Future events
local stage
Actors and Artists of Fayette County will present “Nothing But Nonsense” Oct. 7-10 at Scottdale Showtime Theater. Marlena Solomon will direct. “Nothing But Nonsense” is a complete comedy revue of 10 skits with the underlying theme of parodying familiar television programs such as “This is Your Wife,” “Fishnet,” “Just a Soap Opera” and “Monster to Monster.” For more information, call Solomon at 724-887-5814.
The State Theatre Center for the Arts in Uniontown will kick off its 15th anniversary season with “The Best of Broadway” featuring the songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber at 8 p.m. Oct. 23. Songs from “Jesus Christ Superstar,” “Cats,” “Evita,” “Phantom of the Opera” and more will be sung by performers who played in these shows on Broadway. Nov. 20 brings “The Flying Karamozov Brothers” back to the theater. The show features silly dances, world-class juggling feats and lots of audience participation. The New Sigmund Romberg Orchestra and Soloists will bring “A Viennese Christmas” to the theater on Dec. 17. Feb. 5 will bring “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.” “My One and Only” will be presented March 15. This is a musical comedy featuring Gershwin classics. The Reduced Shakespeare Company’s production of “All the Great Books (abridged)” will be presented April 2. “Steel Magnolias,” a story that takes place in Truvy’s Beauty Shop, will be presented April 10. The story is about five women gathering for more than just a wash and a set. “Paul Consentino and The Boilermaker Jazz Band” will serve up jazz, swing and old time ballads in the New Orleans style on May 7. For more information on the shows, call the theater at 724-439-1360 Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
music
Asbury Festival Recital Series will begin at 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 10, with a recital by organist Camille Bishop. Anyone interested in becoming an Asbury Festival Series subscriber can send a stamped, addressed envelope to receive a subscriber brochure to 20 Dunbar St., Uniontown, Pa. 15401. Series information is available by calling 724-557-1119. Tickets may be purchased two weeks before each event at the following ticket outlets: Central Fayette/Uniontown Chamber of Commerce, Amend’s Jewelry in the Uniontown Mall; Judy’s Do Re Me Music Shop and Ellis Music Store in Uniontown. All performances will be in the Asbury United Methodist Church sanctuary, which is handicapped accessible.
The Point Marion Lions Club will once again begin its annual fund-raiser with the Music Jamboree, beginning Saturday, Oct. 9, at the roller skating rink in Point Marion. The doors and kitchen will open at 5:30 p.m. The open stage will be held from 6 to 7:15 p.m. Betty Jo Heater will appear at 7:30 p.m., followed by Old Habit at 8:30 p.m. Both groups will present country and gospel music selections. The house band Raymond Rhodes and Friends will also perform. A small donation will be accepted at the door. For information, call 724-725-5737.
The Greater Uniontown Children’s Choir will accept new members for the 2004-05 concert season. All interested children may audition any Thursday evening prior to choir rehearsal at 6:15 p.m. beginning Thursday through Oct. 21. Students are asked to prepare “The Star-Spangled Banner” for the audition. The choir rehearses on Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. September through May in the music room at Dunbar Borough Elementary School on Pechin Road, which is located across from the Fayette County Fairgrounds. The treble choir is open to children who like to sing from the tri-county in grades four through senior high. However, boys must have unchanged voices. For more information, call 724-439-6477.
“Symphony on Wheels” will travel to Pittsburgh on Saturday, Oct. 16, to attend the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) concert titled “Barbara Streisand Songbook.” Marin Hamlisch and the PSO will perform the music of one of the greatest vocalists of all time, Barbara Streisand. Hamlisch has invited show-stopping singer Julie Budd, whose one-woman show has dazzled audiences in Las Vegas, Atlantic City and London, to sing Streisand’s favorites. Discounted tickets for seating in the grand tier or orchestra level are available. Bus transportation from the Uniontown Mall is also available at a cost for a round-trip ticket. The deadline to purchase tickets is Oct. 1. Call Kathleen at Communities in Schools at 724-437-2540 for reservations.
