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Things Unseen Theatre Company is under new co-artistic directors as co-founder and co-artistic director Valerie Stratton and co-artistic director Tom Liszka retire in May. Active in the local theater community for more than 25 years, Stratton, 78, founded Things Unseen Theatre with the late Jody Hesley and recently directed her last production — the company’s […]
Melted American cheese tops a thick, toasted crust and nestled in between is a layer of Italian sauce, a slice of green pepper and hard salami. Called Altoona Pizza, it’s best eaten with a knife and fork at the Original 29th Street Pizza, Subs and More restaurant. For husband and wife Allen and Cathy Glass […]
The Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art presents Art After Dark from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 22 with a Valentine’s twist as attendees meet three artists featured in “Artists of the 21st Century,” enjoy acoustic music and shop with vendors. SAMA Altoona Director Dante DiAndrea said the ongoing bi-monthly series is designed to attract those […]
The Vienna Boys Choir, one of the most famous choirs in the world — and one of its oldest — will perform a free concert at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, One Cathedral Square, in Altoona, at 7 p.m. March 14. The concert is open to the public but each attendant must have a […]
When growing up in Duncansville, Grace Jester was known as the neighborhood “songbird.” Today, the 20-year-old lives in Nashville, Tenn., and has released her first music single, a song she composed called “Wrap Me in Your Arms.” Grace’s neighbor and former elementary music teacher Martha Miller said, “She was this little songbird. She didn’t sing […]