“A Meeting of Cultures: Fashioning North Africa” is on display at the Kent State University Museum. It features works by 25 contemporary North African designers and artists and includes more than 40 ensembles and accessories alongside photography by fashion photographers, journalists and ...

NEW YORK — Many times in his life, playwright David Bar Katz didn’t know how he was going to pay the bills. These days, he’s helping the next generation of artists facing that same dilemma. Katz oversees The Relentless Award, the largest annual cash prize in American theater to a ...

Robert Redford, the Hollywood golden boy who became an Oscar-winning director, liberal activist and godfather for independent cinema under the name of one of his best-loved characters, died Tuesday at 89. Redford died “at his home at Sundance in the mountains of Utah — the place he loved, ...

YOUNGSTOWN — The forecast at Youngstown Playhouse calls for “Rain.” In this case, that’s a good thing as its stellar production of “Singin’ in the Rain” continues through Sunday. After a 100th season filled with some big productions, the Playhouse doesn’t show any signs it ...

It’s every building owner’s worst nightmare — rain falling from the ceiling. This weekend at Youngstown Playhouse it will be a welcome sight as the community theater presents “Singin’ in the Rain.” The Playhouse originally had a different musical in mind for the main stage ...

WARREN — Many new artists will be featured in the 59th TAG/RAA Annual, which opens Saturday at Trumbull Art Gallery. This is the third year TAG has collaborated with the Sharon, Pa.-based group Random Acts of Artists for its juried exhibition. Gallery Director William Mullane, who has been ...