Shemekia Copeland has a distinctive voice. The Washington Post called her, “the greatest blues singer of her generation,” and the Chicago Tribune called her, “the greatest blues vocalist working today. There’s no mistaking the majesty of her instrument, nor the ferocity of her ...

Tickets are on sale now for T op Hat Productions’ annual Dinner and Dancing fundraiser. In addition to its stage productions, Top Hat contributes monthly meals to the Dorothy Day House, pro duces the free “Around the World in Plates” summer program with Heart Reach Ministries and ...

In Paul Thomas Anderson ‘s gloriously messy, madcap roller coaster ride through modern America, objects in the rear view may go out of sight, but they don’t disappear. Political struggles never die in “One Battle After Another,” they just repeat. Or maybe they grow older and become ...

Assorted ramblings from the world of entertainment: • It all started when Dr. Robert Walton was at a meeting at the old Ground Round on Elm Road NE and a friend talked the reluctant dentist into sticking around to hear a woman sing karaoke. Walton doesn’t like karaoke, but decided to ...

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 ...