Rolling Boxcar International is a band, but just as importantly, it’s a group of friends, Richard Blair said. “We all say that if our band were to cease to exist, we would stay friends,” Blair said. “That's paramount to all of it.” The band — Blair, Angelo LaMarca, Tony Nigro ...
“The Edgar Allan Poe Afterlife Radio Show” opens Friday at ACTS Performing Arts Center. The play by Patrick Greene and Jason Pizzarello tells four classic Poe tales — “The Cask of Amontillado,” “The Fall of the House of Usher,” “The Raven” and “The Tell-Tale Heart” presented from an otherworldly radio studio, complete with commercial breaks between the stories. In her director notes, Maria Petrella-Ackley writes, “Poe was more than an author of darkness; he was an architect of our fascination with the forbidden and the fearful.” The cast features Thomas ...
The First Class Big Band started making music 34 years ago. The only way to hear its music was to see the band live — until now. The jazz orchestra celebrates the release of its debut album, “Long Shot,” with a show Monday at JRz Pub in Austintown. Band leader Douglas James, who plays ...
Upton program looks at northern Trumbull’s early settlers Author Darcy Krolikowski will speak at the Harriet Taylor Upton House, 380 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren, at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Krolikowski, author of “Connecticut to Mesopotamia, Ohio,” will talk about the early settlement of northern Trumbull County. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted. Refreshments will be served starting at 9:30 a.m. For more information, go to uptonhouse.org or call 330-395-1840. ‘Unearth’ gets Sips & Scripts exposure “Unearth” will be the next offering in Kent State University at ...
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. ...
