March means fun in the Beaver Valley, Pittsburgh & beyond
March means fun in the Beaver Valley and Pittsburgh area.
Here is a calendar to help you choose your entertainment:
March 1
•Tool, PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh. ppgpaintsarena.com
•Son Volt, Mr. Smalls Theatre, Millvale. ticketweb.com
•Closing reception for "Interaction Now," a juried exhibition from Associated Artists of Pittsburgh and Robert Morris University’s Media Arts Gallery, 4:30 to 7 p.m., Wheatley Center at RMU's Moon campus. aapgh.org
March 2
•Ellwood City singer Jeff Wiley performs Neil Young's "After The Gold Rush" album, 6 p.m., The Harmony Inn, Harmony.
•Open Stage Wednesdays 7 p.m. at Thursday's restaurant, Bridgewater.
•Beatles tribute with Todd Rundgren, Christopher Cross, Denny Laine, Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall. librarymusichall.com
March 3
•"Oklahoma!" 7:30 p.m. presented by Ambridge High School. onthestage.tickets
•"Once Upon a Mattress," 7 p.m. presented by Central Valley High. showclix.com
•"Annie," 7 p.m., Freedom High. freedomareaschools.org
•David Archuleta, Club Cafe, Pittsburgh. ticketweb.com
March 4
•Horror Realm Con opens at the Crowne Plaza Hotel & Suites in Bethel Park bringing together actors, directors and authors from well-known horror films like four main cast members of "Fright Night," stuntman Kane Hodder ("Friday the 13th"), Rachel True ("Sharknado"), David Naughton, star of the iconic "American Werewolf in London" and Jim Winburn (the original 1978 "Halloween".) horrorrealm.com
•Pittsburgh Home & Garden Show opens, 10 a.m., David Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh (runs through March 13). pghhome.com
•"Oklahoma!" 7:30 p.m. presented by Ambridge High School. onthestage.tickets
•"Once Upon a Mattress," 7:30 p.m., Central Valley High. showclix.com
•"Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory," 7:30 p.m. Lincoln High, Ellwood City. showtix4u.com
•"Annie," 7 p.m., Freedom High. freedomareaschools.org
•"Cinderella," 7 p.m. South Side Area High. onthestage.tickets
•Ministry, Stage AE. promowestlive.com
March 5
•William Shatner, Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall. librarymusichall.com
•Vendors/Crafts sale, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Chippewa Fire Hall, 2568 Darlington Road.
•The Kid Laroi, Stage AE, Pittsburgh. promowestlive.com
•"Oklahoma!" 7:30 p.m. presented by Ambridge High School. onthestage.tickets
•"Once Upon a Mattress," 7:30 p.m., Central Valley High. showclix.com
•"Annie," 7 p.m., Freedom High. freedomareaschools.org
•"Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory," 2 and 7:30 p.m. Lincoln High, Ellwood City. showtix4u.com
•"Cinderella," 7 p.m. South Side Area High. onthestage.tickets
March 6
•"Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory," 2 p.m. Lincoln High, Ellwood City. showtix4u.com
•"Oklahoma!" 2:30 p.m. presented by Ambridge High School. onthestage.tickets
•"Cinderella," 2 p.m. South Side Area High. onthestage.tickets
March 7
•Tame Impala, Petersen Events Center. peterseneventscenter.com
March 8
•Pittsburgh Home & Garden Show continues, 4-10 p.m., David Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh (runs through March 13). pghhome.com
•Devon Allman Band, Jergel's Rhythm Grille, Warrendale. jergels.com
March 9
•Open Stage Wednesdays 7 p.m. at Thursday's restaurant, Bridgewater.
