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‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett turns himself in to face charge
CHICAGO — Chicago police say “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett has turned himself in to face a charge of making a false police report when he said he was attacked in downtown Chicago by two men who hurled racist and anti-gay slurs and looped a rope around his neck. Police spokesman...
Las Vegas comes to Greensburg for Party at the Palace Theatre
What happens on Feb. 23 at The Palace Theatre stays at The Palace Theatre. Taking a page from the Sin City playbook, the Westmoreland Cultural Trust will present Party at The Palace Vegas Style that night in the Greensburg entertainment venue. From music and table games to actual weddings, the...
Harry Potter film festival in final year at Row House Cinema
“You can laugh, but people used to believe there were no such things as the Blibbering Humdinger or the Crumple-Horned Snorkack!” So said Luna Lovegood in “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.” Before the age of Harry Potter, people didn’t believe in horcruxes, boggarts or dementors, either. Row...
Entertainment planner: Feb. 21-March 6
Thursday Feb. 21 “Edges,” California University of Pennsylvania, California. Through Feb. 23. 724-938-5943 or calu.edu Friday Feb. 22 “Clybourne Park,” Seton Hill University Performing Arts Center, Greensburg. Also Feb. 23-24, March 1-2. setonhill.edu/events Michael Buble, PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh. 888-967-4353 or arenapittsburgh.com Misaligned Mind, “Healing Hz” album release party, The...
Pittsburgh Opera’s ‘Glory Denied’ tells POW’s story
Pittsburgh Opera’s “Second Stage” productions of new operas, which account for one of the six operas it stages each season, fulfill one of the company’s most vital missions. We love the old operas that dominate programming everywhere because of their great music serving universal themes. Contemporary opera has the advantage...
‘Charlie Brown’ and his pals spreading the happiness
Beloved cartoonist and creator of the comic strip “Peanuts” Charles M. Schulz has been gone for 19 years, but his wit and wisdom live on in tributes such as Clark Gesner’s classic musical, “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown.” Stage Right Professional Theatre Company will bring his lovable characters –...
Seton Hill’s production of ‘Clybourne Park’ tackles race relations head on
Seton Hill University Theatre will present a contemporary play that won a Pulitzer Prize (2011) and Tony Award for Best Play (2012) with its production of “Clybourne Park” Feb. 22-March 1. Director Denise Pullen, associate professor of theater at Seton Hill University, wants audiences to be aware that while the...
Theatre Factory gets to the heart of ‘Fuddy Meers’
Most typical days in many people’s lives are uneventful and not so noteworthy. That’s not the case with Claire, one of the main characters in “Fuddy Meers,” a play being staged Feb. 22-March 3 at The Theatre Factory in Trafford. Claire has a rare form of psychogenic amnesia that erases...
Brothers in Smollett case are bodybuilders, aspiring actors
CHICAGO — An attorney representing the brothers at the center of an investigation into the attack reported by Jussie Smollett said Wednesday that her clients “manned up” and testified in front of a grand jury, before prosecutors charged the “Empire” actor with filing a false police report. Gloria Schmidt spoke...
Photos: Kennywood’s Steel Curtain roller coaster construction reaches record height
Pittsburgh’s iconic amusement park is getting a new ride this summer and photos of the construction are starting to surface. Kennywood’s The Steel Curtain roller coaster will be the centerpiece of the new Steelers Country section of the park. This Instagram photo by @coastercertified shows the lift hill rising higher...
Gwyneth Paltrow denies causing Utah ski crash
SALT LAKE CITY — Actress Gwyneth Paltrow denied Wednesday that she skied into a man who accused her in a lawsuit of seriously injuring him at a Utah ski resort, alleging in a counter claim that the man actually plowed into her from behind and delivered a full “body blow.”...
Latest Pixar short ‘Kitbull’ will warm your cold heart
Looking for a bit of “awww” in the midst of winter? Pixar’s latest entry in its SparkShorts program is “Kitbull,” a hand-drawn story about an unlikely friendship between a stray kitten and a pit bull. Directed by Rosana Sullivan, the heartwarming story opens on a black kitten whose cardboard box...
