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Comedians descend on Strip District for evening of ‘Cake’
Suzanne Westenhoefer and Chrissy Costa are comedians. They don’t want to be labeled solely as female comedians or gay comedians. They are simply comedians. They’ll perform in Pittsburgh at 8 p.m. Saturday at Cake Pittsburgh nightclub in the Strip District. The event is called “An Evening of Laughing and Dancing...
Take in the fall fun at Renshaw Family Farms annual pumpkin festivalVideo
Yes, there will be flying mini orange orbs. Spend a day at Renshaw Family Farms in South Buffalo Township, Armstrong County, during the 11th annual Pumpkin Festival and you’ll see that and much more. Dates are Sept. 28-29, Fridays through Sundays in October and also Oct. 14. “We have had...
5 things to do in Westmoreland this weekend: Sept. 27-29Video
It looks to be a fabulous fall weekend, and early leaf peeping, long hikes in the cooler temperatures and grilling dinner or assembling s’mores around the bonfire might be in order. And, of course, if it’s autumn in Westmoreland County, festivals and outdoor markets are getting ready for their last...
Tim Benz: Former WPIAL athlete at the center of the ‘Sexy Mister Rogers’ costume controversy
Is it a beautiful day in your neighborhood? If Dessie Mitcheson is in your neighborhood right now, the answer is most assuredly “yes.” View this post on Instagram @shoptobi A post shared by Dessie Mitcheson (@dessiemitcheson) on Jul 30, 2019 at 10:33am PDT Told ya. However, the former Kiski Area...
3rd man charged with drug counts in Mac Miller’s death
LOS ANGELES — A third man has been arrested and charged with drug offenses in connection with rapper Mac Miller’s overdose death last year. Court documents show Stephen Walter is suspected of selling counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl that Miller possessed before he died last September of an accidental...
The Frick Pittsburgh announces new executive director
David Burstin, chair of The Frick Pittsburgh board of trustees, announces Elizabeth E. Barker as the museum’s fourth — and first woman — executive director. Barker’s appointment follows a 9-month national search, Burstin says in a release, following former executive director Robin Nicholson’s departure for a position in Georgia. Barker,...
Billie Eilish, Woody Harrelson kick off ‘Saturday Night Live’ seasonVideo
Y’all like the weekend? Well, it’s about to get better. “Saturday Night Live” returns for its 45th season on NBC this week. The season’s first episode brings back actor Woody Harrelson as guest host and sees mega music star Billie Eilish make her SNL debut. Harrelson is no stranger to...
2019 is 100% the year of Lizzo
Lizzo is having a year that has moved so readily from peak to peak that sometimes it feels scripted. She appears destined to win a bunch of artist-of-the-year accolades in a few months, a case of a talented if highly unconventional innovator arriving on a bigger stage at just the...
Sweet Judys bid bittersweet farewell at Casino Theatre
It will be a bittersweet Saturday. Sweet Judys, an all-female trio, will play a final concert at the Casino Theatre in Vandergrift. The Crosby, Stills & Nash tribute band has been taking the stage together for two years, but other life commitments have led to this decision. “We are so...
Review: ‘Abominable’ just misses being a really special movieVideo
“Abominable” is just about the most cuddly piece of East-West synergy a corporation could dream up. The first co-production between DreamWorks Animation and the Shanghai-based Pearl Studios (formerly known as Oriental DreamWorks), “Abominable” is a rare kind of creature, but the sort we’re likely to see more and more of...
Seven Springs celebrates fall with Autumnfest weekends
For 35 years, Seven Springs Mountain Resort has been celebrating the season of Jack Frost, pumpkins, hearty fare and Halloween. Autumnfest returns this year for four weekends, beginning on Sept. 28-29 and concluding Oct. 19-20, with food and entertainment centering on the season. The weekends feature more than 80 artisans...
Entertainment planner: Sept. 26-Oct. 9
Thursday Sept. 26 Black Violin, with string instrumentalists Kev Marcus and Wil B, Byham Theater, Pittsburgh. 412-456-6666 or trustarts.org Friday Sept. 27 “Art Show @Pitt-Greensburg,” Millstein Library, University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. Through Oct. 10. 724-836-7496 or greensburg.pitt.edu/art-show “Factory Installed 2019,” eight solo exhibitions by artists from around the world,...
