Mary Louise Lee is no stranger to “Menopause” … or menopause, for that matter. Lee toured with the original “Menopause The Musical” about 20 years ago and is back on the road with “Menopause the Musical 2: Cruisin’ Through the Change,” which will be staged Tuesday at Packard ...

Assorted ramblings from the world of entertainment: • James Brown may have been the hardest working man in show business, but Khalid Tabbara will be the hardest working man on Halloween. The Austintown native will be doing triple duty for a show Friday at Westside Bowl in Youngstown. ...

Art 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 ...

As anyone who's seen a George A. Romero movie knows, it ain’t easy to kill the living dead. Apparently the same is true for Rust Belt Theater Company’s “Living Dead: The Musical.” The theater founded by Robert Dennick Joki had to find an alternate location for its annual Halloween ...

There will be some music to go along with the poetry at Lit Youngstown’s next First Wednesday Reader Series event. The Catro Trio will accompany poet Philip Terman, and the program also will feature poet Wendy McVicker. McVicker served as poet laureate of Athens from 2020 to 2022. Her most ...

Bill O’Rly celebrates the release of his debut short story collection with “Under a Steel Moon: A Rust Belt Gothic Experience.” The immersive event blends performance art, music, folklore and speculative fiction to mark the release of “Rust Belt Gothic: Volume I.” Illustrated by ...