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Art

ASHTABULA ARTS CENTER, 2928 W. 13th St., Ashtabula: "Small, Quiet Things: Studies in Attention -- The Art of Cath Smith," through Sept. 27 with reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday. 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 440-964-3396.

BUTLER INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN ART, 524 Wick Ave., Youngstown: "In Honor of America 250 Ohio: Joseph G. Butler Jr. Collections of Our Nation Exhibit," through Dec. 26; "On the Surface: Works from the Permanent Collection," through March 14, 2027. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. www.butlerart.com and 330-743-1107.

HOYT ARTS CENTER, 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 and Saturday. hoytartcenter.org and 724-652-2882.

JUDITH RAE SOLOMON GALLERY, Bliss Hall, Youngstown State University: Chanda Weigel exhibition, through Oct. 2. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.

MCDONOUGH MUSEUM OF ART, 525 Wick Ave., Youngstown: "Around Here, It's Always Eternity," featuring the work of Bonny Liebowitz, Alice Pixley Young, Deborah Wasserman and Etty Yaniv, through Oct. 24; "Kilcawley Print Collection," through Dec. 12. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. ysu.edu/mcdonough-museum and 330-941-1371.

MEDICI MUSEUM OF ART, 9350 E. Market St., Howland: "Dragana Crnjak: Forest," through Jan. 4, 2027. Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. medicimuseum.art and 330-856-2120.

THOMASES FAMILY ENDOWMENT ART GALLERY, Jewish Community Center of Youngstown, 505 Gypsy Lane: "Block and Sully," through Wednesday. jccyoungstown.org and 330-746-3250.

TRUMBULL ART GALLERY, 158 N. Park Ave., Warren: 60th TAG/RAA Annual, through Friday. Hours are noon to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. www.trumbullartgallery.com and 330-395-4876.

Museums

ARMS FAMILY MUSEUM, 648 Wick Ave., Youngstown: Hours are noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. $7 adults, $6 senior citizens and college students, $5 children ages 3 to 18 and free for members and active-duty military and veterans. mahoninghistory.org and 330-743-2589.

AUSTIN LOG CABIN, 3797 S. Raccoon Road, Austintown: Hours are 1 to 3 p.m. first Sunday of the month from March to December and by appointment. 330-921-1104.

BRACEVILLE AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MUSEUM, 1250 Cedar St. SW, Braceville: Hours are 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday. 330-373-8395.

ERNIE HALL AVIATION MUSEUM, 4033 North River Road NE, Howland: Hours are noon to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and by appointment, $10 adults, $5 for children ages 5 to 10 and free for children 4 and younger. www.erniehallaviationmuseum.org.

HARRIET TAYLOR UPTON HOUSE, 380 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren: Tours available by appointment. Call 330-395-1840 or go to uptonhouse.org.

LEAVITTSBURG HERITAGE HOME, 4901 W. Market St.: Open house from 2 to 4 p.m. third Sunday of the month and by appointment. 330-399-1448.

MCKINLEY BIRTHPLACE HOME, 40 S. Main St., Niles: Hours are 1 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and by appointment. by emailing mckinley@mcklib.org or calling 330-652-1704, Ext. 3. www.mcklib.org/BirthplaceHome

MELNICK MEDICAL MUSEUM, Cushwa Hall, Youngstown State University: Hours are 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and by appointment, free.

NATIONAL MCKINLEY BIRTHPLACE MEMORIAL MUSEUM, 40 N. Main St., Niles: Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and by appointment. 330-652-4273.

NATIONAL PACKARD MUSEUM, 1899 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren: Hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, $15 adults, $14 military, $13 senior citizens and free for children 6 and younger. packardmuseum.org and 330-394-1899.

OH WOW! THE ROGER & GLORIA JONES CHILDREN’S CENTER FOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 15 Central Square First Floor, Youngstown: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, $12 general admission, $11 for veterans, senior citizens and educators and free for members and children younger than 2. ohwowkids.org and 330-744-5914.

SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM, 14118 Youngstown-Pittsburgh Road, Springfield: Hours are 2 to 4 p.m. first Sunday of the month through November, donations accepted. springfieldtwphistory@gmail.com and 330-340-4490.

STROCK STONE HOUSE, 7171 Mahoning Ave., Austintown: Hours are 1 to 3 p.m. first Sunday of the month from March to December and by appointment. 330-921-1104.

TP TIP TOOL AUTO MUSEUM, 7075 state Route 446, Canfield: Hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, free. tpcarcollection.com and 800-321-9260.

