Grace Ekis News Today

The Westmoreland County community came together to remember a young girl who died from brain cancer and to raise money for kids currently battling the disease.

Chinese musicians “A Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix,” a free concert of traditional Chinese music, will begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Robert S. Carey Performing Arts Center at Saint Vincent College in Unity. Featured musicians will be Yazhi Guo on the suona and Zhou Yi on

The organizers of a 5K race and walk in memory of a North Huntingdon youngster who lost her life to brain cancer 15 years ago hope this year’s event April 22 will raise $165,000 to support research and families facing cancer. The Race for Grace, held at Norwin High School

Get your Kix The hard-rock, glam-metal band Kix will take the stage at 8 p.m. Friday at The Lamp Theatre, 222 Main St., Irwin. The band’s 1988 release, “Blow My Fuse,” went platinum, with the power ballad “Don’t Close Your Eyes” peaking at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Local high school alumni will be getting their groove on for a good cause later this week. Erik Frantz, Olivia Ahr and Jennifer Gustafson, each from the Highlands School District Class of 2018, along with 2020 Norwin grad Abby Bartos, are some of the local alumni who will participate in