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Native American tradition meets modern art in Westmoreland Museum exhibit
Past meets present in “Action/Abstraction Redefined: Modern Native Art, 1945-1975,” running through May 28 at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg. With 52 paintings, sculptures and works on paper by 32 artists, the traveling exhibition is the first of its kind exploring the innovation and experimentation present in...
GZA, Donnie Iris, John Mayer among top concerts to see around Pittsburgh in March
As the weather starts to warm up, so too does the concert season for the Pittsburgh region. Here’s a look at the most notable shows coming to the area in March: March’s top shows March 3: Jerry Harrison, Adrian Belew at Roxian Theatre Guitarist Adrian Belew joins Talking Heads co-founder...
TV Q&A: Is a Pittsburgher writing for CBS’s ‘East New York’?
Question: In the Jan. 8 episode of “East New York,” Officer Bentley (Lavel Schley) and Officer Quinlan (Olivia Luccardi) are having lunch. Bentley asks if Quinlan has ever had a Primanti’s “hoagie.” She asks where’s that from and he says Pittsburgh. She asks why were you in Pittsburgh and he...
‘Westmoreland Night of the Stars’ gets encore with new producers
Less than two weeks after founder John Noble announced the demise of Westmoreland Night of the Stars, the annual showcase of county school musicals is getting an encore. Tony Marino, founder of Westmoreland Performing Arts, said his organization will take over producing the show, to be staged May 3 at...
Review: Michael B. Jordan delivers a brawler in ‘Creed III’Video
It must be a daunting prospect to pick up a franchise on the third movie. Add in the pressure of following filmmakers like Ryan Coogler and Steven Caple Jr. in your directorial debut that you’re also starring in and it’s enough to make you wonder what on earth Michael B....
Tom Sizemore’s family ‘deciding end of life matters’
LOS ANGELES — More than a week after Tom Sizemore suffered a brain aneurysm, a representative says the actor’s family is “now deciding end of life matters.” “Today, doctors informed his family that there is no further hope and have recommended end of life decision,” Sizemore’s manager Charles Lago said...
East Suburban Artists League to host discussion of AI-generated art in Murrysville
When designer Jason Allen won a blue ribbon at the 2022 Colorado State Fair with a piece generated using an artificial intelligence (AI) engine, it sparked controversy and in some cases outrage from artists. Allen created his piece, “Theatre D’Opera Spatial,” using Midjourney, an AI program which creates images from...
Review: The hunt for Shackleton’s ’Ship Beneath the Ice’
“The Ship Beneath the Ice: The Discovery of Shackleton’s Endurance” by Mensun Bound (Mariner Books) That old proverb your mother taught you — “if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again” — applies to marine archaeology just as it does to other aspects of life. That’s the lesson of...
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s 2023-24 season to celebrate ‘Power of NOW’
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s 128th season will include programs across diverse genres, from rock ’n’ roll, soul and R&B to the Great American Songbook, holiday favorites and movie themes. Kicking off in September, it also will include new and returning guest conductors and soloists, new recordings, the Pittsburgh debuts of five...
Complete list of winners at the 29th annual SAG Awards
LOS ANGELES — List of winners at the 29th Screen Actors Guild Awards, held Sunday in Los Angeles: FILM Ensemble: “Everything Everywhere All at Once” Male actor in a leading role: Brendan Fraser, “The Whale.” Female actor in a leading role: Michelle Yeoh, “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” Male actor...
‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ dominates at SAG AwardsVideo
The unlikely awards-season juggernaut “Everything Everywhere All at Once” marched on at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, and even gathered stream with awards not just for best ensemble, Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan but also for Jamie Lee Curtis. The SAG Awards, often an Oscar preview, threw...
‘Cocaine Bear’ gets high with $23.1M, ‘Ant-Man’ sinks fast
NEW YORK — The gonzo R-rated horror comedy “Cocaine Bear” sniffed up $23.1 million in its opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, while Marvel’s “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” was quickly dwarfed in its second weekend. “Quantumania” was still No. 1 with an estimated $32.2 million in ticket sales...
The SAG Awards, streaming Sunday, should offer Oscar preview
Last year, the top winners at the Screen Actors Guild Awards all corresponded exactly with the Academy Awards winners. Will Sunday’s SAGs offer the same preview? The 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will begin at 8 p.m. EST Sunday and be streamed live on Netflix’s YouTube page. After the...
