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Greensburg Civic Theatre’s ‘Over the Tavern’ digs deep into family, faith
During the idealized Eisenhower era of the 1950s, 12-year-old Rudy Pazinski starts to question his family’s values and the tenets of the Roman Catholic Church to which they belong. That’s the set-up for “Over the Tavern,” the Tom Dudzick play that opens Greensburg Civic Theatre’s 70th season. The production will...
A Flock of Seagulls bringing its space age sound back to PittsburghVideo
Once upon a time there was a rock and roll band from Liverpool, England, that had really cool hair and a fresh, electrifying signature sound. And that band was known as — A Flock of Seagulls. Led by a talented young singer/songwriter named Mike Score, A Flock of Seagulls dropkicked...
Kourtney Kardashian, Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker engaged
LOS ANGELES — A day at the beach turned into a proposal for Kourtney Kardashian, who is now engaged to Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker. Kardashian posted two photos on Instagram of the proposal with the caption “forever.” A representative for the reality star and businesswoman confirmed Sunday that the couple...
Disney delays ‘Indiana Jones 5,’ ‘Black Panther 2’ releases
LOS ANGELES — The Walt Disney Co. is pushing back the release dates of many of its upcoming titles, including the untitled Indiana Jones movie and the Black Panther sequel “Wakanda Forever.” The company said Monday that the fifth Indiana Jones, a James Mangold-directed and Steven Spielberg-produced installment which sees...
Betty Lynn, Thelma Lou on ‘The Andy Griffith Show,’ has died
MOUNT AIRY, N.C. — Betty Lynn, the film and television actor who was best known for her role as Barney Fife’s sweetheart Thelma Lou on “The Andy Griffith Show,” has died. She was 95. Lynn died peacefully Saturday after a brief illness, The Andy Griffith Museum in Mount Airy, North...
British Museum to display the world’s oldest map of stars
The British Museum will display what it says is the world’s oldest surviving map of the stars in a major upcoming exhibition on the Stonehenge stone circle. The 3,600-year-old “Nebra Sky Disc,” first discovered in Germany in 1999, is one of the oldest surviving representations of the cosmos in the...
Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil breaks ribs in fall off stage
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. — Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil suffered broken ribs after falling off the stage at a concert Friday in Tennessee, his guitarist told the crowd in a video circulated widely on social media. In video footage from the performance, Neil can be seen clapping at the edge...
‘The Batman’ trailer unveils Robert Pattinson in dark, violent turnVideo
LOS ANGELES — Warner Bros. has unveiled its trailer for “The Batman,” which features Robert Pattinson’s first bone-crunching turn as a DC Comics superhero. The trailer unveiled Saturday at the DC Fandome event shows Pattinson’s Dark Knight methodically taking down bad guys despite being outnumbered and his Batsuit absorbing multiple...
‘Halloween Kills’ carves out $50.4 million at box office
“Halloween Kills” may be available to watch at home, but the latest installment in the Michael Myers saga is making a killing at the North American box office in its first weekend in theaters. The David Gordon Green-directed horror scared up $50.4 million from 3,705 locations, according to studio estimates...
Van Gogh artwork looted by Nazis to be auctioned in New York
NEW YORK — A watercolor by Vincent van Gogh that was seized by the Nazis during World War II will be sold next month at auction in New York, where it is expected to fetch a price of $20 million or more, the auction house Christie’s announced. Christie’s is auctioning...
Carnegie Museum of Art welcomes new contemporary art curator Liz Park
The Carnegie Museum of Art has named Liz Park as its new Richard Armstrong Curator of Contemporary Art. Park comes to the museum from the University at Buffalo Art Galleries, State University of New York, where she was curator of exhibitions. Park has a previous link to the institution in...
Double your Halloween fun by making your own one-of-a-kind costume
The average American shells out about $162.29 on Halloween, according to a 2019 survey from the online financial marketplace LendEDU. Spending on the three major Halloween expenses broke down into $47.06 (27%) for decorations, $55.18 (34%) for candy and $60.05 (37%) for costumes. Fifty bucks for candy — no big...
Art ‘thieves’ to hit The Westmoreland for night of whodunit fun
The art world was rocked in 2004 when Edvard Munch’s iconic painting, “The Scream,” was stolen from museum in Oslo, Norway. Luckily, it was recovered three months later. Now, art thieves will infiltrate The Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg for a night of whodunit fun at 7 p.m....
