NEW YORK — Ed Sheeran has long sought to bring people together with his music, whether it be his emotionally resonant acoustic ballads or unproblematic, danceable pop hits. “Play,” his eighth studio album, stays in that familiar lane for the most part. In his quest, Sheeran has ...

Church fundraiser to aid dining hall The Food Truck Rockin’ Rally returns to St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish, 3020 Reeves Road NE, Warren, on Saturday. Doug Thomas and the Full Moon Allstars will perform, and Vernon’s food tuck will be on site. Beer and wine will be available for ...

“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 ...