The breeze is warm, the flowers are blooming, and the patio furniture is out at Greensburg's Palace Theatre . The weekend starts early with Thank Goodness It's Summer (T.G.I.S.) sessions, offering beverages, snacks and live entertainment beginning at 6 p.m. Thursdays in the courtyard. Last week featured saxophonist James Boggs , a Greensburg resident and attorney who graduated from Marshall University, in Huntington, W.Va. and earned a doctorate of jurisprudence from West Virginia University. Boggs was a drum major in Marshall's marching band, and some peers from the university's jazz ensemble went on to play for NBC's "The Tonight Show" band and the Boston Pops Orchestra. A highlight of Boggs' side job has been opening for the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. "I still enjoy music more than just about anything," Boggs said. "But practicing law pays the bills." Coming T.G.I.S. attractions include country music with Gary Pratt (seen in the crowd Thursday) and the Bad Boyz Blues Band . Westmoreland Cultural Trust president Mike Langer said the summer parties are a fun way to use the theater in its off season. "We want people to come and enjoy the facility," Langer said. "It's live entertainment in a laid-back setting." Season sponsors are First Commonwealth Bank, First National Bank and Irwin Bank. Seen enjoying summer: Susan Boggs , Pat Condo and Jan Taylor , Chuck and Nancy Anderson, Vonnie Goldsborough, Pete and Peggy Colosimo, Linda Kubas, Dr. Richard and Janet McNeel, Joan Flinko, Dorice Tharp, Randy Rinier, Beth Allwine, Mike and Karen Phillips, Tammy Taylor, Joyce Sukay, Betsy Giernacky, Sam and Teresa Shaffer, Mike and Andrea Kopcak, Audrey Mattiuz, Lisa Fluman and Kevin Rodgers . Made in Pennsylvania They say that sometimes life imitates art. In the case of the 400 pieces of stoneware, tanware, textiles, painted furniture and fraktur (colorful birth and baptismal records are examples) on display at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art , ordinary objects from early Pennsylvania life have become art. The exhibit Made in Pennsylvania: A Folk Art Tradition at the Greensburg museum through Oct.14 is a compilation of pieces from the museum's and private and public collections. There's a wonderful quilt that offers a glimpse into the Civil War era through the eyes of Allegheny County resident Sarah Bright Anderson Lea, circa 1890, and a sampler dated 1808, signed by Rebekah Hancock, of Pittsburgh, whose uncle was John Hancock, signer of the Declaration of Independence. Stoneware vessels used to haul water to farm laborers are included. They are rare, said collector Frank Swala , of Jefferson, Greene County, because often the containers were abandoned in the fields and eventually broke. Guest curators are Swala, stoneware and tanware (delicate, decorated brown pieces, similar to those reportedly seen at Fallingwater when the Kaufmanns were in residence); R. David Brocklebank , fraktur; Charles Muller , furniture; and board member Harley Trice , textiles. Trice and museum curator Barbara Jones collaborated on the idea for the exhibit. "It's not just another antique show," Trice said. "Nobody's ever done a major western Pennsylvania sampler or fraktur show before. We have Soap Hollow furniture that's never been exhibited before, and I don't think there's ever been a tanware show at all." Seen at Friday's opening: Joy Brocklebank, Kevin and Judith O'Toole, David Ludwig, Earl Trimble, Lou and Anita Schwartz, Mary Lou Krumrine, Stephanie Fagan, Elizabeth Dickey, Tom and Donnis Headley, Kathleen Hollahan, Bob and Arlene Kendra, Larry and Lee Lacquement, John Mickinak, Lowell and Gloria Smith, Howard Tannning, Fran and Bob Lynch and Jack and Jean Snodgrass. Volunteers with Heart The men and women who help raise funds for the American Heart Association of Westmoreland County were honored last week at the "Hearts of Gold" Volunteer Recognition event at Ferrante's Lakeview, in Greensburg. Events Director Toni Kilkeary said the volunteers have more than shown themselves to be interested in moving the Heart Association forward. This year's "Hearts of Gold Recipients" were chosen by a committee for their commitment to heart health and awareness in five categories. * Education: Dawna Bates is a retired Latrobe elementary school teacher and former head of the district's Health and Physical Education Department. * Health Care: Jan Beckage is the Coordinator of Health Education and Staff Nurse at Seton Hill University. * Individual: Iva Carney is a former board member who started Women's Health Day and Take Wellness to Heart programs in Westmoreland County. * Corporate: Stan Oakes is the Facilities Manager representing Kennametal, who the Heart Association says is once of its biggest supporters for the yearly walk. * Small Business: Jane Pushkar of Jonathan Michaels and Deb Trevellini of Morninglory who chaired this year's Fashion Show and filled the Four Points Sheraton in Greensburg to capacity. Board member Ed Christofano , of Hayden Pharmacy in Youngwood helped to roast Dorothy Hufford , the outgoing board president and director of community relations at Excela Health. Hufford becomes nominating chair and passed the gavel to vice president Ruth Irwin . Seen at the event: Bill Hufford, Kathi Kalp, Al and Carol Kave, Mel and Kathy Wohlgemuth, Marlisse Leventry, John Ledyard, John Longo, Valerie Lori, Kristin Christofano, Bernadette Bleyer, Jack and Ginny Diehl, Judi Oakes, Cecilia Eagan, Mary Painter, Marie Gallatin, Paul Plucker, Jennifer Plummer, Sister Marie Toomey, Muriel Robbins, Dr. Constance Settlemyer, Deb Trevellini and Emily Wisneski. -- Jennifer Miele, WTAE