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First Wednesday reading to feature three writers

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A trio of writers will be featured at Lit Youngstown’s next First Wednesday Reader Series event. Poets Becca J.R. Lachman of Athens and Renee Nicholson of Morgantown, West Virginia, and fiction writer and essayist Rebecca Moon Ruark of Galesville, Maryland, will read from their work. Lachman, poet laureate of Athens, serves as the communications director for the Athens County Public Libraries and earned her master’s degree from Bennington College. The author of four poetry collections, she also publishes choral music and hymn lyrics, and edited the national anthology “A ...

All Stars, RWB are returning for Woofstock 9

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All Stars don’t need rehearsals. Rajma McKenzie has led the Steel Valley All Star Band since the beginning of Steel Valley Woofstock, an event started to raise money for local animal care, from medications and vaccinations to spaying and neutering. The previous eight events have raised ...

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An exhibit focusing on the comedy duo Block and Sully opens Monday at the Jewish Community Center of Youngstown’s Thomases Family Endowment of the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation Art Gallery. Jesse Block and Eva Sully were a Jewish husband-and-wife comedy team active in vaudeville and radio from 1926 to 1948. During World War II, the duo joined the USO and for three years entertained American troops all over the world. This exhibition showcases historic publicity photographs from the famous entertainers, originally brought to Youngstown by native Rosemarie DeSalle, preserving a ...

Mazey’s solo project is now multi-‘Dimension’-al

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Kevin Mazey’s COVID-19 music project has a follow up. Mazey, longtime keyboard player for The Houseband and a musician who has played with Link and other acts since the 1980s, released “Dimension,” a collection of mostly instrumental jazz-rock in 2021 that showcased his talents as a ...

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St. Pat’s hosts 68th festival Opening today is the 68th festival at St. Patrick Church, 225 N. Main St., Hubbard. The annual event features parish-made foods as well as food vendors. Entertainment will include Old Skool tonight, David Hern Band on Friday, Chris Higbee on Saturday and The Feral Cats and Dr. Zoot Band on Sunday. This year’s raffle features a new Trailblazer of $20,000 as the grand prize. Festival hours are 6 to 10 p.m. today, 6 to 11 p.m. Friday, 5 to 11 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. Library, TCHS collect stories Area residents are ...

Youngstown Italian Fest makes 39th appearance

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The 39th Greater Youngstown Italian Fest opens Friday downtown. The opening ceremony starts at 6 p.m. Friday with the man and woman of the year honorees and Youngstown State University scholarship presentation, but the festival vendors will be open for lunch, and afternoon entertainment ...