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Actress Jessica Biel clarifies stance on vaccinations after backlash
Actress Jessica Biel insists she’s not against vaccinations after she raised concerns when she met with anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about a new bill that would limit medical exemptions in California. Kennedy shared a photo as they headed to California’s capitol to lobby against the bill. View this...
Ariana Grande fans cool with her nods to Mac Miller during Pittsburgh concertVideo
Ariana Grande performed for a sold-out crowd at the PPG Paints Arena on Wednesday, singing many of her hit songs. She’s dominated headlines in recent years after bouncing back onto stage after the terror attack in Manchester, England, in 2017, following her concert there. She also spent time in the...
Extended restraining order sought against Britney Spears’ ex-manager
A Los Angeles judge is set to consider Thursday whether to extend a temporary restraining order taken out in the name of Britney Spears against her former manager. The hearing on the restraining order against Sam Lutfi is a resumption of one that began on May 28, with lawyers for...
Laurel Highlands Bluegrass Festival promises food, fun, musicVideo
The 17th annual Laurel Highlands Bluegrass Festival will feature a weekend of traditional music, food, fun and camping. A fundraiser for the Ligonier Township Volunteer Fire Department, Station 44, the festival will be held June 21-22 at the site along Route 271, Waterford, east of Ligonier. Local, regional and national...
Bob Seger’s farewell tour adds PPG Paints Arena dateVideo
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band have added an Oct. 17 Pittsburgh date to their Roll Me Away Tour. Tickets to the show at PPG Paints Arena will go on sale at 10 a.m. June 21 at bobseger.com. Seger fan club members will have access to purchase advance tickets...
Entertainment planner: June 13-26
Thursday June 13 Annual Open Show reception, Latrobe Art Center. 724-537-7011 or latrobeartcenter.org Fire & Grace & Ash, Chamber Music Pittsburgh event, Ace Hotel Pittsburgh, East Liberty. 412-634-4129 or chambermusicpittsburgh.org Friday June 14 Birds of Chicago, St. Clair Park, Greensburg. summersounds.com “Celebration of Queer Cinema,” Row House Cinema, Lawrenceville. Through...
Lamp Theatre’s Kids Week to offer free acting and fun sessions
Kids who are interested in all aspects of theater — and more — are invited to take part in free activities planned for July 8-12 at the Lamp Theatre in Irwin. The sessions will include acting, dance and voice instruction and a daily workshop to rehearse for a showcase on...
On the road again, 98 Degrees coming to Meadows Casino
Nick Lachey has been television host, a reality television star, a dance contest competitor, an actor, a teen pop star (with 98 Degrees) and a music solo artist. Wearing many hats suits him well. “I’d like to think I’m kind of hard to label. I enjoy being diversified,” Lachey said...
Pittsburgh jazz festival will have them dancin’ in the streets
A summer weekend filled with cool jazz by hot local and national artists is on tap for audiences at the ninth annual Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival. Produced by the August Wilson African American Cultural Center and presented by Citizens Bank, this year’s festival June 20-23 will feature traditional jazz and...
Pittsburgh’s ‘Amazing Race’ contestant heads to Croatia
Pittsburgh native Becca Droz and her teammate, Floyd Pierce, are back on their worldwide adventure in Croatia at 8 p.m. Wednesday on CBS’ “The Amazing Race.” Droz and Pierce, aka “Team Fun,” are among only six teams left vying for a $1 million prize on a 25,000-plus mile journey around...
Terrence Orr to retire from Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
The Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s 50th season will be the last for artistic director Terrence S. Orr. He plans to retire in June 2020 after 22 years. Orr debuted story ballets like “La Bayadère,” “Romeo et Juliette” and “A Streetcar Named Desire.” His original production of The Nutcracker has been a...
Shirtless Jeff Goldblum featured in Lego’s ‘Jurassic Park’ setVideo
Jeff Goldblum, actor and West Homestead native, makes his Lego debut as a shirtless Ian Malcolm character he portrayed 26 years ago in “Jurassic Park.” Lego is releasing the Jurassic Park: T.Rex Rampage on June 19 to mark the anniversary of the movie and the Goldblum figure is getting some...
