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The legendary Gil Snyder Combo from Pittsburgh will perform a special engagement at the Uniontown Holiday Inn at Harrigan’s Lounge Sept. 9 from 9 p.m. To 1 a.m. Snyder is a two-time Oscar nominee, a member of Pittsburgh Music Hall of Fame and played and recorded with Stevie Ray Vaughn, Buddy Guy, and “The Boss” Bruce Springsteen, among others. Joining Snyder will be the blues guitarist Tim Woods, who has just completed a southern tour featuring a performance at Morgan Freeman’s blues club in Mississippi and drummer/percussionist Robert “Jambo” Adamovich. The group will be performing blues favorites as well as cuts from the recently released album “Hip Shake.” The Holiday Inn is located along Route 40 in Uniontown. For more information, call 724-437-2816.
The Beesontown Singers and Uniontown Clergy Association will join forces on Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. when they host a memorial service commemorating the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. This special service of music and reflection, hosted by St. Peter’s Anglican Church of Uniontown, will honor the thousands of people who lost their lives that September morning 10 years ago. The memorial service is open to all who wish to attend.
The Greater Uniontown Chorale will begin rehearsals at 7 p.m. Sept. 12 at the Trinity Presbyterian Church. The chorale will be preparing for its fall/Christmas season with director William Shirer in charge. Any new members are welcome along with former members. A board meeting will be held at 6 p.m., which will help get the program organized. All members re asked to be prompt. For more information, call Richard E. McCoy at 724-437-6400.
theater
Actors and Artists of Fayette County will be presenting the comedy “Dixie Swim Club” Sept. 8 -11 at the Geyer Performing Arts Center in Scottdale.
The Geyer Performing Arts Center in Scottdale is holding auditions for its November musical “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” Sept. 10 from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. and Sept. 12 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Roles are available for boys and girls of all ages with lead roles available for ages 13-18. Seeking adults of all ages for speaking parts and ensemble. Applicants should prepare 16-32 bars of a classic or contemporary musical theater song. There will not be a dance component to the audition, but there will be cold reading and you may be asked to sing music from the show. Showdates are Nov. 17 – 20. More information can be found at www.geyerpac.com or by liking The Geyer Performing Arts Center on Facebook. Call 724-887-0887 for details or to speak with the director.
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The annual St. Hubert Heritage Festival in Point Marion will be held on Sept. 10 on the parish grounds following the 4 p.m. Polka Mass. Food booths and other booths will be open from 3 to 10 p.m. The Vibrations Polka band will play at the Mass and at 7 at the festival.
The Coal and Coke Heritage Music Festival will be held Sept. 10 at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus. This year’s festival features a lineup of musical performers that will include Johnny Angel and The Halos, Harold Betters, The Stickers, NewLanders and more. The festival will also showcase The Coal and Coke Heritage Center, historic coal mining artifacts, a live blacksmith demonstration, local art and food vendors and The Kiddie Koal Mine, among other activities. A new addition to the festival is the S.H.I.F.T. Car Show. The evening will end with a bang as Zambelli fireworks light the night sky. Tickets for the Coal and Coke Festival are on sale. Children 4-years-old and younger, as well as miners, get in free. Details are available at The Coal and Coke Heritage Music Festival website at www.coalandcokemusicfest.org.
Nemacolin Woodlands will offer a “Wine & Food Stomp” Sept. 9-11 devoted to the love of wine with wine dinner pairings and a Saturday grape stomp experience at Christian W. Klay Winery. For more information, contact 866-387-6975.
“Fireman Games” hosted by Penn Summit Insurance Agency will be held at National Pike Restaurant and Lounge in Farmington Sept. 8 with all proceeds donated to Farmington Fire Department. There is an entry fee. For more information, go online to www.pennsummit.net or call 724-329-0386.
The 40th annual “Old Fashion Car Show” and Hog Roast, sponsored by the McClellandtown Volunteer Fire Co. and the Mt. Early Iron Car Club, will be held Sept. 11 at the firemen’s field in McClellandtown. This is the longest running car show in Fayette County. Activities begin at 11 a.m. and proceeds benefit the fire company and the car club. For more information, call 724-737-5987 or 724-737-5010.
Mountain Harvest Festival & Chili Cook-Off, presented by Christian W. Klay Winery and Fayette Buy Local Network, will be held Sept. 18 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. As part of the event, the Buy Local Showcase and Summit will be held Sept. 17, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. To register for the Buy Local Showcase and Summit, call 724-437-7913, or email devang@faypenn.org, or go to www.buylocalfayette.org. For further information about the Laurel Highlands Harvest Festival and Simmering Pot Cook-Off, go online to www.cwklaywinery.com or call 724-439-3424.
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music
Country music superstar Vince Gill will kick off the 2011-2012 season of the University Arts Series with a performance Wednesday. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the WVU Creative Arts Center. Tickets are on sale and may be purchased at the Mountainlair and Creative Arts Center box offices, online at www.ticketmaster.com, or by calling 304-293-SHOW and 800-745-3000.
theater
“Wicked,” the untold story of the witches of Oz and Broadway’s biggest blockbuster, will return to Pittsburgh with performances at the Benedum Center, from Wednesday through Oct. 2. For information, go online to wicked.pgharts.org.
art
The first exhibitions of the fall semester at the Creative Arts Center’s Mesaros Galleries are works by nationally recognized African American artists Nyame Brown, a painter and printmaker from South Bend, Ind., and Thaddeus Mosley, a sculptor from Pittsburgh. Both exhibitions will be open through Oct. 6. All Mesaros Galleries events, including art lectures, exhibitions and receptions are free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday, from noon to 9:30 p.m. The galleries are closed Sundays and University holidays. Special individual or group viewing times may be arranged upon request. For more information, contact Robert Bridges, curator, at 304-293-2312.
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Nathanael Greene Historical Foundation is sponsoring a two-day bus trip to historic Gettysburg on Oct.1 – 2. There is a cost. For more infomation email shine201027@yahoo.com or call 724-943-4462.
The 59th annual Farmers and Threshermen’s Jubilee will be held Wednesday through Sept. 11 at New Centerville near Somerset. Held each year after Labor Day, the jubilee recreates harvest time with demonstrations of threshing, cider pressing and sawing logs into lumber. Also featured are live country and blue grass music, square dancing, tractor and truck pulling, horseshoe pitching and other country events. More than 20 antique steam powered tractors and engines also are featured. For more information, call 814-926-3142 or go online to www.NCRVFC.com.
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