Mahoning Valley arts and entertainment
Art
ASHTABULA ARTS CENTER, 2928 W. 13th St., Ashtabula: Annual Women’s Show, through Sunday. Hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. ashtabulaartscenter.org and 440-964-3396.
BUTLER INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN ART, 524 Wick Ave., Youngstown: “Amos Paul Kennedy Jr.: The Art Is on the Wall, Not on the Posters,” through Sunday; “Sally Weber and Craig Newswanger: Entangled Attraction,” through May 4; “Chuck Olson: Paintings from 2010-2024,” through May 18. 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 ART CENTER, 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle, Pa.: “Reclaimed: The Art of Recology,” through May 17. Hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday. hoytartcenter.org and 724-652-2882.
JUDITH RAE SOLOMON GALLERY, Bliss Hall, Youngstown State University: “Frank Oriti: Portraits,” through April 4. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.
MCDONOUGH MUSEUM OF ART, 525 Wick Ave., Youngstown: 88th Juried Student Art & Design Exhibition, through April 4. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. ysu.edu/mcdonough-museum and 330-941-1371.
MEDICI MUSEUM OF ART, 9350 E. Market St., Howland: “Alex Garant: Mirages,” through April 5; and “Sci-Fi + Hollywood: The Art of John Zabrucky,” through June 28. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. medicimuseum.art and 330-856-2120.
THOMASES FAMILY ENDOWMENT ART GALLERY, Jewish Community Center of Youngstown, 505 Gypsy Lane: “Tracy McCarty: Beginnings,” through April 30. jccyoungstown.org and 330-746-3250.
TRUMBULL ART GALLERY, 158 N. Park Ave., Warren: Mahoning Valley Watercolor Society and Daniel Rauschenbach exhibitions, through April 18. Hours are noon to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. www.trumbullartg
allery.com and 330-395-4876.
Auditions
HOPEWELL THEATRE, 702 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown: “Middletown,” 12:45 to 2:45 p.m. Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Sunday and 6:15 to 8:15 p.m. Monday. Go to hopewelltheatre.org to schedule an audition time.
Museums
ARMS FAMILY MUSEUM, 648 Wick Ave., Youngstown: “Making an Impact: Highlighting Youngstown’s African American Community,” through June 29. Hours are noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. $7 adults, $6 senior citizens and college students, $5 children ages 3 to 18 and free for members and active-duty military and veterans. mahoninghistory.org and 330-743-2589.
AUSTIN LOG CABIN, 3797 S. Raccoon Road, Austintown: Hours are 1 to 4 p.m. first Sunday of the month from March to December and by appointment. 330-792-1129.
BRACEVILLE AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MUSEUM, 1250 Chestnut St. SW, Braceville: Hours are 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday. 330-373-8395.
ERNIE HALL AVIATION MUSEUM, 4033 North River Road NE, Howland: Hours are noon to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and by appointment, $5 adults, $2 for children ages 5 to 10 and free for children 4 and younger. www.ernie
hallaviationmuseum.org.
HARRIET TAYLOR UPTON HOUSE, 380 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren: Open for tours by appointment. Call 330-395-1840 or go to uptonhouse.org.
LEAVITTSBURG HERITAGE HOME, 4901 W. Market St.: Open house from 2 to 4 p.m. third Sunday of the month and by appointment. 330-399-1448.
MCKINLEY BIRTHPLACE HOME, 40 S. Main St., Niles: Hours are 1 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and by appointment. by emailing mckinley@mcklib.org or calling 330-652-1704, ext. 3. www.mcklib.org/BirthplaceHome
MELNICK MEDICAL MUSEUM, Cushwa Hall, Youngstown State University: Hours are 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and by appointment, free.
NATIONAL MCKINLEY BIRTHPLACE MEMORIAL MUSEUM, 40 N. Main St., Niles: Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and by appointment. 330-652-4273.
NATIONAL PACKARD MUSEUM, 1899 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren: 25th Motorcycle Exhibit, through May 31. Hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, $10 adults, $9 military, $8 senior citizens, $5 children ages 7 to 12 and free for children 6 and younger. packardmuseum.org and 330-394-1899.
OH WOW! THE ROGER & GLORIA JONES CHILDREN’S CENTER FOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 15 Central Square First Floor, Youngstown: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, $10 general admission, $9 veterans, senior citizens and educators, and free for members and children younger than 2. ohwowkids.org and 330-744-5914.
STROCK STONE HOUSE, 7171 Mahoning Ave., Austintown: Hours are 1 to 4 p.m. the first Sunday of the month from March to December and by appointment. 330-792-1129.
TP TIP TOOL AUTO MUSEUM, 7075 state Route 446, Canfield: Hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, free. tpcarcollection.com and 800-321-9260.
TYLER MAHONING VALLEY HISTORY CENTER, 325 W. Federal St., Youngstown: Hours are noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, $7 adults, $6 senior citizens and college students, $5 children ages 3 to 18 and free for members and active-duty military and veterans. mahoninghistory.org and 330-743-2589.
WARREN HERITAGE CENTER, Kinsman House, 303 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren: Hours are 2 to 5 p.m. the first and third Sunday of the month and by appointment. www.
warrenheritagecenter.org and 330-372-0237.
