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CRANBERRY TWP — Keystone State Music Theater kicks of its first professional season with “Always … Patsy Cline” on June 12 at the Rotary Amphitheater, 111 Ernie Mashuda Drive.
KSMT founder and producing artistic director, and former Broadway performer Chris Saunders is directing.
Butler County native, Marlana Dunn stars in the title role.
The play includes hits such as “Crazy,” “I Fall to Pieces,” and “Sweet Dreams.”
Shows start at 8:15 p.m. June 12, 13, 18, 19 and 20.
Tickets are $12 to $25 and available by calling 724-480-1211 or visiting keystonestatemusictheater.org.
HARMONY — Gardeners attending the Harmony Museum's annual Herb & Garden Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 13 can also enjoy Spring Fest activities along Mercer Street.A fiber arts festival shares the Center of Harmony and the museum's Stewart Hall, 218 Mercer St., while elsewhere there will be artist demonstrations, live music, food and refreshments.The plant exchange and garden market is at the museum's 1805 barn annex, 303 Mercer Road.Free garden fair parking is available on barn grounds. A free shuttle provided by the Harmony Inn links other parking facilities, the diamond, shops and barn.For more information, call 724-452-7341.
PITTSBURGH — To commemorate the 71st anniversary of D-Day, the Senator John Heinz History Center will host a program on “Voices in the Archives: Capturing WWII Veteran Stories,” Saturday featuring presentations on how organizations preserve the memories of WWII veterans from Western Pennsylvania.Held in conjunction with the history center's new “We Can Do It!” WWII exhibition, visitors can listen to veterans' stories, including first-hand accounts from men and women who participated in the D-Day invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944.The “Voices in the Archives” event is included in regular museum admission: $15 for adults, $13 for senior citizens, and $6 for children ages 6 to 17.U.S. veterans and active duty military will receive free admission on Saturday, courtesy of MSA Safety. Visit heinzhistorycenter.org.
Sing Hosanna! hosts campPENN TWP — “Camp Creatamusical” hosted by Sing Hosanna! will go on from 8:30 a.m. to noon July 6 to 11 for ages 7 to 18 at the group's Stewart Hall, 310 W. Airport Road.Activities will include creating an original play including musical lyrics with basic acting, dancing, singing and scenic painting techniques taught.A final performance will take place on July 11. A fee applies. A minimum of 12 students is required. Call 724-586-0042 or 724-285-3653.
FRANKLIN TWP, Beaver County — The regular summer season of the Red Barn Players will open with the farce called “Perfect Wedding” by Robin Hawdon beginning Friday.The show is directed by John Zuemie of Cranberry Township.In the play, a bridegroom awakes on his wedding day, suffering from a bachelor party hangover, with no idea who the girl in his hotel room is. During the ensuing panic, the bride arrives and the girl is trapped in the bathroom.The cast includes Chrissy Zuemie of Cranberry Township and Annette Quinn of Mars.Performances begin at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and June 11 to 13 and 18 to 20 at the Red Barn Theatre on Route 228, the Ellwood-Zelienople Road.Tickets are $12. Call 724-773-7150 for reservations.
FRAZER TWP, Allegheny County — Wagman Star Parties, sponsored by the Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh, will begin at about 8:55 p.m. June 19 and 20 at the Nicholas E. Wagman Observatory in Deer Lakes Regional Park near Russellton.Star parties are held weather permitting. Call 724-224-2510 for more information. Admission is free Donations are accepted to help cover the costs of operation.
