The GO! List 10-18-13
Michelle Rivas of Clairton (left) and Martha Oliver of Scottdale rehearse a scene from “Blithe Spirit,” a performance presented by Actors and Artists of Fayette County and will be staged at the Geyer Performing Arts Center in Scottdale. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $10. Details: Tickets are $10. Details: 724-887-0887 or www. geyerpac.com.
“Elf the Musical,” the funny tale of an orphan child raised by elves, will take stage Nov. 26-Dec. 1 at the Benedum Center 803, Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh. Based from The performance schedule is 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturdays, and 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets start at $20. Details: 412-456-4800 or www.trustarts.org.
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Austrian artist Kurt Hentschläger will present the audiovisual installation “Granular Synthesis,” created together with Austrian artist Ulf Langheinrich, through Sunday at SPACE, 812 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh. The show highlights the manipulation of technology. Pictured is Model 5, (1994), which demonstrates heightened mechanical rhythms manipulating an image to create a sense of schizophrenia, with the body being pulled apart and dissolving in electronic space. Gallery hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 11 a.m.–8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Sundays. Admission is free. Details: www.trustarts.org.
Works by nationally recognized artists Carol Hummel and Jenny Odell are on display through Dec. 10 in the West Virginia University Creative Arts Center’s Mesaros Galleries, Morgantown. A reception for the exhibitions will be held at 6 p.m. Oct. 24 at the galleries. Pictured are works from Hummel’s exhibition titled “Telling Yarns,” which will be on view in the Paul Mesaros Gallery. Jenny Odell, whose digital prints from her “Satellite Series” will be in the Laura Mesaros Gallery, will present a visiting artist lecture at 5 p.m. Oct. 24 in Bloch Learning and Performance Hall. Admission is free. Gallery hours are noon-9:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday. The galleries are closed Sundays and University holidays. Details: 304-293-2312.
Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra artistic director Daniel Meyer will conduct the group’s first concert of their 45th Season at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at the Palace Theatre, 21 W. Otterman St., Greensburg. The concert features the Bach’s Magnificat performed by the WSO and features the new 40-member Westmoreland Symphony Chamber Singers under the direction of Marc Tourre. A concert preview in the Palace Theatre at 6:30 p.m. is open to all ticket holders. Tickets prices for the concert range from $10 to $39. Details: 724-837-1850 or www.westmorelandsymphony.org.
Soweto Gospel Choir will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27 at the Byham Theater, 101 6th St., Pittsburgh. The group mixes African gospel with traditional hymns, Jamaican reggae and American pop. Tickets start at $25. Details: www.trustarts.org.
on stage
Performing a combination of theater, circus and dance, Zimmermann & de Perrot from Switzerland will perform at 8 p.m. Friday at the August Wilson Center, 980 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh. Tickets are $19-$55. Details: 412-456-6666 or www.trustarts.org.
Pittsburgh International Children’s Theater will feature Theatreworks USA in the Pittsburgh premiere of “Peter Pan” at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Byham Theatre, 101 Sixth St., Pittsburgh. The live stage performance is based on John Caird and Trevor Nunn’s adaptation of “Peter Pan or The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up.” The 60-minute play is recommended for children ages 3-10 years. Tickets are $11 at the door and $9.50 in advance. Details: 412-456-6666 or www.trustarts.org/kids.
Actors and Artists of Fayette County will present the comedy “Blithe Spirit” Friday-Sunday at the Geyer Performing Arts Center in Scottdale. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday with a 2:30 p.m. matinee on Sunday. Tickets are $10. Details: 724-887-0887 or www. geyerpac.com.
”Golden Horseshoe” will be presented at 8 p.m. Oct. 24-26 and 2 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Metropolitan Theatre, 369 High St., Morgantown. Golden Horseshoe is a musical that celebrates West Virginia. It’s about a father helping his son study for the Golden Horseshoe test while coping with the recent death of his own father. Tickets are $18 for adults, $14 for seniors and $10 for children 12 and under and are available online at www.ghmusical.com.
Stage Right Theatre Company will present The Rocky Horror Show Live Onstage! at 8 p.m. and 12 midnight Oct. 25-26 at the Greensburg Garden Civic Center, Greensburg. To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the show, a “Rocky Ball” will be held at 10 p.m. Oct. 26 featuring food and spirits and music from DJ Blake. The cost for the “Rocky Ball” is $25 and the cost for the ball and show is $20. Tickets: 724-832-7464.
