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Cleveland authors open 2026 series

Two Cleveland fiction writers will be the featured authors for Lit Youngstown’s First Wednesday Reader Series. Nicole D. Miller is a self-published author and the host of the “Girl Talk” podcast. She owns ND Miller Publishing, where she specializes in assisting debut authors with manifesting their book dreams. Candice Zee is a former educator and multi-award-winning author of “The Munchkins” series. Like her character Casey Munch, she is passionate about creating a more just and equitable world. The reading starts at 7 p.m. Wednesday upstairs at Westside Bowl, 2617 ...

Friendly Squares offers dance lessons at Niles SCOPE Center

The Friendly Squares Dance Club will start a new session of weekly square dance lessons next week. The introductory session will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Niles SCOPE Center, 14 E. State St. There is a $6 per person lesson fee. To sign up or for additional information, call Gene Hammond at 330-506-0272.

Hopewell seeks ‘Silent Sky’ actors

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 place in society during a time of immense scientific and heart-bound discoveries. Cast requirements are four women and one man, and the director is Traci Manning. A link to schedule an audition time can be found on Hopewell Theatre’s Facebook page.

Tony-winning play ‘Stereophonic’ opens in Cleveland

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 original score and best orchestrations. “Stereophonic” mines the agony and the ecstasy of creation as it zooms in on a music studio in 1976. Here, an up-and-coming rock band recording a new album finds itself suddenly on the cusp of superstardom. The ensuing pressures could spark their breakup ...

Finding refuge on analog islands amid digital seas

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 ubiquity. They are setting down their devices to paint, color, knit and play board games. Others carve out time to mail birthday cards and salutations written in their own hand. Some drive cars with manual transmissions while surrounded by automobiles increasingly able to drive themselves. And a widening ...

Geese’s ‘Getting Killed’ is most accessible album yet

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 guitars to abrasive instrumentation that match Winter’s shrieks. But the faint of heart need not be deterred. While interesting, “Trinidad” feels out of place on “Getting Killed,” the Brooklyn rock band’s most accessible record yet — despite its inventive deviations from traditional ...