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5 Pittsburgh things in the new Mister Rogers movie
There is plenty of Pittsburgh in “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.” However, the city is not quite ubiquitous in this film about the real life friendship between Fred Rogers, played by Tom Hanks, and a cynical journalist portrayed by Matthew Rhys. Make no mistake, you will see plenty of...
Southern Alleghenies Museum in Ligonier plans 3 art workshops
Both would-be and accomplished artists are invited to the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art Ligonier for three upcoming workshops. The first two take place before the holidays, offering participants the opportunity to create handcrafted items suitable for gift-giving. The third comes afterward, promising a fun and relaxing afternoon in the...
New ‘Night Before Christmas’ takes familiar story on fresh journey
The phrase “Twas the Night Before Christmas” is as much a part of the holiday lexicon as Santa’s “Ho ho ho!” From the Clement Moore poem (actually titled “A Visit From St. Nicholas”) to the oft-sung song to animated and live-action movies, it’s a refrain embedded into our Christmas psyches....
Entertainment planner: Nov. 21-Dec. 4
Thursday Nov. 21 Sam Morril, Pittsburgh Improv, Homestead. Through Nov. 24. 412-462-5233 or improv.com/pittsburgh Friday Nov. 22 Judi Figel and Dave Crisci, Lounge at LeMont, Mount Washington. 412-431-3100 or lemontpittsburgh.com “Disney’s Newsies,” Stage Right production, The Palace Theatre, Greensburg. Through Nov. 24. 724-836-8000 or thepalacetheatre.org Fall Dance Concert, works by...
‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’ debuts in PittsburghVideo
It was a beautiful night in the neighborhood in Pittsburgh as the Mister Rogers movie debuted. A red carpet gala and special screening of “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” took place Wednesday at the SouthSide Works Cinema in Pittsburgh. Rogers’ wife Joanne Rogers arrived at 6:30 p.m., smiling and...
2 million lights shine at Kennywood holiday attractionVideo
Kennywood Park visitors will immediately see the lights — tunnel of brightly colored, pulsating LED bulbs. There are 15,000 strung on three miles of aircraft cable at the West Mifflin amusement park. They shine like a prism and can be configured in 9,000 ways via a computer program. It’s the...
Latrobe dance academy teens to perform in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Nineteen members of Latrobe’s Laurel Valley Academy of Dance will show off their moves next week before a national television audience watching Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The local teen dancers were among about 600 selected from studios and schools across the country to join the parade lineup as part of...
Rapper Post Malone brings ‘Runaway Tour’ to PPG Paints ArenaVideo
Rapper, MTV video award winner and Grammy Award nominee Post Malone will bring his “Runaway Tour” to Pittsburgh early next year. Presented by Live Nation Concerts, Malone, with special guests Swae Lee and Tyla Yaweh, will perform on Feb. 24 at PPG Paints Arena. The tour kicks off Feb. 4...
6 questions with ‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’ star Matthew Rhys
Friday’s opening of “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” starring Tom Hanks as Latrobe native Fred Rogers is fast approaching. In the highly anticipated movie filmed in Pittsburgh, actor Matthew Rhys plays Lloyd Vogel, the fictional version of journalist Tom Junod, who is not quite ready to buy into the...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Nov. 15-17
The Steelers are off, but there’s still plenty going on this weekend. Animal magnetism The Pittsburgh Pet Expo is Friday through Sunday at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Downtown. There will be a diving dog competition and pet costume contest, as well as chicken races, hermit crab races, stunt...
5 things to do in Westmoreland: Nov. 15-17
We’ve finally made it to Friday and can finally have a little fun. There’s lots going around the county this weekend. Here are a few suggestions: Krenn warms up the Lamp with laughs Known for years as part of Pittsburgh’s morning drive team WDVE-FM, comedian Jim Krenn remains a popular...
Ozzy Osbourne to team up with Marilyn Manson in return to Key Bank Pavilion
When Ozzy Osbourne makes his 2020 return to Key Bank Pavilion, he’ll be joined by special guest Marilyn Manson. Ozzy’s camp made the announcement Thursday. Manson is best known for his 1990s releases “Antichrist Superstar” and “Mechanical Animals.” He’s been nominated for four Grammy Awards. “Marilyn is killer live,” said...
