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Out & About: CASA breakfast honors volunteers helping kids
After David Kindl retired from 30 years as a special-needs vocational instructor at Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center, he said, he missed the advocacy part of his job. Kindl heard about CASA of Westmoreland and decided to volunteer as a court-appointed special advocate supporting children involved in family court...
Out & About: Models are ‘Pretty in Pink’ for art center runway show 
Taking on a Project Runway-style challenge, a group of Greater Latrobe Senior High School students created clothing from upcycled materials for Latrobe Art Center’s The Art of Fashion: Pretty in Pink fashion show. In the young designers’ talented hands, thrift store sheets became a floaty, feminine summer dress and old...
Out & About: Greensburg Art Center gala rocks a Tahitian vibe
Outside the Greensburg Art Center, it was gray and damp, but inside, there was a warm South Seas vibe. Tiki torches lit the path, leading guests to Art on the Vine: Tahiti, the center’s signature fundraiser, held this year on April 26. The theme was inspired by French post-Impressionist painter...
Out & About: Historical Society offers taste of Ligonier Valley
Ligonier Valley Historical Society offered an “epicurean adventure” with its 28th annual Tastes of the Town held April 25 at Laurel Mountain Ski Resort in Ligonier Township. Part of the adventure was the trek up the mountain and through the woods to the ski lodge, offering sweeping vistas of the...
Don a hat for Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy ‘Spring Hat Luncheon’
Put a topper on it. The 21st annual PNC Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Spring Hat Luncheon is from 11:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 4. It’s the first time the stylish event will be held at Allegheny Commons Park on Pittsburgh’s North Side. The soiree attracts 700 guests, according to a...
Out & About: Ligonier library shares ‘Memories of Idlewild’
Idlewild Park, along with its later addition SoakZone, holds a special place in the hearts of many Western Pennsylvanians. Dolores Allison of Stahlstown says she portrayed Little Red Riding Hood in the historic park’s Story Book Forest as a teen in 1957. Her mother was ”volunteered” to sew the costume...
Out & About: Easter egg hunt goes to the dogs
Conventional wisdom says that early humans domesticated dogs for the help they provided with hunting. For most dogs nowadays, their purpose is to be man’s best friend — but that doesn’t mean they’ve given up their love of the hunt. Even the most pampered pet perks up when a squirrel...
Oakmont pub crawl raises money to fight multiple sclerosis 
Cheers, beers and charitable endeavors are on tap in Oakmont. The 20th annual MS Pub Crawl fundraising event is set for Saturday . A pub crawl is when individuals drink in multiple pubs or bars in a single day, or night, or both. All proceeds benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis...
Out & About: Speaker tells riveting tale of escape from the mob
Andi Cipa of Murrysville had a special reason for wanting to attend the annual pre-Easter dinner held by the Greensburg Christian Businessmen’s Connection. As soon as she heard who was speaking, she says she told her husband, Kevin Cipa, a regular attendee, that she was going with him. Speaker for...
Out & About: Latrobe Art Center welcomes East Suburban artists
Most members of the East Suburban Artists League hail from Pittsburgh’s eastern suburbs and the far northwestern reaches of Westmoreland County, and their work is often shown in venues around their regular stomping grounds. With an exhibition hanging through April 30 in the Latrobe Art Center, they may be expanding...
Out & About: CASA benefits from Caffe Barista’s adult egg hunt
Easter fun isn’t just for little ones. Lisa Hegedus, owner of Caffe Barista in downtown Greensburg, made sure of that by offering an Adult Easter Egg Hunt. Original plans were for an outside hunt April 12 at the Greensburg Garden and Civic Center, but heavy rain earlier in the day...
Out & About: Native America comedy group melds cynicism, satire 
The 1491s sketch comedy group describes themselves as a “gaggle of Indians chock full of cynicism and splashed with a good dose of indigenous satire.” Their name obviously refers to the year prior to Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the New World and the advent of European colonization. Nothing is sacred...
Out & About: WCCC art students show work at capstone exhibitions
In architectural terms, the capstone is the final stone placed at the top of a building or a monument. In education, a capstone project (sometimes called a senior project or thesis) is a multifaceted course that integrates a student’s cumulative learning experience. At Westmoreland County Community College, associate of fine...
