Weekend calendar
local The musical “Show Boat” will float into Connellsville Area Senior High School at 7:30 p.m. today, Saturday and Sunday. Tickets will be available from noon to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday in the lobby at the entrance to the high school library and auditorium at the front of the building. Tickets are also available before the shows. For more information, call the school at 724-626-4063.
“The Marriage of Bette and Boo” will be presented at California University of Pennsylvania at 8 p.m. today and Saturday in Steele Auditorium. This Christopher Durang comedy, views a couple’s life from marriage to old age through the eyes of their son. Local actors and actresses from Pittsburgh, Greensburg, Scottdale and other areas will play various parts in the performance. For tickets, call the theater box office at 724-938-5943.The Bobby Nicholas Band will perform Saturday during Mardi Gras 2003 sponsored by St. Therese Parish in Uniontown. The event will take place at the Shadyside Restaurant, 998 N. Gallatin Ave., Uniontown. The evening will include a complimentary one-hour open bar, hor d’oeuvres, dinner, traditional Mardi Gras masks, tiaras, bracelets and coins, fellowship and entertainment. Tickets are available by calling St. Therese at 724-438-2341 or Brenda at 412-582-1568.
The Mickey Sharp Trio will perform in the lounge at Becker’s Shadyside Restaurant, 998 N. Gallatin Ave., Uniontown, from 7 to 10 p.m. today. The group features easy-listening music with Mickey Sharp on keyboard, Kenny Mills on guitar and Mark Smith on drums. There is no cover charge. Call 724-438-0931 for directions, information and reservations.St. Aloysius R.C. Catholic Church on Ranch Road, Dunbar, will host the parish’s annual Mardi Gras celebration from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 2, in the social hall. Dennis Martin is general chairman of the event. The Rev. Edward McCullough is pastor. In addition to a bake sale, a variety of ethnic foods and various desserts will be available during the event. The youth group will host a children’s corner and pinata. The public is invited to attend. No advance tickets will be sold. Various food items will be available.
The Brownsville Area Revitalization Corp. announced a special wine tasting will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Brownsville Sons of Italy, which is located on Water Street. Local wine makers have donated their wines to be tasted. For tickets or more information, call 724-785-9331 or visit the Flatiron Building Heritage Center, 69 Market St., Brownsville.
Pre-Lenten Oldies Dance will be held from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday at the Uniontown Polish Club, 229 S. Mount Vernon Ave. D.J. J&W will provide entertainment for the dance. For more information, call the Polish Club at 724-438-0292 after 3:30 p.m.
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The schedule for Saturday’s Sagebrush Round-Up on Bunner Ridge near Fairmont, W.Va., is Donnid Leonard & Country Men, Chuck Comas & The Memory Makers with Robbie and the house band Stagecoach. The evening of country music starts at 6 p.m. with the open stage.
The house band Stagecoach backs single acts and new talent. The scheduled portion of the show starts at 7 p.m. and continues until 11 p.m.
The Sagebrush Round-Up is located just six miles east of Interstate 79 at Exit 139 on Bunner Ridge near Fairmont, W.Va. For more information, call 304-292-5854 or 304-363-4864.
Buck Naked Band from Uniontown and Morgantown, W.Va., will perform tonight at Lucki’s Tavern, formerly ET’s, at the Route 19 North and Dupont Road intersection, Westover, Morgantown, W.Va. The band will also perform Saturday at Judy’s Lounge on Route 19, Mount Morris.
For information, call 304-292-9123 about tonight’s show or 304-328-5329 about Saturday’s show.