This week I visited Epiphany Church in the Hill District, CJ’s in the Strip District, Shadow Lounge in East Liberty, and Ammons Recreation Center in the Hill District, the Stop the Violence rally in the Hill District, The Greater Pittsburgh Coliseum in Homewood, Red Onion in the Hill District and Heinz Field on the North Shore of Pittsburgh.

The Honey Girls came out to the Whiteside Road Reunion to represent in grand style.

My first stop was Epiphany Church in the Hill District where Fifth Avenue High School held their annual All Class Reunion and everyone came out to represent for the Archers.

On Sept. 4, the concert tour of “The Distant Relatives” hit the humble stage of Mr. Smalls Theatre in Millvale.

Nas and Damien Marley, son of the late Bob Marley, brought their unique combination of hip-hop and reggae to the fans of Pittsburgh. Their tour had already taken them from coast to coast and beyond, with several stops made in Europe.

DAMIEN AND NAS MARLEY

With their message of the connection of all people to Africa, the two musical masters rhymed about the upliftment of the continent along with the invaluable contributions it has made to the world. Faithful fans held up lighters and swayed them to the command of Marley as he sang, “Africa Must Wake Up.” Before they left the building, Nas and Marley reemerged on stage with their band, singers/dancers, and flag waver to the crowd’s eager chants of “encore.”

Thursday 23

The Marleys

1Love presents Live Forever: A Once In A Lifetime Dream Concert “A Bob Marley Celebration…30 Years Later” at 7 p.m. at the Benedum Center, 803 Liberty Ave., Downtown. This is a celebration of Bob Marley who played his last concert in 1980 at Benedum Center, formerly the Stanley Theater. The evening will include Stephen Marley, Damian Marian, Julian and Cedella Marley with special guests the Original I-3s, Rita Marley and Marcia Griffiths. All proceeds benefit 1Love “Not for Profit” Foundation. For more information, call 412-456-6666 or visit www.pgharts.org.

Dear Gwendolyn:

I was married to a wonderful man for 46 years. He is now deceased. I got involved with another man and after dating for about a year he had a heart attack. He underwent by-pass surgery. I took him in and took care of him. When he was able to take care of himself, he became distant towards me and moved out. He moved back to his apartment which was okay with me. He dropped all ties with me. I would call to check on him but he never returned the calls. He just said that he didn’t want to be a bother to anyone. He told me, “You live your life and I will live mine.”