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5 things to do in Westmoreland: Nov. 22-24
It’s that time again, the weekend is here and we’re all looking for something fun to do. Options are more numerous than usual this time of year, as the holiday season quickly approaches. Looking for unique gifts? Wreaths Across America — North Huntingdon will hold its second annual craft and...
In Kacey Musgraves’ Christmas special, her grandma steals the show
Grammy winner Kacey Musgraves knows who the real star is in her family — her grandmother. That’s why the singer put the woman she calls Nana in her upcoming holiday special, “The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show.” “Basically, this is just Nana’s world. We’re just all livin’ in it. This is...
First Marvel Comics issue sells in Texas for $1.26 million
DALLAS — A rare near-mint condition copy of the first Marvel Comics comic book has sold at auction in Dallas for $1.26 million. Heritage Auctions says the Marvel Comics No. 1 from 1939 sold Thursday. Heritage says the buyer wished to remain anonymous. Ed Jaster, senior vice president at Heritage,...
Monthly Honky Tonk Jukebox show coming to BloomfieldVideo
It’s easy to tell how much fun the monthly Honky Tonk Jukebox show is just by watching the members of the 339 Band rehearse at Liveburgh Studios in Glenshaw. As the band shuffles through Merle Travis’ hilarious ‘“Shut Up and Drink Your Beer” — “Shut up!/And drink your beer/There’s a...
Country star Sam Hunt arrested for DUI in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country singer Sam Hunt was arrested for driving under the influence and violation of the open container law after police in Nashville stopped him for driving the wrong way down a one-way road. Hunt was arrested Thursday morning, booked into jail and released on $2,500 bond, according...
Across Mister Rogers’ actual neighborhoods, his faith echoes
His TV neighborhood, was, of course, a realm of make believe — a child’s-eye view of community summoned into being by an oddly understanding adult, cobbled together from a patchwork of stage sets, model houses and pure, unsullied love. Visiting it each day, with Mister Rogers as guide, you’d learn...
Review: ‘21 Bridges’ a just-good-enough New York crime thrillerVideo
How excited James Brown would have been for “21 Bridges.” Take you to bridge? How about 21 of them? But I suspect even the Godfather of Soul would give an easy pass to Brian Kirk’s “21 Bridges,” with Chadwick Boseman (who played Brown in the biopic “Get on Up”). It’s...
Mick Foley brings wrestling stories, laughs to Pittsburgh Improv
When Mick Foley is on WWE television, he feels like a dinner guest. He plays a part, but it’s not his menu. When the WWE Hall of Famer is putting on a show, he feels like the cook, being tasked with making the meal and feeding guests. That’s to say,...
Southern Alleghenies Museum in Ligonier plans 3 art workshops
Both would-be and accomplished artists are invited to the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art Ligonier for three upcoming workshops. The first two take place before the holidays, offering participants the opportunity to create handcrafted items suitable for gift-giving. The third comes afterward, promising a fun and relaxing afternoon in the...
New ‘Night Before Christmas’ takes familiar story on fresh journey
The phrase “Twas the Night Before Christmas” is as much a part of the holiday lexicon as Santa’s “Ho ho ho!” From the Clement Moore poem (actually titled “A Visit From St. Nicholas”) to the oft-sung song to animated and live-action movies, it’s a refrain embedded into our Christmas psyches....
Entertainment planner: Nov. 21-Dec. 4
Thursday Nov. 21 Sam Morril, Pittsburgh Improv, Homestead. Through Nov. 24. 412-462-5233 or improv.com/pittsburgh Friday Nov. 22 Judi Figel and Dave Crisci, Lounge at LeMont, Mount Washington. 412-431-3100 or lemontpittsburgh.com “Disney’s Newsies,” Stage Right production, The Palace Theatre, Greensburg. Through Nov. 24. 724-836-8000 or thepalacetheatre.org Fall Dance Concert, works by...
Seton Hill student choreographers promise thought-provoking dances
TaMara Swank, assistant professor of dance at Seton Hill University, knows what a valuable experience it is for dance students to create an original dance piece from concept to completion. “A goal for the student choreographers is to challenge themselves to stay true to their concept or idea during the...
Tale of the March sisters comes alive in song in latest Geyer production
A favorite classic novel comes to life in a production of “Little Women the Musical” being staged Nov. 21-24 at Geyer Performing Arts Center in Scottdale. The musical directed by Jill Jassmann-Sharlock of Acme focuses on the book’s four March sisters and their mother, Marmee, living in Concord, Mass., while...
