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local stage
CalRep Pennsylvania’s 2003 summer season kicks off with two works by Stephen Sondheim, “A Funny Thing Happened On The Way to the Forum” and “Sweeney Todd.” Both musicals will be presented on stage at California University’s Steele Auditorium July 9-20.
The CalRep Cabaret, an evening full of food, music and entertainment, will be held at Highpoint Restaurant and Lounge on Route 88 in Coal Center.
For ticket information or to be placed on the CalRep mailing list, call the box office at 724-938-5943.
Becker’s Shadyside Restaurant announces two children’s lunch theatres: “Lilo and Stitch” Saturday, July 12 at 12 p.m. and Sunday, July 13 at 1 p.m.; “Shrek” will be featured Saturday, July 26 at 12 p.m. and Sunday, July 27 at 1 p.m. Also, dinner and the show “The Honeymooners” will be brought to the stage Friday, July 18 with dinner starting at 6 p.m. and the play following at 7:30 p.m. Call 724-438-0931 for reservations and more information.
Becker’s Shadyside Restaurant will host the Mickey Sharp Trio, with Uniontown’s own Mickey Sharp on keyboard, Kenny Mills on guitar and Mark Smith on drums, in the restaurant lounge every Friday from 7 to 10 p.m. Call 724-438-0931 for reservations or more information.
The Ohiopyle Community Center will be hosting a mountain festival Aug. 2 and 3rd. The Ruff Creek Band and other entertainment will be featured. Call 724-329-1444 for more details.
art
Frank L. Melega Art Museum, located in the Flatiron Building Heritage Center, 69 Market St., Brownsville, will present two new exhibits, 2003 Artist of the Pike Cassandra Vivian, digital art and photography, and The Advertising Art of Frank L. Melega, illustrations, silkscreens and designs, through July 27. Brownsville Area Revitalization Corporation/Flatiron Building Heritage Center anniversary dinner will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Guest speaker will be Vivian. Heritage center hours are noon to 6 p.m. Sunday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday. Call the Heritage Center for museum hours at 724-785-9331 or visit the Web site at http://www.flatironcenter.com.
64 Crayons Cultural Center’s May art exhibit, “Seeds,” offers 16 paintings by California University of Pennsylvania art students created in cooperation with the university biology department to illustrate the germination process of commonly recognized fruits, vegetables and herbs from seeds to nature plants. The show will take up permanent residence on the walls of the Department of Biology and Environmental Science after it leaves the third floor of Thompson House, 815 Water. St., Brownsville. For more information, call 724-785-9010 or e-mail Geezersbks@att.net.
Art classes in basket weaving, calligraphy, quilling, sewing and tryouts for the Dulcimer Club will be held at the Greene Academy of Art in Carmichaels during the summer months. The academy is also searching for art instructors. To sign up for a class or to be considered for a teaching position, call JoAnn at 724-966-7421, Kathy at 724-966-7275 or Carole at 724-966-5460. The Carmichaels Area High School Jazz Band will perform on the Academy Lawn at 2 p.m. Sunday during a concert open to the public. Refreshments will be served following the concert hour.
Center in the Woods located off Route 88 in California is hosting art classes beginning Monday and running through Aug. 20 on drawing, glazing, embroidery, weaving, oil and watercolor painting, bookbinding, stained-glass designing, Japanese paste paper techniques and memory making for grandparents. Interested people are asked to call the Center in the Woods at 724-938-3554 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and ask for Mary Elaine Lozosky.
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Curfew Grange Recreation Center in Flatwoods opened for the season on Memorial Day. New members are welcome. Call 724-529-7995 or 724-677-4682.
Car and Bike Cruise will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 3, in the parking lot of the Super Kmart in Uniontown. Trophies and prizes will be awarded. The event will feature 50/50 drawings, food and entertainment. Free T-shirts will be awarded to the first 100 registered vehicles. A drawing will be held at 2 p.m.
Red, White and Blue art exhibit is on display in the National City Bank lobby, downtown Uniontown. Hosted by the Uniontown Art Club, all pieces in the display are done in a patriotic color scheme of red, white and blue. Works of art include watercolors, oils, acrylics, mixed media, photographs, jewelry and floral arrangements. Most of the items are for sale, with proceeds benefiting the club. The exhibit can be viewed during normal bank hours. Additional information concerning any of the pieces can be obtained by calling Nadine at 724-437-2799, extension 217.