•Loverboy, Palace Theatre, Greensburg. thepalacetheatre.org
•Joshua Radin, Mr. Smalls Theatre, Millvale. ticketweb.com
March 10
•Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias, UPMC Events Center, Moon. upmceventscenter.com
March 11
•"Swing!" a musical dance spectacular, opens at 7:30 p.m. MainStage Theater, Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center, Midland. lincolnparkarts.org
•"Anastasia," presented by Blackhawk High, 7 p.m. showtix4u.com
•Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias night two, UPMC Events Center, Moon. upmceventscenter.com
•America, Palace Theatre, Greensburg. thepalacetheatre.org
March 12
•Mystery Dinner Theatre Night 6:30 p.m. at Wright Fieldhouse at Veteran’s Park in Chippewa Township, featuring "Mystery’s Most Wanted" theater company. chippewa-twp.org
•Pittsburgh St. Patrick's Day Parade. pittsburghstpatricksdayparade.com
•Eldorado Band, March 12, Koehler Brewery, Ellwood City. koehlerbrewingcompany.com
•Day-long St. Patrick's Day celebration with green eggs and ham for breakfast, Kelly's Riverside Saloon, Bridgewater. kellys-slashpub.com
•Elias Khouri, Altered Genius Brewing, Ambridge. alteredgeniusbrewing.com
•"Swing!" 7:30 p.m. MainStage Theater, Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center, Midland. lincolnparkarts.org
•Ron White, Rivers Casino, Pittsburgh. riverscasino.com
•Tyler, The Creator, Petersen Events Center. peterseneventscenter.com
•Khrungabin, Stage AE, Pittsburgh. promowestlive.com
•"Anastasia," presented by Blackhawk High, 7 p.m. showtix4u.com
March 13
•Charter Day as Old Economy Village in Ambridge reopens for the season. oldeconomyvillage.org
•"Swing!" 2 p.m. MainStage Theater, Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center, Midland. lincolnparkarts.org
•"Anastasia," presented by Blackhawk High, 2 p.m. showtix4u.com
March 14
•Baden artist Lynda Kirby featured throughout March in the Back Hall Gallery of Cranberry Township Municipal Center at 2525 Rochester Road. cranberryartistsnetwork.com
March 15
•Parquet Courts, Mr. Smalls Theatre, Millvale. ticketweb.com
March 16
•Jazz Fusion, 7 p.m., BlackBox Theater, featuring Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School students playing jazz classics, Midland. lincolnparkarts.org
•Open Stage Wednesdays 7 p.m. at Thursday's restaurant, Bridgewater.
•Celtic Thunder, Palace Theatre, Greensburg. thepalacetheatre.org
•Henry Rollins, Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall. librarymusichall.com
March 17
•St. Patrick's Day celebration continues at Kelly's Riverside Saloon, Bridgewater. kellys-slashpub.com
•"Disney's The Little Mermaid," presented by Beaver High School, 1 p.m. senior citizen show. ticketor.com/beaverhsmusical
•"Cinderella," Beaver County Christian School, 7 p.m. bccs.ludus.com
March 18
•St. Patrick's Day weekend Hip-Hop show, with Peso Pak, D.F.R. J. Money, Cigarillos and more, Frank's Original Grille, Beaver Falls.
•Genevans spring concert, 7:30 p.m., John White Chapel on Geneva's Beaver Falls campus. geneva.edu.ensembles
•"Cinderella" presented by Hopewell Area High, 7:30 p.m. vikingmusicals.weebly.com
•Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall. librarymusichall.com
•Manchester Orchestra, Roxian Theatre, McKees Rocks. livenation.com
•Gary Numan, Thunderbird Music Cafe, Pittsburgh. thunderbirdmusichall.com
•"Disney's The Little Mermaid," presented by Beaver High School, 7:30 p.m. ticketor.com/beaverhsmusical
•"Cinderella," Beaver County Christian School, 7 p.m. bccs.ludus.com
March 19
•Genevans spring concert, 7:30 p.m., John White Chapel on Geneva's Beaver Falls campus. geneva.edu.ensembles
•Ellwood City Band Bash, with PJ Rillo & The Western Spirit, Gypsy Lane, Para Bellum, Brianna Wilkinson, Zakk Bissell, Steel Mill Rising and The Leftovers, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Koehler Brewery Pub, Ellwood City. koehlerbrewing.com
•"Cinderella" presented by Hopewell Area High, 7:30 p.m. vikingmusicals.weebly.com
•'80s-'90s dance party with DJ Chuck Webb, 8 p.m. Aliquippa American Serbian Club. 724-378-4393.
