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Flatwoods Productions will present “The Sound of Music” from Nov. 11-13 and “The Wizard of Oz” from Dec. 2-4, at the Curfew Grange, located at the corner of Buena Vista Road and Route 201 South, Flatwoods. For information, call 724-785-6896.
Alabaster Productions is seeking adults and children for fall Christian musical theater tours of “Cinderella” and “John the Baptist” for singers and technical staff. To schedule an appointment, call 1-800-532-1575 or e-mail begin alabasterinc@aol.com alabasterinc@aol.com end
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The headless horseman is set to ride during the performance of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” at the Geyer Performing Arts Center, 111 Pittsburgh St., Scottdale, on Oct. 28-30. Performances are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28 and 29 and 4:30 p.m. Oct. 30. Children under 12, in costume, will get in free with an adult admission on Sunday, Oct. 30. The limit is two children per adult. For more information, call 724-887-0887.
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The Frank L. Melega Art Museum at the Flatiron Building, 69 Market St., Brownsville, will present a new exhibition of ceramic art by California University of Pennsylvania Art Professor Duke Miecznikowski titled “Miecznikowski: Clay and Fire.” The opening reception will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5. The public is invited. The exhibition will run from Saturday, Nov. 5, until Sunday, Dec. 18. The museum is also open by appointment. For information, call 724-785-9331.
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Greater Uniontown Chorale will continue rehearsals every Monday at 7 p.m. in the Swimmer Auditorium at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus as it prepares for its fall program of events, including Handel’s Messiah and many seasonal selections. For information, call Richard McCoy at 724-437-6400 or Warren Shirer at 724-628-1988.
Greater Uniontown Children’s Choir will hold rehearsals for the 2005-2006 concert season at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the music room at Dunbar Borough Elementary School on Pechin Road. New and old members are welcome. The choir will accept new members through the end of October. All interested children may audition any Thursday evening prior to choir rehearsal at 6:15 p.m. For information, call 724-439-6477.
The Point Marion Lions Club will hold its annual fund-raiser every second Saturday of the month, through June 2006. The events are held at the Lions Club skating rink in Point Marion and begin at 6 p.m. It is a smoke- and alcohol-free event with live music, entertainment and food. The doors and kitchen open at 5 p.m. For information, call 724-725-5737. A donation is asked at the door.
The Clarks, a well-known Pittsburgh rock band, will perform Saturday, Nov. 12, at the State Theatre Center for the Arts in Uniontown. The band features Connellsville native Scott Blasey, the lead singer. The show begins at 7:30 p.m., and doors open at 6:30 p.m. Two electric guitars autographed by The Clarks will be raffled and auctioned at the event. The concert will benefit the Conn-Area Catholic School, 110 N. Prospect St., Connellsville. Tickets can be purchased at the State Theatre Center for the Arts box office or by calling 724-439-1360. For more information, call the school at 724-628-5090.
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Karaoke/Variety Show will take place Saturday, Nov. 5 at Geyer Performing Arts Center, 111 Pittsburgh St., Scottdale. Anyone who is a dancer, singer, comedian, poet or musician is welcome to enter. Call 724-887-5774 by Thursday. Stage, lighting and professional sound equipment will be provided.
Candlelight tours and pumpkin display will take place from 6 to 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays in October at Laurel Caverns off Route 40 near the Summit Mountain. There is a cost for each person. Pre-school students are admitted free. Bring a carved pumpkin with a candle for the display and receive one free admission per family. A free bat program will be presented after last tour.
A Halloween dance will take place from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at Center in the Woods on Route 88 in California. Music will be provided by Best of Times. Costumes are welcome. There is a cost for each person, which includes a sandwich and treats. Sign up at the center or call 724-938-3554.
A costume ball will be held from 6 to 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at Anthony’s Lakeside Party Center in the Crystal Ballroom. Dinner, dessert, chocolate fountain, prizes and dancing and a cash bar will be available. Tickets can be purchased at Anthony’s Lakeside Party Center and Bangz Hair Salon. Call 724-439-3111 to reserve tickets. The event is limited to adults 18 and older.
The 67th annual Halloween parade will be held on Wednesday, Oct 26, beginning at 6 p.m. in Uniontown. There is no rain date. The parade will form in the parking lot at the intersection of Gallatin Avenue and Penn Street at 5:15 p.m. It will move south on Gallatin Avenue and west on Main to the VFW Post 47 hall. Bands will form on East Penn Street near the Fayette County Courthouse. Mummers and small floats will form in the East Penn Strett parking lot. For more information, call Pete Porreca, VFW commander, at 724-437-2251.
