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Christmas gets scary with Holiday Haunt

Staff report After years of Christmas merchandise and music creeping earlier and earlier into autumn, the fall revelers are fighting back. This weekend at Penguin City Brewing Company, 460 E. Federal St., Youngstown, will be the first Holiday Haunt with the brewery working in partnership with Nightmare in Niles, Dead Ink Apparel and Rebel Rescue Ranch. The Pollock Ballroom at Penguin City will be transformed into a chillingly festive maze of holiday horror with eerie holiday decor, sinister surprises and spine-tingling encounters that blend Halloween chills with Christmas cheer. ...

Stambaugh features Tuba carols, vendors

A brassy tradition brings holiday cheer to Stambaugh Auditorium on Sunday with TubaChristmas. This is the ninth year for TubaChristmas at Stambaugh and the 52st year for the tradition nationwide that was conceived in 1974 by Harvey Phillips as a tribute to his teacher and mentor, William J. Bell, who was born on Christmas Day. Tuba and sousaphone players performed special arrangements of Christmas carols at New York City’s Rockefeller Plaza Ice Rink, and the tradition has spread internationally. The Youngstown concert has attracted nearly 100 participants in past years. For ...

Lit Youngstown presents poets at Westside Bowl

A trio of poets will present their work for Lit Youngstown’s next First Wednesday Reader Series event. Featured readers will be Dom Fonce of Youngstown, Mark Sebastian Jordan of Mansfield and Katherine Orr of Kent. Fonce is the author of chapbooks “Odd Nest,” “Here, We Bury the Hearts” and “Dancing in the Cobwebs.” His poetry has been published in trampset, Gordon Square Review, Rappahannock Review, Delmarva Review and Jenny Magazine Jordan is a poet, historian, music critic, playwright, director and speaker who is based in the central highlands of Ohio. Orr’s ...

Stambaugh hosts YSU holiday concert

Youngstown State University's annual Carols and Cocoa and Dana School of Music Holiday Concert will be Wednesday at Stambaugh Auditorium. This annual tradition showcases the talent of YSU's music students and faculty through a festive program featuring multiple ensembles performing classic holiday favorites and contemporary seasonal selections. The concert will feature performances by the YSU Dana Chorale, directed by Hae-Jong Lee; the Stambaugh Chorus, a community-based choral group; the YSU Wind Ensemble, led by Michael Butler; Jazz Ensemble directed by Kent Engelhardt;, and ...

Jay, Americans come a little bit closer to Warren

Jay and the Americans will perform Feb. 15, 2026, at the Robins Theatre. The vocal group’s hits include “She Cried,” “Come a Little Bit Closer,” “Let’s Lock the Door (and Throw Away the Key),” “Cara Mia,” “This Magic Moment” and “Walkin’ in the Rain.” Tickets for the 5 p.m. show go on sale 10 a.m. Friday through Etix.

’90s rock frontmen team for holiday tour

They can be found on the same radio stations and playlists and in many of the same CD collections. Saturday they will be on the same stage. Ezra Ray Hart is Better Than Ezra’s Kevin Griffin, Sugar Ray’s Mark McGrath and Tonic’s Emerson Hart playing their hits together and, on this tour that includes a Packard Music Hall date, mixing in some seasonal favorites as well. All three continue to work with their own bands, but when the stars — and their schedules — align, they also play shows together, starting about a decade ago. “Over the years, you come across a lot of ...