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TV Talk: Wilkinsburg native says goodbye to ‘Last Man Standing’Video

Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. Actors know they’ve signed up for an itinerant career, moving from one role to the next, but even by Hollywood standards the 2011-21 run of sitcom “Last Man Standing” has been a roller coaster for...
Film Pittsburgh, other area organizations awarded grants from the National Endowment for the Arts

Film Pittsburgh this week received its first grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, placing it among seven other arts organizations in the region to receive funding from the federal agency. The $25,000 grant will support its filmmaking conference in November, where the group will welcome 50-100 filmmakers for...
‘Hair metal’ stadium tour featuring Motley Crüe, Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett postponed to 2022

If you wanted to pour some sugar on your significant other during the Def Leppard show at PNC Park this summer, you’ll have to wait a little bit longer. The stadium tour featuring classic-era “hair-metal” bands Motley Crüe, Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, has been rescheduled...
Chrissy Teigen apologizes to Courtney Stodden for harassment

NEW YORK — Chrissy Teigen, the wife of superstar John Legend, has apologized for harassing a then-teenage Courtney Stodden online years ago. “Not a lot of people are lucky enough to be held accountable for all their past (expletive) in front of the entire world. I’m mortified and sad at...
Be a maker: Westmoreland Museum offers free mosaic, shadowbox art kitsVideo

The Westmoreland Museum of American Art will offer free art-making kits to the public as a Community Art Week activity. “Since the Museum has not been able to offer our free monthly in-person Community Days, where we typically presented a variety of art-making activities, we wanted to engage with our...
TV Talk: Summer TV series already debuting on cable, streamersVideo

It’s not yet Memorial Day but cable networks and streamers are already setting up their summer scripted series premieres, in part to get them out the door before the Summer Olympics in late July, a noticeably lighter month for premieres. On Friday Amazon’s Prime Video debuts “The Underground Railroad,” adapted...
Franklin Regional Middle School will stage families-only performance of ‘Annie Jr.’Video

It will be restricted to family members, but eighth-graders in Franklin Regional Middle School’s performing arts program will get a chance to stage their spring musical, “Annie Jr.,” later this month. For teachers involved with the production like Bruce Palmiscno and Brandi Crissman, it’s a chance to pick up where...
Three Rivers Arts Festival expanding plans in response to lifting of covid restrictions

The Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival is adjusting its plans in response to the ending of mass gathering restrictions effective at the end of the month, expanding its footprint into Point State Park and nixing plans to require timed tickets for entry. The 10-day event will be offered in...
Artists expand their palettes during pandemic, just in time for ‘Art of the State’ competition

At the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic, people across the globe found themselves with a bit of extra time on their hands, and many used it to try something new — baking bread for the first time, or learning a skill they couldn’t make time for normally. The State Museum...
TV Talk: Netflix sets premiere date for Pittsburgh-filmed ‘The Chair;’ ‘This is Us’ ending

Filmed-in-Pittsburgh Netflix comedy “The Chair” will premiere on the streaming service Aug. 27. The six-episode, half-hour comedy stars Sandra Oh and filmed locally earlier this year. The series follows the chair (Oh) of a university English department and should not be confused with Starz’s 2014 movie-making reality competition series, also...
Ellen DeGeneres to end long-running TV talk show next year

NEW YORK — Ellen DeGeneres is calling time on her long-running talk show. The daytime host, who has seen a ratings hit after allegations of running a toxic workplace, has decided that the upcoming 19th season will be the last, ending in 2022. It coincides with the end of her...
Squirrel Hill Theater coming down to make room for housing complexVideo

A piece of history crumbled on Forward Avenue on Tuesday, as a bulldozer and other equipment began the demolition of the Squirrel Hill Theater. The movie theater, part of the neighborhood for 74 years, closed in 2010. The demolition will give way to a housing complex and office space called...
Summer concert series returning to Hempfield ParkVideo

After being canceled last year because of the covid-19 pandemic, Hempfield is bringing back its summer concert series. Scheduled to begin May 29, the series will include concerts from several area bands, as well as shows from Greensburg-based Stage Right theater group. The series, which will be subject to covid...
Music returns to Hartwood Acres this summer thanks to Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will bring music to the open air during “Summer With the Symphony” concerts in the amphitheater at Hartwood Acres Park in Allegheny County. The series will feature a full orchestra performing eight concerts — four classical, three pops and one family-themed — running from July 23 to...
Andrew McCarthy taps into ’80s nostalgia with new memoirVideo

NEW YORK — Andrew McCarthy admits he “fled” from his shaggy-haired 1980s persona and didn’t look back for decades. Much like the slouchy blazers he wore in movies like “Pretty in Pink” and “St. Elmo’s Fire,” that Brat Pack moniker and image never really fit. But time has put a...
Jay-Z, Foo Fighters and Go-Go’s in Rock Hall on 1st try

NEW YORK — Jay-Z, Foo Fighters and the Go-Go’s were elected Wednesday to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame their first time on the ballot, leading a class that also includes Tina Turner, Carole King and Todd Rundgren. Each will be honored during an induction ceremony in Cleveland on...

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