Country Line Dancing & Lessons will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. every Wednesday at the Amvets in Hopwood.
The Friends of the Uniontown Public Library are selling personalized children’s books that can be ordered via the Internet from the buyer’s home computer at http://www.rwrinnovations.com. Each book will be personalized to the buyer’s specifications. Shipping is free. Please use the promotion code “FRIENDS” when placing an order. Use of this code does not change the price otherwise charged for the book. Orders are generally received within one week. Sample books are on permanent display in the Children’s Department of the library.
The Uniontown Public Library at 24 Jefferson St. has a variety of unique gift ideas available for the public year round. Books about local history and genealogy, as well as other books of local interest written by local authors, can be purchased in the Pennsylvania Room on the second floor. Also available are library promotional items sold by the Friends of the Library, including mugs and tote bags, as well as stationery, bookmarks, cookbooks and other special reading-related items that change throughout the year. Visit the Friends’ display on the library’s second floor.
The “Carpathian Cookery” cookbook, which is now in its 10th printing, is again available for sale. The 330-page cookbook now features a protective plastic cover and includes sections on Christmas customs and recipes and Easter customs and recipes, traditional Rusyn foods and other ethnic dishes and many other recipes of St. John’s parishioners. Many paska and kolachi recipes, as well as meatless dishes and Lenten recipes suitable for the pre-Christmas and pre-Easter fast, are included. For more information, call 724-438-6027.
The German-Masontown Public Library will host a 2003 Summer Reading Program including craft, book and video activities for children. Early registration for the program is requested. Preschool story hours, free chess lessons and a story hour for children ages 6 to 9 are also weekly activities held at the library. More recently, the library’s video and audio book collections have expanded to include public use. Donations to the collections are welcome. For more information on the programs or collections, call the German-Masontown Public Library at 724-583-0979.
A centennial celebration honoring “Everson, Pennsylvania – 100 Years of Its Town and People” will be held July 18-20 at the Everson Firemen’s Fairgrounds. A dedication of the Everson Centennial Park, a parade, children’s activities, a military tribute, fireworks and more are scheduled for the three-day celebration. For more information, call Barbara Dzambo at 724-887-2006 or 724-887-3981.
The Fayette County Firemen’s Association 65th annual convention, hosted by German Township Firefighters, will be held Sunday through Saturday, July 13-19. The week-long activities begin at 4 p.m. July 13, with the 81st annual memorial service at McClellandtown Presbyterian Church. The nightly activities continue each day with competitions varying from “battle of the barrel” to “tug of war” to a “gear and mask scramble.” In addition to the competitions, live bands, including the Povertyneck Hillbillies, and a firemen’s fair with food and games will be part of the 65th annual convention.
Summer reading programs at California Public Library will continue every Thursday for five weeks. Program highlights include special activities including reading centers, a reading carnival and a family activity hour. Prizes and take home projects and kits are also a part of the program. Graduating kindergarten students and those through sixth grade are welcome. The library is located at 100 Wood St. in Califronia. For more information or to register, call the library at 724-938-2907 and ask for Debbie.
The Summer Bookmobile bound with a collection of books, videos, audio tapes and magazines will travel to various destinations, selling books through Aug. 12. Coal Center, Allenport, Crescent Heights, Beallsville, Granville, Malden, Knob Road, Long Branch, Blainsburg, Clover Hill and California are scheduled destinations. For dates, times and specific locations of the Bookmobile’s travels, call California Public Library at 724-938-2907.
Ohiopyle State Park will hold a Youth Environmental Learning Series for children between the ages of 6 and 13. Classes run from June 26 to Aug. 7 and will be held every Thursday morning from 10 a.m. until noon at the Train Station in Ohiopyle. The park announced this week’s programs: A sharing of legends and storytelling will take place around the campfire Friday, June 27; learn how a fossil forms Saturday, June 28 from 10:30 a.m. to noon, then hear about coyotes and the animals’ life in Pennsylvania from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Saturday; Sunday, June 29 two programs will be featured: “Build a Bat House” from 1 to 3 p.m. and “Injured and Abandoned Wildlife” from 8:30 to 10 p.m. Learn about the French and Indian Wars Friday, July 4 from 8 to 9:30 p.m. at the Kentuck Campground Amphitheater. Become knowledgable in identifying types of trees from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 5, while dispelling the myths about snakes from 8:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday. On Sunday, July 6, enjoy a snake hike from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and learn more about slippery, slimy amphibians from 8:30 to 10 p.m. For more information or to register, contact Barbara or Clyde at 724-329-0986 or via e-mail at eeohiopyle@qcol.net.
