Sips & Scripts returns to Modern Methods Kent State University at Trumbull Theatre’s Sips & Scripts series moves back to Modern Methods Brewing Company, 125 David Grohl Alley. The next play reading will feature “Agnes of Camelot: A Fable of Power, Sex and Love in the Kingdom,” written by Bronwyn and James Jameson. It’s described as an intelligent, racy comedy about love, sex, wizards, mystery and life. Harmon Andrews will direct the reading at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Admission is free.
Humperdinck returning to Packard WARREN — Engelbert Humperdinck brings his Celebration tour to Packard Music Hall on March 28. Best known for classics such as “Release Me,” “The Last Waltz” and “After the Lovin’,” Humperdinck, 89, won a Golden Globe award for entertainer of the year, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was nominated twice for a Grammy. Humperdinck last performed at the Warren venue in 2013, and he did a Christmas concert at Youngstown’s Stambaugh Auditorium in 2022. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday through Ticketmaster. An ...
“Mickey’s Search Party” has the spins, jumps and solo and pairs routines that audiences expect from a Disney on Ice production. But skater Allison Merges, who skates the role of Belle from “Beauty and the Beast,” said the show that includes Ariel from “The Little Mermaid” also ...
The 86th Area Artists Annual opens Sunday at the Butler Institute of American Art. The exhibition is open to artists who live within a 75-mile radius of Youngstown, and all types of media are accepted. According to Butler Executive Director Louis A. Zona, “The Area Artists Annual demonstrates the high level of artistic talent here in our region.” This year’s juror was artist and attorney Nils Johnson Jr. He selected 100 works by 91 artists from the 389 artists who submitted pieces for consideration. Artists selected for this year’s show are: Laurie Musser, Janet ...
I read a lot of musician biographies and memoirs. It’s nice to learn something about the subjects’ lives and how those lives influenced their creative endeavors. It usually gives me a greater appreciation for their music, even if most of them follow a similar arc, kind of like an episode ...
The success of the single “Rise Up” indicates smooth jazz fans will find Darryl Alexander’s new album worth the wait. The Youngstown native, who now lives in Boardman, has been getting airplay on terrestrial and internet radio stations with “Rise Up.” It peaked at #9 on smoothjazz.com’s Streaming 100 chart, and it remains in the top 100 two months later. Alexander, primarily a drummer and percussionist who also plays keyboards, is joined on the song by Pittsburgh’s Kenny Blake on saxophone, Cleveland’s Pete Tokar (an engineer and producer who’s worked with Gerald ...
