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Clive Cussler, million-selling adventure writer, dies at 88
NEW YORK — Clive Cussler, the million-selling adventure writer and real-life thrill-seeker who wove personal details and spectacular fantasies into his page-turning novels about underwater explorer Dirk Pitt, has died, his publisher said Wednesday. Cussler died Monday at his home in Scottsdale, Arizona, said Alexis Welby, spokeswoman for publisher Penguin...
Ryan Murphy reveals ‘American Horror Story’ season 10 castVideo
The cast of the new “American Horror Story” season is out. Show co-creator Ryan Murphy posted season 10 teasers to his Instagram, revealing the stars of the FX show’s upcoming season. The two videos, which show the tide coming in on a beach over a dark sky, announced Kathy Bates,...
Call me Harry: Prince eschews royal label in Scotland speech
Just call him Harry. The British prince who is preparing to step back from royal duties would normally be referred to as sir or his royal highness. But as he was introduced to speak about sustainable tourism at an event in Scotland on Wednesday, the Duke of Sussex said the...
Venice Baroque Orchestra brings Vivaldi program to Pittsburgh
Touring solo artists come to Western Pennsylvania almost every week of the concert season. Touring orchestras, by contrast, are a real rarity. Yes, Gustav Mahler and the New York Philharmonic played in Pittsburgh before World War I, and Leonard Bernstein and the Vienna Philharmonic came here more than 30 years...
Happy 77th birthday, George HarrisonVideo
He was known as the quiet Beatle. Thoughtful, spiritual and a superb musician, George Harrison, lead guitarist for the greatest pop group in history, would have turned 77 on Tuesday, Feb. 25. George Harrison was born #OnThisDay in 1943. He would have turned 77 today. Happy birthday @GeorgeHarrison! pic.twitter.com/HycHYYnPdG— The...
Ozzy Osbourne says he’s making another album after medical treatment
The Prince of Darkness isn’t waiting long to make new music. During a reddit AMA (ask me anything) on Tuesday, Ozzy Osbourne said that he was “going to do another album next month,” and went into more detail on the time frame. “I am making another album because while I...
Joe Rogan will bring ‘Sacred Clown’ stand-up tour to Pittsburgh
America’s most popular podcast host, comedian Joe Rogan, will bring his “Sacred Clown” stand-up comedy tour to Pittsburgh on May 16. Rogan, who has also provided color commentary for Ultimate Fighting Championship fights since 2002, has been a stand-up comedian for the past 25 years, with two albums and six...
Pittsburgh Creative Arts Festival quilts have 9/11 focus
The Pittsburgh Creative Arts Festival will return March 20-22 to the DoubleTree by Hilton in Green Tree. Hours are 11 a.m.-6 p.m. March 20, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. March 21 and 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. March 22 in the hotel at 500 Mansfield Ave. The festival offers classes, exhibitions, a creative open...
First tour by Santana, Earth, Wind & Fire has Pittsburgh dateVideo
Music legends Carlos Santana and Earth, Wind & Fire will share stages for the first time during this summer’s Miraculous Supernatural 2020 Tour. Kicking off June 19 in San Diego, Calif., the tour has an Aug. 5 date at S&T Bank Music Park in Burgettstown. The tour is a continuation...
‘Metamorphosis’ makes American premiere in Pittsburgh
Maria Caruso, founding artistic director of Bodiography Contemporary Ballet, will bring her solo creation, “Metamorphosis,” to Pittsburgh for its first U.S. stop. The 8 p.m. Feb. 29 performance will take place at an experimental warehouse space at 1501 Preble Ave., in Pittsburgh’s Chateau neighborhood. “Metamorphosis” has been performed around the...
Westmoreland Cultural Trust plans enchanting masked gala
Those attending this year’s Party at the Palace at The Palace Theatre in Greensburg will enjoy a themed masquerade event, with guests visiting masked celebrations from around the world. “Party at The Palace is a fantastic evening to celebrate and support the arts while enjoying amazing food, music and company...
‘Carmina Burana’ is chorale’s big, splashy anniversary concert
“Fun” isn’t a word often used to describe classical music, but then Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana” isn’t your typical piece of classical music. The exuberant nature of the work made it a logical choice for the Pittsburgh Concert Chorale to perform as part of its 35th anniversary celebration, says music...