A sneak preview of the upcoming season for the State Theatre Center for the Arts will be offered to the public during the first annual Pre-Season Calendar Party, which will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 17, at the Jewish Community Center in Uniontown. Light refreshments, a dessert buffet, Chinese auction items and a 50/50 drawing will accompany the sneak preview. Tickets are available at the State Theatre box office from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Seating is limited. For reservations, call the State Theatre at 724-439-1360.
Fort Necessity will mark the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark expedition with a visit from Scott Mandrell, a re-enactor mimicking the 1803 journey of Meriwether Lewis from Washington to Pittsburgh. Mandrell will arrive at Fort Necessity in the early afternoon of July 11 to set up camp in the Great Meadows. At 3 p.m. July 11, he will present a program and a question and answer period. The next day, continuing onward with his journey, Mandrell will leave Great Meadows in the morning, riding on horseback along the National Road through Uniontown and Brownsville. Phone Fort Necessity National Battlefield at 724-329-5512 for more details.
The Historic Petersburg Toll House, built in 1835, is open for Sunday afternoon tours from 1:30 to 4 p.m. through mid-Septmeber. According to the Great Crossing Chapter, the Petersburg Toll House was recently placed on the National Register for Historic Places and remains the only native-stone toll house on the National Road. The Toll House is located in Addison along Old Route 40. To schedule a group tour or for more information, call 814-395-5774 or 814-395-3015 or email lahall@qcol.net.
The Storey Square Summer Lunch Series will continue with a series of musical performers and good food from area restaurants every Friday through August 22nd from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Location of the event is the park between the State Theatre Center for the Arts and the Murphy Building on Main Street. The schedule of events is as follows: July 11 announces Harold Bettors in a jazz performance with Stemz Floral Shoppe and Caf? providing lunch; folk music by the Tom Pipak Duo and lunch by Caileigh’s of Uniontown July 18; the eclectic rock of The Squiffy Cats July 25 with a Hot Diggity Dogs grill luncheon; August 1st brings the a cappella group the Undertones with Caileigh’s dishing out lunch once again; Fred Adams performs folk favorites August 8 with Candle Lite serving lunch; the Laurel Mountain Winds perform August 15th and Lil Red Riding Hood Caf? and Latte will provide lunch; the Summer Lunch Series closes August 22nd with a jazz concert by the Mickey Sharp Trio and lunch by Becker’s Shadyside Inn. If inclement weather persists, the State Theatre lobby is host to the event.
Scottdale Showtime Theatre has managed to bring shows and live performances to Scottdale for nearly 15 years. In celebration of the 15th Anniversary of the Theatre’s Grand Opening, the performance “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” will take place at 8:15 p.m. Saturday, July 26. Enjoy cake and punch at the showtime intermission.
Crafters wanted for the outdoor Ohiopyle Mountain Festival to be held August 2 and 3 at the Ohiopyle Falls area. Request an application by calling Dana at 724-329-8594.
Cruisin’ in the Park, a car, truck and bike show, will take place at Shady Grove Park in Lemont Furnace from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17. Registration will be from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Trophies for top 50, largest car club and best of show will be awarded, while the first 100 entries receive dash plaques and shirts. Other activities include a chinese auction, 50/50 and prize drawings, music, games, food and, of course, swimming. The event will be held rain or shine. A portion of the proceeds benefit Children’s Hospital. For more information, call 724-439-5630.
The Scottdale Fall Festival will continue the annual tradition of good food, crafts, entertainment and family activities Sept. 9-21. A baby pageant will be a new highlight for this year’s festival along with new additions to the 5K race. “Music, Music, Music” is this year’s theme. The festival committee is looking for corporate sponsors and advertisers. Interested parties should contact Dr. Mark Levander of Fay West Chiropractic at 724-547-1800 or Rick Thomas at 724-880-8970. The committee is also looking for parade participants. Those interested may contact parade chairperson Sue Riley. For those interested in displaying their special food items or a unique craft or product, contact food and crafts chairman James Helper. Riley and Helper can be contacted through the Scottdale borough office at 724-887-8220.
