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The city's summer concert series winds down this weekend during the Labor Day Weekend McKeesport Rib Festival in Renziehausen Park, today, Sunday and Monday.
Vendors begin sales at 12 noon today near the Lions Club bandshell at the corner of Eden Park Boulevard and Tulip Drive. Admission is free.
"Born and Raised" begins the entertainment at 2 p.m. Aug. 30, followed by the Ed Harmon Band at 4 and the U.S. Army Field Band's "Volunteers" at 7 p.m.
On Sunday, the McKeesport Lions Club hosts a car cruise beginning at 5 p.m., and Jimmie Ross and The Jaggerz take the stage at 7 p.m.
On Labor Day, Jimmy Beaumont & The Skyliners take the stage at 7 p.m., followed by Zambelli International fireworks after dark. For more information, visit the McKeesport Bands website.
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The McKeesport Symphony Orchestra has been awarded a $2,103 grant by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, state Sen. Jim Brewster said last week.
"The McKeesport Symphony Orchestra has been a key part of the arts community in the Mon Valley for years," Brewster said. "I am pleased that the symphony will receive this grant so it can continue to provide wonderful music and enjoyment for years to come."
Brewster, who represents parts of Allegheny and Westmoreland counties, said the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts was established by statute in 1966 to enhance the arts in Pennsylvania. Its mission is to develop the "excellence, diversity and vitality of the arts."
The grant program was started by the council in 1968. "The McKeesport Symphony has contributed immensely to the quality of life in the Mon Valley and has been an asset to our region," Brewster said.
The grant for the symphony was among a number of awards for groups throughout Allegheny County announced late last week by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.
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Homestead's Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area will host an evening of "food, fun and film" this Saturday at the historic Carrie blast furnaces in Rankin.
The event is a fundraiser for the restoration of the so-called "Carrie Deer" --- a scrap metal stag's head created by guerrilla artists inside the abandoned mill in the late 1990s --- and a show of support for the historic site itself.
Special guest hosts for the event are actor and writer David Conrad and WQED-TV producer and filmmaker Rick Sebak.
Following a special VIP reception at 6 p.m., the gates open to the public at 8 with food and beverages from local eateries, as well as the debut of a documentary about the Carrie Deer. The documentary by filmmakers Sharon and Ken Brown of Glyph Inc was sponsored by The Sprout Fund and Rivers of Steel.
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Thank you to Penn State University Greater Allegheny for being one of the sponsors of this year's broadcast of International Village!
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Thank you to McKeesport Housing Corp. for being one of the sponsors of this year's broadcast of International Village!
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Visit McKeesport's International Village for official information, or follow McKeesport International Village on Facebook for regular updates.
Weather permitting, our live video webcast will begin when the entertainment begins at 6 p.m.
If for any reason (bad weather, bad Internet connection) we are not able to stream video live, we are taping the coverage and we will upload it one day later.
Unfortunately, WEDO (810) has informed us that they will not be carrying an hour of International Village this year.
Within Renziehausen Park, you will be able to hear International Village on an FM radio at 89.9. (Due to FCC regulations, we need to keep the signal confined as much as possible to Renzie.)
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This year's International Village webcast is sponsored by Penn State University Greater Allegheny and McKeesport Housing Corp., as well as reader and listener donations. Thank you!
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