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Zelienople — The Strand Theater will broadcast “The Big Game” Sunday on its 25-foot screen with HD digital projector and 45-speaker surround sound.

Additionally, the nonprofit theater group this weekend will screen the film adaptation of the award-winning, one-man play, “The Chief,” about former Steelers owner Art Rooney.

Screen times for “The Chief” are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission for the movie is $5, but those age 60 and older pay $4.

Admission is $5 per person to attend the game showing. Doors open at 6 p.m. with the game at 6:30 p.m.

The movie “Night at the Museum,” which was to be shown this weekend, has been rescheduled to Feb 18 to 20. “The Cannonball Run,” originally scheduled for that weekend, will be rescheduled to another date.

For more information, call 724-742-0400 or visit www.thestrandtheater.org.

SLIPPERY ROCK — Shari Maurer, author of “Change of Heart,” will be at the Slippery Rock Borough Building at 7 p.m. Feb. 21 for the monthly meeting of the Slippery Rock Community Library Friends.Maurer will start the meeting as the guest speaker, with a short business meeting to follow. She plans to give a short overview of her book and then take questions.“Change of Heart” is about a 16-year-old girl who develops congestive heart failure and ultimately receives a heart transplant. This young adult novel deals with all the issues that would concern a transplant patient plus it looks at the different ways a heart can be broken and repaired, with the ups and downs of love and life.

PITTSBURGH — Dreamworks Theatricals and Broadway Across American present “Madagascar Live” Friday through Sunday to the Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave.The new stage show aimed at family audiences stars the cast of popular characters from the “Madagascar” film series, including Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, Gloria the Hippo and members of the Madagascar crew, King Julien and the crafty Penguins.Performances are at 7 p.m. Friday and at 11 a.m. and 2 and 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.Tickets are $18 to $45 and are available by calling 412-456-6666 or online at www.pgharts.org.

PITTSBURGH — After six seasons, “Dracula” returns to the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre stage for shows Feb. 11 to 13 at the Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave.“Dracula,” the result of a collaboration between Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and Houston Ballet, includes pyrotechnics, high-flying vampires, a careening stagecoach and a love story of the darkest order.“Dracula” performances will be at 8 p.m. Feb. 11, at 2 and 8 p.m. Feb. 12 and at 2 p.m. Feb. 13.Tickets are $20.75 to $90.75. Call 412-456-6666 or visit www.pbt.org.

PITTSBURGH — International violin virtuoso, David Garrett will perform at 8 p.m. Feb. 20 at the Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave.Garrett's tour features classical compositions as well as pop and rock solo performances and accompaniment by his five piece band.Tickets are $28.50 to $43.50. Call 412-456-6666 or visit www.pgharts.org.

PITTSBURGH — The Renaissance and Baroque Society presents the ensemble Voices of Music at 8 p.m. Feb. 19 at Synod Hall, 125 N. Craig St., Oakland.The all-Bach program is a combination of instrumental and vocal pieces.A pre-concert talk will be held at 7 p.m. and a question-and-answer session with the musicians follows the performance.Tickets range from $10 for students to $35 reserved seating.For information and tickets, call 412-361-2048 or visit www.rbsp.org.

PITTSBURGH — For the first time in six years, Cirque du Soleil returns to Pittsburgh with a new live production “Totem” under its trademark blue-and-yellow Grand Chapiteau (Big Top). The show premiers May 12 at 20th Street & A.V.R.R. in the Strip District.The cast of “Totem” is made up of 52 performing artists from 19 countries.Tickets range from $38.50 to $250 depending on age and date of show. Tickets are available online at www.cirquedusoleil.com/totem or by calling 800-450-1480.

PITTSBURGH — DrumLine Live, the 40-member, precision marching band show, performs at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15 at the Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave.Tickets range from $20.75 to $45.75 and are available by calling 412-456-6666 or online at www.pgharts.org.

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