Dr. Cyril Wecht

A Pathological Discussion with Dr. Cyril Wecht Fri, Aug 14, 20208:00 PM Sat, Aug 15, 202010:00 PM This show historically sells out so don't wait to get your tickets FROM JFK to Jon Benet... Dr. Cyril Wecht, world renowned forensic pathologist, will discuss the histori......More

A Pathological Discussion with Dr. Cyril Wecht Fri, Aug 14, 20208:00 PM Sat, Aug 15, 202010:00 PM This show historically sells out so don't wait to get your tickets FROM JFK to Jon Benet... Dr. Cyril Wecht, world renowned forensic pathologist, will discuss the historic cases he has been asked to investigate (including the assassination of President John F. Kennedy) and other cases he has studied over the years. From the assassination of Robert Kennedy to the suicide of Marilyn Monroe, to the tragic deaths of Elvis Presley and Kurt Cobain, Dr. Wecht will provide personal insight into these historic tragedies. Other cases on which Dr. Wecht has consulted include Sunny Von Bulow, Vince Foster, Laci Peterson and Anna Nicole Smith. KDKA Radio's John McIntire will interview Dr. Wecht and there will be a Q and A session at the end of the program. Three Shows: Friday at 8PM, Saturday at 3PM and 8PM Doors Open one hour before program starts General Admission: $35

Dr. Cyril Wecht

A Pathological Discussion with Dr. Cyril Wecht Fri, Aug 14, 20208:00 PM Sat, Aug 15, 202010:00 PM This show historically sells out so don't wait to get your tickets FROM JFK to Jon Benet... Dr. Cyril Wecht, world renowned forensic pathologist, will discuss the histori......More

A Pathological Discussion with Dr. Cyril Wecht Fri, Aug 14, 20208:00 PM Sat, Aug 15, 202010:00 PM This show historically sells out so don't wait to get your tickets FROM JFK to Jon Benet... Dr. Cyril Wecht, world renowned forensic pathologist, will discuss the historic cases he has been asked to investigate (including the assassination of President John F. Kennedy) and other cases he has studied over the years. From the assassination of Robert Kennedy to the suicide of Marilyn Monroe, to the tragic deaths of Elvis Presley and Kurt Cobain, Dr. Wecht will provide personal insight into these historic tragedies. Other cases on which Dr. Wecht has consulted include Sunny Von Bulow, Vince Foster, Laci Peterson and Anna Nicole Smith. KDKA Radio's John McIntire will interview Dr. Wecht and there will be a Q and A session at the end of the program. Three Shows: Friday at 8PM, Saturday at 3PM and 8PM Doors Open one hour before program starts General Admission: $35

Dr. Cyril Wecht

A Pathological Discussion with Dr. Cyril Wecht Fri, Aug 14, 20208:00 PM Sat, Aug 15, 202010:00 PM This show historically sells out so don't wait to get your tickets FROM JFK to Jon Benet... Dr. Cyril Wecht, world renowned forensic pathologist, will discuss the histori......More

A Pathological Discussion with Dr. Cyril Wecht Fri, Aug 14, 20208:00 PM Sat, Aug 15, 202010:00 PM This show historically sells out so don't wait to get your tickets FROM JFK to Jon Benet... Dr. Cyril Wecht, world renowned forensic pathologist, will discuss the historic cases he has been asked to investigate (including the assassination of President John F. Kennedy) and other cases he has studied over the years. From the assassination of Robert Kennedy to the suicide of Marilyn Monroe, to the tragic deaths of Elvis Presley and Kurt Cobain, Dr. Wecht will provide personal insight into these historic tragedies. Other cases on which Dr. Wecht has consulted include Sunny Von Bulow, Vince Foster, Laci Peterson and Anna Nicole Smith. KDKA Radio's John McIntire will interview Dr. Wecht and there will be a Q and A session at the end of the program. Three Shows: Friday at 8PM, Saturday at 3PM and 8PM Doors Open one hour before program starts General Admission: $35

OPEN JAM

hursday, August 20, 2020 7:30 PM 11:00 PM Free to Play, Free to Listen! Every third Thursday of the month! Hear some of Pittsburgh’s best musicians as they jam together at this amazing open stage! Featuring House Band 8mm Lead by (G-Man) Greg Casile. Sign ups start at ......More

hursday, August 20, 2020 7:30 PM 11:00 PM Free to Play, Free to Listen! Every third Thursday of the month! Hear some of Pittsburgh’s best musicians as they jam together at this amazing open stage! Featuring House Band 8mm Lead by (G-Man) Greg Casile. Sign ups start at 7:30pm Music Starts at 8:00pm Performers: Out of consideration of Covid-19, we ask that you provide as much of your own back line as possible. We will be disinfecting regularly during the event.

