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Out & About: Greensburg Art Center celebrates ‘Our Teaching Artists’
Artists who also share their talents by teaching at the Greensburg Art Center are being recognized in “Our Teaching Artists,” a group exhibition running through April 27. During the March 23 opening reception, co-chair Pat Majcher explained that participating artists were invited to hang two pieces — one a current...
Out & About: Ligonier Valley Chamber says ‘Soup’s On!’
Saturday is always a good day to visit Ligonier, to browse the shops and galleries and to stop in for a bite at one of the eateries. On March 23, the Ligonier Valley Chamber of Commerce added an extra incentive with its 10th annual Soup’s On soup crawl. More than...
Out & About: Country pop duo plays Great American Music gig 
What qualifies as Great American Music? Country pop is one such genre, according to the latest installment of the concert series of the same name at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg. The museum hosted Willow Hill, the husband-and-wife duo of C.T. and Alexandra Fields, for a March...
Out & About: Latrobe Art Center open house highlights renovations
Improvements and expansions just keep on coming at the Latrobe Art Center. Since it was established in 2002, the creative space in downtown Latrobe has grown from one room to three, including the main gallery, annex gallery, Ricolita’s Cafe and a classroom. A recent round of renovations was showcased at...
Out & About: Latrobe BPW annual tea draws record crowd
Whether the draw is lunch at imaginatively decorated tables, a show of fun fashions or the company of a big group of service-minded women, the Latrobe Business and Professional Women’s Club has found a winning formula for its Spring Tea. The tea was held March 16 in the Ramada Greensburg...
Out & About: Solo art exhibition explores ‘Unbalanced Harmony’
Visit any area art show and you’re likely to run into Sarah Hunter, either as an exhibiting artist or a supporter of other artists. The Latrobe-based artist shows her work in locations around the area, including the Latrobe and Greensburg art centers, Saint Vincent College and the Westmoreland Cultural Trust’s...
Out & About: Artists connect through ‘Disconnections’ gallery show 
How do you connect through the term “Disconnections?” Six artists were given the task for an exhibition of that name, running through April 19 in You Are Here Gallery in Jeannette. During a March 9 opening reception, curator Dan Overdorff said it’s common for people to feel disconnected in many...
Out & About: Big Brothers Big Sisters event harks back to the ’80s
Whose employees make better bartenders — Standard Bank or S&T Bank? Supporters of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Laurel Region had a chance to find out during Battle of the Banks ’80s Edition, a guest bartender night March 5 at Oliver’s Pourhouse in Greensburg. S&T mixologists were Michael Succheralli...
Out & About: SAMA-Ligonier Valley show celebrates student artists
Where will our next generation of artists come from? Some of them could be among exhibitors in the annual Artists of the 21st Century exhibition, running through April 21 in the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley. A reception was held March 3 in the Ligonier Township facility...
Out & About: Ruffed Grouse Society banquet aids feathered friends
Forget the black tie, here come the denim and flannel. The banquet facility at Rizzo’s Malabar Inn in Crabtree became a sportsmen’s paradise on Jan. 25 for the 28th annual Conservation and Sportsmen’s Banquet hosted by the Ruffed Grouse Society Western Allegheny Chapter. A large part of the event is...
Out & About: Diversity Coalition scores a big hit with karaoke
Move over “American Idol” and “The Voice,” here comes the Westmoreland Diversity Coalition with a local vocal competition. The inaugural Leadership Karaoke, held March 2 at Ferrante’s Lakeview in Hempfield, featured community leaders surprising the audience — and even themselves — with their singing talents. Apparently, state Sen. Kim Ward...
Out & About: Soul food dinner celebrates Black History Month
As part of the campus-wide observance of Black History Month, a soul food dinner was served Feb. 25 at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. The student-run event was co-sponsored by the Diversity Student Coalition and the Pitt-Greensburg Student Government Association. Traveling from the eastern side of the state to...
Out & About: NAACP breakfast fills the air with prayer and praise
“Prayer and Praise” was the theme for the annual Greensburg-Jeannette NAACP Prayer Breakfast. Attendees filled the air with both at the March 2 event in the Christ Our Shepherd Center in Unity. Organizers built their time of praise and worship around these verses from the Bible’s book of James: “Is...
