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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
5 things to do in Westmoreland County: Feb. 25-27
Pose with a pet As They Come Animal Rescue will hold a Kids ’N Pets Photo Day and animal adoption event from 5:30-9 p.m. Friday at Green Beacon Gallery, 235 W. Pittsburgh St., Greensburg. All family members and pets are welcome in photos. All animals must be on leashes when...
A step ahead: Bodiography celebrates 20 years of dance
When Maria Caruso returned to her dance studio Bodiography on Sunday after a month away in Brazil, she played a recording of Jeff Buckley’s “Hallelujah.” It’s the song she’s been rehearsing for a solo to celebrate her company’s upcoming 20th-anniversary celebration. But she didn’t take a step. She looked at...
Comedian John Mulaney's 'From Scratch' tour has fall Pittsburgh date
Comedian John Mulaney has announced a Sept. 24 date at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the final show in the second leg of his “John Mulaney: From Scratch” tour. Produced by Live Nation, the tour begins March 11 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre and makes stops across North America...
Stage Right founders move on to new Westmoreland Performing Arts group
The founders of Greensburg’s Stage Right performing arts school and theater company have moved on to a new opportunity. Tony and Renata Marino have launched a new venture — Westmoreland Performing Arts, a company offering acting, dance and voice classes to students ages 4 to 18, along with a class...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County: Feb. 18-21
Choice of concerts Music lovers can place their bets on a concert trifecta this weekend at The Palace Theatre in Greensburg: • Country singers Tracy Byrd and Aaron Tippin, 8 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $58.50-$78.50. • Pittsburgh’s “King of Cool” Donnie Iris, with The Cruisers and special guests Joe Grushecky...
Comedy, cabaret to highlight all-live Pittsburgh Humanities Festival
The tagline for the Pittsburgh Humanities Festival is, “Smart talk about stuff that matters,” but that doesn’t mean it’s a series of esoteric talks by a group of stuffy academics. “We’re more liberal than some about our definition of the humanities, and that’s deliberate,” said Randal Miller, director of dance...
BOB-FM's HD-2 version switching to sports betting format
With the sports betting craze rising to new heights in popularity, highly rated 96.9 BOB-FM (WRRK) is switching the HD-2 version of its programming from music to a 24/7 sports betting format. The HD-1 format will remain the same. The “full-flip,” as the station’s owners are calling it, takes place...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Feb. 11-13
It’s Super Bowl weekend. Here are some ways to spend it in Pittsburgh. Prehistoric times Jurassic Quest takes over the David Lawrence Convention Center from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Guests can walk among the huge animatronics roaring dinosaurs that...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County: Feb. 4-6
Read his mind A few seats remain for a concert by Canadian troubadour Gordon Lightfoot at 8 p.m. Friday at The Palace Theatre in Greensburg. In a career spanning more than 50 years, the singer/songwriter has produced a string of hits including “If You Could Read My Mind,” “Carefree Highway,”...
Party at The Palace Theatre will celebrate winter wonderland
Guests once again will walk the red carpet as Party at The Palace returns live Feb. 26 to The Palace Theatre in Greensburg. After a digital event in 2021, the signature fundraiser of the Westmoreland Cultural Trust will sport a Winter Wonderland theme, which will be interpreted in a different...
WWE star Becky Lynch balances motherhood, beatdowns nearing Royal Rumble
Becky Lynch may have met her match for her toughest foe yet. Bianca Belair and Liv Morgan? Nah, defeated and dumped down the depth chart. Ric Flair? Not quite, largely because it’s a one-sided, old man yelling-at-the-clouds rivalry on the Nature Boy’s part. OK, Ronda Rousey? Hey, if the former...
Tamburitzans display flare with folk dances in Greensburg 
Swords flashed and scarves twirled Sunday as the Tamburitzans presented a Georgian folk dance in Greensburg. Their touring show, “Symbols: The Awakening,” also features tradition-based songs and dances from several Eastern European and Nordic countries, as well as from Italy. The Georgian dance, featuring clashing swords and acrobatic leaps, highlights...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County: Jan. 21-23
Boogie (some) more Southern rock fans, don’t flirt with disaster by missing Molly Hatchet at 7 p.m. Friday at The Lamp Theatre in Irwin. Formed in Florida in 1971, the band had its heyday in the late 1970s and early 1980s, releasing the platinum-selling hit records, “Molly Hatchet” in 1978,...
