Things to do in Western Pa.: March 18, 2021

What’s your musical pleasure? Country or classical, sacred or show tunes?

There’s something on tap for every ear, along with an array of art exhibitions and other entertainment happenings.

The details are here, in this week’s Big List.

Art

• What a drag: The Westmoreland Museum of American Art will present a new installment of Drag Queen Art Critique streaming at 7 p.m. March 26. Alora Chateaux and Tootsie Snyder will provide a tongue-in-cheek take on works from the Greensburg museum’s collection. Registration is pay-what-you-can at thewestmoreland.org.

• Intersections: “Identities and the American Experience: Project I, elise michaux” an exhibition of photos and short videos by elise michaux, is showing through March 26 in the Harlan Gallery in the Seton Hill University Arts Building in downtown Greensburg. “Project 1” is the first in a series of exhibitions that intersect race, gender and sexual orientation through the process of art.

Gallery hours are 1-8 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, 1-3 p.m. Fridays and 1-4 p.m. Sundays.

• Public art: Work by Pittsburgh artist Danielle Robinson is on display through mid-May at 608 S. Millvale Ave. and Lima Way in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield section, as part of a collaboration between the sidewall public art project and BOOM Concepts.

• New works: “Waterworks 2021,” a new exhibit by members of the Pittsburgh Watercolor Society, is running through April 2 at the North Hills Art Center, 3432 Babcock Blvd. Center hours are 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Mondays-Fridays; admission is free.

The new works in watercolor and other water media also can be viewed on the society’s website.

Details: northhillsartcenter.org and pittsburghwatercolorsociety.com

• “Low Water”: Carnegie Museum of Art has partnered with Bank of America’s Masterpiece Moment initiative on a video featuring Eric Crosby, the museum’s Henry J. Heinz II Director, sharing the history behind Joan Mitchell’s 1969 painting, “Low Water,” which was first exhibited in the 1970 Carnegie International and then acquired by the museum.

Masterpiece Moment videos showcase curated artworks from museums around the country. The CMOA video can be viewed at bankofamerica.com or youtube.com.

Comedy

• That ’80s show: Arcade Comedy Theater will present “The Latchkey Kids: 80s Night” at 9 p.m. Saturday on YouTube Live. The night of ’80s-inspired comedy and music will feature special guests Cash Allen, James Jamison and improv group Some Kind of Felony!

Details: arcadecomedytheater.com

Film

• Cinema at home: These titles are available for streaming through March 31 from Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s Harris Theater @ Home virtual cinema: “Crock of Gold — A Few Rounds With Shane MacGowan,” about the tortured Irish vocalist, best known as the lead singer/songwriter of the Pogues, who combined traditional Irish music with punk rock; “Stand Down Soldier,” the fictional story of Sgt. Stacy Armstrong who returns home from three deployments with PTSD; and “Two of Us,” about two retired women neighbors who have been secretly in love for decades.

For tickets, visit trustarts.org.

Kids’ stuff

• Go camping: Summer camps return this year to the Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History in Oakland, with Monday-Friday sessions from June 20-Aug. 7. Full-day camps are available for campers ages 6-13 at both museums, with camps for high school students at the Museum of Art. Sessions also are planned at Powdermill Nature Reserve in Rector.

Scholarships and reduced prices for those meeting income guidelines may be available.

Details: camps.artandnaturalhistory.org

Magic

• Now you see it: Monday Night Magic: Live Online celebrates Women’s History Month with a new program premiering each Monday in March. The March 22 episode will feature Dorothy Dietrich and Jade. The off-Broadway magic series is co-presented by Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s Liberty Magic series. Tickets start at $20.

Details: trustarts.org

Music

• Country jam: Colin Southfield and the Mushroom Country Band will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday in Greensburg’s The Palace Theatre, as part of the weekly VIP Experience livestream concert series featuring regional acts. The free concert will stream on The Palace Theatre and Westmoreland Cultural Trust Facebook pages.

Details: thepalacetheatre.org

• Cabaret: Students in Seton Hill University’s Department of Theatre and Dance will present two recorded performances of the romantic comedy music of Zina Goldrich and Marcy Heisler. “I Believe in Love” will stream at 8 p.m. Friday and March 26; “Make Your Own Party” will stream at 8 p.m. Saturday and March 27.

Free or “pay-what-you-can” tickets for the streams are available at alumni.setonhill.edu.

• “Bohemian Inspirations”: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s Front Row virtual experience will present “Barnatan Plays Mozart,” premiering at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Manfred Honeck will conduct the program, featuring pianist Inon Barnatan and also including works by Bartok, Bela Kovacs and Dvorak.

A ticket is $15 at pittsburghsymphony.org.

• Sing along: The Westmoreland Museum of American Art will offer a “Just Sing! Singing for Self Care Workshop” for high school students, led by artist in residence, vocalist and educator Anqwenique Kinsel, at 2 p.m. Sunday on Zoom.

Details: 888-718-4253 or thewestmoreland.org

• Live on screen: A livestream interactive concert featuring Matthew Gilsenan of The Celtic Tenors, concert violinist Vladimir Jablokov and pianist Kevin Walsh is set for 5 p.m. Sunday in the Strand Theater in Zelienople. The 40-45-minute performance will include a personal greeting and live chat with Gilsenan and Jablokov. General admission is $20; only 40 tickets will be sold.

Details: thestrandtheater.org

• Midday music: Soprano Charlene Canty and harpsichordist J. Christopher Pardini will perform sacred music in anticipation of Holy Week at noon March 26 as part of the Saint Vincent College Music at Midday series. The performance will stream on the college’s Facebook page.