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New Kensington has a new claim to fame: home of the first “Squonkcordion.” The device — described as “an enormous musical instrument powered by behemoth bellows topped with towering tuba bells” — will make its public debut at the Kickoff and Rib Festival on Sunday and Monday outside Acrisure Stadium
To celebrate its 30th anniversary, Squonk continues a multi-city tour of its free outdoor spectacle Hand to Hand, traveling to cities in both the U.S. and Canada. Led by Co-Artistic Directors Jackie Dempsey and Steve O'Hearn, Squonk is a group of musicians and artists producing boisterous outdoor spectacles that fuse fantastical visual design, playful staging, and high-energy original music.
We’ve made it to the weekend. It’s going to be hot. Here are some ways to spend it. Sandcastle opens Saturday’s weather forecast is a high temperature in the 90s. It’s the perfect temperature for opening day at Sandcastle water park in West Homestead. For the first time, the park
Courtesy of Emily O'Donnell Hand to Hand by Squonk A taste of post-industrialism that combines high and low art — and two giant purple hands — is returning to Pittsburgh. Squonk, a performance group with roots in Pittsburgh, is returning to in-person performances for the first time since October 2019 with Squonk in the Neighborhood, featuring Squonk’s acclaimed Hand to Hand show. After its North Side performance got rained out July 17, the series will debut Sat., J...