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Kennywood and Idlewild parks have launched a number of new events in July, including a nighttime light show and a program inspired by Daniel Tiger.At Kennywood, SummerĢƵ On! will cap each night under a fully immersive display of dazzling lights. A series of shows start at 6 p.m. each evening ...

Little Lake Theatre in North Strabane is presenting Tennessee Williams’ “A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur” starting next Thursday.From the playwright who created “The Glass Menagerie” and “A Streetcar Named Desire,” “A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur” is set in St. Louis in the ...

In a long-ago episode of “The Simpsons,” Homer Simpson is sipping a beer and watching TV in MoeĢƵ Tavern, when Moe grabs a jar of pickle juice off the counter to pour it down the drain.Homer exclaims, “Moe, don’t throw away that brine!” and proceeds to guzzle it down.Most of us ...

The fourth annual Black Music Festival is happening this weekend in Pittsburgh.Presented by Stop the Violence Pittsburgh, it will be happening in downtown, at Point State Park and Liberty Avenue. The festival celebrates and honors the great Black music that came out of the city, which includes ...

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July 7: World Chocolate Day, Tell the Truth Day, National Macaroni DayJuly 8: National Video Game Day, National Chocolate with Almonds Day, Be a Kid Again DayJuly 9: Fashion Day, National Don’t Put All Your Eggs in One Omelet Day, National Sugar Cookie DayJuly 10: National Pina Colada Day, ...

The National Aviary in Pittsburgh announced last week that an Andean Condor chick has recently hatched.The Andean Condor is considered critically endangered in Ecuador. The chick, which hatched June 7 and is a female, is the offspring of parents Lianni and Lurch, a pair of Andean Condors ...