Shirley McMarlin stories, Page 62

Fans of Neon Swing X-Perience can connect with the band during an interactive online session from 7-8 p.m. Tuesday. The Pittsburgh-based jazz-funk-blues band will host a session that will include members talking about their experiences with the band, a question-and-answer session and clips from albums and past live shows. A...

Stage Right School for the Performing Arts in Greensburg is offering opportunities to “stay active, stay artistic and stay sharp” during coronavirus-related shutdowns with free online classes. The classes are available on the Zoom app, and are open to anyone. Schedule for the upcoming week includes: • Preteen jazz dance,...

“The show must go on” — the phrase is said to have originated with 19th-century circuses, where audiences were to be kept calm and entertained at any cost, even if a performer was injured or a wild animal escaped. The saying was adopted by theater groups, who likewise would improvise...

With a hiking trail, picnic pavilion and a 45-foot waterfall, Buttermilk Falls Natural Area near Clyde, Indiana County, makes for a quick and scenic outing. Steps leading to the base of the falls include several viewing platforms, and there is access to walk behind the falls at the bottom. The...

“There’s nothing to do.” What parent hasn’t heard that sad lament from a bored child? Unfortunately, it’s more true now than it actually ever was in the past, as we socially isolate and shelter in place to avoid contracting or spreading covid-19. Luckily, we still have the world at our...

Call it stocking up or panic-buying, the first wave of coronavirus-driven shopping seems to have subsided. While toilet paper is still on the endangered species list, a survey of Greensburg-area supermarkets, big box stores and pharmacies reveals limited supplies of paper towels, napkins and facial tissue. The demand for canned...

Saint Vincent College has canceled the 2020 season of Saint Vincent Summer Theatre, citing travel and other gathering restrictions associated with covid-19. Plans were for the season to open May 21 with “The Marvelous Wonderettes.” “This is certainly a difficult and unfortunate decision as Saint Vincent Summer Theatre has been...

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has announced new dates for its previously postponed PNC Pops “Bugs Bunny at the Symphony” concerts, and has issued a new list of cancellations. The “Bugs Bunny” series has been moved to June 30-July 2 in Pittsburgh’s Heinz Hall. Information for current ticket-holders includes: March 20 tickets...

Area arts and entertainment venues and organizations are working to reschedule events that have been postponed due to coronavirus-related restrictions, along with continuing to announce cancellations. Following is a list of cancellations and new event dates: 3 Rivers Comicon 3 Rivers Comicon 2020, originally scheduled for May 30-31 in the...

WQED Education says that, although its in-person programs and events at schools and libraries are curtailed until further notice due to coronavirus-related closures, it will continue to support teachers, parents and students through its social media platforms. “During this uncertain time, WQED is still the ‘school of the air,’ which...

Spring is the time for school field trips and outdoor activities — but maybe not this year. How to replace those favorite activities for the kids while they’re on their extra-long “spring break”? One idea comes from zoos around the country. Kids can take a virtual animal safari via various...

As event cancellations mounted, driven by coronavirus concerns, leaders of the Greensburg-Jeannette NAACP forged ahead with the organization’s Annual NAACP Prayer Breakfast. The event, held March 14 in the Ramada by Wyndham Greensburg Hotel and Conference Center, carried this heartening theme: “Prayer: Your Weapon of Warfare.” Conveying the message was...

A January AAA survey on automated vehicles says only about 12% of drivers would trust riding in a self-driving car. Driver concerns include knowing who will be legally responsible in the event of a crash, having laws to make sure self-driving cars are safe and knowing how vulnerable the vehicles...

Editor’s note: This event has been canceled/postponed due to coronavirus concerns. Receptions for two art exhibitions are scheduled for March 19 in the Seton Hill University Art Center in downtown Greensburg. The exhibitions include: • “Speaking Within Space,” running through April 10 in the Harlan Gallery. Presented by the Society...

There was something magical about those vocal harmony groups of the 1950s and ’60s. Before the days of Auto-Tune and other recording studio wizardry, what they sang into the microphone was what came out on the record — and what they re-created in concert. Maybe that sheer artistry and talent...

Friday March 13 50 Times Around the Sun: A Celebration of Local Music, The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls, Millvale. 412-772-1202 or Facebook An Evening of Queer Youth Voices: Performance Pieces With Dreams of Hope, staged readings of short plays, The Peirce Studio Theater, Downtown Pittsburgh. dreamsofhope.org Art on Tap: Shamrocks...

The Harvard Glee Club’s free March 16 performance at Saint Vincent College has been canceled, due to travel restrictions for Harvard University students and faculty. The Saint Vincent communications and public relations office shared this announcement from the club: “Regretfully, the Harvard Glee Club announces that it will not be...

Three audience-favorite musicals are on tap for the 52nd season of the Saint Vincent Summer Theatre. The schedule includes Roger Bean’s off-Broadway musical comedy, “The Marvelous Wonderettes,” May 21-31; Rodgers’ and Hammerstein’s Tony Award-winning classic, “The Sound of Music,” June 25-July 5; and “Million Dollar Quartet,” featuring the music of...