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Saint Vincent students to show digital photography course work
Students in the Saint Vincent College Digital Photography and Post-Production course will display their work from Nov. 15 through Dec. 14 in the Saint Vincent Gristmill. The exhibition will kick off with a reception from 7-9 p.m. Nov. 15 in the facility on Beatty County Road near the Unity campus....
Annual regional art exhibition coming to Ligonier Valley museum
The Southwestern Pennsylvania Council for the Arts 24th Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition opens Nov. 15 in the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley. On view through Feb. 2, the exhibition features work by artists from the 19 southwestern counties of Pennsylvania. Featured works will span a variety...
Compass Inn Museum plans holiday candlelight tours
Holiday candlelight tours through Laughlintown’s Compass Inn Museum will take visitors back in time. From 3 to 7 p.m. Nov. 30, Dec. 1, 7, 8, 14 and 15, docents in period attire will lead guests through the historic inn. “These tours focus specifically on the history of Compass Inn, the...
Despite female push, Garth Brooks bests Carrie Underwood at CMA AwardsVideo
The Country Music Association Awards almost fully honored and highlighted the women of country music — whose songs have been heavily dismissed on country radio over the years — until two words were uttered when they named its entertainer of the year: Garth Brooks. Wednesday night’s show kicked off with...
Arlo Guthrie brings the folk to Carnegie music hallVideo
Arlo Guthrie has, of late, played shows celebrating the music of his father, folk music legend Woody Guthrie, and marking the anniversary of his 1967 classic album, “Alice’s Restaurant.” He’s been performing concerts with his son, Abe, and daughter, Sarah Lee, as well as his own shows that don’t have...
Entertainment planner: Nov. 14-27
Thursday Nov. 14 The Disco Biscuits, Roxian Theatre, McKees Rocks. Also Nov. 15. Roxian Theatre, McKees Rocks. 412-331-1050 or roxianlive.com “SIX x ATE: West,” dinner and artist presentations, The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg. 724-837-1500 or thewestmoreland.org Friday Nov. 15 Joe Bartnick and Collin Chamberlin, Club Cafe, Pittsburgh South...
Sha Na Na to mark 50 years of classic oldies at Palace TheatreVideo
Sha Na Na’s 50th anniversary coincides with the 50th anniversary of Woodstock, the monumental rock festival in the summer of 1969 that Rolling Stone magazine includes in its list of “50 moments that changed the history of rock and roll.” The festival was pretty monumental for the classic rock and...
Pittsburgh Camerata, Chatham Baroque combine for music of Henry Purcell
Take note when music of Henry Purcell is being performed. He thrived at the end of the 17th century and is widely regarded as the greatest English composer until the end of the 19th century. Yet he died young and was overshadowed a generation later in England by its immigrant...
Curtis on Tour makes stop in Carnegie Music Hall
Music lovers know that great music schools can present concerts with professional grade satisfaction. America is blessed with many great music schools, and among them the Curtis Institute of Music occupies a special place. Curtis was founded in Philadelphia in 1924, and has been tuition free since 1928 to ensure...
Hit the mean streets with ‘A Bronx Tale’ playing in the Benedum Center
The Broadway musical “A Bronx Tale” has been compared to a “Jersey Boys” meets “West Side Story” kind of show: “Jersey Boys” for its rich musical score of doo-wop music and “West Side Story” for its drama and grittiness. It’s not a traditional love story, but it does focus on...
Pittsburgh Symphony Pops celebrates the songs of The Beatles
November is The Beatles month for conductor Todd Ellison. The Philly Pops’ new music director is returning to Heinz Hall to lead concerts celebrating the 50th anniversary of the release of the “Abbey Road” album, just one week after he conducts a completely different tribute to the Fab 4 in...
Jazz pianist Ariel Pocock next up in Hillman Performing Arts SeriesVideo
The Hillman Performing Arts Series at Shady Side Academy in Fox Chapel will continue its 2019-2020 season with a performance of easy-listening music by jazz pianist, vocalist and composer Ariel Pocock. The Durham, N.C.-based musician and song stylist will offer an intimate evening of acoustic piano and guitar showcasing her...
