TV LISTINGS FOR MONDAY, JULY 20
TV LISTINGS FOR MONDAY, JULY 20
Touch screens are really pushing my buttons
Ooooh, they really know how to push my buttons. I wish I could figure out how to push theirs. The stereotype is that older people fumble with technology. Screens freeze us. Robocalls confuse us. If a grandkid with a mean streak tells us we have to do the chicken dance to make our streaming ...
Religion news
CHRISTMAS IN JULY: Trinity United Methodist Church, 30 W. Front St., Youngstown, will have a special Christmas in July service at 11:15 a.m. Sunday. The service will feature music by Park Avenue Brass with sounds of Christmas. There will be music, prayer and reflection as the congregation celebrates the hope and peace the Christmas story offers. FIRST FRIDAY: The First Friday Club of Greater Youngstown speaker series will host a program at noon Aug. 6 at Avion on the Water Banquet Center, 2177 W. Western Reserve Road, Canfield. Guest speaker is George Beelen, retired professor and ...
‘Rocky’ gets off to smooth start at Kent-Trumbull
CHAMPION — Certain musicals always look the same, no matter who’s doing them. The visual style is so ingrained in audience members’ minds that directors seldom stray from those expectations. Kent State University at Trumbull Theatre breaks the mold a bit with its staging of “The Rocky Horror Show,” and those choices pay off in the production that opened Thursday for an eight-performance run. The primary set still is a castle as far as the dialogue is concerned, but Kenzie James-Ramsey’s set design has a carnival feel with its colorful stripes. Dr. Frank N. Furter’s ...
Ticket stub changes
7 17’s Financial Wellness Night rescheduled Because of ongoing air quality concerns, 7 17 Credit Union’s Financial Wellness Night at the Ballpark in Niles, originally scheduled for Friday, is being rescheduled. 7 17 Day will instead be celebrated at the Mahoning Valley Scrappers game July 24. All original tickets remain valid for the new date. Boardman Park event moved to Sept. 12 BOARDMAN — The Boardman Park Community Day/Celebrating America’s 250th, originally scheduled for Saturday, has been postponed because of the potential for severe weather. The event has ...
Diocese names new coordinator of athletics
YOUNGSTOWN — The Diocese of Youngstown has named Tim McNeil as the new Coordinator of Athletics, effective July 8. McNeil, a native of Mineral Ridge, is a Warren John F. Kennedy graduate and spent 19 years coaching at Westminster College. He spent the previous two decades as head coach for the Westminster men’s and women’s cross country and track and field programs. He led the Titans to 16 Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Championships. McNeil is a 1996 graduate of Westminster, where he excelled in track and field as well as football. In 2004, he earned a ...