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LOOP Youngstown Arts + Culture Center will have a Halloween open studio event on Friday, and tickets are on sale now for the organization's annual Variety Show Benefit.
Spooky LOOP attendees can check out LOOP's new building at 805 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown, from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday. Children can decorate a trick-or-treat bag, visit studio artists to learn about their art and pick up a treat.
Lit Youngstown will have children's books for kids to choose from and take home.
Admission is free, and parking will be available at LOOP and at the Calvin Center for the Arts lot.
LOOP's third Variety Show Benefit is scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m. Nov. 8 at Westside Bowl, 2617 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown.
This event showcases an eclectic mix of the area's creative community, including music by Razed by Robots, Clay Colley, TaeShawn Madison and Demos Papadimas; live painting by James Shuttic; short films by local filmmakers Adam Michael, Mario Ricciardi and Emily Smith; comedy by Dinner Theatre Rejects and Eric Lewis; drag by Batonya Dumpling and an art raffle featuring an original painting by Daniel Rauschenbach. Emelia Sherin will serve as emcee.
is back by popular demand to emcee the festivities.
Proceeds from the event will help LOOP Youngstown renovate artist studios and future gallery and teaching spaces and provide support for dozens of local artists.
Tickets are $10 in advance through Eventbrite or $15 at the door. For more information, go to loopyoungstown.org.