Sep 09 Tuesday
The exhibition, Yoko Ono: Passages and Wishes, will be on view at Westminster College’s Foster Art Gallery from Monday, September 1 through Friday, October 24. Curated by Kevin Concannon and John Noga, the exhibition invites visitors into a deeply personal and participatory experience with Ono’s powerful message of peace, imagination and action.
Kevin Concannon, Yoko Ono scholar and professor emeritus at Virginia Tech, will deliver a free public lecture at 5:30 pm. Thursday, September 4, in the Witherspoon Maple Room in McKelvey Campus Center. A gallery reception in the Foster Art Gallery will follow from 6:30 to 8:30 pm.
A central feature of the exhibition is the interactive, instructional work WISH TREE, where visitors are encouraged to write their personal wishes for peace on tags and hang them from the tree. At the close of the exhibition, these wishes will be returned to the artist and continue on in connection with Ono’s work, IMAGINE PEACE TOWER, in Reykjavik, Iceland.
The exhibition is free and open to the public.
The YSU Thomas Colloquium Lecture Series presents a talk by Daymond John, titled Building Bold: Risk, Resilience, and the Future of Free Enterprise, on Tuesday, September 9th, at 6:00 pm, at Stambaugh Auditorium, on Fifth Avenue, in Youngstown. Daymond John is a Shark Tank Investor, FUBU CEO, and Shark Group Founder, The lecture is free, but tickets are required. They are available at stambaughauditorium.com.
Sep 10 Wednesday
Sep 11 Thursday
The Butler Institute of American Art presents Young Friends Adventure, the second Thursday of every month at 10:00am, through November. Join the Butler staff for an interactive gallery tour with illustrated books followed by an art activity! For children ages 2-5 years old with a parent or caregiver. This free program encourages looking, listening, learning, sharing, and artful fun. More information at butlerart.com.
Sep 12 Friday
Sep 13 Saturday
Sep 14 Sunday
OH WOW! is hosting the 15th Silly Science Sunday event at Wean Park, in Youngstown. on Sunday, September 14. This free STEAM Festival features exhibitors, displays and interactive activities all based in science, technology, engineering, art and math. New this year will be partners from the Armstrong Museum and OH WOW!'s new Imagination Playground transportation set. More information at ohwowkids.org.
Explore robotics, trains, 3D printing, giant oobleck run, and so much more! Visit ohwowkids.org for details on how to become an exhibitor or attendee.
Sep 15 Monday