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Mahoning Valley arts and entertainment

Art

ARTS & EDUCATION AT THE HOYT, 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle, Pa.: “Jim Soppelsa: Abstract Variations” and “Dan Droz: Hidden in Plain Sight,” both through Nov. 6. 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.

ASHTABULA ARTS CENTER, 2928 W. 13th St., Ashtabula: “Greg Zbach: Surrealectric II — Intricate Digital Dreamscapes for the 21st Century,” through Sept. 29 with reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday. 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: “Fred Staloff: Origins of a Modernist,” through Nov. 16; “Kim Novak: Tribute on the Occasion of Her Golden Lion Lifetime Achievement Award,” through Nov. 23; and “Julio Larraz: A Prayer for Peace,” through Nov. 23. 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.

FOSTER ART GALLERY, Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pa.: “Yoko Ono: Passages and Wishes,” through Oct. 24. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. 724-946-7267 or email zickefse@westminster.edu.

JUDITH RAE SOLOMON GALLERY, Bliss Hall, Youngstown State University: Ron Copeland Exhibition, through Oct. 3. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.

MCDONOUGH MUSEUM OF ART, 525 Wick Ave., Youngstown: “Arron Foster: In_A_Sense,” “Aislinn Janek: Landscape as a Form of Knowledge,” “Michael Boyd Roman: Negus Weighting on a Miracle” and “Justin Sorensen: June 13th,” all through Oct. 25. 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: “ZODIAC: The Mysterious Power of the Creative,” through Dec. 31; “From Oil to Art: A Rockefeller Legacy Rooted in Industry, Innovation and Imagination” and “Mary Sfara: The Light of Tomorrow,” both through Jan. 11, 2026. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. medicimuseum.art and 330-856-2120.

TRUMBULL ART GALLERY, 158 N. Park Ave., Warren: 59th TAG / RAA Annual, Saturday through Oct. 31. Hours are noon to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. www.trumbullartgallery.com and 330-395-4876.

Auditions

KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AT TRUMBULL, 4314 Mahoning Ave. NW, Champion: “A Tuna Christmas,” 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday. Cast requirements are two to four actors ages 18 and older to play multiple roles.

Dance

HARVEY S. FIRESTONE RECREATIONAL PARK, 338 E. Park Ave., Columbiana: Ballet Western Reserve, 3 p.m. Sunday, free.

Museums

ARMS FAMILY MUSEUM, 648 Wick Ave., Youngstown: “A Walk Through Youngstown’s Mill Creek Park,” through October and only second floor exhibits open. Hours are noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. $3.50 adults, $3 senior citizens and college students, $2.50 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 Cedar 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.erniehallaviationmuseum.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: 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: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, $12 general admission, $11 veterans, senior citizens and educators and free for members and children younger than 2. ohwowkids.org and 330-744-5914.

SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM, 14118 Youngstown-Pittsburgh Road, Springfield: Hours are 2 to 4 p.m. first Sunday of the month through November, donations accepted. spring fieldtwphistory@gmail.com and 330-340-4490.

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, $3.50 adults, $3 senior citizens and college students, $2.50 children ages 3 to 18 and free for members and active-duty military and veterans. mahoninghistory.org and 330-743-2589.

YOUNGSTOWN HISTORICAL CENTER OF INDUSTRY AND LABOR, 151 W. Wood St., Youngstown: 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.yhcil.org.

Music

POWERS AUDITORIUM, 260 W. Federal St., Youngstown: Opera Western Reserve — “Faust,” 7:30 p.m. Saturday, $30 to $80. experienceyouarts.org and 330-259-9651.

ROBINS THEATRE, 160 E. Market St., Warren: The Orchestra, 8 p.m. Wednesday, $40.28 to $71.69. robinstheatre.com.

ROSS EATERY & PUB, 8421 Tod Ave. SW, Lordstown: Rock for the Care with Sideshow, Mr. Lucky, Junkyard Dawg, Gray Beard Band, Thrown Together, November Loop, Nineteenth Paradise and Phestur!, 3 p.m. Saturday, $10 with proceeds benefiting Mercy Health St. Joseph Care Closet.

ST. TERESA OF CALCUTTA PARISH, 3020 Reeves Road NE, Warren: Food Truck Rockin’ Rally with Doug Thomas and the Full Moon Allstars, 5 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, $10.

YOUNGSTOWN FOUNDATION AMPHITHEATRE, 201 S. Phelps St., Youngstown: Lee Brice and Jackson Dean, 7 p.m. today, $36 to $80.75; Cody Jinks and Tanner Usrey, 7 p.m. Saturday, $31.50 to $129.50. Ticketmaster.

Special Events

BUTLER INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN ART, 524 Wick Ave., Youngstown: Senior Art & Learn, 10 a.m. today, free; Film on Art — “The Universe of Keith Haring (conclusion)” and “Mrs. Lowry and Son (part one),” noon Tuesday, Zona Auditorium, free. www.butler art.com and 330-743-1107.

CENTURY VILLAGE, 14653 E. Park St., Burton: Geauga County Historical Society Autumn Home School Day, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday. $10 adults, $8 school-aged children and free for children ages 5 and younger. centuryvillagemuseum.org and 440-834-1492.

