Dan Plants at Christian Perks coffeehouse

MOUNDSVILLE - Christian recording artist Dan Plants will be performing at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7 at Christian Perks coffeehouse.

Plants also will perform at 9 p.m. Nov. 6 at Garfield Artwork. Plants also will perform with the Chrisagis Brothers at some of the duo's Christmas concerts.

For information, log in at myspace.com/mediafriendlysound or at facebook.com/danplants, or call (304) 639-8025.

Pittsburgh Public Theater to stage 'Little Foxes'

PITTSBURGH - Pittsburgh Public Theater continues its 35th season with Lillian Hellman's exquisitely crafted tale of greed and family "The Little Foxes."

Directed by Ted Pappas, "The Little Foxes" runs Nov. 12 through Dec. 13 at the O'Reilly Theater, Pittsburgh Public Theater's home in the heart of Pittsburgh's Cultural District.

Set in a Southern town in 1900, "The Little Foxes" opens with a party held for William Marshall (Philip Winters), a business man from Chicago who wants to bring his factory to the area. After the dinner, the extended Hubbard family plots their strategy to get richer from the deal. Ruthless brothers, Ben (Ross Bickell) and Oscar (John Shepard), want their social-climbing sister, Regina (Helena Ruoti), to get a loan from her banker husband, Horace (Michael McKenzie). Since Horace is in Baltimore being treated by a heart specialist, Regina sends their daughter, Alexandra (Lara Hillier), to bring him home. Oscar's timid wife, Birdie (Deirdre Madigan), wants to go with her, but her husband says "no."

For tickets, call (412) 316-1600 or visit www.ppt.org.

The New Relics performing at Victoria Theater Saturday

WHEELING - The New Relics, a nationally touring country act, will perform for the Wheeling Jamboree at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Victoria Theater.

The New Relics return to the jamboree with a special treat, and a first for any artist at the Jamboree. The New Relics in 2008 brought a film crew to the jamboree to video the band's performance. That video has been turned into a DVD and Live CD package titled, "The Wheeling Jamboree." Both will be available at the show this weekend.

"We are really happy with the DVD. The Wheeling Jamboree and the Victoria Theatre are a fantastic place to shoot video. The performance was great as well," said bassist Josh Swiger.

The band is promoting its debut single "Beautiful" to country radio nationwide. The band won the discovery award for best up-and-coming artist from Music Row, the lead media and news service for the country music industry. The song was given a positive review by Robert Oermann and was compared with Brooks and Dunn, Gloriana, John Fogerty and Bruce Springsteen, Ronny Milsap and Phil Vasser. For tickets and information, call (304) 233-7464.

For information on the band, visit thenewrelics.com or myspace.com/ thenewrelics.

ChemFest at science center this Friday and Saturday

PITTSBURGH - Thousands of students and visitors to Carnegie Science Center Friday and Saturday will learn about basic elements and other chemistry concepts at ChemFest.

Visitors will get up close and personal with some of childhood's beloved chemistry creations, like slimy oobleck, glow-in-the-dark cookies and superballs. Nearly 30 local chemistry organizations will lead demonstrations that highlight the elemental concepts that are found in everyday life, as well as present information on the wide array of career opportunities by those who are in the field today.

ChemFest 2009 celebrates the 22nd anniversary of National Chemistry Week, this year themed "Chemistry - It's Elemental!" to help visitors understand the essential role chemistry plays in everyday life.

One of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, the Science Center features hands-on exhibits, three live demonstration theaters, a four-story IMAX Dome theater, an interactive hi-def digital planetarium, a Cold War-era submarine moored on Pittsburgh's Ohio River, the world's largest and most comprehensive robotics exhibition and a world-renowned model railroad display. Carnegie Science Center is at 1 Allegheny Avenue on Pittsburgh's north shore next to Heinz Field. For information, go to www.CarnegieScienceCenter.org or call (412) 237-3400.

PHOTO: 10-22 soulbridge contrib

CUTLINE: Soulbridge rock band will be one of the featured performers during Tuesday's Up Close in Concert music series at the Vineyard Cafe, Wheeling.

Soulbridge rock band at Vineyard Cafe, Wheeling

WHEELING - Soulbridge will be the featured artist Tuesday at the Vineyard Cafe.

The evening starts with open mic at 7 p.m., followed by D. David Stiles (country/Christian/gospel) at 8 p.m. and concludes with Soulbridge at 8:30 p.m.

Soulbridge's style is straight-ahead rock. The band consists of John Nolan on guitar, Josh Diehl on drums and the newest member Tina Conner on bass. All three do vocals and harmony as well.

Those performing on open mic now have the option of having their performance videoed and uploaded to YouTube.com. The sound comes straight from the sound system into the computer. Check out TheVineyardCafe Channel on Youtube.com.

The Vineyard Cafe is at the Wheeling Vineyard Church, 647 Warden Road. For information, go to www.vineyard-cafe.com or call (304) 224-1782.