Comedian Joe Bartnick returns home to Pittsburgh for birthday celebration
Legendary funnyman Joe Bartnick returns home to Pittsburgh on Friday for an event five decades in the making. The best-selling author will take the stage at Club Cafe for a birthday bash. Doors open at 10 p.m. with the show starting at 10:30 at 56 S. 12th St. in the...
NBC lays off entire ‘Days of our Lives’ castVideo
Like sands through the hourglass … so goes the cast of “Days of our Lives.” But it looks like the hourglass has been busted. By NBC. Every actor on the show, one of television’s last remaining soap operas, has been released from their contract, TVLine reports. The site said the...
Review: ‘Ford v Ferrari’ puts the moviemaking pedal to the metalVideo
Cops might do well to position their speed traps near movie theaters wherever the new film “Ford v Ferrari” is playing. They might fund their whole year’s budget busting speeders peeling out of the parking lots. This infectious and engrossing story of the 1966 showdown on a French racetrack between...
Review: Blandness runs the game in ‘The Good Liar’ until its satisfying twistVideo
Mirren. McKellen. How could it possibly be that “The Good Liar” is the very first film in which the dame and the knight have costarred? Bill Condon brings them together for this adaptation of Nicholas Searles’s novel, with a screenplay by Jeffrey Hatcher. The twisty little tete-a-tete is a fine...
B.E. Taylor Christmas concert series to end with this year’s showsVideo
A Western Pennsylvania Christmas tradition will come to an end this year, with the final series of B.E. Taylor Christmas concerts. Taylor’s son, B.C. Taylor, has announced that five “Feel the Love: Celebrating a B.E. Taylor Christmas” concerts will bring an end to the annual tradition started in 1995 by...
BMI honors Dwight Yoakam, top country songwritersVideo
Country music singer, songwriter and actor Dwight Yoakam was honored by performing rights organization BMI for his trailblazing and highly unique style of California country rock. The organization gave the Grammy-winner the President’s Award on Tuesday, as well as honored many of country’s top songwriters and artists, during a ceremony...
Harry Styles will play PPG Paints Arena on 2020 world tourVideo
Harry Styles has announced a 2020 world tour, “Love On Tour,” in support of his upcoming album, “Fine Line.” The tour includes a July 14 date at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. Joining Styles in the U.S. and Canada is singer/songwriter Jenny Lewis. American Express card holders can purchase tickets...
John Legend named 2019 Sexiest Man AliveVideo
R&B crooner John Legend has been named the Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine. The Grammy-winning singer known for his silky-smooth vocals was revealed as this year’s winner Tuesday night on NBC’s “The Voice.” He serves as a coach on the singing competition series with Gwen Stefani, Kelly Clarkson and...
Santa to unveil Wings Across Westmoreland at Overly’s Country Christmas
The Westmoreland Cultural Trust’s Wings Across Westmoreland initiative will have a holiday launch. The outreach program’s first pair of artistic wings will make its public debut at 6:15 p.m. Nov. 22, coinciding with opening ceremonies at Overly’s Country Christmas. The wings will remain on display through the start of the...
TV series honored for casting actors with disabilities
The Ruderman Family Foundation has awarded “Years and Years,” “General Hospital,” “Tales of the City,” “Raising Dion” and “Loudermilk” with its latest Seals of Authentic Representation for casting actors with disabilities. A leading advocate for disability inclusion, the organization bestows honors on TV series that “feature actors with disabilities with...
Reba to play Pittsburgh in 2020
Reba McEntire is touring in 2020 and the Steel City is on the schedule. On Tuesday, an arena tour was announced for next year, with a Pittsburgh stop planned on March 26 at PPG Paints Arena. View this post on Instagram I'm so excited to get back out on the...
Test your ‘twissted’ trivia skills at Latrobe Art Center
Trivia fans can put their knowledge to the test this week, as Latrobe-GLSD Parks and Recreation and Latrobe Art Center partner up for Twissted Trivia from 6-9 p.m. Nov. 15 at the art center, 819 Ligonier St. DJ Scott-E (Scott Stoner) will host, as teams are challenged to answer rounds...
Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys focus of 2nd ‘Beautiful Day’ trailerVideo
If you needed more Mister Rogers content in your life, today’s your lucky day. Sony Pictures has released another trailer for “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” the film based on Rogers’ life. The trailer shows the relationship starting and developing between Rogers, played by Tom Hanks, and journalist Lloyd...