Join three comedians for “Comedy for a Cause,” one night featuring David Kaye, Miss Gayle Barron and Tom Musial, 7-10 p.m. Oct. 26 at Cabaret Night Club, Uniontown. Proceeds benefit Fayette County Dress for Success.
Resonance Works, a new Pittsburgh-based performing arts company committed to exploring the relationship between music and space, debuts with a new production of Giuseppe Verdi’s Macbeth at 8 p.m. Oct. 25 and 3 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Charity Randall Theatre, 4301 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh. Tickets are $35 and $50. Students $15. Details: resonanceworks.org.
”We Will Rock You,” the musical by Queen and Ben Alton, will take the stage 7:30 p.m. Oct. 29-31, 8 p.m. Nov. 1, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Nov. 2, and 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Nov. 3 at the Benedum Center, 803 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh. Twenty-four of Queen’s biggest hits will be featured in the show that marks the band’s legendary live performances. Details and tickets: www.trustarts.org.
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s 2013-14 TRUST Cabaret Series includes: Maureen McGovern (Nov. 4), Carol Woods (March 3), Liz Callaway (April 7) and Clint Holmes (May 12). The performances will be held at Cabaret at Theater Square, 655 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh. Performances begin at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. Single tickets and packages are available. Details: 412-456-6666 or www.trustarts.org/cabaretseries.
Theatrical entertainers “Blue Man Group” will perform 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6 and 7 at the Palace Theatre, 21 W. Otterman St., Greensburg. In the show, the group uses experimental music, comedy and multimedia to entertain. Tickets are $72, $62, $50, $40 and $30. Details and tickets: www.palacetheatre.org.
Master baker Buddy Valastro will appear for the “Buddy Valastro: Cake Boss The Family Celebrations Tour” at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14 at the Palace Theatre, 21 W. Otterman St., Greensburg. Tickets are $39.75 and $29.75.
The hit off-Broadway show “Potted Potter, The Unauthorized Harry Experience, A Parody by Dan and Jeff” will be staged 7:30 p.m. Nov. 20 and 21, 8 p.m. Nov. 22, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Nov. 23, and 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Nov. 24 at the Byham Theater, 101 6th St., Pittsburgh. The play takes on the ultimate challenge of condensing, or “potting,” all seven Harry Potter books into 70 madcap minutes. Tickets start at $35. Details and tickets: 412-456-6666 or www.trustarts.org.
Stage Right presents “DreamWorks’ Shrek the Musical” at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 22-23 and 2 p.m. Nov. 24 at the Palace Theatre, 21 W. Otterman St., Greensburg. Tickets are $22 and $18 for adults and $18 for students. Details and tickets: 724-836-8000 or www.thepalacetheater.org.
”The Shoemaker and the Christmas Elves” will be featured at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Nov. 29 at the Palace Theatre, 21 W. Otterman St., Greensburg. Tickets are $9 and $8. Details and tickets: 724-836-8000 or www.thepalacetheater.org.
”Elf the Musical,” the funny tale of an orphan child raised by elves, will take stage Nov. 26-Dec. 1 at the Benedum Center 803, Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh. Based from The performance schedule is 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets start at $20. Details: 412-456-4800 or www.trustarts.org.
West Virginia Public Theatre will present “The Wizard of Oz” Dec. 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, and 21 at the Metropolitan Theatre in downtown Morgantown. Fly over the rainbow with Dorothy as she rides a twister into the merry and troubled land of Oz, where she meets her loyal friends, Scarecrow, Cowardly Lion and Tin Man, and learns that no matter how far her journey takes her, there’s no place like home. Details and tickets: 304-291-4122 or www.wvpublictheatre.org.
Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra and Laurel Ballet presents “The Nutcracker Ballet” at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Dec. 14 and at 2 p.m. Dec. 15 at the Palace Theatre, 21 W. Otterman St., Greensburg. Tickets are $34, $26, $24, $17 and $10. Details: 724-836-8000 or www.thepalacetheater.org.
A unique combination of percussion, movement and visual comedy will bring “STOMP!” to the stage at 8 p.m. Feb. 14 at the Palace Theatre, 21 W. Otterman St., Greensburg. Details and tickets: 724-836-8000 or www.thepalacetheater.org.
