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There’s still a bit of summer left in Pittsburgh. Embrace it. Mid-August means it’s time for Little Italy Days in Bloomfield. Here are some options for the weekend in the city: Italian flair Little Italy Days in Bloomfield features authentic Italian food and entertainment as well as traditional bocce competition...

TGIF! Summer may be winding down quicker than we’d like, but time marches on. Get out and savor every minute. There is plenty of fun to be found in Westmoreland. Still swingin` Neon Swing X-perience brings its joyful sound end of summer celebration Saturday. Nick Barilla opens the show at...

The ever-growing Pittsburgh pop-culture convention scene will have two additions next year — one new show and one resurrected show. The first Momento Con will be at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh on May 9 and 10. Horror Realm Con — which ended a multi-year run...

Pittsburgh’s popular haunted attraction ScareHouse is transforming. The creators of ScareHouse, formerly housed on Locust Street in Etna, will present a new attraction called “The Scream District” in a new temporary home in the Strip District. An exact location has not been revealed. The new iteration of the ScareHouse will...

Jack White and his band The Raconteurs blew into Pittsburgh on Tuesday night for a raucous, straight-ahead rock concert that kept a lively crowd bobbing their heads and singing along through the very last song of a 100-minute set. As daylong rainstorms finally passed through Western Pennsylvania, White and his...

Thursday, Aug. 15 “A Celebration of Texture and Pattern: Hooked Rugs and Historic Coverlets,” Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art-Ligonier Valley, Ligonier Township. Through Oct. 27. 724-238-6015 or sama-art.org DJ Gladstone Deluxe, Kelly Strayhorn Theater, Pittsburgh. 412-363-3000 or kelly-strayhorn.org Skull Fest, punk music festival, various Pittsburgh locations. Through Aug. 18. skullfestpgh.com...

The 65th edition of the Westmoreland Fair celebrates “A Timeless Tradition” with some new attractions and the return of some old favorites Aug. 16-24 at Westmoreland Fairgrounds, Mt. Pleasant Township. “Here in Westmoreland County, agriculture is huge. This is agriculture’s time to shine,” says Sarah Sphon, in her first year...

A “Celebrating Our Art Community” event will kick off Ligonier’s Main Exhibit Gallery & Art Center’s 25th anniversary, says Mandy Sirofchuck, co-owner with husband Paul Sirofchuck. The free reception, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 16, will feature more than three dozen local artists in a variety of media. Guests...

It’s the weekend and we’ve got a fresh beer fest in town, plus lots more going on. Make sure to brace for pregame preseason Steelers traffic Friday night (kickoff is 7:30 p.m.). Here are some suggestions for what to do. Beer here, it’s fresh! The nation’s first “Black Brew” festival...

Thursday Aug. 8 The Bricks, TGIS free concert, The Palace Theatre, Greensburg. 724-836-8000 or thepalacetheatre.org “Cabaret,” Little Lake Theatre, Canonsburg. Through Aug. 24. 724-745-7300 or littlelake.org “Violeta,” Quantum Theatre production, Frick Park lawn bowling greens, Pittsburgh. Through Aug. 25. 412-362-1713 or quantumtheatre.com Friday Aug. 9 500 Miles to Memphis, The...

For the third year, Ligonier Country Market will participate in National Farmers Market Week, being observed Aug. 4-10. The Farmers Market Coalition puts together a program and makes suggestions to farmers market operators, says Cari Frei, the market’s executive director. Among those programs is a poster contest. And for three...

If you have no particular place to go on Aug. 9, pick up Mustang Sally in your Little Deuce Coupe and head for Ligonier for some fun, fun, fun at The Stroll. The 17th annual 1950s-themed car cruise and dance contest is set for 5-9 p.m. on the downtown Diamond...

The Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival has been ranked as the nation’s 15th most profitable classic and contemporary craft show for 2018 by “Sunshine Artist” magazine, a leading publication for art and craft show exhibitors, promoters and patrons. The magazine’s 27th annual “200 Best” list, released today, says it was...

A juicy steak will soon be a sure bet at Pittsburgh’s Rivers Casino. Celebrity chef Steve Martorano plans to bring his high-end steakhouse Martorano’s Prime to the North Shore casino. The restaurant is scheduled to open later this year. “Pittsburgh is absolutely a foodie town, plus it has a strong...

The fall lineup of art classes for all ages and skill levels will begin in September at the Latrobe Art Center. Two new classes are designed to create more interest in art among middle to high school students. Instructor Sharon Coons was an art teacher for 30 years, says center...

Three regional artists, along with a West Coast artist, will exhibit some unusual and eye-popping creations in an upcoming show at You Are Here, 406 Clay Ave., Jeannette. Participating in the joint and a “little off kilter” exhibit, “Bat Country,” are artists Nora Thompson, Brian McCall, Johnny Dismal and Dominic...

Area beer fans interested in learning how to make their own brew are in luck. Old Economy Village, 270 16th St., Ambridge, in Beaver County, is offering a free, two-day beer-making seminar. Classes will be held 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 17 and 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Aug. 31. During the first...

To accommodate more vendors and more shoppers, the Pittsburgh Vintage Mixer is moving to a larger venue for its next event. Dubbed by organizers as the “biggest vintage fair yet,” the Mixer is scheduled for 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Nov. 9 at Nova Place, the former Allegheny Center in Pittsburgh’s North...

Two of the all-time greatest science fiction franchises — “Star Trek” and “Star Wars” — will be represented at the upcoming Steel City Con. George Takei (Hikaru Sulu, “Star Trek”), Ray Park (Darth Maul, “Star Wars”) and the original “Hellboy” himself, Ron Perlman are the featured celebrities. Takei just published...

For more than a decade, Laurel Hill State Park has been home to the Laurel Hill Bluegrass Festival. “This is our 12th year,” park operations manager Michael Mumau says. Along with sponsor the Friends of Laurel Hill, Mumau helped start the popular festival, scheduled this year for 11 a.m.-7 p.m....