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Troubadours bring ‘70s sounds to WCMA season

The music of James Taylor, Carly Simon and Carole King will be featured at the next concert as part of the Warren Civic Music Association’s 2026-27 season. Three American Troubadours is a tribute to the three artists, all of whom are inductees in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Taylor is a ...

‘1776’ musical coming to Columbiana

The musical “1776” opens Nov. 12 for a five-performance run at Columbiana Arts Theater. The Peter Stone and Sherman Edwards show tells the story of the events leading up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It made its Broadway debut in 1969, running for more than 1,200 performances. It won Tony Awards for best musical, best direction and best featured actor in a musical. It had Broadway revivals in 1997 and 2022, and a film version was released in 1972. Mark Frost directs the Columbiana production, and the cast features Shawn Theis, Ron Altomare, Tim Carr, Chase ...

Free books for Community Read, remembering Butala

Assorted ramblings from the world of entertainment: Etruscan Press, Lit Youngstown, The Youngstown Press Club and The Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County are launching a Community Read next spring. The event is similar to the Trumbull County Reads events that encourage area residents to all read the same book and participate in discussions and special programming; however, there is one notable difference. Through a donation from Etruscan Press, 500 copies of the selected book — “American Mother” by Colum McCann and Diane Foley — are available for free at ...

Book bazaar features special program

Special programs are planned throughout the day at the first Mahoning Valley Book Bazaar on Saturday. The program schedule features: 10 a.m. — “Publishing Poetry: Polishing Your Poems Until They Squeak and Then Sending Them Out into the World” with Barbara Sabol of Lit Youngstown 11 a.m. — “True Crime: From Front Page to Cultural Cornerstone” with Laura Beadling and authors Eliza Osborn and Michael Prelee 1 p.m. — “Young Adult Lit” presented by the Youngstown State University English Festival staff 2 p.m. — “Fantasy Panel” with author Kara Zone and special ...

Touring with Sugarland is sweet for Payton Sullivan

After a difficult divorce, Payton Sullivan decided to leave Nashville and escape to Hawaii. There she found a new sound and a new mentor and landed her first major tour. Sullivan will open for Sugarland when it performs Nov. 5 at the Covelli Centre. The two-time Grammy winning duo featuring ...

Local musicians celebrate Wilco’s ‘Being There’

Richard Blair of Rolling Boxcar International and Ed Davis, former drummer for both Red Wanting Blue and The Vindys, bonded in a couple of ways when they met. Both are runners, and both love Wilco. “Maybe a couple years ago, Ed said, “Hey, (Wilco’s) ‘Being There’ is going to turn ...