WARREN — Over the years, I’ve learned to accept that if I’m really, really excited that an act is coming to play locally, a large portion of the Mahoning Valley’s population will be less excited. I guess you could say, “I used to be disgusted, but now I try to be amused.” The ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Singing like Billie Holiday may be the least of the challenges that Carla Gipson faces and triumphs over in “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill.” There are plenty of songs in Lanie Robertson’s play, which continues its run at Hopewell Theatre with three performances ...
Sept. 27 is the deadline for entries to the 87th Area Artists Annual exhibition at the Butler Institute of American Art. The juried exhibition is open to artists within a 75-mile radius of the museum. Eligible media include oil, watercolor, acrylic, pastel, photography, ceramics, sculpture, drawing/illustration, mixed media, works on paper and printmaking. This year’s juror is Michael Gill, co-founder of the Collective Arts Network and founding editor/publisher of CAN Journal. According to Butler Executive Director Anastasia H. James, “The Area Artist Annual has been part of ...
Rock ‘N’ Rally supports St. Vincent de Paul St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish-Blessed Sacrament Church, 3020 Reeves Road NE, Warren, will host a Food Truck Rock ‘N’ Rally 5 to 10 p.m. Saturday. The age 18 and older event will feature music by Doug Thomas and the Full Moon Allstars Band and several local food vendors, including Vernon’s, Mijavec’s, Eli’s BBQ, Authentic Gyro and Cortland Lions. A cash bar will be available. Admission is $15, and tickets can be purchased in advance at the church office or at the event. All proceeds will benefit the St. Vincent de Paul ...
Warren native Darrius Simmons, a pianist and composer, will be the guest for the next installment of Presidential Conversations at Youngstown State University. Simmons was born with a genetic condition called ectrodactyly and has three fingers on his right hand and one finger on his left. He also was diagnosed with tibial hemimelia, a rare congenital lower-limb condition, and had both legs amputated below the knee at 18 months old. At age 10, he decided to teach himself piano, practicing by ear with no formal training. Videos of his playing went viral online and caught the attention ...
Nelly won’t be heating up the Covelli Centre until December. Sunday’s concert at the Youngstown arena is postponed due to “unforeseen circumstances,” according to venue operator JAC Management. The new date is Dec. 11. All previously purchased tickets will be honored for the new date. For those unable to attend in December, refunds will be available through the original point of purchase until Oct. 10.
