Rock the Dome did just that last year at Ward Beecher Planetarium. “We ended up putting close to 1,600 people through the room in the two days, and we only have 144 seats,” said Curt Spivey, planetarium engineer. “The Taylor Swift shows, all were at capacity. The Queen shows were at ...

A trio of exhibitions open 2026 at the McDonough Museum of Art. The galleries will feature from Tuesday until Feb. 28 the invitational show “From WOMAN 19,” curated by Mary Urbas, as well as solo exhibitions by Misty Gamble (“Of Flesh and The Feminine”) and Hannah Parrett (“I Do Not ...

Assorted ramblings from the world of entertainment: • The Rotary Club of Youngstown would like to turn “Dry January” into a 30-day-event for 2026. The Rotary’s Groundhog Craft Beerfest will be Jan. 31 this year at Stambaugh Auditorium in Youngstown. The eighth annual event will ...

Art ARTS & EDUCATION AT THE HOYT, 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle, Pa.: “Floating Beauty: Women in the Art of Ukiyo-e,” through Jan. 29. 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 724-652-2882. BUTLER ...

JCC will host the screening of a civil rights documentary on Wednesday The documentary “Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round” will be shown at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Jewish Community Center of Youngstown, 505 Gypsy Lane. In 1960, five black students rode a segregated carousel and ...

13th Street is putting the audience on stage with the title character in its production of “Bat Boy: The Musical.” Seating will be set up on stage, limiting capacity to 75 audience members per performance. According to co-director Zach Adkins, “The idea to bring the audience on stage ...