5 things to do in Westmoreland County this weekend: April 14-16
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Apr. 13—Music for a new day
The Pitt-Greensburg Chorale and Chamber Singers will present a spring concert, "One Day, A New Day," at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Campana Chapel at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, 150 Finoli Drive, Hempfield.
The Chorale will sing music by various composers, including Elton John, and premiere a new work written for the group by faculty member Matt Klumpp. He will give a pre-concert talk at 7 p.m.
The program also features the Campana Consort, Pitt-Greensburg's newest instrumental ensemble, highlighting music of contemporary video games; and a variety of voice and piano selections from stage and screen, Scottish and Filipino folk songs and jazz standards.
Admission is free. For information, visit greensburg.pitt.edu.
Fort Ligonier symposium
Four French and Indian War scholars will present lectures during the Seven Years' War Symposium, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Fort Ligonier. Topics and presenters include:
—"Like a Brazen Wall: The Battle of Minden and the Trans-Atlantic Connection," by retired British Army Maj. Gen. Ewan Carmichael
—"Between Local Memory and Collective Forgetting: The Seven Years' War in the Global Culture of Remembrance," by Marian Fussel, a professor whose research fields include history of knowledge, history of universities, war and violence and early modern cultural history
—"From Status Seekers to Citizen Warriors: The French Army in the Seven Years' War," by Julia Osman, Associate Professor of European and military history at Mississippi State University
—"Carolina in Crisis: The Anglo Cherokee War in 1760," by historian, editor and nonfiction author Daniel J. Tortora.
Two of the presentations will be live. Two will take place via Zoom.
Registration fee is $60, or $50 for fort association members. For information, call 724-238-9701 or visit fortligonier.org.
High heels, high hopes
The 12th annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Clair Park in downtown Greensburg. On-site registration opens at 9 a.m.
The event aims to raise awareness about gender-based violence in Westmoreland County and surrounding communities, to offer support to all victims and survivors and to spotlight that domestic and sexual violence can affect anyone regardless of gender, race, sexuality, religion or economic status.
Many participants walk in high-heeled shoes as a symbol of challenges women face every day, including being on guard against the possibility of assault, experiencing sexual harassment and dealing with the aftermath of violence. High heels will be loaned to male walkers, subject to availability.
Registration is $5, or free to children under 12.
The walk is organized by the Blackburn Center in Greensburg. For information, visit blackburncenter.org.
The great outdoors
Chico Outdoors Inc. will host the fifth annual Outdoor Expo & Sportsman's Flea Market from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Westmoreland Fairgrounds in Mt. Pleasant Township.
The expo will feature speakers and demonstrations, raffles, silent auction, door prizes, kids' games and fishing pond and concert by Ruff Creek at 7 p.m. Saturday. Vendors will include fishing and hunting suppliers, gun shops, taxidermy services, camping and other outdoor suppliers, artisans and crafters. Food and beverages will be sold.
Admission is $5, or free for those 12 and younger. Proceeds support the nonprofit organization's outdoor initiatives for area youth and veterans.
For information, call 7240875-9029 or visit allevents.in or Chico Outdoors Inc. on Facebook.
Symphonic sounds
These weekend concerts are planned in the Seton Hill University Performing Arts Center, 100 Harrison Ave., Greensburg:
—Westmoreland Symphonic Winds, 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Selections in "For a Future to Be Possible" are connected by the notion that a better future is only possible if individuals are conscious of themselves and mindful of others.
—Sinfonia Orchestra, 4 p.m. Sunday. Selections are "3 Nigerian Dances," by Samuel Akpabot; "Asturias (Leyenda)," by Isaac Albeniz; "Romance from The Gadfly," by Dmitri Shostakovich; "Side by Side," by Molly Joyce; and "Finlandia" by Jean Sibelius.
For information, call 724-552-2929 or visit setonhill.edu/events.
Shirley McMarlin is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Shirley by email at smcmarlin@triblive.com or via Twitter .