The Brownsville Area Community Festival will host a joining of residents past and present at the Brownsville Wharf Riverside Park from noon to 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 8. Churches, organizations, businesses and individuals are invited to set up a booth or table. For more information or to reserve a space, contact Candy at 724-785-9331.
Hoedown square, slow dancing, waltzing, polka and clogging will be held at the Ohiopyle Community Center from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. Saturday, July 12 and July 26.
The Fayette County Fair will open July 24 and run till Aug. 2 at the Fayette County Fairgrounds in Dunbar. Call 724-628-3360 or visit www.fayettefair.com for details.
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West Virginia Public Theatre will hold auditions for its upcoming summer season at the West Virginia University Moutainlair Ballroom. Adults and children are encouraged to attend. Sixteen bars of an upbeat tempo or ballad, a headshot, resume and sheet music must be prepared. Those who audition may also be asked to dance. For more information and to schedule an audition appointment, contact Marla Freeman at 304-598-0144.
West Virginia Public Theatre’s “Summer Festival of Musical Theatre” will begin Tuesday and run until Aug. 10 in a European-style festival facility located in Morgantown adjacent to West Virginia University’s Coliseum. The theater will present eight different musicals ranging from “My Way – A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra” in June to “Jesus Christ Superstar” in August with actors from Pittsburgh and New York performing. For tickets and a complete schedule of shows, call toll-free at 1-877-999-9878 or visit www.wvpublictheatre.org.
Premiere Entertainment will present the audience participation murder mystery “A Lethal Egyptian Lecture” on the following Friday evenings during the summer: July 11, 18, 25 and Aug. 8, 15, 11 and 29. Dinner will be served at 7:30 each evening with the show following. Performances will be held in the Terrace Room, located in building 7 of the Parkway Center Mall Complex adjacent to the Best Western Hotel. For reservations, call the Terrace Room at 412-928-9300.
Pittsburgh Public Theater’s Young Company presents “The Servant of Two Masters,” a comedy for the whole family. Showtimes begin Thursday, July 17 at 8 p.m. Opening night is at 8 p.m. Saturday, July 19 and the closing performance will take place at 2 p.m. July 27. The performances are held at the O’Reilly Theater, 621 Penn Ave. in Pittsburgh. Call the theater at 412-316-8200 for details.
“Guys and Dolls” will be presented by West Virginia Public Theatre July 8-13. There will be special ticket prices on Tuesday and Saturday evenings. Tickets are available by calling 304-599-6785 toll free or by visiting www.wvpublicthe-atre.org.
The murder mystery dinner theater “Murder in the Cards” will be held at the Belle Vernon Holiday Inn Tuesday, July 15. Seating will begin at 6:45 p.m. and dinner courses will be served in between scenes. The show involves audience participation along with murder and mayhem as a tarot card reader entertains at a senator’s birthday party.The restaurant/hotel is located at the intersection of Interstate 70 and Route 51 in Belle Vernon. For reservations, call 724-929-4600.
Mountain Playhouse in Jennerstown presents “Don’t Dress for Dinner” July 22 through Aug. 3 and “The Winslow Boy” Aug. 5 through Aug. 17. Call 814-629-9201, ext. 290, or visit www.mountainplayhouse.com for showtimes and additional information.
“Over the River and Through the Woods” will be the performance running from July 31 to Aug. 17 at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe. Call 724-537-8900 for performance times and ticket prices.
music
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.
The vocal ensemble Saint Vincent Camerata is currently holding auditions for all sections of the chorus. Camerata members perform Crhistams concerts and a Tenebrae service during Lent plus join with other Saint Vincent choruses to present Handel’s “Messiah” in December and another major work in May. For additional details and to schedule an audition, call music diretor Joseph Bronder at 724-805-2123.
John Charney and White Mojo close the summer concert series at 8 p.m. Aug. 1 at the Johnstown Heritage Discovery Center. Call 814-539-1889 or visit www.jaha.org for details.
