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Youngstown Area Jewish Film Festival screenings

■ Editor’s note: In this issue, the Metro Monthly staff looks back over our first 25 years and shares some of favorite articles. Tom Welsh’s historical piece on Warner Bros. was originally published in the August 2002 issue. It subsequently appeared in “Remembering Youngstown: Tales of the Mahoning Valley” (History Press) from 2009.

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he 2017 Youngstown Area Jewish Film Festival continues its run at area theaters through September. The festival is co-presented by the Jewish Community Center and the YSU Center for Judaic and Holocaust Studies. For more information, call 330-746-3250, ext. 123 or email: Sarahwilschek@ jewishyoungstown.org. Tickets are $10 (at the door), $7 (preorder), $5 (students).

■ To Life! Encore Cinema, 930 Great East Plaza, Niles,

BY TOM WELSH METRO MONTHLY CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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t was every film buff ’s waking dream.

As he sat in the executive dining room at the Warner Bros. Studios, 18year-old Joe Shagrin Jr., noticed a familiar face at the next table, one he instantly recognized from crime classics like “Public Enemy” and “White Heat.”

Movie mogul Harry Warner, who was seated across from Shagrin, followed the young man’s gaze and shrugged. He then told the story of how film tough guy James Cagney became the only actor allowed to dine with the studio’s executives when he made the privilege a term of his contract.

The formal introduction to Cagney that came next remains one of Shagrin’s most vivid memories of the single trip he paid to Hollywood with his late father, local theater owner Joe Shagrin Sr. The senior Shagrin, who operated the Foster Theater from 1938 to 1965, befriended the Warner brothers during their early years in Youngstown.

But Joe Shagrin Jr.’s most precious memory of that afternoon more than 50 years ago came when Harry Warner, the eldest of the brothers, escorted him and his father to the studio’s famous Trophy Room.

There, amid rows of academy awards, Shagrin’s eyes settled on the image of a Rayen High School baseball uniform.

“They had this beautifully framed photograph of the youngest Warner brother, Milton, which had a place of pride in the Trophy Room,” he recalls. Shagrin had heard, years before, about the tragic fate of Milton Warner, a former high school baseball star who died of a ruptured appendix in 1915 – just weeks after pitching two nohitters for the Cleveland Indians.

For Shagrin, the placement of the high school photo underscored the Warner brothers’ strong connections to, and continuing interest in, the Youngstown area.

Many area residents are familiar with the local origins of the Warner brothers – Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack. They have read descriptions of how Sam Warner, the most popular of the brothers locally, became so

Youngstown, the Midwestern city that produced the Warner brothers IMAGE COURTESY OF HISTORIC IMAGES

The former Warner Theater (Edward W. Powers Auditorium/DeYor Performing Arts Center) in downtown Youngstown in the late 1950s

intrigued by the possibilities of the “kinetoscope” that he took a job as a projectionist at Idora Park in 1903.

It was in a little house on Youngstown’s lower North Side that Sam Warner convinced his Polish-Jewish family to pool their resources to buy a used projector and worn reel of “The Great Train Robbery” for $1,000. One year later, the brothers opened their first entertainment house, the Cascade Theater, in New Castle, Pa. By 1917, after opening two more theaters and testing the limits of the film distribution business in Pittsburgh, the Warner brothers decided to make the leap to production and started filming features at the old Vitagraph Studios in New York.

One year later, they moved to Hollywood to establish what many film historians consider the most influential studio in the history of the U.S. cinema.

What is less well known to locals is that the Warner brothers maintained an intricate network of relationships in the community decades after their studio hit “pay dirt” with the release of the industry’s first full-length “talkie,” “The Jazz Singer,” in 1928.

Area natives who took positions at the Warner Bros. Studios included Joseph Marx, who served for a time as casting director, and William Schaefer, executive

secretary to Jack Warner, the youngest and most colorful of the mogul brothers.

Joe Shagrin Jr. recalls that his uncle, Max Shagrin, operated a string of theaters for the Warner brothers in San Francisco in the 1920s. Later, he worked closely with Warner Bros. and other studios as a representative of character actors, many of whom he recruited from northeastern Ohio.

Among the more prominent character actors Max Shagrin recruited from this area were Joan Dithers, the foil of Shirley Temple who was known to a later generation as TV's “Comet lady,” and George Tobias, a veteran of Warner Bros. adventure films who later played the long-suffering Abner Kravitz on the TV sitcom “Bewitched.”

He was less successful in securing a Warner Bros, contract for a skinny 19-year-old named Tyrone Power, whom he sent back to New York with the advice to get more experience and “put on some weight.”

Scores of Youngstowners who made the move to Hollywood congregated at Los Angeles’ Farmers' Market, where they purchased painted ties from Frank Williams, a transplanted Ohioan who once ran a business on East Federal Street.

In 1931, the Warner brothers opened

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44446; 330-746-3250, ext. 123.This drama-romance brings together two disparate wounded souls and tells of the growing bond between an aging, Polish-born cabaret singer who is a Holocaust survivor, and a young German man driven by a secret. 7 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 20.

■ The Pickle Recipe. Encore Cinema, 930 Great East Plaza, Niles, 44446; 330-746-3250, ext. 123. In this family comedy co-starring comedian Jon Dore, Oscar-nominee David Paymer and “Sex and the City” actress Lynn Cohen, a cash-strapped party M.C. and his conniving uncle scheme to steal a secret family recipe.

7 p.m., p.m Wednesday, Aug. 23.

■ Rosenwald. Movies 8, The Shops at Boardman Park, Park 469 Boardman-Poland Road, Boardman, 44512; 330-746-3250, ext. 123. Continuing her work chronicling 330the untold stories of Jewish heroes, Aviva Kempner (“The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg”) turns her lens on Julius Rosenwald – who may just be the greatest J unknown philanthropist. Driven equally by the Jewish unkn ideal of “tzedakah” (charity), the writings of Booker T. Washington, and an increasing awareness of racial inequality in American society, Rosenwald dedicated his newfound wealth and prestige to joining with African-American communities in the South to build over 5,000 schools and establishing the Rosenwald Fund for the support of African-American artists and intellectuals. 4 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 27.

■ Rock in the Red Zone. Encore Cinema, 930 Great East Plaza, Niles, 44446; 330-746-3250, ext. 123. Fear and danger are never far for residents of Sderot, where missiles rain down routinely from militant Islamic forces in the nearby Gaza Strip. Despite the daily trauma of air-raid sirens and mortar explosions, war-weary Sderot has also managed to thrive as the epicenter of a music revolution. 4 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 31.

■ Once in a Lifetime. Movies 8, The Shops at Boardman Park, 469 Boardman-Poland Road, Boardman, 44512; 330-746-3250, ext. 123. A dedicated history teacher at a French high school taps lessons of the Holocaust in an effort to motivate her troubled students in an uplifting schoolhouse drama based on a true story. 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 7.

■ In Search of Israeli Cuisine. DeYor Performing Arts Center, 260 W. Federal St., Youngstown 44503; 330-746-3250, ext. 123. Email: Sarahwilschek@ jewishyoungstown.org. This special event features an authentic Israeli dinner with Jeffrey Chrystal Catering at 5 p.m. before the screening. In the film, celebrity chef-restaurateur Michael Solomonov zigzags Israel to savor a food revolution rooted in centuries-old tradition. The film combines a procession of dishes and interviews with chefs, home cooks and farmers of all backgrounds. Oscar-nominated documentarian Roger Sherman presents a diverse portrait of the Israeli people told through the personal language of food.

Documentary, 97 minutes, U.S., 2015. Sponsored by Jeff Chrystal Catering. Call for reservations and more information. 5 p.m. (dinner), 7 p.m. (film). 7 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 10. Dinner prior to “In Search of Israeli Cuisine” (includes movie ticket): $27.

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METRO 25 MAHONING VALLEY WARNER BROS., FROM PAGE 5 a business of their own in the downtown area. And in May of that year, a local magazine, Town Talk, dedicated an entire issue to the opening of the world-class Warner Theater. It was initially managed by Warner in-law David Robbins.

One article highlighted the opulence of the building with its glowing description of the theater's Grand Lobby: “On each wall are several great, artistically etched, divided mirrors reaching to the beautifully designed ceiling. These mirrors are placed between pilasters of faintly tinted marble.”

Most readers will recognize the space described in the article as the lobby of what is now the Youngstown Symphony Center. In the late 1960s, the theater, slated for destruction, was saved by a $250,000 gift from the Powers family.

More intimate signs of the Warner brothers’ enduring affection for the community can be found in a cache of letters included in the Mahoning Valley Historical Society's Jack L. Warner Collection. Much of the correspondence in the collection is addressed to local furniture retailer Myron Penner, whom Jack Warner playfully addresses as “O’Brien”– a possible reference to an old vaudeville routine.

Not surprisingly, Jack Warner, a complex and insecure man, betrays mixed feelings about his hometown, in one letter expressing a wistful desire to see the “old Diamond” of Youngstown again, in the next, asking plaintively, “Have they cleaned the buildings yet?”

Ultimately, he would dismiss Youngstown as “a graveyard of memories” in his 1964 au-

It may be no less appropriate, however, to link the Warners’ early experiences in the Youngstown area to what many consider a positive underlying theme of their most powerful films, from “The Black Legion” (1937), to “Confessions of a Nazi Spy” (1939), to “Casablanca” (1942): the compelling need to combat intolerance. tobiography, “My First Hundred Years in Hollywood.”

For the most part, this tone is maintained in a 1968 letter to Penner, in which he comments matter-of-factly on the closing of the Warner Theater in Youngstown.

“Am sorry to hear this, but progress can't be stopped,” he writes tersely.

Yet, Warner betrays more than passing interest when he adds, “If there are any other stories around about the opening or closing of this theatre [sic], will appreciate your airmailing them to me here at the studio.”

Now, almost 30 years after the death of Jack Warner, the last of the Hollywood moguls, Youngs-town’s impressive symphony Center and New Castle’s restored Cascade Theater are among the few tangible reminders of the area’s former role as a regional entertainment center.

Further efforts to commemorate the Warner brothers’ local origins have not always been successful. A 1990s campaign to relocate the studio’s Trophy Room to Youngstown, for instance, fizzled when representatives of Time

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In the end, it may be that the most enduring legacy of the Warner brothers’ connection to this area will be discovered in the films themselves.

Many Hollywood historians, including Jack Warner biographer Bob Thomas, have drawn parallels between the toughtalking atmosphere of early 20th-century Youngstown and the gangster slang found in many of the studio's features.

One popular story, perhaps apocryphal, even has Jack Warner snatching up a screenplay of W.R. Burnett’s gangster novel, “Little Caesar,” because its protagonist is a Youngstown thug who climbs to the top of the Chicago mob.

It may be no less appropriate, however, to link the Warners’ early experiences in the Youngstown area to what many consider a positive underlying theme of their most powerful films, from “The Black Legion” (1937), to “Confessions of a Nazi Spy” (1939), to “Casablanca” (1942): the compelling need to combat intolerance.