The Greater Uniontown Chorale Concert to benefit St. Vincent DePaul Society will be held Oct. 3. A consolidated choir composed of members of the Greater Uniontown Chorale and singers from area Catholic and Protestant choirs will sing Charles Gounod’s “St. Cecilia Mass” at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary of the St. John the Evangelist Church at 50 Jefferson Ave., Uniontown. The choir will be under the direction of William M. Dreucci, music director for the Greater Uniontown Chorale, with Joanna Ball as accompanist. Guest soloists will be Michelle Konter, soprano, Yugo Ikach, tenor and David Rudari, bass. For ticket information, call 724-439-9188 or 724-439-4908.
art
“Jennifer: A Portrait in Flowers,” featuring traditional art forms plus creative photography by the late Jennifer A. Lapisardi whose work won several awards in New York state and elsewhere, will be featured through Sept. 30 at 64 Crayons Cultural Center in Brownsville. The new show will extend beyond the Thompson House ballroom. Pictures will hang all through the third floor. Regular hours for 64 Crayons Cultural Center, 815 Water St., Brownsville, run from noon until 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and Saturdays from 3:30 to 8 p.m. The center may be rented for meetings and special occasions at other hours by prior arrangement. Call 724 785-9010.
64 Crayons Cultural Center, located in the Thompson House, 815 Water St., Brownsville, will resume Tuesday evening writing workshops from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Emphasis will be on writing short plays for production in the spring 2005. A second workshop for poetry and fiction will run on Saturdays from 3 to 5:30 p.m. Additional workshops may be added on other days if requested.
No fees will be charged for these workshops. For additional information, call 724-785-9010.
The fifth annual Hardy Family Art Exhibition and Sale will run through Oct. 31 at the Nemacolin Woodlands Resort & Spa in Farmington. In addition to displaying the more permanent Hardy collection during the exhibition, Nemacolin has also chosen accomplished artists from around the world to display their work in the galleries.
The 2004 Art Exhibition will feature the works of internationally acclaimed artists. Information is available by calling Nemacolin Woodlands toll free at 1-800-422-2736.
Frank L. Melega Art Museum will present Nancy Jessen Winkels “American Impressionist” paintings through Nov. 21.
The museum is located on the upper floor of the Flatiron Building Heritage Center, 69 Market St., Brownsville. Heritage center hours are 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
For museum hours, call the center at 724-785-9331.
odds & ends
Morrell Volunteer Fire Department will hold an Octoberfest on Oct. 22-23 at the Fayette County Fairgrounds, located along Route 119 between Uniontown and Connellsville. The festival will open at 5 p.m. Oct. 22. A firemen’s parade will begin at 7 p.m. Other activities will include music, crafts, concession stands, games and more. A carnival will be held on the grounds if weather permits. The gates open at 9 a.m. Oct. 23, and the Morrell Mayhem Demolition Derby begins at 4 p.m. For more information, call Jeff Rathgeb at 724-640-5113.
Auditions for The Nutcracker presented by California University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Theatre & Dance and Mon Valley Ballet Theatre will be held Saturday, Sept. 25, in the Dance Studio (Hamer Hall Room 131) from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. for ages 13 and up; 2:30 to 3:30 for ages 9 to 12; 3:30 to 4:30 for ages 6 to 8; and 4:30 to 5:30 for ages 16 and up. Production dates are Dec. 2-5. For further information, contact Kristen at 724-938-4220.
Ceane O’Hanlon-Lincoln will be speaking about her upcoming book, “County Chronicles” on at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 4 on the second floor in Room C of the Uniontown Public Library, 24 Jefferson St., Uniontown.
The Curiosity Shoppes sponsored by 64 Crayons Cultural Center and Thompson House may be visited on the second floor of the former Samuel Thompson Mansion, 815 Water St., Brownsville, from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturdays.
The Farmington Entertainment Park, the former Great Meadows Amphitheater, will present a German Oktoberfest on Saturday, Sept. 25, during the PGA 84 Lumber Classic Golf Tournament. For ticket information, call 724-329-1776.
Laurel Valley Corvette Club will present the last of three All Corvette Cruises on Saturday, Sept. 25, at Speedy Meedy’s Service Center on Route 119 across from the Fayette County Fairgrounds. Registration will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Trophies will be awarded at 7:30 p.m. Registration is free, but donations will be accepted. Door prizes, a 50/50 drawing and food and beverages will be available. Corvettes registered for all three Vette Together Cruises are eligible to win the Cruiser of the Year Trophy. For more information, contact Ray Matthews at 724-277-8737.
Soroptimist International of Fayette County will hold a fashion show, Chinese auction and bake sale on Sunday, Oct. 3, at the Summit Inn in Chalk Hill. Talbots of Greensburg will provide fashions. Doors open at noon. A luncheon will be held at 1 p.m. followed by a fashion show. There is a charge for tickets. Proceeds will be used for women’s initiatives. For ticket information, call Mary Lynn Hajduk at 724-439-5559.
