8 • THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2019 • SUMMER FUN
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Summer Day Camp
Kids Ages 5 – 12
Hempfield Park – June 10 to August 16
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Early Drop Off and Late Pick-up available
Each week includes a specific theme, crafts, speakers,
games, involvement from Greensburg-Hempfield Library,
daily snack, field trip every Thursday, and Pizza Friday!
Each camper will receive 1 shirt
NEW THIS YEAR – Alternating Wednesday’s *Guest
Speaker/Pool Field Trip*
For additional questions or information contact us at
724-834-7232 or parks@hempfieldtwp.org
To register, go to www.hempfieldtwp.org
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Christian Sands Trio, Joey
DeFrancesco, Keyon Harrold,
Makaya McCraven, Nubya Garcia,
Paul Jost, Roger Humphries,
Tamara Tunie, Warren Wolf and
Alton Merrell and Impact.
Details: pittsburghjazzfest.org
Westmoreland Cultural Trust
TGIS
Thursdays at The Palace Theatre’s
S&T Bank Courtyard and
Megan’s Suite, this free 14-week
Thank Goodness It’s Summer
concert series will feature 14
bands, refreshing cocktails and
dining options through Sept. 5
(excluding July 4).
Gates open at 4:30 p.m. with
live music from 6-9 p.m. Food
vendors include Sun Dawg Café,
Caffe Barista, Elegant Catering,
Miss Meatball and Major Stokes.
Local community partners will
guest bar tend and compete for
the title of 2019 TGIS Bartender
Challenge Winner.
• May 30 — Brahctopus
• June 6 — Willow Hill
• June 13 — Sky Pilot
• June 20 — The Woods Family
Band
• June 27 — The Abilene Band
• July 11 — Bad Boy Blues Band
• July 18 — Gary Pratt
• July 25 — Hamilton Ave.
• Aug. 1 — Supper Break String
Band
• Aug. 8 — The Bricks
• Aug. 15 — The String Theory
• Aug. 22 — East Coast Turnaround
Full Acoustic Band
• Aug. 29 — The Laurel
• Sept. 5 — Jeff Perigo &
Friends
On Sept. 13, the Trust’s 2nd
Annual Greensburg Music Fest
will round out the summer
series with a celebration of
music throughout the cultural
district. Locations include The
Palace Theatre, Art in the Alley
and Helman-Ghrist Parking
Lot, St. Clair Park’s Robertshaw
Ampitheatre and The Westmoreland
Museum of American
Art. Additional details and
bands TBA.
Details: westmorelandculturaltrust.
org
Hempfield Township Parks
& Recreation
Concerts in Hempfield Park
• July 28 — Jeff Jimerson and
Airborne
• Aug. 30 — Katelyn Rose Band
& NOMad
• Sept. 14 — Aubrey Burchell
and Joe Grushecky and the
Houserockers
Details: hempfieldtownship.
com
Deutschtown Music Festival
• July 12-13 — Pittsburgh’s
North Side.
The free indoor/outdoor event
features more than 300 bands,
35 stages, and music ranging
from rock to jazz to rap.
Family-friendly programming
is featured during the daytime,
with over 20 food trucks, children’s
activities, an artists’
market and other activities to
supplement the music.
Details: deutschtownmusic
festival.com
Pittsburgh Blues and Roots
Festival
July 27-28 — Syria Shrine Center,
Cheswick
• July 27, Pavilion Stage, IBC
(International Blues Challenge)
winner, special performances
by musicians on the autism
spectrum, Joe Grushecky & The
Houserockers; Gary Hoey, CJ
Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana
Band.
Festival Stage, Pierce Dipner &
The Shades of Blue, Jill West
& Blues Attack, Miller & Other
Sinners.
• July 28, Pavilion Stage, special
performances by musicians on
the autism spectrum, Vanessa
Collier, Dana Fuchs, Tommy
Castro & The Painkillers.
Festival stage, Soul Raydio, Bill
Toms & Hard Rain with special
guest Jimmy Adler, Tribute To
The Legendary Women Of The
Blues.
