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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 OF AMERICAN ART, 524 Wick Ave., Youngstown: “Robert Rauschenberg: A Centenary Tribute,” through Sunday; 86th Area Artists Annual, Sunday through Feb. 15 with opening reception from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. www.butlerart.com ...

MVHS schedules temporary closures of two museums

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 through Sunday. The Arms Family Museum, 648 Wick Ave., Youngstown, will be closed in January for exhibit changeover and routine cleaning and resume regular hours on Feb. 3. The Stewart Media Archives is open by appointment only and can be reached by calling 330-743-2589, Ext. 105.

TNT announces auditions for ‘Deer Camp’

Auditions for the musical “Deer Camp” are scheduled from 2 to 4 p.m. Jan. 11 and 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 13 at Trumbull New Theatre, 5883 Youngstown-Warren Road, Niles. Cast requirements are four men for the musical comedy about four men who get together every year for a hunting trip. They get an ultimatum from their wives, but there’s one problem — none of them know how to hunt. Those auditioning should prepare 16 bars of music to sing. For more information, call director Terri Gilbert at 330-501-2882.

New year, new fun

1 — New Year’s Day hike at Turkey Run Trail, Cortland, at 10 a.m. 2-4 — Disney on Ice: “Mickey’s Search Party” at Covelli Centre, Youngstown 3 — Program by Amy Reeher from the Trumbull County Soil and Water Conservation District, on “Eugene Odum: Biologist and Ecosystem Pioneer” at Warren-Trumbull County Public Library Brookfield Branch at 11 a.m. 3 — Third Senior Showcase at Robins Theatre, Warren, at 2 p.m. 4 — Model Railroad & Toy Train Flea Market at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Center, Austintown, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 4 — 86th Area Artists ...

Perry Bamonte, guitarist and keyboardist for The Cure, dies at 65

NEW YORK (AP) — Perry Archangelo Bamonte, longtime guitarist and keyboardist for the influential goth band The Cure, has died. He was 65. The band made the announcement on their official website on Friday. “It is with enormous sadness that we confirm the death of our great friend and bandmate Perry Bamonte, who passed away after a short illness at home over Christmas,” the band wrote. “Quiet, intense, intuitive, constant and hugely creative, ‘Teddy’ was a warm hearted and vital part of The Cure story,” the statement continued. “Our thoughts and condolences are with ...

Best movies of 2025, ranked by AP film writers

The bean counters might say otherwise, but 2025 was a good year for movies. Filmmakers working in and out of the studio system managed to make bold, personal, wildly imaginative and singular works. Some of them even broke through to the mainstream — how extraordinary that “Sinners” is among the highest earning of the year in North America, alongside all those “safe” sequels, reboots and known brands? Most, however, are more likely destined for cult classic status. Hollywood as we know it is undergoing seismic changes, with yet another studio, Warner Bros., staring down a ...