Netflix’s ‘Russian Doll’ is coming back to life for 2nd seasonVideo
Here we go again. The Netflix hit series “Russian Doll” that chronicles a woman’s endlessly recurring time loop is coming back for a second season. Natasha Lyonne plays Nadia Vulvokov, a computer coder who is trapped in an endless loop reliving her 36th birthday where she repeatedly dies and then...
The Westmoreland’s summer fun night will feature ‘Jaws’ screening
An evening of nautical-themed summer fun will begin at 7 p.m. June 22 at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg. The Summer Saturday event will include viewing of nautical-themed art in the galleries, “beach” food and a cash bar. At dusk, the horror classic “Jaws” will be screened...
Huge sphinx begins journey to new spot in Philly’s Penn Museum
PHILADELPHIA — How do you move a priceless, 25,000-pound sphinx? Very carefully. The largest sphinx in the western hemisphere is on the move for the first time in nearly 100 years. The Penn Museum in Philadelphia is relocating its 3,000-year-old sphinx of famed Pharaoh Ramses II from the Egypt Gallery...
Drink in PNC Park with All-Star Beer, Wine, and Cocktail Festival
What’s better in the summertime than heading to the ballpark and having a nice, cold beer? How about unlimited samples of hundreds of craft beers, wines, and cocktail brands? Experience everything wonderful about Pittsburgh’s PNC Park — without fear of the home team losing — at the All-Star Craft Beer,...
Westmoreland Symphony schedules 2 free outdoor concerts
The Westmoreland Symphony has scheduled its annual “Summer Sparklers” free outdoor concerts. The first concert is scheduled for June 29 at Fort Ligonier, with the second following on June 30 in St. Clair Park in downtown Greensburg. Both concerts will begin at 7 p.m. Conducted by WSO Artistic Director Daniel...
‘Super fan’ buying childhood home of rocker Tom Petty
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A California real estate agent and self-proclaimed “super fan” says he’s extended an offer to buy the Florida home of rock legend Tom Petty. Kevin Beauchamp tells The Gainesville Sun he quickly made an offer of $175,000 for the nearly 1,200-square-foot home after seeing the home’s current...
Keanu Reeves gives new ‘Toy Story’ character depth
Keanu Reeves takes his acting seriously… even when voicing the character of a toy. Th actor has a part in “Toy Story 4” as new toy Duke Caboom, a Canadian stuntman. But before he took the role, he wanted to make sure the character had depth and a background. “He...
Samuel L. Jackson on the lasting impact of the iconic ‘Shaft’Video
Samuel L. Jackson is as cool as they come — and as long as he has anything to say about it, John Shaft will be, too. The actor’s second go-round as John Shaft II is more comedic than previous films in the series, which began with the classic 1971 movie...
Artist Peter Max’s wife found dead in a suspected suicide
The wife of the artist Peter Max has died in a suspected suicide amid a family fight over her husband’s work and allegations that he was being exploited. The New York Police Department said Mary Max, 52, was found dead Sunday in her apartment by her husband’s health aide. She...
Pittsburgh CLO takes on America’s favorite musical, ‘Oklahoma’
“Oklahoma” has been called America’s favorite musical, the musical of the (20th) century and the standard by which all other musicals are measured. Pittsburgh CLO will present its take on the Rodgers and Hammerstein masterpiece with a production running June 21-30 in the Benedum Center. Opening on Broadway in 1943,...
Appalachian Wagon Train marks half century of rides
An appreciation for life at 3 mph, an opportunity for children to play sans devices and reconnecting with friends who have become family all factor into participation in the annual Appalachian Wagon Train. This year’s trek will begin, as always, on Father’s Day. Up to 25 wagons and 150 people...
Pride Month events includes screenings, dance party and more
Reel Q Pittsburgh LGBT Film Festival is partnering with other organizations across the city to offer Pride Month programming during June. Film screenings, discussions and even a late-night dance party are planned. The schedule includes: • Celebration of Queer Cinema, June 14-20, Row House Cinema in Lawrenceville Among featured titles...
Seth Meyers doubles down on Pittsburgh love with 2 stand-up shows
It’s no secret that NBC “Late Night” host Seth Meyers is a big sports fan, especially when it comes to the Steelers and Pirates. So, it comes as no surprise that Meyers is taking inspiration from baseball great Ernie Banks who famously said, “Let’s play two,” as he approaches his...