•St. Paddy's Party with live music from Jive Daisy and more, 12:30-10 p.m. Altered Genius Brewing, Ambridge. alteredgeniusbrewing.com
•Nature Journaling class, 1-4 p.m., Raccoon Creek State Park, Hanover Township. eventsreg.dcnr.pa.go
•"Disney's The Little Mermaid," presented by Beaver High School, 7:30 p.m. ticketor.com/beaverhsmusical
•"Cinderella," Beaver County Christian School, 7 p.m. bccs.ludus.com
March 20
•Dirty Honey, Roxian Theatre, McKees Rocks. livenation.com
•Alice Cooper, Heinz Hall, Pittsburgh. pittsburghsymphony.org
•"Disney's The Little Mermaid," presented by Beaver High School, 2 p.m. ticketor.com/beaverhsmusical
•"Cinderella" presented by Hopewell Area High, 3 p.m. vikingmusicals.weebly.com
March 21
•"Pompeii: The Exhibition" at the Carnegie Science Center of Pittsburgh, explores the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeii, but also preserved a unique record of daily life at the height of the Roman Empire on Aug. 24, 79 A.D. Runs through April 18. carnegiesciencecenter.org
March 22
•Merrick Art Gallery, 1100 Fifth Ave., New Brighton open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, (1-4 p.m. Sundays) merrickartgallery.org
March 23
•Open Stage Wednesdays 7 p.m. at Thursday's restaurant, Bridgewater.
•Spring Flower Show: "Sunshine and Rainbows" through April 17 at the Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens, Pittsburgh. phipps.conservatory.org
March 24
•Martina McBride, Palace Theatre, Greensburg. thepalacetheatre.org
•Ensemble Immersion: Blush, 7 p.m., BlackBox Theater, Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center, Midland. Student-produced, all-original, avant-garde performance. lincolnparkarts.org
•"Matilda The Musical," 7:30 p.m., Riverside High. showtix4u.com
March 25
•"Freaky Friday" presented by Beaver Falls High, 7 p.m. March 25. 724-843-7470, ext. 1215
•Ensemble Immersion: Blush, 7 p.m., BlackBox Theater, Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center, Midland. Student-produced, all-original, avant-garde performance. lincolnparkarts.org
•"Matilda The Musical," 7:30 p.m., Riverside High. showtix4u.com
March 26
•Bindley Hardware Co. in concert at Beaver Station Cultural & Event Center, Beaver. RSVP.BeaverStation.org
•The Eagles, PPG Paints Arena. ppgpaintsarena.com
•"Freaky Friday" 7 p.m., Beaver Falls High.
•"Matilda The Musical," 7:30 p.m., Riverside High. showtix4u.com
March 27
•Tamburitzans return to Ellwood City, 3 p.m., Lincoln High School. ellwoodtams.eventbrite.com
•"Freaky Friday," 2:30 p.m. Beaver Falls High,
•"Matilda The Musical," 2 p.m., Riverside High. showtix4u.com
March 28
•"Immersive Frida Kahlo," multi-media art exhibit, 720 E. Lacock St., Pittsburgh's North Side. immersive-frida.com. Open selective dates through May 28.
March 29
•Circle Jerks, Mr. Smalls Theatre, Millvale. ticketweb.com
•Mitski, Stage AE, Pittsburgh. promowestlive.com
•Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros., Roxian Theatre, McKees Rocks. livenation.com
March 30
•Colin Hay, Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall. librarymusichall.com
•"The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged)," 3 p.m. Threadbare Cider House & Meadery, Pittsburgh.
March 31
•Michael Evans in concert, as part of the Beaver County Community Concert series, 7:30 p.m. Beaver Falls Middle School. bvcommunityconcert.org
Scott Tady is the local Entertainment Reporter for The Beaver County Times and Ellwood City Ledger. He's easy to reach at stady@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @scotttady.
This article originally appeared on Beaver County Times: Concerts, musicals, spring fun abounds in the region this March
