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The Point Marion Lions Club will host a “Music Jamboree” fund-raising event at the skating rink in Point Marion every second Saturday of the month. The event will begin at 6 p.m. and will feature an open-stage portion from 6 to 7:30 p.m. A feature group or band will play from 7:45 to 8:45 p.m. These events will continue every second Saturday of the month through June 2003. There will be music from the staff band and unexpected guests. There is a $2 donation at the door. The kitchen opens at 5:30 p.m. To participate in the open stage, book a band or perform in the feature portion, call 724-725-5737 or 1-304-599-0795.
The Recital Series at Trinity United Presybterian Church in Uniontown will begin the new year with a concert featuring piano and voice at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11. Dr. Michael Landrum, concert pianist and professor of piano at Robert Wesleyan College in Rochester, N.Y., will be accompanying alumni Chad Rushforth, bass-baritone; senior Pressor Scholoar; Jocelyn Reynolds, mezzo-soprano; and junior Carly Gustafson, soprano. The program will feature a variety of sacred, secular, art song and operatic solos and duets. A free-will offering will be received to further the recital series. Parking is located on lots directly across the street from the church along Morgantown Street.
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The Flatiron Building in Brownsville houses two museums. The Heritage Center tells the story of the two major eras of history relating to the making of America. The Westward Expansion (National Road era) and the Coal, Coke, River and Railroad (Industrial era) offer changing exhibits every two months. For more information, call 724-785-9331. The Frank L. Melega Art Museum located in the upper level of the historic Flatiron Building offers Melega’s original art of many mediums focusing on the industries of the area. Reproductions and limited-edition reproductions are available for sale in the gift shop.
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The book, “Point Marion … From the Beginning,” is currently for sale. The 490-page volume that includes the genealogy and history of the area begins with the Indians and ends with the year 1999. It details not only the borough of Point Marion, but also the surrounding area because Point Marion was once located within the boundaries of Springhill Township in the former state of Virginia. The book is available at The Book Store in the Cherry Tree Plaza, Smithfield Pharmacy in Smithfield, Kendall Floral, Clar-Mac Sales and the Point Marion Hardware in Point Marion, New Geneva Pottery in McClellandtown and Riverrun Books and Prints in Greensboro.
Geezers’ Writing Workshops have been moved to Tuesdays from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The workshops are free, but individual-tutoring sessions for writers may be arranged for other times at reasonable rates. These will also be held at Geezers’ Literary Book Shop, which is located on the third floor of the Thompson House in Brownsville. For more information, contact Dr. Fred Lapisardi at 724-785-9010 or e-mail Geezersbks@worldnet.att.net.
The Friends of the Brownsville Free Public Library are currently selling packets of note cards. A hand-drawn sketch of the library is displayed on the front, with the inside left blank. One packet includes 12 note cards for $5. They can be purchased at the library or from any member of the organization. The organization is also conducting a membership drive. They meet the first Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. in the library. For more information concerning the note cards of the “Friends,” contact Barry Blaine, librarian, at 724-785-7272.
A doll collection display featuring antique dolls provided by Betty Porter will continue until Friday, Jan. 10, at the Flatiron Building Heritage Center, 69 Market St., Brownsville. For more information about the display, call the Flatiron Building at 724-785-9331 or Betty Porter at 724-785-7436.
Rich Farms Lightscape Festival of Lights will be held through Jan. 15, including all holidays from 5 to 10 p.m. on Sunday through Thursday and 5 to 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
The festival will showcase a drive-through two miles of holiday scenes and forests with live actors performing parts in scenes such as a Nativity, the North Pole and Dickens Village.
At the end of the tour, a bonfire, Christmas music, hot chocolate and a sound and light show await. Horse and carriage rides are available from the festival area. Prices to enter festival grounds are $5 per carload.
For directions to Rich Farms or for additional information on the festival, call 724-564-7644.
West Overton Museum in Scottdale announces the beginning of the 2003 winter Parlor Talks lecture series. The four presentations will be held in the distillery theater on Sundays at 2 p.m. The first lecture on Sunday, Jan. 19, will be on the “Wonderful Worlds of Ferroquinology” with the Rev. Robert McKie. Each lecture is free and includes a question and answer session followed by light refreshments.
Reservations are requested, but walk-ins are welcome. For complete series information, call 724-887-7910 during regular business hour. West Overton Museums is located on Route 819 between Scottdale and Mount Pleasant.
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Pittsburgh CLO will hold auditions for the 2003 Mini Stars on Friday, Jan. 31, and Saturday, Feb. 1, at Pittsburgh CLO Academy of Musical Theater, which is located along Penn Avenue Place in Pittsburgh. The group is seeking young performers between the ages of 10 and 16. To seek an audition time, call 412-281-2234.
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The Voices of St. Vincent are currently holding auditions for all sections of the chorus. Rehearsals are every Wednesday from 6:30 to 8:45 p.m. in the St. Vincent Archabbey Basilica in Latrobe. Rehearsals are required. For additional information or to schedule an audition, call Joseph Bronder at 724-532-6600.
