Gray Areas: River Rock audiences will remember Robert Greenidge

June 11, 2026

Steel drum player Robert Greenidge, who made several appearances at the Warren Community Amphitheatre with the Jimmy Buffett tribute band Fins to the Left, died this week at age 76. Greenidge first played with Buffett on the 1983 album “One Particular Harbor” and became a member of Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band. Buffett’s music had an “island vibe” before Greenidge, but the sound of his steel drums, more melodic than percussive, accentuated that Caribbean influence. When Buffett died in 2023, only keyboard player Michael Utley had a longer tenure backing the ...

Mahoning Valley arts and entertainment

June 11, 2026

Art ARTS & EDUCATION AT THE HOYT, 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle, Pa.: 53rd Hoyt Regional Juried Art Exhibition and Mini Masterpiece Exhibition, both through July 23. 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 ...

TAG displays Novelli memorial exhibition

June 11, 2026

Trumbull Art Gallery displayed Amy Novelli’s work several times, starting with a student show when she was at Warren G. Harding High School in 1981. The creations of Novelli, who died last December in New Orleans at age 61, will be featured in “From the Berlin Wall to the Bayou: A ...

Spielberg’s reign as a master storyteller continues with the film ‘Disclosure Day’

June 11, 2026

Of the generation of filmmakers Steven Spielberg came up with, no one was more prolific or more expansive in the range of genres they explored. “Disclosure Day,” which opens about 6 months before Spielberg’s 80th birthday, pulls many of those threads together. It’s a movie that is ...

Straw Hat starts with ‘Mean Girls’

June 11, 2026

The musical “Mean Girls” opens the Straw Hat Theatre summer season. It is based on the 2004 movie about Cady Heron, a teenager who enrolls in an American high school after being homeschooled for more than a decade in Africa by her zoologist parents. She infiltrates “The Plastics,” a ...

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June 11, 2026

Submissions sought for Sips & Scripts Kent State University Trumbull Theatre is seeking play submissions for its 2026-27 Sips & Scripts series. Plays should be at least 45 minutes in length and have a cast no larger than 12 actors. Plays are presented in seated, concert-style readings, so style and genre can vary widely. Submissions from youth playwrights must be accompanied by parental authorization and contact information. The deadline is July 15. The link to the submission form is: forms.gle/sQXVKZsEPpyCRPpL7 Berk Enterprises hosts ‘Lemonade Stand’ fundraiser A fundraiser ...