Assorted ramblings from the world of entertainment:

• Rock4Reason marks its 10th anniversary with a new location for its Rock ‘n’ Hop Fundraiser.

The group was founded a decade ago by Frank and Heather Lindsay and Matt and Jennifer Durno to aid local families dealing with cancer. It’s grown into an organization with a 13-member board, but it remains all-volunteer — all money raised goes to help the everyday needs of those fighting illness. It has raised more than $175,000 and helped 550 families since its inception.

The goal is to surpass $200,000 total by the end of this year, Heather Lindsay said, and Rock ‘n’ Hop is its biggest fundraising event. It’s gotten big enough that it’s moving to Up a Creek Tavern in Howland.

“We’ve had it at Modern Methods for the last few years, but due to space, we just weren’t able to make it bigger,” Heather Lindsay said. “(Board member Dynelle Keller) made a contact at Up A Creek, and she has been wanting the Huckin’ Fillbillys to play this ever since she started planning it. She saw that they were playing there, so she went and she had a conversation with the owner of Up the Creek, and then she contacted Huckin’ Fillbillys themselves, and they graciously were all on board and said, ‘Let’s combine the night that we’re already scheduled there to play with this fundraiser event.'”

In addition to the Fillbillys, the event will feature music by Brian Angelo, Matt Skeen and students from Amanda Beagle Vocal Studio. Music has been an integral part of Rock4Reason’s mission since its inception.

“Our mission, it’s not only providing financial assistance; it’s providing therapeutic as well.” Heather Lindsay said. “That’s where the music piece of this comes in. We know that so many times it’s hard to maybe verbally express how we’re feeling, but music has a way of doing that, of healing our souls.”

The event runs from 1 to 10 p.m. Saturday and will include basket raffles and 50/50 drawings.

“We’re hoping to bring in around $10,000 to $12,000,” she said. “We raised $8,000 to $10,000 the last few years with our music nights at Modern Methods, so if we can get to $10,000 again, I think that would be great.”

• Is there anything better on a hot summer day — something we’ve had plenty of already — than ice cream?

How about free ice cream?

Sunday is National Ice Cream Day, and the Tyler History Center in downtown Youngstown will be celebrating because it’s located in the building where the Good Humor Bar was invented.

The Mahoning Valley Historical Society’s Arms Family Museum will be closed on Sunday, but Tyler will have entertainment by the barbershop quartet Exhibit A and give visitors a chance to make ice cream in the building where the sweet treat was born.

There also will be a walking tour of West Federal Street historical sites.

According to scientific research I just made up, learning history burns calories, so enjoying ice cream before, during or after strolling the exhibits at Tyler will make it as healthy as eating celery.

The museum is open from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, and admission that day is free. This event is sponsored by the Joy Baking Group, and free ice cream is sponsored by Livi Steel.

Turning National Ice Cream Day into a two-day event is Sweet Memories Vintage Tees & Candy in Liberty.

The company is the officially licensed maker of Good Humor apparel and other ice cream makers, including Cockeye Creamery and Handel’s locally and national brands such as Breyers and Klondike.

Sweet Memories will have free Good Humor ice cream bars (while supplies last) on both days from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. as well as samples of its new Idora Park sodas.

Sunday will add free samples Sweet Memories Golden Age and Cockeye Creamery Black Bing Cherry Ice Cream Float.

Andy Gray is the entertainment editor of Ticket. Write to him at agray@tribtoday.com.