The studio’s overlooked role in opposing domestic vigilantes and European totalitarianism through film finally received the treatment it deserves in Michael E. Birdwell's recent book, “Celluloid Soldiers: The Warner Bros. Campaign Against Nazism.” The Warner brothers’ uncompromising opposition to all forms of religious and ethnic bigotry would have sat well with many of their former neighbors in Youngstown, Shagrin said.

Explore Valley’s historic theaters in new book

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istoric Theaters of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley is the newest addition to The History Press. The book, part of the Landmarks Series, is written by local author Sean T. Posey and is set to release on Aug. 21.

From the days of the gaslit opera houses through the era of the drive-in, the Mahoning Valley’s theatrical culture has thrived.

The finest theaters in northeastern Ohio rose with the manufacturing might of the Steel Valley.

The Warner brothers, who started their careers in Youngstown, opened their first theater in New Castle, Pa., and celebrities from Katharine Hepburn to Red Skelton graced local stages.

The finest vaudevillians and the lovely ladies of burlesque were always a ticket away.

The book takes a trip back to the Park Burlesque and the opulent Palace Theater and revisits the theater culture of Warren and Trumbull County. Author Sean T. Posey traces the evolution of modern cinema through the rich local history of the Mahoning Valley.

■ The book contains a chapter on the history of the Warner brothers in the Mahoning Valley.

■ Youngstown’s former Warner Theater, now Powers Auditorium, receives an entire chapter in the book.

■ Learn the stories behind Mahoning Valley’s nine drive-in theaters.

■ The story of the professional career of Peter Wellman, the Mahoning Valley’s leading theater entrepreneur and owner of Girard’s movie houses, is told for the first time in a book.

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Weighing legacy, impact of landmark ‘Youngstown 2010 Plan’ In July 2005, the city of Youngstown formally adopted the ‘Youngstown 2010 Plan’ as the city’s guiding vision for the future. It quickly captured national and international attention.

■ Editor’s note: In 2015, Metro Monthly assessed the legacy of the “Youngstown 2010 Plan,” a landmark planning study that had international impact. This article originally appeared in our July 2015 issue.

BY SEAN POSEY METRO MONTHLY CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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or years, the city of Youngstown continued to plan for growth even as the metropolitan area rapidly suburbanizied. The decline of the once vaunted local steel industry in the 1970s pushed the rudderless city into uncharted waters. With a continuously shrinking population and a crippled economy, Youngstown entered the ranks of the country’s most distressed urban areas. As civic morale hit its lowest point, a new idea came to the fore. After years of attempting to plan for growth, the city would violate traditional notions of urban planning: Youngstown decided to accept and plan for shrinkage.

The genesis of what became the most talked about planning initiative in the country dates back to before 2002. “It could go back to when Council and John Swierz led an effort to reserve money for a new plan,” former Youngstown City Planner Anthony Kobak remembered. “Some members of Council went to Chattanooga, Tenn., which had recently completed a plan that got a lot of publicity. They then realized that Youngstown should update its comprehensive plan.”

Along with the guidance of Urban Strategies Inc. of Toronto, Canada, the city held a series of stakeholders meetings to help construct the first citywide plan since 1974. Jay Williams, then Community Development Agency director; William D’Avignon, deputy planning director; Anthony Kobak, project manager; and Hunter Morrison, director of Urban and Regional Studies at Youngstown State University, all played key roles early in the process.

According to Kobak, “The shrinking city concept wasn’t in anyone’s mind yet, and that’s a good thing. You go into a planning process not knowing what the vision will be. You have some ideas, but you don’t want to sway the process.”

In December 2002, nearly 1,400 citizens descended on Stambaugh Auditorium to attend a “public vision” meeting held by the city. By the next year, volunteer committees and sub-committees went to work on neighborhood property surveys and various aspects of what became known as the “Youngstown 2010 Plan.”

In July 2005, the city of Youngstown formally adopted the “Youngstown 2010 Plan” as the city’s guiding vision for the

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future. It quickly captured national and international attention. Within a very short period of time, a city known primarily for mismanagement and organized-crime connections became the destination for anyone interested in turning around America’s shrinking cities. The American Planning Association recognized the plan in 2006 with the ‘National Planning Excellence Award for Community Outreach,’ and “Youngstown 2010” made The New York Time’s ‘Sixth Annual Year in Ideas’ list.

Media outlets from Europe to Japan descended on Youngstown to see what PBS called “The Incredible Shrinking City.”

In recent years the spotlight put on “Youngstown 2010” has faded. Where is the city 10 years later, and what is the legacy of the plan today?

The “Youngstown 2010” “Vision” accepted that Youngstown had become a smaller city. It called for a redefining of the city’s role in northeast Ohio’s economy.

Improving the quality of life and the area’s local and national image occupied a central position in the vision; and “Youngstown 2010,” unlike other previous plans, called for widespread community involvement.

The nearly three-year-long envisioning process produced several planning “themes” which have seen a mixture of successes, failures and unrealized possibilities.

A key theme emphasized returning vi-

brancy to a distressed downtown. The last decade witnessed a miniature renaissance, as the building of the Chevrolet Center (now the Covelli Center) and the creation of the downtown entertainment district helped spawn a collection of bars, restaurants and clubs in the once desolate central business district. New residential development also occurred downtown. In 2015, the downtown received its first plan in years, something “Youngstown 2010” specifically called for.

A partnership between the city and Youngstown State University helped finally open a direct connection with the downtown via the construction of the Williamson College of Business Administration.

The university’s Centennial Campus Master Plan states that it was “developed within the framework of ‘Youngstown 2010.’ ” After much talk, the city obtained a new zoning code, thanks primarily to “Youngstown 2010.”

“The plan called for making various changes to land use and said that we should adopt a new zoning ordinance,” Community Development Agency Director William D’Avignon remembered. “This is only the third time in the history of the city that there’s been a complete revamping of the city zoning ordinance.”

Calling for the creation of a “green network” throughout the city is one of the more unique parts of the plan. An early success involved obtaining a Clean Ohio grant to enable the purchase and reclaim

200 underdeveloped acres next to Lincoln Park on the East Side.

A hike-bike trail that takes advantage of the underutilized waterfront and connects to Mill Creek Park and the university is mentioned as a possibility in the plan. Linking the park to Market Street through rapidly depopulating streets like Falls Avenue on the South Side has also yet to happen, although some streets like Old Furnace, which connected to Glenwood, are now partially closed off and returning to nature. However, the call to “green” Youngstown helped inspired a variety of environmental activists.

Attorney Debra Weaver helped launch the “Grey to Green Festival,” an environmentally friendly festival dedicated to promoting the greening and revitalization of Youngstown.

“Grey to Green” ran for five years straight and featured guests like Will Allen, one of the country’s most prominent urban farmers.

“The idea sprang directly from having read that plan,” Weaver said. “The whole idea behind it was to get everyone on board doing something with the land and community. And though I don’t think the greening of the city is moving as fast it should be, I am amazed at the numbers of gardens popping up in vacant lots and side yards throughout the neighborhoods.”

Creating competitive industrial districts has met with some success, but traditional heavy industry brought the city’s largest economic coup in years with the nearly $1 billion expansion of the Vallourec Star pipe mill on U.S. Route 422.

Locating a National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute in the city garnered numerous headlines for the area and a mention in President Obama’s State of the Union address two years straight. Many hope it might eventually jump-start the local economy in years to come.

Yet Youngstown’s overall economy remains weak; the city has not returned to pre-recession employment levels. Youngstown’s economic role in the region remains very much ill defined, and that failure serves as one of the most unrealized parts of “2010.”

Youngstown’s progress in creating “viable neighborhoods,” a central theme of the plan, is also mixed. As the downtown core continues to

SEE 2010, PAGE 16

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METRO 25 THE MAHONING VALLEY IN PICTURES

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hroughout our history, we’ve enjoyed finding and sharing rare images of the Mahoning Valley. As you’ll see from the following pages, we still do. In this collection, we’ve uncovered photos that probably haven’t been seen or discussed in decades.

Rather than follow a strict narrative, we’ve grouped images by what we found interesting, special and aesthetically pleasing. Many photos are truly spectacular.

Tom Molocea of Historic Images supplied the bulk of the photos, but layouts

are supplemented by images from the Metro Monthly archives and private collections. All photos were scanned in high resolution and prepared for publication by Ron Flaviano.

Let us know if you recognize a friend, neighbor, former classmate or family member. Email info@metromonthly.net and we’ll share your information and memories in an upcoming issue.

Enjoy and see you soon. Ð Mark C. Peyko, Publisher

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Flappers and their escorts pose in front of the Idora Park Ballroom, circa 1925

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A downtown parade – with Scottish bagpipers – dating from June 1, 1948.

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A bride and members of the wedding party arrive at the church against the backdrop of the steel mills. The image is undated.

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A young couple walks downtown in an image from the 1940s

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The Tip Top Club of Lowellville poses with their catch in an undated image. The photo reads: ‘Grandpa Braatz and other club members at camp.’ Braatz is seated on the left in the chair.

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METRO 25 THE MAHONING VALLEY IN PICTURES IMAGE COURTESY OF MARK C. PEYKO

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The baseball team (and mascot) of the Wilson Dairy in Niles poses for a portrait after winning the Recreation League championship in 1934.

This image depicts women and children picketing in Youngstown during the Little Steel Strike. On June 19, 1937, steelworkers’ wives demonstrated in an event called ‘Women’s Day.’ When tensions escalated on the picket line, a Youngstown police captain ordered tear gas to be fired on the women and children. Angry union workers rushed the scene and attacked a policeman who had been isolated from the other officers, which resulted in gunfire from the police.

The ensuing violence, which would be known as the ‘Women’s Day Massacre,’ occurred in front of Republic Steel’s front gate.

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A group of men in suits and straw boater hats pose for a photo at Idora Park. The image is undated.

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K8BQM – Gary B. Gyongzois of Niles in his amateur radio studio. The postcard image is undated.

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Buses for Hillman, Elm and the Ohio Works approach the corner of West Federal and N. Phelps in a photo from the 1930s.

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Valley a key stop in vaudeville, big band eras ■ Editor’s note: William S. Peyko is the father of Metro Monthly Editor and Publisher Mark C. Peyko.

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his article is about a bygone era, an earlier time of places to go and things to see and do in Youngstown. Three of these places were the Palace Theater, the Elms Ballroom and Idora Park, with its one-of-a-kind dance floor.

Idora hosted many nationally known big bands as well as local entertainers. The Elms Ballroom usually had local big bands for dancing several days a week. I don’t remember if any national big bands appeared there. The Palace catered to many nationally known big bands as well as stage shows and movies. A local dance band that saw a lot of action on Saturday nights and played at Yankee Lake was under the direction of a local known as Benny Jones.

Youngstown had the reputation of being a tough audience – and I witnessed this fact several times myself.

One night, Henry Busse’s band (Henry Busse and his Orchestra) was performing on stage when someone heckled his last name. It was a derogatory substitution and

Youngstown had the reputation of being a tough audience – and I witnessed this fact several times. the heckler kept at it. Busse walked off the stage for about 15 minutes and the band just sat there until he returned and the heckler was removed. Another time – I believe it was Tommy Dorsey’s band – someone threw pennies on the stage and the band leader got really angry. He walked off the stage and didn’t return for quite a while.

