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Pop abstractionist’s artwork to show in Greensburg’s Headkeeper
“American Idol” veteran Aubrey Burchell will entertain during the March 16 opening of “Graveyard Shift,” a solo art exhibition by pop abstractionist Zach Sierocki, at The Headkeeper Tapas Bar in Greensburg. The event is set for 6-8 p.m. in the restaurant at 618 S. Main St. “Graveyard Shift” is a...
Pittsburgh cracks Yelp’s list of top 10 cities for foodies
Pittsburgh’s rich and diverse food scene has earned another accolade, this time ranking No. 8 among Yelp’s 2019 Top 10 Foodie Cities. The online review forum is on board with BBC Good Food, which also named the ‘Burgh as a Top 10 foodie destination for 2019, and the James Beard...
Out & About: Solo art exhibition explores ‘Unbalanced Harmony’
Visit any area art show and you’re likely to run into Sarah Hunter, either as an exhibiting artist or a supporter of other artists. The Latrobe-based artist shows her work in locations around the area, including the Latrobe and Greensburg art centers, Saint Vincent College and the Westmoreland Cultural Trust’s...
Out & About: Artists connect through ‘Disconnections’ gallery showVideo
How do you connect through the term “Disconnections?” Six artists were given the task for an exhibition of that name, running through April 19 in You Are Here Gallery in Jeannette. During a March 9 opening reception, curator Dan Overdorff said it’s common for people to feel disconnected in many...
Out & About: Big Brothers Big Sisters event harks back to the ’80s
Whose employees make better bartenders — Standard Bank or S&T Bank? Supporters of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Laurel Region had a chance to find out during Battle of the Banks ’80s Edition, a guest bartender night March 5 at Oliver’s Pourhouse in Greensburg. S&T mixologists were Michael Succheralli...
Out & About: SAMA-Ligonier Valley show celebrates student artists
Where will our next generation of artists come from? Some of them could be among exhibitors in the annual Artists of the 21st Century exhibition, running through April 21 in the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley. A reception was held March 3 in the Ligonier Township facility...
Lagom and meraki: Current lifestyle trends stress de-stressingVideo
Hygge is so 2018. A year ago, we were all about the Danish concept of creating a cozy, welcoming environment to eliminate stress and promote feelings of well-being and contentment. But time and lifestyle trends wait for no one. In the age of instant information, we want something new and...
Community leaders to sing at Westmoreland Diversity Coalition fundraiser
Did you ever wonder if state Sen. Kim Ward can carry a tune? Or if Westmoreland County Commissioner Ted Kopas sings tenor or bass? Now you have a chance to find out. Westmoreland Diversity Coalition is hosting a “Westmoreland Has Talent” karaoke fundraiser at 5 p.m. March 2 at Ferrante’s...
Out & About: Ruffed Grouse Society banquet aids feathered friends
Forget the black tie, here come the denim and flannel. The banquet facility at Rizzo’s Malabar Inn in Crabtree became a sportsmen’s paradise on Jan. 25 for the 28th annual Conservation and Sportsmen’s Banquet hosted by the Ruffed Grouse Society Western Allegheny Chapter. A large part of the event is...
Las Vegas comes to Greensburg for Party at the Palace Theatre
What happens on Feb. 23 at The Palace Theatre stays at The Palace Theatre. Taking a page from the Sin City playbook, the Westmoreland Cultural Trust will present Party at The Palace Vegas Style that night in the Greensburg entertainment venue. From music and table games to actual weddings, the...
Westmoreland Symphony to host acclaimed Israeli cellist
A March 16 appearance with the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra is just one item in Israeli cellist Amit Peled’s full calendar. His 2018-19 slate include dates with the Warsaw (Poland) Philharmonic and the Bucharest Philharmonic, the Ravinia Festival in Illinois, a debut at the Kennedy Center with the Apollo Orchestra and...
Stage Right needs witnesses for Guinness record-breaking attempt
Independent witnesses are needed on March 9 at The Palace Theater in Greensburg, to observe as Stage Right attempts to break the Guinness Book of World Records’ record for the fastest staging of a musical production. People 18 and older are needed for four-hour shifts starting at 5:30 a.m. at...
