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Manfred Honeck to lead PSO, Mendelssohn Choir in Saint Vincent concert

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh will perform Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No. 9 on Sept. 21 in Saint Vincent Basilica, Unity. The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. with PSO music director Manfred Honeck conducting. A pre-concert benefit reception is set for 5:30 p.m. in the nearby...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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!,”...
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....
Music of West Deer’s John Vento inspires play

The music inspired the play. Songs written by John Vento, a Penn Hills native who lives in West Deer, for the album “Love. Lust. And Other Wreckage,” became the foundation for a stage production written by Pittsburgh playwright Amy Hartman. Hartman’s previous plays have been nominated for the American Critic’s...
Fans from across the world celebrate life of Mac Miller at Pittsburgh’s Blue Slide ParkVideo

Hundreds of fans from across the world came together Friday for a celebration of the life of rapper and Pittsburgh native Mac Miller nearly one year after his death. Frick Park’s Blue Slide Park playground, which was made famous by Miller’s album and song of the same name, was filled...
City puts fresh coat of paint on the Blue Slide ahead of Mac Miller memorialVideo

There is a fresh coat of paint on the Blue Slide in Frick Park. It’s ready for the Friday memorial for late rapper Mac Miller as the one-year anniversary of his death approaches. Fans will share stories and the music of the Pittsburgh rapper from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday...
Tool coming to PPG Paints Arena with ‘Fear Inoculum’ tourVideo

Tool, a band that Pitchfork says was “(f)orged in the the mad-at-my-dad fires of ’90s post-grunge and nu-metal,” has announced a six-week fall tour coming on the heels of the Aug. 30 release of “Fear Inoculum,” the band’s first studio album since “10,000 Days” in 2006. The tour includes a...

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