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Theater
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CALVIN CENTER, 755 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown: Rust Belt Theater Company — “Dating Sucks: The Musical,” 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday through March 2, $15 adults and $10 students and senior citizens. 330-507-2358.
HOPEWELL THEATRE, 702 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown: “A Raisin in the Sun,” 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday through Feb. 24, $13 adults and $10 for students and senior citizens. www.hopewelltheatre .org and 330-746-5455.
TRINITY FELLOWSHIP CHURCH, 4749 South Ave., Boardman: Oakland Center for the Arts / Kids First — “The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley Jr.,” 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 Sunday, $17 adults and $5 students. 330-406-0606.
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AKRON CIVIC THEATRE, 182 S. Main St., Akron: Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati — “Rosa Parks,” 2:30 p.m. Sunday, $12 adults and $7 children ages 5 to 12. Ticketmaster or call 330-253-2488.
ALLEN THEATRE, PlayhouseSquare, 1407 Euclid Ave., Cleveland: Cleveland Play House – “Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood,” through Feb. 24, $25-$97. www.playhousesquare.org or call 216-241-6000.
ASHTABULA ARTS CENTER, 2928 W. 13th St., Ashtabula: “The Odd Couple,” 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday through Feb. 24, $15 adults, $13 students and senior citizens and $11 children 12 and younger in advance and $15, $13 and $11 at the door. 440-964-3396 or ashtabula artscenter.org.
AUGUST WILSON CENTER, 980 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh: “Tubman,” 1 p.m. Wednesday and 8 p.m. Feb. 21, $23.75-$33.75. trustarts.org and 412-456-6666.
BENEDUM CENTER, Seventh Street and Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh: “The Phantom of the Opera,” Wednesday through March 3. Show times are 7:30 p.m. through Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, $36-$150. trustarts.org and 412-456-6666.
BYHAM THEATER, 101 Sixth St., Pittsburgh: “C.S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters,” 4 p.m. Saturday, $40.25-$90.25. 412-456-6666 or trustarts.org
HANNA THEATRE, 2014 14th St., Cleveland: Great Lakes Theater — “Witness for the Prosecution,” Friday through March 10, $15-$75. www.play housesquare.org or call 216-241-6000.
KENNEDY’S THEATRE, PlayhouseSquare, 1501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland: “Flanagan’s Wake,” 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday through April 27, $26. www.playhousesquare.org or call 216-241-6000.
Special Events
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KRAVITZ DELI MEETING ROOM, 3135 Belmont Ave., Liberty: Memories of a Lifetime — Jerry Kern, president of the Historic Warner Cascade Theater Museum on the Warner Brothers, 10 a.m. Saturday, $5 for William Holmes McGuffey Historical society members and $6 for non-members. Call 330-726-8277 for reservations.
MILL CREEK METROPARKS, Youngstown: Jewels of Winter Orchid Show, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through March 3, Fellows Riverside Gardens; Coffee with the Birds, 8 and 8:45 a.m. Saturday, Ford Nature Center; Presidents’ Day Weekend Scavenger Hunt, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Ford Nature Center; Chat with a Naturalist, 1 to 3 p.m. Saturdays through Feb. 23; Winter Walk at Hitchcock Woods, noon Saturday; Wild Women of Mill Creek: Mindy Henning Memorial Trail Hike, 2 p.m. Sunday, meet at MetroParks Farm Bikeway trailhead; The Hunger Moon hike, 7 p.m. Tuesday, meet at Lanterman’s Mill parking lot. 330-702-3000.
TYLER MAHONING VALLEY HISTORY CENTER, 325 W. Federal St., Youngstown: Bites and Bits of History — Amber Farris, director of the McKinley Memorial Museum, noon Feb. 21. 330-743-2589.
WARD BEECHER PLANETARIUM, Youngstown State University: “Undiscovered Worlds,” 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, free; “Cosmic Recipe — Setting the Periodic Table,” 2 p.m. Saturday, free. 330-941-3616.
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HOUSE OF BLUES, 308 Euclid Ave., Cleveland: Local Brews Local Grooves Craft Beer & Music Festival, 5 to 10 p.m. Saturday, $50, $40 and $20. www.livenation.com or 800-745-3000.
I-X CENTER, One I-X Center Drive, Cleveland: Cleveland Golf and Travel Show, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, $12 adults and free for children ages 12 and younger. 216-676-6000.
