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Curtis on Tour makes stop in Carnegie Music Hall
Music lovers know that great music schools can present concerts with professional grade satisfaction. America is blessed with many great music schools, and among them the Curtis Institute of Music occupies a special place. Curtis was founded in Philadelphia in 1924, and has been tuition free since 1928 to ensure...
Hit the mean streets with ‘A Bronx Tale’ playing in the Benedum Center
The Broadway musical “A Bronx Tale” has been compared to a “Jersey Boys” meets “West Side Story” kind of show: “Jersey Boys” for its rich musical score of doo-wop music and “West Side Story” for its drama and grittiness. It’s not a traditional love story, but it does focus on...
Pittsburgh Symphony Pops celebrates the songs of The Beatles
November is The Beatles month for conductor Todd Ellison. The Philly Pops’ new music director is returning to Heinz Hall to lead concerts celebrating the 50th anniversary of the release of the “Abbey Road” album, just one week after he conducts a completely different tribute to the Fab 4 in...
Jazz pianist Ariel Pocock next up in Hillman Performing Arts SeriesVideo
The Hillman Performing Arts Series at Shady Side Academy in Fox Chapel will continue its 2019-2020 season with a performance of easy-listening music by jazz pianist, vocalist and composer Ariel Pocock. The Durham, N.C.-based musician and song stylist will offer an intimate evening of acoustic piano and guitar showcasing her...
Comedian Joe Bartnick returns home to Pittsburgh for birthday celebration
Legendary funnyman Joe Bartnick returns home to Pittsburgh on Friday for an event five decades in the making. The best-selling author will take the stage at Club Cafe for a birthday bash. Doors open at 10 p.m. with the show starting at 10:30 at 56 S. 12th St. in the...
NBC lays off entire ‘Days of our Lives’ castVideo
Like sands through the hourglass … so goes the cast of “Days of our Lives.” But it looks like the hourglass has been busted. By NBC. Every actor on the show, one of television’s last remaining soap operas, has been released from their contract, TVLine reports. The site said the...
Review: ‘Ford v Ferrari’ puts the moviemaking pedal to the metalVideo
Cops might do well to position their speed traps near movie theaters wherever the new film “Ford v Ferrari” is playing. They might fund their whole year’s budget busting speeders peeling out of the parking lots. This infectious and engrossing story of the 1966 showdown on a French racetrack between...
Review: Blandness runs the game in ‘The Good Liar’ until its satisfying twistVideo
Mirren. McKellen. How could it possibly be that “The Good Liar” is the very first film in which the dame and the knight have costarred? Bill Condon brings them together for this adaptation of Nicholas Searles’s novel, with a screenplay by Jeffrey Hatcher. The twisty little tete-a-tete is a fine...
B.E. Taylor Christmas concert series to end with this year’s showsVideo
A Western Pennsylvania Christmas tradition will come to an end this year, with the final series of B.E. Taylor Christmas concerts. Taylor’s son, B.C. Taylor, has announced that five “Feel the Love: Celebrating a B.E. Taylor Christmas” concerts will bring an end to the annual tradition started in 1995 by...
BMI honors Dwight Yoakam, top country songwritersVideo
Country music singer, songwriter and actor Dwight Yoakam was honored by performing rights organization BMI for his trailblazing and highly unique style of California country rock. The organization gave the Grammy-winner the President’s Award on Tuesday, as well as honored many of country’s top songwriters and artists, during a ceremony...
Harry Styles will play PPG Paints Arena on 2020 world tourVideo
Harry Styles has announced a 2020 world tour, “Love On Tour,” in support of his upcoming album, “Fine Line.” The tour includes a July 14 date at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. Joining Styles in the U.S. and Canada is singer/songwriter Jenny Lewis. American Express card holders can purchase tickets...
John Legend named 2019 Sexiest Man AliveVideo
R&B crooner John Legend has been named the Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine. The Grammy-winning singer known for his silky-smooth vocals was revealed as this year’s winner Tuesday night on NBC’s “The Voice.” He serves as a coach on the singing competition series with Gwen Stefani, Kelly Clarkson and...
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...
TV series honored for casting actors with disabilities
The Ruderman Family Foundation has awarded “Years and Years,” “General Hospital,” “Tales of the City,” “Raising Dion” and “Loudermilk” with its latest Seals of Authentic Representation for casting actors with disabilities. A leading advocate for disability inclusion, the organization bestows honors on TV series that “feature actors with disabilities with...
Reba to play Pittsburgh in 2020
Reba McEntire is touring in 2020 and the Steel City is on the schedule. On Tuesday, an arena tour was announced for next year, with a Pittsburgh stop planned on March 26 at PPG Paints Arena. View this post on Instagram I'm so excited to get back out on 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...
Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys focus of 2nd ‘Beautiful Day’ trailerVideo
If you needed more Mister Rogers content in your life, today’s your lucky day. Sony Pictures has released another trailer for “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” the film based on Rogers’ life. The trailer shows the relationship starting and developing between Rogers, played by Tom Hanks, and journalist Lloyd...
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...
‘Jeopardy!’ contestant’s final answer gets Alex Trebek choked upVideo
One contestant on Monday’s night “Jeopardy!” show didn’t know the answer to the final question, so he sent some love to host Alex Trebek. Dhruv Gaur, a student at Brown University from Gainesville, Georgia, competing in the Tournament of Champions, didn’t have a response to a question in the category...
Black Crowes will play Western Pa. on 30-year anniversary tourVideo
The Black Crowes will mark the 30-year anniversary of their quintuple-platinum debut album, “Shake Your Money Maker,” with a world tour. Tour dates include an Aug. 1 stop at KeyBank Pavilion in Burgettstown. Tickets are on sale now at ticketmaster.com. The tour will mark the first time brothers and group...
The Bone Forum opens winter jazz series at The Westmoreland
Kevin McManus and The Bone Forum will open the Winter Jazz Concert Series on Nov. 13 at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art. The Pittsburgh-based jazz trombone ensemble will play from 7-9 p.m. that evening at the Greensburg museum, 221 N. Main St. “On the second Wednesday of the every...
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...
Chrissy Teigen honored at Baby2Baby gala
Chrissy Teigen said felt honored to receive an award at the Baby2Baby Gala, but her acceptance speech wasn’t all about her achievement: “No kid should go hungry. No kid should not go without the basics in their home.” Teigen — a model, television host and cookbook author — accepted the...
The Westmoreland plans evening of good food and conversation
The Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg is planning a relaxing evening of good food and conversation on Nov. 14. “SIX x ATE: West” will feature dinner from The Vandal in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville section, along with short talks by seven members of the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, whose 107th...
