgh. Through June 9. 412-392-4900 or pittsburghsymphony.org Friday June 7 7 Bridges, Eagles tribute, SummerSounds concert series, St. Clair Park, Greensburg. summersounds.com The Babys, Jergel’s Rhythm Grille, Warrendale. 724-799-8333 or jergels.com Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival, Coopers Lake Campground,...
NAACP event will celebrate arts, heritage and Juneteenth
Greensburg-Jeannette Branch NAACP will hold its annual Arts & Heritage Day and Juneteenth celebration from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. June 15 in Fairview Park, at Old William Penn Highway and Rock Springs Road in Salem. Featured entertainers will be the Rev. Roy Aiken and the Garment of Praise band at 1...
Summer chamber music series returning to Unity Chapel
A performance by the Duquesne Piano Trio will open the Summer Chamber Music Series in Unity Chapel near Latrobe. The trio will play selections from Haydn, Beethoven and Russian Romantic composer Anton Arensky at 7:30 p.m. June 13 in the historic chapel at 114 Chapel Lane, Unity. Formed in 2013,...
EQT Bridge series offers theater programming for young people
Programming for the 2019-20 EQT Bridge Theater Series, aimed at young people ages 7 and up and their families, has been announced by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and EQT Corp. The first offering will be “Walk Two Moons,” based on Sharon Creech’s Newbery Medal-winning novel. The play will be staged...
Travel nursing jobs satisfy need for adventure, flexibility
When it comes to work-life balance, Leslie Giesey of Ligonier seems to have it made. From October to April, she works as a registered nurse at Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. When May comes, she heads west to work as a travel nurse in a clinic near Yellowstone National Park. She’s...
Out & About: The Westmoreland hosts acclaimed Native American chef
Chef Sean Sherman says that, although there are 573 Native American tribes in the United States, he is aware of only about 10 restaurants across the country that serve Native American cuisine. Through The Sioux Chef, his Minneapolis-based catering business, he and his team work to revitalize and spread the...
Out & About: ‘Thank Goodness It’s Summer’ — even if it’s rainingVideo
The best-laid plans of mice and men — and outdoor concert organizers — need to be flexible, especially given recent Western Pennsylvania weather forecasts. Westmoreland Cultural Trust’s TGIS free weekly concert series typically takes place in the courtyard of Greensburg’s Palace Theatre, but it went inside and onstage for this...
Out & About: Pair of pups steal hearts at Humane Society breakfast
The Humane Society of Westmoreland County’s Breakfast for the Animals turned into breakfast with the animals, as two adorable shelter puppies showed up to steal the show. The chance to cuddle the fur babies was almost as big a draw as the gourmet breakfast buffet, served June 1 at Christ...
Out & About: Summer Sunday concerts return to Ligonier Diamond
Opening its 70th season, the Sunday Band Concert Series returned to Ligonier on May 26. Members of the Ligonier Valley High School concert and jazz bands and percussion ensemble set up in front of Ligonier Town Hall, as concert-goers parked their chairs in the street (closed to traffic for the...
Do-it-yourself fun to keep kids amused this summer – Jun. 2, 2019
If they aren’t out of school already, kids will be starting their summer vacations soon. It won’t be long before parents start hearing that age-old refrain — “There’s nothing to do!” What’s the over/under on that? Probably about one week. The best way to avoid the whining is to be...
Travel tip: Presque Isle State Park plans June lagoon tours
When you’ve had enough of sand and sun, there’s still plenty to do at Presque Isle State Park in Erie. Here are some June programs led by the park naturalists: • Stand-up paddle-boarding tour of the lagoons ($35 fee), 5 p.m. June 4 • Pontoon boat ride through the lagoons,...
‘Calling All Divas’ musical scheduled for Palace Theatre stop
“Calling All Divas,” a musical hit parade celebrating music, friendship and the power of sisterhood, will make a July 19 stop at Greensburg’s Palace Theatre on its North American premiere tour. Featuring pop, rock, soul and country hits, the show will begin at 8 p.m. in the theater at 21...
Pittsburgh CLO version updates ‘Grease’ for the 21st century
Zach Adkins, a New York-based actor and Broadway veteran, says he has a challenge in playing too-cool-for-school Danny Zuko in Pittsburgh CLO’s production of “Grease.” The 1971 musical “is sort of dated,” he says, so he — and the rest of the company — will be tasked with updating it...