When I was in my senior year of high school and if there was a big band or stage show, many of us would play hooky and go see the matinee shows. We saw many people perform – Vaughn Monroe, the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Tony Pastor, Tommy Dorsey, and, later, the Dorsey Brothers.

We also saw Frank Sinatra. I believe he did his last gig with an orchestra and went solo after his engagement at the Palace.

In the 1950s, the Three Stooges played the Palace. Some friends of mine – Julius, Stanley and Andy Geewax – had a tie store on the Square. One of them told me to be sure and see the Three Stooges when they played downtown. I attended, and they came out on stage to do their slapstick comedy. All three had loud ties on – about a foot

SEE BIG BAND, PAGE 15

METRO 25 MAHONING VALLEY Downtown Warren’s Courthouse Square traces roots to European town planning ■ Editor’s note: The following article appeared in the December 2001 issue.

BY MARK C. PEYKO METRO MONTHLY EDITOR

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arren’s Courthouse Square – like Lancaster, Pa. and Shelbyville, Tenn. – has its roots in European town planning.

Dr. Marshall McLennan, retired director of the historic preservation program at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Mich., said the original American courthouse square plan reflected the “influence of the Scots-Irish on settlement in the Pennsylvania region.”

The plan, which typically features a courthouse building as a focal point of a downtown, ultimately had its roots in Ulster, Northern Ireland.

McLennan said the British placed governmental buildings in the center of town to assert their power and dominance. In addition, the buildings were centrally located to allow “a field of fire in all directions.”

Although this European-town model was created for political reasons, the American plan simply sought to create a pleasant parklike setting in the center of town.

BIG BAND, FROM PAGE 15

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Tommy Dorsey in the film ‘The Fabulous Dorseys’ from 1947)

wide – and the ties covered their shoes they were so long. The crowd went wild.

In the early 1950s, I went with my thengirlfriend (and future wife, Ella) to Idora to dance. I remarked that the band was really good for being local. We later found out that the orchestra was a nationally known big band, but I can’t recall their name.

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North Park Avenue in downtown Warren

Bobbie Brown, then director of the Fine Arts Council of Trumbull County, agreed.

“In the midst of all these tall buildings and concrete, there’s this lovely green space. It’s a nice place for people to come together.”

McLennan said Lancaster, dating from the 1700s, is the earliest known existing courthouse square plan in America.

Besides Warren, other courthouse square plans in the region include Lisbon, Ohio and Butler, Pa. Youngstown also had a burlesque house called the Princess. It was a really rundown theater. The comedians were third-rate and the chorus lines were even worse. The women in the dance line were really past their prime.

During one show, they were all out of step and the audience heckled and jeered them.

But the women ignored the hecklers as they danced away. I remember that some of them were chewing gum as they danced off the stage. Throughout the show, a candy butcher sold goods at the theater.

The Princess closed in the late 40s or early 50s. It was replaced by the Park Theater across the street. It was a more-attractive venue and had better acts, comedians and strippers. I think some big-name strippers appeared in Youngstown. I’m pretty sure fan dancer Sally Rand and Gypsy Rose Lee made the scene in Youngstown. The Park closed after several years and that was the end of vaudeville in Youngstown.

In the words of Edith and Archie Bunker (as sung by Jean Stapleton and Carroll O’Connor) on “All in the Family,” “those were the days.”

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2010, FROM PAGE 9 strengthen, the city’s neighborhoods continue to experience high levels of vacancy. This process revealed itself in 2011, when Youngstown registered an 18 percent population drop in the decennial census—the largest decline in city history.

In 2009, the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation (YNDC) formed to fill the need for a capable neighborhood community development organization. At that point, the Garden District and Idora neighborhood plans were both complete, but progress stalled after the city’s chief planner resigned and was not replaced.

“The city was to begin doing neighborhood plans after the ‘2010 Plan’ was completed and adopted,” said Ian Beniston, executive director of the YNDC. Beniston helped develop one of the first neighborhood plans for the Idora area.

“I doubt there would be any Idora neighborhood plan if there had never been a ‘2010 Plan,’ ” Beniston stated. “ But ‘a call to action,’ that part of the ‘2010’ vision, is what we are really about here—moving beyond the planning to actual concrete results.”

The YNDC began contracting with Youngstown in 2013 to provide neighborhood-planning services. They currently have action teams working on plans in Powerstown, Lincoln Knolls, Brownlee Woods, Crandall Park and the Garden District.

In 2014, YNDC released a “neighborhood conditions report” with updated information from the 2010 Census. However, they caution that the report “is an important tool for policy and planning decisions, but it is not a strategy within itself.”

Dr. John Russo, former coordinator of the Labor Studies Program at the Williamson College of Business Administration and co-director of the Center for Working-Class Studies at Youngstown State University, has extensively studied and written about the plan and the post-planning process.

“The ‘2010 Plan’ was about hope and providing a certain type of goal, but was there ever any real interest in implementing it? I would say there wasn’t, other than the marketing and economic developments of it,” Russo said. “When you gather all that community support and nothing happens, there emerges a very deep sense of betrayal in the neighborhoods. And I think that hurts everyone.”

The year 2010 didn’t signify the end of the comprehensive plan, merely a date that coincided with the decennial census.

“Youngstown 2010” was meant to serve as “a guide for the community and future city administrators to follow and implement,” according to the plan. But it remains unclear if any mayor since Jay Williams has embraced the plan as an overall strategy The legacy and future of the plan today remains a contested one, even as the spirit of “Youngstown 2010” continues to inspire local community activists and neighborhood planners.

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Family, friends recall Youngstown Police Officer Michael T. Hartzell ■ Editor’s note: The following article originally appeared in the April 2013 issue of Metro Monthly. It was published on the 10th anniversary of Youngstown Police Officer Michael T. Hartzell’s death.

M

ary Kay Hartzell remembers her son, Michael, as quiet boy whose smile could light up a room. “When he smiled, when he laughed, he made everybody laugh,” she recalled.

Ryan Philibin, a friend from childhood, remembers him as fun to be around. “My parents knew his parents before we were even born. I pretty much knew him since we could walk and talk. He lived on the street behind us. We did a lot together.

When we were younger, we even waited together at the bus stop. I remember we would sit together for the bus and play air hockey at seven in the morning, but we were still laughing. He was just a fun, happy, easygoing guy.”

“Basically, he was kind of quiet,” said Michael’s father, Howard. “He played a little bit of football in eighth grade. He played basketball in the youth league at the Y. And he attempted a little bit of golf, but not overly involved in [that] too much.”

Howard and Mary Kay Hartzell said they were surprised when their son announced his decision to go into law enforcement.

“He never really talked to us about his plans,” Howard Hartzell said. He said Michael attended Youngstown State University for a time, but ultimately chose to enter the police academy in Niles.

It was 14 years ago last April that Youngstown Police Officer Michael T. Hartzell was killed while running the license plate of a suspicious vehicle in downtown Youngstown. On the 10th anniversary of his death, family, friends and colleagues spoke with Metro Monthly about Michael’s life, legacy and the memorial scholarship that bears his name.

“I can remember it clear as day,” said Philibin. “I was still single at the time. I was teaching and I can remember my mom calling early in the morning.”

Philibin said he was in “complete disbelief ” when he learned that his friend had been killed. “The fact that it was just so sudden and out of the blue made it that much more difficult to deal with, and knowing that he was in his mid-twenties and had his whole life ahead of him made it very difficult.”

“I tell you, I woke up that morning when it was going on and I was shocked,” said

David Olsavsky. “I think it had to do with the reality of when was the last time something like that happened?” At the time, Olsavsky was working in Youngstown Municipal Court as a probation officer and bailiff. He said he frequently ran into Hartzell when the young police officer was tending to police business in the courts.

The pastor of St. Patrick’s Church, the Rev. Ed Noga, who serves as a chaplain with the Youngstown Police Department, was on call the morning Hartzell died. “I was on duty that day, so I spent the better part of that morning and quite a bit of the afternoon just at the family’s house.

The house was just loaded. I met all kinds of people. The house was just loaded with people all day long.”

“It was a highly emotional day for the whole community because an officer had been killed,” Noga said. “Everybody who worked that day was on extra adrenaline, on heightened pitch looking for this guy.”

Earlier, police had been investigating a shooting outside the Casaloma Gardens on Youngstown’s West Side where Donell J. Rowe, 25, was injured during an argument. According to reports, Hartzell was the first officer to arrive at the bar following the shooting.

Hartzell and the shooting suspect, Martin L. Koliser Jr., 30, later crossed paths in downtown Youngstown in the early morning hours of April 29. At 2:19 a.m., Hartzell saw a suspicious vehicle, a gray Lincoln Continental, stopped in front of his cruiser near the intersection of West Federal and Chestnut. While Hartzell was running the plate, Koliser exited his vehicle and shot the Youngstown police officer.

Koliser fled the state, but was later apprehended in Florida following a multi-agency manhunt that spanned 1,100 miles. He was brought back to Ohio where he was tried and found guilty in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court of killing Hartzell and trying to kill Rowe. In 2005, while on death row, Koliser committed suicide.

Mary Kay Hartzell quietly recounted the night she lost her eldest son. “We were in bed. We were sleeping and the phone rang.

And it was the hospital. And they said that we needed to come to the hospital. And all I kept saying is, ‘Is Mike alright? Is Mike alright?’ And they kept saying, ‘You need to come to the hospital.’ ” Searching for answers, Mary Kay pressed the caller. “I

A memorial page on Facebook serves as a place for friends, colleagues and others to grieve and remember. There, the many layers of Michael Hartzell’s life unfold, revealing the extent of his friendships and associations.

MICHAEL T. HARTZELL

on arrival. And they wouldn’t let us see him because he was too bad. And they didn’t want us to remember him with the gunshot wounds. So then we just started calling family. Our son, Kevin, was at Ohio State at the time in college. We had to call him, because I didn’t want him to hear about it on the news, on the radio.”

“I’ll never forget it, never. I can’t believe that it’s going to be ten years,” Mary Kay said in 2013.

A memorial page on Facebook still serves as a place for friends, colleagues and others to grieve and remember. There, the many layers of Michael Hartzell’s life unfold, revealing the extent of his friendships and associations.

Some call him Mikey. Others call him Mike or Michael. Birthdays, holidays and the anniversary of his death prompt people to visit.

Many posts are quiet and reflective, characteristically brief, but deeply personal. Many mention his laughter and smile.

Michael Hartzell’s decision to become a police officer surprised his family because it appeared to come out of nowhere. His mother, in particular, was apprehensive.

Her father, a Youngstown police officer, had died while on duty. “My dad had a stroke and left my mom with four girls at the age of forty eight. She raised four girls all by herself. And it’s a hard life.”

“I did not want him to do it,” Mary Kay recalled. “And I always said, ‘I would never marry a policeman and I did not want my children to be policemen.’ And he made a liar out of me,” she said, laughing at the memory. “Everyone said, ’It’s in his blood’ and I said, ‘I guess it is.’ ” Despite reservations, she didn’t challenge her son’s decision. “I knew that’s what he wanted.”

