The Butler Institute of American Art is seeking submissions for its 86th Area Artist Annual exhibition. The juried show is open to artists living within a 75-mile radius of the Youngstown museum. Eligible media includes oil, watercolor, acrylic, pastel, photography, ceramics, sculpture, ...

Youngstown State University President Bill Johnson becomes actor Bill Johnson for University Theatre’s production of “Arsenic & Old Lace.” Johnson is part of the cast for the classic stage comedy by Joseph Kesselring, which opens Friday for a two-weekend run. Theater critic ...

Stage Left Players will stage the comedy “The Foreigner” for a three-weekend run. Larry Shue’s play tells the story of Charlie, a painfully shy Englishman seeking peace and quiet at a fishing lodge in rural Georgia. To avoid social interactions, his friend concocts a scheme: let the ...

Things get sinister at Skyway Drive-In to start October. The third Sinister Fest runs Friday and Saturday with more than 30 Halloween and horror-themed vendors. The event was started by Justin Haines, owner of Dead Ink Apparel, to celebrate the spooky season. The movie lineup includes a mix ...

Comedian Bert Kreischer returns to the Covelli Centre on March 8, 2026. The bare-chested comedian sold out the Youngstown arena in 2022 on his The Bertie Boy Relapse Tour. Kreischer’s sixth Netflix special, “Lucky” in 2025, was one of the streaming service’s most-watched shows the ...

YOUNGSTOWN — John Mayer is a man of many guitars and many genres. There’s the sensitive singer-songwriter, the guy who’s had more than 20 adult contemporary hits. There’s the blues guitar wizard who attracts fellow musicians more likely to be wearing T-shirts repping their favorite ...