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Seattle record store discovers Kurt Cobain items in basement
A record store in Seattle recently discovered several items belonging to late Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain. Easy Street Records posted photos to social media of a royalty check from 1991 worth $26.57 and a $177 money order for rent from 1990, both with Cobain’s name on them. This was before...
The 7 very groovy highlights from ‘A Very Brady Renovation’
Coming at you straight from the turn of the ’70s, the first episode of “A Very Brady Renovation” ran this week on HGTV. For fans of “The Brady Bunch,” which ran for five seasons from 1969 to 1974, it was a walk down memory lane guided in part by the...
Reality star ‘The Situation’ released from federal prison
“Jersey Shore” cast member Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino is now a free man. The 37-year-old reality television star’s publicist says he was released from prison in Otisville, N.Y., around 8:30 a.m. Thursday. pic.twitter.com/viBh8FN0Nu— Nicole Polizzi (@snooki) September 12, 2019 Sorrentino served about eight months for tax evasion. He and...
Entertainment planner: Sept. 12-25
Thursday Sept. 12 Westmoreland Diversity Coalition Summer Film Festival, University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. wdcoalition.org Friday Sept. 13 “21+ Night: Stranger Science,” adults-only activities and cash bar, Carnegie Science Center, Pittsburgh North Shore. 412-237-3400 or carnegiesciencecenter.org Boney James, Byham Theater, Pittsburgh. 412-456-6666 or trustarts.org “Doubt: A Parable,” staged by Ghost...
Resonance Music and Arts Festival relocates to Slippery Rock in 6th yearVideo
What happens when you gather more than 40 bands steeped in funk, electronica, jam, rock fusion and more? You get the sixth annual Resonance Music and Arts Festival, set for Sept. 19-22, which this year will move to a new location at Coopers Lake Campground in Slippery Rock. “We’re really...
Jeannette native pays Adele tribute with Palace Theatre showVideo
Growing up in Jeannette, Amy Jo Slater was active in singing and dancing, performing with area community and professional troupes, including Stage Right and Idlewild Park & SoakZone. She returned to Stage Right two years ago to portray the Fairy Godmother in a new version of “Cinderella,” created by the...
Pierce Brosnan says he’s very open to lady James Bond, but likely won’t happenVideo
Actor Pierce Brosnan said that playing James Bond is a career highlight, but thinks the iconic British spy should be played by a woman. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Brosnan said it was time for men to get out of the way. “Yes!” Brosnan said to the magazine of the...
Frankie Avalon, Lou Christie will share The Palace Theatre stage
Frankie Avalon has displayed his talents as a singer and an actor over the years with some enviable film roles. Who can forget his fun times on the beach with actress Annette Funicello in such memorable ’60s movies as “Beach Blanket Bingo,” “How to Stuff a Wild Bikini” and the...
Go ‘Under the Sea’ as Stage Right kicks off new season
At Stage Right Theatre Company, it’s show time and party time. Stage Right is set to begin a new season after a whirlwind 20th anniversary year that featured an added performance location at Westmoreland County Community College, an ambitious undertaking to break a Guinness World Record and a full schedule...
Backstreet Boys bring all the hits to PPG Paints ArenaVideo
Good music just seems to be in the Backstreet Boys’ DNA. Touted as the best-selling boy band in history, the pop group featuring Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, AJ McLean and Kevin Richardson kicked off its “DNA World Tour” — its biggest arena tour in 18 years — on...
Young crooners to vie for scholarships at ‘Battle of Sinatras’
Young crooners will compete for scholarships during the second annual Battle of the Sinatras from 7-9 p.m. Sept. 21 at Greensburg Salem Middle School in Greensburg. Hosted by GCSB Arts, Education and Wellness, the event will feature Westmoreland County high school students and recent graduates interpreting Frank Sinatra songs, with...
Britney Spears’ dad is out as her conservator — at least for now
Jamie Spears, father to pop star Britney Spears, has been temporarily replaced as his daughter’s conservator — a move that came at his request. Jodi Montgomery, who has been Britney’s longtime care manager, on Monday was awarded the same powers Jamie Spears had held, according to L.A. Superior Court documents....