Howard said when Michael was a sophomore, he wrote a paper where his stated goals were to “be a policeman and own a farm or some property with a dog.” “Although he didn’t get the property or a farm – one day, out of the blue, he said, ‘I’m going to the police academy,’ ” Howard recalled. “That was kind of a shock, but the

said, ‘Is Steph with him?’ ... I kept saying, ‘Is Steph with him?’ The caller, a nurse, responded, ‘Who is Steph?’ “She’s his fiancee,” Mary Kay said. “Did you call Stephanie?’ And the nurse said, ‘No, your name is on the list of names to call first.

And I said, ‘O.K.’ And they said, ‘This is St. Elizabeth’s Hospital and you need to get here as soon as possible.’ ” “So, I woke Howie and called Steph right away and went down there. And still, I had no clue, I just thought he got hurt.” Mary Kay said that when she, her husband, and Stephanie arrived at the hospital, “there were policemen everywhere.”

“One of the police officers, a captain, was Capt. Robert Kane. He was a family friend.

I’ve known him since, well, I went to grade school with him. We went all through St. Pat’s together. He was just a couple years older than me. He was walking up toward me. He said, ‘Mary Kay, I’m sorry. I’m just so sorry.’ And I said – we called him Bebop – I said, Beeb, ‘Is he O.K.? Is he O.K.?’ He couldn’t tell me. Finally, the light came on when I saw all the police officers and they were all crying.”

Michael T. Hartzell – Badge 1085 – was 26 years old and a three-year veteran of the city’s police force.

“They took us in a room and we were all by ourselves. And then Chief Bush was there. And they told us that he was dead SEE HARTZELL, PAGE 30 MetroMonthly.net / August/September 2017 17

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The Kinsman High School baseball team poses for a group portrait in 1943

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Undated image depicts a steelworker at Youngstown Sheet and Tube. Notes on reverse: ‘Mixer in Campbell Works Mixer Building. Pig machine here to feed cupola furnaces and Bessemer converters.’

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A postcard depicting the business district on Liberty Street in Girard. The card is postmarked Sept. 24, 1917. The message reads: ‘Dear Elizabeth: When are you coming to see us? With Love Uncle Jack’

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Detail from a rare 19th-century stereoptic depicts W. Market Street in downtown Warren.

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Liz Cooper’s Great Aunts Virginia and Elizabeth poolside in an undated image.

Cooper thinks the photo was taken at the pool at Idora Park in Youngstown.

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Linen postcard sent in 1940 depicts Packard Pool in Warren

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Twice-weekly ■ Four Seasons Flea & Farm Market. 3000 McCartney Road, Youngstown, 44505; 330-7445050. Very large market (indoor and outdoor) offers fresh produce, baked goods, cheeses, health and beauty items, maple syrup, jams and jellies, packaged goods, meats, prepared foods, food vendors, and flea market items. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesdays and Sundays.

■ Warren Flea and Farmers Market. 428 Main Ave. , S.W., Warren 44483; 330-399-8298.

Offers produce, meats and cheeses, baked goods, packaged items, food vendors, and flea market items. Indoor and outdoor sections (pavilions and open air). 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

Weekly ■ Northside Farmers’ Market. 818 Elm St., Youngstown; 44505. Local produce, preserves, pickles, sauces, plants, foods and baked items made by local vendors. Offers fair trade coffee by the bag.

Occasional music. Weekly on Saturdays. 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Aug. 5, 12, 19, 26; Sept. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30.

■ Idora Neighborhood Farmers’ Market.

2600 Glenwood Ave., Youngstown, 44511; 330480-0423. Fresh produce, prepared foods, jams, teas, and locally produced products. Participates in the Youngstown Double-Up program – shoppers using EBT cards can use their cards for up to $20 and receive double their value to spend with market vendors. Occurs on Tuesday.

4:30-7 p.m., Aug. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26.

■ Warren Farmers’ Market. Courthouse Square, downtown Warren, 44481; 330-881-7698. www.WarrenFarmersMarket.org. Offers produce, specialty items, nutrition education and yoga.

Tuesdays through Oct. 3. 3-6 p.m., Aug. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26.

■ Howland Farmers’ Market. Richard E. Orwig Park, E. Market and Willow Drive, Howland, 44484; 330-856-2340. www.

HowlandFarmersMarket.com. Features produce, homemade jams, honey, eggs, grass-fed meats, baked goods and specialty products. Also features live music. The market was established to bring fresh fruits and vegetables to Trumbull County. The market is overseen by Cynthia O’Connor, certified-market manager. Weekly on Saturdays through Oct. 21. 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Aug. 5, 12, 19, 26; Sept. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30.

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Monthly ■ B&O Night Market. 534 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown; 44502. facebook.com/ bonightmarket. Local farmers market, artisan sale and live music. Occurs the first Thursday. 5-8 p.m., Aug. 3, Sept. 7, Oct. 5.

■ Monthly Farmers’ Market. St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, 1044 Belmont Ave. (Occurs in the Park Avenue lobby), Youngstown; 44504.

Offers fresh produce. SNAP recipients can double their purchases up to $20. Second Wednesday through October. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Aug. 9, Sept. 13 and Oct. 4 (first Wednesday).

■ Newton Falls Farmers Market. Newton Falls Community Park, Newton Falls, 44444.

Occurs monthly on the grounds by the pavilions.

Produce, jams, jellies, baked goods, health-andbeauty products, local vendors.10 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 26 and Sept. 30.

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Josephine Tendori (left), Robert and Delores Fitzer (center), and Cecilia and John B. Severino dining outside in an undated image.

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A masonry worker poses during construction of the Isaly’s tower on the West Side of Youngstown. The dairy-plant expansion, which began in late 1938, was reported to cost $400,000. The Mahoning Avenue Bridge can be seen in the background.

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Arby’s founder discusses legacy of fast-food chain that began in Youngstown Surprisingly, a lot of Mahoning Valley residents don’t know that Arby’s was created in suburban Youngstown. The Raffel brothers, owners of a local restaurant supply company, opened the first Arby’s on Boardman-Poland Road in 1964.

■ Metro Monthly interviewed Arby’s co-founder Leroy Raffel prior to a program marking the 50th anniversary of the fast-food chain in 2014. Following publication, a representative from The School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University contacted us about “the most-interesting article” on Arby’s history. Co-founder Forrest B. Raffel was a 1943 graduate of the program there. Our article was published in October 2014.

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hen you think of fast food in the 1960s, a few names come to mind – McDonald’s, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Arby’s.

McDonald’s, led by the innovative Ray Kroc, became a standard-bearer for developing products aimed at a youthful, increasingly mobile America. Colonel Sanders, whose face was emblazoned on buckets of fried chicken, represented a product inextricably associated with its founder.

But Arby’s was different. The chain’s original stores were upscale and understated. Although its founders, brothers Forrest and Leroy Raffel, were present in the dayto-day operations, they were not widely known. They didn’t use clowns or cartoon characters to attract station wagons full of kids. The company slogan, “Arby’s Roast Beef Sandwich is Delicious,” seemed simple, but when stated on a massive, blinking, 40-foot neon sign, it became an unquestioned marketplace fact.

Surprisingly, a lot of Mahoning Valley residents don’t know that Arby’s was created 50 years ago in suburban Youngstown. The Raffel brothers, owners of a local restaurant supply company, opened the first Arby’s on Boardman-Poland Road in 1964.

Arby’s, derived from the initials of Raffel Brothers, was headquartered on Colonial Drive in Liberty. Although the Raffels sold the company to beverage giant Royal Crown Cola in the 1970s, many early offerings were developed locally, including the iconic roast beef sandwich and Jamocha Shake. And local companies, like Schwebel’s and the Peskin Sign Company, factored in the company’s early development. Fifty years later, it’s surprising how much of the brothers’ imprint remains on the restaurant chain. Even today, dining at Arby’s remains an adult experience.

A program last July brought surviving founder Leroy Raffel to Ohio for a special anniversary celebration. Accompanied by

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Arby’s founders Leroy and Forrest Raffel in the 1960s.

his wife, Shirley “Shankey” Raffel, Leroy marked the chain’s golden anniversary in a program hosted by the Mahoning Valley Historical Society. The event brought together former employees, franchise owners and current corporate brass. That night, Raffel spoke candidly – sometimes with great emotion – about the company he created with his late brother, Forrest. The following interview was conducted prior

to the event by Mark C. Peyko, Metro Monthly Editor and Publisher.

Metro Monthly: Thank you, Mr. Raffel, and welcome. Thanks for talking to Metro Monthly and Homeplate. We’re going to start with a few basic questions that I have.

McDonald’s had a burger menu. Kentucky Fried Chicken had poultry. But what made you do roast beef with Arby’s?

Leroy Raffel: Well, we wanted to do

something different. Nobody was doing roast beef and that’s what we did.

Metro Monthly: Arby’s was different than its peers in the marketplace. For one, it seemed like it was aimed at an adult market. Was that intentional?

Raffel: Absolutely. It was always aimed at adults.

Metro Monthly: When Arby’s was started, westerns were pretty big on TV and you also had Bonanza and Ponderosa as restaurants. How did the popularity of westerns help you in your marketing of the restaurant?

Raffel: We never considered that. I don’t think it had any bearing at all. We did have somewhat of a western theme in our original store, and, of course, the western hat was a western hat.

Metro Monthly: What did your family and friends think when you came with this idea that you wanted to this restaurant?

Raffel: They thought we were nuts because we were in the restaurant-equipment business and supporting our families and educating our children and in order to develop Arby’s, we had to drop the equipment business and go into Arby’s, which was a new start-up. So by the time we opened the first store, we had already destroyed our previous business and our families didn’t think too much of it, but that’s what we did.

Metro Monthly: Describe what the world was like when you and your brother started Arby’s. What was the whole landscape of restaurants and fast food like then?

Raffel: Well, fast foods, although they had been around for quite some time, were not as important in the economy as they are today. McDonald’s was a strictly carryout operation; you stepped up into the store, but there were no seats and they sold a hamburger for 15 cents. And Kentucky Fried Chicken was a menu item in res-

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METRO 25 ARBY’S FOUNDER DISCUSSES LEGACY OF FAST-FOOD CHAIN ARBY’S FROM 23 taurants. And they had not yet started their independent stores. Burger King was around – they weren’t around here very much – so I can’t tell you about them. But it was quite revolutionary to be starting with a 69-cent sandwich against McDonald’s at 15 cents.

Metro Monthly: The price was so much higher. What did you do to sell that?

Raffel: Obviously, we determined that people liked a thinly sliced roast beef sandwich on a nice bun and we felt that they would pay the price for it. We priced it according to the cost, so we had to get 69 cents. We couldn’t get 15 cents for a roast beef sandwich. But people really were enthusiastic about it and we did a very good business.

Metro Monthly: What did each brother bring to the business in skill and temperament?

Raffel: My brother was a graduate of the Cornell Hotel School. I was a graduate of Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, which is business. So he was the food man and I was more on the business end and we always complemented each other – with an e, complemented – and he took care of his end of the business and I took care of mine. We never had a hostile disagreement in all the many years.

