Starrlet O’Hara has called several theaters home since “How the Drag Queen Stole Queen Stole Christmas” made its debut 19 years ago at the former Oakland Center for the Arts in downtown Youngstown. Rust Belt Theater Company founder Robert Dennick Joki brings the show to a new space in ...

Back in 2019, Radio Lark released a great holiday track called “It’s Christmastime.” For those who’ve never heard it, check out the video on YouTube, which features a who’s who of Mahoning Valley musical talent. While Radio Lark’s Chris Rutushin has sung “It’s ...

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, 2026. 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 ...

Cindy Lou Who is a lot of trouble. The wee tot who was not more than 2 in Dr. Seuss’ “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” is now an alcohol-swilling, foul-mouthed Whoville outcast in Matthew Lombardo’s comedy “Who’s Holiday.” If Brandy Johanntges, who plays Cindy Lou, gets into ...

The W.D. Packard Concert Band presents its Family Christmas Spectacular, a free concert open to the public, Sunday at Packard Music Hall. Two days before the public event, the band will play an abbreviated version of that concert for thousands of area schoolchildren. Thomas A. Groth, ...

ACTS Performing Arts Center presents a recent adaptation of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” for a two-weekend run. Justin Haigh’s adaption, which has played to sold out crowds in Toronto since its debut in 2019, includes original scenes, characters, dialogue and songs in its ...