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Rap acts booked at Packard Music Hall

Detroit rappers Skilla Baby, DeJ Loaf and T-Rell will perform at Packard Music Hall on April 25 for the Family and Friends Bash. Skilla Baby’s most streamed songs include “Gorgeous” and “Icky Vicky Vibes.” DeJ Loaf has several songs with more than 100 million streams, including “Me U & Hennessy” with Lil Wayne and “Back Up” with Big Sean.

Andrew Lloyd will host the 6 p.m. show. Tickets are $95.50 and $85.25 and are on sale now through Ticketmaster.

Fitch Drama Club stages ‘Sister Act’ musical

The Austintown Fitch Drama Club presents “Sister Act: The Musical” for four performances.

More than 40 students are featured in the production based on the 1992 movie about a disco singer who goes into hiding at a convent after witnessing a murder.

Show times are 6 p.m. today, Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday in Fitch HIgh School auditorium, 4560 Falcon Drive. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and senior citizens. Tickets are available online at austintownschools.org and at the door.

Art SWAP set at library in Austintown

The National Youth Advocate Program will have an Art Swap from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County-Austintown, 600 S. Raccoon Road.

The Art SWAP experience encourages participants to create artwork collaboratively, reinforcing the message that “everybody is a footprint in a child’s life.” The events aim to highlight the important role community members play as caregivers, advocates and village supporters. Residents are encouraged to attend, ask questions and explore ways to support local children and families. Go to shorturl.at/EKcxv to register online for the Art SWAP. For more information about becoming a foster or respite parent, contact Courtney Townsend at 330-633-4187 or go to www.nyap.org.

Warren library hosts railroad strike program

Author Mark Strecker will speak about his book “The Great Railroad Strike in Ohio” at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library, 444 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren.

An economic depression starting with the Panic of 1873 made life for railroad workers go from poor to intolerable. Strecker dives into the strike that paralyzed most of the freight train traffic across several states, including Ohio.

Admission is free. Copies of Strecker’s book will be available for purchase

Sips & Scripts presents ‘Rust Belt Trilogy’

“The Rust Belt Trilogy” will be the next offering in Kent State University at Trumbull Theatre’s Sips & Scripts play reading series.

Dale E. Seeds’ play explores personal stories that intersect in various ways in the post-industrial urban landscape of the Midwest. The stories are embedded within place and culture, marked by the forces of memory, music, spirituality, environmental degradation, class and time slippage.

Shiloh Hart directs the reading at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Modern Methods Brewing Company, 125 David Grohl Alley, Warren Admission is free.

Ohio suffragist is subject of Upton House program

The Upton Association presents a program on Ohio suffragist Frances Jennings Casement at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Harriet Taylor Upton House, 380 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren. Alexandra Lausin, executive director of the International Women’s Air & Space Museum in Cleveland, will portray Casement, who was inducted into the Ohio Women’s Hall of Fame in 2001 because of her activism in the women’s suffrage movement.

Admission is free, and refreshments will be available a half hour before the program starts.

MVHS immigrant stories series looks at Germany

Wednesday is the deadline to make reservations for the Mahoning Valley Historical Society’s next Stories of Immigrants of the Mahoning Valley dinner and program.

Germany will be the focus of the event, which will include a talk by Wolfgang Wengler, an active member of the local German community; a performance by the Canfield Community Band playing German melodies; and a dinner featuring pork schnitzel and other German delicacies.

It starts at 5 p.m. April 6 at the Saxon Club, 719 S. Meridian Road, Youngstown. Tickets are $35 for $35 for MVHS members and $40 for non-members, and reservations can be made by calling 330-743-2589.

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‘Little Mermaid’ swims into Badger

Joseph Badger Schools’ Drama Department will present Disney’s “The Little Mermaid Jr.” at Badger School’s auditorium, 7119 state Route 7, Kinsman.

The musical is based on the 1989 animated film and includes such songs as “Part of Your World” and “Under the Sea.”

Show times are 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $10 for adults and $6 for seniors and students and can be purchased at the door.

For more information, email holly.ceci@badgerbraves.org.

Butler displays student art Sunday

An art exhibition in conjunction with National Youth Art Month is scheduled Sunday at the Butler Institute of American Art, 524 Wick Ave., Youngstown.

This is the fourth year the Butler has displayed the art of students in grades K through 6 from Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties.

It will feature the work of nearly 30 young artists and more than 40 art educators.

First, second, third and honorable mention awards will be given for each grade level and recognition to every participating teacher.

It runs from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday with an awards ceremony at 1:30 p.m. Admission is free.

Lit Youngstown offers writing workshop

Lit Youngstown will host a writing workshop series for adults experiencing grief at the Girard Free Library, 105 E. Prospect St.