Metro Monthly: Who designed your first restaurants? Was that local or did you have a national company?

Raffel: We had been in the restaurantequipment business. We designed restaurants – that’s what we did. So we did the basic design. However, we hired an architect to design a building around our concept.

Metro Monthly: Your goals for image and branding – was that all from the beginning stated in what you wanted to do?

Raffel: Absolutely. We felt that if you were going to get a higher price for a higher-quality product, the building had to be in accordance with that concept. So the building itself was really upscale. It had a natural sandstone wall in the back, a curved ceiling with recessed lights. There was piped-in music. There was a glass-enclosed rotisserie with a beautiful roast revolving. Our counter attendants were attired in chef ’s uniforms. And you walked into this place and there was sound, music and beauty.

Metro Monthly: Another element of the restaurant is the iconic Arby’s sign. It’s my understanding that a local sign company designed that for you. Did they design it or did they just make it for you?

Raffel: We designed the logo and they made a sign using the logo. The logo was

to use that? Do you remember how that was developed?

Raffel: Well, it wasn’t unusual for restaurants to serve horseradish on the side as a condiment with roast beef. So Horsey Sauce is horseradish. So it wasn’t so revolutionary.

Metro Monthly: … As far as food goes – were there things that maybe didn’t work out? That you pulled from the restaurant as far as food items go?

Raffel: The original Arby’s only had one sandwich. And no French fries. So there wasn’t much to pull.

Metro Monthly: Last question I have for you. You owned Arby’s during a time when American tastes were starting to change and things got bigger and more competitive. I’m wondering, your decision to sell Arby’s at the time that you did, was that spurred more by R.C. Cola approaching you or did you think things were changing and you wanted to …

Raffel: We had gotten into financial trouble, not because our stores weren’t profitable, but we had a public issue that IMAGE COURTESY OF THE MAHONING VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY never came out on Wall Street and we were Arby’s in 1964. The first Arby’s was located on Boardman-Poland Road in Boardman. in financial trouble. My brother and I were chains, when they want to develop a new ousted from the company and new manthe hat that said “Arby’s.”

Metro Monthly: The sign was so much concept like Olive Garden would spend agement was brought in by the banks and the company was in Chapter 11. I was inbigger than a lot of other things out there. five years and a lot of money.

Raffel: It was 40 foot high.

Metro Monthly: That’s one thing I was vited to come back and run the company Metro Monthly: Forty-feet high. And wondering, too. Today focus groups deter- when the company was going down the how long was it before … mine menus and everything is so segment- drain and we were able to turn it around Raffel: Approximately. ed and everyone is reaching a smaller group very quickly. And I really don’t remember Metro Monthly: Approximately 40-feet high. of people, but what did you do in 1964 the original question, but I know the anRaffel: It was exactly 40-feet high. to do market research and determine what swer. What was the question?

Metro Monthly: The question was What Metro Monthly: How long was it before sign you were going to serve? ordinances and a change in company direction Raffel: We did no market research. We made you sell the company?

Raffel: That was the question. What changed how the 40-foot sign was designed? ran across a place in Revere Beach, Masmade us sell the company is we were really Raffel: Well, in those years there weren’t sachusetts, which is on the ocean. We went too many sign ordinances. That came later. there on October 31, 1963 at midnight chastened by such a traumatic experience So if you were to build a store today, you and, being a summer resort and a cold and and once the company was profitable, then could not have a 40-foot sign. rainy night, the only lights on in that entire we didn’t want to take the chance of getting Metro Monthly: I was talking to Lee area were from a place called Kelly’s and into financial trouble again. We felt that we Schwebel from Schwebel’s and he said they people were standing outside in the rain needed a large company with large finandeveloped the bun for you at Schwebel’s. at a window and buying roast beef sand- cial resources behind us and that’s why we Raffel: They did. And my brother worked wiches, which was thinly sliced on a nice sold the company.

Metro Monthly: I lied. I have one more with them, but they did design the bun. It bun. So we didn’t invent the idea of a roast was an egg bun with sesame seeds. And we beef sandwich, just as McDonald’s didn’t question. When you see Arby’s out in the buttered it and toasted it and it was very invent the idea of a hamburger on a bun. world, what do you think about when you good and it complemented the sandwich. But that’s where we got the idea. They’re just see how many there are and that you Metro Monthly: Did that (the company) still there and they’re probably the highest- created it?

Raffel: Well, the principal pleasure that I take very long to develop? Was that some- volume fast food outlet in the country. thing you went back and forth on?

Metro Monthly: One thing that’s a get and my brother, who’s not with us anyRaffel: We got this idea to start this con- quirky element at Arby’s is the Horsey more, always got was that there were just orcept on October 31, 1963 and we opened Sauce. It’s kind of spicy and people weren’t dinary people that had these franchises and the first store on July 23, 1964. So, how- really used to spicy things, I don’t think, in not only made a good living, but created ever many months that is – less than 10 restaurants at the time. Was there a lot of wealth on into subsequent generations and months – that’s how long it took. Large discussion in the company whether or not that was the biggest reward that we had.

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METRO 25 MAHONING VALLEY

Reclaiming land, memory with local food ■ Editor’s note: Elizabeth’s Glasgow’s article, which was published in June 2015, is a personal favorite.

BY ELIZABETH GLASGOW METRO MONTHLY CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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ears ago I wrote a post for a mostly abandoned food blog called Rattlebox in which I waxed poetic about the wonders of the Northside Farmers Market. I’d found currants at Patty Brungard’s booth and bought them immediately. I hadn’t seen currants since the late sixties or early seventies when my maternal grandmother and I had made raspberry currant jam from the fruit in her garden.

Being a Boardman girl, it was a wonder to me that people who lived in the city grew food in their yards, but my grandmother assured me that the family had stretched my grandfather’s railroad salary with produce from their Hollywood Avenue lot.

I don’t remember a great deal about either of my grandmothers, both of whom had passed by the early 1980s. What comes to mind immediately is how my memories of them, indeed my memories of most of my folks, are linked with preparing food for family.

Both grandmothers lived on the South Side of Youngstown. The Glasgows had the larger lot, situated two doors down from Pleasant Grove Presbyterian Church, and it was planted with cherry trees, rhubarb and grapes. The narrow Davidson place on Hollywood was really packed with grapes, currants, raspberries and fruit trees, and they’d kept chickens in the garage.

My grandmothers were my first introduction to the kitchen. When my brother and I visited Grandma Glasgow, I recall that she, a good Missouri-born cook, kept a can of leftover bacon grease on the kitchen counter and propped her broken oven door closed with a kitchen chair. Unable to say no to her grandchildren, she also allowed my brother and me to dress in my father’s old clothes and paint the inside of the doghouse.

Mom was a reluctant La Choy and Bisquick sort of cook who tried to prepare meals for her ungrateful children between teaching, keeping house and taking care of elderly relatives. She adhered to popular dishes from the “Angels and Friends” cookbook – barbecue beef, Pretzel Salad and a creation fondly referred to as “meatlump.”

It was Grandma Glasgow who taught me to cook Thanksgiving dinner, and Grandma Davidson who set the bar for homemade cookies, jams and pies. I still have several of Grandma Davidson’s recipe cards, typed,

English woman seeks information on 1960 show

■ Editor’s note: Sarah Goodenough recently conwritten out in pen and tacted us seeking information on her mother-inink, or clipped from my law’s 1960 appearance on WFMJ’s “Kitchen Corner.”

Great Aunt Marjorie MarGoodenough’s emails, portions of which have been iner’s recipe column that edited for brevity and clarity, appear below. A still ran in the Vindicator. photo from the TV show appears on this page.

Aunt Marjorie also Dear Mark, had a television cooking I contacted you a while ago looking for any suggesprogram called “Kitchen tions on how to find information regarding my mother Corner” that was broadin law, Ann Hollingshurst, who came to Youngstown in 1960 and sang on the Marge Mariner Show. cast on WFMJ when I My mother-in-law was visiting from the U.K. was a kid. Somewhere and was invited to appear on the show. I have a I have a photo of Aunt photograph of her with Marge – microphone in Marge, my aunts and hand! I had this crazy idea that I might be able most of my cousins on to find a recording of her performance. Is that even possible? There doesn't seem to be much the Davidson side, all information online regarding the show. seated around a table I have attached a photograph (at left), which covered in punch cups she has always told us was her with Marge. Ann is and ham sandwiches now very ill, which is why I have taken so long to come back to you, Mark. Apologies! It would be on the set of her show. wonderful to be able to hear anything about the I imagine this was the show and fantastic if there was a recording. least-interesting show I have found details of her travel. She took ever to most viewers, but a ship called the Brittanic from Liverpool to by the coquettish look New York on 29 April 1960 and arrived back in Liverpool on the Media on 1 July 1960. She will on my 5-year-old face have sung on the show in the middle of May. I’m sure I was thinking it The family story is that she was allowed to stay was my introduction to for a month with family friends, but requested a celebrity. month’s extension. Her father said she could stay if she managed to sing on local radio. She did, When we packed up therefore, and got his permission to stay longer! the Hollywood house ELECTRONIC IMAGE COURTESY OF SARAH GOODENOUGH She stayed with family friends, Al and Norma after my grandmother’s Ann Hollingshurst of England (right) with Marjorie Mariner Thoman, who lived in Boardman. I think they had death, I found Mom on the set of WFMJ’s ‘Kitchen Corner.’ Hollingshurst sang on a connection with someone on the show. weeping quietly over the the show in 1960.

If you need any further information, I will do my best to find out for you. Hope the photo is patterned bottom of an what we think it is! And, if so, that it is old glass her mom had My brother, Rich, has readily taken over indeed something you might be interested in. If you used to press a design into the tops of her Thanksgiving dinner for his side of the fam- would like to forward it onto Marge’s relative, cookies. It still contained a little cookie ily. I still take credit for teaching him to cook then please feel free to do so.

Many thanks again for all your help. It is much dough caught in the grooves. the holiday meal, although the very first thing Not all the food memories came from my I did was to imbed a cleaver in my middle appreciated.

Kind regards, grandmothers. My Dad’s sister, Aunt Jean, finger, causing me to spend the day with a Sarah Goodenough made creamed chicken with heavy cream bulbous gauze wrap on my hand. and sherry, served in puff pastry cups for These days, work and obligations keep me Sarah’s recent follow-up email: Sunday dinner following church. Another from puttering in the kitchen as much as I’d Mark, of her staples was a barbecue ham sandwich like, and being single makes me lazy about HiThanks for all the info. I did get a response from made from Isaly’s Chipped Chopped Ham creating actual meals. I contribute mostly the Business and Media Archives, but no luck, I’m and simmered in a ketchup-and-grape- side dishes and desserts to family holidays. afraid. Thanks also for the attachments, interestjelly sauce. I’m sure it was a staple in many Still, Laurie’s big aluminum canner is in my ing to read. Unfortunately, my mother-in-law passed away on 18th June. She was very Youngstown kitchens of the 1960s. pantry, the kitchen drawers are filled with my sadly poorly, so it was a relief in a way that her sufferEach year for my birthday my sister, Lau- grandmothers’ rolling pins, cookie cutters and ing was over. We had her funeral last Thursday rie, still makes a carrot cake with cream egg timers, and Mom’s 1950 “Betty Crocker and found a lovely local soprano who sang “He” cheese frosting for which she won a prize at Cookbook” remains a staple. I overindulge in as we came into the chapel. This was the song the Canfield Fair. She cans her own bread- produce at the market at every opportunity, she sang with Marge and the photo was up at the for the family to see and provided quite a and-butter pickles, piccalilli, and strawberry conceding to the fact that I’m a culinary sen- wake talking point! preserves. Many of our holiday traditions timentalist who loves the idea of food grown My thanks to you again for your help and I will came from the meals she has served over the close to home and the neighborhood farmers’ keep trying!

