Out & About

Models wore designs showcasing real flowers and plants — daisies, carnations, roses, moss, bamboo and more — as they posed and mingled at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Oakland on Thursday. They were there as part of the inaugural La Fleur: Music x Art x Culture x Botanicals Soirée....

Fans of game shows such as “Family Feud” and “The Price is Right” will get their chance at the buzzer with a new entertainment venue opening in Millvale. Corey Deasy, the mastermind who brought ax throwing and escape rooms to the Pittsburgh region, said the new game show studio is...

The “trunk-or-treat” event has exploded in popularity over the past decade, with shopping centers, nonprofits and even car dealerships getting in on the action. The Palace Theatre in Greensburg will host its first trunk-or-treat on Halloween, but it will take place alongside a heaping helping of haunted local history. “This...

Dressed in all white, competitors participated Sunday in the final scheduled Westmoreland Croquet Club Tournament. “We would love to keep it going but it’s just time,” said Amy Dicesere, event organizer. “It is a great community event and I loved being involved for the past 34 years. These people are...

When Ernie Vallozzi started Vallozzi’s Restaurant in 1980, his very first hire was Amy Dicesere. Neither knew at the time that they would not only spend their entire careers together, but also create one of the largest sanctioned croquet tournaments in the United States. That certification is relatively recent, but...

Greensburg Pride Prom is back and bigger than ever this Saturday at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art, 221 N. Main St., Greensburg. The event, held each year during Pride Month in June, is an opportunity for the LGBTQIA+ community in Westmoreland County to get together, let loose and have...

An Apollo woman is sharing her passion for the most infamous maritime disaster ever recorded. Sarah Adams, 33, will host a free public Titantic-themed exhibit and question-and-answer event from noon to 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 16 at the Apollo Memorial Library. Adams, originally from Penn Hills, read about the Titanic...

Gardening isn’t usually the first thing that springs to mind when the calendar page turns to January. But with the holidays behind us, there’s no better time to start planning and preparing our 2024 gardens. Of course, that will mean different things in different places. It’s impossible to account for...

It’s not hard to tell that Tom Stablein enjoys helping organize the annual Fort Ligonier Days celebration — he has been its parade chairman since the mid-1990s. “Seeing it all come together in a little town this size, and to be able to put on a festival like this is...

For those looking ahead and hoping to have a sweet time next year, Hersheypark has announced that its 2024 season passes are already on sale. The passes have four levels, ranging from Bite Size to the new Giant Size passes, each of which offers unlimited visits for the Spring Weekend,...

Two collectors of Bryce Glass Co. tableware and novelties have pooled their resources for the aptly named exhibit, “The Art and Novelty of Bryce Glass,” on display through Nov. 5 at the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley. Harley Trice of Shadyside comes by his interest in Bryce...

With a piece of chalk and a sidewalk, anyone can be an artist. The parking lot, sidewalks and terrace were the canvas as visitors of all ages created chalk masterpieces during Public Art Day on Aug. 19 at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art. Erik Greenawalt, “The Chalking Dad” from...

It’s not the same-old, same-old when the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra collaborates with the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley for “Ligonier Under the Stars.” The musicians ditched the Bach and Beethoven for classic rock hits for the third annual benefit concert on Aug. 20 at Ligonier Country Club...

In 1964, Chuck Berry sang, “Riding along in my automobile/My baby beside me at the wheel/Cruisin’ and playin’ the radio/With no particular place to go.” Car enthusiasts had a very particular place to go on Aug. 11, as The Stroll took over downtown Ligonier. Hosted by Ligonier Valley Chamber of...

Combine “back-to-school” with rock ‘n roll trivia, and what do you get? The Westmoreland Museum of American Art turned it into “School of Rock,” the theme for the Aug. 11 Art on Tap happy hour. The event was for those looking forward to seeing the kiddos board the school bus...

Downtown businesses and restaurants stay open late and offer deals during the monthly Tarentum Night Market. During the Aug. 10 event , The Manos Gallery hosted an open house to showcase the work of three women artists, including Sarah Hunter of Greensburg. Hunter visited with guests and talked about the...

The Westmoreland Museum of American Art has received the gift of a sculpture by the late Pittsburgh artist Aaronel deRoy Gruber, in honor of former chief curator Barbara L. Jones. The sculpture titled “Alumascape III” is installed outside the Greensburg museum’s north entrance and was dedicated during a program and...

Greensburg Hempfield Area Library isn’t just a place to find a good book, use a computer, take a class or attend a special program. It’s also a place to view art, thanks to the Picture This at the Library exhibition series featuring the work of artists from around the area,...

It’s a summer hump day afternoon, you’re on your way home from work and you don’t feel like cooking dinner. What to do? If you’re in the vicinity of the Lincoln Highway Experience, you can stop in for SupperMarket. The weekly food and music event takes over the grounds of...

The current exhibit at Greensburg Art Center is called “Exaltation/Exultation.” “It’s two bodies of work joined by the idea of raising an idea up for consideration or celebrating the beauty of something,” featured artist Michael Walter explained during an Aug. 5 opening reception. The work includes a group of drawings...

When researching the phenomenon of block parties for The Westmoreland Museum of American Art’s current exhibit of that name, chief curator Jeremiah William McCarthy learned that they originated in New York City during World War I as people pooled resources to give soldiers a send-off to war. Block parties spread...

Guests waited eagerly for a slice of cake on July 29 at You Are Here in Jeannette. The sweet treat was just one element of a fifth anniversary celebration at the gallery and art space at 406 Clay Ave. Mary Briggs and Jen Costello founded You Are Here in 2018...

It seems likely that folks associated with Greensburg Civic Theatre wouldn’t be shy about getting up to sing karaoke. Still, the group provided an opt-out during its July 29 musical fundraiser at Greensburg Garden & Civic Center. There was a $1 donation to sing a song and $3 to nominate...