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Art ARTS & EDUCATION AT THE HOYT, 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle, Pa.: “Carnival Nights: Photography by Andrew Hoff,” “Goldberg Variations: Collages by John Lyon Paul” and "Subterranean: Photography by Prescott Moore Lassman,” all through Sept. 11. 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: “Touched by Rauschenberg: The Art of Eric Forstmann, Don Gummer, Diana Levinson and Robert Rauschenberg,” through Aug. 24; Autumn Joi ...

‘Weapons’ delves into mystery disappearance

An enduring image from the new movie “Weapons” comes early: The sight of elementary school students running out of their homes and onto the suburban grass, moving like flying birds with their arms out, to a song by George Harrison. Except this is happening at night — at 2:17 a.m., to be precise — and there’s no glee from the kids. Just running. And the Harrison song being played isn’t the cheerful “Here Comes the Sun.” It’s “Beware the Darkness.” Welcome back to another outing by director-writer Zach Cregger, a modern thriller master. “Weapons” is his ...

YSU hosts authors and FUBU founder for future lectures

Youngstown State University will bring a trio of prominent speakers to the area in September and October. Daymond John, CEO of clothing company FUBU and one of the investors on ABC’s “Shark Tank,” will speak at 6 p.m. Sept. 9 at Stambaugh Auditorium for the Thomas Colloquium. Biographer Wil Haygood will speak at 6 p.m. Sept. 25 at Beeghly Center for the Centofanti Symposium. And novelist Amy Tan will speak at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 22 at Stambaugh as part of the Skeggs Lecture Series. As founder and CEO of FUBU, John has grown the company to more than $6 billion in product sales. ...

Cirque mixes stunts, horror

After hosting the family friendly Cirque Italia in July, Southern Park Mall will have a more adult-oriented circus set up its tent in the parking lot this weekend. Paranormal Cirque III is billed as "horrifying yet seductive” with a cast of zombies, erotic witches, sexy vampires and ghosts performing acrobatics, contortion, aerial stunts and other death-defying stunts. Both Cirque Italia and Paranormal Cirque III are produced by the same company. Audience members ages 17 and younger must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday, 6:30 and 9:30 ...

The Black Keys put feel-good spin on a turbulent year

NEW YORK — The Ohio alt-rock band the Black Keys are finding their way home on their 13th full-length LP, "No Rain, No Flowers." The journey hasn't been easy. Last year, the Grammy-winning duo underwent a fiery, public split with their management after their arena tour was unceremoniously canceled. But on "No Rain, No Flowers," guitarist and vocalist Dan Auerbach and drummer Pat Carney put a feel-good spin on their recent career turbulence. The album pulls the raw blues, psychedelia, garage rock and roots music of their 23-year discography into a single package. Discerning fans ...

Lohan, Curtis return for chaotic ‘Freakier Friday’

It’s a tale as old as time — or at least, a tale Hollywood loves to tell again and again: Body-swapping. It’s magical. It’s comical. It carries heartwarming messages about walking in another’s shoes and learning about oneself along the way. So it’s hardly surprising that “Freaky Friday,” the 2003 version of the 1972 Mary Rodgers novel starring Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis, was a hit. Lohan was endearing and charismatic as an appealing, mildly turbulent teenager, and Curtis was a comic hoot as her control-freak therapist mom. And while there were a few misfires ...