Beloved ‘Les Miserables’ comes back to PittsburghVideo
Cameron Mackintosh’s epic musical “Les Miserables” is one of those special productions that tend to draw massive crowds wherever they go. The national tour that last came through Pittsburgh in 2013 featured a remastered 25th anniversary edition with new staging — minus the traditional iconic turntable revolving stage — and...
Alumni ‘come home’ for Stage Right’s production of ‘Newsies’
Stage Right’s upcoming musical at the Palace Theatre is going to be “big news” with its cast of nearly 100 actors representing the Greensburg theater company’s current students, alums and professionals. “Disney’s Newsies,” the Broadway musical that debuted in 2012 and played for more than 1,000 performances in NYC, will...
‘Saturday Night Live’ announces Jennifer Lopez, Niall Horan for December shows
It’s going to be a good month on “Saturday Night Live.” The NBC program announced hosts and musical guests Wednesday for its December shows. ? ???????? ????? ? pic.twitter.com/uEFfVaKlCE— Saturday Night Live - SNL (@nbcsnl) November 20, 2019 Jennifer Lopez and rapper DaBaby are set for Dec. 7. Scarlett Johansson...
Hear Joy Ike’s brilliant cover of Mister Rogers’ ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’Video
Yes, there has been a Mister Rogers overload these past few … years. But Pittsburgh native singer-songwriter Joy Ike’s cover of Fred Rogers’ “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” is spot on and just in time. Not to mention amazing! Armed with a baritone ukulele, Ike seemlessly bops through the iconic...
Jussie Smollett: Chicago prosecution was malicious
Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett says his $10,000 payment after the close of a criminal case should prevent Chicago from seeking reimbursement for a police investigation of his claim that he was a victim of a racist and homophobic attack. Smollett’s attorneys filed a response Tuesday to Chicago’s lawsuit in...
New acts rule Grammys as Lizzo, Lil Nas X, Billie Eilish lead nominationsVideo
The Grammys are screaming “Cuz I Love You” to Lizzo: The breakthrough singer-rapper scored a whopping eight nominations, including bids for the top four awards, making her the show’s top-nominated act. Lizzo picked up nominations for album of the year with her major-label debut, “Cuz I Love You”; song and...
Watch the first time Mariah Carey ever performed ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’Video
It’s the best Christmas song. Ever. Talking about Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You,” of course. If you doubt it — let’s just agree to disagree. (Read: You’re wrong.) Certainly, you’ve heard it quite a few times. But have you ever seen Carey perform it for the...
Mandy Moore to launch 2020 tour in Pittsburgh
Mandy Moore will be touring again in the new year, with a stop slated in Pittsburgh. The pop singer and “This Is Us” star announced Tuesday a North American tour that starts at Pittsburgh’s Benedum Center on March 20. The tour runs from March to early May. “It’s been over...
Rapper Post Malone brings ‘Runaway Tour’ to PPG Paints ArenaVideo
Rapper, MTV video award winner and Grammy Award nominee Post Malone will bring his “Runaway Tour” to Pittsburgh early next year. Presented by Live Nation Concerts, Malone, with special guests Swae Lee and Tyla Yaweh, will perform on Feb. 24 at PPG Paints Arena. The tour kicks off Feb. 4...
Doobie Brothers to tour with Michael McDonald for 50th anniversaryVideo
Oh, they’re takin’ it to the streets — again. The Doobie Brothers are set to hit the road (aka the ‘Streets’) in support of the band’s 50th anniversary. (Yeah, that’s a five and a zero.) And they’re doing it with former frontman Michael McDonald. Sure, McDonald has dabbled in reunions...
Mötley Crüe announces new tour with Def Leppard and PoisonVideo
Mötley Crüe is back. Never mind that contract from 2014 stating that the band would go on tour one final time and would never, never go out on the road together again. That contract was blown up - really, there’s video. The band announced Monday that they are heading out...
Pitt-Greensburg Chorale to present holiday concerts at 3 sites
The Pitt-Greensburg Chorale will join with the Pittsburgh-based Kassia Ensemble for a series of holiday themed concerts to close the fall semester of the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg Joan Chambers Concert Series. The program, “First Noël: Music of Bach, Saint-Saëns, Handel,” will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 21...
