Culture

“Forever Free” — sculpture at the intersection of History & Spirit

THIS PAST JULY 24 in Wilkinsburg, Forever Free — a newly-sculpted statue of Abraham Lincoln, America’s 16th president — was…

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Sweetwater Center for the Arts kicks off “46 Works 46 Years” Aug. 13

Once Was and May Be is the title of the current Brian Druckenmiller exhibit at Sewickley’s Sweetwater Center for the…

3 years ago

Double Dog Studios Celebrates “Outsider Art” with July 24 Opening

FOR Double Dog Studios co-owner Dave Klug, premiering a brand new gallery with an Outsider Art-themed exhibit was the perfect…

3 years ago

KSWA and Blue Dust Bring Wrestling Under The Bridge.

Professional Wrestling has an uncanny ability to unite people from all backgrounds. That’s no different when the Keystone State Wrestling…

3 years ago

Basquiat-Warhol exhibit features social, personal sides of epic art collaboration

“It was like some crazy art-world marriage, and they were the odd couple.” — Victor Bockris, Warhol: The Biography *  …

3 years ago

Battle at The Fairgrounds II Starts Summer of Boxing in Pittsburgh

With around 30 percent capacity, Derek Gionta managed to do what was impossible for almost 11 months this past February,…

3 years ago

Summer Gallery Roundup from LOCAL’s Visual Arts Editor L.E. McCullough

“Once the faintest stirring of hope became possible, the dominion of the plague was ended.”  — Albert Camus, The Plague…

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New children’s book celebrates Pittsburgh history, teen activism

“You can’t have a revolution without dancing,” says Pittsburgh author and former labor organizer Nicole McCandless. Her new children’s book,…

3 years ago

USS Fight Academy Welcomes Back Amateur Boxing in Pittsburgh with their First Fight Night

Steve “USS” Cunningham, a former two-time IBF Cruiserweight Champion, has been in many big fights in his career, but the…

3 years ago

Spring Gallery Roundup from LOCAL’s Visual Arts Editor L.E. McCullough

PITTSBURGH HAS AN enviable amount of Public Art, and it’s going to get plenty more of it soon. The City…

3 years ago