A toy bash will be held on Sunday, Nov. 6, at the West Brownsville Volunteer Fire Department banquet hall. Doors open at 1 p.m. There is a donation. There are 25 chances to win on the ticket plus extra chances to win toys and cash between drawings. The grand prize is an HP Pavillion Notebook PC. Free food and refreshments will be offered. West Brownsville VFD and ladies auxiliary will sponsor the event. For tickets and information, call 724-785-3521. No children under 16 will be admitted.
Limited copies of “Another Look – Uniontown and Fayette County” by the late Walter “Buzz” Storey Jr. are still available. A grab bag of people, places and ideas, the book includes 200 pages and many photos. The book is on sale at the following Uniontown locations: Bethesda Christian Book Store; Borders Book Store at the Uniontown Mall; Fayette Chamber of Commerce; Herald-Standard office, 8-18 E. Church St., Uniontown; and Uniontown Public Library. Books may also be mailed anywhere in the U.S. for an additional cost or ordered online at ktweardy@heraldstandard.com. For more information, call 724-439-7518.
“A Dickens of a Holiday” in Uniontown begins with a traditional light-up night, featuring a holiday parade at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18. On Thursday, Dec. 1, downtown businesses will partner with their favorite charities and share cookies and recipes prepared by partnering charities with patrons. Then patrons can visit the Fayette Building to purchase their favorite cookies from the charities for the holidays. On Thursday, Dec. 8, school spirit night features choral performances from Fayette County schools that will also be decorating storefronts of downtown businesses in November. On Thursday, Dec. 15, coupon books will be distributed as visitors enter the State Theatre for the large screen performance of the Dickens classic, “A Christmas Carol.” Following the movie, Uniontown will host Zambelli fireworks. For information, call 724-437-4571 or 724-437-1750.
City Mission-Living Stones Inc. will hold its first 5K run/walk on Saturday, Oct. 22, in Uniontown. All proceeds will benefit the homeless of Fayette County. Starting time for the 5K run/walk will be at 9:30 a.m. at the intersection of Gallatin Avenue and Main Street. Registration forms are available at City Mission, 155 N. Gallatin Ave., Uniontown. There is an advance registration/entry fee. Registration on race day will begin at 7 a.m. at Storey Square. Race packets can be picked up on Friday, Oct. 21, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at City Mission’s main office located at 155 N. Gallatin Ave., and Saturday, Oct. 22, at 7 a.m. at Storey Square. Awards will be given to the top three male and top three female overall in the 5K run/walk, as well as the top three finishers from each age division. Age divisions for the 5K run/walk are as follows: men and women, 14 and under, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60 and up. Anyone who is interested in participating in the event or needs additional information is asked to contact Vicki Yauger, at the City’s Mission’s main office at 724-439-0201 or vyauger@telerama.com.
The 24th annual Carpatho-Rusyn Celebration at St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church in Uniontown will be held from noon to 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30. There will be ethnic foods, baked goods, crafts, storytelling, music, children’s activities and much more. For information, call 724-438-6027 Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. or 724-438-8412 in the evenings.
The eighth annual “A Country Christmas in the Greenhouse” craft show will be held Nov. 25 through Dec. 4 in Duda’s Greenhouse, Republic. The show will feature crafts by more than 30 local crafters. Live wreaths, swags and blankets will also be available. Show hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. For more information, call 724-785-6778.
64 Crayons at Jozart offers local playwrights the opportunity to see their work produced on the fully equipped stage at Jozart’s Studios, 333 Second St., California. Scripts of no more than 10 pages will be considered from any one author through Tuesday, Nov. 22. A readers’ fee will charge to offset the costs of production. Playwrights whose work is accepted for production will be expected to attend early rehearsals and at least one performance of their work. Plays will not be returned without a self-addressed stamped envelope. Rights remain the property of the author. For more information, call Dr. Fred Lapisardi at 724-938-9730 or by e-mail him at 64crayons@jozartstudios.com.
The Woodland Zoo/Herald-Standard Pavilion will present the following events: Oct. 21-23 Pumpkin Patch for kids; Oct. 21-22 and Oct. 28-29, Haunted Zoo; the month of December, Christmas lights.
