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Greensburg resident Stan Gordon has been chronicling reported area encounters with UFOs, Bigfoot and other strange phenomena for 60 years. He’ll provide insight into his study of such topics during presentations on three consecutive nights next month at the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley. Gordon will present...

Thursday Feb. 14 “A Chorus Line,” Geyer Performing Arts Center, Scottdale. Through Feb. 17. 724-887-0887 or geyerpac.com “Damn Yankees,” Saint Vincent College, Unity. Through Feb. 17. stvincent.edu Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall, Munhall. 877-987-6487 or librarymusichall.com Jim Brickman, Byham Theater, Pittsburgh. 412-456-6666 or...

You Are Here, a nonprofit art center at 406 Clay Ave., Jeannette, will host “Disconnections,” with an opening reception at 6 p.m. March 9. The event is free and open to the public. The exhibition is curated by Dan Overdorff and features work by Pati Beachley, Kathleen Dlugos, Samantha Lantz,...

The Waterfront in Homestead will hold its annual “Winter Magic” outdoor festival from 1-4 p.m. Feb. 17. The event is free and open to the public. Activities will include singing “Trolls” movie characters, balloon twisting and penguin painting with Paint Monkey, free hot chocolate, horse and carriage rides and Weird...

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...

Thursday Feb. 7 “The Art of Love,” 18-artist exhibition, Greensburg Garden and Civic Center. Through Feb. 28. 724-836-8000 or thepalacetheatre.org Frank Vignola’s Hot Jazz Guitar Trio, Club Cafe, Pittsburgh. 866-468-3401 or ticketweb.com/clubcafe “Funicello’s Birthday,” Cabaret Theatre production, Olde Main Building, Latrobe. Through Feb. 16. 724-527-7775 “Run for Your Wife,” Greensburg...

Street curling in Pittsburgh? The Oakland Business Improvement District promises that sport and other entertainment during its first winter-themed block party, “Icy Lights,” from 4-10 p.m. on March 1. Set for the central business district, on Oakland Avenue between Forbes Avenue and Sennott Street, the event will showcase the neighborhood’s...

Prime Stage Theatre will hold auditions from 3:30-7 p.m. Feb. 10 for “15 Minutes of Fame,” a talent showcase with a celebrity emcee scheduled for March 11. Auditions will take place in the Prime Stage Studio, 840 Saw Mill Run Blvd., Pittsburgh. A panel of Pittsburgh theater and music professionals...

A New Alexandria church is planning a family-friendly Valentine holiday celebration on Feb. 16. All are welcome to attend the Valentines Community Night 6 to 9 p.m. at No Walls Ministries, 214 Church St., New Alexandria. Family fun, games and food will be featured. The church also conducts a homeless...

Car guys don’t really need a good reason to buy a cool-looking car to restore. Take Sean Ulanowicz of Blawnox, for example, show chairman of the 58th Annual MaxMotive World of Wheels presented by NAPA. He and his family, especially his dad, Bob Ulanowicz, 81, of O’Hara, have been involved...

The annual Chinese New Year celebration is planned for Feb. 5 at Saint Vincent College in Unity. The event, presented by the college’s James and Margaret Tseng Loe China Studies Center, will celebrate the Chinese Year of the Pig with performances, Chinese food sampling and cultural activities. Admission is free....

Young writers in grades 4-12, including home-schoolers, are invited to submit poems to the Ligonier Valley Writers’ 28th annual student poetry contest. Cash prizes of up to $20 will be awarded at all grade levels in different forms of poetry, from haiku to free verse to rhymed forms. Submission deadline...

Thursday Jan. 31 JD Simo, Hard Rock Cafe, Pittsburgh. 412-481-7625 or hardrock.com/cafes/pittsburgh National Aviary Owl Prowl, Audubon Greenway Conservation Area, Sewickley. 412-323-7235 or aviary.org Friday Feb. 1 “Halfway to Dawn,” also Feb. 2. Kelly Strayhorn Theater, Pittsburgh. kelly-strayhorn.org Saturday Feb. 2 Native Harrow, Club Cafe, Pittsburgh. 866-468-3401 or ticketweb.com/clubcafe Pittsburgh...

Enjoy Hollywood’s biggest night of the year as you rate the gowns, discuss the red carpet interviews and cheer or jeer the winners of the 91st Academy Awards, all on the Rangos Giant Cinema at the Carnegie Science Center, 1 Allegheny Ave., Pittsburgh. There will be glitz, glam and refreshments...

The fourth annual Pittsburgh Lunar New Year celebration will kick off on Feb. 2 with a 2:30-4:30 p.m. event featuring cultural performances and martial arts at the Senator John Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman St., Pittsburgh. This special celebration is included with regular museum admission. Featured performances will include Chinese...

Three Mikes will step up to the mic Saturday as the Steel City Comedy Tour rolls into Derry. The Derry Volunteer Fire Department is presenting the evening of Pittsburgh-based comedy at the A.V. Germano Hall, 100 W. Second St., Derry. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the show begins at...

These area arts groups have scheduled auditions for their upcoming programs: • “Peter Pan and Wendy,” Greensburg Civic Theatre Greasepaint Players production — 6-8:30 p.m. Jan. 28 in the Greensburg Garden and Civic Center, 951 Old Salem Road. For the title roles, a boy or girl ages 10-16 with short...

“Crawl After Dark,” the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s Winter Gallery Crawl throughout the cultural district is from 5:30 to 10 p.m. Jan. 25. This year marks the 15th time the trust is presenting four annual crawls. These free events offer one-of-kind visual arts experiences, engaging activities and performances created by community...

The quality of the music composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is astonishing, but so too is the volume of music he managed to write down during his 31 years of life. The complete edition of works runs to 132 volumes. He wrote many dozens of symphonies, concertos and sonatas, plus...

LOS ANGELES — Rapper BlocBoy JB has become the latest to sue Fortnite, saying the popular video game is using his “Shoot” dance without permission or compensation. The Memphis, Tenn.-based rapper, real name James Baker, filed a lawsuit against Fortnite maker Epic Games in federal court Wednesday. Baker says the...

Ligonier Valley Chamber of Commerce is readying for the borough’s 28th annual Ice Fest, with activities planned throughout the day Jan. 26 and 27, and a new “After Dark” event Jan. 26 to offer dining and entertainment at day’s end. Many of the borough’s restaurants, bars and other businesses will...