Both days: The Band Together
DJs and MCs.
Proceeds benefit the Autism
Society of Pittsburgh and Band
Together Pittsburgh, a nonprofit
using music to enrich those on
the autism spectrum and their
families.
Details: pghbluesrootsfest.com
Skull Fest
• Aug. 15-18 — Various locations,
uniting all tribes of punk
for “skull-splitting volumes”
and “anti-everything attitude,”
according to its website. Music
will come from Poison Idea, The
Lewd, Caustic Christ, Swordwelder,
Behind Enemy Lines,
Rubella Ballet, Geiger Counter,
Loose Nukes and more.
Details: skullfestpgh.com
Thrival Festival
• Sept. 18-20 — Schenley Plaza,
Oakland, exploring the intersection
of humans, technology
and creativity through curated
programs, original content,
multimedia and an annual arts
and innovation festival, according
to its website. Events TBA.
Details: thrivalfestival.com
OTHER VENUES
Numerous artists will take to
area stages this summer, including:
Benedum Center
• May 26 — Hozier: Wasteland,
Baby! tour
CONCERTS · FROM 6
• June 1 — Rock ‘N Remember
Live
• July 2 — Peter Frampton
Finale
• July 7 — “Weird Al” Yankovic
Details: trustarts.org
The Palace Theatre
• June 15 — Todd Rundgren
• June 20 — Keb’ Mo’ Solo with
Jontavious Willis
• June 21 — The Gatlin Brothers
with special guest Tom Tippin
• June 22 — Peter Noone &
Herman’s Hermits
• July 5 — Get The Led Out
• July 27 — BJ Thomas with
special guest Donna Groom
• Aug. 2 — Happy Together
• Aug. 16 — Marilyn McCool &
Billy Davis Jr.
• Aug. 20 — The Australian Pink
Floyd Show
• Aug. 31 — The McCartney
Project, Beatles/Wings/ McCartney
tribute
• Sept. 14 — The Pittsburgh
Legends in Concert
• Sept. 15 — Frankie Avalon with
guest Lou Christie
Details: thepalacetheatre.org
PPG Paints Arena
• May 30 — The Who
• June 7 — Twenty-One Pilots
• June 12 — Ariana Grande
• June 23 — The New Kids On
the Block
• July 28 — John Mayer
• July 29 — Khalid
• July 31 — Queen and Adam
Lambert
• Aug. 1 — Jeff Lynne’s ELO
• Aug. 6 — Shawn Mendes
• Aug. 17 — Iron Maiden
• Sept. 3 — Jonas Brothers
• Sept. 14 — Backstreet Boys
Details: ppgpaintsarena.com
KeyBank Pavilion
• June 7 — Luke Bryan
• June 22 — Outlaw Music
Festival
• June 28 — Zac Brown Band
• July 6 — blink-182 and Lil
Wayne
• July 10 — Shinedown
• July 12 — Thomas Rhett
• July 13 — 311 and Dirty Heads
• July 19 — Alice Cooper and
Halestorm
• July 20 — Wiz Khalifa
• July 21 — Hootie and the
Blowfish
• July 26 — Breaking Benjamin
• July 27 — Dierks Bentley
• Aug. 1 — Heart
• Aug. 2 — Florida Georgia Line
• Aug. 7 — Train / Goo Goo Dolls
• Aug. 8 — Nelly, TLC, and Flo
Rida
• Aug. 10 — Chris Stapleton’s All
American Road Show
• Aug. 17 — Korn / Alice In
Chains
• Aug. 23 — Knotfest Roadshow
• Aug. 24 — Chris Young
• Aug. 31 — Brantley Gilbert
• Sept. 11 — ZZ Top
• Sept. 14 — Jason Aldean
• Sept. 21 — Rascal Flatts
Details: livenation.com
Mary Pickels is a Tribune-Reviewstaff writer. You can contact Mary at 724-836-5401
or mpickels@tribweb.com or via Twitter@MaryPickels.
Concerts, musical festivals bring the sounds of summer
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