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Members of Latrobe Art Center and Greensburg Art Center are planning their first-ever collaborative exhibition. “Art Neighbors: Latrobe Art Center/Greensburg Art Center Joint Exhibition” will run from July 5 through Aug. 25 in the Latrobe facility, 819 Ligonier St. A free public reception is planned for 6-8 p.m. July 18....

Admission will be free on July 4 at Historic Hanna’s Town, 809 Forbes Trail Road, Hempfield. In celebration of Independence day, the site will offer hourly tours, with the first one leaving at 11 a.m. and the final one at 3 p.m. Readings of the Declaration of Independence are scheduled...

The Moon Township Garden Tour is planned for 10 a.m.-2 p.m. July 6, featuring six gardens throughout the township. Two of the gardens have water features with koi fish. Cost for the tour is $10 in advance and $15 day of the tour. Pre-purchase is available at eventbrite.com. From 9...

Carnegie Science Center will celebrate the 50th anniversary of mankind’s “giant leap” — the Apollo 11 moon landing on July 20, 1969 — with a summer of special programming. A new exhibition, “Sun, Earth, Universe,” features interactive exhibits and imagery to “connect visitors with current NASA science research and launch...

Proving the enduring appeal of the slap-you-silly comedy style of the Three Stooges, a recent auction of items from head Stooge Moe Howard’s personal collection raked in more than $1 million. The June 24-28 online auction, by Nate D. Sanders Auctions, resulted in the sale of more than 1,100 pieces...

California University of Pennsylvania’s first Bow Ties & Pearls Ball brought a sellout crowd of 300 guests to the Washington County campus on June 29. Party-goers found the Convocation Center arena transformed into an elegant venue for cocktails and appetizers, followed by dinner and a dessert buffet. University President Geraldine...

Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival Executive Director Diane Shrader credited Chef Mark Henry’s hors d’oeuvres for helping draw a crowd to the opening reception for the second Westmoreland Art Nationals exhibition, held June 29 in the exhibition building at Twin Lakes Park in Unity. It was a lovely spread, to...

Guests at the 30th annual Summer Theatre Gala stepped into an enchanted world to enjoy “a tale as old as time” — “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.” The production capped an evening of good food and fellowship for supporters of the professional summer theater that makes its home at Saint...

Twice yearly, students in Seton Hill University’s MFA in Popular Fiction program gather from around the country — and sometimes from around the globe — for a week of intensive workshops on the Greensburg campus. One feature of the week is a lecture, Q-and-A session and book-signing/reception with a prominent...

The American Society of Travel Advisors is looking for someone who planned the trip of their dreams, only to have it turn into a vacation nightmare. The society will soothe the pain of plans gone wrong with a $10,000 dream getaway through its Vacation Do Over Contest. Best of all,...

Thursday June 27 The Abilene Band, TGIS free concert, The Palace Theatre, Greensburg. 724-836-8000 or thepalacetheatre.org “Picture This at the Library: Sarah Thomas,” Greensburg Hempfield Area Library, Greensburg. Through July 31. 724-837-5620 or ghal.org Friday June 28 Big Butler Fair, Prospect, Butler County. Through July 6. bigbutlerfair.com Hearken, “Help Me,...

This is one event where you don’t want to wear your best shirt, because it probably would end up smeared with barbecue sauce. And that stuff just doesn’t want to wash out. The Pennsylvania Rib Fest returns June 28-30 to the Westmoreland Fairgrounds for three days of lip-smackin’, finger-lickin’ food...

“Save Water. Drink Beer.” Well, you need water to make beer, but never mind — it’s still a great slogan and it adorned T-shirts worn by volunteers at the inaugural Loyalhanna Brewfest. Hosted by the Loyalhanna Watershed Association, the festival was held June 22 on the grounds of the Ligonier...

Some lucky ladies left Westmoreland County Community College on June 20 with swanky new handbags. They were the big winners of Heels and Handbags Designer Bag Bingo, hosted by the college’s Black Awareness Committee. There were no heels this year, but there were plenty of chic bags to be won,...

There’s always some thought-provoking artwork on display at You Are Here gallery in Jeannette. The current exhibition is “Blurred Reality,” running through Aug. 4, with works exploring the point where reality morphs into legends and dreams. The artists explored the question, “Why are we here and what are we doing?”...

The gallery in the new History Education Center at Historic Hanna’s Town is hosting its first exhibition, “Scenes of Westmoreland: Visions in Light,” featuring photos taken by members of the Westmoreland Photographers Society. The show, running through the end of August, is a study in the beauty of Westmoreland County,...

Carrie Blast Furnaces in Rankin isn’t the only old steel mill in Pennsylvania that’s been repurposed as an arts venue. There’s also SteelStacks, once the home plant of Bethlehem Steel in Bethlehem. Five idle blast furnaces loom over the 10-acre site offering concerts, festivals, food, arts programming, family fun and...

The Connellsville Area Garden Club will share the city’s highlights with visitors during its Connellsville Art, History and Garden Tour. Suitable for driving or cycling, the go-at-your-own-pace tour is set for 9 a.m.-2 p.m. June 29. The tour will feature five public art spaces, such as Coke to Spokes, the...

The most intriguing stop on the 15th annual Inside Ligonier Valley — A Home Tour might not be a house at all. Among the seven featured properties on the June 22 tour is Penguin Court, the 923-acre former estate of the family of the late Tribune-Review publisher Richard M. Scaife....

The July 19 performance of the musical “Calling All Divas” at Greensburg’s Palace Theatre has been canceled due to a scheduling conflict. Tickets will be refunded at the point of purchase. For those who purchased tickets in person or over the phone from The Palace Theatre or from the theater...

Mural artist Kyle Holbrook has done more than 200 public art projects around Pittsburgh, including a collaborative 2005 Martin Luther King mural at Wood Street and Franklin Avenue and “We Fall Down But We Get Back Up” on Paulson Street, painted in 2008 and featuring faces of community activists. The...

Thursday June 20 Music in the Streets, downtown Irwin. downtownirwin.com Woods Family Band, TGIS summer concert series, The Palace Theatre, Greensburg. 724-836-8000 or thepalacetheatre.org Sounds of Elvis, Carl Magnetta amphitheater, Tarentum Riverview Park. tarentumboro.com Friday June 21 The Gatlin Brothers, The Palace Theatre, Greensburg. 724-836-8000 or thepalacetheatre.org Jay Mohr, Pittsburgh...

The 10th annual Pittsburgh Independent Film Festival is scheduled for June 21-23 at the Parkway Theater and Film Lounge, 644 Broadway Ave, McKees Rocks. This year’s festival will present 67 films by filmmakers from the Pittsburgh area and across the United States, along with films from across Europe and South...

A new exhibition at You Are Here in Jeannette explores the question, “Why are we here and what are we doing?” The group show, “Blurred Reality,” will open with a free reception at 6 p.m. June 22 at the gallery at 406 Clay Ave. Curated by Greensburg artist and educator...