Rolling Stones drop ‘Brown Sugar’ from tour setlist as times change
Maybe call it the “Some Filter” tour. The Rolling Stones have not played their controversial 1971 mega-hit “Brown Sugar” on their current “No Filter” tour and fans may not hear it live again. Guitarist Keith Richards somewhat addressed the omission, indicating there was a reason behind its absence on the...
Brian Wilson, special guests bring Beach Boys catalog to The Palace
Some things just never get old. For original Beach Boy Al Jardine, that includes singing the songs that made the group famous 60 years ago. Jardine will perform hits and deep cuts from the group’s vast catalog with co-founder Brian Wilson on Oct. 19 at The Palace Theatre in Greensburg....
‘MasterChef Live!’ at The Palace pits ex-contestants in head-to-head battles
Update: The “MasterChef Live!” tour announced on Oct. 14 that, because of a scheduling conflict, Noah Sims will not be present for the Nov. 10 performance at The Palace Theatre. Other former “MasterChef” and “MasterChef Junior” contestants will be featured. Front-row audience members, you’ve been warned. “Big, bold, beautiful flavors...
Bill Maher talks Jan. 6, conservatives and ‘woke’ liberals before Pittsburgh show
Before Jon Stewart, before Stephen Colbert and before Trevor Noah, when political panel shows skewering politics and politicians were considered risqué television, acerbic comedian Bill Maher was blazing a trail of laughter with a show called “Politically Incorrect.” The show aired on Comedy Central and later on ABC from 1993...
TV Q&A: Which Pittsburgh TV newscasters have worked for 3 stations?
Q: Now that Susan Koeppen anchors WPXI-TV’s 4 p.m. broadcast, it completes her local news station hat trick (working for all three local news broadcasts.) Wondering if there are others, but the only other person I came up with is Alby Oxenreiter, who did stints on WTAE-TV and WPGH-TV before...
Girl power: Women Who Rock event plays on at Stage AE
These females rock, literally. The annual Women Who Rock concert features Rita Wilson, Sheila E, Orianthi, Lauren Monroe (with special guest Rick Allen of Def Leppard), Jackie Popovec with the Vindys and DJ Femi. They will perform starting at 7 p.m. Saturday at Stage AE on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. The...
Kanye West puts Wyoming ranch, business sites up for sale
CODY, Wyo. — Rapper, music producer and clothing entrepreneur Kanye West has put his ranch and business properties in northwestern Wyoming up for sale. The West Ranch, formerly known as Monster Lake Ranch, went on the market Monday for $11 million. The property sprawls across 6 square miles of open...
Matt Amodio’s new chapter in history-making ‘Jeopardy!′ runVideo
NEW YORK — This story contains a spoiler about Monday’s “Jeopardy!” episode. All good things must come to an end and Matt Amodio’s historic run on “Jeopardy!” did just that on the show Monday, leaving the Yale doctoral student with 38 wins and more than $1.5 million in prize money....
Fiona Hill, a nobody to Trump and Putin, saw into them both
Vladimir Putin paid scant attention to Fiona Hill, a preeminent U.S. expert on Russia, when she was seated next to him at dinners. Putin’s people placed her there by design, choosing a “nondescript woman,” as she put it, so the Russian president would have no competition for attention. Fluent in...
Historical society program explores Latrobe’s claim to pro football first, bid for Hall of Fame
Fall’s arrival brings a resurfacing of traditional football rivalries. That makes it an appropriate time for the Latrobe Area Historical Society to revisit some key football rivalries that have played out off the field — including competing claims to “firsts” in the sport’s early years. The society again will present...
Country singer Neal McCoy promises Greensburg audience: ‘Try us, you’ll like us’
Country singer Neal McCoy is making a pretty bold claim prior to his Oct. 17 show at The Palace Theatre in Greensburg. “I challenge people who may not know much about me, or even heard of me before, to give us your time,” he said. “When the show’s over, you’ll...
Little River Band brings 40 years of hits to Greensburg’s Palace TheatreVideo
Friday night, it was late, I was walking you home … after seeing the Little River Band at The Palace Theatre. You’ll be able to say that if you take your sweetie to the band’s show Friday in Greensburg. And then you’ll really have something to reminisce about. Hits like...
