Art BUTLER INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN ART, 524 Wick Ave., Youngstown: “Washington: The Myths and the Man,” “Founding Father: George Washington Tactile Images” and “Amy Casey: Headlong Towards a Precipice,” all through May 12; “Ruwaidah Barhoum: Simple Life,” through June 2; ...

Comedian Jim Breuer will perform Sept. 13 at the Robins Theatre. Breuer appeared for three seasons on “Saturday Night Live” and starred in the film “Half Baked” with Dave Chappelle. Tickets for the 8 p.m. show range from $39 to $69 and go on sale Friday.

“It Shoulda Been You” shoulda been Millennial Theatre Company’s first show. Director Joe Asente saw the musical during its four-month stint on Broadway in 2015 on a whim. The group he was with noticed the show featured Akron native Lisa Howard, so they decided to buy tickets, and they ...

Kim Connor grew up listening to her father, Jim Connor, and his bandmates rehearse, and as she got older he shared his frustration with her about getting attention for his original music. Those memories made holding a vinyl copy of “Bull Run” last week a surreal experience for ...

The Cleveland Guardians are over-achieving and Record Store Day is Saturday. What could be better? Record Store Day was started to celebrate independent music retailers at a time when physical music sales were waning and big chain stores like Walmart and Best Buy were getting the bulk of the ...

Lots of laughs and a double dose of Neil Simon are planned at Trumbull New Theatre next season. The community theater in Niles announced its lineup for 2024-25 at its board meeting this week. The selection process was easier than usual, but not by design. “We only had five directors ...