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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Santa to unveil Wings Across Westmoreland at Overly’s Country Christmas
The Westmoreland Cultural Trust’s Wings Across Westmoreland initiative will have a holiday launch. The outreach program’s first pair of artistic wings will make its public debut at 6:15 p.m. Nov. 22, coinciding with opening ceremonies at Overly’s Country Christmas. The wings will remain on display through the start of the...
Test your ‘twissted’ trivia skills at Latrobe Art Center
Trivia fans can put their knowledge to the test this week, as Latrobe-GLSD Parks and Recreation and Latrobe Art Center partner up for Twissted Trivia from 6-9 p.m. Nov. 15 at the art center, 819 Ligonier St. DJ Scott-E (Scott Stoner) will host, as teams are challenged to answer rounds...
Travel site lauds Laurel Highlands as ’emerging destination’ 
It comes as no surprise to the agency promoting the region, but the Laurel Highlands’ recent TravelLemming.com award nonetheless is a thrill, say Laurel Highlands Visitors Bureau staff members. The corner of the state including Westmoreland, Somerset and Fayette counties is among the top 30 vote-getters (coming in at 27)...
Ligonier Christmas Market expands to second location
Shoppers at Ligonier Country Market’s annual Christmas Market this year will find an extended event awaiting them, as the market adds a second location. The Nov. 30 market will, for the first time in its 12-year history, include a second location, says market executive director Cari Frei. “In 2018, we...
Pitt-Greensburg thespians present a satirical take on Chekhov
The Pitt-Greensburg Theatre Company is gearing up for its fall production, the comedy-drama “Chekhov in Yalta,” written by John Driver and Jeffrey Haddow. Curtain times are 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14-16 and 2 p.m. Nov. 17 in Ferguson Theater on the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg campus. Eleven students will perform...
Be like Mister Rogers: Wear your cardigan for World Kindness Day
WQED says it would be an especially beautiful day in the neighborhood if everyone wore a cardigan on Nov. 13. As part of its 65th anniversary and Year of Kindness, and in conjunction with World Kindness Day, the Pittsburgh public broadcasting station is inviting everyone to wear a cardigan and...
You Are Here gallery artists showing their work at WCCC
An exhibition featuring artists associated with Jeannette gallery You Are Here is running through Dec. 11 in the Science Innovation Center gallery at Westmoreland County Community College near Youngwood. “Included in the group exhibition are the ceramics of Mary Briggs, paintings by Dan Overdorff and Nora Thompson and the pop...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Nov. 8-10
This Veterans Day weekend includes the 100th anniversary of the city’s parade as well as other happenings. Veterans Day Parade The 100th anniversary of the Pittsburgh Veterans Day Parade is Saturday in Downtown. The event kicks off at Liberty Avenue and 10th Streets. Vietnam Veteran and Purple Heart recipient Jack...
5 things to do in Westmoreland: Nov. 8-10 
With Election Day in the rear-view mirror, it’s a good time to cast off the weight of the world (or at least, the weight of local politics) and find something fun to do. Here are a few events promising a good time this weekend in Westmoreland County: Step back in...
Entertainment planner: Nov. 7-20
Thursday Nov. 7 A$AP Ferg, Stage AE, Pittsburgh North Shore. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com “The Woman in Black,” PICT Classic Theatre production, WQED Fred Rogers Studio, Oakland. Through Nov. 23. 412-561-6000 or picttheatre.org Friday Nov. 8 Back in Black: The True AC/DC Experience, The Lamp Theatre, Irwin. 724-367-4000 or lamptheatre.org The...
Adam Lambert joins Pittsburgh’s Light Up Night this holiday season 
National recording artist and recent Queen frontman Adam Lambert leads the entertainment at this year’s Comcast Light Up Night in Pittsburgh. Lambert will perform during the event at the Main Stage on Fort Duquesne Boulevard. The Nox Boys and Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers will open the show. “Pittsburgh, I...
Ventriloquist Darci Lynne Farmer, friends coming to Heinz Hall
She talks and sings, but she doesn’t open her mouth. Darci Lynne Farmer, the adorable ventriloquist of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” fame, is coming to Pittsburgh. She and her “musical friends” will take the stage at 7 p.m. Nov. 9 at Heinz Hall. It’s part of the “Darci Lynne &...