Out & About: Spring dinner supports Benedictine university in Rome
The Saint Benedict Education Foundation hosted its eighth annual Celebrate Spring Dinner on April 6 at Rizzo’s Banquet Hall in Crabtree. For those gathered, though, there was much more to celebrate than just sunshine, flowers and balmy breezes. Foundation president Father Benoit Allogia said that, in the past year, the...
Out & About: Rotary goes back to the future with ’80s prom 
What do you remember most about the ’80s? Neon colors, shoulder pads, fingerless gloves, big — and we do mean big — hair. Teased-up, Aqua Net’ed towers of big, big hair. For both the guys and the girls. There was all that and more at the Hempfield Athletic Complex on...
Out & About: NAACP human rights banquet calls for justice, equality
“Moving Forward Together for Justice and Equality” was the theme of the annual Greensburg-Jeannette NAACP Human Rights Banquet, held April 6 in the Greensburg Country Club. “We are living in a time that challenges all of us,” branch President Ruth Tolbert said in program remarks, adding that local NAACP branch...
Out & About: Pistols and purses a winning fundraiser combination
It’s probably the only fundraiser around where the list of prizes includes Smith & Wesson, Ruger and Remington — along with Dooney & Bourke, Michael Kors and Coach. It’s the annual Pistols and Purses Bash presented by Westmoreland Community Action. This year’s bash, held April 6 in the Youngwood Fire...
Out & About: ‘Unhappy Hour’ draws attention to Equal Pay Day
Why would you get together for a drink with friends and then call it Unhappy Hour? Latrobe Business and Professional Women made a point with their so-named gathering on April 2 at Four Seasons Brewing Co. in Latrobe. Since 1996, Equal Pay Day has been held to mark how far...
Out & About: Sisters of Charity host annual swingin’ dance party 
The Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill are a pretty swingin’ bunch of cool cats. They proved it once again March 30 with their 11th annual Sounds of Charity big-band dance party, held at the Ramada Greensburg Hotel and Conference Center. Following a buffet dinner and a jumpin’, jivin’ performance...
Out & About: Excela Black Tie for Hope benefits cancer care 
Casino-style games are a staple of the annual Excela Health black tie gala. This year, organizers added another test of skill and chance to the mix, with a life-size Operation game. How steady were the hands of a group of surgeons as they tried to avoid the buzzer and pluck...
Out & About: Museum offers preview of Native American art exhibition 
On March 29, members and patrons of The Westmoreland Museum of Art in Greensburg were treated to a preview of “Mingled Visions: The Photographs of Edward S. Curtis and Will Wilson,” a major exhibition exploring the portrayal of Native Americans in American Art, on the eve of its opening to...
Out & About: Habitat gala-goers say ‘Home is where the heart is’
Go to the website of Central Westmoreland Habitat for Humanity, and you’ll see two sentences that sum up the work of the nonprofit organization that works to provide affordable housing for qualifying families in Westmoreland County: “Every child deserves a home base from which to explore the world,” and “Everyone...
Out & About: Lamp Theatre supporters spend an ‘Evening in Vegas’
Irwin’s Lamp Theatre has a history worthy of stage and screen, from its beginnings as a local movie theater, through closing, fire and financial hardships, to once again providing entertainment on its storied stage. At the fourth annual gala, held March 30 at the Antonelli Event Center in Irwin, board...
O&A: Garden Center members welcome spring with annual tea
Who would be more excited about the arrival of spring than a group of gardeners? Members of the Greensburg Garden Center celebrated the new season on March 29 with their annual spring tea at Maplewood Presbyterian Church in Greensburg. Sponsors welcomed their guests to themed tables gaily bedecked with pretty...
Out & About: Pet Friends benefit says ‘Don’t worry, be yappy’
Get some people together for a late afternoon drink, and it’s called happy hour. Add a pack of dogs to the mix and it becomes — you guessed it — Yappy Hour. Petagogy, a Hempfield store offering healthy and natural foods, treats and supplies for dogs and cats, sponsored the...


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