An orchestra might just be the most scalable of all arts organizations. From a chamber group to a stage packed with musicians, from a dainty Mozart concerto to a mammoth Mahler symphony, ensembles such as the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra don't relinquish any precision as the numbers grow. That was front and center in a concert Friday night at Heinz Hall. (Today)

Nearly 1,000 students, grades 4-12, strutted their stuff at the Pittsburgh Public Theater's this week in the preliminaries of the 18th annual Shakespeare Monologue and Scene Contest. (Today)

Life was getting pretty busy for Augie Malekovich; he wanted to spend more time with family and was starting a new career. But then he realized participating in History's sharpshooting reality show, "Top Shot," truly was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. "I got to go there and do things I would never get another chance to do," the Belle Vernon resident said. (Today)

LOS ANGELES -- Chris Brown has been getting attention for all the right reasons lately, but a judge said Thursday that he should continue to remain under the watchful eye of a probation officer as he works to complete the terms of his sentence for beating then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009. (Today)

TBS has picked up the Pittsburgh-set comedy pilot "Sullivan and Son" as a 10-episode series that will air this summer. The sitcom stars Pittsburgh native comedian Steve Byrne as a man who leaves his job as a New York lawyer to come back to Pittsburgh to run a family-owned bar. (Yesterday)