Courtesy of Western PA Conservancy
Native Eastern redbud trees in bloom along the Three Rivers Heritage Trail in Pittsburgh as seen last May.
To learn more
The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy is hosting a free webinar celebrating the Pittsburgh Redbud Project and Pittsburgh s riverfronts and greenspaces.
Registration is available now and open to the public at WaterLandLife.org/Webinars.
To learn more about redbuds in Pittsburgh, visit the conservancy s website.
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It might not be as celebrated as the cherry blossoms of Washington D.C. at least not yet but the massive planting of native redbud trees with dense pink-purple blossoms along Pittsburgh’s North Shore and other locations are in full bloom and are expected to last through next week.
Courtesy of Saint Vincent College
Pittsburgh jazz musician John Shannon is the April 16 guest of the Saint Vincent College Music at Midday livestream series.
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Some high school musicals have adapted to the pandemic by going virtual. The iconic Pittsburgh cookie table is now a drive-thru.
But don’t despair, live entertainment and activities also are on the horizon.
The details are here, in this week’s Big List.
Acting careers
• Breaking in: Prime Stage Theatre’s Innovative Master Classes series will present “Get in Front of an Agent” online at 2 p.m. April 24. The class will take an in-depth look at how the talent industry functions through the viewpoint of an agent, along with a walk through the steps needed to break into the industry.
Pittsburgh Playwrights
Theatre’s 17th season will be available for free. Each filmed production will be accompanied by an artists’ interview pre-show and a watch party on Facebook Live. Reserve seats online at pghplaywrights.org.
“Monday Night Magic: Live Online” will be held every Monday at 8 p.m. as a co-presentation with the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s Liberty Magic Series. “Monday Night Magic” is New York’s longest running off-Broadway magic show. Tickets for the livestream are $20, and can be purchased under the events tab at stellartickets.com.
Little Lake Theatre Company in Canonsburg is performing several plays during its 73rd season. “Shirley Valentine” will run May 20-29; “Forbidden Broadway” runs from June 10-19; “Craving for Travel” runs from July 1-11; “Frozen Jr.” runs from July 22-31; and “Mrs. Mannerly” will be performed Aug. 12-21. Additional performances are slated for the fall. The theatre is located at 500 Lakeside Drive, Can
Courtesy of Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh and MuseumLab
Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh and MuseumLab has launched “The Cryptid Critter Crawl,” with eight outdoor installations exploring creatures from myth and legend.
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Get ready for the return of Sweet Baby James to the Steel City, with renowned music man James Taylor rescheduling his postponed PPG Paints Arena date for Aug. 3.
Local favorites The Clarks have a June 5 concert at the Starlight Drive-In in Butler.
In the meantime, there’s plenty of entertainment, both live and virtual, in the form of art exhibitions and workshops, movies, activities for all ages and more music.
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