YOUNGSTOWN HISTORICAL CENTER OF INDUSTRY AND LABOR, 151 W. Wood St., Youngstown: “Discovering Black Youngstown,” through May. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, $7 adults, $6 senior citizens, $3 students and free for children 5 and younger. 330-941-1314 and www.youngstownohiosteelmuseum.org.
Music
ART ON PARK, 180 N. Park Ave., Warren: Art on Park 9th Anniversary Party with Razed by Robots, Propagated Soundz and DJ Galxe, 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday, free.
BUTLER INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN ART, 524 Wick Ave., Youngstown: Music at Noon — Piano Studio, 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, free.
COLUMBIANA ARTS THEATER, 5 N. Main St., Columbiana: The Stage of Dreams’ “The Duality Conflict,” 7:30 p.m. Saturday, $20. www.atthecat.com.
PACKARD MUSIC HALL, 1703 Mahoning Ave NW, Warren: Chris Janson, 8 p.m. today, $39.75 to $74.75. Ticketmaster.
ROBINS THEATRE, 160 E. Market St., Warren: Blue Oyster Cult, 8 p.m. Friday, $39 to $99; Stayin’ Alive, 8 p.m. Saturday, $19 to $39. robins
theatre.com.
ST. COLUMBA CATHEDRAL, 154 W. Rayen Ave., Youngstown: Dana Choral Concert, 7:30 p.m. Monday, free.
STAMBAUGH AUDITORIUM, 1000 Fifth Ave., Youngstown: The Ohio State University School of Music Opus 88 Concert with OSU Symphonic Band and Liberty High School Concert Band, 7:30 p.m. today, free.
WESTMINSTER COLLEGE, New Wilmington, Pa.: Celebrity Series — Chris Mann’s “Bennett: From Gershwin to Gaga,” 7:30 p.m. Saturday, $33 to $42. www.west
minster.edu/celebrity and 724-946-7354.
YOUNGSTOWN PLAYHOUSE, 600 Playhouse Lane, Youngstown: MV Cabaret — “Over the Rainbow,” 6:30 p.m. Sunday, pay what you want with a portion of proceeds benefiting Diva Donations.
Special Events
BUTLER INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN ART, 524 Wick Ave., Youngstown: Film on Art — “The Cool School: Part One,” noon Tuesday, Zona Auditorium, free; Stroller Art, 10 a.m. April 3, free. www.
butlerart.com and 330-743-1107.
FORD FAMILY RECITAL HALL, DeYor Performing Arts Center, 260 W. Federal St., Youngstown: Gianni Russo: The Godfather Experience, 7:30 p.m. today, $35 to $100. experienceyourarts.org and 330-259-9651.
HARRIET TAYLOR UPTON HOUSE, 380 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren: Program by Tom O’Grady on “The Barn Builders: An Architectural Legacy in Ohio’s Rural Landscape,” 10 a.m. Wednesday, free. uptonhouse.org.
LIT YOUNGSTOWN: Celebration of the Prose Poem with Nin Andrews, Cassandra Atherton, Denise Duhamel, Peter Johnson and Gary Young, 7 p.m. Tuesday online at youtube.com/@LitYoungstown/streams
METROPLEX EXPO CENTER, 1620 Motor Inn Drive, Liberty: Ohio Vintage Fest, noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, $5 adults and free for children ages 11 and younger and $10 for early bird admission at 11 a.m. www.metroplexexpo.com and 330-759-1674.
MILL CREEK METROPARKS, Youngstown: Hike with an Educator, 9 a.m. Monday, meet at Collier Preserve parking area, free; Coffee with the Birds, 8:30 a.m. April 6, Ford Nature Center, $5 with paid registration by April 4. Go to millcreekmetroparks.org or call 330-740-7107, ext. 129 to register/pay.
WARD BEECHER PLANETARIUM, Youngstown State University: “Moons: Worlds of Mystery,” 8 p.m. Friday and 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, free. www.
wbplanetarium.org and 330-941-1370.
WESTMINSTER COLLEGE, New Wilmington, Pa.: “Drifting North: The Arctic Pulse,” 6 p.m. April 4, Westminster Planetarium, Hoyt Science Center, free but reservations are requested at www.west
minster.edu/planetarium
WESTSIDE BOWL, 2617 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown: First Wednesday Reader Series — Amanda D’Alessandro and Jyotsna Sreenivasan, 7 p.m. Wednesday, followed by open mic, free. lityoungstown.org.
Theater
ACTS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, 40 S. Irvine Ave., Sharon, Pa.: “Sweeney Todd,” 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday through April 12, $25 adults and $20 students. www.actspac.org and 724-815-4388.
AUSTINTOWN FITCH HIGH SCHOOL, 4560 Falcon Drive: Fitch Drama Club, 6 p.m. today, Friday and Saturday, $15 adults, $10 students and free for U.S. military veterans. www.austintownschools.org.
BENEDUM CENTER, Seventh Street and Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh: “Peter Pan,” 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and April 3 and 4, 2 and 7:30 p.m. April 5 and 1 and 6:30 p.m. April 6, $38 to $120. trustarts.org and 412-456-6666.
YOUNGSTOWN PLAYHOUSE, 600 Playhouse Lane, Youngstown: Playhouse Youth Theatre — “The Lightning Thief,” 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, $11 to $17 adults and $6 to $11 children ages 12 and younger. experienceyourarts.org and 330-788-8739.