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WRITING WORKSHOPS: This summer, Lit Youngstown is offering workshops for writers of all ages and experience levels. These workshops will begin in June and run through August. Seating is limited and registration is required. For a list of programs and to register, visit lityoungstown.org. AFTERNOON AT THE MUSEUM: The Springfield Township Historical Society Museum will present Paul Rohrbaugh as part of its “Afternoon at the Museum” speaker series at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the museum, 14188 Youngstown-Pittsburgh Road, Petersburg. Rohrbaugh will present the “Life and Times of President ...

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• MILL CREEK METROPARKS Board of Park Commissioners Finance Citizen Advisory Committee will meet at 3 p.m. Friday in the Education Building-McMahon Hall at the MetroParks Farm on Route 46 in Canfield.

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OPEN HOUSE: The Jewish Community Center of Youngstown will host an open house at its Logan Campus, 3245 Logan Way, Liberty, 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday. Included in the open house will be raffles and Plinko prize fun. The outdoor campus offers a variety of options for JCC members and their guests, including a pool, an aquatic climbing wall, pickleball, sand volleyball, tennis and basketball courts, a pavilion and a snack shack. Membership to the JCC includes both the main campus, 505 Gypsy Lane, and Logan Campus. The Logan Campus is open Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day. Visit ...

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RIVERFEST 2026: Friends of the Mahoning River is coming to Lowellville for the 15th annual Riverfest 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, with a day of family fun, environmental education and river recreation at Lowellville Riverfront Park. A ribbon cutting for the newly improved park is at noon. There will be local vendors, kayaking with Buckeye Water to Trail Adventures, a pop-up library and musical acts. Food trucks will be on site, as well as Lowellville's local pizza shop. Beer and wine will be available at Carlson's alongside an outdoor stage. For information, visit ...

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• YOUNGSTOWN CITY COUNCIL will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the city hall council meeting room. The finance committee will meet at 4:30 p.m. • CANFIELD CITY COUNCIL will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the municipal building. • MILTON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Jackson Township administration building for a Milton, Jackson and Ellsworth townships feasibility study concerning fire department regionalization. • MAHONING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the conference room at the county administration building. • STRUTHERS ...

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CAR SHOW: A benefit classic car show “The Cars are the Stars” will take place 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday on the grounds of the Girard MultiGenerational Center, Trumbull Avenue Registration of vehicles is from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be prizes. Admission is free. This is the 11th year for the show. For information, call 330-545-6596. SUMMER ART CAMP: The Youngstown State University Department of Art will host a summer art camp June 22 to 26 at Bliss Hall on the YSU Campus for ages 13 to 17. The camp will be 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. all five days. Participants will have the opportunity ...