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Behind the Art: Latrobe Art Center proudly displays founder’s painting
Latrobe Art Center co-founder Elaine “Laney” Rogers Crozier was not just a patron of the arts, she was an artist herself. An untitled and undated watercolor by Rogers, thought to be an image of an area farm, hangs near the entrance of the center. The work depicts a barn, painted...
Tour celebrates Talking Heads’ ‘Remain in Light’ album 40 years onVideo
When Talking Heads went into the studio to record their 1980 album, “Remain in Light,” they were on the verge of breaking up. They came out with a renewed commitment to the band, via a collection of songs that remade their sound and ended up at No. 39 on Rolling...
Pittsburgh Opera fashion show featured live opera performers
Guests expect to see fashion models on a runway. But for a show to include live opera singers’ powerful voices with songs from “Carmina Burana,“ ”Rigoletto” and “Rinaldo”? That’s not something you see and hear every day. Friends of the Pittsburgh Opera hosted their annual style event on Monday with...
Everything you need to know about the 2023 Academy Awards
NEW YORK — Hollywood is gearing up for the 95th Academy Awards, where “Everything Everywhere All at Once” comes in the lead nominee and the film industry will hope to move past “the slap” of last year’s ceremony. Here’s everything you need to know about the 2023 Oscars, including when...
Final curtain falls on Westmoreland Night of the Stars musical showcase
The final curtain has fallen on Westmoreland Night of the Stars — unless someone steps up to take over running the annual two-night showcase of area school musicals. In 2019, founder John Noble announced his intention to turn the production over to his daughter, Elly Carr of Irwin, a theater...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Feb. 17-19
It’s a long holiday weekend for some with Presidents Day on Monday. Here are some ways to spend it. Auto Show The Pittsburgh International Auto Show is Friday through Monday at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Downtown. There will be a wide variety of vehicles in a non-sales atmosphere....
Barebones productions launches 20th season with fiery ‘Is God Is’
The brooding man acts on his cruel intentions. Married with 3-year-old twin daughters, he wants out. He wants a new life and sets a fire and leaves his family for dead. The fire does not kill his family, but horrifically scars them. Eighteen years later, the now 21-year-old twins Anaia...
Bruce Willis has frontotemporal dementia, condition worsens
NEW YORK — Nearly a year after Bruce Willis’ family announced that he would step away from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia, his family says his “condition has progressed.” In a statement posted Thursday, the 67-year-old actor’s family said Willis has a more specific diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia. “While...
Review: Wuther true or false, ‘Emily’ weaves a passionate portrait of a Brontë sisterVideo
“Wuthering Heights” was first published in 1847 under the name Ellis Bell — a pseudonym for Emily Brontë, of course, and one that she adopted in tandem with her sisters Charlotte and Anne, in their individual novels as well as a book of poetry. “Jane Eyre” was published under Currer...
Ryan Seacrest leaving ‘Live,’ to be replaced by Kelly Ripa’s husband, Mark ConsuelosVideo
NEW YORK — Ryan Seacrest plans to leave ABC’s “Live with Kelly and Ryan” this spring, he announced on Thursday’s episode. Seacrest has hosted the New York-set morning show with Kelly Ripa since 2017. Ripa’s husband, Mark Consuelos, will take over as her full-time co-host. “It was a tough, tough...
Some of Raquel Welch’s best films are hard to find. Here’s where you can watch them
Raquel Welch, the 1960s international sex symbol whose acting career spanned more than half a century, died Wednesday at her home in Los Angeles. She was 82. Welch shot to stardom in the ’60s with the films “Fantastic Voyage” and “One Million Years B.C.” The pulpy movie poster for the...
Hollywood sex symbol Raquel Welch dies at 82
NEW YORK — Raquel Welch, whose emergence from the sea in a skimpy, furry bikini in the film “One Million Years B.C.” would propel her to international sex symbol status throughout the 1960s and ’70s, has died. She was 82. Welch died early Wednesday after a brief illness, according to...