Behind the Art: Playfulness shows in Latrobe Art Center founder’s work
On the right wall, just inside the entrance of the Latrobe Art Center, hangs a watercolor painting that depicts a plein air artist hard at work. Dressed in blue pants and a yellow shirt, the artist bends over her easel amidst benches, flower beds, leafy trees and a fountain. No...
Fire sprinkler rupture forces Pittsburgh Playhouse evacuation, shows canceled
A ruptured fire sprinkler caused an emergency alarm to go off forcing a mid-performance evacuation of the Pittsburgh Playhouse on Point Park University’s Downtown campus Friday night. It happened in the middle of a performance of Disney’s Newsies, a musical. “A piece of scenery fell to the stage and a...
Warner Bros. Discovery sues Paramount over ‘South Park’ deal
NEW YORK — Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. is suing Paramount Global, saying its competitor aired new episodes of the popular animated comedy series “South Park” after Warner paid for exclusive rights. Warner says it signed a contract in 2019 paying more than $500 million for the rights to existing and...
Met Opera marks 1st year of Ukraine war with concert
NEW YORK — Emily D’Angelo made her point with attire before singing a single note at the Metropolitan Opera’s concert to mark the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The 28-year-old Canadian mezzo-soprano walked onto the stage Friday night for the Mozart Requiem wearing a dark skirt covered with...
AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh in peril as Warner Bros. Discovery intends to exit regional sports
Warner Bros. Discovery, owner of AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh, wants to exit the regional sports network business — and soon — in a move that could potentially leave the Pittsburgh Pirates and Penguins without a primary TV home. The Wall Street Journal first reported that WBD informed the professional sports teams...
‘Jesus Revolution’ tells the true story of Christian hippies and a California churchVideo
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Eight years ago, as writer-director Jon Erwin was researching an unrelated movie project, he stumbled across a 1971 issue of Time magazine, which featured a psychedelic purple picture of Jesus under the headline, “The Jesus Revolution.” Erwin, who with his brother Andrew Erwin, has a deal with...
Q&A: Austin Butler on what ‘Elvis’ taught him about fear
Austin Butler, you may have heard, has taken a bit of flack for sounding too much like Elvis now that he’s no longer, um, Elvis. The 31-year-old breakout star of Baz Luhrmann’s flamboyant biopic even had to be defended by fellow Oscar nominee Angela Bassett, who’s explained that she, too,...
Penguin to publish ‘classic’ Roald Dahl books after backlash
LONDON — Publisher Penguin Random House announced Friday it will publish “classic” unexpurgated versions of Roald Dahl’s children’s novels after it received criticism for cuts and rewrites that were intended to make the books suitable for modern readers. Along with the new editions, the company said 17 of Dahl’s books...
Seton Hill production puts modern spin on Shakespeare’s ‘Julius Caesar’
History tends to repeat itself — a notion that will be explored in a Seton Hill University Theatre and Dance Program production of “Julius Caesar.” William Shakespeare’s classic drama of political intrigue and personal honor will be staged Friday and Saturday and March 3 and 4 in the university’s Performing...
Everything you need to know about the 2023 Academy Awards
NEW YORK — Hollywood is gearing up for the 95th Academy Awards, where “Everything Everywhere All at Once” comes in the lead nominee and the film industry will hope to move past “the slap” of last year’s ceremony. Here’s everything you need to know about the 2023 Oscars, including when...
‘Cocaine Bear’ is here to strike a blow to staid HollywoodVideo
NEW YORK — On Dec. 22, 1985, the Associated Press reported the following from Blue Ridge, Georgia: “Investigators searching for cocaine dropped by an airborne smuggler have found a ripped-up shipment of the sweet-smelling powder and the remains of a bear that apparently died of a multimillion-dollar high.” Police found...
R. Kelly avoids lengthy add-on to 30-year prison sentence
CHICAGO - R. Kelly was sentenced on Thursday to 20 years in prison for child pornography and enticement of minors for sex but will serve all but one of those simultaneously with a 30-year sentence on racketeering and sex trafficking convictions. U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber ordered that Kelly serve...
