Warren library hosts Family Book Day

“Fluffy Tails & Magic Trails!” is the theme for Family Book Day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Warren-Trumbull County Public Library, 444 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren.

The annual celebration of stories and family fun will include magic story artist Yasu Ishida at 12:30 p.m. appearances from Katerina Kittycat from “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood” at 1:30 and 2:30 p.m., a puppet show at 2 p.m. and visits with Bunnies in Baskets from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Admission is free, and all children ages 17 and younger will receive a free book to keep. Food and beverages will be available for purchase.

The Jaggerz play benefit show Saturday

The Jaggerz will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday at Potter Playhouse, 100 Main Blvd., East Liverpool with proceeds benefiting East Liverpool High Schools Thespian Troupe #319 and its choir and band.

The Pittsburgh-area rock band is best known for its song “The Rapper,” which reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1970.

The current lineup includes original lead singer and bass player Jimmie Ross and keyboard player Hermie Granati, who joined shortly after “The Rapper” was released. It also will be a homecoming for Buddy Schneider, an East Liverpool native who joined the band in 2022.

Tickets are $20 and are available in advance at Chef Ray’s Restaurant or at the door on show night.

Greenville symphony concludes 96th season

The Greenville Symphony Orchestra will conclude its 96th season with a concert at 3 p.m. Sunday at Thiel College’s William A. Passavant Center, 38 Packard Ave., Greenville, Pa.

Michael Gelfand will lead the orchestra in a program that will include patriotic pieces saluting the armed forces and narrated by retired U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Mike Mason and Aaron Copeland’s “Old American Songs” with guest vocalist Max Pivik.

Tickets are $20 for adults and free for children and students and are available in advance online at www.thegreenvillesymphony.org.

OWR plans fundraising dinner, performance

Tickets are on sale now for a special Opera Western Reserve dinner event on May 29 at Stambaugh Auditorium’s Christman Memorial Hall.

The evening will include a cocktail hour at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6:15 p.m. a performance of “Miss Havisham’s Wedding Night” at 7:15 p.m. by Kate Tiemens, an OWR Emerging Artist and a senior at Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory. The monodrama composed by Dominick Argento with a libretto by John Olon-Scrymgeour, is based on a character from Charles Dickens’ “Great Expectations” and will be directed by Scott Skiba.

Tickets start at $100 and are available online at experienceyourarts.org.

Press club announces speaker for dinner

Former WFMJ-TV reporter and weekend anchor Caroline Collins will speak at Youngstown Press Club’s annual meeting and dinner at 5:30 p.m. April 21 at Stambaugh Auditorium, 1000 Fifth Ave., Youngstown.

The West Middlesex, Pa., native will speak on “Local Voices, Global Reach: The Digital Transformation of News.” Collins is an evening news anchor and content creator at KRIV-TV Fox 26 in Houston, the nation’s seventh-largest media market. She has more than two million social media followers, including a million on TikTok.

Tickets are $50 for press club members and $60 for non-members. Tickets must be purchased by April 11 and are available online at youngstownpressclub.com.

SPARK serves up ‘Fresh’ stories

“Fresh” is the theme for a SPARK Storytellers event at 7 p.m. Saturday at Trinity Playhouse, 234 E. Lincoln Way, Lisbon.

Participants worked with Kandace Cleland, executive director of Stage Left Center for the Arts, and veteran storyteller Robin Tener to craft original stories about new beginnings, bold changes and life’s unexpected twists. Featured storytellers include Gloria Matthews, Chris Lydic, Mike Moss, Ashley Arter, Aaron Hinchliff, Cleland and Tener.

Admission is $10 at the door.

Staff reports