YOUNGSTOWN — Auditions are scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m Jan. 15 and 1 to 5 p.m. Jan. 17 for the play “Silent Sky” at Hopewell Theatre, 702 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown. Lauren Gunderson’s play is based on the true story of 19th-century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt and explores a woman’s ...

Most of the Broadway productions that embark on national tours are musicals. “Stereophonic,” which starts a three-week run on Tuesday at Playhouse Square’s Connor Palace as part of the KeyBank Broadway Series, is a play, but it’s also the rare play to earn Tony nominations for best ...

As technology distracts, polarizes and automates, people are still finding refuge on analog islands in the digital sea. The holdouts span the generation gaps, uniting elderly and middle-aged enclaves born in the pre-internet times with the digital natives raised in the era of online ...

LOS ANGELES — “There’s a bomb in my car!” Geese frontman Cameron Winter warns through blood-curdling screams on “Trinidad,” the opening track of the band’s third studio album. The song — which boasts a guest appearance from JPEGMAFIA — oscillates between croons over bluesy ...

Art ARTS & EDUCATION AT THE HOYT, 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle, Pa.: “Floating Beauty: Women in the Art of Ukiyo-e,” through Jan. 29. 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 724-652-2882. BUTLER INSTITUTE ...

Mahoning Valley Historical Society announced temporary closures for its two museums — one for a few days, the other for a month. The Tyler History Center, 325 W. Federal St., Youngstown, will be closed this weekend and reopen Tuesday with regular hours, which are noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday ...