Thursday, June 18, 2009
Tickets go on sale at 9 a.m. for the Australian Pink Floyd show at 8 p.m. Oct. 5 in the Benedum Center, Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is presenting the show that will feature music from “Wish You Were Here,” “Animals,” “Dark Side of the Moon” and “The Wall.” Tickets are $42.50, $36.50 and $29.50 at the Box Office at Theater Square, online at pgharts.org or by calling (412) 456-6666. For more information, visit aussiefloyd.com.
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. for a concert by Lil Wayne scheduled at 7 p.m. July 30 at Post-Gazette Pavilion. Special guests will be Drake, Soulja Boy and Young Jeezy. Lil Wayne and special guests also will perform at 7 p.m. Aug. 6 at Blossom Music Center. Tickets also will go on sale for an Aerosmith concert Sept. 10 at Blossom. Visit www.livenation.com.
The Rubber City Rollergirls will hold a fundraiser for Open M during a bout at the John S. Knight Center in Akron. Open M, an organization funded by donations, helps the poor by providing free emergency food supplies and hot meals, medical care and prescriptions. Fans can donate nonperishable food and personal care items. For each person who donates at least one item, Rubber City Rollergirls will donate $1 to Open M. Rubber City Rollergirls Inc. was established in July 2008 and is in its first season. For information, visit www.RubberCityRollergirls.com.
A free public reception is planned from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle, Pa., for the show “Prints by Sculptors.” Sculptor James Myford and his wife, Betty, of Grove City, Pa., have collected works by other artists for more than 25 years. The bulk of the collection is prints by other sculptors including Henry Moore, Jean Arp and Jim Dine. The show of etchings, lithographs, aquatints, woodcuts, collages, serigraphs and silk-screens continues through July 24. Adding another dimension of flavor to the “Prints by Sculptors” exhibit is the contemporary work of Art Werger, a print-maker, featured in the Sunroom Gallery. Werger is director of the Foundations Program at Ohio University in Athens. Visit www.hoytartcenter.org.
Youngstown Connection will perform from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 25 in the adult lounge at the Jewish Community Center, 505 Gypsy Lane, Youngstown, with a combination of patriotic, Broadway and jazz music. The Youngstown Connection began in 1988 and involves 12 students with a variety of socio-economic backgrounds. The lunch and show cost $7 for members and $10 for non-members. For more information, call Darlene Muller at (330) 746-3251, ext. 106, or visit www.jccyoungstown.org.
Nelson Ledges Quarry Park will present the 10th annual Gratefulfest on July 3-5 featuring three performances of the Dark Star Orchestra. The family celebration gives thanks for the great memories and music of Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead. The Dark Star Orchestra is an interpreter of Grateful Dead music. Along with a fireworks display, other performers will be Steve Kimock & Crazy Engine, Melvin Seals & JGB, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Donna Jean Godcheaux, Keller Williams, David Gans, Jeremiah Puddleduck, Klyph Black & Rumor Has It and Boombox. There are fees. Call (440) 548-2716 or visit www.nlqp.com.