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Eicher celebrates 20 years of making music

JD Eicher was a business major at Westminster College when he first started writing songs. “I was starting to assemble songs and learn about how lyrics and melody and harmony and rhythm all sort of fit together,” Eicher said. “It was such a life changing thing when I started to write songs, because it became such an outlet for everything — the good and the bad and the in between in life. So I fell in love with songwriting. “Then, when I first performed some of these songs, I'm sure they weren't good songs, but there was that instant human connection thing that happens in ...

Gray Areas: A week with new Sugar, live Infidels, Jellybricks

Assorted ramblings from the world of entertainment: • I drink my coffee black, but I had it with a little Sugar Wednesday morning. Sugar, the band Bob Mould formed with David Barbe and Malcolm Travis in the early ’90s, released its first new song in about 30 years with “House of Dead Memories.” The band also announced two shows in New York City on May 2 and 3, 2026, and London later that month. Mould started with Husker Du and has released many solo albums before and after Sugar’s brief tenure, but Sugar was the closest Mould ever came to mainstream success, with songs ...

Mahoning Valley arts and entertainment

Art ART ON PARK, 180 N. Park Ave., Warren: Dark on Park, 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, free. ARTS & EDUCATION AT THE HOYT, 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle, Pa.: “Jim Soppelsa: Abstract Variations” and “Dan Droz: Hidden in Plain Sight,” both through Nov. 6. 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. ASHTABULA ARTS CENTER, 2928 W. 13th St., Ashtabula: Paul and Norma Tikkanen Painting Prize Exhibition, through Oct. 31. Hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and ...

An exhibition featuring the work of members of the Mahoning Valley Watercolor Society is on display at the Thomases Family Endowment of the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation Art Gallery. “The Gift of Color: Holiday Masterpiece Exhibition” immerses viewers in the luminous world of the watercolor society, whose members range from newcomers to seasoned professionals who capture the beauty of nature and everyday life through expressive watercolors that celebrate texture, light and local inspiration. According to member Betsy Ford, “As you look at the works in our show, we hope you ...

Not So Haunted House returns to Austintown

Gateways to Better Living brings back its Not So Haunted House for the Halloween season. Gateway provides programs for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and the attraction is designed as a fun way to learn about sensory stimulation without the frights of other haunted attractions. It celebrates community inclusion by bringing together people with unique needs in a welcoming environment. It includes a Luminous Lagoon, Minecraft Mystic Island, Monster Munch, Hocus Pocus Potion, Pumpkin Plinko, Galaxy Goo, a mystery guessing game and a practice ...

Dark art builds community at Art on Park

Since David Wheeler started curating exhibitions at downtown Warren’s Art on Park building, the October show Dark on Park has been a favorite among both artists and attendees. The ninth edition will open Saturday with a reception from 7 to 10 p.m. “I’d say it’s the favorite of the particular art community that we attract,” Wheeler said. “Why is that? I don’t really know why that is. The interest of these artists, I believe, is tied to things like horror films. I know in the book club that I run, a lot of people are often reading horror books and novels. Scary stuff is a ...