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Felicity Huffman gets 14 days in prison, $30K fine for college admissions scam
BOSTON — “Desperate Housewives” star Felicity Huffman was sentenced Friday to 14 days in prison for paying $15,000 to rig her daughter’s SAT scores in the college admissions scandal that ensnared dozens of wealthy and well-connected parents. Huffman, 56, became the first of 34 parents to be sentenced in the...
Adele files for divorce from husband Simon Konecki
British superstar Adele has filed for divorce from husband Simon Konecki after more than seven years as a couple, all but guaranteeing more heartbreak ballads for any and all upcoming albums. The singer, 31, filed a divorce petition in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday, The Times has confirmed. Her...
Kanye West, Taylor Swift incident at MTV VMAs lives on 10 years later
Ten years is a long time, but some things seem like they just happened. Can you believe it’s been a decade since Kanye West stormed the stage during Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech at the MTV Video Music Awards? Believe it or not, it’s been that long. While accepting the award...
Rocker Eddie Money dead at 70
Eddie Money, the raspy voiced rocker who sang “Take Me Home Tonight” and “Two Tickets to Paradise,” died Friday at age 70. “The Money Family regrets to announce that Eddie passed away peacefully early this morning,” read a statement provided by his family to Variety. “It is with heavy hearts...
Manfred Honeck to lead PSO, Mendelssohn Choir in Saint Vincent concert
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh will perform Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No. 9 on Sept. 21 in Saint Vincent Basilica, Unity. The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. with PSO music director Manfred Honeck conducting. A pre-concert benefit reception is set for 5:30 p.m. in the nearby...
Fans bloody excited for ‘Downton Abbey’ theatrical premiereVideo
Not even Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the real-life Duke and Duchess of Sussex in the United Kingdom, have caused this much British drama and excitement. After 52 episodes of “Downton Abbey” aired over six seasons as a PBS Masterpiece television series from Sept. 26, 2010, through Dec. 25, 2105,...
5 things to do in Westmoreland this weekend: Sept. 13-15Video
TGIF! Take a step back in time. Try some exotic fare. Twist and shout. There’s truly something for everyone this weekend. (And the forecast is looking pretty good, too.) Time for scutching Flax scutching is something of a lost art — everywhere but in Stahlstown, that is. What is flax...
Review: ‘The Goldfinch’ is elegant but perplexingly flawedVideo
Everything is beautiful in John Crowley’s adaptation of “The Goldfinch,” even the grilled cheese sandwich that a kind stranger makes for a boy who has just lost his mother. It’s easy to get swept up by the refined stateliness surrounding this messy odyssey of grief and trauma. But like its...
Review: ‘Hustlers’ both stripper movie and instant crime classicVideo
“Hustlers” opens with a long Steadicam shot following new girl Destiny (Constance Wu) as she strolls into her own destiny, winding her way from the warm womb of a strip club dressing room, onto the club floor. With this visual nod, director Lorene Scafaria asserts just what her film is,...
Seattle record store discovers Kurt Cobain items in basement
A record store in Seattle recently discovered several items belonging to late Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain. Easy Street Records posted photos to social media of a royalty check from 1991 worth $26.57 and a $177 money order for rent from 1990, both with Cobain’s name on them. This was before...
The 7 very groovy highlights from ‘A Very Brady Renovation’
Coming at you straight from the turn of the ’70s, the first episode of “A Very Brady Renovation” ran this week on HGTV. For fans of “The Brady Bunch,” which ran for five seasons from 1969 to 1974, it was a walk down memory lane guided in part by the...
Reality star ‘The Situation’ released from federal prison
“Jersey Shore” cast member Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino is now a free man. The 37-year-old reality television star’s publicist says he was released from prison in Otisville, N.Y., around 8:30 a.m. Thursday. pic.twitter.com/viBh8FN0Nu— Nicole Polizzi (@snooki) September 12, 2019 Sorrentino served about eight months for tax evasion. He and...
Entertainment planner: Sept. 12-25
Thursday Sept. 12 Westmoreland Diversity Coalition Summer Film Festival, University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. wdcoalition.org Friday Sept. 13 “21+ Night: Stranger Science,” adults-only activities and cash bar, Carnegie Science Center, Pittsburgh North Shore. 412-237-3400 or carnegiesciencecenter.org Boney James, Byham Theater, Pittsburgh. 412-456-6666 or trustarts.org “Doubt: A Parable,” staged by Ghost...
