A Byrd's Eye View-October 25, 2013

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ABOUT MOVIES, TV, ARTS AND EVENTS IN THE VALLEY

Gravity Will Have The Audience Floating Away With Hope

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By Art Byrd Months ago, I saw the trailer for the movie Gravity. I thought a movie about two people trapped in space, was not that interesting to me. Even, if the movie did have George Clooney and Sandra Bullock in it. Boy, was I wrong.

I saw Gravity in 3-D, which I highly recommend. The greatest thing that a movie can do is take you on a journey that becomes a test of survival. Gravity does this over and over.

The story begins when a U.S space shuttle crew are doing some repairs for a technical problem outside the ship. Sandra Bullock plays Ryan Stone, a mission scientist, who is very uncomfortable in space. She is working on fixing the ship’s problem.

Veteran astronaut, Matt Kowalsky played

by George Clooney is hovering around the shuttle. This is his last space mission.

Kowalsky makes an off-the-wall comment” Houston, I have a bad feeling about this mission.” His instinct was right.

Kowalsky and the crew get a distress call from Houston regarding some debris coming their way from a Russian satellite that was shot down by the Russians.

“I’ve learned that success comes in a very prickly package. Whether you choose to accept it or not is up to you. It`s what you choose to do with it, the people you choose to surround yourself with.

Always choose people that are better than you. Always choose people that challenge you and are smarter than you. Always be the student. Once you find yourself to be the teacher, you’ve lost it.”

Actress Sandra Bullock, currently starring in Gravity with George Clooney, in theaters now.

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Kowalsky tells Stone that she has to stop doing the repairs and head back to the shuttle. Within moments, huge debris crashes into and damages the shuttle. Stone is detached from the shuttle and is floating in space. In one of the coolest moments in the movie, Kowalsky finds Stone and calms her down.

Gravity has a lot of cool moments but the look of the film stands out and is amazing. The opening sequence with Kowalsky and Stone floating around it is simply amazing which has the actors swooping and turning. It feels that you are actually floating alongside them.

Director Alfonso Cuaron wrote Gravity with his son, Jonas. They did an excellent job on crafting a story that had us interested and emotionally invested. The strength of the movie lies with Bullock and Clooney. They are so believable especially with the back story of Stone.

I'm going to stop here and say no more about the plot of the Gravity. This is a movie that you don't want to wait for the DVD or Blu-ray. It is a must-see now on the big screen. Don't let Gravity float away from you.

The Ohio Independent Film Festival Celebrates 20 Years The OIFF will be celebrating 20th year at the Atlas Lakeshore Cinema in Euclid Ohio.

The festival will have 50 feature, documentaries and short films - many of them made by local filmmakers.

One of the featured films is Losing LeBron that chronicles the impact of NBA superstar LeBron James' decision to sign with the Miami Heat on the city of Cleveland. The story is told directly through the eyes of the fans he left behind. The Losing LeBron trailer http://vimeo.com/ 69361432?utm_source=second+fest+blast&utm_campaign=oct22blast&utm_medium=email For the film schedule and dates: click on http://www.atlascinemas.net/2013OIFF.aspx? utm_source=second+fest+blast&utm_campaign=oct22blast&utm_medium=email OIFF runs November 7-10 at the Atlas Lakeshore Cinema located at 22624 Lake Shore Blvd,

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Cool Sexy Cool: The TLC story Gives Insight Into The Best Selling Girl Group Ever

by Art Byrd With all the reality shows on television, we can see the famous and non famous offstage with their real life triumphs and failures. Everyone has a story and the girl group, TLC has an interesting and moving one.

CrazySexyCool:The TLC story begins in Atlanta, where director Charles Stone lll takes us to the childhood of each of the girls, Rozanda “Chili” Thomas, Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins and Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes. Each coming from different backgrounds which would make the group unique.

Crazy Sexy Cool: The TLC story recounts how the girls came together.

