Opera Western Reserve presents a lecture on More Than Vases & Fans: Japanese Influence on Western Art & Design in the 19th & 20th Centuries, by Johnathan Farris, YSU Assistant Professor of Art History, on Thursday, October 25, at 7:30 pm, in the Kilcawley Center Presidents Suite, on the YSU campus.
Opera Western Reserve presents East Meets West: Food, Flora and Arias, on Friday, October 19, 6 - 9 pm, at the SOAP Gallery, 117 South Champion Street, in Youngstown. There will be Japanese appetizers, a demonstration of Kokedama Japanese floral arranging, and Opera Western Reserve Young Artists singing songs from Miss Saigon and Madama Butterfly. Reservations through Opera Western Reserve at 330-480-0693.
Opera Western Reserve presents an Opera Preview at the Peter Allen Inn, a restored county inn in Kinsman, on Sunday, November 4, at 7:00 pm. The event includes dinner and opera arias performed by the prinicipal artists in Opera Western Reserve's upcoming production on November 16 of Puccini's opera Madama Butterfly. Reservations at 330-355-2100 or events@peteralleninn.com.
Lit Youngstown presents a 2-day literary conference, Friday, September 21 - Saturday, September 22, featuring dozens of respected writers and editors. Daytime programming is at YSU and evening readings are at St. John's Episcopal Church. More information at LitYoungstown.org.
The Youngstown Area Jewish Film Festival, presents the Israeli film, Footnote, on Sunday, October 14, at 4:30 PM, at Encore Cinema, in Niles. Niles Talmud scholar Eliezer Shkolnik has worked in obscurity at Jerusalem's Hebrew University. In contrast, Eliezer's son, Uriel, also an academic, has published many books and received numerous accolades. Eliezer looks down on his son's achievements and pursuit of fame, and so the pair have a rocky relationship.
The Youngstown Area Jewish Film Festival, presents the German film, The Invisibles, on Thursday, October 11, at 7:00 PM, at Movies 8 Boardman. The Invisibles tells the stories of four Jewish survivors in Berlin, interweaving their testimony with highly accomplished dramatizations, an unusual hybrid approach that brings edge-of-the-seat suspense to their years spent underground. Tickets available at Movies 8 Boardman.
The Youngstown Area Jewish Film Festival, presents the documentary film, Who’s Gonna Love me Now?, on Thursday, October 4, at 7:00 pm PM, at Movies 8 Boardman. [Saar was expelled from his religious kibbutz and fled to the UK. There he created a new family with the London Gay Men's Chorus and now, after 19 years, and after learning he is HIV positive, an ex-Israeli paratrooper attempts to reconcile with his religious family back in Israel in the hope of a reconciliation.] Tickets available at Movies 8 Boardman.
The Youngstown Area Jewish Film Festival, presents the film, Wrestling Jerusalem, on Thursday, September 27, at 6:30 PM, at Encore Cinema, in Niles. Aaron Davidman embodies seventeen different characters in and around the sacred city of Jerusalem as he takes us on an eyeopening journey into the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian story.
Austintown Farmers' Market Opening Day is Monday, June 11, 5-8 pm, at Austintown Township Park, 6000 Kirk Road. There will be free yoga, healthy cooking demo, food, activities, artisan goods, produce, baked goods, and over 30 vendors.
Goodness Grows Family Fun Fest
The Goodness Grows 4th Annual Family Fun Day is on Saturday,July 14th, 2 - 5 pm. Special guests include Bunnies in Baskets from North Lima's Frisky Ferrets, Fuzzies, & Feathered Friends Rescue & Sanctuary; Angels For Animals; The Green Team; and Magic by Devin Knight. More information at goodnessgrows4all.org.