Christian W. Klay Winery will present murder/mystery dinner theater at 6 p.m. this Saturday, Oct. 29 and Nov. 5. The event will feature wine tasting, a buffet dinner and interactive murder mystery.
Geezers’ Book Shop, now operating as 64 Crayons at Jozart Studios, has resumed Tuesday writing workshops from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at 333 Second St., California, located above the Dollar General store. Instead of concentrating on a single genre as in past years, the current group agreed that fiction, creative, non-fiction, poetry, plays, film scripts and songs may be presented for discussion. There is no charge for these sessions. For more information, call 724-938-9730 or e-mail 64crayons@jozartstudios.com.
Cal U’s Manderino Library Book Club will hold a reading session Tuesday from 2 to 3:30 p.m. or 7 to 8:30 p.m. with discussion leader Alan James, dean of student development, on Juan Williams’ book “Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary.”
The Center in the Woods in California has openings for a trip to see the Rockettes in Pittsburgh, Nov. 30. For more information, call 724-938-8387.
“Fayette County: A Video History,” an educational video of more than 90 minutes about the history of Fayette County, is available at the Fayette Chamber of Commerce, Coal & Coke Heritage Center at the Penn State Library or from the Fayette County Historical Society by calling 724-439-4422. Produced under the guidance of the Fayette County Historical Society, the video is filled with hundreds of photographs, interviews with historians and residents from the county, plus profiles of many towns and communities. The book, “Abel Gray: A Romance of the National Road,” written by A.F. Hill in 1876, was reproduced by the historical society in 1998 as a fictional novel with accurate depictions of the National Road. For information on these and other publications available, contact the Fayette County Historical Society Inc., P.O. Box 193, Uniontown, or call 724-439-4422.
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“A Musical Christmas Carol” will be presented by the Pittsburgh CLO from Dec. 9-23 at the Byham Theater. Tickets are available, with half-priced tickets for children 3 to 14. Tickets are available online at www.pittsburghCLO.org, by calling 412-456-6666 or at the box office at Theater Square. Special group discounts and corporate programs are available at group sales hotline at 412-263-2560 or email groups@pittsburgh CLO.org.
“Seussical” will be presented by the West Virginia Public Theatre. School matinees will be held Dec. 16, 19, 20, 21, 22 at 9:30 a.m. and noon. Public Performances are Dec. 17, 21, 22 at 7 p.m. with a matinee on Dec. 18 at 2 p.m. For tickets, call 304-291-4122.
Pittsburgh CLO’s “Forever Plaid” enters its last 10 weeks of performances, completing its year-long run at the Cabaret at Theatre Square on Oct. 30. Tickets are on sale now for performances through September. Senior matinees will be offered on select Thursdays. Tickets are available online at www.CLOCabaret.com, by calling 412-456-6666 or at the box office at Theater Square.
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The Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley announces the Lingenfelter Collection of Native American Art exhibition. The exhibition features 42 works in a variety of media culled from the 150-plus-piece collection of C. Wesley and Shirley Lingenfelter. The exhibit will be open at the museum through Oct. 23. Reservations are required and can be made by calling the museum at 724-238-6015. The museum is located at One Boucher Lane and Route 711 South in Ligonier.
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Bluegrass music will be offered from 6 to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 28-29, at Sagebrush Round-up, located six miles east of Interstate 79 at Exit 139 on Bunner Ridge near Fairmont, W.Va. No alcoholic beverages will be permitted. For more information or bookings, call 304-292-5854, 304-782-3645, 304-363-4864 or 304986-2158.
The Scottdale Choral Society will hold rehearsals for its 2005-2006 concert season at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Christ United Methodist Church in Scottdale. Under the direction of Dwight Brown and accompanied by Sue Booker, the society will begin to prepare music for the upcoming Christmas season. New members are welcome. For more information, contact Brown or any Scottdale Choral Society member.
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Halloween programs for children ages 6 to 10 are offered at the Gordon-Roberts House and the Thrasher Carriage Museum on Saturday, Oct. 29. Participants may attend either of the programs or both at a reduced admission. Gordon-Roberts House at 218 Washington St., Cumberland, Md., is holding a jack-o-lantern party from 1 to 2:30 p.m. The Thrasher Carriage Museum at 19 Depot St., Frostburg, Md., is holding a Halloween treats 1853-1914 program from 3 to 4 p.m. Advance ticket purchase is required. For ticket information, call the Gordon-Roberts House at 301-777-8678 or the Thrasher Carriage Museum at 301-689-3380.