Emerald Isle descendants can learn more in Irish genealogy workshop
Irish genealogy experts Fintan Mullan and Gillian Hunt from the Ulster Historical Foundation in Belfast will host the Senator John Heinz History Center’s fifth annual Irish Genealogy Workshop from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. March 18. The workshop is offered in partnership with the Westmoreland County Historical Society. This in-depth, day-long workshop...
Oscars, selfies, stars converge for Carnegie Science Center watch party
If you failed to receive a nomination from the Academy, you can cheer and jeer in comfort as the Carnegie Science Center hosts the “Rangos Red Carpet Watch Party” from 7 p.m. to midnight on Feb. 24. Join hosts Pittsburgh drag queens Alora Chateaux and Friends to predict Academy Award...
Dan + Shay, Chris Stapleton lead ACM nominations
NASHVILLE — Chris Stapleton and Dan + Shay lead the 54th Academy of Country Music Awards with six nominations each while Grammy album of the year winner Kacey Musgraves comes in with five nominations. Reba McEntire, who is hosting the show for a record 16th time, announced the nominees in...
Lamp Theatre gala to offer Las Vegas-style games, entertainment
“An Evening in Vegas” is the theme for the fourth annual gala to benefit the Lamp Theatre in Irwin. The event will begin with a cocktail reception at 6 p.m. March 30 in the Antonelli Event Center, 100 Colony Drive, Irwin. Dinner, live entertainment, dancing, casino-style games and prizes will...
Mystery goes to the circus in Oakmont
Murder — sort of! — is about to celebrate a 25th anniversary in Oakmont. That’s how many years the good people of the murder mystery dinner shows at United Methodist Church, Oakmont, have been pretend dying to keep the church’s local and far-reaching social outreach programs not only alive but...
Michael Buble returns to Pittsburgh with new sense of freedomVideo
The very first time he heard Michael Buble sing, Hempfield’s John Noble asked out loud, “Who is that?” “The second thing I said was ‘What kind of name is Buble — ‘boo-blay!!’?” recalls the veteran entertainer and popular Frank Sinatra tribute artist with a smile. While he has always been...
Greensburg student wins Shakespeare contest
A Greensburg student did the Bard proud, winning her category in a Shakespearean competition with more than 1,000 Pittsburgh-area competitors. Carolyn Jerz, a homeschooled student, won best monologue in the 8-12 grade division for her performance as the Duke of York from Shakespeare’s play “King Henry VI, Part 3” More...
CNN hires GOP political operative to lead 2020 election coverage
From reactions on the internet, the newest hire from Cable News Network has made a big splash. The only problem is many believe CNN has gone to the deep end. Sarah Isgur, former spokeswoman and senior counsel at the Justice Department under Jeff Sessions, is said to be its new...
Burberry apologizes for hoodie with noose knot
NEW YORK — The chief executive and chief creative officer of luxury fashion powerhouse Burberry have apologized for putting a hoodie with strings tied in the shape of a noose on their London Fashion Week runway. The knotted strings surfaced after Sunday’s show when a model hired to walk (but...
Oh, yeah — ‘The Dirt’ tells the story of Motley Crue
Nothing exemplifies the ’80s more than a hard-rockin’ hair band. And atop that hair-sprayed heap stood Motley Crue. With the tagline — “Their music made them famous. Their lives made them infamous.” — Netflix released the trailer for the biopic “The Dirt” today. It tells the true story of the...
Film Pittsburgh announced the lineup for the 26th annual JFilm Festival – 11 days of Jewish-themed films
Film Pittsburgh announced the lineup for the 26th annual JFilm Festival – 11 days of Jewish-themed films, guest speakers and visiting filmmakers. The festival returns to SouthSide Works Cinema this year with screenings from March 7-17. The lineup features 21 narrative and documentary films from 11 countries, all of which...
‘Destination Moon’ draws record crowds to Heinz History Center
The landing of the first human on the moon is no less fascinating today than it was when it happened in 1969 — witness the popularity of the just-ended “Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission” exhibition in the Senator John Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh’s Strip District. The exhibition closed...
David Crosby to play the Carnegie of Homestead Music HallVideo
David Crosby, a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and co-founder of The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash, will appear June 2 in the Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. for the 7:30 p.m. show in the venue at 510 E 10th Ave,...
