Pat & Lisa Konopka-Cruise Planners

05/02/2026

POV: When your lesson plan includes violins, wonder, and wide eyes.

04/04/2026

02/15/2026

Where every bite tells a story… and you don’t even need a passport. 🫒🌶️

01/30/2026

The ornate chandeliers at the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts in Pittsburgh are more than just lighting, they’re a dazzling symbol of the theater’s historic grandeur. Original to the 1928 Stanley Theatre, the building boasts over 90 crystal chandeliers, torchères, and sconces, almost all of which have been beautifully preserved and restored. 

The star of the show is the grand chandelier suspended in the domed auditorium: a breathtaking focal point weighing about **4,700 pounds and stretching roughly 20 feet tall and 12 feet wide. Crafted with thousands of sparkling crystals and meticulously restored in honor of H.J. Heinz II, it evokes the timeless elegance of a grand movie palace and bathes the theater in radiant light. 

Each year, the Benedum’s chandeliers are lowered and cleaned by hand, a behind-the-scenes ritual that keeps them gleaming for performances ranging from Broadway shows to opera and ballet

01/29/2026

There’s something about Pittsburgh after dark—the bridges glowing, the skyline humming, and the promise of a little Broadway magic waiting downtown. Tonight’s destination? Wicked. 💚🎭 A city that knows how to put on a show… inside and out.

01/28/2026

01/26/2026

Check out InsideLLFleatique’s video.

01/25/2026

Winter in Western Pennsylvania feels like a memory you return to.
Snow falls quietly, familiar and grounding, reminding you that some places don’t change, they wait for you to come back.

06/02/2024

Beauty on the trail.

05/28/2024

05/27/2024