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LOOP hosts big event, racers sought, Oktoberfest moves

Assorted ramblings from the world of entertainment: • “Reemergence” will fill LOOP Youngstown Arts & Culture Center with art, music and poetry on Sunday. LOOP studio artists will display their work in the center’s community room, and the show features photography, acrylic, oil and watercolor paint, textiles, wood and other materials. Participating artists include Sarah Sharber, Kellie Kirksey, RB Knight, Tony Nicholas, Joelene Barb, Dei Bilunka, Elizabeth Ford, Ed Hallahan, Heather Bowser, Willie Duck Jr., AJ Pascoe, Tom Ritter, Lauren Sandor, Sophia Black and Jaye ...

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Art ARTS & EDUCATION AT THE HOYT, 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle, Pa.: “Shaping Space: PIttsburgh Society of Sculptors” and “Nicole May Luga — City Scrolls: Everyday Beauty,” both through Sept. 30. Hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday ...

Youngstown Italian Fest makes 39th appearance

The 39th Greater Youngstown Italian Fest opens Friday downtown. The opening ceremony starts at 6 p.m. Friday with the man and woman of the year honorees and Youngstown State University scholarship presentation, but the festival vendors will be open for lunch, and afternoon entertainment ...

An exhibit focusing on the comedy duo Block and Sully opens Monday at the Jewish Community Center of Youngstown’s Thomases Family Endowment of the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation Art Gallery. Jesse Block and Eva Sully were a Jewish husband-and-wife comedy team active in vaudeville and radio from 1926 to 1948. During World War II, the duo joined the USO and for three years entertained American troops all over the world. This exhibition showcases historic publicity photographs from the famous entertainers, originally brought to Youngstown by native Rosemarie DeSalle, preserving a ...

ACTS announces auditions

ACTS Performing Arts Center will have auditions in August for three fall productions. The community theater is seeking vocalists for ACTS Sings! Duos & Duets. Singers should audition in pairs and prepare 32 bars of a song of their choosing. The songs sung in auditions will not be included in the show automatically but will be considered by director Justin Ray and assistant Roxanne Chapman Auditions are scheduled from 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 9 and 7 to 9 p.m. Aug. 12, and the cabaret show will be presented on the 40 Below stage Sept. 25 to 27. Auditions for “The Edgar Allan Poe Radio ...

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St. Pat’s hosts 68th festival Opening today is the 68th festival at St. Patrick Church, 225 N. Main St., Hubbard. The annual event features parish-made foods as well as food vendors. Entertainment will include Old Skool tonight, David Hern Band on Friday, Chris Higbee on Saturday and The Feral Cats and Dr. Zoot Band on Sunday. This year’s raffle features a new Trailblazer of $20,000 as the grand prize. Festival hours are 6 to 10 p.m. today, 6 to 11 p.m. Friday, 5 to 11 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. Library, TCHS collect stories Area residents are ...