Staff report The Tamburitzans return to DeYor Performing Arts Center on Sunday. The ensemble performs the traditional songs and dance of Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Poland, Slovakia, Armenia, Spain and Romania. According to Artistic Director George “Butch” Kresovich, “It's folk ... ...

Youngstown’s Simply Slavic festival will have a watch party for an episode of a PBS series focused on the event. “The World According to Polka” is produced by Western Reserve Media and hosted by Jake Kouwe, best known as frontman for the Chardon Polka Band. It is an Emmy-winning series ...

Downtown Youngstown never “closed.” It just became a life-size game of Tetris to navigate for far too long, a combination of multiple, simultaneous road construction projects and unplanned disasters (the Realty Tower explosion). The city celebrates the completion of those projects ...

Falls library shows Sinchak paintings The Newton Falls Public Library is showcasing a collection of paintings by Edward P. Sinchak, who was a lifelong resident of Northeast Ohio and served as an educator in the Newton Falls School District for 33 years. After retiring in 1991, Sinchak ...

Writer-director Mario Ricciardi describes his film “Midwest Sessions” as a mix of science fiction, horror and more experimental fare, but don’t expect spaceships and expensive special effects. Instead, the Boardman native drew inspiration from some of his favorite shows, such as ...

After a one-year hiatus, Rust Belt Theater Company is bringing back “Living Dead: The Musical” for a pre-Halloween run. According to Rust Belt founder Robert Dennick Joki, “We took a break from this script last season, and a lot of our patrons missed it. So the show is back this year ...