Bruderhof Open House will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, at New Meadow Run Bruderhof on Route 40 in Farmington. The event will feature kids’ activities, pie making, folk music, food and fellowship. For more information, call 724-329-8573.
Smock Heritage Museum is open every Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. through October. The museum is open any other day of the week by appointment by calling 724-677-2415 or 724-677-2528. The museum portrays life in a coal-mining patch during the coal & coke era. Antiques, vintage clothing, photos, coal-mining equipment, union tavern, kitchen, front room and a bedroom in a typical patch house are set up and on display.
Crafters and vendors needed for the Pumpkin Harvest Craft Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday Nov. 6, in the Smock Community Recreation & Heritage Center, 103 Main St., Smock. Tables are available. Register by calling 724-677-2528. Table registration money is due upon registration and non-refundable. The deadline for registration is Saturday, Oct. 23.
Craft vendors and classic cars are being sought for the second annual Acme United Methodist Classic Car and Craft Show, which will be held on Saturday, Oct. 9, near Donegal. Scott Ohler, Laureland Trio and The New Inspiration will provide gospel music. For more information, craft vendors are asked to call Debbie at 724-593-2078. Car displayers can call Andy at 724-423-7820.
Attention food vendors, the 2004 Perryopolis Pioneer Days will take place Oct. 2-3. Festival hours will run 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and will be held in the George Washington Grist Mill complex. Food vendors will be located in the Sampey Park area. No refunds will be issued after Sept. 1. Funnel cakes and lemonade may not be sold. The items are reserved. For more information or an application, call committee chair Shirley Baldwin at 724-736-2955.
The Dunbar Community Fest will take place Sept. 25 in the streets of Dunbar, beginning at 8 a.m. with a 5K walk/run. A parade starts at 11 a.m. and the car, truck and bike show follows at noon. The Brass Knuckles Band will perform from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the entertainment tent. The Rainbow Express Train will chug through the grounds all afternoon, and the Balloon Hat Lady will make hats for all the kids. Strolling accordian players and clowns will entertain the crowds as well. A petting zoo is also scheduled. For more information, call 724-277-8448.
Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus will begin a new and improved Cultural Series calendar of events this fall. The events will be held in the new Community Center Theatre. The public is welcome to attend the Creole Stomp, Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.; the Steel Impressions, steel drum band, Sept. 29 at 6:30 p.m.; Laura and the Lads, Oct. 13 at 6:30 p.m.; and Dr. Jack Levin, Oct. 27 at 6:30 p.m. For more information, contact Chad Long at 724-430-4248.
“Music on the Mon” and Autumn Festival will be held from noon to 6 p.m. Oct. 10 from at the Brownsville Wharf Riverside Park. Food and craft vendors with an autumn and Christmas theme are encouraged to participate. The Brownsville Area Revitalization Corporation (BARC) sponsors the event. For more information, call Lauri Tallant at 724-785-9331.
Longaberger Basket and Holiday Craft Bingo will be held Oct. 10 at the West Brownsville VFW social hall. Doors open at 1 p.m., and games begin at 2 p.m.
The West Brownsville VFD Ladies Auxiliary sponsors the event. For more information, call 724-785-3521 or 724-785-3140.
Fort Necessity National Battlefield will host a detachment of New France Militia in the Great Meadows from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 9 and 10. Programs will be offered at 11 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m. The New France Militia performs numerous period activities in camp, such as cooking, woodworking, leatherworking, scrimshaw and sewing. Visitors are encouraged to explore the camp, and re-enactors welcome questions. For more information, call 724-329-5512.
The Friendship Hill Association and the National Park Service will sponsor the annual celebration of the life and times of Albert Gallatin and the culture of the Allegheny Plateau from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Friendship Hill National Historic Site on Route 166 North, Point Marion. This year’s FestiFall will include a demonstration of an 18th-century swivel gun (small cannon) and an encampment of Native American re-enactors. Historic food, period music and craft demonstrations as well as special talks and programs will be offered throughout the day.
The Ohiopyle Community Center will sponsor a hoe-down with square dancing, slow dancing, polkas, waltzing, line dancing and clogging from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. Sept. 25. The Dave Dahl Trio will provide music and figure calling.
Mount Pleasant Glass & Ethnic Festival will sparkle on Sept. 24-26. The second annual Festival of Lights parade will bring the lights to the streets once again this year to kick off the event. There is no fee for participants to enter the parade, and there is no fee for spectators.
The parade will begin at Eagle Street at the top of town and will make its way down Main Street, around the doughboy and then onto Diamond Street through the festival.