Kind regards, last three decades, and no Christmas Eve is markets in the Yo that enable us to reclaim Sarah complete without her hors d’oeuvres table. both land and memory.

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METRO 25 HOMEPLATE: GREAT RECIPES FROM OUR HOME TO YOURS German-Style Potato Pancakes

cornstarch and lemon juice, stir into cream and bring to a boil, stirring constantly until thickened and smooth.

Season with salt and pepper and a dash of sugar.

Recipe by Helga the Kitchen Witch

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Frikadellen served with redskin potatoes,

carrots and a side of pickles

Frikadellen (German-style burgers) Recipe by Helga the Kitchen Witch

INGREDIENTS 1½ pounds ground beef (chuck) ½ pound ground pork 3 slices dry rye bread 2 eggs ½ teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon salt 1 medium onion, diced 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese (optional) 1 tablespoon Maggi seasoning Bread crumbs PREPARATION Mix ground meat together in a bowl.

Soak rye bread in water for 10 minutes. Squeeze bread dry and crumble it by hand into the bowl.

M ix in to the meat mixture the onion, eggs, salt, pepper and seasoning. Mix well.

Add cheese (optional).

Mix well.

INGREDIENTS 2 lbs. Yukon Gold potatoes 1 small onion 2 eggs 4 tablespoons flour 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste) Vegetable oil for frying PREPARATION Peel potatoes and onion.

With a box grater or food processor, finely grate potatoes into a bowl.

(Place grated mixture into a strainer; press “You’ll love it.” out as much liquid as – Helga the possible with your hands Kitchen Witch or a wooden spoon.

Reserve liquid and let settle. Pour away potato liquid but don’t throw away the starch sediment that has settled at the bottom of the bowl. This will be returned to the potato mixture.)

In food processor, chop onion until smooth.

Add eggs, flour and salt to bowl. Add onion and potatoes; mix thoroughly.

Heat cooking oil in skillet.

Drop potato mixture into skillet (two heaping tablespoons at a time) and fry until crisp and golden. Turn and brown other side.

“Frikadellen goes well with green beans, home fries, mashed potatoes, or as a casual food to eat with your fingers.”

Serve with applesauce. If you like, top with a dollop of sour cream.

See this recipe prepared on our YouTube Homeplate Channel or find it on metromonthly.net!

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This recipe calls for a curry-cream dressing, but schnitzel is versatile. In Yager Schnitzel (Hunter’s Schnitzel), Helga tops a pork cutlet with mushrooms (above). Find this recipe and more on metromonthly.net

Chicken Schnitzel INGREDIENTS 4 chicken breasts (boneless/skinless) 1 egg 5 tablespoons bread crumbs 5 tablespoons ground walnuts 5 tablespoons flour 4 tablespoons butter or margarine 1 small onion (diced) 1 tablespoon curry powder 1 ½ cups whipping cream 2 tablespoons lemon juice 3 teaspoons cornstarch Salt Pepper PREPARATION Beat egg in a shallow dish with salt and pepper.

Pound each chicken breast to ¾-inch thickness.

Dip each chicken breast into flour, then egg mixture, then in bread crumbs with walnuts.

Melt butter or margarine in large skillet.

Fry in shortening on medium heat 5 to 6 minutes on each side until brown.

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German-style potato pancakes topped with sour cream and applesauce. Find this recipe and more on metromonthly.net

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– Helga the Kitchen Witch

Serve immediately.

Serves 4 See this recipe prepared on our YouTube Homeplate Channel or find it on metromonthly.net!

Recipe by Helga the Kitchen Witch

Mix bread crumbs with walnuts and set aside.

– Helga the Form meat mixture into Kitchen Witch meat patties (the size of a small hamburger). Press patties into bread crumbs on both sides.

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Place chicken breast in sauce and simmer gently for five minutes.

“Guten Appetit!”

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German Potato Salad is served warm. Find this recipe and more on metromonthly.net

German Potato Salad (Kartoffel Salat) Recipe by Helga the Kitchen Witch

INGREDIENTS 6 medium potatoes ½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon pepper 4-5 slices diced bacon (save bacon fat) 1 medium onion chopped 1-2 stalks celery diced (green peppers optional) 1 tablespoon yellow mustard 4 tablespoons water 3 tablespoons vinegar ½ teaspoon sugar 3 hard-boiled eggs coarsely chopped

Brown the meat on both sides, turn down heat and cook for 20 minutes.

PREPARATION Place breast on a platter, add diced Cook potatoes and peel. Potatoes have onion to drippings into skillet and sauté to be warm; cut into thin slices. until glazed. Add curry powder, stir in whipping cream. Make a paste with SEE HOMEPLATE, PAGE 29

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Knead the ingredients into a smooth dough. Wrap with plastic wrap and place in refrigerator for 30 minutes.

Mix sliced apples with the sugar and cinnamon; set aside.

Monte Cristo Sandwich

Recipe by Mitch Lynch Add diced onions and celery (and optional green peppers). Add salt and pepper.

INGREDIENTS In a pan, cook bacon until crisp. Remove 3 slices thin white or Pullman bread bacon when done. Drain fat, but save.

1 ounce mayonnaise Add fat to pan. Add mustard, water, vinegar, STREUSEL TOPPING ¼ ounces mustard 1 cup flour and sugar. Add a little Maggi or a half beef bouillon cube. Heat thoroughly. Pour hot 3 slices smoked ham ½ cup sugar mixture over the potatoes; mix well.

3 slices Swiss cheese 1 stick butter or margarine Add hard boiled eggs. Add salt and METRO MONTHLY PHOTO BY RON FLAVIANO 1 teaspoon vanilla 3 slices sliced roast turkey pepper to taste. If the dressing is too dry, Tuna and Bean Salad with French bread add a little more water and vinegar. Serve BAKING PHASE Toothpicks at room temperature.

Tuna & Bean Salad Mix dry ingredients. Add the butter and Oil for frying (canola or peanut is fine) vanilla to a crumbly consistency; set Recipe by Mitch Lynch See this recipe prepared on our Parsley for garnish aside.

YouTube Homeplate Channel or INGREDIENTS Press dough into a greased 10” spring find it on metromonthly.net!

PREPARATION 2 cans Italian tuna in olive oil form pan bringing it half way up the To assemble a triple-decker sandwich, sides. Poke dough with fork.

1 19-ounce can cannellini beans, drained start by spreading mayonnaise and and rinsed Place apple slices core side down tightly mustard on one slice of bread. Add together covering the whole bottom 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro or Italian one-and-a-half slices of ham, followed Sprinkle streusel over the apples. flat leaf parsley by one-and-a-half slices of Swiss. Spread Optional: Soak ½ cup of raisins in rum both sides of the next slice of bread with 1 lb. fresh arugula, rinsed and dried and add them on top of the apples before mustard and mayonnaise, and, on that ½ red onion, finely chopped adding the streusel. slice, first arrange the turkey and then the 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped Swiss cheese.

See this recipe prepared on our 3 tablespoons olive oil Spread mayonnaise and mustard on the YouTube Homeplate Channel or last slice of bread and top off the sand3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar find it on metromonthly.net! wich with it. Push toothpicks in the center METRO MONTHLY PHOTO BY RON FLAVIANO 1 tablespoon salted capers of the each of the four sides as you would Apple cake with streusel topping. This cake ABOUT HELGA – Helga Sea salt a club sandwich. is even better after the first day.

Wengler is a native of Frankfurt, Black pepper Using a serrated knife, cut off crusts. Cut Germany. She learned to Apple Cake with Streusel Topping the sandwich in quarters and set aside. cook from her mother and (Apfel Kuchen mit Streusel) PREPARATION loves to share her knowledge COOKING PHASE In a large bowl, whisk together oil and and cooking expertise with Heat the oil (approx. ¼-inch deep) in a Recipe by Helga the Kitchen Witch balsamic vinegar.

Homeplate viewers. Helga and her husband, saute pan. Dip sandwich in beaten-egg Wolfgang, are very active in the community.

Add onion, garlic, cilantro, beans and mixture.

INGREDIENTS The Wenglers also enjoy spending time with tuna. Carefully combine as not to break When the oil is 350 degrees (or hot 2 ¼ cups flour their three daughters, six grandchildren and the up the tuna. Add arugula and toss careenough before it starts smoking), lay ½ cup sugar newest member of the family, a great grandson! fully to combine. Refrigerate for 1 hour. the sandwich quarters into the oil. They ½ teaspoon baking powder Serve on chilled plates with French bread. will brown quickly. When golden brown, remove and drain excess oil.

2 eggs Optional: Mash one anchovy into the olive oil and vinegar before adding the 1⁄3 cup butter or margarine at room temSERVING SUGGESTION other ingredients. perature Arrange on a platter with raspberry comzest of 1 lemon pote in the center. Garnish with a sprig of See this recipe prepared on our parsley and enjoy!

YouTube Homeplate Channel or 3-4 apples peeled and sliced find it on metromonthly.net! ½ lemon (squeeze the lemon over apples Serves 3-4. to avoid browning) ABOUT MITCH LYNCH 1 heaping tablespoon sugar RASPBERRY DIP – New Jersey native Mitch For the raspberry dip, use a jar of preLynch has impressive kitchen ½ teaspoon cinnamon serves, or, if in season, fresh raspberries. credentials. While earning a METRO MONTHLY PHOTO BY RON FLAVIANO PREPARATION For this, take a pint of raspberries and a chef’s apprenticeship at the The Monte Cristo – a classic sandwich 1/4 cup sugar, 1/4 cup water and simmer Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, Mix flour, sugar and baking powder for 5 minutes stirring. Remove from heat Fla., he studied under classically trained Eurotogether; make a well in the center and See this recipe prepared on our pean chefs. Mitch and his wife, Patricia Tinkler, and let sit. You may also add a zest of add the eggs and lemon zest. Cut butter/ YouTube Homeplate Channel or orange, if you’re feeling particularly sassy! own Friends Specialty. margarine in slices over flour mixture. find it on metromonthly.net!

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METRO 25 FAMILY, FRIENDS RECALL POLICE OFFICER MICHAEL T. HARTZELL HARTZELL, FROM PAGE 17 idea was, go do what you feel you’re going to be happy doing.”

Howard said that prior to becoming a police officer, his son served as a volunteer firefighter with the Cardinal Joint Fire District. He was “totally involved in giving to the community,” Howard said. He recalled that Michael’s passion for fire fighting sometimes resulted in Austintown police telling his son to observe the speed limit, even though he was responding to a call.