Alton Brown Live, the Edible Inevitable Tour, will take stage at 8 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Benedum Center, 803 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh. Brown blends comedy, science, puppetry, storytelling and music in his show. Tickets start at $32.25. Details: www.trustarts.org.
art
The Fayette County Law Library’s October Artist of the Month is Laura Koposko. The exhibit will run through Oct. 30. The library is located on the second floor of the courthouse, Uniontown. Hours are 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. weekdays. Admission is free.
The Fayette County Historical Society is currently holding an exhibit as part of a “Made in Fayette, its Decorative and Utilitarian Pottery” series featuring rare works. The exhibit is held at Abel Colley Tavern and Museum along Route 40 in Menallen Township and will be on display during October.
Austrian artist Kurt Hentschläger will present the audiovisual installation “Granular Synthesis,” created together with Austrian artist Ulf Langheinrich, through Sunday at SPACE, 812 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh. The show highlights the manipulation of technology. Gallery hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sundays. Admission is free. Details: www.trustarts.org.
In honor of their 35th anniversary, the Mattress Factory in Pittsburgh opened three new exhibitions: Chiharu Shiota: Trace of Memory will take the form of an eight-room installation in their new gallery space at 516 Sampsonia Way. Detroit: Artists in Residence will fill the main building at 500 Sampsonia Way and Janine Antoni will mark the reopening of their space at 1414 Monterey St. Details: www.mattressfactory.org.
The “From Slavery to Freedom” exhibit, chronicling more than 250 years of black history, will be on display at Sen. John Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman St., Pittsburgh. Details: www.heinzhistorycenter.org.
An exhibition of two rarely seen Japanese collections will be on display in Gallery One at the Carnegie Museum of Art, 4440 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh. With works from the early years of Carnegie Institute (now Museums of Art and Natural History), “Japan Is the Key…”: Collecting Prints and Ivories, 1900-1920 traces the development of these collections through the two larger-than-life men responsible for Carnegie Institute’s ambitious exhibitions of Japanese art in the first decade of the 20th century. Details: 412-622-3131 or www.cmoa.org.
Area students in grades 7-12 are invited to join the 304 Photo Club, which will meet twice monthly at Monongalia Arts Center, 101 High St., Morgantown, W.Va. Meetings will be held 6:30-8:30 p.m. every other Tuesday. Students taking part in the club, hosted by local photographer David Smith, will learn the basics of digital photography, lighting and composition, as well as more advanced techniques. The club is free, but students will need access to a camera. A digital SLR is preferred, but smaller cameras are acceptable. Registration and details: david@dsmithphoto.net.
The Senator John Heinz History Center will host the first-ever retrospective of Pittsburgh native Burton Morris’ career as an internationally recognized pop artist as part of the new exhibition, Poptastic! The Art of Burton Morris. The 3,000-square-foot exhibition features more than 100 works of art including early art and drawings from Morris’ childhood, signature painted works, product lines such as his Pittsburgh ties, sculptural work and interactive works of art developed in conjunction with the Entertainment Technology Center at Carnegie Mellon University. The exhibit is on display through Feb. 23 and is included with regular History Center admission: $15 for adults, $13 for seniors (age 62+), $6 for students and children (age 6-17), and free for children (age 5 and under). Details: www.heinzhistorycenter.org.
The Warhol Museum announces a new exhibition, Yasumasa Morimura: Theater of the Self, at the museum at 117 Sandusky St., Pittsburgh. The museum is open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues-Sun, from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday and closed on Monday. Details: www.warhol.org.
Panza Gallery will feature “In Good Company,” a group exhibit featuring new works by artists Zivi Aviraz, Lila Hirsch-Brody, Joel Kranich, Lilli Nieland, Phiris (Kathy) Sickels and Susan Sparks at the gallery at 115 Sedgwick St., Millvale. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays. Details: www.panzagallery.com.
An exhibit featuring the paintings of renowned poet Terrance Hayes titled “RENDER,” will be featured through Dec. 8 at the Melega Art Museum, 71 Market St., Brownsville. An opening reception will be held 1-5 p.m. Saturday. The Frank L. Melega Art Museum is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays and 1-4 p.m. Sundays or by appointment. Details: 724-785-9331 or www.melegaartmuseum.org.
