Community Calendar

The Youngstown State University Department of Art is presents Fragmented Narrative: Language of the Sign, an exhibit featuring the work of guest artist Ron Copeland, a multidisciplinary artist whose post-industrial aesthetic transforms discarded materials into compelling visual stories. The exhibit is up through Friday, October 3, in the Judith Rae Solomon Gallery, in Bliss Hall, on the YSU campus. The gallery is open every day from 8:00am - 5:00 pm. Admission is free.

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.

Market on Main Antiques & Artisans is taking over Main Street in Columbiana on Saturday, September, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. It will be a day filled with vintage antiques, artisan and handmade treasures, food vendor offerings, and a beer & cocktail truck, all set to live music in a vibrant downtown setting. More information at MarketOnMainColumbiana.com.

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The Youngstown Historical Center for Industry and Labor presents a photography exhibition by Richard Hahn titled Grit/Glow, opening Thursday, July 10, and on display through February. Grit/Glow juxtaposes the warmth of orange skies with the stark realities of industry, illustrating the paradox of beauty and hardship. The museum is open Wednesdays through Fridays from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm and on Saturdays from Noon to 4:00 pm.

Reservations for the opening reception on Thursday, July 10 at 5:30pm can be made by calling 330-941-1314.

The Butler Institute of American Art presents the exhibit Fred Staloff: Origins of a Modernist, from Sunday, September 7 through Sunday, Noveember 16. Fred Staloff, the distinguished New Jersey painter explores not only brilliant landscapes but also still lifes, portraits, and figurative works. More information at butlerart.com.

There is a reception on Sunday, September 7th from 1-3 pm. Fred's wife, Janette will attend.

This exhibition is on view in the Finnegan/Hynes Gallery, second floor.

The Stambaugh Chorus, under the direction of Dr. Hae-Jong Lee, is presenting it’s 73rd concert season this year. The Chorus membership is comprised of singers who donate their time and talent to benefit the organization and our community. Membership is available to anyone who loves to sing. Practices are on Tuesday evenings from 7 to 9 in room #3026 of YSU's Bliss Hall. More information is available at Stambaughchorus.org. You can also send am email to membership@stambaughchorus.org.

Trumbull New Theatre presents the play, Boeing, Boeing, weekends from Friday, September 5 through Sunday, September 21, with the evening shows at 7:30 pm and Sunday matinees at 3:00 pm. Boeing, Boeing is a 1960s French farce adapted for the English-speaking stage. Tickets are available at trumbullnewtheatre.com or and 330-652-1103.

The play features self-styled Parisian lothario Bernard, who has Italian, German, and American fiancées, each a beautiful airline hostess with frequent “layovers.” He keeps “one up, one down, and one pending” - until unexpected schedule changes bring all three to Paris, and Bernard’s apartment, at the same time.

Opera Western Reserve presents Charles Gounod's opera, "Faust," on Saturday, September 20, at 7:30pm in Powers Auditorium at the DeYor performing arts center in downtown Youngstown. An aging scholar, Faust sells his soul for eternal youth in a story of love, betrayal, and redemption. Tickets are available at operawesternreserve.org.

Opera Western Reserve presents Charles (sharl) Gounod's (goo-noh) opera Faust, on Saturday, September 20th, at 7:30 pm, in Powers Auditorium at the DeYor Performing Arts Center, in downtown Youngstown. Faust is under the stage direction of Scott Skiba and music direction of Susan Davenny Wyner. Tickets and more information are available at operawesternreserve.org.

The cast features Christine Lyons in her Opera Western Reserve debut as Marguerite, Luke Norvell as the titular Faust, and Andrew Potter as the demon Méphistophélès.

The dynamic performances, combined with the powerful story of
love, betrayal, and redemption, will bring Gounod’s masterpiece to life on the DeYor stage.

Faust, composed by Gounod with a libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré and adapted from the play Faust et Marguerite by Michel Carré, is a five-act opera that tells the tragic tale of an aging man who makes a pact with the devil to regain his youth. As Faust embarks on a passionate romance with the innocent Marguerite, the deal leads to heartbreaking consequences.

Tickets for Faust go on sale Wednesday, April 9, 2025 and can be purchased at the YourArts Box Office by calling 330-259-9651 or visit in person at 260 West Federal Street in Youngstown, Ohio.

The Youngstown Playhouse presents Singin' in the Rain, weekends from Friday, September 12 through Sunday, September 21, with the Friday and Saturday shows at 7:30 pm and the Sunday matinees at 2:30 pm. See the timeless classic made famous by Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds. Tickets and more information are available at youngstownplayhouse.org