Alexis Papalia

It cost $1.50 in advance to see Elvis Presley in 1956; $5.90 to see the Beatles in 1964; $17 to see Nirvana in 1993 (and Kurt Cobain was shocked that artists would charge $50 at the time). Even adjusted for inflation, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI

Starting next week, you only have to go as far as the North Side to see the world’s national parks. The National Aviary will open its new immersive show, “Passport to Parks,” on April 2. The 30-minute-long show will take place twice a day, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., Monday

Spring is officially here. It’s time to leave winter behind and look forward to many warmer days (and nights) enjoying the outdoors. But while temperatures are still keeping us indoors, here are some events this weekend to keep you occupied around Westmoreland County. Maxim Lando with the WSO For the

The Andy Warhol Museum’s second floor rotating exhibition gallery is brimming with paintings, installations, video art, sculpture and more, all created by students in the Carnegie Mellon University School of Fine Arts MFA program. This first-of-its-kind exhibit, “Holding Still, Holding On,” features a fascinating range of mediums from five distinct

Live Nation is turning up the volume in Pittsburgh. The global entertainment giant broke ground Thursday on its new concert venue, Citizens Live at the Wylie, set to energize the Lower Hill District. Community leaders, elected officials and representatives of Citizens Financial Group, Live Nation and the Pittsburgh Penguins gathered

Time to spring forward! It’s tough to lose that hour just for the sake of daylight savings, but you can have just as much fun this weekend as any other with what’s happening around town. The Thaw This new three-weekend festival from the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership will (hopefully) take us

Chinese cuisine lovers rejoice: there’s a new spot to get soup dumplings in Pittsburgh. Nan Xiang Soup Dumplings — a Queens, N.Y.-based chain that debuted in 2006 — celebrated the grand opening of its first Pittsburgh location on Wednesday. The new restaurant is located at 2773 Sidney St. on the

Legendary comedians Steve Martin and Martin Short will bring their “The Dukes of Funnytown!” tour to Pittsburgh this year. Shows are scheduled for Nov. 21 and 22 at the Benedum Center in Downtown Pittsburgh. The show will also feature jazz pianist Steve Babko and bluegrass band The Steep Canyon Rangers.

Yes, that Shaggy. Mr. Boombastic himself. The reggae musician of the 1990s and 2000s who advised anyone caught cheating red-handed to declare “it wasn’t me.” Probably the last musician you’d expect to get onstage in front of a whole symphony orchestra and perform for 90 minutes. Well, he did it.

Providing an exciting beginning to their “Year of Women Artists,” the Westmoreland Museum of American Art will open the exhibit “Our Own Work, Our Own Way: Southern Modern Women Artists” this Sunday. The traveling exhibit will take up residence at the Greensburg museum from Feb. 9 to May 18. Drawn