TYLER HISTORY CENTER, 325 W. Federal St., Youngstown: Hours are noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, $7 adults, $6 senior citizens and college students, $5 children ages 3 to 18 and free for members and active-duty military and veterans. mahoninghistory.org and 330-743-2589.

WARD-THOMAS MUSEUM, 503 Brown St., Niles: Open house from 2 to 5 p.m. first Sunday of the month and by appointment. 330-544-2143.

WARREN HERITAGE CENTER, Kinsman House, 303 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren: Hours are 2 to 5 p.m. the first Sunday of the month and by appointment. www.warrenheritagecenter.org and 234-830-0070.

YOUNGSTOWN HISTORICAL CENTER OF INDUSTRY AND LABOR, 151 W. Wood St., Youngstown: Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, $7 adults, $6 senior citizens, $3 students and free for children 5 and younger. 330-941-1314 and www.yhcil.org.

Music

7 17 CREDIT UNION FIELD AT EASTWOOD, 111 Eastwood Mall Complex, Niles: Music for Miracles Charity Concert with Silver Springs (Fleetwood Mac tribute) and Ill Tempered (Alanis Morissette tribute), 6:30 p.m. Friday, $18.50 to $43.50. www.mvscrappers.com and 330-505-0000.

BUHL FARM PARK, 715 Hazen Road, Hermitage, Pa.: Mr. Miyagi '80s Band, 6 p.m. Friday, free. 724-981-5522, Ext. 103.

BUTLER INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN ART, 524 Wick Ave., Youngstown: Music at Noon -- Carucci-Wright Jazz Duo, 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, free.

EASTWOOD MALL, 5555 Youngstown-Warren Road, Niles: Valley Senior Choir, 2 p.m. Friday, center court, free; Without Us, 6 p.m. Saturday, center court, free. 330-652-6980.

ST. TERESA OF CALCUTTA PARISH-BLESSED SACRAMENT CHURCH, 3020 Reeves Road NE, Warren: Food Truck Rock 'n' Rally with Doug Thomas and The Full Moon Allstars, 5 to 10 p.m. Saturday, $15.

YOUNGSTOWN FOUNDATION AMPHITHEATRE, 201 S. Phelps St., Youngstown: Charley Crockett and Durand Jones & the Indications, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, $40.50 to $100.50 plus fees. Ticketmaster.

Special Events

BUTLER INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN ART, 524 Wick Ave., Youngstown: Senior Art & Learn, 10 a.m. today, free; Meditation on American Masterpieces, 11:30 a.m. Saturday, free; Film on Art -- "Taking Venice," noon Tuesday, Zona Auditorium, free. www.butlerart.com and 330-743-1107.

CANFIELD FAIRGROUNDS, 7265 Columbiana Canfield Road: Dave and Ed's Super Swap Meet, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Saturday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, $7. autoevents.com

COVELLI CENTRE, 229 E. Front St., Youngstown: The Beauty Legacy Beauty & Barber Expo, 9 a.m. Monday, $55 and $28 students (plus fees). Ticketmaster

DENNY’S RESTAURANT MEETING ROOM, 4020 Belmont Ave., Liberty: William Holmes McGuffey Historical Society Memories of a Lifetime lecture series -- Youngstown State University Professor Emeritus Thomas A. Copeland on "Gulliver's Travels," 10 a.m. Saturday, $10 members and $15 non-members. 330-726-8277.

GREENE EAGLE WINERY, 2576 Davis Peck Road, Greene: Spirits with Spirits -- Ghost Stories of the American Civil War with author/historian Amy Laurel Fluker, 6:30 p.m. Friday, $25. 330-583-9463.

HARTFORD CENTER, state Routes 7 and 305: 62nd Hartford Apple Festival, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, free.

LEANA’S BOOKS AND MORE, 4317 Kirk Road, Austintown: Monday Night Writers Meeting, 5 p.m. Monday.

LORDSTOWN SCHOOLS, Salt Springs Road: Lordstown Apple Cider Festival, 5 p.m. to midnight Friday, noon. to midnight Saturday and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, free.

MILL CREEK METROPARKS, Youngstown: Birding the George L. Fordyce Park, 8 a.m. Saturday, free but registration is required by today; Noticing Nature, 1 p.m. Saturday, meet at Lily Pond parking lot, free but registration is required by today; Walk with a Geologist, noon Sunday, meet at Lily Pond parking Lot, free but registration is required by Friday; End of Summer/Autumn Trolley Tour, 1:30 and 3 p.m. Sunday and Tuesday, $10 adults and $7 senior citizens and children for Mahoning County residents and $12 and $9 for non-residents; September Full Moon Hike, 7 p.m. Sept. 25, meet at Lanterman's Mill overflow parking lot, $5 with paid registration by Wednesday; Haunted Mill? In the Dark of Night, 6:30 and 9 p.m. Sept. 26, Lanterman's Mill, $25 with paid registration by Sept. 25. Go to millcreekmetroparks.org or call 330-740-7107, Ext. 129 to register/pay.