The cast in the movie is excellent. Especially, the actresses playing the group members. The most recognizable of the actresses is Keke Palmer (Akeelah and the Bee) whose portrayal of Chilli is right on the mark. The other actresses are great finds like Drew Sidora as T-Boz who brought the toughness and street cred to the part and the most impressive performance comes from rapper Lil Mama who capture the look and attitude of Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes.

The movie takes us when singer /manager, Pebbles played by Rochelle Aytes (Mistresses) discovers TLC. She would give the girls, a contract that pays them only $50 a week. The story moves along as TLC sells millions of records, yet they remain broke.

Cool Sexy Cool provide some insight into the music industry such as contracts with lofty expenses and what the artists are actually being paid. During a radio interview, Left Eye explains how the group actually gets paid. Director Stone uses chalk board graphics to show the financial numbers as Left Eye breaks down the clever accounting that the record company used for TLC. A very helpful technique for the audience to be sympathetic on how the group became broke.

Cool Sexy Cool doesn’t hold back about T-Boz having sickle cell anemia, a potential fatal disease, Chilli’s turbulent relationship with producer Dallas Austin and Left Eye burning down her boyfriend’s house.

Later in the movie, TLC starts to taking care of itself, as members were settling into their lives with some calmness. Chilli and T-Boz as moms and Left Eye taking on her demons in a spiritual retreat in Honduras.

TLC would endure its greatest blow as Left Eye dies in a car accident in Honduras in 2002.

Chilli and T-Boz pay tribute to their fallen sister by going on. Cool Sexy Cool is an inside look at the triumphs, successes and failures of one of the top-selling girl groups ever.

Cool Sexy Cool: The TLC story ends with photos of the real TLC throughout the years. The bonus comes when the actual Chilli and T-Boz come back to the studio to cut a song.

Cool Sexy Cool: The TLC story hits every emotion for the audience as they gain insight into the group that gave them so much great music that still lives on.

VH1 is rebroadcasting Cool Sexy Cool: The TLC story on Sunday, October 27th.

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StoneBridge Grille Boasts All-time Favorite Sandwich

By Monnie Ryan Editor’s note: To read the full version of this review, visit http:// mahoningvalleyeats.blogspot.com The minute I sank my teeth into "The Russo" at StoneBridge Grille & Tavern some three years ago, I added it to my Top 5 alltime sandwich favorites list - and that's where it's remained ever since. What's in it, you ask? Well, it goes something like this: Scrambled eggs, sweet and hot peppers, chopped pepperoni, melted provolone cheese and mayo on grilled Italian bread ($7.69).

Although we’ve always been here for lunch, we never fail to look longingly at the entrees - in my case, that's always seafood Sesame Seared Ahi Tuna with Jasmine rice, Asian slaw and an Aioli drizzle ($18.99) and grilled Wild Caught Mahi-Mahi that can be blackened ($16.99). Several pasta entrees are on the menu as well, as are grilled beef delicacies including a center cut filet, ribeye and 14-ounce New York strip. You'll find 10 salads here, so there's something for everyone (more on that later). If you can't decide on an appetizer, you might try the sampler ($13.99) with stuffed peppers, hand-breaded fried Provolone, Italian greens, hot peppers & oil, pita bread and homemade pomodoro sauce.

If for no other reason than to delay our decision, we ordered a chicken quesadilla appetizer ($8.99) with cheddar jack, tomatoes and scallions with salsa and sour cream the first time we came. It was quite tasty -lots of melted cheese and cut into six good-size wedges. Jack isn’t a salsa fan, and in this case that’s a good thing; it’s packed with enough hot pepper punch to knock him cold (I, of course, loved it).

On our most recent stop, we both chose the half-sandwich and soup, salad or side combo ($8.49). All sandwiches marked with the SB logo are included - six in all. My usual choice is the Reuben, and Jack's is the Philly steak. Once I ordered the shaved turkey, with roasted red pepper Aioli, roasted tomatoes, Provolone and argula and it, too, passed the taste test with flying colors.