OHIO THEATRE, Playhouse Square, 1501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland: Justin Willman: Magic in Real Life Tour, 8 p.m. Saturday, $10-$35; National Geographic Live, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, $25-$45. www.playhousesquare.org or call 216-241-6000.
QUICKEN LOANS ARENA, 1 Center Court, Cleveland: Monster Jam Triple Threat Series, 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday and 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, $15-$75. www.theQarena.com and by calling 888-894-9424.
ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM, 1100 Rock and Roll Blvd., Cleveland: Program on producer Tom Wilson with producer Craig Street and author Greg Tate, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Foster Theater, free with RSVP to tickets.rockhall.com or call 216-515-8426.
Literary
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PUBLIC LIBRARY OF YOUNGSTOWN & MAHONING COUNTY CANFIELD BRANCH, 43 W. Main St., Canfield: Monday Night Writers Meeting, 6 to 8 p.m. Monday. 330-793-3675.
Museums
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ARMS FAMILY MUSEUM, 648 Wick Ave., Youngstown: “Familiar Spirits: Remembering the Arms and Wicks,” through June 2. Hours are noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday and noon to 7 p.m. Thursday, $7 adults, $6 senior citizens and college students and $5 children. 330-743-2589.
BARNHISEL HOUSE, 1011 N. State St., Girard: Open by request. 330-545-6162 or 330-545-6559.
BUTTS HOUSE MUSEUM, 3364 Youngstown Kingsville Road, Fowler: Open by appointment. 330-360-7796 or 330-507-9078.
CLARENCE R. SMITH MINERAL MUSEUM, Moser Hall, Youngstown State University: Open by appointment by calling 330-941-3612.
ERNIE HALL AVIATION MUSEUM, 4033 N. River Road NE, Howland: Hours are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday and noon to 3 p.m. Sunday and by appointment, $5 adults, $2 for children ages 5 to 10 and free for children ages 4 and younger. 330-219-6143.
HARRIET TAYLOR UPTON HOUSE, 380 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren: Tours of home by appointment by calling 330-395-1840.
JOHN STARK EDWARDS HOUSE & MUSEUM, 303 Monroe St. NW, Warren: Open by appointment only until April. 330-394-4653.
LEAVITTSBURG HERITAGE MUSEUM, 4901 W. Market St., Leavittsburg: Open from 2 to 4 p.m. the third Sunday of the month or by appointment. 330-898-5341 or 330-399-1448.
MCKINLEY BIRTHPLACE HOME, 40 S. Main St., Niles: Tours at 10 and 11 a.m. and 1, 2, 3 and 4 p.m. Mondays and Wednesday, free. Call 330-652-1704, Ext. 7217, to schedule tours on different day or for groups.
NATIONAL PACKARD MUSEUM, 1899 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren: “Corvettes of the Valley,” through April 14; 19th Vintage Motorcycle Exhibit, through May 18. Museum hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, $8 adults and $5 senior citizens and children ages 7 to 12. 330-394-1899.
SALEM HISTORICAL MUSEUM, 208 S. Broadway Ave., Salem: Hours are 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays. 330-337-8514.
SUTLIFF MUSEUM, second floor Warren-Trumbull County Public Library, 444 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren: Museum hours are 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. 330-399-8807, Ext. 121.
TYLER MAHONING VALLEY HISTORY CENTER, 325 W. Federal St., Youngstown: “Untold Stories: The Forgotten Under Class in Rust Belt Urban Renewal,” through April 7. Hours are noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, $4 adults, $3 senior citizens and college students and $2 children. 330-743-2589.
WARD-THOMAS HOUSE, 503 Brown St., Niles: Open house from 2 to 5 p.m. the first Sunday of the month and by appointment. 330-544-2143.
WARREN HERITAGE CENTER, Kinsman House, 303 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren: Open to 2 to 5 p.m. the first Sunday of the month and by appointment. 330-372-0237.
YOUNGSTOWN HISTORICAL CENTER OF INDUSTRY AND LABOR, 151 Wood St., Youngstown: Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, $7 adults and $3 students. 330-941-1314.
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CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh: “Reptiles Live!,” through May 12. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, $19.95 adults, $14.95 senior citizens; $11.95 students and children ages 3-18. 412-622-3131.
CLEVELAND BOTANICAL GARDEN, 11030 East Blvd.: “Orchid Mania,” through March 10. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, $12 adults and $8 children ages 3-12. 216-721-1600.
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, 1 Wade Oval Drive: “Andy Warhol Endangered Species,” through March 10; “Build to Survive: Biomechanics,” through April 28. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, $17 adults and $14 students, senior citizens and children. 216-231-4600.
