For years people have been asking Lil’ John Rinaldi when he was going to write about his life and his memories of co-hosting the “Big Chuck & Lil’ John Show.” He always gave the same answer. “I said, ‘I’ll never write a book ever,’” Rinaldi said. That changed when he ...
Art BUTLER INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN ART, 524 Wick Ave., Youngstown: “In Honor of America 250 Ohio: Joseph G. Butler Jr. Collections of Our Nation Exhibit,” through Dec. 26; “On the Surface: Works from the Permanent Collection,” through March 14, 2027. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. www.butlerart.com and 330-743-1107. HOYT ARTS CENTER, 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle, Pa.: “America Creates Hope: WPA Poster from the U.S. Library of Congress,” through Oct. 28; Jocelyn Beatty: Realistic Reflections,” Tuesday through Nov. 5. Hours ...
Playhouse youth theater presents ‘Grimm’ comedy Playhouse Youth Theatre stages “The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon” this weekend at the Youngstown Playhouse, 600 Playhouse Lane. Shiloh Hart directs the one-act comedy by Don Zolidis that mashes up all the Brothers Grimm fairy tales into one madcap story. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets range from $18 to $28 for adults and $13 to $23 for children and are available online at youngstownplayhouse.org/boxoffice/ and by calling 330-788-8739. Warren library offers Ghost Walk preview ...
Staff report Registration is open for fall classes at Trumbull Art Gallery. The schedule includes: • 8’’ x 8’’ Stained-Glass Workshop, 6 to 9:30 p.m. Oct 22 ($95 members and $105 non-members) • Introduction to Zentangle, 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 22 ($20 members, $25 non-members) • Holiday Cards in Watercolor, noon to 3 p.m. Oct. 24 ($30 members, $35 non-members) • Holiday 8’’ x 8’’ Stained-Glass Workshop, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 5 or 6 to 9:30 p.m. Nov. 12 ($95 members and $105 non-members) • Free Form and Overlay Stained-Glass Course, Wednesday evenings ...
Two Ohio poets will be featured at the next Lit Youngstown First Wednesday Reader Series event. Diane Kendig‘s latest book is “Woman with a Fan: on Maria Blanchard and Prison Terms” and she co-edited the tribute anthology “In the Company of Russell Atkins.” Kendig led a prison writing workshop for 18 years and now curates Cuyahoga County Public Library’s weblog Read + Write and writes for Free Poetry Cleveland. Named the 2022 Ohio Poet of the Year for her chapbook “Hunger,” Erica Manto Paulson is a graduate of Bowling Green State University and holds a degree in ...
Assorted ramblings from the world of entertainment: • The mood will be “Sinister” this weekend at Skyway Drive-In in Leavittsburg. The drive-in hosts the fourth Sinister Horror Fest, presented by Niles-based clothing company Dead Ink Apparel. Among the special guests will be Nicholas ...
