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WestCo Roller Derby back in full swing

After a two-year hiatus, WestCo Roller Derby will host its first game on Saturday, Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. at Mount Pleasant Sportszone.The team, while practicing in the interim, had little opportunity to compete, as many teams were unable to play and several others folded operations.Captain and ...

The 31st Pittsburgh Irish Festival is moving to a new location for this weekendĢƵ event.Mairin Petrone, festival executive director, said the festival will be held at the Carrie Blast Furnaces National Historic Landmark in Homestead.“We used to be on the Sandcastle property,” Petrone ...

Forests theme returns to the National Aviary

Visitors can learn about the fascinating, dreamlike world of forests at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh with the return of the popular Forests seasonal theme.Though they make up just 30% of the land on EarthĢƵ surface, forests are home to about 80% of all land animals, including birds, and ...

Something to celebrate

Sept. 8: Are You Okay Day, National Ampersand Day, Star Trek DaySept. 9: Care Bears Share Your Care Day, Emergency Services Day, International Sudoku DaySept. 10: Drive Your Studebaker Day, National TV Dinner Day, White Balloon DaySept. 11: Grandparents Day, National Make Your Bed Day, National ...

PittsburghĢƵ Resonance Works, a genre-defying performing arts nonprofit, has announced its 10th anniversary season.It will include two world-premiere classical music performances, orchestral favorites and an evocative new opera.The season will begin with the contemporary opera “I Am a ...

The Eagles tribute band, Hotel California will be appearing at The Palace Theatre in Greensburg next week.The band started touring in the 1980s, and has shared the stage with The Doobie Brothers, Styx, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Gretchen Wilson, REO Speedwagon and many others. Hotel California continues ...