Kids can create a hipster Easter bunny at Latrobe Art Center
Latrobe Art Center invites children ages 5-12 to make a piece of “egg-cellent” art at an April 20 Hipster Easter Bunny Zentangle class. Each participant will create a colorful bunny on canvas with paint and a Zentangle pattern. An Easter egg hunt in the center will follow, and each child...
Entertainment planner: March 7-20
Thursday March 7 The Noise, Stage AE, Pittsburgh. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com Rafiq Bhatia, The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh. 412-237-300 or warhol.org “Unconventional,” Geyer Performing Arts Center, Scottdale. Through March 10. 724-887-0887 or geyerpac.com Saturday March 9 Dalton and the Sheriffs, Club Cafe, Pittsburgh. 866-468-3401 or ticketweb.com/clubcafe “Disconnections,” six-artist exhibition, You...
Bush and Live bringing their joint summer tour to Pittsburgh
Seminal 1990s rock bands Live and Bush will co-headline this summer’s “The ALT-IMATE Tour,” celebrating the 25th anniversary of their respective landmark albums, “Throwing Copper” and “Sixteen Stone.” The tour includes an Aug. 25 date at Stage AE in Pittsburgh. Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10...
Post-interview, R. Kelly gets tried in the court of public opinion
“How stupid would I be to do that?” In an interview with Gayle King of “CBS This Morning,” R. Kelly asked the question others have been asking since the R&B singer was charged with sexually abusing four people, including three underage girls. In a performance of Shakespearean proportions, Kelly alternately...
History dinner theater to present Civil War espionage story
“Civil War Espionage” is the title of the Foster and Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery’s next history dinner theater, set for 6 p.m. March 15 in the Fred M. Rogers Center at Saint Vincent College, Unity. The production will tell the story of Elizabeth Van Lew — daughter of John Van...
New SureStay Plus Hotel by Best Western opens in Somerset
A new SureStay Plus Hotel by Best Western has opened its doors near the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Somerset, Somerset County. Located at 165 Waterworks Road, the hotel features 57 guest rooms, each with either a king or two queen beds, a large flat-screen television, microwave and mini-fridge. The SureStay Plus...
Some free tickets available for Attack Theatre Greensburg concert
A limited number of free tickets are available for a performance by Pittsburgh-based Attack Theatre at 8 p.m. March 6 in the Seton Hill University Performing Arts Center, 100 Harrison Ave., Greensburg. The concert is the opening event of the 2019 American College Dance Association Mid-Atlantic North Conference, which Seton...
What to give up for Lent? Here are 5 Pittsburgh-specific things
Call it Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras, today is D-Day for deciding what to give up for the 40 days of Lent. Practically everyone vows to abstain from something like chocolate, social media, television or swearing — but how many really follow through? Five days in and you’re sneaking a...
Neon Swing to play Mardi Gras show at NOLA on the Square
Neon Swing X-perience will let the good times roll from 7-10 p.m. March 5 with a Mardi Gras show at NOLA on the Square in downtown Pittsburgh. “Last year’s Mardi Gras show was quite an event, complete with vocalist/trumpeter Mike’s car being towed as the band looked on from the...
Out & About: Diversity Coalition scores a big hit with karaoke
Move over “American Idol” and “The Voice,” here comes the Westmoreland Diversity Coalition with a local vocal competition. The inaugural Leadership Karaoke, held March 2 at Ferrante’s Lakeview in Hempfield, featured community leaders surprising the audience — and even themselves — with their singing talents. Apparently, state Sen. Kim Ward...
Out & About: Soul food dinner celebrates Black History Month
As part of the campus-wide observance of Black History Month, a soul food dinner was served Feb. 25 at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. The student-run event was co-sponsored by the Diversity Student Coalition and the Pitt-Greensburg Student Government Association. Traveling from the eastern side of the state to...
Out & About: NAACP breakfast fills the air with prayer and praise
“Prayer and Praise” was the theme for the annual Greensburg-Jeannette NAACP Prayer Breakfast. Attendees filled the air with both at the March 2 event in the Christ Our Shepherd Center in Unity. Organizers built their time of praise and worship around these verses from the Bible’s book of James: “Is...
Out & About: Blind Association treats guests to a night in Havana
The lure of an island long off limits to Americans provided the theme for Westmoreland County Blind Association’s major fundraiser. Havana Nights was held March 1 in the Greensburg Country Club, drawing a record crowd for the annual event, according to Executive Director Tim Miller. Attendance was “230-something … or...
