Singing competition on Village Green

Singing competition on Village Green

POLAND — A Poland Idol singing contest will be June 28 on the Village Green as part of Celebrate Poland, a two-day celebration. Registration is $15. Winners will be selected in four age groups by a three-judge panel. The age groups are kindergarten through fourth grades; fifth to eighth grades; high school; and adults. Prizes will be given to the winners. To register, call Cindy at (330) 651-2999. Deadline is June 25.

Vocal talent contest at Main Street Theater

COLUMBIANA — Main Street Theater will sponsor a vocal talent competition this summer, with four age brackets: kindergarten-fourth grades; fifth to eighth grades; high school; and adult. Top 10 finalists in each age group will compete before a live voting audience for prizes with the top finisher in each age group receiving recording studio time to record a CD. Deadline to register is June 14. Registration packets can be picked up at the theater or at the Encore Caf , 5 N. Main St., and can be mailed or dropped off. There will also be a table for registering inside the theatre lobby from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Everyone who registers will receive free movie passes. For registration or information, call the theater at (330) 482-9647

Stage Left Players plan fundraiser

LISBON — Stage Left Players will sponsor a fundraiser at 7 p.m. Thursday at Trinity Playhouse, 234 E. Lincoln Way. Appetizers, desserts and punch will be served as the troupe announces its 2008 scholarship winners, and also reveals its 2008-09 season. Immediately afterward, the musical “Thoroughly Modern Millie” will be performed. All seats for the performance, which will start at 8 p.m., are $15, with the proceeds going to the air-conditioning fund.

Regular performances of “Millie” will be at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and June 20, 21, 27 and 28; and 2 p.m. June 22 and 29. For reservations or information, call (330) 424-5093.

Columbiana Fair seeks old photos of grounds

LISBON — The Columbiana County Fair board is seeking assistance from the public in locating historic photographs of the Columbiana County Fairgrounds. Of particular interest are photographs of former buildings on the fairgrounds as well as photographs of historic structures currently on the grounds as they looked many years ago.

This project is being pursued as part of the new steer barn/beef complex at this year’s fair, which runs from July 28 to Aug. 3. All photographs will be returned. Photos may be sent to the Columbiana County Fair, P.O. Box 356, Lisbon, Ohio 44432. For more information, call the fair office at (330) 424-5531.

Chorus event set

LISBON — The Lisbon Community Chorus Minstrel will be at 8 p.m. July 2-3 at David Anderson High School auditorium. Reserve tickets are $10 and are available at Gray Kodrich Supply. General admission tickets are $7 each and are available at Bye Bye Hardware and Morgan’s Drug Store and chorus members.

Concerts at the gazebo

COLUMBIANA — The Firestone Park Gazebo summer concert series will feature the Jim Frank Trio from 2-4 p.m. today. Other concerts in the free series will include Champagne (big band), June 15; Donkey Engine (bluegrass) June 22; and Jack Vasco (oldies and big band), June 29.

Barbeque, talent show

WARREN — The third annual Family Gathering Barbecue and Talent Show will be Aug. 17 at Warren Ampitheatre from 2 to 8 p.m. Singers can register by calling Eric at (330) 246-0792.

Two IMAX films open

PITTSBURGH — “The Alps” and “Wild Ocean,” two new IMAX films that open this weekend at Carnegie Science Center, explore the heights of Europe’s majestic mountains and the frenzy of one of nature’s greatest migration spectacles.

“The Alps” tells the story of one man’s quest to climb the North Face of the Eiger, a 6,000-foot Swiss peak.

“Wild Ocean,” a documentary, explores the interplay between humans and endangered ocean ecosystems. It highlights the feeding frenzy of billions of sardines, which travel up the KwaZulu-Natal shoreline of Africa, known to locals as the Wild Coast. For information, go to carnegiesciencecenter.org.