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Sundance bids farewell to Park City, Robert Redford

PARK CITY, Utah — The Sundance Film Festival may be a little bittersweet this year. It will be familiar in some ways as it kicks off today in Park City, Utah. There will be stars, from Natalie Portman to Charli XCX, and breakout discoveries, tearjerkers, comedies, thrillers, oddities that ...

Donnie Iris makes local comeback

Donnie Iris & the Cruisers return to the Robins Theatre in Warren on April 16. The Western Pennsylvania rocker, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2023, is back to performing. He will be joined by special guest drummers Joe Vitale (who has played with Joe Walsh, The Eagles, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young) and Joe Vitale Jr. Beauty and the Beat will open the 8 p.m. show. Tickets start at $38 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday.

Rock the Dome makes a Swift planetarium return

Rock the Dome did just that last year at Ward Beecher Planetarium. “We ended up putting close to 1,600 people through the room in the two days, and we only have 144 seats,” said Curt Spivey, planetarium engineer. “The Taylor Swift shows, all were at capacity. The Queen shows were at ...

Winter exhibitions at McDonough showcase women artists

A trio of exhibitions open 2026 at the McDonough Museum of Art. The galleries will feature from Tuesday until Feb. 28 the invitational show “From WOMAN 19,” curated by Mary Urbas, as well as solo exhibitions by Misty Gamble (“Of Flesh and The Feminine”) and Hannah Parrett (“I Do ...

Gray Areas: Beerfest adds mocktails, wine to menu

Assorted ramblings from the world of entertainment: • The Rotary Club of Youngstown would like to turn “Dry January” into a 30-day-event for 2026. The Rotary’s Groundhog Craft Beerfest will be Jan. 31 this year at Stambaugh Auditorium in Youngstown. The eighth annual event will feature two sessions — an afternoon session from 1 to 4 p.m. and evening event from 5 to 8 p.m. — and this year’s event will feature some home brewers in addition to professional brewmasters. For non-beer drinkers, wines from regional producers have been added to the lineup of beers and ...

Mahoning Valley arts and entertainment

Art ARTS & EDUCATION AT THE HOYT, 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle, Pa.: “Floating Beauty: Women in the Art of Ukiyo-e,” through Jan. 29. 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 724-652-2882. BUTLER INSTITUTE ...