Sights & Sounds – Oct. 23
Little Lake Theatre Company presents Yasmina Reza’s Tony Award winning comedy, “God of Carnage,” at 8 p.m. Thursday (except Halloween), Friday and Saturday evenings, Oct. 17-Nov. 2, and Wednesday, Oct. 30.
Two pairs of upper-middle class parents, the Raleighs and the Novaks, meet to discuss a fight their 11-year-old sons have had on the playground that resulted in two broken front teeth. The conversation begins in a civilized manner but, before long, this comedy of manners erupts into laugh-out-loud, unbridled chaos.
A roller coaster ride of comic catastrophe, “God of Carnage” stars Gregory Caridi as Michael Novak, a self-made hardware wholesaler; Jennifer Sinatra as Veronica, Michael’s wife, who strives ardently to “do the right thing” no matter the cost or carnage; Mary Liz Meyer as Annette Raleigh, a women who walks a taut tightrope balancing the demands of motherhood, her career in “wealth management” and panic attacks; and Art DeConciliis as Annette’s husband, Alan, a hotshot attorney who may very well be in love with his own cell phone. Little Lake’s Artistic Director, Sunny Disney Fitchett, directs. Note: Adult language advisory.
Call the box office at 724-745-6300 for tickets. For more information, visit www.littlelake.org.
The second performance in the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall’s “Listen Locally,” a series of chamber music concerts, takes on the sensual air of tango when Cuidado performs on at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 30 in the Music Hall.
Dancers will perform with Cuidado at Carnegie Carnegie Hall, and audience members are welcome to join in. The performance will be followed by a reception with the musicians.
Tickets are $15 and may be purchased in advance at the ACFL&MH during library hours or at the box office that evening. Call Lynne Cochran, Music Hall director at 412-276-3456 ext. 7 for more information.
The Galleria of Mt. Lebanon will hold a luxury car show Oct. 24-Nov. 4.
A reception will take place at 7 p.m. Oct. 25.
Off the Wall Productions, located at 25 W. Main Street, Carnegie, opens its new season on Oct. 25 with “The Zero Hour,” a play written by Madeleine George .
Lesbian relationships and the Holocaust are at the center of this refreshingly original play that could be perceived as controversial, but in the end is truly just a love story.
Rebecca (Erika Cuenca) writes for an academic publishing company and lives with her girlfriend, O (Daina Michelle Griffith), who is unemployed and has no interest in changing that situation. Rebecca remains closeted both at work and to her mother, and reveals to her therapist that she’s not even sure she’s a lesbian. She’s also writing a text book for seventh-graders about the Holocaust. But, her inner struggle over how honest and graphic her text should be – Should she include homosexuals among the persecuted? Will any school system in the Bible-Belt buy this book? – cause her to meet up with Nazis on the 7 train during her daily commute.
Performances are 8 p.m. Oct. 25-26 and 31, and Nov. 1-2 and 7-9. A 3 p.m. matinee will take place Oct. 27 and Nov. 3. Tickets are $5-35 and can be purchased at www.showclix.com/event/3770564 or by calling 1-888-71-TICKETS. For more information, visit www.insideoffthewall.com or call 724-873-3576.
Looking Glass Theatre, Little Lake Theatre Company’s theatre for young audiences, will present “Freckleface Strawberry” at 1:30 p.m. most Saturday and Sunday afternoons, Oct. 27-Nov. 17. Directed by Sara Barbisch, this musical is based upon the books by actress Julianne Moore.
The Meadows Racetrack & Casino announces its entertainment line-up for October. All shows are free admission.
• Silks Lounge, 8 p.m.: Smokin Section (dance/pop), Oct. 25; NOMaD (country), Oct. 26.
• Pacers Lounge, 9 p.m.: “Fresh Country Friday” with DJ AJ Fresh and an acoustic country artist, Fridays in October; “Saturday Dance Night” with DJ AJ Fresh and his “Fresh Hostess,” Saturdays in October.
Pittsburgh International Children’s Theater, a division of The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, announced Theatreworks USA’s area premiere of “Peter Pan” at Mt. Lebanon High School, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Oct. 26. This 60-minute play is recommended for children ages 3 to 10.
