Rock group plays Aug. 15
MUNHALL - All four original members of the rock band Asia will reunite for a concert at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 15 at the Carnegie Library Music Hall of Homestead, 510 E. 10th Ave. The concert is advertised as featuring a special guest.
Asia was a rock "supergroup" made up of members of previously successful bands. The group's biggest hit was its first single, 1982's "Heat of the Moment."
Tickets range from $30 to $40, with a limited number of gold circle tickets available for $60.
Tickets are available at the venue box office, online at LibraryMusicHall.com or by calling 412-368-5225 at noon Saturday.
Mayhem event returning
BURGETTSTOWN - The third annual Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival will come to First Niagara Pavilion on Aug. 7.
This year's main stage headliners are Korn, Rob Zombie, Lamb of God and Five Finger Death Punch. Also appearing will be Hatebreed, Chimaira, Shadows Fall, Winds of Plague, Atreyu, Norma Jean, In This Moment and 3 Inches of Blood.
Tickets to the day-long festival are $49.50 for general admission pit tickets, $29.50 and $49.50 for reserved seats and $25 for lawn tickets.
Tickets are available at www.livenation.com, Ticketmaster outlets or charge-by-phone at 800-745-3000.
Juniata shows student work
HUNTINGDON - Four Juniata College students studying fine arts will display their work at the Juniata Museum of Art exhibition "Senior Capstone Show," on display through Sept. 4.
The four students whose work has been chosen for the exhibit are: Ashley Bright, a senior painter from Spruce Creek; Diahann Mosier, a senior painter from Huntingdon; Erica Quinn, a senior photographer from White Haven; and Matthew Wren, a senior painter from Pittsburgh.
The Juniata College Museum of Art is located in Carnegie Hall at 17th and Moore streets. Museum hours until May 1 are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. Museum hours starting May 1 are noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Friday.
Mayer, Train bringing tour
HERSHEY - Award-winning singer/songwriter John Mayer will bring his latest tour to Hersheypark Stadium at 7 p.m. July 25. The concert's opening band will be the platinum-selling pop rock group Train.
Tickets for the concert are $49.50 and $69.50 and can be purchased at the GIANT Center Box Office, LiveNation.com, Hershey Entertainment.com or charge-by-phone at 877-598-6504 or 717-534-3911.
The tour will also visit the First Niagara Pavilion (formerly Post-Gazette Pavilion) in Burgettstown at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 1. Tickets for that show are $43.50 and $63.50 for reserved seats and $30 for lawn tickets. Tickets are available at www.livenation.com, Ticketmaster outlets or charge-by-phone at 800-745-3000.
Scorpions visit region
PITTSBURGH - After 45 years together, the legendary German rock band Scorpions is retiring and embarking on a farewell tour. The tour will come to Pittsburgh's Amphitheatre at Station Square for a show at 8 p.m. July 5.
The farewell tour is in support of the group's 17th and final album, "Sting in the Tail," released March 14.
The opening act will be Cinderella, best known for the song "Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)."
Tickets to the all-ages show range from $39.50 to $75 and can be purchased at all Ticketmaster outlets, www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 800-745-3000.
Band sets free concerts
HOLLIDAYSBURG - The Hollidaysburg Community Band will hold its first Summer Concert Series performance at 7 p.m. on Memorial Day, May 31, at Canal Basin Park.
The Blair Concert Chorale Children's Choir will perform at intermission.
The concert is free to the public. Those who plan to attend are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating in the amphitheater.
Free Hollidaysburg Community Band Summer Series performances at the band shell are also planned for 7 p.m. June 27 and July 18. A Labor Day concert will be held at 6 p.m. Sept. 6. The Hollidaysburg Community Band will also appear in a fundraising performance for the Blair County Historical Society at 2 p.m. Aug. 15 at Baker Mansion, Altoona.
For more information, visit www.hollidaysburgcommunityband.org.
Clearfield hosts rockers
CLEARFIELD - The Clearfield County Fair & Park Board has announced that 1980s rock bands Winger and Firehouse will perform at 7 p.m. May 8 in front of the grandstand.
The concert is in conjunction with the Central PA Outdoors and Sports Show, also in Clearfield, from May 7 to 9.
Tickets for the concert are $20, only general admission seating, and are on sale now.
Tickets can be ordered online at www.centralpaoutdoorshow.com, by calling 765-4629 or by stopping at the fair office.
Ensembles play concert
HUNTINGDON - The Juniata College Percussion Ensembles will showcase their wide range of talents at a spring concert titled "The Loud and Soft of It" at 7:30 p.m. April 30 in Rosenberger Auditorium in the Halbritter Center for the Performing Arts on the Juniata campus.
Tickets for the concert are $3 for adults and free for children under age 18 and for Juniata students with ID. The concert will be conducted by James Latten, associate professor of music at Juniata.
Choral Union to perform
HUNTINGDON - The Juniata College Choral Union will present a concert featuring music spanning the globe in the program "Around the World in 50 Minutes" at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Rosenberger Auditorium in Oller Hall on the Juniata College campus.
The concert is free and open to the public.
