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Entertainment News
Sharon’s “Rockin’” Event Welcomes Chris Higbee
The Update | Polka Star Mollie B Returning to Avon Oaks; Oak Hill Cemetery Tours
Jazz/Rock Legends Blood Sweat and Tears Hit Westminster
Weekend Entertainment | Shemekia Copeland and Blue Oyster Cult
Food & Drink
Guy Fieri Wines Pour into Valley with Push from His Son
Coaches Burger Bar Opens New Location in Liberty
Maker’s Mark Private Selection Event to Aid JA of Eastern Ohio
L’uva Bella Winery Inks Texas Distribution Deal
Music & Performing Arts
‘Little Shop’ Both Grows and Wilts at Playhouse
Dustin Lynch Coming to Covelli Centre in April
‘Little Shop of Horrors’ Opens for Business at Playhouse
Martina McBride to Perform Holiday Concert at Packard Music Hall
The List
The List | Upcoming Events
Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023
Special Events
- Maze Craze Wine & Cider Adventure | 14070 Woodworth Rd., New Springfield, 6 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Lectures
- Carl Jacobson, director of the Mahoning Valley Railroad Heritage Association, on the role of trains in the area’s steel mills | Youngstown Historical Center for Industry and Labor, Youngstown, 5:30 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 29, 2023
Theater
- “Little Shop of Horrors” | Youngstown Playhouse, 7:30 p.m.
Special Events
- OkTrollberfest 2023 | Noble Creature Wild Ales & Lagers, Youngstown, 4 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023
Rock
- Blue Oyster Cult | Robins Theatre, Warren, 8 p.m.
Blues
- Tangled Up in Blues fest, featuring Shemekia Copeland, Ana Popovic and Tommy Castro and the Painkillers | Packard Music Hall, Warren, 7 p.m.
Shows, sales
- Howland Farmers Market | Richard E. Orwig Park, Howland, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- Downtown Sharon Farmers Market | 101 Chestnut Ave., Sharon, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- Growers and Makers Market | Cascade Galleria, downtown New Castle, Pa., 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Car cruises, shows
- Ellwood City Fall Fest and Car Cruise | downtown Ellwood City, Pa.
Nightlife
- Dr. Zoot and the Suits | in the H Lounge at Hollywood Gaming casino, Austintown, 8-11 p.m.
Theater
- “Little Shop of Horrors” | Youngstown Playhouse, 7:30 p.m.
- “Rex’s Exes” | Stage Left Players, Lisbon, 7 p.m.
Special Events
- 4th Annual Back The Blue Ohio | The Canfield Green, Canfield, 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.
- Picklefest | The Property by Nova Destinations, Pulaski, 12 p.m. – 10 p.m.
- The Dr. Jane Williams Memorial 5K run and 1-mile walk | starts at Penn State Shenango campus, downtown Sharon, Pa., 8 a.m.
- OkTrollberfest 2023 | Noble Creature Wild Ales & Lagers, Youngstown, 12 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023
Special events
- Mahoning Valley Sojourn to the Past’s Ohio Nonviolence Week rally | Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre, 3-5 p.m. Free.
- OkTrollberfest 2023 | Noble Creature Wild Ales & Lagers, Youngstown, 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Theater
- “Little Shop of Horrors” | Youngstown Playhouse, 2:30 p.m.
- “Rex’s Exes” | Stage Left Players, Lisbon, 2 p.m.
Outdoor music
- Firestone Symphony Orchestra | Firestone Park, Idabelle Firestone amphitheater, 3 p.m.
Festivals
- Boardman Rotary Oktoberfest | Boardman Park, Boardman, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Lectures
- Louis Zona, director of the Butler Institute of American Art, fall lecture series | Zona Auditorium, Butler Institure, Youngstown, 2 p.m., free