Summer Festival of the Arts always draws a crowd, whether it’s at its original — and current — location at Youngstown State University or the years it was at Wean Park downtown. This weekend it won’t be the only big event on campus, which could expand attendance. The first day of the ...

Assorted ramblings from the world of entertainment: • LOOP Youngstown announced an impressive milestone this month. Within three months of taking possession of its new home at 805 Mahoning Ave., the arts group rented all of its studio spaces. The new arts and culture center fills a ...

Art ARTS & EDUCATION AT THE HOYT, 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle, Pa.: 53rd Hoyt Regional Juried Art Exhibition and Mini Masterpiece Exhibition, both through July 23. Hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday. hoytartcenter.org and ...

A teen production of “She Kills Monsters” is the next offering in the Straw Hat Theatre summer season. Qui Nguyen’s play is the story of a young woman who is leaving her childhood home in Ohio following the death of her teenage sister, Tilly. When she finds Tilly’s “Dungeons & ...

The 89th National Midyear Exhibition opens Sunday at the Butler Institute of American Art. Chief Curator Liz Hicks described the juried show as ever evolving. New ideas are tried and old ideas are brought back. “The show is such a spectacular display of talent and brings so many ...

Nine concerts are planned this summer for the 2026 Jazz in the Park concert series. It opens this Sunday with the Nightcap Band from Youngstown and the Urban Jazz Coalition, which last month played the Creekside Blues & Jazz Festival with Brian Simpson, this year’s headliner for ...