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Shakespeare troupe sets auditions for all-female ‘Julius Caesar’
Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks is planning an all-female cast for its September production of “Julius Caesar.” Female performers of all ages, backgrounds and abilities are needed to fill both male and female roles. Cold-read auditions will take place 11 a.m.-4 p.m. April 27, with callbacks 10 a.m.-2 p.m. April...
Ligonier library Books and Brew returns, benefits programs
Guests age 21 or older are invited to pull a cork and raise some money for the Ligonier Valley Library at its May 3 Books and Brew tasting event. Introduced in 2017, the event was on hiatus last year during renovations at the library, at 120 W. Main St., Ligonier....
Entertainment planner: April 4-17
Thursday April 4 Four one-act plays, California University of Pennsylvania, California, Washington County. Through April 6. 724-938-5943 or calu.edu Pittsburgh Fringe Festival, entertainment in various genres, Penn Avenue area, Pittsburgh. Through April 7. pittsburghfringe.org Friday April 5 Chase and the Barons, CD release party, Mr. Smalls Theatre, Millvale. 866-468-3401 or...
Make-A-Wish event remembers boy who always thought about others
Even as he dealt with cancer, Zachary Kass-Gerji of Wexford was thinking more about others than about himself. Zachary passed away March 26, 2018, not long after he and his family took a trip to the Bahamas through Make-A-Wish Greater Pennsylvania and West Virginia. On the plane home, he told...
Pittsburgh Fringe seeks short-story tellers for StorySlam
Have a compelling short (five minutes) story you would like to share with a live audience? As part of its upcoming festival, Pittsburgh Fringe will hold a “StorySlam” open mic competition at 10:30 p.m. April 6 at Ace Hotel Pittsburgh, 120 S. Whitfield St., East Liberty. The festival features international,...
Calling all blockheads, pop-up Brick Bar lets adults be kids againVideo
Remember stepping on your kids’ upturned Lego blocks — in bare feet? Not so fun. But if you’ve missed building towers, castles and ships with colorful building blocks, here’s your chance. Just be sure to wear shoes. The pop-up Brick Bar comes to Pittsburgh June 28-30, at a venue to...
Graphic novelist and philanthropist visits CMU in support of Puerto Rico
As a child, comic books gave Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez an escape. Reading about the power of superheroes helped him see a way out of poverty and discrimination because of his heritage. “When I was a child, my mom was a single mother raising us and we grew up poor and on...
Magician Criss Angel brings ‘RAW – The Mindfreak Unplugged’ to Rivers Casino
Magician Criss Angel brings “RAW - The Mindfreak Unplugged” to The Event Center at Rivers Casino for an 8 p.m. June 9 show, promised to include the sleight of hand, mentalism and illusions that made him famous. Tickets start at $70. Angel is the youngest inductee voted into the International...
East Suburban Artists League hosts show, opening reception
East Suburban Artists League will host a free opening reception of its show at the newly renovated Latrobe Art Center, 819 Ligonier St., from 6-8 p.m. April 13. According to a release, 44 artists from communities throughout Westmoreland and Allegheny counties will showcase 80 works of original art. Included will...
Nate Bargatze’s ‘Good Problem to Have’ tour coming to Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall
Comedian Nate Bargatze will bring his “Good Problem to Have” tour to the Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall, 510 E. 10th Ave, Munhall, for a 7 p.m. show on Sept. 28. Doors will open at 6 p.m., and all tickets are $38. Venue presale begins at 10 a.m. April 4...
Latrobe Art Center hosts ‘Pretty in Pink’ fashion show
Pink will be the color of the day on April 27, as the Latrobe Art Center hosts “The Art of Fashion: Pretty in Pink” at the Latrobe Country Club. Seven area boutiques will participate in a fashion show, including: The Black Bunny Boutique in Ligonier; Chicora’s Boutique in Latrobe; Crossroads...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend March 29-31
Here are some ideas for how to spend this final March weekend: Sealed with a KISS The KISS “End of the World” tour is at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at PPG Paints Arena, Uptown. After 45 years, the band is making its final appearances. The rock & roll hall of famers...