“He wanted to be the first one there and on that truck,” Howard said.

While working as a volunteer firefighter and paramedic, Mary Kay said her son was haunted by a crime that traumatized him. “Michael was involved in the case in Canfield where a mother drowned her ELECTRONIC IMAGE COURTESY OF YSU two young children in a bathtub. Michael was one of the firefighters, paramedics, Howard and Mary Kay Hartzell present YSU President Dr. Cynthia Anderson (third from that went into that house. And he was just left) a ceremonial check for the Michael T. Hartzell Memorial Scholarship in 2013. Scholdevastated. I’m not sure if Michael was on arship recipients flank Anderson and the Hartzells. the police force yet. I think he was still at “I wasn’t a cop, but I was a corrections officer a minimum grade point average of 2.5. The the police academy. And that was his first, and probation officer. It’s a brotherhood. It’s a awards give special consideration to graduI think that was his first scene.” job that everyone thinks they understand . . . ates of Austintown Fitch High School; stu“They brought counselors in, they but we’re kind of a lonely force,” Olsavsky said. dents majoring in criminal justice; students brought grief people in. And Mike went “Back then, we had pagers and I had a who are children of police officers currently because he was devastated. He kept saying flashing light on my pager,” Noga recalled. serving the city of Youngstown; students to me, ’Mom, how could a mother kill her “I went to the phone, I think Detective who are children of officers currently servbabies? How could a mother?’ And I said, Kane was on the phone. He said, ‘We have ing the police or sheriff ’s departments in the ‘Mike, she was sick. She was sick. I said, an officer down and he died and it was tri-county area (Mahoning, Columbiana, or ‘mentally, something snapped.’ I said, ‘I Mike Hartzell’ and [have gave] the fam- Trumbull counties); and YSU students who don’t know what the answers are.’ “I think ily’s address. I was kind of caught in this are enrolled in the YSU Police Academy that was the first time he saw children die. triangle. I was doing this as a chaplain. I Program. Gifts to the fund are also acceptHe had to get them out of the bathtub and was on [a] call that had to do with a family ed. For more information, contact the YSU take them in the ambulance.” that had a history here – not in my his- Foundation at 330-941-3211 or University Despite experiencing that tragedy, Hartzell tory – a history here with St. Pat’s. When I Development at 330-941-3119.

The idea for the memorial golf tournacontinued to pursue a career as a police officer. see them [today] at church, usually they’re “Yes, he did. Yes, he did,” Mary Kay recalled. here at midnight Mass. I mean it is some- ment was proposed to the Hartzell fam“And I said, “Michael, why don’t you just – and thing, cause I’m sure she thinks every day ily about a month after Michael’s funeral.

I don’t mean just stay as a fireman? And he said, about that whole thing. I’m sure he does, Howard recalled, “They approached me or ‘Mom, I want to be a police officer.’ “He said, too, the dad ... so that kind of added to all they approached Mary Kay and I a little ‘I’m going to do both.’ And I went, ‘alright – as this. I just spent time at the house. There’s hesitantly, knowing the situation and they long as you’re happy in doing [that] with your nothing you can say, there’s nothing you asked, ‘Is it too soon to approach you about this?’ And I said, ‘of course not.’ ” life. That’s all that counts.” can really say at all.”

Howard Hartzell said the idea for the “His mom’s side of the family has a history Out of that unbearably sad night, came here (at St. Pat’s), said Noga. “I would see them, a little good. A memorial golf tourna- scholarship reached back even farther, pretperiodically, not really knowing their son was in ment was established that allowed family, ty close to the day Michael died. “I guess the Police Department, although she may have friends, and colleagues to honor Michael the next day, there had been a group of feltold me. I would see them here and they still and his legacy. Although the tournament, las that had been playing golf at Countrycome. They’re still here for various events.” which served as primary funding mecha- side. Chip Olenik was the owner of it.” He Noga, who has volunteered as a police nism for The Michael T. Hartzell Memorial said Youngstown Police Chief Bob Bush, chaplain for 20 years, has counseled the vic- Scholarship, was recently retired, the funds Dan Rivers of WKBN, Olenik, and anothtims of crime as well as the officers needing raised continue to accrue value. In 2012, er unnamed police officer said, ‘We should release from the incredible stresses of the job. the scholarship fund reached $250,000. do something.’ And one of them said, ‘We The day Michael Hartzell died, both worlds And on the 10th anniversary of Michael’s should do a golf outing to raise funds for a flooded together. “The police officers were death, YSU had awarded its 66th scholar- scholarship.’ It wasn’t long after that, somejust as overwhelmed emotionally as the fam- ship. The memorial scholarship and fund one called, I think it was Chief Bush. He asked if I would like to get involved. Being ily. Especially those he worked with.” are managed by the YSU Foundation.

“They needed counseling, they needed help.

The Michael T. Hartzell Memorial a golfer, and, once he told me what it was It was their brother who died. Not a blood rela- Scholarship is awarded annually to six all about, I said, sure, I’d love to participate tive, but they are brothers,” said Mary Kay. YSU full time students who have attained and be part of the golf outing.”

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Mary Kay said she didn’t attend any of the early organizational meetings for the golf tournament, although she later played in it. “I never went to the meetings. That was Howie’s baby. That’s how Howie handled it.

And that was a good thing for him. He needed that. I’ve always played in the golf outings, but I’ve just been going to the meetings and helping out the past couple of years.”

“I was at the first (tournament) and that one was still pretty raw, recalled Olsavsky. “The first one, it was still pretty tender, but I think it (the healing) even started then. Absolutely, even to this day. Communally, everyone remembers a good person, a good memory.”

“At the outing, you get to talk to people that knew him when he was little, that worked with him – all kinds of different people. It’s really good to talk and remember him,” Philibin recalled in 2013. He said it didn’t surprise him that the scholarship has been able to raise so much money.

“The people who are organizing it – between Mike’s dad and friends and family – they do a really nice job with everything. I guess it really doesn’t surprise me that they were able to raise so much money for it.”

Although the Michael T. Hartzell Golf Outing ended its run a few years ago, the funds raised from the tournament allowed the memorial scholarship to become selfsustaining. In 2013, Catherine Cala, then Director of Development at YSU, said The Michael T. Hartzell Golf Outing raised between $20,000 to $28,000 annually. And since being established in 2004, the scholarship [as of 2013] had awarded over $60,000 to more than 66 students. “With the way college prices are going sky high, it gets more and more difficult for your everyday kid to be able to go to school. ... I think it’s a great way to honor Michael, plus help out some younger kids in the process to help them to get where they want to be,” said Philibin.

Mary Kay added, “It’s heartwarming. It’s great to see these young people – I call them kids – that we can give them money to help toward the big expense of a college education. And they are just so thankful. And a lot of them, I know their fathers or their mothers. Two of the students, their father was a police officer in Canfield. I worked with him and he died in a parachute accident. Bob Magnuson. And two of his children got Mike’s scholarship. It just bought back memories of seeing Bob and working with their father. And they were just so appreciative. And so you get to meet so many people and Mike’s name does live on. And we don’t, I, personally, don’t want Michael to be forgotten. I know in our hearts and in our lives he won’t, but I don’t want the community to forget.”

METRO 25 THE WINE GUY

Beaver Creek Wildlife Center taste

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his summer, I once again attended the annual Beaver Creek Wildlife Center

fundraiser wine taste.

I’ve covered this fun event for a number of years, and I’m always impressed by the all-volunteer staff and what a fantastic job they do.

Take a weekend drive down Route 7 to this must-see destination – both enjoyable and educational for all ages. For more information about Beaver Creek Wildlife Education Center and its Volunteers Association, visit their website at beavercreekwildlife. org, their Facebook page (Beaver Creek Wildlife Education Center) – and by all means, their wonderful facility. Special thanks

THE WINE GUY JOHN WEBSTER

to Karen Henry at the Education Center and Ted Delpra of TriCounty Wines.

This month’s wine selections were taken from the Beaver Creek fundraiser, Cork & Cap, and Vintage Estate tastings. With the incredibly low prices on some of these wines, which can be purchased at nearly any local wine store or even grocery stores, stock up on plenty for barbecues and poolside sipping.

Upcoming tastings include a Saturday, Aug. 26 Cork & Cap wine dinner at Trumbull Country Club (contact Cork & Cap for details); A&C Beverage, two Thursdays a month; Barrel 33, every other week on Thursday, Friday and Saturday; Charlie’s Premier Wines of Howland, every Saturday; Cork & Cap second Saturday tasting; Station Square’s “Wine Wednesday”; the Upstairs Restaurant’s Wine Down, third Thursday tasting; and Vintage Estate, third Saturday tasting. If your restaurant, shop or charity event is having an upcoming wine tasting, please email me a month in advance at wineguy@ metromonthly.net

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This year, the Beaver Creek Wildlife Education Center opened their new children’s hands-on exhibit featuring a model of a beaver dam. Pictured are some of the many volunteers who contribute their time and talent to the Center (L-R): Jay Patterson, Paula Patterson, Karen Henry and Russ Henry.

Wine Guy Recommendations AUG-SEPT 2017 I found some unbelievable bargains that I’m bringing to you this month.

The Stump Jump is a longtime favorite of mine, both for its price and taste. The Hogue Chardonnay is another great value. Enjoy these wines at picnics, dinner with friends, or other summertime gatherings. I hope to see you at upcoming wine tastes around town. – John M. Webster

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Picnic fare

Northern Italy

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Angeline Pinot Noir Rose

Mouth-watering citrus notes

Salmon, firm-fleshed fish

California blend

Under $17

Hogue Chardonnay 2015

Apple and pear flavors

Seafood, appetizers

Refreshing grapefruit and peach flavors

Grilled chicken

Sonoma Valley, Calif.

Under $20

Spicy Grenache and Syrah blend

Grilled red meats

Languedoc, France

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Ripe blend of Grenache, Shiraz and Mourvedre

Classic burger wine

Brambly ripe fruit flavors

Ribs hot off the grill

WHITE WINES Chateau St. Michelle 2015 Gewurztraminer Mommy’s Time Out White 2015 IGT

Simi Sauvignon Blanc 2016

Columbia Valley, Wash. Under $12

Columbia Valley, Wash. Under $10

RED WINES Feuille de Vigne Reserve Stump Jump GSM 2012 Josh Zinfandel 2013

McLarenvale, Australia Under $10 Lodi, Calif.

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SEPTEMBER FRIDAY 1 Coupon Swap @ the Library. Various Library branches. Do you have coupons you don’t need or need coupons you don’t have? Drop in during library hours to stretch your shopping dollars by swapping coupons.

For adults. Austintown, Canfield, Sebring, and the TriLakes libraries during Library hours, September.

Reading Buddies. East Library, 430 Early Road, 44505; 330-744-8636. Kindergarten through 4th grade students can read with their own personal librarian, or Reading Buddy, for a 15 minute one-on-one session to build reading skills. Arrive early to pick a book (or several.) from the Library’s collection. Call and ask for East Library. Library hours, September.

