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Mechanical bull rides, hay rides, and an inflatable costume race will be among the draws at the Avella Area Community Festival Saturday. It gets underway at 4 p.m. at Little A Town Arena in Avella. Food and drink vendors will be there, along with live music, caricature and tattoo artists, a ...

If Lin-Manuel Miranda could turn monetary policy in the late 1700s and early 1800s into a Tony Award-winning blockbuster with “Hamilton,” the struggle for the right to vote by American women would seem to hold similar dramatic possibilities. That’s what Shaina Taub pulled off with ...

In celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, West Overton Village and Museum in Westmoreland County will exhibit a set of rare historic documents this month. The documents, preserved in West Overton Village’s archives, give a glimpse into the development of the United States from the ...

Picklesburgh celebrates the pickle

Got a hankering for a gherkin? Then you’ll probably want to check out Picklesburgh, the festival celebrating the pickle, which is happening in downtown Pittsburgh starting today. It will have more than 50 vendors, contests, live music, a “mechanical pickle,” activities for children, ...

Voting is officially open for the next model to join the Miniature Railroad and Village at the Kamin Science Center. Votes can be cast once a day through July 31 at kaminsciencecenter.org. Visitors to the Kamin Science Center can also vote by using their general admission wristbands as ...

Following in the tradition of Southern bands like Lynyrd Skynyrd, Blackberry Smoke has built a loyal following with its blend of hard-charging country rock, and it will be at the Timber Rock Amphitheater in Farmington Friday at 7 p.m. Blackberry Smoke emerged from the bustling Atlanta music ...