The image above shows the Swingin’ BopCats Big Band (Submitted)  

(New Brighton, PA) Grab your favorite lawn chair or that comfortable blanket and head for New Brighton!  

The Swingin’ BopCats Big Band is coming to town on Saturday,  May 27 at 6pm in Townsend Park, in the 600 block of Third  Avenue, across from the New Brighton municipal building.  

The Townsend Park concert is sponsored by the Beaver County Commissioners’ community matching grant through Beaver County Tourism and the New Brighton Business District Authority,  coordinated by the Beaver Valley Musicians Union, Local 82-545. 

This free Townsend Park outdoor performance officially kicks off the “2023 Summer Concerts in the Park” series planned for Beaver  County.  

The Swingin’ BopCats Big Band plays swing music spanning the fabulous Big Band era to the present day – featuring hits by the dance bands of Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman and Brian Setzer.  

The BopCats are supporting the next generation of musicians, by  donating a portion of the band’s annual proceeds to local high  school music scholarships, for serious students who are pursuing  careers in music. 

(Aliquippa, PA) The Independence Conservancy is conducting tire collection at the city street department on Kennedy Boulevard on Saturday, May 20, 2023. The event is from 9 a.m. to noon rain or shine.

(Rochester Township, PA) Recently, the Beaver County Transit Authority Board of Directors approved a motion to redesign the Summer Youth Pass to include anyone from the age of 6-21 and free fares for those who apply. The program will now be referred to as the Fast Forward Summer Pass.

Through this, BCTA will be able to provide reliable, safe, and free public transportation to hundreds of children in the county.

Applications are available both in person at the Rochester Transportation Center and online at bcta.com. In order to receive the pass, the applicant must provide proof of age. Acceptable documents include birth certificate, school ID (if age or date of birth is present), passport, alien registration card, state issued ID, or a driver’s license. If applying in person, the applicant will receive their pass the day of. For online applications, the pass be available to be picked up at the Rochester Transportation Center.

(Midland, Pa.)  PGH Crepes Food Truck is going to be at the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center two hours before each performance of An American in Paris beginning Opening Night tomorrow evening!  They will be offering food not just for show patrons, but also to any member of the community who would like to stop by and get something to eat.   Here is their schedule:

• Friday, April 28 – 5:30 to 7:30pm
• Saturday, April 29 – 5:30 to 7:30pm
• Sunday, April 30 – 12:00 to 2:00pm
• Friday, May 5 – 5:30 to 7:30pm
• Saturday, May 6 – 5:30 to 7:30pm
• Sunday, May 7 – 12:00 to 2:00pm