A patch of Rostraver Township in Westmoreland County is being transformed into West Morelandshire as the Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival begins Saturday. This year鈥檚 festival had been due to start last weekend, but it was postponed due to conditions at the site caused by August鈥檚 heavy ...
This year marks a milestone for Greensburg鈥檚 Palace Theatre as it celebrates 100 years of entertaining audiences. The Palace Theatre was purchased in 1990 by the organization that now calls itself the Westmoreland Cultural Trust. The landmark venue first opened as the $750,000 Manos ...
Forty years ago this summer, moviegoers were flocking to see 鈥淔erris Bueller鈥檚 Day Off鈥� 鈥� particularly young moviegoers, who thrilled to the adventures of the title character, who decides to feign being sick and skip school. The comedy is now considered a classic and is part of the ...
George Thorogood was once a semi-professional baseball player, but he took a detour into the blues and has managed to hit a few homeruns that way. A relentless touring act for the last 52 years, the 76-year-old Thorogood will be bringing his band the Destroyers with him to the Palace Theatre ...
Though there have been some breakups and reunions along the way, Grand Funk Railroad has been around for 57 years, ever since the band emerged from Flint, Mich. They reached their peak in the early 1970s, when seven of their albums landed in the Top 10, and they had hits with 鈥淲e鈥檙e an ...
The Corks and Kegs Festival has plenty of reasons to raise a toast to its seemingly undying success. Now in its 10th year, the event has grown into a regional destination, attracting thousands of visitors to Hollywood Casino at The Meadows in North Strabane. This year鈥檚 festivities will ...
