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local 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 “Sweeny 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.The Point Marion Lions Club will host a “Music Jamboree” fundraising 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. Saturday, June 14, will feature Bad Habit, a band that will perform a variety of gospel, vocal and country music. The staff band, the Rhodes Brothers, will also perform. The kitchen opens at 5:30 p.m. To participate in the open stage or have your band be part of the fundraising feature portion, call 724-725-5737 or 1-304-599-0795.
Jazz Fest is scheduled from Wednesday through Friday, July 4-6, at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort & Spa in Farmington. The event, which is sponsored by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, will again benefit Every Child Inc. This year’s star-studded line-up includes John Scofield, the Jazz Crusaders, Eric Alexander, Al Dowe, Etta Cox, Roger Humphries Big Band, Harold Betters, Kenny Blake and the Sandy Dowe Trio. For additional information on tickets or reservations, contact the resort’s reservations department at 724-329-8555 or toll free at 1-800-422-2736.
The Fabulous Hubcaps are the feature musical entertainment during the “Rock and Roll is Alive and Well” benefit concert for Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Laurel Region. The concert will take place at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 14, at the State Theatre Center for the Arts in Uniontown. For more information, call the State Theatre 724-439-1360.
Three Rivers Saxophone Quartet will hold the 13th annual saxophone workshop at California University of Pennsylvania Monday through Thursday, June 23-27. In a celebration of the quartet’s 30th anniversary, a variety of special guests will join in the recital performances taking place each evening in the Gallaher Music Hall at 7 p.m. For complete details on performances, fees or how to participate in the workshop, visit http://members.aol.com/galluzzomr or contact the quartet at 412-306-0498 or by e-mail at galluzzomr@aol.com.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, June 14. 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.
A trio art exhibit featuring the work of three art teachers in the Albert Gallatin Senior High School, Sharon Sementa-Bunyan, Madelyn Cindric and Marianne Filiaggi, will be displayed in the art club window at National City Bank in downtown Uniontown during bank hours throughout the month of June. The exhibit will feature paintings, photographs, paper sculpture and jewelry. For more information, call the school office at 724-564-2024 or 724-564-2040.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.
Laurel Valley Corvette Club will present the first of three All Corvette Cruises Saturday, June 28, at Speedy Meedy’s Service Center, which is located on Route 119 across from the Fayette County Fairgrounds. Registration will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Trophies will be awarded at 9 p.m. A donation will be accepted as the registration fee. The event will feature door prizes, 50/50 drawing, food and beverages. Participants, who register their Corvettes for all three cruises, will be eligible to win the cruiser of the year trophy. For more information, contact Ray at 724-277-8737 or Matt at 724-785-7104.
A riverboat exhibition featuring original photos, postcards and other materials will be offered at the Flatiron Heritage Center in Brownsville. The exhibition depicts some of the materials that will be on permanent display within the new Monongahela River, Railroad and Transportation Museum under the leadership of Harold Richardson. The new museum is currently being organized. Many of the photos and postcards are on loan from the Harold Richardson Collection. The Monongahela River Buffs have also been approached concerning exhibiting a potion of their archives.
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.
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld will be the feature entertainer at Nemacolin Woodlands’ Royal Reception XIII, which is scheduled Friday through Sunday, June 27-29. The reception will provide entertainment by classic rock band the Doobie Brothers and talented actor and tap dancer Gregory Hines. Robin Leach, former host of “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,” will again be this year’s master of ceremonies. For reservations or further information on tickets, packages or iteniary, contact the reservations department at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort & Spa at 724-329-8555 or toll free at 1-800-422-2736.
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.
Noah’s Ark Humane Society will hold a Father’s Day Spaghetti Dinner from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 15, at the All Saints Social Hall in Masontown. An auction will also be featured at 2 p.m. Tickets for children and adults will be sold at the door. For additional information, call 724-439-8620.
West Overton Museums, located between Scottdale and Mount Pleasant on Route 819, announces the Tumbling Block Quilt Exhibit on display in the basement level of the Overholt Distillery Building through June 29. Exhibition hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. For more information, call 724-887-7910.
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 in South Everson. 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.
Phantom Cruisers will present the “Laurel Mall Super Cruise,” which will be held rain or shine Sunday, July 6, from 3 to 8 p.m. Dash plaques will be given to the first 200 cars to register. Registration starts at 3 p.m. and ends at 6 p.m. Trophies for “best of show” car and the “largest car club” will be awarded and a 50/50 raffle, door prizes, Chinese auction, games, food and beverages will be featured. A portion of the proceeds from the event will benefit the American Cancer Society. Contact George at 724-785-3503 or visit www.phantomcruisers.com for more information.
Family Fun Fest 2003 will take place Saturday, June 28, at the Fayette County Fairgrounds from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with set up at 9 a.m. Food, entertainment, door prizes and a health fair will also be at the fest. Area agencies or businesses are asked to sponsor a fun activity or craft for families. Sponsoring businesses will also have the chance to advertise their businesses. To participate in the fest, contact the Fayette County Human Service Council at 724-430-4603.
The Dave Dahl Trio will provide the music and figure calling for nights of hoe-down round, square, line and slow dancing, clogging and polka. Dancing at the Ohiopyle Community Center will be held Saturday, June 14 and Saturday, June 28, from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. Food, games, entertainment and dancing will be featured at West Greene High School Pioneer Festival from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, June 13. At the Brownfield Community Center in Dawson, the trio will play the music from 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday, June 21. Friday, June 20, the trio travels to the West Virginia Center Hall in Arthurdale for dancing and music from 8 to 11 p.m. Reservations must be made three days prior for a noon lunch and afternoon dancing Wednesday, June 26, at the Brownfield Community Center in Dawson by calling Linda Cottom at 724-529-7626. For more information on any of these events, call Dave Dahl at 724-438-5455.
