Staff report After years of Christmas merchandise and music creeping earlier and earlier into autumn, the fall revelers are fighting back. This weekend at Penguin City Brewing Company, 460 E. Federal St., Youngstown, will be the first Holiday Haunt with the brewery working in partnership with ...

A brassy tradition brings holiday cheer to Stambaugh Auditorium on Sunday with TubaChristmas. This is the ninth year for TubaChristmas at Stambaugh and the 52st year for the tradition nationwide that was conceived in 1974 by Harvey Phillips as a tribute to his teacher and mentor, William J. ...

A trio of poets will present their work for Lit Youngstown’s next First Wednesday Reader Series event. Featured readers will be Dom Fonce of Youngstown, Mark Sebastian Jordan of Mansfield and Katherine Orr of Kent. Fonce is the author of chapbooks “Odd Nest,” “Here, We Bury the ...

Youngstown State University's annual Carols and Cocoa and Dana School of Music Holiday Concert will be Wednesday at Stambaugh Auditorium. This annual tradition showcases the talent of YSU's music students and faculty through a festive program featuring multiple ensembles performing classic ...

Jay and the Americans will perform Feb. 15, 2026, at the Robins Theatre. The vocal group’s hits include “She Cried,” “Come a Little Bit Closer,” “Let’s Lock the Door (and Throw Away the Key),” “Cara Mia,” “This Magic Moment” and “Walkin’ in the Rain.” Tickets ...

They can be found on the same radio stations and playlists and in many of the same CD collections. Saturday they will be on the same stage. Ezra Ray Hart is Better Than Ezra’s Kevin Griffin, Sugar Ray’s Mark McGrath and Tonic’s Emerson Hart playing their hits together and, on this tour ...