Entertainment planner: March 28-April 10
Thursday March 28 “Above, Below, After, Until: CMU MFA Exhibit,” Miller Institute for Contemporary Art, Carnegie Mellon University, Oakland. Through April 7. 412-268-3618 or miller-ica.cmu.edu Russell Peters, Pittsburgh Improv, Homestead. Through March 30. 412-462-5233 or improv.com/pittsburgh Friday March 29 Ten: A Tribute to Pearl Jam, Jergel’s Rhythm Grille, Warrendale. 724-799-8333...
Yough students stage ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’Video
Yough Senior High School students will present the musical “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” March 29-31. “It’s my favorite show,” says director Tracy Light. She’s performed in and directed the show, and felt confident staging it at Yough (for the second time), even with a cast of only 20...
Writers group event will showcase new ‘Phantom Detectives’ book
Ligonier Valley Writers will host a reading and book-signing for “Phantom Detectives at Risk” from 1-4 p.m. March 30 at Craftique Collections, 770 East Pittsburgh St., Greensburg. Authors will read from the mystery anthology, the fourth book in the group’s “Sleuths and Serpents Mystery Collection” series, published as a fundraiser....
Pittsburgh’s WQED celebrates 65 years of public broadcasting
WQED’s history is a storied one. Its expansion to radio, digital and community programming has always held education as its foundation. An early holder of an educational broadcast license, WQED began with a flicker of life on VHF Channel 13 at 8 p.m. on April 1, 1954, in Pittsburgh. It...
Mt. Pleasant Public Library Friends group holds spring vendor show
Mt. Pleasant Free Public Library will hold a Spring Fling Vendor Show from 1-5 p.m. April 7 at the facility at 120 S. Church St. A wide variety of vendors will participate in the show, which includes a 50/50, bake sale, Chinese auction, door prizes and baskets. Light refreshments, including...
Jim Jefferies will leave them laughing with Carnegie Music Hall performance
Comedian Jim Jefferies, star of the Comedy Central series “The Jim Jefferies Show,” and currently appearing in his third Netflix special, “Jim Jefferies: This Is Me Now,” will perform at 8 p.m. Oct. 4 at the Carnegie Music Hall of Oakland, 400 Forbes Ave. Tickets will be available for $49.50...
All Saints tour and tasting event to benefit Army National Guard unit
All Saints Brewing Co. will host its first brewery tour and tasting event from 3-6 p.m. April 6, a benefit for the soldiers and families of Greensburg’s Delta Company 1st of the 110th Infantry Army National Guard. The brewery is located at Route 119 and Roseytown Road, Hempfield. Tickets are...
Fort Ligonier to host ‘Tipsy History’ event
History is far from boring, but Fort Ligonier plans to make it a bit more entertaining. The museum will host “Tipsy History” at 7 p.m. March 30 in an event for those age 18 and up. Guests will be invited to sip on a spirit while immersed in casual conversation...
McKees Rocks theater to showcase short films directed by women
A showcase of short films directed by women is planned for 6:30 p.m. March 27 in the Parkway Theater, 644 Broadway Ave., McKees Rocks. The program of narrative, documentary and animated works is hosted by Women in Film and Media Pittsburgh. Most of the films will be from women from...
The August Wilson African American Cultural Center is the new name
The August Wilson Center in Downtown Pittsburgh announced in a news release it plans to add the words “African American” to its name. The suggestion to do so by the center’s leadership was welcomed by the organization’s board of directors and they’ve agreed to this: The August Wilson African American...
Picklesburgh picked as top specialty food festival by USA Today
Pittsburgh’s a big dill. Picklesburgh was chosen as the No. 1 best specialty food festival in America in a USA Today reader poll. Pittsburghers played a significant role by voting daily to ensure that the event beat out competition from cities such as Miami, Houston, Louisville and Baltimore, according to...
The Westmoreland’s ‘Art as Fashion’ event to feature Met Gala organizer
What goes into staging the Met Gala, the annual fashion extravaganza benefit for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute in New York City? Get the inside scoop at “Art as Fashion: A Behind-the-Scenes View of the Met Gala and The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Anna Wintour Costume Center” a...
Compose like Bach with Google’s first AI-powered Doodle
Bend it like Beckham, move like Jagger, now compose like Bach. To remember the birthday of German Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach, Google came up with its first AI-powered Doodle that allows users to compose a short melody that is then harmonized into Bach’s style. Lucky users who find a...
