Location: Hollywood Theater, now known as Row House-Hollywood, in Dormont Featured guests: Brian Mendelssohn, owner, and Kelsey Shea, marketing manager for Row House Cinema 3 things that surprised me: 1. The Hollywood Theater was built in 1926 when silent movies were the norm, and it employed a full-time organist to accompany every film. During the renovation, the team discovered green, leaf-patterned, velvet wallpaper but the plan is to reimagine the theater’s walls to look like something out of the classic sci-fi film “Metropolis.” 2. The Row House team is remodeling the projecti ..read more

Looking for a new job? Check the NEXT Job Board every Monday for the latest openings across the Pittsburgh region in a range of fields and industries. Hiring? Post your job here to get in front of more than 20,000 local job seekers weekly. Nonprofit Quantum Theatre seeks a Director of Production to manage technical and producing aspects of the company’s nontraditional, environmental theater productions. IT and Engineering The Pittsburgh Pirates are looking for a Data Scientist to impact the organization’s acquisition and player development through the development of c ..read more

The hardest part of the Dicks Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon for Deborah Bryant of Homewood was trying not to dance when she was filling cups with electrolyte drinks. While thousands of runners came from all over the world for the May 5 race, Bryant, like nearly all of the hundreds of volunteers on race day, was helping out in her hometown. Behind her was James Clark, otherwise known as DJ Goldtooth, who kept a funky beat going from 7 a.m. until noon. The music, ostensibly, was to give the runners a lift, but it was the volunteers outside of Homewood House on Frankstown Avenue who were da ..read more

A surge in donations when people stayed home and cleared out their closets during the Covid-19 pandemic prompted Goodwill Southwestern Pennsylvania to provide $25 gift vouchers for those in need to obtain clothing, furniture and other essential items.  Donations to Goodwill have tapered off to a steady flow, but its Give Back Program was so successful that the nonprofit continued the initiative.  Since its launch in 2021, the program has allocated $785,000 worth of vouchers to other social services agencies that in turn distributed them to more than 26,000 disadvantaged individuals ..read more

There are plenty of fascinating museums to visit in the Pittsburgh area, and you might not realize that you’ve probably only heard of a fraction of them. “Hidden gem” is a moniker many of the museums on this list would rather leave behind. You’ll want to check each museum’s website before planning a visit, as many of these sites operate seasonally. Kerr Memorial Museum The Kerr Memorial Museum was the bequest of Virginia Kerr to Oakmont Borough. Photo by Melanie Linn Gutowski. 402 Delaware Ave., Oakmont 412-826-9295 Tours: 90 minutes; by appointment only Thanks to shows like “Downton Abbey ..read more

Ditch the screens and head to an Allegheny County park this summer … to look at a bigger screen. If the Summer Concert Series isn’t enough outdoor entertainment, the county’s Summer Movies in the Parks calendar was also released on May 1. The first film, Disney Pixar’s “Elemental,” will be screened at Deer Lakes Park Carp Field in Tarentum on Thursday, June 6. The series will continue weekly on Thursdays — except on July 4 — until Aug. 8 at different parks throughout the county. Screenings are free but subject to weather. All begin at dusk — between 8:50 and 9:15 p.m. — and guests are encoura ..read more

With deep respect for every kind of matriarch in our lives — moms, aunts, caregivers, stepmoms, bonus moms, grandmas — we went in search of ideas for gifts that share local flair and lots of love. Gifts with meaning Photo courtesy of Sapling Press. “Mother of the Goddamn Year” card from Sapling Press $6 Less is more when it comes to these local letterpress gurus. Sapling Press reimagines the age-old printing technique with sassy and clever messages. The front packs such a punch(line) that the inside is all yours for scrawling. The homegrown company is fresh on the heels of celebrating its mil ..read more

When the weather gets warmer, Pittsburgh’s music festival season heats up. Here’s your guide to the top events you won’t want to miss. Pittonkatonk  May 11, Vietnam Veterans Pavilion, Schenley Park The free family-friendly celebration is back with bands from Congo, Colombia, Poland, local groups Timbeleza and the Eagleburger Band, and performers from 1Hood Media. Jupiter and Okwess is among the bands playing at the 11th annual Pittonkatonk celebration in Schenley Park on May 11. Photo courtesy of Marcelo Quinones. Millvale Music Festival  May 17-18, Millvale streets, clubs, VFW ..read more

Classical music often gets a reputation for being serious, traditional, even stiff. That’s something the members of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra are cognizant of, and are working to counteract. A major piece of that effort is the Disrupt series, which the orchestra describes as “rewriting the rules of the symphony.” “As a programmer, something I’m always thinking about is how I can continue to grow our art and what we do,” says Mary Persin, vice president of artistic planning for the PSO. “Thinking of ways to bring people closer to the music and the musicians is something that really fas ..read more

The South Park and Hartwood Acres Park Amphitheaters are once again set to host a slew of free, genre-spanning concerts as part of Allegheny County’s Summer Concert Series. Unless otherwise noted, the concerts kick off at 7:30 p.m. and will run from May 31 through Sept. 1 rain or shine. The county announcement notes that local food trucks, Bella Terra Vineyards and Hop Farm Brewing Co., will be on-site at all concerts starting at 6 p.m. The River City Brass Band will kick off the series on Friday, May 31, at South Park. Concerts will continue weekly on Fridays at the park until Aug. 30 unless ..read more