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Gray Areas: Rock4Reason turns 10, and some free ice cream

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Assorted ramblings from the world of entertainment: • Rock4Reason marks its 10th anniversary with a new location for its Rock ‘n’ Hop Fundraiser. The group was founded a decade ago by Frank and Heather Lindsay and Matt and Jennifer Durno to aid local families dealing with cancer. It’s grown into an organization with a 13-member board, but it remains all-volunteer — all money raised goes to help the everyday needs of those fighting illness. It has raised more than $175,000 and helped 550 families since its inception. The goal is to surpass $200,000 total by the end of ...

Hopewell’s ‘Glassheart’ reimagines a Beast-ly tale

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A tale as old as time gets a new twist at Hopewell Theatre. Reina Hardy’s “Glassheart” will be staged this weekend at the Youngstown community theater. “Glassheart” originally was scheduled to open in June and run for two weeks, but it was postponed due to an illness in the ...

Dear Annie: A season of distance, not goodbye, from daughter

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DEAR ANNIE: I am an 86-year-old mother of three children, a grandmother of six and great-grandmother of eight. We have always had a great relationship with our children. Our youngest daughter, who has always been close to us, went through a stressful divorce. Her husband had an affair, and she divorced him. She always came home every few months, or we went to see her. In the past few years, she has only come home twice a year, only for a day or so at a time. I am no longer driving, so going to visit her is not an option. She calls almost every day. She says there is nothing wrong. But ...

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Packard books Clay Walker Christmas show A Clay Walker Family Christmas comes to Packard Music Hall in Warren on Nov. 27. The show mixes holiday favorites and country classics by Walker, who had 17 top 10 country hits between 1993 and 2009, including “What’s It to You,” “Live Until I Die,” “Dreaming with My Eyes Open,” “Rumor Has It” and “She Won’t Be Lonely Long.” Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday through Ticketmaster. An online-only presale runs from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. today with the password: CWXMAS. ‘Millionaire’s Row’ walking tour set The ...

Mahoning Valley arts and entertainment

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Art ARTS & EDUCATION AT THE HOYT, 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle, Pa.: 53rd Hoyt Regional Juried Art Exhibition and Mini Masterpiece Exhibition, both through July 23. 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 ...

Former students celebrate Leonardi’s legacy

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Tony Leonardi died in 2001 at age 62, but his legacy continues due to the many working musicians who studied with the founder of Youngstown State University’s jazz studies program. Many of his students and former colleagues will celebrate that legacy with a concert Saturday at YSU’s ...