Chinese pianist Yin Cheng Zong’s visit to the St. Vincent College Concert stage has been rescheduled from Saturday, March 29, 2003, to Saturday, March 22, 2003. The concert will be held at 8 p.m. in the Science Center Amphitheatre. To inquire about this concert or other furture performances in the 30th season of the St. Vincent College Concert Series, contact the box office at 724-537-4565.
The Frick Art & Historical Center and the Tuesday Musical Club present a Broadway Jazz concert with pianist Frank Ponzio and soprano Anna Singer on Sunday, Jan. 12, at 4 p.m. in the Frick Art Museum auditorium at 7227 Reynolds St. in Point Breeze, Pittsburgh. The duo will interpret songs by Rodgers and Hammerstein, Rodgers and Hart, Stephen Sondheim, Cole Porter and other American composers. Free parking is available for this event. For more information, call 412-371-0600 or visit the center’s Web site at www.frickart.org.
The Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival will present Ernie Hawkins in an interactive Blues Workshop at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art located at 221 N. Main St. in Greensburg. An acoustic blues guitarist, Hawkins has been noted by Pennsylvania Performing Arts on Tour for his performances that “consist of dazzling rags, souful ballads, gospel, African instrumentals and anecdotes of blues history.” The event is meant to encourage one-on-one activity between audience and performers. It will be held on Thursday, Jan. 16, at 7:30 p.m. It is free to the public. For additional information, contact the festival office at 724-834-7474.
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Greensburg Art Center Gallery at 230 Todd School Road, Greensburg, will feature its own instructors in an exhibit entitled “Teachers in Our Midst.” The show will continue through Feb. 8. This is an off-the-wall show, which means paintings purchased can be removed immediately. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday; 7 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday; and noon to 3 p.m. Saturday. For directions or information, call the gallery at 724-837-6791 or visit the Web site at greensburgartclub.org.
The Three Rivers Arts Festival Gallery will hold “Angels and Other Creatures,” an interactive community project showcasing the large-scale sculptures by artist Cheryl Capezzuti and the works of Pittsburgh community residents. The show runs through Feb. 14 and is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday through Friday, or by appointment on Saturdays. Call the Three Rivers Arts Festival at 412-281-8723 for additional information on this exhibition.
The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh announces its January program listings. “Strange Messenger: The Work of Patti Smith,” which includes a recent series of drawings inspired by the events of Sept. 11, will be featured through Sunday. The murals and stained glass window work of former Carnegie Mellon University design teacher Robert Lepper will be on display until Jan. 12, while “Americanisms: Shaping Art and Society in the 1950s” will be displayed until July 20. For more information on any of the events listed .contact the Andy Warhol Museum at 412-237-8300 or visit the Web site at www.warhol.org.
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Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Schenley Park is staying open every Friday until 9 p.m. Visitors can enjoy an evening stroll through the entire conservatory, then sit and relax in the Palm Court where cappuccino, expresso and desserts will be available. Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardents, the 13-room Victorian glasshouse and gardens in Schenley Park, is open year-round Tuesday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Phipps is closed Mondays. Phipps admission rates are $6 for adults, $5 for seniors age 60 and older, $4 for students with ID and $3 for children ages 2 to 12. Children under 2 and Phipps members are admitted free. For more information about the conservatory, call 412-622-6914 or visit online at www.phipps.conservatory.org.
Eckerd Celebration of Lights will be featured at Hartwood Acres in Allison Park. Hours are 6 to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 6 to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday through Jan. 12. The cost is $10 per car. For more information, call 877-LITEUP4.
Sesame Street Live’s “Everyone Makes Music” will be presented Wednesday through Sunday, Jan. 15-19, at Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh. Tickets start at $122. On opening night, all seats are $10, excluding premium seats. Charge by phone at 412-323-1919. For more information, visit the Web site at 222.seseamestreetlive.com.
Hoe-down square dancing, slow dancing, polkas, waltzing, line dancing and clogging will be held on the following dates: 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, and Saturday, Jan. 25, at the Ohiopyle Community Center in Ohiopyle; and 8 to 11 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, at the Arthurdale Center Hall in Arthurdale, W.Va. The Dave Dahl Trio will provide music and figure calling. The donation is $4 per person. Children 12 and under are admitted free.
The 102nd Greensburg Antiques Show and Sale will be held from Friday through Sunday, Jan. 17-19, at the Mountain View Inn, which is located on Route 30 about four miles east of Greensburg. Show hours are 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. The show will feature more than 50 exhibitors from nine states. It will feature books, oriental items, medical and nautical, art glass, nines and textiles, teddy bears, dolls and toys. In addition, silver, antique lamps, formal and country furniture, glass, China, post cards, quilts, prints and paintings, clocks and tools.
For more information, call 716-741-8001.