Art ASHTABULA ARTS CENTER, 2928 W. 13th St., Ashtabula: 2026 Paul and Norma Tikkanen Painting Prize exhibition, through Saturday. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. ashtabulaartscenter.org and 440-964-3396. BUTLER ...
LOOP Youngstown Arts + Culture Center will have a Halloween open studio event on Friday, and tickets are on sale now for the organization’s annual Variety Show Benefit. Spooky LOOP attendees can check out LOOP’s new building at 805 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown, from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday. Children can decorate a trick-or-treat bag, visit studio artists to learn about their art and pick up a treat. Lit Youngstown will have children’s books for kids to choose from and take home. Admission is free, and parking will be available at LOOP and at the Calvin Center for the Arts lot. ...
Assorted ramblings from the world of entertainment: Both downtown Youngstown and Warren have plans to make Halloween celebrations a multi-venue experience this weekend. Youngstown has a couple of options. The Economic Action Group and City of Youngstown will have a free Halloween Bar Crawl from 4 to 10 p.m. Friday. Participants can pick up a pass at any of the participating businesses starting at 4 p.m. Get the pass stamped at as many locations as possible and turn it in at the end of the night for a chance to win a prize, including cash, Phantoms hockey tickets and tickets to see ...
Submitted photo Rebreather will celebrate the release of its new album, “Chaos Patterns,” with a show Saturday at Westside Bowl, 2617 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown. Kitchen Knife Conspiracy, which is marking the vinyl release of its “Handicapitated” album on its 25th anniversary, and Dr. ...
Cleveland writers William Breeze & E.F. Schraeder will be featured at Lit Youngstown’s next First Wednesday Reader Series event. Breeze has a PhD in rhetoric and composition from Ohio University. His interests include classical rhetorical studies, writing pedagogy, Appalachian history, cultural and political studies, music, gardening, brewing and knitting. Schraeder is the author of several poetry chapbooks and two full length poetry collections, “The Case for Cryptids” (2026) and “The Price of a Small Hot Fire” (2023). Schraeder's long fiction includes the Saturday ...
WHAT: Premiere of the film “Dead Man Walking” WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Friday and 5:10 p.m. Saturday WHERE: The Playhouse Downtown, 220 W. Boardman St., Youngstown HOW MUCH: : Tickets are $16 and are available online at youngstownplayhouse.ludus.com and by calling 330-788-8739. ALSO: Mario ...
