Staff photo / R. Michael Semple

The 40th Warren Italian-American Heritage Festival opened in downtown Warren on Thursday with food and fun activities with an Italian flair.

Among the entertainment highlights this weekend are performances by The Houseband tonight at 7:30, the Ocean’s Rat Pack, a tribute act of Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Frank Sinatra, at 9:15 p.m. Saturday and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. A fireworks show will take place at 10:45 p.m. Saturday.

The festival is open daily through Sunday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Admission is $3.

ABOVE: Ryan Macias of Niles, employee at Pasquale’s Fat Daddy’s Concessions, prepares food Thursday afternoon to be served at the festival in Courthouse Square.