Lundeana Thomas remembered when she first learned about Juneteenth and how those last slaves, when they learned that the Civil War was over and slavery was abolished, stopped working, cooked food and shared stories together. “That whole thing of telling our stories just meant so much to ...

There’s more comedy and drama to be found at “The Family Reunion.” Youngstown writer-director Michael Anthony Forney debuted his play “The Family Reunion” last November at DeYor Performing Arts Center’s Ford Family Recital Hall, and “The Family Reunion, Part Two” will be ...

Pride Youngstown will be celebrated Saturday downtown at the Phelps Street Gateway. This year’s lineup is curated by Rust Belt Theater Company founder Robert Dennick Joki and will include entertainers, singers, drag artists and local talent Festivities start with a parade at noon, ...

The Trumbull Senior Production Company will stage its annual show Saturday at Niles McKinley High School. This is the 16th year for the non-profit performing group, which is open to people ages 50 and older. Performers have been rehearsing for months in preparation for the ...

FACT hosts Chalk on the Walk on Saturday Chalk on the Walk and Youth Art Day takes place 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday on Courthouse Square, West Market Street and North Park Avenue, Warren. Student creators of all ages will have the opportunity to create art on the sidewalks around and ...

The Butler Institute of American Art had plenty of options when looking for artists influenced by the work of Robert Rauschenberg. “What art today hasn’t been influenced by Rauschenberg or Jasper Johns,” Butler Executive Director Louis A. Zona asked rhetorically. Rauschenberg ...