These sessions will include group poetry readings, peer-led discussion, thought-provoking prompts and the opportunity for participants to share work.

Session leader Alex Abruzzi has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English from Youngstown State University and currently is an instructor there.

The workshop will meet from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursdays from April 2 to May 14 with no class on April 16. Advance registration is required at lityoungstown.org.

‘High School Musical’ features high schoolers

After hosting a production of “High School Musical” featuring a cast of elementary school-aged students last weekend, Ashtabula Arts Center, 2928 W. 13th St., will have a teen version of the musical this weekend.

The Matthew Gerrard-David Simpatico musical is an adaptation of the 2006 Disney Channel movie.

It is directed by Christy Seymour.

Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $17 for adults, $15 for students, senior citizens and military and $13 for children ages 2 to 12 if purchased in advance at ashtabulaartscenter.org or by calling 440-964-3396. Tickets are $2 more at the door.

Comedy fundraiser planned in Ashtabula

The Ashabula Arts Center will have a “Last Comic Standing”-style competition as part of its annual Comedy Night Fundraiser.

Six standup comedians — WestSide Ken Busler, Shayla Freeman, Dre Gray, GW Nell, Mike Shanks and Nick Stanco — will compete for a $500 prize ($250 for the runnerup) with the audience picking the winners.The headliner will be Dan Brown, a Cleveland-area comedian who recorded a standup special for Dry Bar Comedy and has appeared on “Huckabee.”

Tickets are $50 for the event, which starts at 7:45 p.m. March 28 at AAC, 2928 W. `3th St. Tickets are available online at ashtabulaartscenter.org and by calling 440-964-3396.

Westminster College presents author talk

Author Brenda Tate will speak at 5:30 p.m. Monday at Westminster College about her memoir “Journal of a Black Woman in Blue: Navigating Abuse, Addiction, Racism and Sobriety.”

A 40-year veteran of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, Tate will share her story of overcoming adversity while navigating racism and sexism within the police department and confronting her own struggles with addiction.

The program is scheduled in Dietz Sullivan Lecture Hall in Hoyt Science Center on campus, and admission is free. For more information, email lahram@westminster.edu.

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Library features Women’s History

The program “Highlighting Trumbull’s Women: Pioneers, Builders and Visionaries” is scheduled at 6 p.m. Monday at the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library, 444 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren.

Savannah Moss from the Trumbull County Historical Society will talk about pioneering figures who broke professional barriers, community builders whose generosity shaped our institutions and determined advocates who fought for social change. They include Harriet Taylor Upton, Mary Ann Campana and Helen Albert. Admission is free.

Program looks at labor history

Labor struggles in the Mahoning Valley will be the topic of the Mahoning Valley Historical Society’s next Bites and Bits of History program.

Author and historian Shean T. Posey will cover the major industrial strikes that shaped the region in the early 20th century, the transformative impact of New Deal labor policies, the later expansion of unionization into the public sector and how local workers organized, demanded fair treatment and influenced national debates about economic justice. It starts at noon March 19 at the Tyler History Center, 325 W. Federal St., Youngstown. Admission is free and those attending are encouraged to bring lunch to enjoy during the program.

Society hosts blimp program

A screening of the documentary “Icon in the Sky: 100 Years of the Goodyear Blimp” will be part of a McGuffey Historical Society Memories of a Lifetime program. Akron-based Goodyear Tire Company has used the airships as its corporate symbol for 100 years. Stephanie Pacifico of PBS Western Reserve will show the film and discuss the design, building, service and history of the airships.

The program starts at 10 a.m. March 21 at Denny’s meeting room, 4020 Belmont Ave., Liberty. Admission is $10 for McGuffey members and $15 for non-members. Reservations are suggested and can be made by calling 330-726-8277.

Packard museum speakeasy coming

Tickets are on sale now for a Roaring ’20s Speakeasy event at 6 p.m. March 21 at the National Packard Museum, 1899 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren.

Those attending are encouraged to come dressed in period attire for an evening of cocktails, appetizers, card games and dancing hosted by performers portraying Carlotta Packard and other family members. Guests will be chauffeured in a Packard to the secret party entrance. Tickets are $25 and must be purchased in advance at nationalpackardmuseum.org and by calling 330-394-1899.

‘High School Musical Jr.’ opens

A children’s theater production of “High School Musical Jr.” featuring students in grades 2 to 5 opens Friday at Ashtabula Arts Center, 2928 W. 13th St., Ashtabula. The Matthew Gerrard-David Simpatico musical is an adaptation of the 2006 Disney Channel movie. It is directed by Christy Seymour.

Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $17 for adults, $15 for students, senior citizens and military and $13 for children ages 2 to 12 if purchased in advance at ashtabulaartscenter.org or by calling 440-964-3396. Tickets are $2 more at the door.

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