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events subject to change Feb 2-Mar 16. Exhibit: In Sisterhood: The Women’s Movement in Pittsburgh & Bridgebuilders. University Museum, Sutton Hall, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana. 724-357-ARTS, www.iup.edu/livelyarts Feb 2-Apr 28. Exhibit: Regarding Warhol: Sixty Artists, Fifty Years. The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh. Feb 5-10. Performance: Sister Act. Benedum Center, Pittsburgh. Feb 8-9. Performance: The Strand Broadway Concert Series: The Music of Boublil and Schönberg. 8pm. The Strand Theater, Zelienople. 724-742-0400, www.thestrandtheater.org Feb 8-10. 2013 StrongLand HomExpo. The largest free-to-the-public home show in western Pennsylvania. Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills Mall, Tarentum. 724-8455426, www.strongland.org Feb 9. Franklin on Ice. Visitors will get rid of those winter blahs as professional ice carving teams turn blocks of ice into beautiful works of art. There will be a chili cook-off, indoor sidewalk sales and more. 10am4pm. Fountain Park, downtown Franklin. 814-437-1619, www.franklinpa.gov Feb 9. Performance: Butler Symphony Presents Inspirations: Passionate Russians. Featuring selections by Shostakovich, Ragonese, Tchaikovsky and more. Butler Area Intermediate High School Auditorium, Butler. 724-283-1402, www.butlersymphony.org Feb 9. Performance: Late Night Catechism 3: Til Death Do Us Part. The latest class to be unveiled in this sinfully funny Late Night Catechism series. Academy Theatre, Meadville. 814-337-8000, www.theacademytheatre.org Feb 9. Performance: Far Away Places. Go on a trip around the world with the Washington Symphony Orchestra. Ports of call will include a stop in Spain for Rossini’s Barber of Seville, a bit of Irish step dancing with The Lord of the Dance and basking in tropical island breezes with Washington High School’s steel drum band. Trinity High School, Washington. 724-2239796, www.washsym.org Feb 12. Performance: Around the World in 80 Days. Before there were pirates in the Caribbean or raiders of an ark, there was Jules Verne’s mother of all adventure stories. 8pm. Adm. Fisher Auditorium, Performing Arts Center, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana. 724-357-ARTS, www.iup.edu/livelyarts Feb 12-Mar 9. Christ Is Born. In this traveling art exhibition, each piece offers information insights into the biblical text and the way artists have interpreted the incarnation story. Free adm. Pew Fine Arts Gallery, Grove City College, Grove City. 724-450-1528, www.GCC.edu
Feb 14-17. Red Wine & Chocolate. Celebrate a romantic Valentine’s Day by sampling chocolate candy, wine and bubbly for free. Chocolate dessert samples and port will also be available. 11am-5pm. Conneaut Cellars Winery, Conneaut Lake. 814-382-3999, www.ccw-wine.com Feb 16. The Maridon’s Annual Chinese New Year Celebrations. Benefits the Maridon Museum. Call for reservations and details. Butler Country Club, Butler. 724-282-0123, www.maridon.org Feb 16. Performance: Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In. Motion. Byham Theater, Pittsburgh. Feb 16. 3rd Annual Polar Bear Plunge. Take a jump in the lake. Spectators are welcome, and attendees will see many returning and new brave plungers. Sponsored by Lawrence County Habitat for Humanity. Moraine State Park, Portersville. 724-652-3438, www.lawrencecountyhabitat.org Feb 19. Performance: Intensity: IUP Percussion Chamber Ensemble. Under the direction of Michael Kingan and featuring chamber compositions for percussion instruments. 8pm. Free adm. Gorell Recital Hall, Sutton Hall, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana. 724-357-ARTS, www.iup.edu/livelyarts Feb 20. Performance: World Class Dance, The Lula Washington Dance Theatre. Enjoy Lula’s unique African and Afro-Haitian dance style as her company performs a variety of critically acclaimed numbers. BC3 Succop Theater, Butler. 724-284-8505, www.bc3.edu/theater Feb 21-24. Performance: TrumpetFest: Student Performances. Indiana University of Pennsylvania students perform a varied recital as part of TrumpetFest 2013. Free adm. Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana. 724-357-ARTS, www.iup.edu/livelyarts Feb 21-Mar 21. Exhibit: Site Change: An Installation by Natialie Settles. Artist talk and reception on March 14 at 5pm. Kipp Gallery, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana. www.arts.iup.edu/kipp Feb 22-24. Oil Country Bluegrass Festival. Music throughout the hotel. Free. Arlington Hotel, downtown Oil City. www.ocartscouncil.com Feb 23. Cherry Pie Hike. Participants may walk in Washington’s footsteps on the Old Venango Trail. A hike, some history and lots of cherry pie. Reservations required. The Old Stone House, Slippery Rock. 724283-0191, http://oldstonehousepa.org Feb 23-May 12. Exhibit: UnCommon(ly) Fun. Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh. Feb 23-Jun 15. Exhibit: A Kind of Alchemy: Medieval Persian Ceramics. Frick Art Museum, Pittsburgh.
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