The Delmont Area Concert Band will play a variety of marches, ballads, polkas and pop music on the bandstand at the Diamond in Ligonier Aug. 3 at 7 p.m. For more information, call 724-238-4200 or visit www.ligonier.com.
The Taffetas and their 1950s music will be the feature entertainment at the Ligonier Theater Aug. 8 through the 10th. Log onto www.valleyplayers.org or dial 724-238-6514 for other information.
art
The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh announces “Americanisms: Shaping Art and Society in the 1950s,” which will be displayed until July 20. For more information, contact the Andy Warhol Museum at 412-237-8300 or visit the Web site at www.warhol.org.
DinoMite Days, an outdoor art exhibit, will add a splash of prehistoric panache to Pittsburgh’s parks, plazas and public streets this summer through September. The exhibit will feature 110 decorated fiberglass dinosaurs that will meld art with science throughout the region.
Pittsburgh’s renowned Carnegie Museum of Natural History, home of the world’s greatest collection of dinosaur skeletons, is the organizer of DinoMite Days. The exhibit is free to the public. For more information and a map of dinosaur locations, visit dinomitedays.org or call 412-622-3131.
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The Monongahela River Buffs’ Museum, 175 Second St., Monongahela, offers river memorabilia and artifacts, including models and photographs that trace the river’s transportation history from the flatboat/keelboat days until the present. The museum is open this season from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and 1 to 3 p.m. Saturdays. For group tours, contact Dr. J.K. Folmar at 724-938-7856 or George Hutchko at 724-258-6231.
Spruce Forest Artisan Village, located on the Old National Road east of Grantsville, Md., is accepting applications for resident space at the village for the upcoming summer season. The new artisan will work inside the Alta E. Schrock Cabin and will be responsible for propane heating costs in addition to nominal rent. Every village artisan works six days per week during the summer season that runs through Oct. 31. Interested candidates are asked to call Trish Morga, village administrator, on weekdays at 301-895-3332.
Camp “R,” located in Laurel Hill State Park, is accepting applications for the summer vacation season. Camp “R” offers horseback riding, archery, boating, swimming and team sports for children. In its 63rd year, Camp “R” is an accredited camp with the American Camping Assoication. Call Gretchen Fay at 412-621-3342 for a brochure or further details.
Tours of LeMoyne Crematory, the first crematory in the western hemisphere, will be featured during the second Saturday of July, August and September from 2 to 4 p.m. Built in 1876, the 30-foot-by-20-foot brick building is located near Washington. Special group tours may be scheduled year round. Other nearby attractions to the LeMoyne Crematory include the LeMoyne House, Pennsylvania’s first National Historic Landmark of the Underground Railroad, the Washington County Military Heritage Museum and the new Civil War Room, which are open every Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. and Tuesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Contact the Washington County Historical Society at 724-225-6740 to schedule tours or more for information on the LeMoyne Crematory and area attractions.
A Fair in the Park, a comtemporary arts and crafts fair, will take place in Mellon Park at Fifth and Shady avenues in Shadyside the weekend of Sept. 5-7. The fair features more than 120 local and national artists and craftsmen exhibiting pottery, jewelry, furniture, paintings, photographs, blown glass, leather, clothing, sculpture and other arts and crafts. Glass blowing, wood turning and chain saw sculpture demonstrations along with children activities, local bands and food form the entertainment line-up for the 34th annual event. For more information, contact Director Kay Christy by calling at 412-431-6270, by e-mail at kchristy557@earthlink.net or visit the fair’s Web site at www.craftsmenguild.org. Fluttering butterflies, thriving in a natural habitat, will be the feature event at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Schenley Park now through Oct. 17. Contact Pamela Reddy at 412-622-6915, ext. 6802, or by e-mail at reddyp@phipps.pgh.pa.us for additional event details.
The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium is offering an exploration of the animal world in “Skulls and Skeletons” featuring dozens of real and replicated skulls, skeletons, bones and fossils of present day to prehistoric animals including the wooly mammoth and a killer whale. It offers a learning experience on the skeletal adaptations of reptiles, birds, mammals, fish and insects and why the various animal adaptations is crucial to their survival. The exhibit also features a real dinosaur bone for visitors to touch. The aquarium is the first venue for this exhibit. The exhibit will begin a nationwide tour after its Pittsburgh stop. “Skulls and Skeletons” will in the Discovery Pavilion at the Kids Kingdom until January. For more information on the exhibit, call the aquarium at 412-665-3639.
