Solo art exhibition opens Friday

Solo art exhibitionopens Friday
PITTSBURGH -- Outside artist Gregory Warmack of Chicago, who calls himself Mr. Imagination, uses discarded paintbrushes, bottle caps, feather dusters and garden tools to make art. His first solo exhibition and installation in Pittsburgh opens Friday at Society for Contemporary Craft, 2100 Smallman St. A reception will be from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Regular hours are from 10 to 5 Tuesdays through Fridays and from 9 to 5 Saturdays. The exhibit will close March 1. Call (412) 261-7003 for details.
'Concert for Peace'
MEADVILLE, Pa. -- The Arab and Jewish musicians of Atzilut will perform in a "Concert for Peace" at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Shafer Auditorium at Allegheny College. The nine-member group's music combines vocals with Middle Eastern melodies that highlight the link between Arab and Jewish music.
Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for senior citizens and pupils ages 17 and under. Call (814) 332-3101. A post-concert reception will be at Hillel House, 275 E. John St.
Remembrance program by Seraphim
BOARDMAN -- Seraphim Chorus and Chamber Orchestra's "We Remember Them" concert will feature the anthem "When Sudden Terror Tears Apart," which was written in memory of Sept. 11 victims. The program, which will be at 4 p.m. next Sunday in Boardman United Methodist Church, 6809 Market St., will include the composition "Requiem" by John Rutter, featuring soprano Amanda Beagle. Admission is $15 for adults, $10 for senior citizens and pupils. Call (330) 898-3620 for information.
Presenting dance works by local trio
SHARPSVILLE, Pa. -- Modern dance works will be presented with the theme of "Gathering Momentum" at 8 p.m. Nov. 29 and 30 at Walnut Street Lodge, 40 S. Walnut St. Choreography will be by local residents D. Abbey Alter, Stephanie Theil and Marc Holland, who recently returned to the area after working in New York for 13 years. Guest choreographers will be Joan Meggitt of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland and Doug Lodge and Lani Fand Weissbach of Allegheny College in Meadville, Pa. The choreographers will perform these works along with advance dance students from Walnut Street Lodge and Jill Niess, former director of Ballet Theatre Ohio. Admission will be $7 for adults, $5 for senior citizens and pupils. Call (724) 962-8158 for details.
Area show's headliner
SHARON, Pa. -- Comedian Bob Golub, whose roots are in the Shenango Valley, will be headliner of a show at 10 p.m. Nov. 30 at The Corinthian, 47 Vine Ave. Opening act will be Aaron Scardina and master of ceremonies will be Kevin Whelan. Tickets are $15. Call (724) 342-1936 or (724) 813-9390 for information.
Madrigal dinners planned for December
WARREN -- Eat and be entertained Renaissance-style at the seventh annual Tapestries of Ohio Madrigal dinner. Vocalists in period costumes perform choral arrangements of music from the 14th to 16th centuries. Performances will be at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 6-7 and 13-14 and at 4:30 p.m. Dec. 15 in Hippodrome Ballroom, 150 High St. N.E. Reservations are required; call (330) 538-2896.
Playing singles game on radio
Q. Why can't you buy singles for all the songs you hear on the radio any more?
A. Pop music critic Glenn Gamboa responds: Because the record companies don't want you to. In the early '90s, the companies worried that people would simply buy the single to avoid paying for the whole, more-expensive album.
In a way, this plan backfired because music fans opted to download the single from the Internet rather than paying the $18 for a whole CD when they only wanted the one song. Record companies now see there's a market for the single, as the enormous sales for "American Idol" winner Kelly Clarkson's "A Moment Like This" single -- nearly 400,000 in two weeks -- have shown.