Shirley McMarlin stories, Page 77

The reviews were in at the Aug. 9 after-theater cabaret at the Saint Vincent Summer Theatre at Saint Vincent College — “Always … Patsy Cline” was a big hit! The musical portrays the true story of superfan Louise Seger’s unlikely friendship with her musical idol, starting with a chance meeting...

How’s this for a mouth-watering summer dinner menu: • Garden gazpacho with tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers • Watermelon and feta salad with arugula and honey herb vinaigrette • Thai kohlrabi salad with smoked salmon • Grilled street corn with Baja sauce, chili powder and Parmesan cheese • Green tomato pork...

Fans of “The Shawshank Redemption” are invited to a 25th anniversary celebration from Aug. 16-18 in Mansfield, Ohio, where the classic prison break movie was filmed around the old Ohio State Reformatory. Cast members including Bob Gunton (Warden Norton) will attend, along with director/screenwriter/producer Frank Darabont and Turner Classic Movies...

A night of friendly competition is planned for Aug. 23 at the Lincoln Highway Experience in Unity. Starting at 6 p.m., the “Thinkin’ Lincoln Summer Classic” will feature fun individual and team competitions both outside and in the museum’s new addition. Individual games will include basketball, fold a pie box...

David Newell — best known as Mr. McFeely, the “Speedy Delivery” man of “Mister Rogers Neighborhood” — is the recipient of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 2019 Board of Governors Award. The award will be presented at the 37th annual Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards...

Thursday Aug. 8 The Bricks, TGIS free concert, The Palace Theatre, Greensburg. 724-836-8000 or thepalacetheatre.org “Cabaret,” Little Lake Theatre, Canonsburg. Through Aug. 24. 724-745-7300 or littlelake.org “Violeta,” Quantum Theatre production, Frick Park lawn bowling greens, Pittsburgh. Through Aug. 25. 412-362-1713 or quantumtheatre.com Friday Aug. 9 500 Miles to Memphis, The...

If you have no particular place to go on Aug. 9, pick up Mustang Sally in your Little Deuce Coupe and head for Ligonier for some fun, fun, fun at The Stroll. The 17th annual 1950s-themed car cruise and dance contest is set for 5-9 p.m. on the downtown Diamond...

The Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival has been ranked as the nation’s 15th most profitable classic and contemporary craft show for 2018 by “Sunshine Artist” magazine, a leading publication for art and craft show exhibitors, promoters and patrons. The magazine’s 27th annual “200 Best” list, released today, says it was...

The fall lineup of art classes for all ages and skill levels will begin in September at the Latrobe Art Center. Two new classes are designed to create more interest in art among middle to high school students. Instructor Sharon Coons was an art teacher for 30 years, says center...

Greensburg artist Brian McCall was hard at work on Aug. 4, installing his new addition to the Greensburg Art Center’s sculpture garden, when he was asked for the name of the piece — a tall rectangular column with ants, grasshoppers and beetles climbing the sides and a bee perched on...

To accommodate more vendors and more shoppers, the Pittsburgh Vintage Mixer is moving to a larger venue for its next event. Dubbed by organizers as the “biggest vintage fair yet,” the Mixer is scheduled for 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Nov. 9 at Nova Place, the former Allegheny Center in Pittsburgh’s North...

Having a glass of wine (or maybe two) at a scenic area winery is a great way to wrap up the work week. Westmoreland Walks Inc. offered that opportunity to about 130 supporters with Pink Corks at the Vineyard, on Aug. 2 at Bella Terra Vineyards near Hunker. The sunset...

For good food and fun, there’s nothing better than a block party — except maybe a two-block party. The annual Gig on Main took over two blocks of Irwin’s major thoroughfare on Aug. 3, and party-lovers of all ages stopped in. A bandstand was set up at the intersection of...

Organizers from Animal Friends of Westmoreland called their latest fundraiser the Dog Days of Summer Cash Bash — a fitting name both for the date and for the personable pooches in attendance. Not only did attendees at Ferrante’s Lakeview in Hempfield have a chance to go home with a share...

If Gettysburg has a soundtrack, it’s a fife, drum and banjo, right? Not during Gettysburg Rocks, scheduled for Aug. 9-11. Held in February and August, the semiannual music festival features about 150 bands playing a variety of music genres at 20 area venues. Founded in 2014, the event benefits Four...

When Ovie Marshall, an esthetician at The Spa at Aestique in Hempfield, decided to use natural beauty and skin care products, she says she found valuable information in Stacy Malkan’s 2007 book, “Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry.” The book asserts that (as of...

“You are what you eat” has long been a folksy tenet of good health. Increasingly, people are coming around to the notion that you also are what you put on your body in the form of skin-care and beauty products. Ovie Marshall, a medical and laser esthetician at The Spa...

The mission of the YWCA Westmoreland County is to empower women and to eliminate racism, but once a year it’s also to show people how to look good on a budget. To that end, “Girls in Pearls: Walk the Red Carpet,” the annual show of fashions from the Y’s downtown...

Two things are dear to the heart of Amy Zimmerman, co-owner of The Shepherd’s Keeper at Kinderhook, an antiques and collectibles store in Greensburg. The first is (obviously) antiques and the second is downtown Greensburg itself. “My father was an antique dealer, so it’s in my blood,” she says. “I’ve...