“Mickey’s Search Party” has the spins, jumps and solo and pairs routines that audiences expect from a Disney on Ice production. But skater Allison Merges, who skates the role of Belle from “Beauty and the Beast,” said the show that includes Ariel from “The Little Mermaid” also ...
I read a lot of musician biographies and memoirs. It’s nice to learn something about the subjects’ lives and how those lives influenced their creative endeavors. It usually gives me a greater appreciation for their music, even if most of them follow a similar arc, kind of like an episode ...
The success of the single “Rise Up” indicates smooth jazz fans will find Darryl Alexander’s new album worth the wait. The Youngstown native, who now lives in Boardman, has been getting airplay on terrestrial and internet radio stations with “Rise Up.” It peaked at #9 on smoothjazz.com’s Streaming 100 chart, and it remains in the top 100 two months later. Alexander, primarily a drummer and percussionist who also plays keyboards, is joined on the song by Pittsburgh’s Kenny Blake on saxophone, Cleveland’s Pete Tokar (an engineer and producer who’s worked with Gerald ...
The Cleveland Museum of Art will celebrate its 110th anniversary with exhibitions featuring 20th century American master Andrew Wyeth and 19th century French impressionists. Opening Sept. 20, “Spectacular Freedom: Andrew Wyeth and the Modern American Watercolor“ will feature more than 100 works, most never previously exhibited, from the artist’s estate. It is designed to offer a fresh perspective on Wyeth’s early decades and his engagement with watercolor. It will be on display through Jan. 18, 2027, and is presented by the Wyeth Foundation for American Art. Running March ...
Two Cleveland fiction writers will be the featured authors for Lit Youngstown’s First Wednesday Reader Series. Nicole D. Miller is a self-published author and the host of the “Girl Talk” podcast. She owns ND Miller Publishing, where she specializes in assisting debut authors with manifesting their book dreams. Candice Zee is a former educator and multi-award-winning author of “The Munchkins” series. Like her character Casey Munch, she is passionate about creating a more just and equitable world. The reading starts at 7 p.m. Wednesday upstairs at Westside Bowl, 2617 ...
The Friendly Squares Dance Club will start a new session of weekly square dance lessons next week. The introductory session will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Niles SCOPE Center, 14 E. State St. There is a $6 per person lesson fee. To sign up or for additional information, call Gene Hammond at 330-506-0272.
