“Making an Impact: Highlighting Youngstown’s African American Community” is on display at the Arms Family Museum The Mahoning Valley’s African-American community has roots that predate the Civil War. According to the 1850 census, there were 90 free blacks living in the Mahoning ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In a clipped Nordic accent, Swedish indie folk singer Sarah Klang politely asked the soundboard operator at Nashville’s Blue Room to turn up her microphone. The request, made recently during a rare U.S. performance in the intimate music space attached to Jack White’s ...

Stage Left Community Arts Center presents the musical comedy “Pump Boys and Dinettes” for a two-weekend run starting Friday. The music ran for 573 performances on Broadway in 1982-83 and was nominated for a Tony Award for best new musical. The show takes place at the Double Cupp Diner, ...

Youngstown Playhouse will have three days of auditions for the musical “Oklahoma!” which will be staged in May. Director Tyler Stouffer is seeking a large, energetic cast of performers ages 13 and older, and the show provides a range of opportunities for singers, dancers and / or ...

Assorted ramblings from the world of entertainment: • With snow on the ground and more in the forecast, this announcement was a welcome reminder of better weather ahead. Youngstown State University is seeking artists for its 27th Summer Festival of the Arts, which returns to the campus on ...

YOUNGSTOWN — My favorite movie of 2022 was “The Banshees of Inisherin.” As much as I liked it, more than once while watching it, I thought, “Why didn’t I turn on the subtitles?” I had the same reaction watching Youngstown State University Theatre’s production of “Playboy ...