For more information, call 724-547-7738.
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stage
Grand Dream Productions will present “The Gin Game,” an award-winning play about the “golden years” at the Grand Theater in Elizabeth today and Saturday and Sept. 23-25 at 8 p.m. and Sunday and Sept. 26 at 3 p.m. There is a charge for adults, seniors and students. From the south, take Route 51 North to the Elizabeth Exit. At the end of the ramp, turn right and then immediately left (at the end of the Dollar Store). Merge onto Second Avenue and go through one traffic light. The theater is in the second block on the left, next to the Red Lion Restaurant.
A musical tribute to Perry Como will return to Canonsburg in September for four performances only. Producer Jude Pohl is adding two Saturday evening performances this Saturday and Sept. 25 to the already scheduled Friday shows tonight and Sept. 24, which are virtually sold out. All of the shows will be performed at the Perry Como Dinner Theatre, located in the Canonsburg Elks Ballroom, diagonally across the street from the famous singing statue of Perry Como. Dinner is served at 6:30 p.m. with the show starting at 7:30 p.m. For more information or to make reservations, call Jude Pohl Productions at 724-746-1178.
Apple Hill Playhouse will present “Out of Order” through Sept. 25 in Delmont. The play by Ray Cooney is about a politician on a romantic tryst who discovers a dead body in his hotel room, and things get funny as he tries to save his reputation.
Curtain time is at 8 p.m. for evening performances and 2 p.m. for matinees. For more information, call the Apple Hill box office at 724-468-5050.
art
Pennsylvania painter Ellen Carroll’s art will be on display at the Demuth Foundation in Lancaster through Sept. 26. The Demuth Museum, home and studio of artist Charles Demuth, is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, call 717-299-9940.
music
Jackson’s Mill Americana Music Festival will open its gates at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 9, at WVU Jackson’s Mill near Weston, W.Va. Music will begin at noon and is scheduled to end by 10 p.m. Ticket holders also will be given free admission to WVU Jackson’s Mill Historic Area to view screenings of the new PBS documentary “The Appalachians.” For more information and tickets, call 1-800-287-8206 or 1-304-269-5100. The Mill is just minutes off Interstate 79. From Exit 99 on Interstate 79, take Route 33 West and follow the signs.
The Sagebrush Round-Up Music Hall near Fairmont, W. Va., will feature bluegrass music from 5 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, featuring Sugar Grove BG from Waynesburg; Harmen Creek Flat Pickers from Colliers, W.Va.; Anderson Family from Clarksburg, W.Va.; Butler Family from Nicholas County, W. Va.; and Hoover Family from Buckhannon, W.Va. Sagebrush is located six miles East of Interstate 79 at Exit 139 near Fairmont, W.Va. For more information or bookings, call 304-782-3645, 304-292-5854 or 304-986-2158.
Washington & Jefferson College Arts Series opens on Tuesday, Sept. 28, with the Aquila Theatre Company’s staging of The Invisible Man. This classic tale of psychological terror was written by H.G. Wells, a father of modern science fiction. The Aquila Theatre Company will present a brand new stage version of Well’s 1897 novel. For ticket information on the 2004-05 W&J Arts Series, call the Olin Theatre box office at 724-223-OLIN (6546).
The Monongalia Arts Center in Morgantown, W.Va., will hold OpenMac Night at the center every month. Any bands interested in performing at one of the OpenMac Night events should contact Seret Englestad at 304-292-3325 or stop by 107 High St. in Morgantown, W.Va., for more details.
The St. Vincent College Concert Series invites the public to celebrate its 33rd season for eight Saturdays during the next eight months. The artists appearing this season are Alexandre Pirojenko on Saturday; Quartetto Bernini on Oct. 23; Thomas Meglioranza on Nov. 20; Handel’s complete Messiah on Dec. 4; Soyeon Lee on Jan. 22; Nanae Mimura on Feb. 12; Yin Cheng Zong on March 12; and Kyung Sun Lee on April 16. All concerts are held at 8 p.m. in the Science Center Amphitheatre of St. Vincent College in Latrobe with the exception of December’s Messiah performance, which will be held in the St. Vincent Archabbey Basilica. For more information on tickets and available entertainment packages, call 724-537-4565.
odds & ends
The Greater Pittsburgh Arts and Crafts Holiday Spectacular will take place on Nov. 12-14 at a new location. The festival is moving from the Expo Center behind Westmoreland Mall to the Montgomery Wards. The New Expo Center in the Charleroi/Belle Vernon area is only 15 minutes from New Stanton. More than 250 crafters and food vendors will exhibit Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For any information, call 724-863-4577.