Works by nationally recognized artists Carol Hummel and Jenny Odell are on display through Dec. 10 in the West Virginia University Creative Arts Center’s Mesaros Galleries, Morgantown. A reception for the exhibitions will be held at 6 p.m. Oct. 24 at the galleries. Hummel’s exhibition titled “Telling Yarns” will be on view in the Paul Mesaros Gallery. Jenny Odell, whose digital prints from her “Satellite Series” will be in the Laura Mesaros Gallery, will present a visiting artist lecture at 5 p.m. Oct. 24 in Bloch Learning and Performance Hall. Admission is free. Gallery hours are noon-9:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday. The galleries are closed Sundays and University holidays. Details: 304-293-2312.
music
The Sagebrush Round-Up will hold an open stage 6-6:30 p.m. Saturday on Bunner Ridge near Fairmont, W.Va. Details: Bill at wjanoske@yahoo.com.
Open Mic Nights are held 8-11 p.m. Wednesdays for musicians and performers at Jozart Center for the Arts, 333 Second St., California. Details: 724-938-9730 or www.jozart.com.
JazzLive, a year-round free live jazz series, is held at the Backstage Bar, Cabaret at Theater Square and Katz Plaza in Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust music series showcases some of the region’s jazz musicians 5-11 p.m. every Tuesday in the heart of the cultural district. Details: www.trustarts.org.
The following bands will perform at the Meadows Racetrack & Casino in October: Night Life (Friday), Rumours (Saturday), Smokin Section (Oct. 25) and NOMaD (Oct. 26). All shows are free and are held at 8 p.m. in Silk’s Lounge.
Satellites & Sirens, a Christian rock band from Nashville, will perform at 6 p.m. Oct. 31 at the ICV Community Center, 628 Indian Creek Rd. Indian Head. Tickets are $5 in advance and $7.50 at the door. Details and tickets: Brittney at 724-455-2122 ext. 101.
The Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra will present its first concert of their 45th Season at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at the Palace Theatre, 21 W. Otterman St., Greensburg. The concert features the Bach’s Magnificat performed by the WSO and features the new 40-member Westmoreland Symphony Chamber Singers under the direction of Marc Tourre. Artistic Director Daniel Meyer will conduct the evening’s performance. A concert preview in the Palace Theatre at 6:30 p.m. is open to all ticket holders. Tickets prices for the concert range from $10 to $39. Details: 724-837-1850 or www.westmorelandsymphony.org.
1980s pop sensation Cyndi Lauper will bring her “She’s So Unusual” tour 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3 at the Palace Theatre, 21 W. Otterman St., Greensburg. Tickets are $75, $70, $59, $49 and $39. Details and tickets: 724-836-8000 or www.thepalacetheater.org.
River City Brass presents “All American Heroes” at 7 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Palace Theatre, 21 W. Otterman St., Greensburg. Details: www.thepalacetheatre.org.
Singer Matt Nathanson: Last of the Great Pretenders Tour with Joshua Radin will take place at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 10 at the Palace Theatre, 21 W. Otterman St., Greensburg. Tickets are $30 and $25. Details: www.thepalacetheatre.org.
Jukebox musical “Cash: Ring of Fire” will take the stage at 8 p.m. Nov. 15 at the State Theatre for the Arts, 37 E. Main St., Uniontown. The musical revue features a company of performers that guide you on a journey through Cash’s storied life and music. Tickets are $36, $32 and $28. Details and tickets: 724-439-1360 or www.statetheatre.info.
Singer Amy Grant will take the stage 8 p.m. Nov. 16 at the Palace Theatre, 21 W. Otterman St., Greensburg. Details: www.thepalacetheatre.org.
”Trace Adkins: The Christmas Show” will come to the local stage at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 17 at the Palace Theatre, 21 W. Otterman St., Greensburg. Tickets are $87.75, $77.75, $67.75, $57.75 & $47.75. Details and tickets: 724-836-8000 or www.thepalacetheater.org.
The Fresh Beat Band Live in Concert will take the stage at 6 p.m. Nov. 21 at the Benedum Center, 803 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh. Tickets start at $32.75. Details and tickets: www.trustarts.org.
Straight No Chaser will perform at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11 at the Benedum Center, 803 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh. The a cappella group will perform contemporary pop music. Tickets start at $32.25 and are currently on sale. Details: www.trustarts.org.
