Weekend Planner: Rent, Greek Food Festival, The Living Dead

Wondering what to do this weekend? Cranberry Patch has got you covered.

Here’s a look at what’s happening around town this weekend.

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Rent at Comtra Theater

The Broadway musical hit “Rent” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31 at the Comtra Theater along Route 19 in Cranberry. The cost is $15 per person.

For reservations, visit www.comtraplayers.com or call the box office at 724-591-8727. Seating is filled on a first-come-first-served basis.

Dots and Doodles Grand Opening

Dots and Doodles Art Studio, located at 10925 Perry Highway, Wexford, will celebrate its grad opening at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31 with art, food and fun. The studio offers art classes, birthday parties, open studio hours and more for tots, teens and adults.

Holy Trinity Greek Food Festival

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, located at Babcock Boulevard and Cumberland Road in McCandless, will hold its annual Taste of Greece food festival Wednesday, Aug. 28 through Sunday, Sept. 1.

Allegheny County Music Festival

The 14th annual Allegheny County Music Festival, featuring Rusted Root and several local bands, is Sunday, Sept. 1, at the amphitheater in Hartwood Acres Park.

Opening acts begin at 5 p.m. 

Festival Line-up

• Rusted Root
• Corned Beef and Curry
• Royal Teeth
• Carla Bianco
• Liz Berlin’s “We Rock Workshop”

A $20-per-car suggested donation is collected at the gate. Tickets for a 50-50 raffle are sold throughout the concert. Proceeds benefit children and youth served through the Department of Human Services and/or Juvenile Probation.

For more information about the fundraisers for the Allegheny County Music Festival Fund, please click here.

The Living Dead Festival

Ahhh, zombies!  The Living Dead Festival is being held Friday, Aug. 30 and Saturday Aug. 31 in Evans City’s EDCO Park. Located just outside Cranberry, Evans City is where scenes from the cult classic “Night of the Living Dead” were filmed.

The event will feature celebrity guest signing sessions, including meet and greets with Night of the Living Dead actors Judith O’Dea and Russ Streiner.

There also will be a celebration at the iconic Evans City Cemetery chapel, where parts of the movie were filmed, and a screening of Night of the Living Dead.

To learn more about the festival, click here.