Andrea Anders excited about history-making ‘Mr. Mom’Video
Andrea Anders (“The Class”) and Hayes MacArthur (“Angie Tribeca”) are making television history with their work on “Mr. Mom.” It has nothing to do with the fact the new TV series is being based on the 1983 John Hughes film that cast Michael Keaton as a stay-at-home dad. Television has...
With kilts and bagpipes, Ligonier Highland Games returns to Idlewild ParkVideo
The Ligonier Highland Games, a regional celebration of all things Scottish, returns to Idlewild Park and SoakZone with colorful kilts, bleating bagpipes, haggis and more. The 61st annual opportunity to “get your plaid on” will take place Sept. 14 and 15. Last year, the popular event expanded from one day...
Pianist Lang Lang will shine in PSO gala concert
The Pittsburgh Symphony’s season begins with a gala concert, featuring superstar pianist Lang Lang and music director Manfred Honeck, which is also the organization’s single biggest fundraising event of the year. The symphony expects to raise more than $1 million via the gala. The concert gains further interest because it...
Weezer, Green Day, Fall Out Boy tease 2020 tour on Jimmy Kimmel
Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer have released new singles to give fans a taste of what to expect on their joint 2020 Hella Mega Tour, coming to PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Aug. 15. Each band also will perform its new single this week on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,”...
Large collection of mummies arrives in Pittsburgh for Carnegie Science Center exhibitVideo
Step aside, zombie lovers: The mummies have arrived in Pittsburgh. But they’ll remain under wraps until Oct. 5 in their temporary home at the Carnegie Science Center on Pittsburgh’s North Side. They came to the city Tuesday in a temperature-controlled truck under heavy security for “Mummies of the World: The...
Groundbreaking photographer Robert Frank dies at 94
NEW YORK — One of the 20th century’s greatest photographers, Robert Frank, has died at age 94. Frank died Monday on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, The New York Times reports, citing Peter MacGill, whose Manhattan gallery has represented Frank’s work since 1983. Frank’s seminal book “The Americans” captured...
‘Riverdale’ to receive award from gay rights education group
The cast and creators of “Riverdale” will receive an award from a gay rights education group for the show’s portrayal of LGBTQ relationships in a high school setting. The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network announced Monday that “Riverdale” will be honored with its Gamechanger Award. The group cited the...
Classic ‘Guys and Dolls’ takes to Geyer stage
It’s a safe bet that Geyer Performing Arts Center’s upcoming production of “Guys and Dolls” Sept. 12-15 will be filled with some classic favorite Broadway tunes. Frank Loesser’s upbeat score including “Sit Down, You’re Rocking the Boat,” “Luck Be a Lady” and “A Bushel and a Peck” is part of...
Reviews: Tom Hanks charming as Mister Rogers in ‘Neighborhood’
The much-anticipated “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” starring Tom Hanks as the host of “Mister Rogers Neighborhood,” premiered Saturday night at the Toronto International Film Festival. Much of the film, which dramatizes the true story of a magazine journalist (Matthew Rhys, playing a fictionalized version of writer Tom Junod)...
Bob Dylan coming to UPMC Events Center in MoonVideo
Bob Dylan is rolling back into the ’Burgh. The legendary singer-songwriter and his band will perform at 8 p.m. Nov. 10 in the UPMC Events Center at Robert Morris University in Moon. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Sept. 20 at bobdylan.com, ticketmaster.com and the events center box office....
‘It: Chapter Two’ scares up $91 million with debut
LOS ANGELES — A robust audience turned out to catch “It: Chapter Two” in movie theaters this weekend, but not quite as big as the first. Warner Bros. says Sunday that “It: Chapter Two,” the only major new release, earned an estimated $91 million from North American ticket sales in...
Tom Hanks unveils his Mister Rogers at Toronto festivalVideo
NEW YORK — Ever since it was first announced, the idea of Tom Hanks playing Mr. Rogers has seemed like dream casting, a match as snug as a warm zip-up sweater. “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” starring Hanks as the host of “Mister Rogers Neighborhood,” premiered Saturday night at...
Singer says opera’s Placido Domingo harassed her, grabbed her breast
The glittering production was a high point of the Washington Opera’s 1999-2000 season: Jules Massenet’s “Le Cid,” about a legendary Spanish conqueror, starring a tenor legendary in his own right — Placido Domingo, then the company’s artistic director. The opera, also being filmed for broadcast on public television, was unquestionably...
