Pennsylvania's ugliest creature is a depressed fictional pig called the Squonk who will take center stage at a festival ...

Oddities of all sorts filled the outside and inside of Bottle Works Saturday as cryptid fans from around the region and beyond gathered for the third annual Squonkapalooza. The festival celebrates all ...

The Squonk, a cryptid that resembles a wrinkled pig, or maybe a black bear with mange, is rumored to roam the dark hemlock ...

The squonk is not only said to be "Of distinctly low mentality" but also so ugly it's given to constant crying over its appearance. ( Image from "Fearsome Critters" by Henry H. Tryon as ...

The squonk - reportedly the homeliest of all living things in Pennsylvania - obviously is a creature of myth and legend. We included it in our Monsters of Pennsylvania series simply because it is ...

Hand to Hand," said Jackie Dempsey, a member of Squonk. Here is the schedule of events for Saturday night: • 5:00, 6:30, 8:00, and 9:30 p.m. Squonk Opera Hand to Hand in PPG Plaza ...

“Squonk shows are radically inclusive and accessible, inviting everyone to create joy together,” says Jackie Dempsey, Co-Artistic Director of Squonk.

If you go Who: Squonk Opera What: Debut of new show, "Brouhaha" When: 4 and 7 p.m. Sunday, 1:30 and 5:15 p.m. Monday Where: Kickoff and Rib Festival, near Art Rooney Avenue and Reedsdale Street ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Eclectic musical group Squonk will be hosting several free, outdoor performances as part of ArtPrize next week. Squonk is a Pittsburgh-based group of about 10 to 20 artists ...

The origin of the Squonk — said to reside in the Keystone State’s Hemlock Forest — dates back to 1910, with a book called “Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods” — and Pennsylvanians ...