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Former reporter, Franklin Regional grad pivots from journalism to fiction writing
After majoring in computer science at Carnegie Mellon University, Sindya Bhanoo is quite literally living out the title of her debut book, “Seeking Fortune Elsewhere,” having pivoted to a career as a fiction writer. “I studied computer science at Carnegie Mellon, but even back then I was interested in storytelling,”...
No covers: Millvale Music Festival emphasizes original tunes
The classic rock cover band is a staple of community festivals, particularly in the Pittsburgh area. And looking at event calendars for a good many venues, it’s clear that music fans in the region don’t mind digging into the nostalgia that the genre provides. But even with more than 300...
PBS’ ‘Ridley Road’ holds lessons to America from ’60s London
It took eight long years for Sarah Solemani to get a murky part of Britain’s post-World War II history from the pages of a book to our TV screens. She had been impressed by Jo Bloom’s 2014 novel “Ridley Road” about a Jewish-led underground anti-fascist resistance movement in London in...
City Theatre’s Momentum New Play Festival returns as in-person event
Following a two-year absence due to the pandemic, an effective vehicle for new play development is returning to the City Theatre stages on Pittsburgh’s South Side. The Momentum New Play Festival is back for a May 16-21 run featuring public readings of three new plays in progress as well as...
1-woman play embodies Therese Rocco, Pittsburgh’s 1st female assistant police chief
Do it, but do it with grace. That is the way Therese Rocco, a trailblazer with the Pittsburgh Police Department, has always lived her life. For more than four decades, Rocco overcame gender barriers and created a path for women. She was Pittsburgh’s — and the nation’s — first female...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County: April 29-May 1
Friday evening music The Friday Evening Music Club of the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra will present a recital titled “April in Paris” at 7:30 p.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church of Greensburg, 15 E. Second St. The program includes: • Pianist Dr. T.J. Maroon, first movement of Debussy’s “Suite Bergamasque”...
Ozzy Osbourne has covid, says ‘very worried’ wife Sharon OsbourneVideo
Ozzy Osbourne has been diagnosed with covid-19, said wife Sharon Osbourne, who described feeling “very worried” about her husband. Sharon, who started a new show for TalkTV in the United Kingdom this week, said in an interview released Thursday by the network that she’s flying back to the United States...
‘Carpool Karaoke’ king James Corden to leave CBS late-night show
LOS ANGELES — James Corden will be bowing out of his late-night CBS TV show next year. Corden told of his decision during the taping of Thursday’s “The Late Late Show,” which he began hosting in 2015. In a statement, CBS President and CEO George Cheeks lauded Corden for taking...
Lost for decades, Dorothy’s dress from ‘Oz’ up for sale
NEW YORK — It’s one of the most recognizable outfits in American movie history, the blue-and-white checked gingham dress a young Judy Garland wore as Dorothy in the classic 1939 movie “The Wizard of Oz.” For decades, one of the versions of the dress Garland wore in the movie was...
TV Talk: Loving ‘I Love That for You,’ rejecting ‘The Offer’Video
The spigot of new content available via cable and streaming services continues to flow this week, but consumers may start to see such gushers subside in the future after Netflix announced last week its first subscriber loss in a decade, sending the company’s stock price tumbling and taking the value...
Jefferson Starship founding member David Freiberg discusses band’s staying power, lineup changes
Outside of the Rolling Stones, it’s difficult to think of a single rock band that’s kept going consistently since the mid-1960s. But Jefferson Starship, originally known as Jefferson Airplane, is one of those bands. The group has just released its first new studio album in 12 years, “Mother of the...
‘Top Gun 2’ and 50 more summer 2022 movies you need to know about
On the calendar summer is still a ways away, but at the movies summertime is ready to roll. Next weekend’s release of “Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” marks the kickoff of the summer box office season, the first true summer movie season in three years, after 2020 was...
Greensburg Civic Theatre stages sultry ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’
Greensburg Civic Theatre is traveling back to 1955 and the Mississippi Delta, where the weather isn’t the only thing that’s sultry. The company will close its 2021-22 season with Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning drama “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.” Curtain times will be 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and...