We part company with the side, though; I love wedding soup, while he loves the fabulous strawberry vinaigrette dressing here so he picks a salad. I agree that dressing is the best I've ever had; deep pink in color and an amazing fresh strawberry flavor. The wedding soup is good; the generous size cup includes lots of shredded chicken, meatballs, assorted veggies and greens, but I must say the broth flavor is a bit lackluster.

As for the sandwiches, the half versions probably aren't large enough to satisfy a medium-sized football player, but coupled with the soup, they always fill us up just fine. Whole versions are almost guaranteed to satisfy even the biggest appetite.

If you go: StoneBridge Grille & Tavern 1497 Boardman-Canfield Road, Boardman, Ohio 44512

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The Beast Brings Out the Best in Kellerman

By Monnie Ryan 5 stars (out of 5) Opening a new Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus book always is accompanied by a bit of excitement - I've read them all (this is the 21st), and while some have been better than others, I've enjoyed every single one. This one, IMHO, is one of the best.

Any disappointment, if you can call it that, is that it seems Rina's role has diminished over time (as I mentioned in my review of last year's Gun Games. In the past, she's been more directly involved in her husband's murder investigations, and there's been more interaction between the two of them. Now, her life has taken a back seat, mostly serving as the chief family cook and mediator between Peter, an LAPD detective, and the high-strung musical prodigy they've taken in at least for the short haul.

Besides that, I've always enjoyed learning more about Orthodox Judaism (Peter came to that party when he married Rina many years ago). But in this book, except for a mention or two of Peter's need to be home by sundown on Friday to observe Shabbat, the subject is virtually nonexistent. Then too, there's the matter of more than a couple of gramatical errors that should have been caught - but that's more on the head of copy editors than the author (and something, unfortunately, that's become quite common in books I've read over the past few years).

As for the story, it involves a particularly gory murder of an old, and extremely eccentric and exceedingly wealthy recluse who keeps an adult tiger in his apartment and apparently enjoys kinky sex with ladies of the evening. Early on, Peter and his LAPD colleagues learn that the tiger's roar is much worse than her bite - and the chase is on to find the real killer. That leads the crew from a remote wildlife sanctuary to Las Vegas casinos and includes a consult with Dr. Alex Delaware, the lead character in books by Kellerman's husband, Jonathan.

Meanwhile, that teenage child prodigy is having problems all his own, creating tension at home.

Everything comes together to present a dilemma (and possible major life change) for Peter and Rina which, I assume, will provide fodder for the next book.

I'll be waiting!

The Beast by Faye Kellerman (William Morrow, August 2013); 384 pp.

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What’s Happening Around the The Valley: October 25-November 1 This weekend: Mahoning Valley Gospel Fest Marty Martinez Ministries / The River of Life International Crusade Team is having the Mahoning Valley Gospel Fest at Chaney High School in Youngstown on October 25th-27th. The event will feature Evangelists Marty Martinez and Nicky Cruz. On Friday and Saturday, everything starts at 7:00 p.m and 6:00 p.m on Sunday. Chaney High School is located at 731 S. Hazelwood, Youngstown.

Saturday, October 26 Hispanic Heritage Celebration Hispanic Heritage Celebration takes place at the Main Library in Youngstown. A family outing to see the Market Street Muppets perform at 11:30 a.m. There will be additional activities and story time. Sponsored by the Hispanic Heritage Community Planning Committee. Noon-3 p.m. Free.

3rd Annual Great Pumpkin 5K The United Way of Trumbull County presents the 3rd Annual Great Pumpkin 5K at the Kent State University Trumbull Branch. Registration and more information about this event is available at (330) 369-1000, Ext. 28.

Kent State University Trumbull Branch is located at 4314 Mahoning Avenue, North West in Warren.

Paint-A-Pumpkin Paint-A-Pumpkin weekend is happening at White House Fruit Farm in Canfield at 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday, 27th. Pick a pumpkin from the farm and paint the gourd with provided the art supplies.