Saint Vincent students to show digital photography course work
Students in the Saint Vincent College Digital Photography and Post-Production course will display their work from Nov. 15 through Dec. 14 in the Saint Vincent Gristmill. The exhibition will kick off with a reception from 7-9 p.m. Nov. 15 in the facility on Beatty County Road near the Unity campus....
Annual regional art exhibition coming to Ligonier Valley museum
The Southwestern Pennsylvania Council for the Arts 24th Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition opens Nov. 15 in the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley. On view through Feb. 2, the exhibition features work by artists from the 19 southwestern counties of Pennsylvania. Featured works will span a variety...
Compass Inn Museum plans holiday candlelight tours
Holiday candlelight tours through Laughlintown’s Compass Inn Museum will take visitors back in time. From 3 to 7 p.m. Nov. 30, Dec. 1, 7, 8, 14 and 15, docents in period attire will lead guests through the historic inn. “These tours focus specifically on the history of Compass Inn, the...
Entertainment planner: Nov. 14-27
Thursday Nov. 14 The Disco Biscuits, Roxian Theatre, McKees Rocks. Also Nov. 15. Roxian Theatre, McKees Rocks. 412-331-1050 or roxianlive.com “SIX x ATE: West,” dinner and artist presentations, The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg. 724-837-1500 or thewestmoreland.org Friday Nov. 15 Joe Bartnick and Collin Chamberlin, Club Cafe, Pittsburgh South...
Night of comedy aims to help North Strabane couple who lost home in landslide
Doug and Suzanne Grimes are paying a mortgage on a house that’s no longer there. Their North Strabane home was ruined by a landslide in June 2018 and declared unsafe. It was demolished a few months later. The couple is now saddled with a second mortgage, storage costs and over...
Santa to unveil Wings Across Westmoreland at Overly’s Country Christmas
The Westmoreland Cultural Trust’s Wings Across Westmoreland initiative will have a holiday launch. The outreach program’s first pair of artistic wings will make its public debut at 6:15 p.m. Nov. 22, coinciding with opening ceremonies at Overly’s Country Christmas. The wings will remain on display through the start of the...
Test your ‘twissted’ trivia skills at Latrobe Art Center
Trivia fans can put their knowledge to the test this week, as Latrobe-GLSD Parks and Recreation and Latrobe Art Center partner up for Twissted Trivia from 6-9 p.m. Nov. 15 at the art center, 819 Ligonier St. DJ Scott-E (Scott Stoner) will host, as teams are challenged to answer rounds...
Travel site lauds Laurel Highlands as ’emerging destination’Video
It comes as no surprise to the agency promoting the region, but the Laurel Highlands’ recent TravelLemming.com award nonetheless is a thrill, say Laurel Highlands Visitors Bureau staff members. The corner of the state including Westmoreland, Somerset and Fayette counties is among the top 30 vote-getters (coming in at 27)...
Ligonier Christmas Market expands to second location
Shoppers at Ligonier Country Market’s annual Christmas Market this year will find an extended event awaiting them, as the market adds a second location. The Nov. 30 market will, for the first time in its 12-year history, include a second location, says market executive director Cari Frei. “In 2018, we...
Pitt-Greensburg thespians present a satirical take on Chekhov
The Pitt-Greensburg Theatre Company is gearing up for its fall production, the comedy-drama “Chekhov in Yalta,” written by John Driver and Jeffrey Haddow. Curtain times are 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14-16 and 2 p.m. Nov. 17 in Ferguson Theater on the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg campus. Eleven students will perform...
Be like Mister Rogers: Wear your cardigan for World Kindness Day
WQED says it would be an especially beautiful day in the neighborhood if everyone wore a cardigan on Nov. 13. As part of its 65th anniversary and Year of Kindness, and in conjunction with World Kindness Day, the Pittsburgh public broadcasting station is inviting everyone to wear a cardigan and...
You Are Here gallery artists showing their work at WCCC
An exhibition featuring artists associated with Jeannette gallery You Are Here is running through Dec. 11 in the Science Innovation Center gallery at Westmoreland County Community College near Youngwood. “Included in the group exhibition are the ceramics of Mary Briggs, paintings by Dan Overdorff and Nora Thompson and the pop...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Nov. 8-10
This Veterans Day weekend includes the 100th anniversary of the city’s parade as well as other happenings. Veterans Day Parade The 100th anniversary of the Pittsburgh Veterans Day Parade is Saturday in Downtown. The event kicks off at Liberty Avenue and 10th Streets. Vietnam Veteran and Purple Heart recipient Jack...