Standbys, understudies, swings ensure that the show will go on
Ready to go on at a moment’s notice, some actors and actresses wait in the wings. They are in the theater in case one of their colleagues can’t take the stage because of illness, a family emergency or a scheduled day off. They often are referred to as “unsung heroes”...
95th Academy Awards odds are out: See who’s favored to win the major Oscars
BY ZACH EWING | Home Field Sports It’s awards season in the entertainment industry, and the crown jewel event, the 95th Academy Awards, is coming March 12 to honor the best in film and movies over the past year. The anticipation always boils over when each envelope is opened and...
Pittsburgh Ballet plans 2023-24 season of celebration, community
The key word for Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s 2023-24 season is “celebration.” “This season we’ll be celebrating PBT’s history, where we’ve been, and our future, where we’re going,” said acting executive director Kathryn Gigler. “We’re also welcoming a new artistic director, who has an incredible vision for PBT as a place...
Review: A Marvel villain comes into focus in ‘Ant-Man 3’Video
Peyton Reed’s “Ant-Man” films have generally served as a kind of palate cleanser to the world-ending stakes of the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe. Paul Rudd’s Scott Lang is just an ordinary dude, or so they keep telling us, who still can’t really believe that he’s part of the Avengers at...
Idris Elba on James Bond: ‘I’m not going to be that guy’
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Actor Idris Elba says he’s going to stick with being the tormented detective John Luther — not James Bond. Speaking Tuesday to the World Government Summit in Dubai, Elba brought up the persistent discussions about him taking over as Ian Fleming’s famed British spy. Those...
Tickets going fast for The Westmoreland’s jazz series concertsVideo
Tickets went fast for the first date in the Winter and Spring Jazz Concert Series at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art. Events manager Darrah Resnick expects the remaining three shows to sell out just as quickly. “It’s probably good to get tickets now,” she said. Sam Brooks, a Pittsburgh-based...
Movie review: ‘Of an Age’ a moving story that captures messiness of first loveVideo
In 2022, Macedonian Australian filmmaker Goran Stolevski established himself as a talent to watch with his daring directorial debut, the folk horror film “You Won’t Be Alone,” about a witch body-jumping through a Macedonian village, experiencing the vast spectrum of love and cruelty life has to offer. His sophomore feature,...
Review: Thunberg aims to educate with ‘The Climate Book’
“The Climate Book,” by Greta Thunberg (Penguin Press) Skipping school to sit outside the Swedish Parliament in 2018 with a sign reading “School Strike for Climate” at the age of 15, Greta Thunberg promised she would never stop calling out leaders and governments for refusing to take strong enough actions...
U2 returning to stage in Las Vegas, minus one of quartet
NEW YORK — U2 is returning to the concert stage later this year for the first time since 2019 but without one of the original quartet, as drummer Larry Mullen Jr. is on the injured list. The band offered a hint about its reemergence on the biggest stage possible —...
Pregnant Rihanna soars in Super Bowl halftime performanceVideo
Rihanna was above it all. She began and ended the Super Bowl 57 halftime show hovering high above the field at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. The performance delivered on fan expectations but it included a major surprise — the singer is pregnant with her second child. She wore...
De La Soul co-founder Trugoy the Dove dead at 54
David Jude Jolicoeur, known widely as Trugoy the Dove and one of the founding members of the Long Island hip hop trio De La Soul, has died. He was 54. His representative Tony Ferguson confirmed the reports Sunday. No other information was immediately available. In recent years, Jolicoeur, had said...
Westmoreland museum hosts Valentine-themed craft for kids
Parents and children stopped by the Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg on Sunday morning to created Valentine-themed crafts during a free “I Heart Art” event. Volunteers typically help host at least one such event monthly at the museum on North Main Street....
‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance’ wins Super Bowl weekend box office
The third installment in the “Magic Mike” series danced its way to the top of the box office charts this weekend with a James Cameron double header, “Avatar: The Way of Water” and “Titanic” (yes that “Titanic”), looming close behind. ” Magic Mike’s Last Dance ” earned $8.2 million in...
