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Duquesne streaming ‘A Little Friday Night Music’ series featuring alumni, facultyVideo
Duquesne University’s Mary Pappert School of Music may not be open to students at the moment, but school officials are making sure both students and the public have access to the music created by those who’ve passed through its halls. On Friday nights the past few weeks — Good Friday...
Pittsburgh rockers join online concert to aid hospitality workers
Donnie Iris, Joe Grushecky, Norman Nardini, Bill Deasy and other Pittsburgh rock legends will perform during a 12-hour living room concert on Facebook Live. Set for noon to midnight April 18 on the Pittsburgh Service Staff AID page, the event will benefit area hospitality industry workers facing hardships due to...
Tired of ‘Frozen’? Stream these less obvious kids moviesVideo
Weeks of quarantine with kids have a way of burning through a movie collection. Even with the libraries of streaming services like Netflix, Amazon, Disney Plus and others, there are plenty of households that have already had their fill of “Frozen” and overdosed on “Onward.” In the best of times,...
Ticketmaster changes refund policy on coronavirus-related postponements
With stadiums, arenas and concert halls quiet in Western Pennsylvania and around the world because of the coronavirus pandemic, shows are being postponed. And that is leaving many who have bought tickets waiting to see whether the show goes on, and often without an option to get their money back....
Paul McCartney hopes Chinese government shuts down wet marketsVideo
Paul McCartney has some thoughts on the health crisis that has upended the entire world. The former Beatle called Howard Stern on Tuesday from Sussex, England, to update the Sirius XM radio host on his well-being during the coronavirus pandemic. McCartney explained that he was “locked down” with his daughter...
Pittsburgh Ballet’s new artistic director a ‘quintessential ballerina’
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School have announced that Susan Jaffe will succeed Terrence S. Orr as artistic director. Last summer, Orr announced his intent to retire in June, following the ballet’s 50th anniversary season. Jaffe will assume her role for PBT’s 2020-21 season, opening in October. She...
Three Rivers Arts Festival canceled as Pittsburgh Cultural Trust extends suspensions
Another signature Pittsburgh event has been canceled. The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announced Tuesday that the Three Rivers Arts Festival would be axed as the trust’s suspension of events was extended into mid-June because of the coronavirus pandemic. “As we continue to follow the leadership of Gov. Wolf and our public...
Jon Bon Jovi asks kindergartners to ‘Do What You Can’
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — A Florida kindergarten teacher took his virtual classroom to new levels on Monday when rock icon Jon Bon Jovi popped in on a writing lesson about life in the coronavirus quarantine. Last month, the Grammy award-winning 80s rocker released an incomplete version of “Do What...
Palace Theatre announces 3 new late-summer, fall concerts in Greensburg
Looking forward to lifting of coronavirus-related restrictions, The Palace Theatre in Greensburg has scheduled these new late-summer and fall shows: • Ronnie Milsap, July 17 — Grammy-winning country singer and pianist best known for late 1970s and early ’80s hits like “(There’s) No Gettin’ Over Me” and “I Wouldn’t Have...
Kids can join theater’s ‘Pirates of the Mon’ online adventuresVideo
Children are invited to set sail from home with Gemini Children’s Theater for an action-packed “Pirates of the Mon” adventure. The McKees Rocks-based theater has posted a video in which Allegheny Annie and Captain Schnook board the Black and Gold Pearl in search of the Triangle Treasure. In order to...
‘SNL’ returns for work-at-home version with host Tom HanksVideo
NEW YORK — “Saturday Night Live” tried its first “quarantine version” of the comedy show, with coronavirus pioneer Tom Hanks, Coldplay singer Chris Martin and the comedy show’s entire cast phoning in with jokes from home. After being gone for more than a month, the NBC comedy institution returned to...
‘Penn State Presents’ airs nightly livestream featuring alumni, students
John Simpkins, head of musical theater at Penn State University, was not happy at having to cancel the performances theater students would have put on this spring due to the coronavirus pandemic. In an effort to continue bringing Nittany Lion students’ talents to the public, Simpkins is hosting “Penn State...
