Enjoy Joe Bonamassa’s latest album, “The Spirit of Rory: Live from Cork.” There might not be many more after it. No contemporary blues artist may be more prolific or more successful than Bonamassa. He’s released more than 40 albums since his 2000 debut, “A New Day Yesterday.” ...
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 ...
Assorted ramblings from the world of entertainment: • “Reemergence” will fill LOOP Youngstown Arts & Culture Center with art, music and poetry on Sunday. LOOP studio artists will display their work in the center’s community room, and the show features photography, acrylic, oil and watercolor paint, textiles, wood and other materials. Participating artists include Sarah Sharber, Kellie Kirksey, RB Knight, Tony Nicholas, Joelene Barb, Dei Bilunka, Elizabeth Ford, Ed Hallahan, Heather Bowser, Willie Duck Jr., AJ Pascoe, Tom Ritter, Lauren Sandor, Sophia Black and Jaye ...
Art ARTS & EDUCATION AT THE HOYT, 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle, Pa.: “Shaping Space: PIttsburgh Society of Sculptors” and “Nicole May Luga — City Scrolls: Everyday Beauty,” both through Sept. 30. Hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday ...
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 ...
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 ...
