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Three Rivers Arts Festival returns with new look

For years, art enthusiasts in the Pittsburgh region have marked the informal start of a summer with a visit — or two, or three — to the Three Rivers Arts Festival, where they can take in a variety of live performances, see some public art, and maybe take home an affordable piece of art from ...

Author to discuss small-town mob history at Heinz History Center

The Senator John Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh will host Russell Shorto, author of the recently published book “Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob,” on Thursday, June 9 at 7 p.m.Using his grandfatherĢƵ career as a numbers runner in Johnstown as a starting point, Shorto will ...

Cultural Trust leader to step down

Kevin McMahon, the president and CEO of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, will be retiring at the end of this year, it was announced last week.Appointed in May 2001, McMahon has overseen the continued growth of downtown PittsburghĢƵ Cultural District. Before coming to Pittsburgh, McMahon was the ...

Kraybill stepping down as leader of Westmoreland museum

Anne Kraybill will be stepping down in July as the director and CEO of the Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg, it was announced last week.Kraybill is leaving to become the director and CEO of the Wichita Art Museum in Kansas. Kraybill has led the Westmoreland Museum of American ...

Something to celebrate

May 26: National Sorry Day, World Lindy Hop Day, National Paper Airplane DayMay 27: National Cellophane Tape Day, National Grape Popsicle Day, National Road Trip DayMay 28: National Brisket Day, National Hamburger Day, Amateur Radio Military Appreciation DayMay 29: National Paperclip Day, Learn ...