The Rotary Club of Warren’s River Duck Festival will expand its (webbed) footprint for its second edition. The inaugural event used Perkins Park for its race down the Mahoning River with the lucky ducky’s owner taking home a cash prize. This year the Rotary also will be able to use the ...

A holiday classic and an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical slated for a Broadway revival will be part of ACTS Performing Arts Center’s 2026-27 season. The season opens Sept. 25 with the cabaret show “ACTS Sings! Duos and Duets” in its 40 Below performance space for a one weekend run. ACTS ...

Kent State University Museum celebrates America’s 250th anniversary with two textile exhibitions opening Friday. “Quilts & Coverlets: Art for the American Home” features 14 figured coverlets and five quilts from the Kent State University Museum collection. The exhibition highlights ...

South Florida band Shy Blossom first bloomed in the Mahoning Valley. Shy Blossom is led by Adriana McDonald, who spent the first 12 years of her life in Cortland, Lordstown and Garrettsville before her family moved south. The band will play its first Ohio date ever on July 5 at Westside ...

Chalk on the Walk colors Warren A downtown Warren tradition continues Saturday with Chalk on the Walk at Courthouse Square. Free chalk will be available to children, and the walkways on the square will be canvas for their chalk art creations. It runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and musical acts ...

Bob Barko Jr.’s new artwork, “Images of Youngstown Past — The Central Square Era • 1926-1964” is scheduled to debut for public sale at the Summer Festival of the Arts at Youngstown State University on July 11 and 12. Since 1996, Barko has been creating pieces of Youngstown-themed ...