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens will present “Fall Flower Show: An Autumn Mosaic” through Nov. 6. The colors of fall will be celebrated throughout the conservatory. This year’s show is designed by Karen Daubmann, director of horticulture at Phipps. Phipps, the 13-room Victorian glasshouse and gardens in Schenley Park, is open year-round from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday. There is an admission charge for adults, seniors 62 and older, students with ID and children ages 2 to 12. Children under 2 and Phipps members are admitted free. For more information, call 412-622-6914.
The Westmoreland County Historical Society will offer a workshop to give genealogical researches some tips on ways to discover information about their female lines. “Hiding Behind Their Skirts: Finding Women in the Genealogical Record” will be presented from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday at 41 W. Otterman St., Suite 310, Greensburg. Seating is limited, and reservations are required. There is a fee. Call 724-836-1800, extension 12.
Hoedown square dance will be held on the following dates and times: 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at the Ohiopyle Community Center; 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, at Blacksville Senior Center in Blacksville, W.Va.; 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, at the Arthurdale Center Hall in Arthurdale, W.Va.; and 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Mount Pleasant YMCA’s special Halloween dance. Dave Dahl will provide music and figure calling.
Tatting classes will be held from 9 p.m. to midnight Oct. 22 and 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 23 at the Arthurdale Center Hall in Arthurdale, W.Va. The instructor is Tabitha Holmes. No experience is necessary. Class is limited to the first six participants registered. A registration fee includes a shuttle, thread and book. For information or to register, call Arthurdale Heritage Inc. at 304-864-3959.
Old-time dance will take place from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, at the Arthrudale Center Hall in Arthurdale, W.Va. Dave Dahl will provide the music. For information, call Arthurdale Heritage Inc. office at 304-864-3959.
Blacksmithing classes will be held from through Nov. 9 at the Arthurdale Forge in Arthurdale, W.Va., and the Metal Creations workshop in Kingwood, W.Va., on Tuesday and Wednesday from 6 to 9 p.m. There is a registration fee. For information or to register, call Arthurdale Heritage Inc. at 304-764-3959.
The 11th annual Pennsylvania Arts & Crafts Christmas Festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 21-23 and Oct. 29-30 at the Washington County Fairgrounds on North Main Street, Washington. The event will feature more than 220 arts, crafts and food booths. All displays are indoors in six heated buildings. Holiday music, holiday foods, Santa Claus for the kids and trolley rides will be featured. Free on-site parking will be provided. The event will be held rain, snow, sleet or shine. An admission fee will be charged. For more information, call 724-863-4377.
Flenniken Public Library, 102 E. George St., Carmichaels, will offer pre-school story hour every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The library is also offering after-school tutoring for students in kindergarten through high school. A state-certified teacher runs the program. Sessions are customized to fit each child’s learning style. For more information, call 724-966-5263.
The Monongahela River Buffs are devoted to the transportation history of the Monongahela River. Their museum, located at 175 Second St., Monongahela, exhibits artifacts, models and memorabilia, which trace local history through the flatboat/keelboat age in the early 19th century to the steamboat era in the mid-19th century and today’s diesel towboat age. The hours are 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday and 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday. For information, call Dr. J.K. Folmar at 724-938-7856, George Hutchko at 724-258-6231 or Bill Goettel at 724-258-8808.
Westmoreland Columbus 500, 620 Sewickley St., Greensburg, will host its annual scholarship banquet at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at Lakeview Lounge, Greensburg.
All proceeds from the event will benefit the scholarship fund.
Tickets for the banquet can be obtained by calling 724-836-3861.
Ride to the pumpkin patch on the Pumpkin Patch Trolley at the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum in Washington. The decorated trolley will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday this weekend, Oct. 22-23 and Oct. 29-30. Children get to pick a pumpkin at the pumpkin patch and decorate it. There is an admission cost for adults, senior citizens age 65 and older and children ages 3 to 15.
Children ages 2 and under are admitted free. The museum is also running a special service to the Pennsylvania Arts & Crafts Christmas Festival from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 21-23 and Oct. 29-30. There is a cost for the round-trip ticket. Admission to the festival is an additional charge.
Call 724-228-9256 or visit the Web site at www.pa-trolley.org.