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Original voices set to return for ‘Animaniacs’ reboot on HuluVideo
As if the return of “Animaniacs” wasn’t amazing enough, now there’s even better news. This is big: You’d better get the bologna ready for your slacks. Let’s set the stage. Back in early 2018, it was announced that Steven Spielberg was teaming up with Hulu to bring two seasons of...
Eagles announce limited 2020 ‘Hotel California’ tourVideo
Looks like there’s still plenty of room at the Hotel California. The Eagles announced Tuesday the band will hit the road to perform its iconic 1976 album “Hotel California” in its entirety in a six-city, 12-date tour. Just last month the band, Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit,...
Loyalhanna Watershed Association plans annual art auction
Loyalhanna Watershed Association is planning its 35th annual signature fundraising art auction, featuring works from local and national artists. Plans include an open bar reception with hors d’oeuvres, a silent auction, a three-course dinner and live auction from 6-9 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Latrobe Country Club, 346 Arnold Palmer...
After Placido Domingo’s resignation, L.A. Opera eliminates his old title
The question of who will replace Placido Domingo as general director of Los Angeles Opera following the embattled star’s recent resignation got a quick answer Monday: nobody. L.A. Opera’s board of directors announced that it will consolidate the role of general director with the duties of company President and Chief...
Ellen DeGeneres defends her friendship with George W. BushVideo
That Ellen DeGeneres. She just wants everyone to get along. And that includes even those who don’t agree with her. On Sunday, the feel-good talk-show host was spotted at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, watching the Dallas Cowboys play the Green Bay Packers. And sitting next to her, sharing a...
Rapper T.I.’s wife: $750,000 in jewelry stolen from Lamborghini
ATLANTA — The reality television star and wife of rapper T.I. says more than $750,000 in jewelry was stolen from her Lamborghini outside an Atlanta bar. Tameka “Tiny” Harris told Atlanta police she left wedding rings, watches and stud earrings in a blue velour bag on the center console of...
Latrobe Art Center exhibit shows ‘Wild Side’ of animal life
Latrobe Art Center is taking “A Walk on the Wild Side” with a new exhibition of animal art work. Featuring area artists Becky Mormack and June Drexler Robertson, the show is running through Nov. 9 in the center at 819 Ligonier St. The artists came together to create the show...
Greensburg native pays tribute to storyteller, musician Harry ChapinVideo
Growing up in Greensburg, John McMenamin recalls spending his spare time acting and directing plays at the former Cabaret Theatre in Hempfield. The graduate of Greensburg Central Catholic High School and Saint Vincent College says a performance by the late Harry Chapin at his college alma mater inspires him to...
Life is a cabaret, says Jeannette Community Band
Expanding its entertainment format for a night, the Jeannette Community Band will hold a cabaret-style concert at 7 p.m. Oct. 13 at the Jeannette American Legion. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m., says Sherrie Wood, band secretary. In a departure from the band’s typical concert performances, the audience will be...
Met Opera starts regular Sunday matinees, breaking tradition
NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Opera began regular Sunday-afternoon staged performances for the first time in its 136-year history with Puccini’s “Turandot” in an effort to boost ticket sales and revenue. Some in the audience wore tuxedos and evening gowns, others wore jeans and sneakers. There was even a man...
Dan + Shay to play Pittsburgh on 1st headlining arena tourVideo
Grammy-winning Dan + Shay — Wexford native Dan Smyers and musical partner Shay Mooney — will head out in 2020 on their first headlining arena tour, stopping at PPG Paints Arena in September. The 35-plus date tour, presented by AEG Presents, kicks off on March 6, 2020, at Bridgestone Arena...
Michelle Obama’s next book is a companion to ‘Becoming’
NEW YORK — Michelle Obama’s first book since “Becoming” is more about her readers than about herself. “Becoming: A Guided Journal for Discovering Your Voice” will be published Nov. 19 by Clarkson Potter, an imprint of Penguin Random House. The new release was announced Monday and is a companion to...
Westmoreland Symphony opens 51st season with ‘Russian Masters’
The Westmoreland Symphony is tuning up for the new season, including hiring a handful of new string players, to open with a splash by performing three of the most popular Russian composers. “For me, Russian music is among the most colorful, most dramatic and the most challenging of all the...
