Fort Ligonier kicks off July 4th weekend with Cannons and Cocktails on Friday, July 1, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The casual outdoor event held rain or shine will feature
Fort Ligonier will commemorate the anniversary of the death of Gen. John Forbes with a special program at 6:30 p.m. Friday in the Center for History Education at the historical complex at routes 30 and 711 in Ligonier. “This new event is meant to shine some light on the man
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Erica Nuckles is leaving her position at Fort Ligonier for a new post at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art.
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A familiar face at Fort Ligonier will soon be a familiar face at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art.
Erica Nuckles, the fort’s director of history and collections, will join the Greensburg museum’s staff in April as director of learning, engagement and partnerships.
“I am thrilled and honored to join the dynamic team at The Westmoreland and look forward to contributing to the phenomenal work that they are doing in our community and the museum field,” Nuckles said. “Fort Ligonier has always been part of my life and that will never change.
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Fort Ligonier’s Cannon Ball Online Auction and Party to Go received a 2021 Special Achievement Award from PA Museums, an independent statewide museum association that supports the Pennsylvania museum community.
Usually an in-person event, the Cannon Ball was restructured in September due to pandemic gathering restrictions.
It featured an online auction of items such as print No. 2 of Chas Fagan’s painting, “Flash Point,” and packaged hors d’oeuvres by Vallozzi’s.
Fort staff dressed in period clothing to provide curbside pickup service of Party to Go packages on Sept. 18.
• Reality and roast: Upcoming online shows from Arcade Comedy Theater include:
• An American Roast, 9 p.m. Friday on YouTube. The roast game show will poke fun at the nation’s history.
• The Latchkey Kids: Reality Still Bites, 9 p.m. Saturday on YouTube Live. The monthly Arcade improv show will be an ally-production of Black History Month with special guests, musicians and improv inspired by the 1990s.
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• Sky’s the limit: Pittsburgh writer and skyscraper tour guide Mark Houser will give a Zoom lecture on “America’s Best Antique Skyscrapers” at 6 p.m. Thursday, hosted by Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. Houser will share his own photos of Beaux-Arts features of high-rises around the country, along with details about the early millionaires who commissioned them.