Entertainment planner: May 30-June 12
Thursday May 30 Country Songwriters Night, Club Cafe, Pittsburgh. 866-468-3401 or ticketweb.com/clubcafe Crack the Sky, Jergel’s Rhythm Grille, Warrendale. 724-799-8333 or jergels.com Craig Shoemaker, Pittsburgh Improv, Homestead. 412-462-5233 or improv.com/pittsburgh Friday May 31 East Suburban Artists League Biannual Art Show and Sale, Monroeville Public Library. Through July 2. esalart.org Fiberart...
Out & About: Gettin’ their swing on at the airshow big band danceVideo
It was business before pleasure at the Westmoreland County Airshow WWII Dance Benefit on May 25 at DeNunzio’s Italian Chophouse at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Unity. Paying a Memorial Day tribute to fallen comrades, Leonard Dulik, Stanley Markiewicz, William Williams and John Chearney of Mt. Pleasant American Legion Post...
Out & About: Art as Fashion guests get insider’s view of Met Gala
Tea was spilled, darlings, as a Greensburg audience heard behind-the-scenes tidbits about the planning of the Met Gala from Clyde Jones III, senior vice president for institutional advancement at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Jones was the VIP guest at the black-tie Art as Fashion gala...
Out & About: West Overton hosts World War II Victory Ball
West Overton Museum’s World War II Victory Ball covered a lot of territory. Aaron Hollis, event organizer and director of education at the East Huntingdon historical complex, said the Memorial Day weekend event was held to honor local military heroes, to sustain the legacy of the music and dance of...
Travel tip: Take a jaunt across Pennsylvania’s back roads
Remember when families piled into the car and took a leisurely Sunday drive along the back roads? No? Well, then maybe it’s time to revive that tradition. At takebackroads.com, there are suggestions for seven back-road jaunts across the Keystone State. Of course, the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway, traversing routes 381...
Get your Memorial Day grill on with LongHorn’s expert advice
Don’t leave the results of your Memorial Day grilling to chance. The LongHorn Steakhouse GRILL US Hotline will be available 10 a.m.-4 p.m. May 27 to assure success on one of the biggest grilling holidays of the year. To get advice from LongHorn’s Grill Masters, call 855-LH-GRILL. This marks the...
Do-it-yourself fun to keep kids amused this summer – May 24, 2019
If they aren’t out of school already, kids will be starting their summer vacations soon. It won’t be long before parents start hearing that age-old refrain — “There’s nothing to do!” What’s the over/under on that? Probably about one week. The best way to avoid the whining is to be...
Schwarzenegger, Hamilton reunite in ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ trailerVideo
He said he’d be back, and he is. Arnold Schwarzenegger has returned in the just-released trailer for “Terminator: Dark Fate,” coming to theaters Nov. 1. Linda Hamilton also returns for the continuation of the story started in “Terminator 2: Judgment Day,” from 1991. James Cameron is back as producer. Audiences...
Escape the heat, humidity with visits to area museums
What to do on a lazy summer day? There’s always a book to read or some yardwork waiting. So why not try something different, like a visit to an art museum or gallery? Chances are, there’s one near you, and here are a few things you stand to gain by...
Entertainment planner: May 23-June 5
Thursday May 23 Greensburg Community Days, Lynch Field, Greensburg. Through May 25. 724-838-4324 or greensburgpa.org Jo Goodman, talk by historical romance writer, Zelienople Area Public Library, Zelienople. 724-452-9330 or zelienoplelibrary.org “Top Girls,” Little Lake Theatre, Canonsburg. Through June 1. 724-745-6300 or littlelake.org Friday May 24 “Disney’s Aladdin Jr.,” Diamond Theatre,...
Jackie Evancho plays along and takes the ‘Personality Test’Video
Jackie Evancho isn’t playing on “Burn,” the first single from her new album, “The Debut.” From the Broadway hit “Hamilton,” the aching story of betrayal is sung by Alexander Hamilton’s wife when she learns he’s been unfaithful. Like Icarus, “he’s flown too close to the sun,” and it ends with...
Get your tickets for Westmoreland Symphony Hat Luncheon
Tickets are available for the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra’s 18th Hat Luncheon, set for June 8 at the Greensburg Country Club in Hempfield. The event will begin at 11 a.m. with a champagne reception, with luncheon served at noon. “This is a special year for the symphony, celebrating our 50th (anniversary)...
