Shirley McMarlin stories, Page 25

National Geographic Traveler got it right by naming Pittsburgh to its “19 for 2019 Cool List” of trending travel destinations. The only U.S. city to make the list, the Steel City ranked third among the coolest places to travel in the coming year. It’s still pretty cool in 2022. Pittsburghers...

Musical comedy workshop “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari: A Murderous Musical Comedy” will be staged at 7 p.m. Friday and Sunday in the Johnson Rehearsal Hall of the Seton Hill University Performing Arts Center, 100 Harrison Ave., Greensburg. Seating begins at 6:30 p.m. The two-evening event is a developmental workshop...

At the 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Feb. 27, actor Michael Keaton gave an emotional speech after being named best male actor in a television movie or limited series. The award recognized the Pittsburgh native’s work in Hulu’s “Dopesick” about the causes and effects of America’s opioid crisis....

The Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival is exiting Point State Park and moving entirely into Pittsburgh’s Cultural District. The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announced that, because of new usage rules and regulations for the park issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the site is no longer...

Sewickley Public Library received a $750,000 Keystone Grant for Public Library Facilities, as part of nearly $5.3 million in funding awarded to 21 libraries in 17 counties for the construction and rehabilitation of public library facilities. The Keystone grants are offered to help public library facilities improve operations, install equipment...

Janel Young sees the Artist-in-Residency program at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art as a way to push her artistic practice in new directions. The Pittsburgh native, who recently moved to Chicago, began her seven-month residency on March 6. Her work will include working on a public art project and...

Friends, relatives, colleagues, artists and admirers gathered Saturday at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art to celebrate the career of Chief Curator Barbara Jones. More than 250 strong, they raised a Cosmopolitan — Jones’s favorite libation — or other glass to toast her 26-year career at the Greensburg museum, which...

The work is plentiful, but the laborers are few. With the proliferation of winter ice festivals across Pennsylvania and neighboring states, DiMartino Ice Co. in Jeannette is looking to train ice carvers to fill the demand. “We’re busy from December through February,” said owner Ernie DiMartino. “We’re somewhere every week,...

Carnegie Museum of Art has announced commissions for the 58th Carnegie International that will be realized at the museum and throughout the city of Pittsburgh in the lead-up to the exhibition opening Sept. 24. Established in 1896, the Carnegie International is the longest-running North American exhibition of international art and...

As a first-time director, Jim Benedek came into this year’s spring musical at Thomas Jefferson High School with a vision. He wanted to use as many of his own talents as possible, but he also wanted to tap into what he sees as a deep well of student talent. Of...

Musical interlude The free monthly Music at Midday concert will begin at noon Friday in the Verostko Center for the Arts, on the second floor of the Latimer Family Library at Saint Vincent College in Unity. Award-winning trombonist and composer Sean Durkin will perform standards by Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio...

The Tull Family Theater in Sewickley will host two events for people with autism and other special needs next weekend, including a sensory-friendly movie screening and an open mic session. Both are free. A sensory-friendly version of the PG-rated animated movie “Sing 2” will be screened at 10 a.m. March...

The Westmoreland Museum of American Art has announced the appointment of a new curator. Jeremiah William McCarthy will begin his role as Curator of American Art on April 19, succeeding Chief Curator Barbara L. Jones. She is retiring after nearly 27 years at the Greensburg museum. “I look forward to...

Fort Ligonier will commemorate the anniversary of the death of Gen. John Forbes with a special program at 6:30 p.m. Friday in the Center for History Education at the historical complex at routes 30 and 711 in Ligonier. “This new event is meant to shine some light on the man...

The Westmoreland Performing Arts professional company will make its debut with Sam Shepard’s Pulitzer Prize finalist drama, “True West,” playing March 17-19 at the Greensburg Garden and Civic Center. “True West” examines the fraught relationship between screenwriter Austin and his older brother Lee, with the action unfolding in the kitchen...

These days, when the word “border” is spoken, it’s often about the line separating the United States from Mexico. “The Border is a Weapon/La Frontera es un Arma” a special exhibition of artwork from and about the U.S./Mexico border, currently showing in Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s downtown 937 Gallery, illuminates that...

“Rain” is the name of a lesser-known Beatles’ song, the B-side to the 1966 hit single, “Paperback Writer.” RAIN — with all capital letters — is the name of a popular tribute act paying homage to the Fab Four. Currently touring to celebrate the 1969 “Abbey Road” album and The...

Mother and daughter artists from Indiana County are showing their work in “A Little Bit of Everything,” a joint exhibition that opened Friday at the Latrobe Art Center. The title reflects the content she supplied, said Jolene Joyner of Clymer, who is showing with her daughter, Jonelle Summerfield of Indiana....

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s Artistic Director Susan Jaffe has issued a warning for the company’s 2022-23 season: “The audience is going to see a different side of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre — it’s not all fairies and tutus.” While the ballet will present classical favorites, audience members and the dancers themselves also...

“Pure Color,” an exhibit by the Pittsburgh Pastel Artists League, will run March 12 through April 8 at the North Hills Art Center. A reception is planned for 5-7 p.m. March 19, with first- through third-place cash awards to be presented at 6 p.m. The show will include 25 member...

Mother-daughter artwork An opening reception for “A Little Bit of Everything,” a joint exhibition of paintings by Indiana County artists Jolene Joyner and Jonelle Summerfield, is set for 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday at Latrobe Art Center, 819 Ligonier St. A former surgical nurse, Joyner is a member of the Indiana Art...

Nature, history and culture intertwine in “Tropical Forest Hawai’i: Aloha ‘Aina,” a new long-term exhibition in the Tropical Forest Conservatory at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Pittsburgh. The major redesign of the 12,000-square-foot, 60-foot-high space is the result of a multi-year process of research and planning that took Phipps...

You’re minding your business, going to your job at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works, and the next thing you know, you have a front-row seat for President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. How does that happen? For Joseph “JoJo” Burgess of Washington, Pa., it started with an...