Westmoreland Night of the Stars high school musical showcase returns
In 2019, John Noble said he was stepping away from Westmoreland Night of the Stars, the annual high school musical showcase he founded in 1997. After that year’s production, the Hempfield attorney and performer announced that he was turning over the reins to his daughter, Elly Noble Carr, who also...
Westmoreland Community Action plans outdoor, interactive mystery event
Local banker JR Greenback is found slain in Greensburg’s St. Clair Park, victim of an apparent blow to the head. Evidence scattered around the body includes a crumpled paper listing names of business leaders and other prominent citizens. The miserly banker was not well-liked — perhaps not even by his...
2Broke Country Girls planning farewell show at Irwin’s Lamp Theatre
It’s not a personality conflict or creative differences breaking up the 2Broke Country Girls act, it’s something even worse: Western Pennsylvania winters. Diana Lynn of North Huntingdon, the duo’s comedic half, is moving to Florida with her husband. Lynn and her performing partner, Lois Scott of White Oak, will bid...
Pittsburgh area concert calendar
Concerts scheduled for the Pittsburgh area: January 2023 Jan. 5: Judy Collins at Byham Theater Jan. 5: Billy Price Band, Bill Toms and Hard Rain at Jergel’s Jan. 5: Sierra Sellers, Cam Chambers, DJ Inception at Thunderbird Music Hall Jan. 6: Jim Donovan & the Sun King Warriors, Tres Lads...
TV Talk: Uniontown’s Hogans on ‘Family Feud’; Mt. Lebanon native Hollander fired from Showtime series
Bob Hogan of Uniontown and his family will appear on Wednesday’s episode of the syndicated daytime game show “Family Feud” (7 p.m., WPCW-TV). It all started in the fall of 2019 when Hogan and his brothers Greg and Brad were watching the show at their parents’ home. “We just had...
The B-52s to launch a U.S. farewell tour this summer
NEW YORK — The quirky dance-pop outfit The B-52s are hitting the road one last time for a final tour this summer that will roam from coast to coast. “No one likes to throw a party more than we do, but after almost a half-century on the road, it’s time...
Virginia artist’s Big Head Brigade to invade Greensburg ArtsWalk
Virginia artist Megan Marlatt is taking the Greensburg ArtsWalk literally. Her Big Head Brigade of wearable sculptures will parade through the city as part of the Saturday festivities. Presented by Westmoreland Cultural Trust, The Westmoreland Museum of American Art and Seton Hill University, the annual event showcases the local arts...
Lou Christie returns to Pittsburgh for ‘Rock ‘n Remember Live!’
The sounds of the swinging ‘60s will fill Pittsburgh’s Benedum Center on Saturday, as the artists who sang many of the era’s hits take the stage in Rock ‘n Remember Live! Allegheny County’s own Lou Christie will headline shows at 4 and 8 p.m., along with Gary Puckett & The...
Nicolas Cage explains what’s real in the surreal world of ‘The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent’
LOS ANGELES — In his more than 40 years of acting, Nicolas Cage has gone to plenty of strange and extreme places for the sake of his art. In the 1988 black comedy “Vampire’s Kiss,” he ate a live cockroach. To prepare for his role as a suicidal alcoholic in...
Women artists use their ‘Visual Voices’ for Jeannette gallery show
Artists showing in the third “Women in Art” exhibition at You Are Here in Jeannette were given a specific assignment. The submitted works had to adhere to the theme, “Visual Voice.” Each artist filled out a statement that began, “I use my visual voice to speak to …” Previous “Women...
Penn Middle students prepare to stage ‘Beauty & the Beast’Video
Less than a decade ago, Maddie Nick was on the stage at Penn-Trafford High School. At the time, it seemed like a big challenge. “When you’re on the stage, you have a lot to remember, but you don’t appreciate the full scope of what it takes to put on a...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County: April 22-24
Come out and play The City of Greensburg Recreation Department will host the first of five classic backyard game sessions from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday at Lynch Field, 520 New Alexandria Road, Greensburg. People of all ages can drop in at any time during the event to play four...