The Greengate Mall lot is no longer available for Shuttle Bus Parking for patrons of the Westmoreland Arts and Heritage Festival, although two new locations will open their lots for the Fourth of July celebration July 3-6 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. The new locations are the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg and St. Vincent College in Latrobe. Shuttle buses will offer easy access to and from Twin Lakes Park. Call 724-834-7474 or visit www.inwestmoreland.com/artsandheritage.
Life during the Civil War is featured in a new permanent exhibit on display in the Gohn Gallery at the Historical Society Museum at 250 East Market St. in York. Exhibit topics include the Underground Railroad and the York County homefront including Cassandra Small’s account of the invasion. In addition, the Museum Shop will feature several new Civil War items including the recently released book “East of Gettysburg” by York author James McClure, who will be autographing books from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. For additional information, contact the York County Heritage Trust at 717-848-1587 or visit www.yorkheritage.org.
Spruce Forest Artisan Village, located on the Old National Road east of Grantsville, Md., is searching for volunteers to help with the 26th Annual Summer Festival & Quilt Show, which will be held rain or shine from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 11-13. Flexible schedules exist, while highschool students can earn Service Learning hours. For more details about volunteering, contact Ms. Morgan weekdays at 301-895-3332 or email at tmorgan@spruceforest.org.
The 9th annual Tractor Rodeo and Ice Cream Festival will be held at the Fort Allen Show Grounds behind the West Overton Museum July 19 and 20. A tractor pull will start Friday night at 6 p.m., while a truck pull will begin at 7 p.m. Saturday night. Among the attractions will be farming demonstrations, parades, musical entertainment, crafts, a flea market, tractor rodeo, a sawmill and shingle mill, antique tractors and kids barrel rides.
The festival is open Saturday from 9 a.m. to dusk and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, contact Suanne Fisher at 724-836-3625.
A musical tribute to 100 years of flight will be presented by Tops In Blue at 8 p.m. Aug. 5 at Moon Township Park.
The live concert is hosted by the 911th Airlift Wing of the Air Force Reserve. Call 412-474-8501 or visit www.wingsoverpittsburgh.com for more details.
RibFest 2003 will be the feature event at Mylan Park in Morgantown Saturday, July 26. A sampling of ribs, live music and children’s activities will make up the event. Rib vendors Texas Roadhouse, Boston Beanery, Russ’ Ribs, Big Franks, Denyse’s Crab Shack and more will face-off for the “best ribs in the area” title. Local bands From the Hip, The Royals, Lushwell, The New Relics and Fake Eddie will deliver a variety of music from country, oldies, pop to alternative and acoustic rock. Doors are open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. All proceeds will benefit Scott’s Run Settlement House of Osage, W.Va. For more information, contact Scott’s Run Settlement House at 304-599-5020 or online at www.srsh.org.
Ligonier Country Market will have items grown, made or baked by local farmers and craftspeople at the 70 plus vending stands. The market will be open from 7 a.m. to noon Aug. 2 and Aug. 9. It is located on Springer Road in Ligonier. Call 724-238-2803.
or visit www.ligoniercountrymarket.com
for additional details.
Springs Farmers Market, Route 669 in Springs, is noted as the largest farmers market in the area. The market will be open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 2 and Aug. 9. It will offer local produce, antiques, a flea market, quilts and home baked goods from over 80 vendors. Call 814-662-4290 or visit www.springspa.org
for more information.
A reenactment of the Battle of Bushy Run will be featured Aug. 2nd and 3rd from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Bushy Run Battlefield in Jeannette. The event will include historical reenactors, a British and Native American emcampment and trades and weapons demonstrations and concession stands. For more information, call 724-527-5584 or visit www.bushyrunbattlefield.com
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A discussion on 19th century stoneware will be led by Phil Schaltenbrand of California University at the Decorative Stoneware Pottery of Pennsylvania event held at the Heritage Discovery Center in Johnstown at 7 p.m. Aug. 5. For more details, log onto www.jaha.org
or call 814-539-1889.