Museums
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HOLDEN ARBORETUM, 9500 Sperry Road, Kirtland: Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, $12 adults and $8 children ages 3 to 12. 440-946-4400.
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY MUSEUM, Rockwell Hall, East Main and South Lincoln streets, Kent: “Glass: Selections from the Kent State University Museum Collection” and “Beyond the Suit: Contemporary Menswear from the Collection of Alexandre Marr and Dominic Iudiciani,” both through June 30; “Fashion Meets the Body: Juried KSU Faculty Exhibition,” through Sept. 1. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, $6 adults, $5 senior citizens and $4 students and children ages 7 to 18. 330-672-3450.
MALTZ MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE, 2929 Richmond Road, Beachwood: “Israel: Then & Now,” through May 12. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday with extended hours until 9 p.m. Wednesday, $12 adults, $10 students and senior citizens and $5 for children ages 5 to 11. 216-593-0575.
ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM, 1100 Rock and Roll Blvd., Cleveland: “Stay Tuned: Rock on TV,” through March; “Something Going On: Jeff Rusnak, A Rock & Roll Life” and “Part of the Machine: Rock & Pinball,” through spring 2019. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily with extended hours until 9 p.m. on Wednesday, $26 for adults, $24 for senior citizens, $16 for children ages 6 to 12 and free for children 5 and younger. 216-781-ROCK.
SENATOR JOHN HEINZ PITTSBURGH REGIONAL HISTORY CENTER, 1212 Smallman St., Pittsburgh: Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, $18 for adults, $15 for senior citizens and $9 for students and children ages 6 to 17. 412-454-6000.
WESTERN RESERVE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 10825 East Blvd., Cleveland: Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. $10 for adults, $9 for seniors, $7 vendors and $5 for children ages 3 to 12. 216-721-5722.
Family Fun
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OH WOW! ROGER & GLORIA JONES CHILDREN’S CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 11 W. Federal St., Youngstown: Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily with extended hours until 8 p.m. on Wednesday, $8 adults and children ages 2 and older, $7 senior citizens, educators and veterans, and free for children younger than 2. 330-744-5914.
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CARNEGIE SCIENCE CENTER, One Allegheny Ave., Pittsburgh: Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $19.95 for adults, $14.95 senior citizens and $11.95 for children ages 3 to 12. 412-237-3400.
CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF PITTSBURGH, Allegheny Center, Pittsburgh: Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. $16 adults and $14 senior citizens and children ages 2 to 18. 412-322-5058.
COSI COLUMBUS, 2400 Olentangy Road, Columbus: Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, $25 adults and $20 children ages 2 to 12. 614-228-COSI.
GREAT LAKES SCIENCE CENTER, 601 Erieside Ave., Cleveland: Regular hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $16.95 adults and $13.95 children ages 2 to 12. 216-694-2000.
GREATER CLEVELAND AQUARIUM, 2000 Sycamore St., Cleveland: Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is $19.95 adults, $17.95 senior citizens, $13.95 children ages 2 to 12. 216-862-8803.
Film
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BUTLER INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN ART, 524 Wick Ave., Youngstown: Film on Art Series — Completion of “Ray Johnson: How to Draw a Bunny” plus “The Making of Judy Chicago’s Dinner Party,” noon Tuesday, free. 330-743-1107.
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CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART CINEMATHEQUE, 11610 Euclid Ave.: The films “Hale County This Morning, This Evening” (2018), 6:30 p.m. today and 9:40 p.m. Saturday; “Wings of Desire” (1987), 8:10 p.m. today; “The Florida Project” (2017), 9:15 p.m. Friday and 7:25 p.m. Saturday; “Senso” (1954), 5 p.m. Saturday and 8:35 p.m. Sunday; “Chesley Bonestell: A Brush with the Future” (2018),4 p.m. Sunday; “The Grief of Others” (2015), 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Most films are $10. 216-421-7450.
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART, 11150 East Blvd.: “Impulso” (2017), 7 p.m. Friday; “Paris Noir: African Americans in the City of Light” (2016), 1:30 p.m. Sunday; “Peppermint Soda” (1977) 1:45 p.m. Tuesday and 7 p.m. Feb. 22, all in Morley Lecture Hall, $10 adults and $7 CMA members, senior citizens and students. 888-CMA-0033.
Music
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BUTLER INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN ART, 524 Wick Ave., Youngstown: Music at Noon — Dana Piano Trio, 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, free.