Traveling show “Branson on the Road Christmas Style” will take the stage at 2 p.m. Nov. 30 at the Palace Theatre, 21 W. Otterman St., Greensburg. Tickets are $35, $30 & $25. Details: 724-836-8000 or www.thepalacetheater.org.
The Temptations’ will perform their Christmas and Hits concert at 8 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Palace Theatre, 21 W. Otterman St., Greensburg. Tickets are $68, $58, $48 & $38. Details and tickets: 724-836-8000 or www.thepalacetheater.org.
Singer Michael McDonald will perform a Christmas show at 8 p.m. Dec. 6 at the Palace Theatre, 21 W. Otterman St., Greensburg. Tickets are $85, $75, $65, $55 & $45. Details and tickets: 724-836-8000 or www.thepalacetheater.org.
River City Brass will perform “Christmas Brasstacular” at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 7 at the Palace Theatre, 21 W. Otterman St., Greensburg. Tickets are $31, $26 & $24. Discounts for seniors and students. Details and tickets: 724-836-8000 or www.thepalacetheater.org.
”2013 Latshaw Pops Christmas Memories” will take the stage at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Dec. 10 at the Palace Theatre, 21 W. Otterman St., Greensburg. Tickets are $35, $30 & $25. Details and tickets: 724-836-8000 or www.thepalacetheater.org.
Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra’s “Home for the Holidays” will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 21 at the Palace Theatre, 21 W. Otterman St., Greensburg. Tickets are $39, $27, $26, $19 & $10. Details and tickets: 724-836-8000 or www.thepalacetheater.org.
Soweto Gospel Choir will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27 at the Byham Theater, 101 6th St., Pittsburgh. The group mixes African gospel with traditional hymns, Jamaican reggae and American pop. Tickets start at $25. Details: www.trustarts.org.
special events
Round and square dances will be held 7-10 p.m. Friday at the Mountain View Jamboree Hall, Morgantown; and from 7-10 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Haydentown Community Center, Fairchance. Admission is $5.
The Confluence Creative Arts Center will host game night 6:30-8:30 p.m. the second Friday of each month. Kids can bring their favorite games to play. Parents and siblings and friends are all welcome.
Munchkin Monday will take place 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday at Carnegie Science Center, One Allegheny Ave., Pittsburgh. Free with general admission to the Science Center, Munchkin Mondays introduces children to science concepts by offering a variety of hands-on activities for preschoolers, as well as time to socialize with their peers. Children, with the assistance of parents or guardians, will participate in story time, sing-alongs, make-and-takes, and planetarium and live demonstration shows geared to the smallest scientists. Advance registration is not required. Details: carnegiesciencecenter.org.
Greensburg Area Dance Party will hold a Halloween dance and costume contest from 7-11 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Ramada Inn, Route 30, Greensburg. Admission is $10. Music by DJ Larry. Details: Donna at 304-680-0939.
Westmoreland Roller Derby presents “Night of the Living Roller Girls” at 7 p.m. Oct. 26 at Hot Shots Indoor Sport Arena, 482 Bessemer Road, Mt. Pleasant. Team Gang Green will take on the Violent Femmes in the season closing bout. Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door. Kids 12 and under are admitted for free! Details and tickets: www.facebook.com/westcoderby.
Carnegie Science Center announces the return of their Halloween laser show lineup. The Family Halloween Laser Show offers eerie darkness and frightful guests thrilling to a ghastly beat. Enjoy classic Halloween tunes from The Addams Family, Ghostbusters, and Beetlejuice while doing the Time Warp or the Monster Mash. Visitors who can handle a more mature performance will enjoy HalloScream. Featuring ghoulish graphics, the show includes music from artists like Rob Zombie, Nine Inch Nails and Marilyn Manson. Shows are $2 for members or $8 for non-members and are presented most Friday and Saturday nights, as well as matinees. Halloween laser shows run until Nov. 3.
An All Oldies, Only Oldies dance will be held 8 p.m.-midnight Nov. 9 at the Stockdale Volunteer Fire Department’s social hall and community center. Featuring disc jockey Ralph Trilli playing music from the 50s and early 60s. Radio personality Porky Chedwick will appear. Tickets are $10. Details: 724-938-7950.
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