The Appalachian Wagon Train, in its 34th annual trek, will travel 75 miles for a week-long journey beginning Sunday, June 15, at New Lexington and ending Sunday, June 22, at Mount Pleasant. More than 40 covered wagons are expected to trek through Somerset, Fayette and Westmoreland counties. At the June 15 opening ceremonies in New Lexington, a re-enactment of a horse and buggy rural free mail delivery will take place. For ceremony closing, a parade will be featured Saturday, June 21, in Mount Pleasant in celebration of the borough’s 175th anniversary along with the passing of the wagon train. Campsites and other activities are offered throughout the week. For more information on the events, visit the Appalachian Wagon Train Association Web site at www.wpa.net/~jvaughn/AWT/awt.htm, e-mail James Vaughn at jvaughn@wpa.net or call him at 724-423-5045.
Rices Landing 2003 Riverfest will be held from Friday through Sunday, June 27-29, at the Rices Landing Lockwall. Activities include live entertainment, food and refreshments, car show, crafts, games, children’s activities, bingo, magic show, flea market and more. A 10-foot-by-15-foot space will be available to crafters at no cost. Electricity will be available for a small fee. For more information, call Remo Bertugli at 724-592-6032, Louise Kuharcik at 724-592-6036 or Duane Taggart at 724-223-1763. The seventh annual Rices Landing Riverfest Car Show will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, June 29, on the lockwell, overlooking the Mon River. Registration begins at 10 a.m. Dash plaques will be awarded to the first 50 entrants. Trophies will be awarded to five cars picked by voter choice. Door prizes and drawings will be offered. For more information about the car show, call Todd Wilson at 724-627-5341 or 724-883-4855.
The German-Masontown Public Library encourages chilldren to engage in summer reading by offering free tutoring for students of all ages. The tutoring registration deadline is Friday, June 13. To register, call the German-Masontown Public Library at 724-583-7030 or stop by the library’s location at 9 S. Washington Ave., Masontown.
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 Poverty Neck Hillbillies, and a Firemen’s Fair with food and games will all be a part of the 65th annual convention.
The Laurel Mountains Rug Hooking School staff and students will display their colorful hooked rugs, wall pieces, pillows and chair seats from noon to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 19, in the ballroom at the Mount Summit Inn. Viewers will also see works in progress by the rug school’s students. For additional details, call Shirley Engel, director of Laurel Mountains Rug School, at 724-776-5791.
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West Virginia Public Theatre’s “Summer Festival of Musical Theatre” will begin June 17 and run until August 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.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.
Stage and talent show will be held at the West Greene High School during the Pioneer Festival on Saturday, June 14. A battle of the bands event will be held, and the first-place prize will be free studio time from Silent Wing Audio. Karaoke singers and other musical acts are also welcome. To pre-register, call Veronica Kiger at 724-447-2289.
The Laurel Highlands Blue Grass Festival will run from Friday, June 20, to Saturday, June 21. The festival will feature live and performing blue grass bands, an area for “camping in the rough,” rounds of nightly bingo, a Saturday arts and crafts show and a buckwheat cakes and sausage breakfast. The grounds of the Ligonier Township Volunteer Fire Department, Station No. 44, will be the festival location. Tickets can be purchased at the Ligonier, Latrobe, Mount Pleasant or Scottdale NAPA Auto Parts, Watkins Market in Ligonier, Ligonier Outfitters, Bethlen Printing in Ligonier, Smith Oil Company in Latrobe, Watkins AMACO in Jennerstown or the Ligonier Valley Chamber of Commerce. For additional details, contact Keith or Mitzi Neiderhiser at 724-238-8646 or visit www.laurelhighlandsbluegrass.com.
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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.
Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival will run daily from 11 a.m to 8 p.m. beginning July 3 until July 6. Greensburg’s Twin Lakes Park will be the festival location with live music, more than 200 craft vendors, 40 plus ethnic food booths, a children’s creative craft program and an international fine art exhibition on the grounds. Shuttle buses will load from the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg and St. Vincent College from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. with the last bus leaving the festival at 7 p.m. Wheelchair accessible vans will run on the same schedule. Call 724-834-7474 for additional information, e-mail info@artsandheritage.com or visit the Web site at www.artsandheritage.com.
DinoMite Days, an outdoor art exhibit, will add a splash of prehistoric panache to Pittsburgh’s parks, plazas and public streets this summer from May 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 Greater Pittsburgh Rib, Wing and Music Spectacular is scheduled for Fourth of July weekend, July 4-6, at the Washington County Fairgrounds. Throughout this weekend, more than 20,000 visitors are expected to attend the festival, where rib and wing vendors compete as customers vote on their favorite mouth-watering recipes. Cash and awards will be given to the first-, second- and third-place winners. Next month will herald the release of the concert schedule and entertainment line up. Commercial, craft and food vendor applications are now being accepted. Vendors are asked to call 724-863-4577.
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.
The fourth Summer Archaeology and History Camp, sponsored by the Westmoreland County Historical Society, is scheduled for June 23-27 at Historic Hanna’s Town. Children ages 11 to 15 are invited to attend. Artifact identification and excavation plus a reading of the archaeological history will be included in the camp and guided by experienced archaeology supervisors. A field trip to neighboring archaeological site, Fort Ligonier, is also planned. To make a reservation or to receive an application, call Jennifer Wilson at 724-836-1800 or contact her by e-mail at jen@starofthewest.org.
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 June, 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 begin kchristy557@earthlink.net kchristy557@earthlink.net end
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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 begin reddyp@phipps.pgh.pa.us reddyp@phipps.pgh.pa.us end
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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.