Out & About: Blind Association treats guests to a night in Havana
The lure of an island long off limits to Americans provided the theme for Westmoreland County Blind Association’s major fundraiser. Havana Nights was held March 1 in the Greensburg Country Club, drawing a record crowd for the annual event, according to Executive Director Tim Miller. Attendance was “230-something … or...
Out & About: Latrobe Art Center serves up pizza, brews and music
Whatever the weather, it’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood when the Latrobe Art Center serves up a special event. The center’s popular Taste of the Neighborhood food-and-drink series returned March 1 with pizza, brews and more. The event was advertised thus: “Can’t decide which local restaurant or brewery to...
Out & About: Annual Party at the Palace says ‘Viva Las Vegas’ 
One block of Greensburg’s West Otterman Street was lit up like the Sin City Strip on Feb. 23 for Party at the Palace Vegas Style. The Westmoreland Cultural Trust turned its annual fundraiser-slash-entertainment extravaganza into a nod to one of America’s favority party cities. The stage became the Flamingo Hotel...
Out & About: Mt. Pleasant Relay for Life hosts ‘super’ special dance
Young ladies and their favorite dates filled Roosevelt Hall in Norvelt on Feb. 23 for a dance hosted by the American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Mt. Pleasant. This year’s theme for the annual event was Me and My Superhero. Dads, granddads, uncles, big brothers and any other special...
Out & About: Reception welcomes library’s latest ‘Picture This’ show
Libraries have something in common with art galleries — they’re both generally quiet places that invite contemplation. The Greensburg Hempfield Area Library, in partnership with the Greensburg Art Center, takes advantage of that connection with its ongoing series of Picture This at the Library art exhibitions. Currently on display are...
Out & About: Fort Ligonier hosts George Washington birthday party
Happy 287th birthday, George Washington! Although he unfortunately could not be present, the Father of Our Country was feted Feb. 22 during a winter History Happy Hour at one of his old haunts — Fort Ligonier. Assistant Director of Education Matt Gault stood in, portraying the young Washington for the...
Out & About: Humane Society supporters ‘Have a Heart’ for pasta
Always a popular event, the annual Have a Heart Buffet hosted by the Humane Society of Westmoreland County drew its largest crowd ever in 2019. A crowd of 350 flocked to Ferrante’s Lakeview in Hempfield on Feb. 10 to dig in to the Pasta Palooza buffet, take their chances on...
Out & About: Animal Friends host ‘senior night’ cash bash
You know your fundraising event is a success when there’s a long line of people waiting to get in. Such was the case Feb. 16 as the crowd queued up at Ferrante’s Lakeview in Hempfield for the winter cash bash hosted by Youngwood-based Animal Friends of Westmoreland. It was “senior...
Out & About: ‘The Art of Love’ decks Greensburg venue walls
Around Valentine’s Day, (almost) everyone is interested in “The Art of Love.” For the second year, artist Moira Richardson has brought the concept to life by curating a group exhibition with the same name in the Greensburg Garden and Civic Center. A reception for the 2019 version was held Feb....
Out & About: Mosaics adorn Penn State New Ken art gallery walls
Steven “Stevo” Sadvary is making the world “a more beautiful, happier place” one mosaic at a time. The Penn Hills resident, who has an art studio in Squirrel Hill, is sharing his beautiful, happy vision with an exhibition in the art gallery at Penn State New Kensington in Lower Burrell....
Out & About: Saint Vincent College ushers in Chinese New Year 
Maybe we should reconsider the lowly image we have of the pig. That was one takeaway from the 2019 Chinese New Year Party at Saint Vincent College in Unity. The event was held Feb. 5 in conjunction with the holiday that ushers in the Lunar New Year in China. This...
Out & About: West Overton exhibit says ‘We Can Do It!’
Judging from the Feb. 9 opening reception crowd, “We Can Do It! WWII” is going to be a big draw at the West Overton Distillery Museum. The crowd was wall-to-wall, vying for a look at the traveling exhibition from the Senator John Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh that gives an...


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