PENGUIN CITY BREWING, 460 E. Federal St., Youngstown: Oktoberfest Youngstown, noon to 11 p.m. Saturday, $20 with children ages 12 and younger admitted free. oktoberfestyoungstown.org.

PIONEER CEMETERY, 661 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren: Trumbull County Historical Society walking tour of Pioneer Cemetery, 10 a.m. Saturday, $10 with tickets available online at trumbullcountyhistory.org and by calling 330-394-4653.

POWERS AUDITORIUM, 260 W. Federal St., Youngstown: Opera Western Reserve Pizza in the Pit fundraiser, 6 p.m. Wednesday, $27. experienceyourarts.org and 330-259-9651.

STAMBAUGH AUDITORIUM, 1000 Fifth Ave., Youngstown: Youngstown State University Colloquium on Free Enterprise -- AI expert Jeremy Utley, 6:30 p.m. today, free but tickets are required. experienceyourarts.org and 330-259-9651.

TRUMBULL COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, 899 Everett Hull Road, Bazetta: Family Fall Fun Fest, 4 to 9 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, free with a non-perishable food item or monetary donation for Warren Family Mission. trumbullcountyfair.com

TYLER HISTORY CENTER, 325 W. Federal St., Youngstown: Bites and Bits of History -- program on "Cleveland Balloonfest '86 -- It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time" by author and historian Vince Guerrieri, noon today, free. mahoninghistory.org and 330-743-2589.

WARD BEECHER PLANETARIUM, Youngstown State University: "Firefall," 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, free; and "Legends: Perseus & Andromeda,"1 p.m. Saturday, free. www.wbplanetarium.org and 330-941-1370.

WARREN-TRUMBULL COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY, 444 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren: Program by Steve Arnold on his memoir "Born to Lead," 6 p.m. Wednesday, free. wtcpl.org/events and 330-399-8807.

WARREN-TRUMBULL COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY LIBERTY BRANCH, 415 Churchill Hubbard Road, Liberty: Program by Paul Rohrbaugh, author of "Driving It Home: GM's Lordstown Complex 1956-2019," 5 p.m. Monday, free but registration is required. Call 330-759-2589 to register.

YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY: Presidential Conversations -- YSU President Bill Johnson with pianist and composer Darrius Simmons, noon Tuesday, Ford Theater, Bliss Hall, free.

Theater

ASHTABULA ARTS CENTER, 2928 W. 13th St., Ashtabula: Straw Hat Theatre -- "Bonnie & Clyde," 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 6:30 p.m. Sunday through Sept. 27, $19 adults, $17 students, senior citizens and military and $15 children ages 2 to 12 in advance and $21, $19 and $17 at the door. ashtabulaartscenter.org and 440-964-3396.

BENEDUM CENTER, Seventh Street and Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh: “The Lion King,” through Sept. 27. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, $48.97 to $227.15. trustarts.org and 412-456-6666.

CHARBENAY'S WINE ON THE RIVER, 220 W. Market St., Warren: Warren Historical Players -- "The Progression of 19th Century Medicine in Trumbull County," noon Sunday, $25. 234-806-4913

FAIRVIEW ARTS & OUTREACH CENTER, 4220 Youngstown-Poland Road, Struthers: Top Hat Productions -- "Come From Away," 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, $19.50. tophatproductions.thundertix.com.

HOPEWELL THEATRE, 702 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown: "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill," 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, $28.22 adults and $26.14 students and senior citizens. hopwelltheatre.org and 330-746-5455.

KEYBANK STATE THEATRE, Playhouse Square, 1515 Euclid Ave., Cleveland: "Death Becomes Her," through Oct. 3. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, $42 to $150. playhousesquare.org and 216-241-6000.

THE PLAYHOUSE DOWNTOWN, 220 W. Boardman St., Youngstown: Rust Belt Theater Company -- "Godiva: A Burlesque Musical!," 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, $24. youngstownplayhouse.ludus.com and 330-788-8739.

TRUMBULL NEW THEATRE, 5883 Youngstown Warren Road, Niles: "Picnic,” 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday through Sept. 27, $17 adults and $15 students. trumbullnewtheatre.tix.com and 330-652-1103.

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