Pumpkins will be entered in an online contest for best-in-show.

White House Fruit Farm is 9249 Youngstown Salem Rd in Canfield.

Sunday, October 27th Dana Symphony Orchestra The Dana School of Music will present the Dana Symphony Orchestra in a concert at 4 p.m. at Stambaugh Auditorium. The Dana Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of John Wilcox, will perform Bedrich Smetana's Overture to the Bartered Bride and the Moldau, Three Slavonic Dances

by Antonin Dvorak, Edward Elgar's Enigma Variations.

Tickets and more information about this concert are available at (330) 259-0555.

Stambaugh Auditorium is at 1000 Fifth Avenue in Youngstown

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What’s Happening Around the The Valley: October 25-November 1 (cont’d) Monday, October 28th The Pivotal Right: A History of the Women’s Suffrage Movement The Pivotal Right: A History of the Women’s Suffrage Movement presented by Traci Manning at the Tyler Mahoning Valley History Center. Ms. Manning, the Mahoning Valley Historical Society’s curator of education, will speak about the brave and outspoken women who fought to gain voting rights in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Their struggle, persecution, and prosecution are set against the backdrop of national history and the greater Civil Rights movement. Women of note include Lucretia Mott, Lucy Stone, and Carrie Chapman Catt. The event starts at 7:30 p.m and is free.

Tyler Mahoning Valley History Center is located at 325 West Federal Street, Downtown Youngstown.

Octubafest As part of the Octubafest Celebration Series, the Dana School of Music presents a Tuba and Euphonium Studio Recital, featuring members of the Tuba and Euphonium Studio at the school at 8 p.m. at the Bliss Recital Hall, on the campus of Youngstown State University. This recital will feature the YSU premiere of a new piece by James Grant, entitled 10 Blind Dates For Solo Tuba, which will include all of the Tuba majors and their instructor, Dr. Brian Kiser. More information about this recital is available at (330) 941-3636.

Tuesday, October 29th Youngstown Area Jewish Film Festival Youngstown Area Jewish Film Festival presents a documentary film and lecture at 7 p.m in the Chestnut Room of Kilcawley Center, on the campus of Youngstown State University. One Survivor Remembers follows Gerda Weissmann Klein's harrowing story of survival and memories of her experience during and after the Holocaust. Following the film, Holocaust Survivor and Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient, Gerda Klein will speak. Tickets and more information about this movie, the lecture, or the festival are available at (330) 941-3250.

Children's Picture Book Recalls Memories of Italy Carmen J. Leone, a retired English teacher whose 50 years of experience include several years at Youngstown State University, recently published a picture book for children titled My Italy: A Little Story of a Big Journey. Illustrated by his great-niece Lora Finelli, the book recalls the story often told by Leone's late father of his memories of Italy in the village of Barrea in the province of L'Aquila. Leone says he's working on putting this (and his other books, including Rose Street: A Family Story) in e-book format, but print copies are still available. For more information, call (330) 755-0633, send an email to cjleone@live.com or visit his website at http://www.carmenjleone.com.

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What’s Happening Around the The Valley: October 25-November 1 (cont’d) Wednesday, October 30th Graphic Advocacy: International Posters for the Digital Age 2001-2012.

The Youngstown State University Art Department and the McDonough Museum of Art presents a Lecture by Marlena Buczek Smith at 5:30 p.m. at the McDonough. She has three posters on display in the Exhibit, Graphic Advocacy: International Posters for the Digital Age 2001-2012. Buczek Smith moved to the United States from Poland, and her body of work includes posters, commercial graphic design, and paintings. More information about this lecture is available at (330) 941-1400.

The McDonough Museum of Art is at 525 Wick Avenue in Youngstown David Sedaris: Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls Youngstown State University and the Skeggs Lecture Series present a Book Reading And Lecture by David Sedaris, entitled Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls, on at 7 p.m in the DeYor Performing Arts Center in Downtown Youngstown. Sedaris, with his sardonic wit and social critiques, has become one of this country's top humor writers, and his original radio pieces were heard on NPR. Tickets are required and can be picked up at the Information and PC Lab in Kilcawley Center on the YSU campus. More information about this free event is available at (330) 941-3497.