Pittsburgh Opera journeys to the ‘magical realism’ of the Amazon
Popularity is the rarest of accomplishments for contemporary opera, but Mexican composer Daniel Catán achieved it when he wrote “Florencia en el Amazonas.” It has been performed successfully around the world, and has elicited enthusiastic praise from performers, audiences and even critics since its premiere in 1996 at Houston Grand...
Three Rivers Film Festival returns for 37th season 
Among the 40-plus films on tap for this year’s Three Rivers Film Festival are several remastered favorites, salutes to theaters of old and a Pittsburgh filmmaker’s premiere. The festival returns for a 37th edition this month, playing from Nov. 8-23 at a variety of venues. It typically draws about 8,000...
Get the scoop on the ‘Unexplained’ from Bigfoot, UFO experts
Event organizer Kelly Simon of Simon Event Management in Greensburg knows that her audiences are fascinated by the unknown – from UFOs and Bigfoot to ghostly spirits and paranormal activity. It’s why people will turn out in droves to hear first-hand accounts from folks who swear they’ve come face-to-face with...
Dance-off to benefit United Way senior companionship program
The United Way of Southwestern PA will host a Champions of Dance competition from 6-11 p.m. Nov. 8 in the Ramada by Wyndham Greensburg Hotel & Conference Center in Hempfield. The annual event benefits United Way’s Open Your Heart to a Senior initiative, which matches volunteers with seniors to provide...
Extras needed at PNC Park for nighttime filming of Jason Momoa thriller
Paid extras are needed Nov. 19-21 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh for filming of a baseball scene for Jason Momoa’s upcoming Netflix film, “Sweet Girl.” Movie Extras Pittsburgh has put out a call for baseball fans, security guards, baseball players, coaches, umpires and ushers. Scenes will be filmed overnight, with...
Cheer on wrestlers at Pioneer Hose in Brackenridge
Let’s get ready to rumble. The Keystone State Wrestling Alliance, based in Lawrenceville, will showcase a number of matches Nov. 9 at Pioneer Hose Company in Brackenridge. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $10. “Rebel Rumble” will help raise money for Brandy Marie Cheer, nicknamed the Rebels, based in...
The Westmoreland celebrates season with light installation
As part of its Nov. 8 Art on Tap event, The Westmoreland Museum of American Art will flip the switch on its first Winter Lights Installation. Art on Tap: Winter Lights is scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m. and will including strolling through an “immersive, ethereal light display,” according to...
Young WSO musicians offer free fall concert
The Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra’s youth orchestra program will present a fall concert at the Seton Hill Performing Arts Center, 100 Harrison Ave., Greensburg. Orchestra director Morrie Brand will direct the 3 p.m. Nov. 17 concert, which is free and open to the public. The WYSO Philharmonia, comprised of mostly middle...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Nov. 1-3
Happy November. There’s lots going on this weekend in Pittsburgh. Here are a few suggestions. On the run The seventh annual EQT Pittsburgh 10 Miler is Saturday morning. New this year, the race will take runners through 10 miles of Pittsburgh’s history, fandom and quirkiest traditions. There will be a...
5 things to do in Westmoreland this weekend: Nov. 1-3 
Oct. 31 may have come and gone, but seasonal celebrations continue. And if you enjoy music, your weekend options include both big brass and big hair. One brewery will celebrate the Day of the Dead, while a winery plans to drown your sorrows with laughs — and maybe a little...
Glorious holiday light displays usher in the season 
Long before visions of sugarplums dance in kids’ heads and it’s time to haul out the holly, thousands of strings of twinkling lights will be putting the “happy” in “Happy Holidays.” One of our most popular winter traditions — the annual festivals of lights — will soon brighten our region,...
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre pirouettes into Seton Hill venue
Westmoreland County and other area residents can experience the beauty of a Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre performance closer to home, as the dancers go on tour with “Classical Romance.” The 7 p.m. Nov. 8 performance at the the Seton Hill University Performing Arts Center, 100 Harrison Ave., Greensburg, features two eras...
Latrobe Art Center plans ‘Polka Dots & Plaid’ auction fundraiser
Attendees have the opportunity to don artful outfits for Latrobe Art Center’s annual signature fundraiser, “An Evening in The Neighborhood XII: Silent & Live Auction.” “Polka Dots & Plaid” is the theme for the semi-formal event, scheduled for 6 p.m. Nov. 13 at Latrobe Country Club. “This fundraiser helps us...


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