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Jaws (DELAYED)

Our 4th of July tradition returns… a little bit later than usual! The heart pounding tale of man and nature returns to The Oaks Theater and we're ready to celebrate with special summer themed decorations . It's not safe in the water - some come to us instead! Tickets or......More

Our 4th of July tradition returns… a little bit later than usual! The heart pounding tale of man and nature returns to The Oaks Theater and we're ready to celebrate with special summer themed decorations . It's not safe in the water - some come to us instead! Tickets originally purchased for July 4th, 2020 are valid for this showing! General Admission $8 Movie starts at 7:30PM Doors open at 7:00PM

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Big Screen, Little Bites: The 100 Foot Journey

Friday, September 4, 2020 7:00 PM 9:30 PM Join Oakmont Olive Oil Company and Hungry Run Winery as we present the Hundred Foot Journey! This event will feature light hors d'oeuvres, wine from Hungry Run Winery, a great film, and great friends! Movie Starts at 7:00PM Do......More

Friday, September 4, 2020 7:00 PM 9:30 PM Join Oakmont Olive Oil Company and Hungry Run Winery as we present the Hundred Foot Journey! This event will feature light hors d'oeuvres, wine from Hungry Run Winery, a great film, and great friends! Movie Starts at 7:00PM Doors Open at 6:00PM

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PURE GOLD Concert

A memorable evening of old-school R & B from the early days or rock and roll. Pure Gold's great harmonies, fantastic leads, and excellent instrumentation will transport you to a happy, carefree time.

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The Pittsburgh Doo-Wop Big Band

Pittsburgh Doo-Wop Big Band Saturday, September 12, 2020 7:30 PM 9:30 PM Relive the sounds of the 50s, 60’s and 70’s with the Pittsburgh Doo Wop Big Band. Under the direction of Richard G. Mansfield, musical director, arranger/ conductor of the “American Soundtrack Se......More

Pittsburgh Doo-Wop Big Band Saturday, September 12, 2020 7:30 PM 9:30 PM Relive the sounds of the 50s, 60’s and 70’s with the Pittsburgh Doo Wop Big Band. Under the direction of Richard G. Mansfield, musical director, arranger/ conductor of the “American Soundtrack Series,” the group has recreated the same great musical arrangements as seen and heard on PBS. Enjoy the sounds of Motown, the rhythms of the Crystals and the Chiffons, the smooth sounds of the Miracles, Etta James, and more! Featuring the sensational vocal accompaniment of BILL REICHERT (formerly with the Mystics” (Hushabye), Vito Balsamo of “Vito and The Salutations” (Gloria & Unchained Melody), “The Dedications”, Pittsburgh’s own “The Holidays” and “The DooWop Shoppe”) and LAURA ROZDAY ( “Laura Rose” charted locally produced singles “Kansas City”, “I Want a Man Who Can Dance With Me”). Music starts at 7:30PM Doors Open at 6:30PM

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Smokin Section at The Oaks Theater

This has been one of our premier events the past couple years at such a nice music venue. Join us for a great night of rockin' and dancing and all around fun. Stay tuned for ticket information.

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David Bromberg Quintet at The Oaks Theater - Moved to Sept 27

Please be advised David Bromberg Quintet originally scheduled for April 30th 2020 at The Oaks Theatre has now been rescheduled to September 27th. Please hang on to your tickets all tickets purchased for the original date will be honored. 91.3 WYEP & Drusky Entertainmen......More

