Reading this week that singer Tony Bennett is battling Alzheimer’s disease was sad news. Discovering that he first showed symptoms in 2016 also had to be shocking to anyone who saw Bennett perform at Packard Music Hall in 2019. At 92 years old, Bennett seemed like a medical marvel when he ...
Pandemic or not, couples want something to do for Valentine’s Day. “Let’s Fall in Love,” a concert featuring singer Amanda Beagle backed by the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra Jazz Combo, was a quick sell-out at the DeYor Performing Arts Center’s Ford Family Recital Hall. “I was ...
Art BUTLER INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN ART, 524 Wick Ave., Youngstown: “Ed Wheeler: Santa Classics,” through Sunday; “Keith Wisdom: Junkanoo Inspired,” through Feb. 28; “Ron Barren & Ed Hallahan: Earth Air Water Fire,” through March 21. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through ...
Staff report The Henry H. Stambaugh Auditorium Association appointed new officers and welcomed three new board members at its January meeting. Newly elected officers are Mark Gasser, president; Scott Schulick, vice president; Tracie Stephens, treasurer; Cheryl McArthur, secretary; and ...
Staff report “Red Press Collaborative: Decennial Celebration” is on display through Feb. 19 at Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pa. The exhibition features prints created through Youngstown State University’s printmaking program’s initiative, the Red Press Collaborative. ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State University’s visual and dramatic arts department is offering four virtual sessions to learn more about specific art programs available. The first session at 6 p.m. Monday will focus on art education and will be hosted by faculty members Lillian Lewis and ...
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Museum of Art’s “MIX: Move” event invites participants to experience various art periods and styles from the museum’s collection in a whole new way — as inspiration for dancing and creative play. The online event from 8 to 9 p.m. Friday will feature a ...
Writer-director John Lee Hancock has been pointing out in interviews that he wrote the screenplay for “The Little Things” in 1993. That explains the period setting for the film, which takes place at a time before DNA usage was prevalent in tracking serial killers. But Hancock also might ...
Bob Golub got to do a scene with Academy Award winner Denzel Washington for writer-director John Lee Hancock. The fact that most of the Sharon, Pa., native’s scene in “The Little Things” got cut is beyond his control. “I made it in a film with a great director and writer,” Golub ...
Assorted ramblings from the world of entertainment: • Movies return this weekend to the Robins Theatre with the cult favorite “The Big Lebowski.” The Joel and Ethan Coen film wasn’t a commercial hit when it came out in 1998. It earned less than $20 million in theaters. And ...