Sports talk radio mainstay Jim Colony retiring from 93.7 The Fan
Not since legendary meteorologist Bob Kudzma left the KDKA-TV airwaves two decades ago has a New England native left such an impression on the Pittsburgh media landscape. Jim Colony, who brought a vast knowledge of sports, a self-deprecating sense of humor and a bit of a New England twang to...
Explainer: Microsoft's Activision buy could shake up gaming
Microsoft stunned the gaming industry when it announced this week it would buy game publisher Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, a deal that would immediately make it a larger video-game company than Nintendo. Microsoft, maker of the Xbox gaming system, said the deal would be good for gamers and advance...
Wordle up: Online word game is viral brain teaser
Mary Briggs calls herself a “wordy.” “I just love words,” said Briggs, of North Huntingdon. “I have always been an avid reader because my parents constantly read to me when I was a child. When I get up every morning, I make coffee and read several newspapers, then I do...
Art, music mark Gallery Crawl's returns to Pittsburgh Cultural District
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s annual winter Gallery Crawl returns Jan. 28 to the Cultural District, with more than 20 free events from 5:30-10 p.m. The 14 crawl stops include Trust galleries and other outdoor and indoor locations and public art places. “We have some very exciting events planned as we welcome...
Spider-Man comic page sells for record $3.36M bidding
DALLAS — A single page of artwork from a 1984 Spider-Man comic book sold at auction Thursday for a record $3.36 million. Mike Zeck’s artwork for page 25 from Marvel Comics’ Secret Wars No. 8 brings the first appearance of Spidey’s black suit. The symbiote suit would eventually lead to...
Allegheny County arts, cultural groups to receive recovery plan grants
Allegheny County nonprofit arts and cultural organizations will get a financial boost to help with post-pandemic recovery, thanks to a $500,000 grant to American Rescue Plan grant to the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council from the National Endowment for the Arts. The arts council will regrant 90% of the funds to...
From classic to jazzy, 'Nutcracker' fans have choice of several productions
For ballet fans, holiday productions of “The Nutcracker” are part of what makes this the most wonderful time of the year. Adapted from “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King,” an 1816 story by E.T.A. Hoffmann, the ballet tells the tale of a girl who befriends a nutcracker that comes to...
Krampus returns to Pittsburgh for concert, celebration
Krampus is coming back to Pittsburgh. Tonight. Krampus is a mythic cloven-footed figure known to appear on Dec. 5, who acts as an anti-Santa, punishing the naughty and sparing the nice. He’s known to appear on the streets Dec. 5 (Krampusnacht), the day before the Feast of St. Nicholas celebrated...
Parton, Oh, Biles and teachers named 'People of the Year'
NEW YORK — People magazine has named Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, actor Sandra Oh, country icon Dolly Parton and the nation’s teachers as its “2021 People of the Year.” “This year has been a transformative one, pushing us all to create something new and hopefully better for our lives,” the...
Comedian Frank Caliendo brings his many voices to Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead
Frank Caliendo does impressions, not impersonations. The stand-up comedian’s performances include personalities such as Morgan Freeman, Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Robert De Niro; politicians George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Donald Trump; broadcasters John Madden, Charles Barkley and Jon Gruden; and talk show hosts Dr. Phil, Jay Leno and...
'AGT' winner, ventriloquist Terry Fator coming to The Palace 
As a fifth grader working on a Valentine’s Day report, Terry Fator overshot the “Va” books in the school library and ended up at “Ve.” He pulled out a book on ventriloquism and forgot about his assignment. The rest, as they say, is history. An “America’s Got Talent” winner and...
Holiday Mart returns to Sewickley's Sweetwater Center for the Arts
More than 4,000 items from about 70 local and regional artists will be featured in the annual Holiday Mart at Sweetwater Center for the Arts in Sewickley. And there’s a story behind each one, said Barbara Pontello, the center’s acting executive director. For example, one woodworker sources wood from all...


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