Post Malone rocks PPG Paints Arena
Pittsburgh welcomed Post Malone with open arms Monday night. Malone’s Runaway tour made a stop in PPG Paints Arena rocking the massive crowd with his signature hits — “Circles,” “Sunflowers” and “Better Now” — to name a few. There were 21 songs in all. The tour began Sept. 14 in...
Franklin Regional students learn about Panther alum’s ‘augmented reality art’
Christopher Ruane of Murrysville hopes visiting the Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg can help inspire Franklin Regional students to pursue a life of creativity. Ruane’s art keeps him busy nowadays, but it wasn’t always that way. “When I was in high school, I grew up in a sports-minded...
Pitt-Greensburg play takes aim at government bureaucracy, small-town corruption
Con men, government inspections, corruption and mistaken identity all cross paths in the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg’s upcoming production of Nikolai Gogol’s “The Government Inspector.” When the postmaster of a small Russian town reads a resident’s mail and begins spreading the word that a government inspector will soon be...
Western Pennsylvania-filmed ‘I Am Not Okay With This’ debuts on Netflix
From the opening shot of the new Netflix series “I Am Not Okay With This,” the viewer will know that this is not an ordinary dark dramedy about high school kids dealing with teen angst. A young girl is seen walking down the street. She is soaked in blood as...
‘What a ride’: Wexford’s Christina Aguilera won Grammy for best new artist 20 years agoVideo
Wexford native Christina Aguilera’s wish came true 20 years ago after being dubbed Best New Artist at the 42nd Grammy Awards. The award, which came after the release of the single “Genie in a Bottle” and her first self-titled studio album, pitched her against other ’90s and early 2000s icons...
Greensburg Civic Theatre holds auditions for Tennessee Williams play
A southern plantation home populated by a dysfunctional family, including a litter of “no-neck monsters,” is the setting for Tennessee Williams’ “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.” Greensburg Civic Theatre will hold auditions from 6-9 p.m. March 3 and 6-7:15 p.m. March 4 for an April 30, May 1-2 production...
High school musicals on tap in Western Pa.Video
Below are high school musicals planned throughout our region. In the coming weeks, look for stories and photos from a variety of the shows in the Tribune- Review and videos at TribLIVe.com. If the list doesn’t include your school, contact us at tribliving@tribweb.com and we’ll add it. Break a leg!...
Ticket sale announced for Sugarland at S&T Bank Music Park
Tickets will be available to the general public Friday for country music duo Sugarland’s performance this summer near Burgettstown. The band will make a stop at S&T Bank Music Park on July 23 as part of the There Goes The Neighborhood Tour 2020. Sugarland will be joined by Mary Chapin...
New York exhibit examines ballet’s lasting influence on fashion
A crowning jewel of the new exhibit at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City is a feathered white tutu. It may look, to the untrained eye, like any ballet costume. It is, however, anything but. Worn by the iconic Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova in her most famous...
‘Black in Space’ chronicles final frontier of civil rights
In 1959, Ronald Erwin McNair walked into a South Carolina library. The 9-year-old aspiring astronaut wanted to check out a calculus book, but a librarian threatened to call the police if he didn’t leave. McNair was black. Years later, McNair was selected to become only the second African American to...
B. Smith, model turned lifestyle guru, dead at 70
NEW YORK — Barbara “B.” Smith, one of the nation’s top black models who went on to open restaurants, launch a successful home products line and write cookbooks, has died at her Long Island home at age 70 after battling early onset Alzheimer’s disease. Smith’s family announced on social media...
Death of Prince heir complicates estate settlement even more
MINNEAPOLIS — The death of Prince’s brother Alfred Jackson, along with his contested will, are raising new questions in the endlessly complicated efforts to settle the legendary musician’s estate, including whether a California man with a reputation for cozying up to celebrities will end up with one-sixth of Prince’s riches....
The Lumineers will ‘pepper in’ new songs during Pittsburgh stopVideo
The Lumineers qualify as a bona fide hit-making band. Since the group’s debut single, “Ho Hey,” became a 2012 blockbuster single, topping 10 different Billboard magazine singles charts, while spending 62 weeks on Billboard’s all-genre Hot 100 singles chart, the band has enjoyed one success after another. Listen to those...