Hillman Performing Arts Series opens with a winner
The Hillman Performing Arts Series at Shady Side Academy starts its new season on a high note with a performance by a Grammy Award winner and two-time Emmy nominee as part of its Black Box Series. The series opens at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28 with Dom Flemons, whose repertoire covers...
Phil Collins brings ‘Still Not Dead Yet Tour’ to PittsburghVideo
British singer/musician Phil Collins has been making beautiful music for 50 years. Just take a listen to his epic “Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now),” his No. 1 hit from 1984 or “In the Air Tonight,” his first solo outing after his years as Genesis’ drummer and...
Gabby Barrett returns to Pittsburgh with Toby Keith tourVideo
Gabby Barrett has Pittsburgh in her heart. The “American Idol” finalist and Munhall native is busy making a name for herself in Nashville and traveling all over the country for concert dates – and she’s still thinking about her hometown. Even in the lyrics of her latest song, “The Good...
Police make another arrest in Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller’s death
Police in Arizona arrested a man Tuesday in connection with the death of Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller. The Arizona Republic reported Ryan Reavis, 36, of Lake Havasu City was arrested Tuesday, and police said a search of his home yielded a prescription pad, prescription pills, drug paraphernalia and marijuana. The...
Al Franken to make return on weekly SiriusXM radio show
Al Franken, who resigned his U.S. Senate seat in 2017 amid sexual misconduct charges, will re-emerge into the public sphere on Saturday when he starts a new weekly radio show on the SiriusXM satellite service. The Minnesota Democrat is perhaps the most prominent public figure felled by the #MeToo movement...
Patricia Heaton ready for act 3 with ‘Carol’s Second Act’Video
Patricia Heaton is going for the three-peat. The Ohio native has already starred in two massively popular network situation comedies with “Everybody Loves Raymond” and “The Middle.” Now, Heaton’s looking to find the same success with her new comedy, “Carol’s Second Act,” which debuts Sept. 26 on CBS. The project...
Placido Domingo withdraws from Met Opera after harassment reports
NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Opera announced Tuesday that Placido Domingo had agreed to withdraw from his slate of scheduled performances at the opera house following allegations of sexual harassment made by multiple women in two Associated Press stories. The opera legend indicated that he would never again perform at...
Robert Hunter, Grateful Dead’s poetic lyricist, dead at 78Video
LOS ANGELES — Robert Hunter, the man behind the poetic and mystical words for many of the Grateful Dead’s finest songs, has died at age 78. Hunter died Monday at his Northern California home with his wife, Maureen, at his side, former Grateful Dead publicist Dennis McNally told The Associated...
TV producer Dick Wolf making history with ‘Law & Order: SVU’
NEW YORK — That familiar “cha-CHUNG” sound effect from the opening credits of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” this Thursday will signal the debut of a new season and something else — TV history. The show’s 21st season launch makes it the longest running prime-time live-action series in U.S....
Review: Inspirational Mister Rogers quotes fill new coffee-table book
If you need something to hold you over between the Mister Rogers documentary and the upcoming biopic starring Tom Hanks, a new coffee-table book of his quotes is now in bookstores. “Everything I Need to Know I Learned from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” is small and short, with the cover featuring...
The Westmoreland plans screening of pop artist’s documentary
A screening of artist John Van Hamersveld’s short documentary film, “Crazy World Ain’t It,” will be part of an upcoming event with the artist at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art. “In Conversation: John Van Hamersveld” is planned for 7-8:30 p.m. Oct. 2 at the Greensburg museum. Along with the...
Previously unreleased track by Aretha Franklin is coming out
Christmas is bringing the gift of a previously unreleased Aretha Franklin recording. “Big Band Holidays II” from the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis has a holiday album that will feature the late icon singing “O Tannebaum.” Franklin performed the song as she played the piano at a...
Netflix drops ‘El Camino’ trailer ahead of ‘Breaking Bad’ movie releaseVideo
“Breaking Bad” fans rejoice. Ahead of the release of “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie,” Netflix has released the official trailer for the film. The trailer shows an emotional Aaron Paul, back as Jesse Pinkman. The clip ends with a voice asking, “You ready?” and a visibly scarred Pinkman responding,...
