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‘Pan’ prequel opens 2025-26 season at Ashtabula theater

The play “Peter and the Starcatcher” opens 13th Street Theatre’s 2025-26 season at Ashtabula Arts Center. The play with music by Rick Elice is based on the novels by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson that serve as a prequel to “Peter Pan.” A nameless young orphan and his mates are shipped off from England to a distant island ruled by an evil king. Their ship, The Neverland, also carries a precious, otherworldly cargo: starstuff, a celestial substance so powerful it can reshape reality. When the ship is taken over by pirates, the orphan boys join a young ...

Mahoning Valley arts and entertainment

Art ARTS & EDUCATION AT THE HOYT, 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle, Pa.: “Jim Soppelsa: Abstract Variations” and “Dan Droz: Hidden in Plain Sight,” both through Nov. 6. 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. ASHTABULA ARTS CENTER, 2928 W. 13th St., Ashtabula: “Greg Zbach: Surrealectric II — Intricate Digital Dreamscapes for the 21st Century,” through Sept. 29 with reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday. Hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and 9 ...

LOOP invites community to look and create

LOOP Youngstown is turning to artists and the general public to document their communities. The group is seeking participants for a project called A Day in the LOOP. The goal is to use photography, video, writing and other art forms to capture the spirit of the community, in this case the five-county region encompassing Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties in Ohio and Mercer and Lawrence counties in Pennsylvania. All of the submissions will document the 24-hour period from 12:01 a.m. and 11:59 p.m. Oct. 17. Karen Schubert, founding director of Lit Youngstown and chair of ...

Sheeran returns to his roots on ‘Play’

NEW YORK — Ed Sheeran has long sought to bring people together with his music, whether it be his emotionally resonant acoustic ballads or unproblematic, danceable pop hits. “Play,” his eighth studio album, stays in that familiar lane for the most part. In his quest, Sheeran has maintained an everyman quality by carefully evolving with the status quo. The aesthetic of Ed Sheeran, global star, still matches that of Ed Sheeran, up-and-coming troubadour. Most of the time, it’s still just Sheeran, his guitar and his loop pedal against the world. Of course, Sheeran, like most pop ...

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Church fundraiser to aid dining hall The Food Truck Rockin’ Rally returns to St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish, 3020 Reeves Road NE, Warren, on Saturday. Doug Thomas and the Full Moon Allstars will perform, and Vernon’s food tuck will be on site. Beer and wine will be available for purchase. The event runs from 5 to 9:30 p.m. Admission is $10, and all proceeds will support the St. Vincent DePaul Dining Hall. Penguin City hosts Oktoberfest Penguin City Brewing Company, 460 E. Federal St., Youngstown, will have its 4th Oktoberfest on Saturday. Polka music will be provided by Rex ...

Kent museum explores different fashion from North Africa

“A Meeting of Cultures: Fashioning North Africa” is on display at the Kent State University Museum. It features works by 25 contemporary North African designers and artists and includes more than 40 ensembles and accessories alongside photography by fashion photographers, journalists and social media influencers. It is the second in a series of exhibitions focused on fashion on the African continent. The first one looked at fashion from South Africa and Namibia. According to curator Sara Hume, “Rather than pack the tremendous diversity of African fashion into a single ...