Review: Watching ‘Trolls World Tour’? Bring ear plugs
Music snobbery is making a comeback. On the heels of the excellent serial remake of “High Fidelity,” about a tasteful Brooklyn record store owner, comes “Trolls World Tour,” in which different pixie clans each representing a music genre vie for sonic domination. Both are quaint in their own way, pretending...
Rihanna donates $2.1 million for domestic violence victims in coronavirus lockdown
Singer Rihanna is joining forces with Twitter Chief Executive Jack Dorsey to help victims of domestic violence living in Los Angeles during the coronavirus pandemic. On Thursday, the “Needed Me” artist’s Clara Lionel Foundation announced that the duo is co-funding a $4.2-million grant to the Mayor’s Fund for Los Angeles....
From ‘Ten Commandments’ to ‘Uncut Gems,’ here are 12 great movies for Passover and EasterVideo
It’s not uncommon for some of us to describe a great, genuinely transcendent movie as a religious experience. We like to exalt the sublimity of the moving image, sacralizing what is too often regarded as a godless, sometimes profane medium. We make our dutiful pilgrimages to this Robert Bresson retrospective...
Sean Penn wants to ‘save lives’ with free covid-19 testing
After nearly a decade of helping communities in distress abroad, Sean Penn is joining the fight against the coronavirus much closer to home. The Oscar winner’s disaster relief organization CORE has teamed up with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s office and the city’s fire department to safely distribute free drive-thru...
Latrobe Art Center offering virtual classes, studio sessions
Running out of ideas for your at-home art projects? Latrobe Art Center has a series of free online tutorials, featuring member artists including Pamela Cooper, Peg Panasiti and Eileen Stoner, as well as some from center director Lauren Buches. Other online resources include a peek into Doreen Currie’s studio and...
Fox to air ‘Tiger King’ specialVideo
Fans of “Tiger King” are getting more of it, this time on TV. According to Variety, Fox will air a one-hour special called “TMZ Investigates: Tiger King – What Really Went Down?” The program is said to have “never-before-seen footage” of the people involved in the popular Netflix show. Hey...
How do Broadway stars cope with silent theaters? They singVideo
The coronavirus silenced Broadway. It could not silence two of its rising stars. Samantha Pauly and Brittney Mack, who play two wives of Henry VIII in the musical “Six,” have turned their disappointment at having their musical on hold by doing what they do best — singing for an audience,...
‘Will and Grace’ features Pittsburgh artist’s colorful paintings
Western Pennsylvania fans of NBC’s “Will and Grace” should watch the April 16 episode with particular care. Not only will it be the penultimate episode of the long-running sitcom, which ends its second run on April 23, but it also will feature prints of paintings by Pittsburgh artist Johno Prascak....
Loretta Lynn’s bond with Patsy Cline remains strong
Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn only knew each other a short time before Cline’s death at the age of 30, but the friendship formed between two trailblazers of country music is enough to fill a book. Lynn’s new memoir, “Me and Patsy: Kicking Up Dust,” which was released this week,...
Working at home tests family atmosphere of TV morning shows
For all the planning that went into “CBS This Morning” putting on a broadcast with its anchors working remotely, no one thought about the pillow. It sat — slightly crookedly — on a chair behind Gayle King in the makeshift studio set up in her family room. And that pillow,...
Franklin Regional art students send portraits overseas to Malaysia
Members of Franklin Regional’s National Art Honor Society may be stuck at home amid the coronavirus pandemic, but their artwork continues to make a difference in the lives of others. Most recently, it made a difference by way of the Memory Project, which promotes intercultural awareness and friendship through art....
Bocelli says Easter Sunday appearance not a concert for coronavirus: ‘It’s a prayer’
NEW YORK — Andrea Bocelli will sing at the Duomo of Milan on Easter Sunday sending a message of love and hope to the world during the coronavirus pandemic, but the Italian tenor says it’s not a concert. Instead, he calls it a “prayer.” “I received this invitation by the...
‘Full House’ cast goes ‘Full Quarantine’ in coronavirus-themed remake of show introVideo
Some members of the “Full House” cast are keeping the mood light in reminding everyone to stay home and stay safe during the coronavirus pandemic. In a video posted to Bob Saget’s official Facebook page, some of the cast of the classic TV sitcom recreated the “Full House” intro, but...