Please be advised David Bromberg Quintet originally scheduled for April 30th 2020 at The Oaks Theatre has now been rescheduled to September 27th. Please hang on to your tickets all tickets purchased for the original date will be honored. 91.3 WYEP & Drusky Entertainment Presents David Bromberg Quintet Sunday September 27th 2020 Doors: 7:00PM / Show: 8:00PM The Oaks Theater (Oakmont PA) $25.00 - $45.00 Tickets are on sale now! This event is all ages *********************************** About David Bromberg: "We shall not cease from exploration and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.” – T.S. Eliot “There’s only two kinds of music – ‘the Star Spangled Banner’ and the blues.” – Willie Nelson quoting renowned fiddler Johnny Gimble For Americana godfather David Bromberg it all began with the blues. His incredible journey spans five-and-a-half decades and includes – but is not limited to – adventures with Bob Dylan George Harrison Jerry Garcia and music and life lessons from seminal blues guitarist Reverend Gary Davis who claimed the young Bromberg as a son. A musician’s musician Bromberg’s mastery of several stringed instruments (guitar fiddle Dobro mandolin) and multiple styles is legendary leading Dr. John to declare him an American icon. In producing John Hartford’s hugely influential Aereo-Plain LP Bromberg even co-invented a genre: Newgrass. Add in a period of self-imposed exile from his passion (1980-2002) during which he became a renowned violin expert and Wilmington Delaware’s cultural ambassador top that off with a triumphant return to music-making and you have an amazing tale leading back to one place: the blues. Now with The Blues the Whole Blues and Nothing But the Blues his first release for Red House Records Bromberg and multi-Grammy-winning producer/accompanist Larry Campbell (Dylan Levon Helm Paul Simon) focus on the music David discovered in high school when circa late 50s he was introduced to a friend’s dad’s collection of blues 78s. He’d only just taken up guitar as a means to pass the time while in bed with the measles. “I loved those 78s so much ” says David “I taped them on a portable reel-to-reel so I could listen at home and learn.” That love is evident in The Blues the Whole Blues and Nothing But the Blues. The album is both blues primer and an opportunity to witness a master embracing this distinctly American music with passion and grace. “There’s a lot of different types of blues on there ” Bromberg notes. “We decided to start it off with a dyed-in-the-wool blues [Robert Johnson’s “Walkin’ Blues”] but there’s also country blues [“Kentucky Blues”] and gospel-influenced blues [“Yield Not”].” Bromberg a onetime sideman himself is quick to give props to his long-running road-and-studio cohorts: Butch Amiot (bass) Josh Kanusky (drums) Mark Cosgrove (guitar) Nate Grower (fiddle) and Peter Ecklund (cornet). Of producer arranger multi-instrumentalist fellow Reverend Gary Davis acolyte and old friend Larry Campbell he says “To use a baseball analogy Larry is like a star at any position in the infield because he can play them all.” Since meeting in the early 80’s Campbell and Bromberg had crossed paths many times. They finally worked together in Levon Helm’s studio for David’s 2013 return-to-form Only Slightly Mad. “He wanted to do a Chicago blues album then ” Larry says. “But we decided to remind folks of what he does better than anyone: the whole gamut of Americana the full Brombergian. And we got some new fans. For this one we went back to the blues and made use of David’s great vocabulary in all veins of the genre.” Bromberg’s guitar work remains a marvel amped electric lead – both slide and fretted – and delicately powerful acoustic fingerpicking propel these songs with the same force that made him the go-to guy for acts ranging from the Eagles to Link Wray to Phoebe Snow. This is a man who can go full-on Chicago gutbucket with “You Don’t Have to Go” (a Bromberg original) then slay with the jazz inflections of Ray Charles’ “A Fool for You ” rendered here intimately solo. Although Bromberg points out he’s not the same guitarist he was before his two decades away from performing and recording. “I play differently ” he says. “I can’t play as fast but playing slower gives me more time to think about what I’m doing.” “He’s always able to plug into the emotion of a song ” Campbell says. “He’s incredibly inventive as a player. Sometimes restrictions can be good.” Listeners can actually hear what the years have given Bromberg in the spartan acoustic “Delia.” Bromberg originally covered this traditional nugget on his 1972 self-titled debut – a live solo rendition with a spoken-word break. The new version features Campbell and Bromberg in the studio revisiting Bromberg’s live arrangement from their occasional duo tours. It is mesmerizing with gravitas only experience can bring. “Larry and I have played ‘Delia’ a lot ” Bromberg says. “I love what he does on it.” Longtime fans will notice another difference: Bromberg’s voice he’s really singing. The vocals cover a broad range: impassioned vibrato-laden testifying pew-jumping soul shouts soft confident crooning and of course his peerless raconteur chops (particularly in “You Been A Good Old Wagon”). “When I first started ” Bromberg says “singing was something I did between guitar solos. But during the period I did so little performing I took some voice lessons and now I know more what I’m doing. I love singing now. Love it.” Larry Campbell was impressed at the newfound vocal chops too. “He is a better vocalist than ever ” he says. “He’s strong and present. None of the songs took more than three takes. And he was able to take the old folk song ‘900 Miles’ [a “railroad song” made famous by Odetta and Woody Guthrie] and turn it into an electric blues that’s a real high point of the album for me.” Although he remains the proprietor of the beloved David Bromberg Fine Violins in Wilmington Delaware – “I love my shop ” he says – Bromberg makes time to tour with his quintet and he’s already included every song in his live repertoire (save “Yield Not ” which requires a choir) from The Blues the Whole Blues and Nothing But the Blues. As ever he brings his characteristic devotional intensity to the music invigorating his surprise third act with the same passion he felt as a teen spinning those blues 78s just before the road called.

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