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Gray Areas: Ike Reilly brings songs of joy, defiance to Youngstown

One of my favorite musicians returns to one of his favorite towns as the Ike Reilly Assassination plays the Westside Bowl on Sunday. Reilly grew up outside of Chicago in Libertyville, IllInois, but there’s a scrappiness about him that’s equal parts defiant and self-deprecating (I’ll make the joke about myself before someone else can do it) that is very much a part of the Youngstown mentality. One of the times I interviewed him, he said he’d been working out that morning in a “Youngstown Hates You” T-shirt and added, “I have no problem repping that shirt.” Reilly ...

TAG displays members’ work

About 60 area artists are showing their work in an exhibition opening Saturday at Trumbull Art Gallery — no juror required. While the juried TAG Annual show will celebrate its 60th edition later this year, the downtown Warren gallery moves toward spring with a TAG Member Exhibition. All ...

Mahoning Valley arts and entertainment

Art ARTS & EDUCATION AT THE HOYT, 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle, Pa.: “My Abandoned Heart: Photography by Diane Beatty,” “Portals to the Soul: Photography by Dina Liguore” and “Felicific Calculus: Photography by Eric Kunsman,” all through March 12. Hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. ...

A traveling exhibition created after the 2018 Tree of Life synagogue shooting in 2018 opens Tuesday at the Thomases Family Endowment of the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation Art Gallery. Following the Oct. 27, 2018, attack that resulted in 11 deaths, more than 10,000 items were left outside ...

Pastel exhibition opens at Butler

The Butler Institute of American Art will display works from the annual Pastel Society of America’s “Enduring Brilliance” exhibition. Butler Director Emeritus Louis A. Zona selected 31 paintings for display in the museum’s Flora B. Giffuni Gallery of American Pastels. According to ...

Simply Slavic grows for 15th year

Simply Slavic will expand to a three-day event for 2026. The 15th edition of the festival celebrating Slavic culture and heritage is scheduled June 26 to 28 at the Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre. According to Simply Slavic board President John Slanina, “For 15 years, Simply Slavic has celebrated the rich cultural traditions that shaped the Mahoning Valley. Expanding to three days, at least for this year, allows us to deepen that celebration while creating even more opportunities for families and visitors to experience our heritage.” Friday and Saturday will continue to ...