DEYOR PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, 260 W. Federal St., Youngstown: Youngstown State University Theatre Cabaret Unrequited, 7 p.m. Friday, $25. www.youngstownsymphony.com and 330-744-0264.
DORIAN BOOKS, 802 Elm St., Youngstown: Music at Madison — Neil Diamond tribute with vocalists Rodd Coonce and Patsy Sullivan, keyboardist Diane Yazvac and percussionist Bob Bacha, 8 p.m. Saturday with potluck dinner at 7 p.m., $20. 330-743-2665.
PACKARD MUSIC HALL, 1703 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren: Valentine’s Dance with Big Band Sound of Packard, 7 to 9 p.m. today, free.
POWERS AUDITORIUM, 260 W. Federal St., Youngstown: Semi-staged version of “Guys and Dolls” with Youngstown Symphony Orchestra and Randall Craig Fleischer, conductor, 8 p.m. Saturday, $20-$55. www.youngstownsymphony.com or 330-744-0264.
WARREN-TRUMBULL COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY, 444 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren: African drummer and dancer Sogbety Diomande, 2 p.m. Saturday, free. 330-399-8807, Ext. 128.
Art
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ART OUTREACH GALLERY, Eastwood Mall, 5555 Youngstown Warren Road, Niles: School Art Exhibition featuring student work from Hubbard and Mineral Ridge high schools, through Feb. 24. Hours are 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, 1 to 9 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, free. 330-219-7833.
BUTLER INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN ART, 524 Wick Ave., Youngstown: “Southern Roots: The Paintings of Winfred Rembert” and “Todd Gray: Pop Geometry,” both through Sunday; “Pastel Society of America: 46th Annual Exhibition,” through Feb. 24. Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. 330-743-1107.
BUTLER INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN ART TRUMBULL BRANCH, 9350 E. Market St., Howland: “Alfred Leslie: One Hundred Characters in Search of a Reader,” through March 10. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. 330-609-9900.
DAVIS FAMILY YMCA, 45 McClurg Road, Boardman: FIVE Squared benefit art show and sale, through Feb. 28. 330-480-5656.
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER, 505 Gypsy Lane, Youngstown: “far closer: Jaclyn Silverman & R. Clarke-Davis,” through Feb. 21, Thomases Family Endowment of the Youngstown Jewish Area Federation Art Gallery. 330-746-3250.
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AT TRUMBULL, 4314 Mahoning Ave. NW, Champion: David and John Ruple exhibition, through Feb. 21, LINK Gallery. Hours are 3 to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
MCDONOUGH MUSEUM OF ART, 525 Wick Ave., Youngstown: 2019 Alumni Exhibition, through March 7. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. 330-941-1400.
MILL CREEK METROPARKS, 123 McKinley Ave., Youngstown: Nature Photography Exhibit, through March 24, Weller Gallery. 330-740-7116.
TRUMBULL ART GALLERY, 158-162 N. Park Ave., Warren: “The Art of Portraiture from Life,” through March 2. Hours are noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. 330-395-4876.
YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY: JSTN CLMN Exhibition, through March 1, Judith Rae Solomon Gallery, Bliss Hall. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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KENT STATE DOWNTOWN GALLERY, 141 E. Main St., Kent: “Alumni Show 2019,” through Saturday. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY, Kent: “The View from Here: Contemporary Perspectives from Senegal,” through Feb 25, Center for the Visual Arts Gallery. 330-672-2260.
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART CLEVELAND, 11400 Euclid Ave., Cleveland: “Aleksandra Domanovic: Untitled (In My Feelings),” through March 24; “Claudia Comte: Zigzags and Diagonals,” through April 30; “Double Takes: Historic and Contemporary Film + Video,” through Sept. 2. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, $8 adults, $6 senior citizens and $5 students. 216-421-8671.
Dance
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BENEDUM CENTER, Seventh Street and Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh: “The Great Gatsby” — Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and PBT Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. today, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, $28-$112. 412-456-6666 or trustarts.org.
Auditions
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TRINITY FELLOWSHIP CHURCH, 4749 South Ave., Boardman: Oakland Center for the Arts / Kids First Theatre Initiative / Ballet Western Reserve — “The Lion King,” 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and Feb. 21. 330-406-0606.
YOUNGSTOWN PLAYHOUSE, 600 Playhouse Lane, Youngstown: Playhouse Youth Theatre — “Robin Hood,” 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday. Cast requirements are males and females ages 8 and older. 330-788-8739.
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