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JCC will host the screening of a civil rights documentary on Wednesday The documentary “Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round” will be shown at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Jewish Community Center of Youngstown, 505 Gypsy Lane. In 1960, five black students rode a segregated carousel and ignited one of the earliest organized interracial civil rights protests in U.S. history. The documentary is the untold story of the Jews they marched with, the Nazis they provoked, the Congressmen they inspired and the Civil Rights leaders they became. Erin Wiggins Gilliam, associate provost of ...

‘Bat Boy’ has been sighted in Ashtabula

13th Street is putting the audience on stage with the title character in its production of “Bat Boy: The Musical.” Seating will be set up on stage, limiting capacity to 75 audience members per performance. According to co-director Zach Adkins, “The idea to bring the audience on ...

Beyah wants to bring healing laughter

Releasing a new hour of material every two or three years would be considered prolific for most standup comedians. Warren native Larry Beyah played the Funny Farm Comedy Club last July and filmed an 85-minute standup special called “I Do Not Make the Rules.” It can be seen on ...

Westminster College’s Foster Art Gallery will display the work of Youngstown artist Leah Sydney. “If I Could” features ceramic vessels and figurative sculpture by the Youngstown State University graduate, who earned a bachelor of fine arts degree with a concentration in ceramics. ...

Lit Youngstown plans winter gathering

Tickets are on sale now for Lit Youngstown’s annual winter gathering, “Just Desserts: a Lit Winter Evening.” It will feature brief readings by Kortney Morrow and Philip Terman. Morrow was a featured poet for Lit Youngstown’s 2025 Fall Literary Festival and is the program director for the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards in Cleveland. Terman is the director of The Bridge Literary Center. The Catro Trio (Dave Kana, saxophone; Glenn Schaft, drums; and Mark DeWalt, keyboard) will perform live jazz and accompany Terman. Guests will enjoy charcuterie, desserts (vegan and gluten free ...

TAG opens registration for winter, spring classes

Registration is open for Trumbull Art Gallery’s winter and spring classes. The schedule includes: • Sun Event Make & Take Stained Glass Workshop — Noon to 3 p.m. Feb. 12 ($100 TAG members, $110 non-members) • Valentine Date-Night Couples Painting — 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 13 ($40 per couple members, $50 non-members) • Mixed Media Workshop for Kids — Noon to 3 p.m. Feb. 21 and 28 ($50) • Design Your Own Stained Glass — 1 to 2 p.m. Feb. 26 and March 5 ($140 members, $150 non-members) • Palette Knife Flower Painting — 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 26 ($30 members and $35 ...