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Packard band performs Spanish music

The W.D. Packard Concert Band will play the music of Spain at its next concert. Guest conductor will be Benjamin Lorenzo, an associate professor of music and the director of bands at Kent State University’s Glauser School of Music. He conducts the Kent Wind Ensemble, teaches conducting, and provides leadership for university bands. Lorenzo, a native of Cuba, earned a bachelor’s degree in trombone performance from Florida International University and his master’s and doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin. Passionate about wind bands in Latin America, Lorenzo has ...

National Packard Museum hosts motorcycle programs

The National Packard Museum will host a pair of events in the coming week in conjunction with its 26th Motorcycle Exhibit — “My First Ride.” Tom Banks and Sean Jackson, of North Versailles, Pa., will be at the museum on Saturday with their 1920 J Harley Davidson to share their experiences competing in the 2025 Trans American motorcycle race. The Motorcycle TransAm is a one-of-a-kind endurance race featuring antique motorcycles that are at least a century old, traveling 4,000 miles across the United States. Starting in Nags Head, N.C., and ending at the Heceta Head Lighthouse ...

Ticket stubs: Summit to celebrate 330 Day in Warren

Summit to celebrate 330 Day in Warren The Summit FM public radio station brings its annual 330 Day concert to Warren this year. The concert on March 30 (3/30) celebrates music created by artists from the 330 area code and surrounding areas. The station is based in Akron, but its signal is simulcast on 90.7 WKTL-FM in Struthers. This year’s concert at 7 p.m. March 30 at the Robins Theatre will feature The Labra Brothers, Demos Papadimas, Black Wolf & the Thief, Adam Remnant, Barry Carroll, Ceci Taylor and students from the Fitch Rock Band at Austintown Fitch High School, who are ...

Bad Bunny, Kendrick Lamar lead list of 2026 Grammy Award winners

LOS ANGELES — Bad Bunny won album of the year and Kendrick Lamar and SZA took home record of the year for “luther” at Sunday's Grammy Awards. Olivia Dean, the “Wicked” duo of Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande and the Dalai Lama are among the winners at the 68th annual Grammy Awards. While the Grammys saves the biggest categories for its telecast, 86 awards were handed out during the Premiere Ceremony Sunday afternoon. Lamar also won the night's first televised award: best rap album. Trevor Noah was the host for the main telecast. Here's a list of select winners at Sunday's ...

Grammys celebrate best in music

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Billie Eilish won song of the year for “Wildflower” at the 2026 Grammy Awards and used the moment to add her voice to the chorus of musicians criticizing immigration authorities Sunday. “No one is illegal on stolen land,” she said while accepting the award for the song from her 2024 album “Hit Me Hard and Soft.” “(Expletive) ICE is all I want to say.” Immigration was a pointed theme at the 68th annual Grammy Awards. Bad Bunny, after winning an award for his zeitgeist-shaping album “Debi Tirar Mas Fotos,” used his speech to share an anti-ICE ...

Who will win 2026 Grammys

The competition is fierce. Kendrick Lamar’s dominance continues at the 2026 Grammy Awards, where he leads the nominations with nine. He’s followed closely by Lady Gaga, Jack Antonoff and Canadian record producer/songwriter Cirkut, who boast seven each. Then it’s Sabrina Carpenter, Bad ...