What to do amid the April showers
Submitted photo From left, Karlina Valley, Karina Moran, Natalina Kazimir and Trudi Herrholtz are part of the cast for Millennial Theatre Company’s production of the musical “Mean Girls,” which opens April 17 at the Youngstown Playhouse.
1 — Program on suffragist Frances Jennings Casement by Alexandra Lausin, executive director of the International Women’s Air & Space Museum, at Harriet Taylor Upton House, Warren, at 10 a.m.
1 — Music at Noon: Piano Studio at Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, at 12:15 p.m.
1 — Paul J. Thomas Public Lecture in Economics: economist and Youngstown State University alumnus Gary Wagner at YSU’s Williamson College of Business Administration Auditorium at 6 p.m.
1 – April Full Moon Hike: Pink Moon at Mill Creek MetroPark’s George L. Fordyce Park, Youngstown, at 7 p.m.
1 — Lit Youngstown First Wednesday Reader Series: Sean Thomas and Ben Gulyas at Westside Bowl, Youngstown, at 7 p.m.
1 — Kent State University at Trumbull Theatre’s Sips & Scripts: “Rust Belt Trilogy” at Modern Methods Brewing Company, Warren, at 7:30 p.m.
3 — First Fridays Youngstown at OH WOW! The Roger & Gloria Jones Children’s Center for Science & Technology, Youngstown, from 5 to 7:30 p.m.
3 — Collab on Park exhibition opens at Art on Park, Warren, with reception from 6 to 9 p.m.
3 — Third Day and Zach Williams at Covelli Centre, Youngstown, at 7 p.m.
3 — “Silent Sky” opens at Hopewell Theatre, Youngstown, at 7:30 p.m.
4 — Program by Paul Rohrbaugh, author of “Driving It Home: GM’s Lordstown Complex 1956-2019” at Warren-Trumbull County Public Library, Warren, at 2 p.m.
8 — Music at Noon: Saxophone Studio at Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, at 12:15 p.m.
8 — Warren Civic Music Association: Aria Nouveau at Packard Music Hall, Warren, at 7 p.m.
8 — Flute Ensemble at Youngstown State University’s Bliss Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m.
9 — Illusionist Leon Etienne at Packard Music Hall, Warren, at 7 p.m.
10-12 — 54th Race Car Show at Eastwood Mall, Niles
10 — Stage Left Youth Players’ “Princess Prudy’s Promise” opens at Trinity Playhouse, Lisbon, at 7 p.m.
11 — Family Book Day: Bugging Out of Books at Warren-Trumbull County Public Library, Warren, from noon to 3 p.m.
11 — Daniel Bolshy, classical guitar, at Youngstown State University’s Bliss Recital Hall at 2 p.m.
11 — Kayla Boye’s “Shake It Away: The Ann Miller Story” at The Playhouse Downtown, Youngstown, at 7:30 p.m.
11 — Jingo at Robins Theatre, Warren, at 7:30 p.m.
12 — Model Railroad & Toy Train Flea Market at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Center, Austintown, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
12 — Youngstown State University Wind Ensemble and Concert Band at Stambaugh Auditorium, Youngstown, at 4 p.m.
13 — Youngstown Press Club Annual Dinner at Stambaugh Auditorium, Youngstown, at 5:30 p.m.
13 — Harlem Globetrotters at Covelli Centre, Youngstown, at 7 p.m.
13 — Jazz Ensemble at Youngstown State University’s Spotlight Theater at 7:30 p.m.
14 — Stambaugh Youth Concert Band at Stambaugh Auditorium, Youngstown, at 7:30 p.m.
15 — Music at Noon: Clarinet Studio at Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, at 12:15 p.m.
16 — Jazz Appreciation Month Festival with Big Band Sound of Packard and area high school groups at Packard Music Hall, Warren, at 6 p.m.
16 — Library of Rock (Unplugged) with Boardman Schools Rock Band at Warren-Trumbull County Public Library Liberty Branch at 6 p.m.
16 — Program on severe weather by Meteorologist Eric Wilhelm at the Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County-Austintown at 7 p.m.
16 — Youngstown State University Saxophone Studio at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Youngstown, at 6:30 p.m.
16 — “Kiss Me, Kate” opens at Youngstown State University’s Ford Theater at 7:30 p.m.
17 — Spring 2026 Graduating BFA Exhibition opens at McDonough Museum of Art, Youngstown, with reception from 5 to 7 p.m.
17 — Millennial Theatre Company’s “Mean Girls” opens at Youngstown Playhouse at 7:30 p.m.
17 — Top Hat Productions’ “The Prince of Egypt” opens at Fairview Arts & Outreach Center, Struthers, at 7:30 p.m.
17 — Beatles vs. Stones at Robins Theatre, Warren, at 7:30 p.m.
17 — Ian Munsick and Kenny Whitmire at Packard Music Hall, Warren, at 8 p.m.
18 — Warren Citywide Community Clean Up from 9:30 a.m. to noon
18 — McGuffey Historical Society Memories of a Lifetime program by Janet Weir Creighton, former director of intergovernmental affairs and department assistant to President George Bush at Denny’s meeting room, Liberty, at 10 a.m.
18 — Program on 80th anniversary of “A Handshake for the Century” by Greg Gulas, co-author of “My Memories as a Brooklyn Dodger,” at Warren-Trumbull County Public Library Howland Branch at 11 a.m.
18 — Junior Achievement of Eastern Ohio Market Day for Young Entrepreneurs at Eastwood Mall, Niles, from noon to 3 p.m.
18 — Federal Frenzy in downtown Youngstown from 2 to 11 p.m.
18 — Program on early portrait photography by Kate Shannon, art laureate at The Ohio State University, at the Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County-Main at 2 p.m.
18 — Senior Showcase Act II at Robins Theatre, Warren, at 2 p.m.
18 — The exhibition “No Guarantees” opens at Trumbull Art Gallery, Warren, with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m.
18 — Paranormal Investigation of Pioneer Pavilion at Mill Creek Park, Youngstown, at 8 p.m.
19 — Program on history of Braceville churches at Braceville Townhall at 2 p.m.
19 — Herps Alive! The Interactive Reptile & Amphibian Experience at Mill Creek Park’s Ford Nature Center, Youngstown, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. with a small session encounter at 3 p.m.
20 — Flute Studio at Youngstown State University’s Bliss Recital Hall at 7 p.m.
21 — Guitar Ensemble at Youngstown State University’s Bliss Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m.
22 — Music at Noon: Guitar Ensemble at Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, at 12:15 p.m.
22 — Shoah Holocaust Memorial at the Jewish Community Center of Youngstown at 4 p.m.
23 — OhioMeansJobs Trumbull County Career Fair at Eastwood Mall, Niles, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
23 — Jazz Combos at Youngstown State University’s Ford Theater at 7:30 p.m.
24 — Clarinet Studio at Youngstown State University’s Bliss Recital Hall at 7 p.m.
24 — Jo Dee Messina at Packard Music Hall, Warren, at 7:30 p.m.
25 — Farm Animal Baby Shower at MetroParks Farm, Canfield, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
25 — Program on “Forgotten Hauntings of Northeast Ohio” by historian William G. Krejci at the Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County-Main at 2 p.m.
25 — Program on “Tutus, Touring and Other Terrors!” by former ballet dancer Nigel Burgoine at Warren-Trumbull County Public Library, Warren, at 2 p.m.
25 — Westminster College Celebrity Series: Commotion at Orr Auditorium, New Wilmington, Pa., at 7:30 p.m.
26 — W.D. Packard Concert Band at Packard Music Hall, Warren, at 3 p.m.
