Sights & Sounds – June 4
Four Townsmen Show Band will entertain at Canonsburg’s Town Park on June 8. For a complete list of shows, visit www.fourtownsmen.com.
The Meadows Racetrack & Casino announce the entertainment line-up for June. All shows are free admission.
• Headliners: 7 p.m. June 5, Dave Gibson and Anthony Smith (acoustic – Nashville Singer/Songwriter Night); 8 p.m. June 6, Mercedez (pop/dance); 8 p.m. June 7, Metro (dance/variety); 7 p.m. June 12, Girlz in Black Hats (acoustic); 8 p.m. June 13, Stampede (country); 8 p.m. June 14, Radio Tokyo (pop/dance); 7 p.m. June 19, NOMaD (acoustic); 8 p.m. June 20, Night Life (variety/dance); 8 p.m. June 21, Velveeta (80’s and 90’s/dance); 7 p.m. June 26, Shari Richards (acoustic); 8 p.m. June 27, 8th Street Rox (blues/rock); 8 p.m. June 28, House of Soul (funk/dance)
• Vibe: 4-7 p.m. Sundays, “Sock Hop Sunday”; 9 p.m.-midnight Mondays, “In the Bizz” Night for hospitality workers; 5-8 p.m. Tuesdays, “Group Therapy” Night with drink and food specials; 8-11 p.m. Wednesdays, Karaoke Night with “Joanie Karaoke”; 7-10 p.m. Thursdays, “Ladies Night” with food and drink specials; 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Fridays, “Flashback Fridays” with DJ AJ Fresh, tunes and music videos from the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s; 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Saturdays, “Saturday Dance Night” with DJ AJ Fresh, music and video mix dance party.
• Tickets at $19.95-$29.95 are on sale now for the Oak Ridge Boys, 8 p.m. July 5.
The Hollywood Theater in Dormont announces its June schedule:
• Final installment of The Films of David Lynch Series features “Inland Empire,” a thriller starring Laura Dern and Jeremy Irons. Show times are 7:30 p.m. June 5; 9:30 p.m. June 6; and 2 p.m. June 8.
• “Repo Man,” a cult comedy/sci-fi flick starring Emilio Estevez, 7:30 p.m. June 4; 7:30 p.m. June 6; and 7 and 9:30 p.m. June 7.
• “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” presented by The Junior Chamber of Commerce Players (JCCP), midnight on June 7. In this ode to Pride, the JCCP will be performing a “Half and Half” show – in the first half, JCCP women actors will play every role. For the second half, the men take over. Audience participation goodie bags will be sold at the door.
Other movies include:
• “Survival Knife,” a slasher film, 7 p.m. June 9. All seats are $5.
• “Black Gestapo,” 7:30 p.m. June 11.
Schedules are subject to change. Call the theater at 412-563-0368 or check Facebook (www.facebook.com/HollywoodTheaterDormont) and website (www.thehollywooddormont.org) for updates. Unless noted, admission is $8/adults; $6/children under 12 and seniors.
The Heritage Players Acting Classes will present “Acting Out,” a recital of skits and one-act play, at 8 p.m. June 13 at the Seton Center, Brookline. Admission is free. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.
• “The Crucible,” Arthur Miller’s classic drama, 8 p.m. June 20, 21, 27 and 28, and 2 p.m. June 22 and 29 at the Seton Center. Box office opens one half hour before curtain. Tickets are $12 at the door or online.
Visit www.heritageplayers.org or phone 412-254-4633 for more information.
The ToonSeum, Pittsburgh’s museum of comic and cartoon art, celebrates Pride in the Street with a special VIP Lounge named after Kitty Pryde, a popular X-Men character who has recently come out.
The VIP Lounge will be open 5:30 p.m.-midnight June 14. Tickets are $25 at www.showclix.com/event/kittyprydefest. Space is limited. Advance purchase recommended. For more information, visit www.toonseum.org.
The Oliver Miller Homestead, South Park, will hold Forefather’s Day from 1:30-4:30 p.m. June 15.
Learn how tools were made and used, and how the bellows in the forge kept the fire at the right temperature for melting and shaping metal. Watch a weaver making cloth on a loom. See how beer and whiskey were made. Watch men stuff and cook sausage. See a father making musket balls for hunting season. Colonial crafts will be available for purchase in the store in the barn.
For more information, visit www.olivermiller.org or call 412-835-1554.
As part of Chamber Music Pittsburgh’s Just Summer series, ETHEL will perform at 7:30 p.m. June 19 at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater. A pre-concert mixer begins at 6:30.
The string quartet will perform “Grace” featuring works by Ennio Morricone, Jeff Buckley, Vijay Iyer, Son Lux, Marcelo Zarvos, Nico Muhly and more.
Tickets are $25 in advance or $28 at the door (includes one free drink plus food). To purchase, call Chamber Music Pittsburgh at 412-624-4129 or visit www.chambermusicpittsburgh.org.
Helen Ruoti of Mt. Lebanon will appear as Dotty/Mrs. Clackett in “Noises Off” through June 29 at Pittsburgh Public Theater. Michael Frayn’s farce written as a play within a play ends the theater’s Masterpiece Season.
For tickets, call 412-316-1600 or visit www.ppt.org
Author Jim O’Brien will visit the Peters Township Public Library 7 p.m. June 12 for “Immaculate Reflections on Art Rooney, Chuck Noll and Troy Polamalu.” Register to attend by emailing programs@ptlibrary.org or call 724.941.9430.
O’Brien will share inside stories on the Pittsburgh Steelers from the latest books in his 22-book Pittsburgh Proud series. Even if you’re not a big sports fan, O’Brien says you will enjoy this program. A book signing will follow the presentation.
For details, visit www.jimobriensportsauthor.com.