Community Calendar

The YSU Ward Beecher Planetarium presents the program Moons: Worlds of Mystery, every Friday and Saturday at 8:00 pm from March 7 through March 29. Explore hundreds of moons throughout the solar system, orbiting five other planets and even some asteroids and Kuiper Belt objects. The program is free and open to the public. More information available at wbplanetarium.org.

The Youngstown Chapter of the American Association of University Women present the program The International Within and Without: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally, on Saturday March 15th at 10 am, in Room 3423 of Williamson Hall, on the YSU campus. This program features Dr. Keith Lepak, YSU Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Dr. Nancy Wagner, the former Director of the Centofanti School of Nursing. All are welcome to participate in the discussion. Parking is available at St. Columba Cathedral off Wood Street.

AAUW aims to “advance gender equity through research, education, and advocacy.” Local chapter meetings seek to educate, inspire, and promote higher education as an empowering force.

Discussion will focus on teaching YSU students about international politics, and describing international initiatives to improve education, health, and wellness.

The Medici (meh DEE chee) Museum of Art presents Mirages, an exhibition by Canadian artist Alex Garant, running through April 5th. ​A trailblazer in contemporary figurative op art, Garant's oil paintings blend graphic elements with traditional portraiture techniques. Garant works delve into human duality, exploring the conflict between inner identity and outward persona. More information is available at medicimuseum.art.

Garant pioneers analogue Glitch Art, employing patterns, duplication, symmetry, and image superposition to craft her mesmerizing visuals.

The Trumbull County Historical Society & Medici (meh DEE chee) Museum of Art present Science Fiction & Hollywood: The Art of John Zabrucky, an exhibition showcasing modern props designed by Zabrucky now on display at the Medici Museum of Art through June 28th. An American prop designer and co-founder of Modern Props Inc., Zabrucky contributed props to hundreds of films such as Ghostbusters and RoboCop, as well as films and TV series in the Star Trek, Marvel, and DC franchises. This exhibition is free and open to the public. More information medicimuseum.art.

The YSU Ward Beecher Planetarium presents the program Sky Wars, every Saturday at 2:00 pm from March 8 through March 22. Witness the connections and conflicts between astrology and astronomy, see how the Earth went from flat to round, and take a glimpse on how future discoveries might start new battles about the sky above. The program is free and open to the public. More information available at wbplanetarium.org.

The YSU Ward Beecher Planetarium presents the program Moons: Worlds of Mystery, every Friday and Saturday at 8:00 pm from March 7 through March 29. Explore hundreds of moons throughout the solar system, orbiting five other planets and even some asteroids and Kuiper Belt objects. The program is free and open to the public. More information available at wbplanetarium.org.

The Medici (meh DEE chee) Museum of Art presents Mirages, an exhibition by Canadian artist Alex Garant, running through April 5th. ​A trailblazer in contemporary figurative op art, Garant's oil paintings blend graphic elements with traditional portraiture techniques. Garant works delve into human duality, exploring the conflict between inner identity and outward persona. More information is available at medicimuseum.art.

Garant pioneers analogue Glitch Art, employing patterns, duplication, symmetry, and image superposition to craft her mesmerizing visuals.

The Trumbull County Historical Society & Medici (meh DEE chee) Museum of Art present Science Fiction & Hollywood: The Art of John Zabrucky, an exhibition showcasing modern props designed by Zabrucky now on display at the Medici Museum of Art through June 28th. An American prop designer and co-founder of Modern Props Inc., Zabrucky contributed props to hundreds of films such as Ghostbusters and RoboCop, as well as films and TV series in the Star Trek, Marvel, and DC franchises. This exhibition is free and open to the public. More information medicimuseum.art.

WYSU is sponsoring a recital by Grammy Award-winning classical guitarist David Russell, on Sunday, March 16, at 3:00 pm, at St. John's Episcopal Church, on Wick Avenue, in Youngstown. Russell is considered one of the great classical guitarists of our time, The concert is free, but tickets are required; go to ysu.tix.com. Guitarist David Russell, in recital, in Youngstown, on Sunday, March 16, at 3:00 pm, at St. John's Episcopal Church!

A prolific recording artist, Russell has recorded 17 CDs with Telarc International.
Russell was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Guitar Foundation of America in 2018.

The Medici (meh DEE chee) Museum of Art presents Mirages, an exhibition by Canadian artist Alex Garant, running through April 5th. ​A trailblazer in contemporary figurative op art, Garant's oil paintings blend graphic elements with traditional portraiture techniques. Garant works delve into human duality, exploring the conflict between inner identity and outward persona. More information is available at medicimuseum.art.

Garant pioneers analogue Glitch Art, employing patterns, duplication, symmetry, and image superposition to craft her mesmerizing visuals.