The Butler Institute of American Art will present a panel discussion on American LGBTQ+ artists from the 18th Century to the present on June 25. Over the past 250 years of America’s existence, there have been varying waves of acceptance of the LGBTQ+ community with artists often on the ...

Library hosts author Robin Yocum The Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County, 305 Wick Ave., Youngstown, will present “A Writer’s Life: An Evening with Robin Yocum” at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Yocum is known for his novels set in the Ohio River Valley. The son of a West Virginia ...

Stage Left Players’ presents the musical “Little Shop of Horrors” for a two-weekend run. The musical combines comedy, romance and a touch of sci-fi as Seymour Krelborn, a meek flower shop employee, discovers a mysterious plant with an insatiable appetite. It’s an early musical by ...

Benders will play encore at Robins The Benders will return to the Robins Theatre on Aug. 28. The surviving members of the band reunited for a show at the Warren theater last June. The Benders (Jeff Draime, Dante Cerni, Dave Lemasters and Bill Griffin) regularly appeared at the Mahoning ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Gene Shalit, a movie critic and arts reporter for the “Today” show over four decades who was known for his puffy hair, oversized handlebar mustache and affection for groan-inducing puns, has died. He was 100. Shalit’s family announced the death Friday to NBC News, ...

Historical society offers archaeology camp The Trumbull County Historical Society will offer an Archaeology Summer Camp for children ages 8 to 14. Campers will work alongside real archaeologists to identify artifacts, use excavation tools and interpret clues left behind by the people who ...