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Packard band plays Memorial Day concert

The W.D. Packard Concert Band will play a Memorial Day Remembrance/Armed Forces Day Salute concert at Packard Music Hall on Sunday. Patriotic fare will dominate the program conducted by Galen S. Karriker. James Garber, pianist for the Packard Band and a pastor for 30 years in the Christian ...

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Titanic artifact exhibition opens in Cleveland “TITANIC: The Artifact Exhibition” opens today at the Great Lakes Science Center, 601 Erieside Ave., Cleveland. It features more than 200 authentic artifacts recovered from the wreck site that tell the story of the ship and its passengers and crew along with life-size reconstructions of the ship’s most famous rooms and the most historically accurate Titanic VR experience ever. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 children and $12 for Science Center members. Guests receive $5 off when combined with tickets to the center. Tickets for ...

Robins books Rodney Atkins for Oct. 1

Staff report WARREN — Country singer Rodney Atkins will play the Robins Theatre on Oct. 1. Between 2006 and 2011, Atkins had six No. 1 country singles — “If You’re Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows),” “Watching You,” “These Are My People,” “Cleaning This Gun (Come on in Boy),” “It’s America” and “Take a Back Road.” Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. show start at $30 and go on sale 10 a.m. Friday.

YSO declares it’s ‘Inextinguishable’ with season finale on Friday

Erik Ochsner is sending a message with the works he is programming in his first season as music director and conductor of the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra. Friday’s season finale at Stambaugh Auditorium will close with Carl Nielsen’s Symphony No. 4 op. 29, known as “The ...

Stambaugh concert continues Gage’s legacy

Rob Seebacher didn’t hesitate when asked to be one of the conductors for Sunday’s #LoveMusic: Stephen L. Gage Legacy Concert at Stambaugh Auditorium. “Steve Gage is the reason, one, that I have a job, and two, that I love my profession so much,” Seebacher said. “I had a really ...

Gray Areas: Fests for foodies, redheads debut

Assorted ramblings from the world of entertainment: • Food and music — with a side of boxing — are planned this weekend with the first Foodie Fest at Penguin City Brewing Company. More than 20 food vendors will be set up in the parking lot at the brewery, 460 E. Federal St., Youngstown, from noon to midnight Saturday and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday. Penguin City co-owner Aspasia Lyras credited Tra’ Eley, owner of Tra’s Gourmet Sandwiches, with the idea. “This was his vision,” Lyras said. “He’s been talking about this for a couple years now, with us putting on a food ...