Madcap confetti-throwing comic Rip Taylor dies at 84Video
LOS ANGELES — Rip Taylor, the madcap mustached comedian with a fondness for confetti-throwing who became a television game show mainstay in the 1970s, has died. He was 84. Taylor died Sunday in Beverly Hills, Calif., publicist Harlan Boll said. The man who would become known worldwide as Rip did...
‘Joker’ laughs its way to October box office record
LOS ANGELES — The filmmakers and studio behind “Joker” have reason to put on a happy face. Despite concerns over its violent themes and ramped up theater security, audiences flocked to the multiplex to check out the R-rated film this weekend resulting in a record October opening. Warner Bros. said...
Ginger Baker, Cream’s volatile drummer, dies at 80
LONDON — Ginger Baker, the volatile and propulsive British musician who was best known for his time with the power trio Cream, died Sunday at age 80, his family said. Baker wielded his blues power and jazz technique to help break open popular music and become one of the world’s...
Gabby Barrett marries ‘American Idol’ sweetheart Cade Foehner
Gabby Barrett got hitched this weekend to her “American Idol” sweetheart, Cade Foehner. According to People, Barrett and Foehner said “I do” in Garrison, Texas, on Saturday in front of 100 guests at wedding and event venue Union Springs. Barrett, from Munhall, and Foehner, 23, of Shelbyville, Texas, met on...
Latrobe-area writer focuses on Fred Rogers’ kindness, hometown impactVideo
Beloved children’s television host Fred Rogers achieved his greatest effect on others by being “defiantly kind,” Latrobe-area writer Chris Rodell asserts. Rodell offers an example — a 1995 encounter with Latrobe native Rogers that lifted the spirits of a younger man — in his new book released this month, “Growing...
Rapper Gucci Mane gets deal for luxury line with Gucci
It’s safe to say Gucci Mane’s stage name is (finally) paying off. Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane recently announced that he is hooking up with high-end clothes brand Gucci for a new collection. The revelation comes after celebrities and others criticized the company in February after it reportedly released a $890...
‘Nancy Drew’ gets modern makeover with CMU grad Kennedy McMannVideo
Nancy Drew was a spunky 16-year-old with a nose for detective work when the character debuted in 1930 with the first of a series of novels. Numerous incarnations of the character have appeared in television shows and films, with many changing Nancy’s age to 18. The CW offers the latest...
Poetry project celebrates Pittsburgh’s public stairways
To Paola Corso, Pittsburgh’s iconic steps are more than concrete blocks piled on top of one another. They can take people places, connecting the past to the present and into the future. Made by immigrants and used by them, their children and others who will come after them, Corso wanted...
Taylor Swift doesn’t recognize her own song during ‘Tonight Show’ gameVideo
Taylor Swift drew a blank (space) when it came to naming a song close to her: one of her own. Swift was on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Thursday in advance of her “Saturday Night Live” performance this week. While on the show, she played the “Name That...
‘Cool’ artist John Van Hamersveld meets with Greensburg Salem art studentsVideo
One day before The Westmoreland Museum of American Art’s annual Big Art Party, the featured artist spent Friday conducting workshops for art students at Greensburg Salem High School. The Westmoreland’s current exhibit, “Era of Cool: The Art of John Van Hamersveld,” continues through Oct. 20. Van Hamersveld is perhaps best...
The Rock returns to WWE for FOX premiere
Finally, The Rock has come back, to SmackDown. Movie star and former WWE champion Dwayne Johnson will help kick off WWE’s move to the FOX network Friday night. FINALLY...I come back home to my @WWE universe. This FRIDAY NIGHT, I’ll return for our debut of SMACKDOWN!LIVE on @FOXTV.There’s no greater...
Diahann Carroll, Oscar-nominated and pioneering actress, diesVideo
NEW YORK — Diahann Carroll, the Oscar-nominated actress and singer who won critical acclaim as the first black woman to star in a non-servant role in a TV series as “Julia,” has died. She was 84. Carroll’s daughter, Susan Kay, told The Associated Press her mother died Friday in Los...