COURTHOUSE SQUARE, West Market Street and North Park Avenue, Warren: Trumbull County Historical Society Oktoberfest on the Square, 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, $30 adults and $15 children ages 12 to 20 in advance and $35 day of event. trum bullcountryhistory.org and 330-394-4653.

DENNY’S RESTAURANT MEETING ROOM, 4020 Belmont Ave., Liberty: William Holmes McGuffey Historical Society Memories of a Lifetime lecture series — author / historian Paul Rohrbaugh on “Favorite Son: The Life and Times of William McKinley,” 10 a.m. Saturday, $10 members and $15 nonmembers. 330-726-8277.

DOWNTOWN NEWTON FALLS: Autumn in the Falls, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, free.

DOWNTOWN, SHARON, PA.: Waterfire Sharon, 2 to 11 p.m. Saturday, free. www.waterfiresharonpa.org

EASTWOOD EVENT CENTRE, 5555 Youngstown Warren Road, Niles: Chefs for Charity, 5 to 9 p.m. today, $75. www.eastwoodeventcentre.com

FIRESTONE FARMS, 101 Town Center Ave., Columbiana: Columbiana Craft BeerFest, 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, $30 in advance and $40 at the door. ColumbianaCraftBeerFest.com.

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UCC, 41 E. Jefferson St., Jefferson: Ashtabula County Semiquincentennial Freedom Forum, 7 p.m. Tuesday, free

FORD FAMILY RECITAL HALL, DeYor Performing Arts Center, 260 W. Federal St., Youngstown: Friends4Friends Film Festival, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, free.

HARTFORD CENTER, state Routes 7 and 305: 61st Hartford Apple Festival, 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and 10 to 9 p.m. Sunday, free.

HISTORIC WARNER CASCADE THEATRE MUSEUM, 11 S. Mill St., New Castle, Pa.: “The Cocoanuts” (1929), noon and 7 p.m. today, free. 724-510-4226.

KUCHTA FARMS, 4785 state Route 82, Braceville: 9th Fall Fest, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday

MAHONING AVENUE, between Steel Street and Milton Avenue, Youngstown: 9th Mahoning Avenue Fall Fest, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, free.330-792-5956.

MILL CREEK METROPARKS, Youngstown: Early Bird Birding, 7:30 a.m. Saturday, meet at Newport Wetlands parking lot, free but registration is due by today; End of Summer Trolley Tour, 1:30 and 3 p.m. Sunday and Tuesday, $10 adults and $7 senior citizens / children for Mahoning County residents and $12 and $9 for nonresidents; Invasive Flora and Fauna Walk & Talk, 2 p.m. Sunday, Ford Nature Center education classroom A, free but registration is required by Friday; Golden Hour Stroll, 6 p.m Tuesday, meet at Slippery Rock Pavilion parking lot, free but registration is required by Sunday; Recreational Hike, 9 a.m. Wednesday, meet at Flats parking lot, free; Haunted Mill? In the Dark of the Night, 6:30 and 9 p.m. Sept. 27, $25 with paid registration by Sept. 25. Go to millcreekmetroparks.org or call 330-740-7107, Ext. 129 to register / pay.

PENGUIN CITY BREWING, 460 E. Federal St., Youngstown: 4th Penguin City Oktoberfest, noon to 10 p.m. Saturday. penguincity.beer

PHELPS STREET GATEWAY, downtown Youngstown: Family Oktoberfest, 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday, free.

TRUMBULL COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, 899 Everett Hull Road, Bazetta: 2nd Halloween Family Fun Weekend, Friday and Saturday, free with nonperishable food donation to Warren Family Mission.

TYLER HISTORY CENTER, 325 W. Federal St., Youngstown: Bites and Bits of History — “Preserving Your Heirlooms” by Jessic Trinkett, Mahoning Valley Historical Society collections manager, noon today, free. mahoninghistory.org and 330-743-2589.

WARD BEECHER PLANETARIUM, Youngstown State University: “The Sun: Our Living Star,” 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, free; “Perfect Little Planet,” 2 p.m. Saturday, free. www.wbplanetarium.org and 330-941-1370.

WARREN-TRUMBULL COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY, 444 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren: Program on Audrey Hepburn by Susan Cannavino, 6 p.m. today, free. wtcpl.org and 330-399-8807.

Theater

ASHTABULA ARTS CENTER, 2928 W. 13th St., Ashtabula: “Peter and the Starcatcher,” 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, and 6:30 p.m. Sept. 25 for sensory-friendly performance, $19 adults, $17 students, senior citizens and military and $15 children ages 2 to 12 in advance at $21, $19 and $17 at the door. ashtabulaartscenter.org and 440-964-3396.

CONNOR PALACE, Playhouse Square, 1519 Euclid Ave., Cleveland: “The Notebook,” through Sept. 27. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, $30 to $150. playhousesquare.org and 216-241-6000.

TRUMBULL NEW THEATRE, 5883 Youngstown Warren Road, Niles: “Boeing, Boeing,” 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, $17 adults and $15 students. trumbullnewtheatre.tix.com and 330-652-1103.

YOUNGSTOWN PLAYHOUSE, 600 Playhouse Lane, Youngstown: “Singin’ in the Rain,” 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, $17 to $27 adults and $12 to $22 children ages 12 and younger. experienceyourarts.org and 330-259-9651.

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