5 things to do in Westmoreland County this weekend: April 21-23

Chinese musicians

“A Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix,” a free concert of traditional Chinese music, will begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Robert S. Carey Performing Arts Center at Saint Vincent College in Unity.

Featured musicians will be Yazhi Guo on the suona and Zhou Yi on the pipa. The suona is a traditional double-reeded instrument that originated in ancient Iran and appeared in China around the third century; the pipa is a plucked instrument, sometimes referred to as the Chinese lute.

An educator and performer, Yazhi Guo is considered to be the world’s premier suona virtuoso. Zhou Yi has performed around the world as a concert soloist.

The program is presented in conjunction with the college’s James and Margaret Tseng Loe China Studies Center. For information, visit stvincent.edu.

Race for Grace

Opening activities for the 15th Annual Race For Grace will begin at 7 a.m. Saturday at Norwin High School, 251 McMahon Drive, North Huntingdon. The race sets off at 9 a.m.

Following the race, there will be indoor activities including games, dance performances, basket raffle, silent auction and charitable hair donations, concluding about 1 p.m. with an awards ceremony.

The Race For Grace is a fundraiser of the Reflections of Grace Foundation, held in memory of Grace Ekis, a North Huntingdon 5-year-old who died of brain cancer in 2008.

Participants can choose a 5K run, 5K walk, 1-mile fun walk or virtual race option. Registration is $35, or $30 for children 12 and younger, at reflectionsofgrace.org.

Coal patch saga

Pittsburgh author Elizabeth Rodenz will talk about her book, “Josephine: A Woman of Indomitable Spirit,” at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Greensburg Hempfield Area Library, 237 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Greensburg.

The book is described as “a saga about greed, power, servitude and survival, balanced against the misery of living in a western Pennsylvania coal patch.” The title character and her friends struggle to survive through poverty, tragedy and limitations imposed on them by society.

To register for the program, call 724-837-5620 or visit ghal.org.

Lots of laughs

Steel City Arts Foundation will host a comedy night beginning at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Foggy Mountain Lodge & Pub, 117 Foggy Mountain Lane, Cook Township.

Performers include Pittsburgh-based comedian Rebecca Canterbury, New York-based comedian Ronnie Fleming and Zimbabwean comedian and actor Learnmore Mwanyenyeka, also known as Learnmore Jonasi.

A nacho and taco buffet will be available from 6 p.m. until show time.

Event is for those 21 and older. Entrance wristband only is $25. Wristbands with drinks options are $35 or $45.

The foundation works to grow the local comedy and arts scenes, bring national and international talent to Pittsburgh, create local jobs and honor the city’s architectural history.

To reserve for the event, visit foggymountainlodge.com.

Oldies but goodies

The Pittsburgh Oldies All Stars will take listeners on a trip down memory lane with a concert at 3 p.m. Sunday at The Palace Theatre, 21 W. Otterman St., Greensburg.

The show will feature The Jaggerz, Chuck Blasko’s Vogues, The Skyliners, The Marcels and Pure Gold performing together for the first time.

The groups renowned for their vocal harmonies will sing their greatest hits spanning musical eras from doo wop to rock.

Tickets are $38-$78, available by calling 724-836-8000 or online at thepalacetheatre.org.