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A silver anniversary calls for a special celebration and Somerset Inc. is planning one for this year’s Fire & Ice Festival. Regina Coughenour, the host organization’s executive director, says the Jan. 17-19 event will include a “captivating” fireworks show (6:30 p.m. Friday), Somerset’s first ice slide and silver decor around...

Thursday Jan. 16 Artist Talk, with members of the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg. 724-837-1500 or thewestmoreland.org “Locality,” works by Pittsburgh artist Lauren Scavo-Fulk, Hoyt Center for the Arts, New Castle. Through March 26. 724-652-2882 or hoytartcenter.org New work by BIKO, Jack Puglisi and...

With a name like “Nick Jr. Live!” and a cast of characters including Dora the Explorer, PAW Patrol and Bubble Guppies, it’s obviously a show for kids — but that doesn’t mean parents won’t enjoy it. They might even reap some hidden benefits in the eyes of their offspring. Though...

Editor’s note: Due to coronavirus concerns this event has been postponed. New dates will be announced. The Pittsburgh Creative Arts Festival will return March 20-22 to the DoubleTree by Hilton, Green Tree, 500 Mansfield Ave. The festival features classes, demonstrations, exhibitions, a marketplace, a creative open studio and a maker...

You might need to pick up the pace a bit for the Pittsburgh Cultural District’s Gallery Crawl. The free, quarterly, multi-venue event showcases the city’s downtown art and entertainment scene. There is a lot to see, do and hear from 5:30 to 10 p.m. Jan. 24, as the city’s Cultural...

Here are some events in Pittsburgh this weekend. It’s magical This is the final weekend for the “Holiday Magic! Winter Flower Show and Light Garden” at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Oakland. Sunday will be the last day to walk among traditional Christmas trees in the Festival of Trees-themed...

Extras are needed for filming in Pittsburgh of “Happiest Season,” a Tristar/Sony feature film starring Kristen Stewart, who first came to fame portraying Bella Swan in the “Twilight” movies. Local filming will take place from mid-January to late February, according to movieextraspittsburgh.com. According to the website, the filmmakers are looking...

Friday Jan. 10 Art on Tap, The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg. 724-837-1500 or thewestmoreland.org Jimmy and the Frogmen, with special guest Donna O, Moondog’s, Blawnox. 412-828-2040 or moondogs.us Michael Christopher, with Dawn Savage, Club Cafe, Pittsburgh South Side. 866-468-3401 or ticketweb.com/clubcafe Saturday Jan. 11 The Almost, Rex Theater,...

LOS ANGELES — Elton John and Chris Hemsworth are among the celebrities donating big bucks for relief efforts as wildfires engulf Australia. Hemsworth, the Australian actor who plays Thor in the Marvel movie franchise, took to social media Monday to share that he will donate $1 million and asked his...

Welcome in the first weekend for 2020. Here are a few ideas for Pittsburgh outings. Illumination This is the last weekend to run through sparkling icicles, take a seat in an illuminated horse’s carriage or walk under a tunnel of lights. Lumaze Pittsburgh closes on Saturday. The indoor holiday festival...

SAN DIEGO — The owners and operators of a San Diego-based porn website must pay $12.7 million after a judge found them liable for fraud and breach of contract for lying to women about how their explicit videos would be distributed, according to a court ruling Thursday. The site, GirlsDoPorn,...

Friday Jan. 3 Colossus Improv Show, starring Nick Jaramillo and Jethro Nolen, Arcade Comedy Theater, Downtown Pittsburgh. 412-339-0608 or arcadecomedytheater.com Punchline, Rex Theater, Pittsburgh South Side. 412-381-6811 or rextheater.net Rock Star Karaoke, The Oaks Theater, Oakmont. 412-828-6322 or theoakstheater.com Saturday Jan. 4 Brown Bag Concert, free performance by Pittsburgh Opera...

An evening of stand-up routines and catered edibles is planned for the 16th Annual Comedy Night presented by Latrobe-Greater Latrobe School District Parks & Recreation. Set for Jan. 25, the event will feature a lineup of Pittsburgh-area comedians, to be announced. Doors will open at 6 p.m. at Huber Hall,...

If you find the idea of welcoming in the new year by cuddling cats appealing, Greensburg’s Cattfeinated Cat Cafe has a party for you. With a speakeasy theme, the new cafe, which opened in November at 159 E. Otterman St., will celebrate New Year’s Eve from 10:30 p.m. Dec. 31...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Disc jockey Don Imus, whose career was made and then undone by his acid tongue during a decades-long rise to radio stardom and an abrupt public plunge after a nationally broadcast racial slur, has died. He was 79. Imus died Friday morning at Baylor Scott and...

It’s the final weekend of 2019, and there’s plenty to do — from getting close up with a dinosaur to reconnecting with a childhood favorite. ‘Adventure’ time “Dinosaur Adventure,” a traveling exhibit, will make a stop at the Monroeville Convention Center from Friday through Sunday. It features 80 realistic dinosaurs...

A lifelong friendship has morphed into a stage show for 1989 Greater Latrobe Senior High School graduates Eric Slivoskey and Erik Piisila. The two, both 49, now live in North Dakota and Maryland, respectively. They will appear at The Palace Theatre on Jan. 4 with “Plain Fun #2 With Eric...