Lord of the Dance will launch its 2004-05 national tour on Tuesday at the WVU Creative Arts Center. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Tickets go are on sale at the Mountainlair and CAC Box Offices at Ticketmaster.com at all Ticketmaster outlets.
The second annual Pittsburgh North Arts & Crafts Christmas Spectacular will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 24-26 at the Lawrence County Fairgrounds, New Castle. More than 120 booths of artists, craftsmen and food vendors from 14 states will display their finest holiday creations in four huge buildings, and Santa Claus will be on hand for the kids and a festival feast of home made delights. Free parking is on site. For more information, call 724-863-4577.
Fall Nature Walk at Bushy Run Battlefield will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, in front of the museum at the battlefield. The Bush Run Battlefield Heritage Society Inc. in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission will present this program. For additional information, contact the battlefield at 724-527-5584.
The Turkeyfoot Parent Teacher Spirit Organization will host its fifth annual Calendar Party on Saturday, Nov. 6. Donations of craft items, gift certificates or theme baskets for Chinese Auction are needed to make this fund-raiser a success.
Monetary donations are also needed. Donations should be mailed to the PTSO, attention: Calendar Party, 172 Turkeyfoot Road, Confluence, Pa. 15424 by Oct. 29.
For questions, call Amy Clevenger at 814-395-5831 or Kim Tressler at 814-395-3027.
The Fredericktown Community Day will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25 on Main Street. Featuring flea marketers, food vendors, crafts, games, etc., this day is sponsored by the Fredericktown Women’s Civic Club. For information, call Marcy Persin at 724-377-2511 or 1145.
Smitty’s on the Water Front, 119 River Road, Speers, will offer dancing from 7 to 10:30 p.m. every second Sunday of the month.
There is an admission charge. For more information, call 724-483-7333.
The Carnegie Science Center, located at One Allegheny Avenue, Pittsburgh’s North Shore, is hosting a number of programs and events through September, including the IMAX experience of “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,” SkyWatch sessions on the rooftop observatory and Kidz Dayz.
Hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday. For more information, call 412-237-3400.
Stop in at Fort Bedford Museum during September and see different displays on how the Constitution was created. The next “Storytime” will be held Sept. 26 at the museum. The Bedford County Players will tell the story of “Indian Eve.” For more information, call 814-623-8891.
Fort Ligonier Days 5-K run/walk is set for Oct. 10. The first race begins with a one-mile Fun Run at 8:15 a.m. The challenging 5-K race starts at 8:30 a.m., and walkers begin the race at 8:40 a.m. Food and beverages plus music and raffles will add to the festivities.
Trophies will be awarded to the top three finishers in each age division and all Fun Run participants will receive awards.
Registration forms are available at the following locations: Ligonier Valley Chamber of Commerce office in Ligonier Town Hall; Pamela’s Golden Touch on West Main Street; Mack M. Darr Company on West Main Street; the Ligonier Valley YMCA on West Church Street; Health in the Valley Chiropractic Clinic on East Main Street; and the Ligonier Library on the Diamond.
For more information about the event, call the Chamber at 724-238-4200.
Thrasher Carriage Museum will host “Cinderella, A Fantasy” from 3 to 5 p.m. Sept. 25. Girls from 4 to 6 years of age can live the dream of being Cinderella.
Each Cinderella will complete a craft project, enjoy a treat, enjoy a dance and take home favors from the day. Prince Charming, The Fairy Godmother and others will be on site to make the fantasy come true.
Tickets must be purchased in advance. The museum is located at 218 Washington St., Cumberland, Md. For more information, call 301-689-3380 or 301-777-8678.
“Meet the Carriage Makers” will be presented Saturday, Oct. 2, at the Thrasher Carriage Museum, 218 Washington St., Cumberland, Md.
Boys from 4 to 6 years of age are invited to join John Studebaker, master carriage maker, and hear the Studebaker story. John Studebaker will show them how to create a Studebaker wagon as the craft project. They will also enjoy a treat and take home favors from the day. The event will run from 3 to 5 p.m.
Tickets need to be purchased in advance at Thrasher Carriage museum, and seating is limited.
The Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf will sponsor a monster yard sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 16-17. The yard sale will take place on the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf campus, 300 W. Swissvale Ave., Pittsburgh. For reservations and space rental, contact Jessica Wells at 412-244-4207.