YOUNGSTOWN — I have many fond memories of watching quality productions in the third-floor performance space of the Morley Arts Building. Add one more to the list. The former home of the Oakland Center for the Arts reopened Friday as The Playhouse Downtown, a satellite of the Youngstown ...

YOUNGSTOWN — A new chapter for the Youngstown Playhouse and the Morley Arts Building begins Friday with the opening of The Playhouse Downtown. The dramatic comedy “The Lyons” will be staged in the 140-seat performance space on the third floor of the building, where Ballet Western ...

Assorted ramblings from the world of entertainment: • Sean Jones delivered a spectacular homecoming Sunday, performing with the W.D. Packard Concert Band at Packard Music Hall. The acclaimed musician and educator, a Warren native and Warren G. Harding High School and Dana School of Music ...

Connor Bezeredi only needed to read the synopsis before he agreed to direct Youngstown Playhouse’s production of “The Lyons.” Once he got the script, he knew he made the right choice. “It is telling a story about a family that really has no desire to make anything overly sweet or ...

The Dana School of Music at Youngstown State University will host the first YSU Percussion Invitational on Saturday. It brings together college and high school percussion ensembles and soloists from across the region for an afternoon of performances. Participating groups include ensembles ...

Dani Dier, chief business officer of the Henry H. Stambaugh Auditorium Association, has been selected as a member of the 2026 Cohort of the CreativeOhio Advocacy Leadership Institute. The program is aimed at empowering Ohio’s arts and culture leaders with the skills and strategies needed to ...