Purchase single tickets in advance for $9/subscribers or $9.50/non-subscribers online at www.TrustArts.org/kids, by calling 412-456-6666 or in person at the Box Office at Theater Square, 655 Penn Avenue, or at the door for $11. Children under 2 will require a complementary lap pass, available by request upon ticket purchase.
Experience the Oliver Miller Homestead at twilight from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Nov. 3 when the homes, buildings and grounds will be lit by candles and lanterns and the Miller family and their friends will be seen as they rest and prepare for the end of the day.
In November of 1794 the Miller family and their neighbors were deeply involved in the events of the Whiskey Rebellion. The gentlemen will be found around the fire discussing the politics of the day and in the Stone House, the ladies will also discuss events while practicing stitchery and cooking, and sharing neighborhood news.
Learn how to start a fire with a striker and flint and the making of balls for shooting. In addition, the forge will be open and working. The barn will be open and will hold displays relative to the Whiskey Rebellion. Docents in eighteenth century dress will answer questions.
The Oliver Miller Homestead, a historic landmark and Whiskey Rebellion site, is located on Stone Manse Drive, just off the Circle on Corrigan Drive. It is open every Sunday, through Dec. 8. Admission is $2. For more information, visit www.olivermiller.org or call 412 835-1554.
The Upper St. Clair High School (USCHS) Performing Arts Department will present its annual fall play, “You Can’t Take It With You,” a comedy by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 29-30 and Nov. 2, and a 2 p.m. Sunday matinee on Nov. 3 in the USCHS Theatre.
This drama features Rachel VanRyzin, Meredith McDonough Francesca Cappetta, Turner Queen, Noah Manalo, Ryan Bentley, Mike Unghajer, Ben Nadler, Claire Stoller, Evan Strain, Morgan Cook, Genny Tankosich, Abby Doohan, Conner Welch, Sydney Turnwald, Sriparna Sen, Melissa Levine and Macy Miller. “You Can’t Take It With You” is about conformity versus individuality in the search for human happiness.
Tickets, available from any cast member or at the door for festival seating (general admission), are $7/adults, $5/students, $1/non-resident senior citizen or two free admissions to any USC senior citizen with a gold or silver card or valid ID. The box office will open one hour prior to each performance. Call the Music Activity Hotline at 412-851-2060 after Oct. 24 for information.
Renaissance & Baroque welcomes back the internationally acclaimed Flanders Recorder Quartet at 8 p.m. Nov. 2 at Synod Hall, North Craig Street, Oakland.
For tickets to “A Musical Banquet with J. S. Bach,” visit www.rbsp.org or call 412-361-2048. Ticket prices range from $20-$35, and student tickets are $10.
Pre-heat the oven, pull out the cookie sheets and enter the Gingerbread House Contest and Show at Lebo Light Night 2013. Submissions will be on display at the Municipal Building starting on Light Night, 6-9 p.m. Nov. 14, and continuing until 9 a.m.-noon Nov. 16. Review the entry details and register online at www.mtlebanon.org/LeboLightNight.
Lebo Light Night will also feature a model train exhibit courtesy of South Hills Model Railroad Club.
Start planning this fall for a Pittsburgh garden when Doug Oster visits the Peters Township Public Library at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 16 to discuss his newest book, “The Steel City Garden: Creating a one of a kind garden in black and gold,” to be released in November. Oster will also answer gardening questions, and copies of “The Steel City Garden” will be available for purchase and signing.
Advance registration at the library’s Circulation Desk is required due to limited seating. A $5 program fee will be collected at registration. Bring your payment receipt to the program for admission.
For more information, visit www.ptlibrary.org or call 724-941-9430.
The Bethel Park Town Hall Speaker Series will be held at 7:45 p.m. Nov. 20 at the community center on Park Avenue. Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald will speak.
Mt. Lebanon Recreation will offer a holiday bus trip Dec. 8 to Nemacolin Woodlands and Overly’s Country Christmas Light Display.
Bus departs from the Recreation Center at 10 a.m. and returns at 8 p.m. Cost is $119/person and includes a gourmet brunch. Call 412-343-3409 to register or for more information.