Many in the theater community revere August Wilson, one of the most acclaimed playwrights of the last 50 years. Lundeana Thomas, who is directing Wilson’s “Gem of the Ocean” at Youngstown Playhouse, certainly respects his work, but she was just as impressed by the man himself during the ...

Carla D. Gipson was looking for a play with plenty of roles for actors of a certain age. What she didn’t plan on was being one of those actors. Gipson will direct and appear in the comedy “Steal Away,” which opens Friday at Hopewell Theatre for a two-weekend run “I didn’t want ...

Art BUTLER INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN ART, 524 Wick Ave., Youngstown: 85th Area Artists Annual, through Sunday; “Charlee Brodsky: The Audacity of the Mundane,” through March 2; 52nd Pastel Society of America Exhibition, through March 9; “Amos Paul Kennedy Jr.: The Art Is on the Wall, Not on ...

A biblical story gets a contemporary spin in “Searching for Eden: The Diary of Adam and Eve,” which Selah Dessert Theater opens tonight for a three-weekend run. Playwright James Still drew inspiration from “Extracts from the Diary of Adam” and “Eve’s Diary” by humorist Mark ...

The members of Harlem Quartet are well-versed in standard classical repertoire. When violinist Ilmar Gavilan was a music prodigy growing up in Cuba, he would wow competition judges with works by Felix Mendelssohn. With the Harlem Quartet, he’s just as likely to impress audiences with a ...

A recent Youngstown State University graduate is displaying his work at Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pa. “Reliquary” features ceramic sculpture by Mychal Vens, who earned his bachelor of fine arts degree in interdisciplinary studio art from YSU in 2024. He has received ...