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Gray Areas: Glass Harp’s Carnegie Hall gig released on vinyl

Fifty-four years ago this month, Youngstown natives Phil Keaggy, Daniel Pecchio and John Sferra were making music on one of the most prestigious concert stages in the world. Glass Harp fans traded bootleg recordings of that Nov. 21, 1971, Carnegie Hall concert for years. In 1997, the band gave the show its first official release on CD, and now those fans can spin the set on vinyl, the dominant format when it was recorded and the one that now generates the most physical sales in 2025. A mobile recording unit captured the performance by the power trio — Keaggy, guitar and vocals; ...

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Howland library hosts holiday event A holiday celebration is planned from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library Howland Branch, 9095 East Market St. Festivities include children’s crafts, performances by members of the Howland School District Chamber Choir (directed by Mark Semrau) and the arrival of Santa Claus at 7 p.m. Refreshments will be available courtesy of the Friends of the Howland Library. Admission is free. ‘End Is Nigh’ set for Darlene Lounge “The End is Nigh (And Yet, So Far)” will be the next offering in Kent State University ...

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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, 2026. 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 OF AMERICAN ART, 524 Wick Ave., Youngstown: “Fred Staloff: Origins of a Modernist” and “Pure Abstractions from the Collection,” both through Sunday; “Kim Novak: Tribute on the Occasion of Her Golden Lion Lifetime Achievement Award,” through Dec. 7; “Robert Rauschenberg: A ...

Phelps tour to stop in Austintown

David Phelps brings a touch of home to the opening date of his One Wintry Night tour on Dec. 4 at Youngstown’s Highway Tabernacle. The Christian music vocalist’s concert will be similar to his annual Christmas Barn Bash at his family farm just outside of Nashville. This year’s event took place last weekend. “There's a lot of the same kind of songs,” he said during a recent phone interview. “First of all, we do all Christmas, all the time. Once Thanksgiving is passed, it is a Christmas tour. So, if people want to come out for a night of great Christmas music, we try to do ...

Christmas gets scary with Holiday Haunt

After years of Christmas merchandise and music creeping earlier and earlier into autumn, the fall revelers are fighting back. This weekend at Penguin City Brewing Company, 460 E. Federal St., Youngstown, will be the first Holiday Haunt with the brewery working in partnership with Nightmare in Niles, Dead Ink Apparel and Rebel Rescue Ranch. The Pollock Ballroom at Penguin City will be transformed into a chillingly festive maze of holiday horror with eerie holiday decor, sinister surprises and spine-tingling encounters that blend Halloween chills with Christmas cheer. According to ...

Stambaugh features Tuba carols, vendors

A brassy tradition brings holiday cheer to Stambaugh Auditorium on Sunday with TubaChristmas. This is the ninth year for TubaChristmas at Stambaugh and the 52st year for the tradition nationwide that was conceived in 1974 by Harvey Phillips as a tribute to his teacher and mentor, William J. Bell, who was born on Christmas Day. Tuba and sousaphone players performed special arrangements of Christmas carols at New York City’s Rockefeller Plaza Ice Rink, and the tradition has spread internationally. The Youngstown concert has attracted nearly 100 participants in past years. For ...