Even though it’s been open less than a year, Robert Dennick Joki is no stranger to The Playhouse Downtown. He directed at least a dozen shows at the performance space on the third floor of the Morley Arts Building in downtown Youngstown when it was home to the Oakland Center for the Arts, ...
The Autism Society of the Mahoning Valley and Penguin City Brewing will partner for Oktoberfest Youngstown on Saturday. The autism society staged Oktoberfest events in the mid 2010s for a few years as a fundraiser when Aundrea Cika Heschmeyer was its director. She had experience with staging ...
Instead of “Play Ball!,” the cry will be “Hoist Stein!” next weekend at 7 17 Credit Union Field at Eastwood in Niles. The ballpark becomes the new home for the Trumbull County Historical Society’s Oktoberfest, which will have its 11th edition from 4 to 8 p.m. Sept. 26. Ryan ...
Assorted ramblings from the world of entertainment: • More than 30 businesses will participate in this year’s Mahoning Valley Coffee Trail. The annual event raises money for the Rescue Mission of the Mahoning Valley. Those who make a $25 donation to the mission starting at 9 a.m. Oct. 5 will receive a passport they can take to the participating coffee shops, cafes, bakeries, etc. The businesses will have free coffee offers varying by location. Those who visit every location and turn in a completed passport will be eligible to win a grand prize package. Only 750 passports are ...
Art ASHTABULA ARTS CENTER, 2928 W. 13th St., Ashtabula: “Small, Quiet Things: Studies in Attention — The Art of Cath Smith,” through Sept. 27 with reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. ashtabulaartscenter.org and 440-964-3396. BUTLER INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN ART, 524 Wick Ave., Youngstown: “In Honor of America 250 Ohio: Joseph G. Butler Jr. Collections of Our Nation Exhibit,” through Dec. 26; “On the Surface: Works from the Permanent Collection,” through March 14, 2027. ...
The musical “Bonnie & Clyde” closes the Straw Hat Theatre summer season in Ashtabula. It is set during the Depression and based on the true story of Bonnie Parker (played by Jordan Benjamin) and Clyde Barrow (Marcus Lowery), who went from two small-town nobodies in West Texas to ...
