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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Review: Thank U, Next: Maroon 5’s halftime show was basic
There are a number of words you could use to describe Maroon 5’s halftime show performance: Empty. Boring. Basic. Sleepy. Skippable. Unfulfilling. Unnecessary. And those who came to help save the day didn’t do their jobs: If you blinked you would have missed that Travis Scott and Big Boi performed....
Sammy Hagar and his band coming to Pittsburgh's Highmark Stadium
Sammy Hagar and The Circle have a June 5 date at Highmark Stadium in Pittsburgh. Tickets from $55 to $95.50 go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Feb. 15 at 412-325-7241, ticketmaster.com and highmarkstadium.com. They also will be available 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday at the...
Super Bowl ad winners: Bud Light, Amazon
NEW YORK — This year some of the Super Bowl ads that grabbed the greatest buzz were surprises, like Bud Light’s “Game of Thrones” teaser. Other crowd-pleasers focused on humor, like Amazon’s take on celebrity product testers. While the New England Patriots bested the L.A. Rams on Sunday in Atlanta...
Cabaret Theatre production takes an absurdist view of love
The Cabaret Theatre will present the absurdist comedy, “Funicello’s Birthday,” from Feb. 6-16 in the Olde Main Building, 350 Main St., Latrobe. The play’s title refers to the late actress and singer Annette Funicello, first known as a Mouseketeer on the original Mickey Mouse Club. “It doesn’t matter whether anyone...
World of Wheels showcases cool rides
Car guys don’t really need a good reason to buy a cool-looking car to restore. Take Sean Ulanowicz of Blawnox, for example, show chairman of the 58th Annual MaxMotive World of Wheels presented by NAPA. He and his family, especially his dad, Bob Ulanowicz, 81, of O’Hara, have been involved...
'Glass' stays at No. 1, while 'Miss Bala' opens in third
LOS ANGELES — With the distraction of the Super Bowl, freezing temperatures affecting large portions of North America and only one big new release in theaters in “Miss Bala,” movie going audiences largely took the weekend off from the theaters in what is estimated to be the lowest-earning Super Bowl...
Jackie Evancho performs ‘Phantom’ song for ‘AGT: Champions’ show
Singer Jackie Evancho to set to return to NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” on Monday night. “AGT” posted a 3:37 minute clip of the singer performing “Music of the Night” from the musical “Phantom of the Opera” to YouTube and social media on Sunday morning. Evancho is competing in “America’s Got...
Organ concert will feature composers from Minnesota and Pa., including Greensburg
The music of Pennsylvania and Minnesota is the latest theme for an organ concert series that blends genres and styles to broaden the appeal and interest in an instrument that most people simply associate with Sunday-morning hymns. The free concert will be at 4 p.m., Feb. 17 in the sanctuary...
Come together: Super Bowl Sunday, the last stand of live TV
ATLANTA — Oh sure, there’s plenty of evidence to support the soothsayers who are predicting the slow, inevitable death of live television. And there’s plenty of proof to bolster theories about the NFL’s slipping popularity. But when it comes to clicking away from Super Bowl Sunday — forget about it....
Studios, art centers offer creative options to all 'makers' 
Andi Sharp has always wanted to have her own art studio. A Kickstarter.com campaign helped her raise the funds to open Studio C in Herminie, her hometown, last November. Sharp defines the studio as a community space where she encourages “makers” of all skill levels to share ideas and where...
Alfonso Cuaron, 'Roma' win top film honors at Directors Guild of America awards
LOS ANGELES — Cementing his status as an Oscar front-runner, “Roma” director Alfonso Cuaron took home the top honor at the Directors Guild of America Awards, held Saturday night in Los Angeles. At the end of his bilingual acceptance speech at the Hollywood & Highland Center’s Ray Dolby Ballroom, Cuaron...
Black History Month brings 'Black Panther' back to theaters for free
In celebration of Black History Month, the Walt Disney Company will bring Oscar- and Screen Actors Guild-nominated film “Black Panther” back to theaters through Feb. 7 at 250 screens across the U.S. In the Pittsburgh area, it will be shown at the AMC Waterfront theater in West Homestead. The movie...
Poetry inspires next Saint Vincent Camerata program
The Saint Vincent Camerata will present “Music Was My Refuge,” a concert of choral settings of American poetry, Feb. 9 in the Saint Vincent Basilica Crypt. The 7:30 p.m. program will feature works inspired by such masters of verse as Emily Dickinson and Dolly Parton. Admission costs $10. For ticket...