The DeYor Performing Arts Center (260 West Federal Street) in Downtown Youngstown.

Thursday, Oct 31 The Metamorphosis Gallery Art, Conversation and Coffee at the Metamorphosis Gallery in Struthers. The event features an open gallery time every Thursday from 6:45-8:30 p.m. and Saturday 6:30-10 p.m. Bring your art or projects and join in with other people at the gallery space or just come for a cup of coffee and conversation. All ages. For more information, call Becky at 330 787-1994. Free.

The Metamorphosis Gallery is at 2 State St., Struthers. 330-787-1994.

Friday, November 1 Youngstown State University Diversity And Multicultural Affairs Office and OCCHA Gala Event The Hispanic Heritage Celebration continues as the Youngstown State University Diversity And Multicultural Affairs Office and OCCHA present the 41st Annual Gala Event at 5:30 p.m. at the Georgetown Banquet Hall. This event will feature food, live musical entertainment by Steve Frazzini, a Hispanic DJ, and more. Tickets and more information about this event are available at (330) 781-1808.

Georgetown Banquet Hall is at 5945 South Avenue) in Boardman.

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On STAGE The Youngstown Playhouse-Talley’s Folly The Youngstown Playhouse is staging Talley’s Folly. A romantic comedy following the characters Matt Friedman and Sally Talley as they once and for all settle their feelings for each other. A winner of the 1980 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Performances are on Friday, Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m Youngstown Playhouse is at 600 Playhouse Lane, Youngstown

The Victorian Players-The Facts in the Cast of M. Valdemar As Halloween approaches, the Victorian Players offer their staging of the chilling story the master of horror, Edgar Allen Poe. The plot goes Dr. Pontier is working on an experiment which, he hopes, will keep his friend M. Ernest Valdemar alive so that he does not die from a terminal illness. Is it medicine or madness? Will his final days be the best or worst of it all? This is the final weekend with shows on Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m and Sunday at 2:00 p.m. For tickets call 330-746-5455.

The Victorian Players is located at 702 Mahoning Ave, Youngstown YSU-TRIBUNAL University Theater presents TRIBUNAL in YSU’s Spotlight Theater for its final weekend. The storyline is Hannelore Schneider struggles to escape postwar Nuremberg for a Nazi safe haven in South America. She meets a translator for the trial, their fates become intertconnected, and his kindness forces her to confront the consequences of her unquestioned ideology. Friday and Saturday performances begin at 7:30 p.m. while the Sunday matinee performances are at 2:00 p.m.

The weekend performances are sold out.

Rust Belt Theater: Living Dead: The Musical Rust Belt Theater Company is bring zombies to its stage with Living Dead: The Musical this weekend. The zombie parody has a larger cast, orchestrations and new choreography by Marisa Zamary.

Living Dead: The Musical is happening at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday though Nov. 2 at the Calvin Center at 755 Mahoning Ave.Youngstown. A special midnight show is planned on Nov. 2.

Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors.

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On STAGE (cont’d) Salem Community Youth Theatre: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow The Salem Community Youth Theatre presents The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow, running weekends from Friday, October 25th through Sunday, November 3rd. Evening performances begin at 8 p.m. and the Sunday matinees are at 2 p.m. The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow is based on the spooky, classic story by Washington Irving, revolving around characters including Ichabod, Katrina, and Brom Bones.

Tickets and more information about this show are available at (330) 332-9688.

Salem Community Theatre is located at 490 E. State, Salem; 330-332-9688. http://www.salemcommunitytheatre.com. “

34 West: Speakin’ Easy 34 West is bringing the dinner theater musical comedy, Speakin’ Easy, on select dates through Oct. 26. A down-and-out wanderer finds his voice in the most unlikely of places – a ritzy comedy set in the heart of the roaring twenties. Features the music of Cole Porter, George Gershwin and others.

