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Library hosts author Robin Yocum The Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County, 305 Wick Ave., Youngstown, will present “A Writer’s Life: An Evening with Robin Yocum” at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Yocum is known for his novels set in the Ohio River Valley. The son of a West Virginia steelworker, Yocum will discuss his blue-collar roots and how his writing developed in the “grit and the grind” of the Ohio Valley. The program is free, but advance registration is required at www.libraryvisit.org. Attendees will have a chance to win a copy of his latest book, “The Last ...

Stage Left opens ‘Little Shop’

Stage Left Players’ presents the musical “Little Shop of Horrors” for a two-weekend run. The musical combines comedy, romance and a touch of sci-fi as Seymour Krelborn, a meek flower shop employee, discovers a mysterious plant with an insatiable appetite. It’s an early musical by ...

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Benders will play encore at Robins The Benders will return to the Robins Theatre on Aug. 28. The surviving members of the band reunited for a show at the Warren theater last June. The Benders (Jeff Draime, Dante Cerni, Dave Lemasters and Bill Griffin) regularly appeared at the Mahoning Valley Rib Burn Off, opening for such acts as Michael Stanley & the Resonators, Cheap Trick, Dennis DeYoung and the Gin Blossoms and also shared the stage with Bad Company and Kansas at Eastwood Field and Ted Nugent and ZZ Top at Yankee Lake. The group split up in 2005 when Cerni moved to South ...

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Historical society offers archaeology camp The Trumbull County Historical Society will offer an Archaeology Summer Camp for children ages 8 to 14. Campers will work alongside real archaeologists to identify artifacts, use excavation tools and interpret clues left behind by the people who lived here long ago. The camp blends discovery, teamwork and outdoor adventure at a location where history actually happened. The camp runs 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 8 to 10 at Center Brook Manor, 8745 Painesville Warren State Road, North Bloomfield. The cost is $80 and includes lunch and snacks ...

TAG develops photo invitational

The work of six Northeast Ohio photographers will be featured in Trumbull Art Gallery’s third Photo Invitational exhibition. Two of the photographers are based in Cleveland and Akron and showing at the downtown Warren gallery for the first time; others have participated in multiple TAG ...

Brandy Clark is ranked with the greatest songwriters

One of the 30 greatest living American songwriters will perform Saturday at DeYor Performing Arts Center’s Ford Family Recital Hall. That’s the list the New York Times included Brandy Clark on last month along with her frequent songwriters partners Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne. Her ...