Cardi B declined Super Bowl halftime with 'mixed feelings'
ATLANTA — Cardi B said she received an offer to perform at the Super Bowl, but struggled with the decision to turn down the lucrative opportunity in support of ex-NFL player Colin Kaepernick. The Grammy-nominated rapper told The Associated Press on Friday evening that she had “mixed feelings” after she...
Country singer Charley Pride focus of 2 PBS projects
PASADENA, Calif. — Paging Terrence Howard. Charley Pride still wants the actor to play him in a movie of the country music star’s life. The project has been discussed for about 10 years. Pride told a TV critics’ meeting on Friday that it remains a goal to have it made...
Review: Netflix's 'The Umbrella Academy' is even weirder than the comic, and it's an absolute must see 
Those wondering what Netflix’s post-Marvel superhero future will be need look no further than the refreshingly weird “Umbrella Academy,” which begins streaming Feb. 15. This unlikely team of heroes, based on the Eisner Award-winning Dark Horse Comics series by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá, provides a strikingly different streaming experience...
Adam Levine says he expected controversy surrounding Super Bowl halftime show 
The controversy surrounding Maroon 5’s upcoming Super Bowl halftime performance hasn’t surprised frontman Adam Levine. The singer said he “expected” contention when his band signed on for the gig and told Entertainment Tonight that it’s their goal to “speak through the music” when they take the stage Sunday in Atlanta....
Tarot expert, alumna among Pitt at Greensburg's Written/Spoken series readers
Author/tarot expert Brittany Hailer will read from her new book, “Animal You’ll Surely Become,” and offer a limited number of tarot readings as part of the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg’s Written/Spoken series at 7 p.m. Feb. 4 in Village Hall. The event is free and open to the public....
'Jane the Virgin' creator says finale should bring closure and other TV scoops
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — A roundup of news from the Television Critics Association winter meeting, at which TV networks and streaming services are presenting details on upcoming programs. Tissues, please The upcoming final season of “Jane the Virgin” is already drawing tears. The CW show’s creator, Jennie Snyder Urman, said...
Chinese New Year celebration scheduled at Saint Vincent College
The annual Chinese New Year celebration is planned for Feb. 5 at Saint Vincent College in Unity. The event, presented by the college’s James and Margaret Tseng Loe China Studies Center, will celebrate the Chinese Year of the Pig with performances, Chinese food sampling and cultural activities. Admission is free....
Mt. Pleasant Library hosts annual Valentine's film, lunch 
The Mt. Pleasant Free Public Library will again sponsor its annual Valentine event, “Library, Lunch, Love,” with a Hallmark film at noon on Feb. 8, sponsored by Armstrong. Guests can enjoy lunch and watch the 2017 movie,”Walking the Dog,” on a day when the library is otherwise closed. Armstrong will...
Pittsburgh Glass Center debuts Monmade design exhibition
Pittsburgh Glass Center will hold an opening reception 6 to 9 p.m. Feb. 1 for “Modern Meaning: A MONMADE Design Exhibition.” The exhibit, described as featuring dynamic products from producers working in and around Pittsburgh, will remain on view through Feb. 19. According to the glass center, the show challenges...
Review: Bland ‘Miss Bala’ remake misses the original point 
Mexico’s 2011 Oscar entry, “Miss Bala,” was a searing slice of social commentary about the raging narco wars wrapped up in a sexy, action-packed thriller. Directed by Gerardo Naranjo, the script was ripped from the headlines, basing its beauty queen-meets-drug lord story on a stranger-than-fiction 2008 scandal, when Miss Sinaloa...
Students can earn cash awards from Ligonier Valley Writers poetry contest
Young writers in grades 4-12, including home-schoolers, are invited to submit poems to the Ligonier Valley Writers’ 28th annual student poetry contest. Cash prizes of up to $20 will be awarded at all grade levels in different forms of poetry, from haiku to free verse to rhymed forms. Submission deadline...
Artist will discuss metalsmith work at Lunch a l'Art program
Metalsmith Melissa Davenport will present a program at the noon Feb. 21 Lunch a l’Art program at the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley. The $15 event includes lunch and presentation. A teaching artist with SAMA and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Davenport combines metal art with...


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