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Art, animals share spotlight during Greensburg museum's Community Day

Jeff Himler
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Jeff Himler | Tribune-Review
Fionnuala McGarry of Greensburg helps her daughter, Elora, 1, feed some goats Sunday, June 2, 2019, as the Barnyard Petting Zoo of Eight Four visits Greensburg for Community Day at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art.
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Liam Kraybill, 11, of Greensburg goes face to snout with a baby Kunekune pig Sunday, June 2, 2019, as the Barnyard Petting Zoo of Eight Four visits Greensburg for Community Day at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art.
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Sloane Davidson of Highland Park helps her son, Felix, 3, transform a paper plate into a replica of a pizza pie during Community Day Sunday, June 2, 2019, at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art.
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Bernadette Skoczylas checks out a photography exhibit while enjoying a free sample of Eat ‘n Park pie during Community Day Sunday, June 2, 2019, at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art.

Westmoreland Museum of American Art welcomed the public to enjoy bakery pies and bluegrass music Sunday in the latest of its Community Day events, held the first Sunday of each month at the Greensburg fine arts showcase.

Those who attended also could explore a petting zoo and ride a mechanical bull. The title of the event, “Goodbye Pie Town,” and the rural theme of many of the activities, were linked to a museum exhibit that is ending its run.

“After Russell Lee: I-60” is a display of pieces by artist Sherrie Levine that reproduce photographs Lee took to depict life in the 1930s in Pie Town, N.M.

Jeff Himler is a TribLive reporter covering Greater Latrobe, Ligonier Valley, Mt. Pleasant Area and Derry Area school districts and their communities. He also reports on transportation issues. A journalist for more than three decades, he enjoys delving into local history. He can be reached at jhimler@triblive.com.

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