Resonance Music and Arts Festival relocates to Slippery Rock in 6th yearVideo
What happens when you gather more than 40 bands steeped in funk, electronica, jam, rock fusion and more? You get the sixth annual Resonance Music and Arts Festival, set for Sept. 19-22, which this year will move to a new location at Coopers Lake Campground in Slippery Rock. “We’re really...
Jeannette native pays Adele tribute with Palace Theatre showVideo
Growing up in Jeannette, Amy Jo Slater was active in singing and dancing, performing with area community and professional troupes, including Stage Right and Idlewild Park & SoakZone. She returned to Stage Right two years ago to portray the Fairy Godmother in a new version of “Cinderella,” created by the...
Pierce Brosnan says he’s very open to lady James Bond, but likely won’t happenVideo
Actor Pierce Brosnan said that playing James Bond is a career highlight, but thinks the iconic British spy should be played by a woman. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Brosnan said it was time for men to get out of the way. “Yes!” Brosnan said to the magazine of the...
Frankie Avalon, Lou Christie will share The Palace Theatre stage
Frankie Avalon has displayed his talents as a singer and an actor over the years with some enviable film roles. Who can forget his fun times on the beach with actress Annette Funicello in such memorable ’60s movies as “Beach Blanket Bingo,” “How to Stuff a Wild Bikini” and the...
Go ‘Under the Sea’ as Stage Right kicks off new season
At Stage Right Theatre Company, it’s show time and party time. Stage Right is set to begin a new season after a whirlwind 20th anniversary year that featured an added performance location at Westmoreland County Community College, an ambitious undertaking to break a Guinness World Record and a full schedule...
Backstreet Boys bring all the hits to PPG Paints ArenaVideo
Good music just seems to be in the Backstreet Boys’ DNA. Touted as the best-selling boy band in history, the pop group featuring Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, AJ McLean and Kevin Richardson kicked off its “DNA World Tour” — its biggest arena tour in 18 years — on...
Young crooners to vie for scholarships at ‘Battle of Sinatras’
Young crooners will compete for scholarships during the second annual Battle of the Sinatras from 7-9 p.m. Sept. 21 at Greensburg Salem Middle School in Greensburg. Hosted by GCSB Arts, Education and Wellness, the event will feature Westmoreland County high school students and recent graduates interpreting Frank Sinatra songs, with...
Britney Spears’ dad is out as her conservator — at least for now
Jamie Spears, father to pop star Britney Spears, has been temporarily replaced as his daughter’s conservator — a move that came at his request. Jodi Montgomery, who has been Britney’s longtime care manager, on Monday was awarded the same powers Jamie Spears had held, according to L.A. Superior Court documents....
Andrea Anders excited about history-making ‘Mr. Mom’Video
Andrea Anders (“The Class”) and Hayes MacArthur (“Angie Tribeca”) are making television history with their work on “Mr. Mom.” It has nothing to do with the fact the new TV series is being based on the 1983 John Hughes film that cast Michael Keaton as a stay-at-home dad. Television has...
With kilts and bagpipes, Ligonier Highland Games returns to Idlewild ParkVideo
The Ligonier Highland Games, a regional celebration of all things Scottish, returns to Idlewild Park and SoakZone with colorful kilts, bleating bagpipes, haggis and more. The 61st annual opportunity to “get your plaid on” will take place Sept. 14 and 15. Last year, the popular event expanded from one day...
Pianist Lang Lang will shine in PSO gala concert
The Pittsburgh Symphony’s season begins with a gala concert, featuring superstar pianist Lang Lang and music director Manfred Honeck, which is also the organization’s single biggest fundraising event of the year. The symphony expects to raise more than $1 million via the gala. The concert gains further interest because it...
Weezer, Green Day, Fall Out Boy tease 2020 tour on Jimmy Kimmel
Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer have released new singles to give fans a taste of what to expect on their joint 2020 Hella Mega Tour, coming to PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Aug. 15. Each band also will perform its new single this week on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,”...
