Biggest stories of 2011 -- Pittsburgh Pop, Rock and Rap bi13672412 Going the year the hype was building on rap's Batman and Robin -- Wiz Khalifa and Mac Miller. Both of them delivered, taking the music to the people throughout the States and Europe and becoming the first rappers to top the Billboard charts. There's little doubt they're the story of the year local music. 1

Free and Affordable Pittsburgh 12/9: Music, Movies and Family Fun bi13672412 It's impossible not to revel all the Holiday fun has to offer, and weekend and week ahead no exception!..

Pittsburgh ready to 'count up' for First Night bi13672412 With two big fireworks displays lighting up the skies and Rusted Root performing onstage, the Cultural Trust has New Year's Eve celebration covered from top to bottom

New Year's Eve Plans Announced For First Night Pittsburgh bi13672412 ers pack the downtown streets once again to usher a new year fireworks and concerts

Review: New details keep Pittsburgh Ballet's 'Nutcracker' fresh bi13672412 Artistic director Terrence S. Orr tweaks the production every season, and gains further variety from the combinations of rotating casts. "The Nutcracker" certainly worked charms at the noon performance on Sunday at the Benedum Center

McLouth returns to Pittsburgh bi13672412 The Pirates have signed outfielder Nate McLouth to a one-year deal. Financial details were not known, but the pact was pending a physical

CAPA grads to make pitch for school bi13672412 Creative and Performing Arts school graduates who made big return to the school to help show school district officials and the community the type of talent the school's arts programs foster

'Nutcracker': Local kids take a crack at holiday ballet bi13672412 'The Nutcracker' Young performers enjoy the chance to dance acclaimed story

CAPA showcases talent, enhanced by adjunct teachers bi13672412 In the wake of proposed cuts to the tune of 25 percent, the School for Creative and Performing Arts held a "cry for help" concert Downtown theater Monday night, showcasing most talented actors, dancers, musicians and vocalists, both young and old -- and the adjunct teachers who help train them

CAPA teachers give free show to fight budget cuts bi13672412 Many of the part-time instructors at the School for Creative and Performing Arts regularly practice what they teach, bass player Paul Thompson said. "One of the beauties of CAPA that teachers are artists and performers," he said. Some of those faculty members join former and current students on Monday evening for a free show the school's Downtown theater

In Brief: Recreation and Parks Department offers programs bi13672412 The American Red Cross Learn-to-Swim Program for those ages 6 months and older be held at the Gateway High School Sports Center winter. The deadline to register Jan. 6, and classes begin Jan. 14. read more »..

WEEKEND GUIDE bi13672412 Holidays HOLIDAY LIGHTS CELEBRATION OF LIGHTS: Hartwood Acres, Hampton and Indiana townships. The 3.2-mile drive-through Christmas display features more than 2 million lights and 300 animated characters. Benefits The Salvation Army/WTAE-TV Project Bundle-Up and local charities. Through Jan. 8. Sun.-Thurs. 6-10 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 6-11 p.m. $12 per car. 412-767-9200

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