Newly opened art exhibitions include a Women’s History Month retrospective and a showcase of watercolor works.
For music, there’s everything from “trucker rock” to swing to choral works.
Both kids and adults can put pen to paper for Ligonier Valley Writers programs, while Pittsburgh Public Theater is seeking reminiscences of the past year and hopes for the future.
The details are here, in this week’s Big List.
Art
• Leading ladies: Latrobe Art Center is celebrating Women’s History Month with the free exhibit, “Remembering Her: A Reflection on Latrobe’s Women in the Arts,” on display through March 31. The exhibit focuses on five women who were gifted artists and also leaders in the development and growth of Latrobe, including art center co-founders Elizabeth Hazlett and Nancy Rogers Crozier.
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Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama’s spring plays will be streamed free online, beginning March 10.
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Looking for some live music from a big-time country music star? Trace Adkins is scheduled to play The Palace Theatre in Greensburg in January 2022.
In the meantime, many of the area’s entertainment options remain in the virtual realm. There’s music, magic, theater, film and book talk to choose from, along with opportunities for artists and writers to share their own work.
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• 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.
History
• 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.