(Oct. 23, 24, 25-26 (Dutch Village Inn). Oct. 23-24 have matinee shows. Seating for evening dinner theater style shows begins at 6:45 p.m. with a four-course meal beginning at 7 p.m. Seating for matinees begins at 11:45 a.m. with a four-course meal at noon. $45 ($40 matinee); discount given for groups of 8 or more. For reservations and lodging information call 1-866-482-5050. Visit http:// www.34west.org for more information.

Speakin’ Easy, 34 West Theater is at the Das Dutch Village Inn, Columbiana. 1-866-482-5050. http://www.34west.org.

Rust Belt Theater: Living Dead: The Musical Rust Belt Theater Company is bring zombies to its stage with Living Dead: The Musical this weekend. The zombie parody has a larger cast, orchestrations and new choreography by Marisa Zamary.

Living Dead: The Musical is happening at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday though Nov. 2 at the Calvin Center at 755 Mahoning Ave.Youngstown. A special midnight show is planned on Nov. 2.

Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors.

The James E. Winner Jr Arts and Culture Center: The Marvelous Wonderettes The James E. Winner Jr Arts and Culture Center presents The Marvelous Wonderettes on October 24-26 and November 7-8 at 8 p.m. The plays takes you to the 1958 Springfield High School prom where we meet the Wonderettes, four girls with hopes and dreams. The audience is treated to the girls performing such classic ‘50s and ‘60s songs as “Lollipop,” “Dream Lover,” “Stupid Cupid,” “Lipstick on Your Collar,” “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me,” “It’s My Party,” and over 20 other classic hits! For information and tickets call 724-983-8222.

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Two Chances To See Two Film Classics Accompanied By Organs Scottish Rite Cathedral presents Lon Chaney in the 1923 version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame on Friday, October 25th at 7:30 p.m. Internationally famous organist Walt Strony will be playing the film score on the Cathedral's Mighty M.P. Moller Organ with over 4,000 pipes.

General admission is $12 with student and group pricing available. All proceeds will benefit continuing the organ restoration For advanced tickets call 724-654-5800.

The Scottish Rite Cathedral is located at 110 E. Lincoln Avenue in New Castle, PA.

Stambaugh Auditorium presents a screening of the silent film-version of Phantom of the Opera, accompanied with live organ music performed by Todd Wilson on the Auditorium's E.M. Skinner Pipe Organ on Saturday, October 26th at 2 p.m. Wilson is the head of the organ department at the Cleveland Institute of Music, and curator for the E.M. Skinner Pipe Organ at Severance Hall in Cleveland. Tickets and more information about this event is available at (330) 259-0555.

Stambaugh Auditorium is located at 1000 Fifth Avenue, Youngstown.

Who Stole Cuzzin Eddie's Scratch Off Ticket?? Is Coming To Warren Hot Topix presents Who Stole Cuzzin Eddie's Scratch Off Ticket?? a comedy/drama story about a drunken homeless man and his poor family hit's for 10 million dollar's on a scratch off ticket!

But there's one problem, someone stole it before he could cash in on his reward!

The production is set for November 16th at W.D Packard Music Hall in Warren. This stageplay marks Writer/Director Mike Forney’s third play.

Tickets are $25.00 advance and $36.00 at the door. Ticket Outlet Locations- Box Office -Packard Music Hall, Ryans Chair in Youngstown, Ohio & RBG's in Warren Ohio.

For express ticket information contact Hot Topix at 330.406.9656 Here is a behind the scene look at Who Stole Cuzzin Eddie's Scratch Off Ticket?? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsRhmT8p0Ec https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz7csZgoeYU

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Art Byrd Jr. has won awards as a filmmaker and journalist. After working many years as a videographer and director for WFMJ TV News, he retired from broadcasting to share his experience and insight with students as an instructor at Youngstown State University. Art has written and produced numerous Indie films, which have been shown at prestigious film festivals.

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