A fall tradition in the Mahoning Valley will close out summer this year. Opera Western Reserve will stage Charles Gounod’s “Faust” at Powers Auditorium on Saturday. In the past, OWR has waited until November to present its annual full-scale production. Director Scott Skiba said they ...

Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre will host a pair of country shows this week. Lee Brice returns to the Mahoning Valley for a show tonight at the outdoor venue, and Cody Jinks brings his Hippies and Cowboys tour there on Saturday. Brice is a South Carolina native, but he’s referred to ...

Assorted ramblings from the world of entertainment: • There is no shortage of national charities raising money in search of cancer cures and offering help to those battling the many forms of the disease. Chuck Gisewhite wanted to make sure the money raised here stayed here to help those ...

The play “Peter and the Starcatcher” opens 13th Street Theatre’s 2025-26 season at Ashtabula Arts Center. The play with music by Rick Elice is based on the novels by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson that serve as a prequel to “Peter Pan.” A nameless young orphan and his mates are ...

Art ARTS & EDUCATION AT THE HOYT, 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle, Pa.: “Jim Soppelsa: Abstract Variations” and “Dan Droz: Hidden in Plain Sight,” both through Nov. 6. 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 ...

LOOP Youngstown is turning to artists and the general public to document their communities. The group is seeking participants for a project called A Day in the LOOP. The goal is to use photography, video, writing and other art forms to capture the spirit of the community, in this case the ...