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Spring Bucket List Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh Presents ‘The Greatest Generation: An American Oratorio’ Date: May 31 Time: 3 p.m. Address: Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall, 4141 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh (Oakland) Contact: themendelssohn.org Combines the popular tunes from the World War II era with new original compositions and arrangements to bring the trials of love and war to life in a musical odyssey. The Oaks Theater Open Jam Dates: Generally the Third Thursday of the Month Time: 7 p.m. Address: 310 Allegheny River Boulevard, Oakmont Contact: theoakstheater.com, or 412.828.6322 Hear some of Pittsburgh’s best musicians as they jam together at this open stage; free to play, free to listen! Robert Cray at The Palace Theatre Date: March 13 Time: 7:30 p.m. Address: 21 West Otterman Street, Greensburg Contact: thepalacetheatre.org/concerts- events, or 724.836.8000 This longtime musician has been blurring the lines between blues, soul and R&B for the past four decades, with five Grammys, a Blues Hall of Fame induction, and an Americana Lifetime Achievement Award. Pittsburgh Children’s Theater Series Presents ‘Diary of a Wombat’ Date: March 25 Time: 7 p.m. Address: Greensburg Salem High School, 65 Mennel Drive, Greensburg Contact: trustarts.org/pct_home/ events/series/childrens-theater- series Based on the award-winning picture book by Jackie French and Bruce Whatley, Mothball the wombat goes in search of shelter and food, creating chaos in the lives of the humans around her. 16 724.942.0940 TO ADVERTISE ❘ Renaissance & Baroque Concert Series: East of the River Date: March 14 Time: 8 p.m. Address: Hicks Memorial Chapel, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, 616 North Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh (East Liberty) Contact: chathambaroque.org Hamsa music from Andalusia, the Ottoman Empire, North Africa and the Sephardic diaspora. River City Brass Celtic Connections IV Dates: March 5 Address: Linton Middle School, 250 Aster Street, Penn Hills Contact: rivercitybrass.org River City Brass bridges old and new with songs from Ireland, Wales and Scotland and American country music. Seton Hill University Dance Spectrum Dates: March 27-29 Address: William Granger Ryan Theatre, Seton Hill University, Greensburg Contact: setonhill.edu/tickets, or 724.552.2929 See a variety of dance styles as the talented Seton Hill dance students perform in the university’s annual show. Kidworks by The Theatre Factory: ‘Bedbugs’ Dates: March 21-29 Address: 235 Cavitt Avenue, Trafford Contact: thetheatrefactory.org, or 412.374.9200 Marie is a little girl who likes to jump on her bed, but to the bedbugs being squished underfoot, she is the wicked witch who causes earthquakes among other natural disasters! ‘Doubt: A Parable’ at The Theatre Factory Dates: Apr. 24 to May 3 Address: 235 Cavitt Avenue, Trafford Contact: thetheatrefactory.org, or 412.374.9200 In 1960s America, a progressive young priest’s conduct comes into question by his school’s principal, the traditional Sr. Aloysius Beauvier, and the two are drawn into a struggle with potentially irrevocable consequences. WCT Presents ‘Whose Live Anyway?’ Date: May 13 Time: 7:30 p.m. Address: The Palace Theatre, 21 West Otterman Street, Greensburg Contact: thepalacetheatre.org/ westmoreland-cultural-trust/ Performers from the TV show “Whose Line is it Anyway?” present their new improv tour! Westmoreland Symphonic Winds Concert Date: Apr. 4 Time: 7:30 p.m. Address: Carol Reichgut Concert Hall, Seton Hill University, Greensburg Contact: setonhill.edu/tickets, or 724.552.2929 A wind and percussion group comprised of about 70 auditioned musicians, including students, amateurs and professionals. Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra Season Finale: Italian Opera Fest Date: Apr. 25 Time: 7:30 p.m. Address: The Palace Theatre, 21 West Otterman Street, Greensburg Contact: westmorelandsymphony.org, or 724.837.1850 Celebrated Italian operatic masterworks of Verdi, Bellini and Puccini performed by the WSO Chamber Singers and special guests. Out & About Boyce Park Polar Bear Pond Skim Date: March 8 Time: 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Address: 901 Centerview Drive, Plum Contact: alleghenycounty.us/parks, or 724.327.0338 Celebrate the transition to spring! Wear a costume, shorts and t-shirt, or swimsuit and attempt to skim across an icy pond icmags.com