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Globetrotters to take a shot at Covelli Centre in January

The Harlem Globetrotters Rivalry tour comes to the Covelli Centre at 3 p.m. Jan. 24, 2027. The basketball team celebrated its centennial in 2026, and the Rivalry tour boasts of new challengers and new rules to go along with the trick shots and dunks for which the team is known. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at the arena’s Southwoods Health box office and through Ticketmaster. An online-only presale starts at 10 a.m. Wednesday with the password: VENUE.

‘Pagliacci’ drives into Powers for OWR production

Scott Skiba takes creative approaches with classic operas. Some are born from the imagination of Opera Western Reserve’s production director, such as last year’s steampunk-style “Faust.” Others — 2020’s “La Traviata” that used Stambaugh Auditorium as its set and 2021’s ...

Warren baritone goes from Tonio to Silvio with OWR’s ‘Pagliacci’

Brian Keith Johnson grew up in Warren, graduating from Warren G. Harding High School in 1984 and going on to study opera at University of Akron and abroad in Italy and Austria. But he didn’t have an opportunity to share his baritone with local audiences in a full-scale production until ...

38 Special releases ‘Milestone’ as it approaches 50th anniversary

38 Special will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its debut album in 2027. With the anniversary approaching, lead singer Don Barnes, the one remaining member from that original lineup, bought a new stage set with risers and new lighting to revamp the band’s live show, which has been its ...

Gray Areas: A library card — don’t leave home without it

There is a meme I’ve seen several times this month that says, “If free public libraries didn’t already exist and someone tried to invent them, they would be condemned as a socialist plot.” Imagine the political ads we’d endure right now if libraries were a new idea. Luckily, they’ve been around for millennia. I’ve written many times over the years about my love of libraries, which started as a child who read every crappy biography ever written about his favorite athletes and continued as an adult who never could have afforded to feed the voracious reading appetites of ...

Mahoning Valley arts and entertainment

Art ASHTABULA ARTS CENTER, 2928 W. 13th St., Ashtabula: “Small, Quiet Things: Studies in Attention — The Art of Cath Smith,” through Sunday. 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 ...