“The Voice” finalist Chris Jamison is back in Pittsburgh after finishing third on the NBC show. Now he’s ready to break into the music business on his own terms.
For this production, Artistic Director Maria Sensi Sellner conducts, and soprano Sabrina Knox portrays the lead role, originally written for a male soprano.
The manager of membership and development at the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council talks about hosting the “Unemployment Show,” his degree in puppetry and becoming “Pittsburgh-famous.”
While he can walk largely unrecognized in his hometown, comic-book artist Ed Piskor of Munhall continues to win critical acclaim and international fame with “Hip Hop Family Tree,” a series of graphic novels telling the story of hip-hop music.
About 15 years ago, Beaver officials buried utility lines and redid sidewalks to beautify the borough’s main street. The result is a town that today is ripe for strolling (with free parking) and with hardly an empty storefront.
