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LYNDORA — A murder mystery dinner show will go on April 20 at Tanglewood, 10 Austin Ave.
“Robin Hood” presented by the Mysteries Most Wanted Group, will begin at 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 5 p.m. with dinner served at 5:30 p.m.
Tickets are $20 and available until April 19 at Tanglewood. Call 724-287-0021.
Genealogy workshops setPITTSBURGH — Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman St., will host a genealogy weekend with free workshops focusing on researching African American and Jewish family histories Saturday and Sunday. Hours are 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.The Thomas & Katherine Detre Library & Archives will conduct the workshops. Registration is encouraged. Call Natalie DeRiso at 412-454-6373 or e-mail nnderiso@heinzhistorycenter.org.For more information, visit heinzhistorycenter.org.
Museum hosts Charter DayTITUSVILLE — Drake Well Museum, 202 Museum Lane, where the modern oil industry was born on Aug. 27, 1859, will host the 13th annual Charter Day celebration from 2 to 4 p.m. March 11 in the museum lobby.Admission is free, and light refreshments will be served.The celebration will include an exhibit from amateur archaeologist John Sites, who will display an assortment of relics dating to Paleolithic times.For more information, call 814-827-2797 or visit drakewell.org.
‘Jersey Boys’ at BenedumPITTSBURGH — The musical “Jersey Boys,” the story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, will be playing Sept. 4 to 23 at the Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave.Tickets start at $29 and will be available May 7 by calling 412-456-4800 or online at www.trustarts.org.
Impressionism exhibit slatedPITTSBURGH — “Impressionism in a New Light: From Monet to Stieglitz” will be on view May 12 to Aug. 26 at Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave.The exhibit presents a picture of what impressionism means in art, displaying paintings, drawings, prints, and pastels by major artists alongside works by famous pictorialist photographers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.Call 412-622-3131 for information.
Beach Boys are backPITTSBURGH — The Beach Boys — Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and David Marks — who have not toured together in more than two decades are reuniting for a 50th anniversary tour.The show will go on at 8 p.m. May 11 at the Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave. Tickets range from $80.25 to $153.25 and will be available starting at 9 a.m. Monday.Call 412-456-4800 or visit www.TrustArts.org.
Show focuses on the guitarPITTSBURGH — The Carnegie Science Center will host “Guitar: The Instrument That Rocked the World” from June 16 to Sept. 30.This touring exhibition of The National Guitar Museum explores many facets of the guitar, from its history as an instrument of popular culture over the past 400 years to the science of creating sound with wood and steel.The exhibition contains more than 60 instruments.Call 412-237-3400 for more information.
String quartet plays FoxburgFOXBURG — Allegheny RiverStone Center will host the Alexander String Quartet at 2 p.m. March 4 in Lincoln Hall on Palmer Street.The quartet, based in San Francisco, travels each March to Western Pennsylvania for a residency program at Allegheny College in Meadville.Tickets for the quartet are $20 for adults and $10 for students.Other upcoming Allegheny RiverStone Center for the Arts events include an Irish music concert at 7 p.m. March 16 at Lincoln Hall, with tickets at $10 for adults and $5 for students.To reserve tickets, call 412-867-1816. Any available tickets will be sold at the door.