Book-A-Librarian. Various Library branches. Would you like a personal introduction to resources available at the library? Need more time with a librarian than you can get over the phone or if you just walk in? Booka-Librarian sessions are tailored to meet the specific needs of the individual. A library staff member will give undivided attention to customers who want in-depth help with a wide variety of library services. To schedule an appointment: visit any library, call or go online at www.LibraryVisit.org/Book-a-Librarian. For adults and teens. All Libraries, Library hours, September.

171st Canfield Fair. Canfield Fairgrounds 7265 Columbiana-Canfield Road, Canfield, 44406; 330-5334107 and info@canfieldfair.com. https://canfieldfair. com. Annual county fair features agricultural displays, livestock, poultry, crafts, domestic arts, food, rides, entertainment and grandstand entertainment.

Demolition Derby: 8 p.m., Friday, Sept. 1; Truck and Tractor Pull: 7 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 2; John Mellencamp: 8 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 3; Chris Young: 7 p.m., Monday, Sept. 4. Aug. 30-Sept. 4.

Chair Yoga. Canfield Library; 43 W. Main St., 44406; 330-744-8636. Chair Yoga is sponsored by the Friends of PLYMC. $10 a class. Dress comfortably. Class will meet weekly, every Friday. For adults. 10 a.m., Friday, Sept. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29.

Natural Selection: Discoveries in Bloom.

Weller Gallery, Fellows Riverside Gardens, Mill Creek MetroParks, 123 McKinley Ave., Youngstown, 44509; 330-740-7116. Doug McLarty’s photos employ eye-catching botanical designs, unusual floral combinations and whimsical creations to examine and enjoy the diversity of nature. Through Sept. 17. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday-Sunday.

Organic Steel. Outdoor Gallery, Fellows Riverside Gardens, Mill Creek MetroParks, 123 McKinley Ave.,

UPCOMING MAJOR EVENTS

Regional music and stage: Page 46 Fences: The Victorian Players. 702 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown, 44502; 330-746-5455. “Fences” is set in the 1950s and the sixth in playwright August Wilson’s 10-part “Pittsburgh Cycle.” “Fences” explores the evolving African-American experience and examines race relations, among other themes. The play won the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 1987 Tony Award for Best Play. Performances are 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Sept. 1-3, 8-10. 7:30 p.m. $13, $10.

Youngstown, 44509; 330-740-7116. Tony Armeni breathes life into cold, hard material to celebrate life figures, flowers, and celestial spheres.Through October.

Dawn until dusk.

Mill Creek MetroParks History. Melnick Museum, Fellows Riverside Gardens, Mill Creek MetroParks, 123 McKinley Ave., Youngstown, 44509; 330-740-7116.

The Melnick Museum offers the visitor a peek into the unique history of Mill Creek MetroParks. Ongoing. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday-Sunday.

Fences: The Victorian Players. 702 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown, 44502; 330-746-5455. “Fences” is set in the 1950s and the sixth in playwright August Wilson’s 10-part “Pittsburgh Cycle.” “Fences” explores the evolving African-American experience and examines race relations, among other themes. The play won the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 1987 Tony Award for Best Play. Performances are 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Sept. 1-3, 8-10. 7:30 p.m. $13, $10.

MONDAY 4 171st Canfield Fair. Canfield Fairgrounds 7265 Columbiana-Canfield Road, Canfield, 44406; 330-5334107 and info@canfieldfair.com. https://canfieldfair. com. Annual county fair features agricultural displays, livestock, poultry, crafts, domestic arts, food, rides, entertainment and grandstand entertainment.

Demolition Derby: 8 p.m., Friday, Sept. 1; Truck and Tractor Pull: 7 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 2; John Mellencamp: 8 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 3; Chris Young: 7 p.m., Monday, Sept. 4. Aug. 30-Sept. 4.

Music & Nightspots Club Vortex. Messy Jewelz, Go Hammer, Berne Mystique. 9 p.m.

Crickets. The Labra Brothers. 6 p.m.

Frieda’s. Live jazz. 6 p.m.

Lil Paw’s Winery. Josiah Whitley. 7 p.m.

Saxon Club. Cin City and the Saints. 7 p.m.

Suzie’s. Wanderer, Alteras, Empty Grows Every Bed. Victory Christian Church. Rick Pino. Christian. 7 p.m.

SATURDAY 2 171st Canfield Fair. Canfield Fairgrounds 7265 Columbiana-Canfield Road, Canfield, 44406; 330-5334107 and info@canfieldfair.com. https://canfieldfair. com. Annual county fair features agricultural displays, livestock, poultry, crafts, domestic arts, food, rides, entertainment and grandstand entertainment.

Demolition Derby: 8 p.m., Friday, Sept. 1; Truck and Tractor Pull: 7 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 2; John Mellencamp: 8 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 3; Chris Young: 7 p.m., Monday, Sept. 4. Aug. 30-Sept. 4.

Howland Farmers’ Market. Richard E. Orwig Park, E. Market and Willow Drive, Howland, 44484; 330-856-2340. www.HowlandFarmersMarket.com.

Features produce, homemade jams, honey, eggs, grass-fed meats, baked goods and specialty products.

Also features live music. The market was established to bring fresh fruits and vegetables to Trumbull County. The market is overseen by Cynthia O’Connor, certified-market manager. Weekly on Saturdays through Oct. 21. 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Sept. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30.

Hike with a Naturalist. Vickers Nature Preserve, Mill Creek MetroParks, Youngstown; 330-740-7107. Enjoy the slowness of nature, as summer begins to fade into autumn, with a naturalist guided hike. Call Ford Nature Center for details. Moderate, 3 miles. 9-11 a.m.

Morning Relax, Restore and Renew. Lanterman’s Mill Covered Bridge, Mill Creek MetroParks,Youngstown; 330-740-7107. Join Heidi Suraci for a retreat for wellbeing that combines yoga, breathing meditation, and healing touch. Bring a mat and small blanket.

Rain or shine. Drop-in. Sept. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30. 9-10:30 a.m. $15/class.

Nor thside Farmers’ Market. 818 Elm St., Youngstown; 44505. Local produce, preserves, pickles, sauces, plants, foods and baked items made by local vendors. Offers fair trade coffee by the bag. Occasional music. Weekly on Saturdays. 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Sept. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30.

Sensory Storytime. Main Library, 444 Mahoning Ave., N.W., Warren; 330-399-8807 ext. 206. A storytime

TUESDAY 5 Steppin’ Out with Ben Vereen: 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 16 at Westminster College, 319 S. Market St., New Wilmington, Pa. 16172; 724-946-7354. $47, $45, $42, $39. specially designed for children with autism and other sensory-integration challenges. This program features age-appropriate stories and sensory-rich activities that promote literacy and positive associations with reading and the library. For children ages 3 to 8, caregivers, and families. Registration is required. 11 a.m.

Teen Central Anime. Main Library, 444 Mahoning Ave., N.W., Warren; 330-399-8807 ext. 206. Anime, pocky, and more. For grades 7 to 12. 2 p.m.

YSU Penguins Football; 330-941-1YSU. The YSU Penguins play Pittsburgh in an away game. The game will be broadcast on 570 WKBN. 1 p.m.

Fences: The Victorian Players. 702 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown, 44502; 330-746-5455. “Fences” is set in the 1950s and the sixth in playwright August Wilson’s 10-part “Pittsburgh Cycle.” “Fences” explores the evolving African-American experience and examines race relations, among other themes. The play won the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 1987 Tony Award for Best Play. Performances are 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Sept. 1-3, 8-10. 7:30 p.m. $13, $10.

Music & Nightspots barrel33. Melanie May. 8 p.m.

Frieda’s. Live jazz. 6 p.m.

Chipper’s. Remada, Obsidian Earth. 8 p.m.

Lil Paw’s Winery. Joe Rollin Porter. 7 p.m.

SUNDAY 3 171st Canfield Fair. Canfield Fairgrounds 7265 Columbiana-Canfield Road, Canfield, 44406; 330-5334107 and info@canfieldfair.com. https://canfieldfair. com. Annual county fair features agricultural displays, livestock, poultry, crafts, domestic arts, food, rides, entertainment and grandstand entertainment.

Demolition Derby: 8 p.m., Friday, Sept. 1; Truck and Tractor Pull: 7 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 2; John Mellencamp: 8 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 3; Chris Young: 7 p.m., Monday, Sept. 4. Aug. 30-Sept. 4.

Yoga in the Gardens. Fellows Riverside Gardens, Mill Creek MetroParks, 123 McKinley,Youngstown; 330740-7116. Bring a mat and small blanket. Drop-in. Sept.

5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28. 9:30-11 a.m. $12/class.

Ongoing: Baby Brilliant: Bonding with Babies & Books. Multiple Library branches. For caregivers and children 6 to 23 months. Twenty minutes of language enrichment including rhymes, songs and stories, followed by time to play and socialize. Austintown Library, 10 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26; Boardman Library, 10 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26; Poland Library, 10 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 6, 13, 20, 27; Canfield Library, 10 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28.

Basic Computer Class. Various Library branches.

Learn very basic computer skills. This is a beginner’s class that will cover use of a mouse, computer terms, and simple Internet use. Space is limited and registration is required. Call and specify library to register. For adults. Newport Library, 11 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 5 and 19; Main Library, 3 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 5; Newport Library, 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 12 and 26; Canfield Library, 10 a.m., Friday, Sept. 22; Austintown Library, 6:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 25.

Blood Pressure Screening by the Mahoning Chapter of the American Red Cross Blood Pressure Screening. Boardman Library, 7680 Glenwood Ave., 44512; 330-744-8636. 12:30-2:30 p.m.

Mah-Jongg Mondays. Canfield Library; 43 W. Main St., 44406; 330-744-8636. Drop in to play Mah-Jongg with others who love the game. Bring your own MahJongg set or share with a friend. (Mah-Jongg sets not provided). For adults and teens. Occurs Tuesday, Sept.

5 and Monday, Sept. 11, 18, 25. 1-3 p.m.

Warren Farmers’ Market. Courthouse Square, downtown Warren, 44481; 330-881-7698. www.

WarrenFarmersMarket.org. Offers produce, specialty items, nutrition education and yoga. Tuesdays through Oct. 3. 3-6 p.m., Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26.

Crafts & Car toons. Main Library, 444 Mahoning Ave., N.W., Warren; 330-399-8807, ext. 206. For grades 7 to 12. 4 p.m.

Idora Neighborhood Farmers’ Market. 2600 Glenwood Ave., Youngstown, 44511; 330-480-0423.

Fresh produce, prepared foods, jams, teas, and locally produced products. Participates in the Youngstown Double-Up program – shoppers using EBT cards can use their cards for up to $20 and receive double

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3D Printing: An Introduction. Poland Library, 311 S. Main St., 44514; 330-744-8636. What is 3-D Printing?

How does it work, and why is this technology becoming so popular? Find out in this class. No experience is necessary, and no computer skills are required. See a demonstration of loading a 3-D print job and watch the printer in action. For adults and teens. 6 p.m.

WEDNESDAY 6 Ongoing: Gotta Move Story Time. Various Library branches. For children ages 2-5 who are accompanied by a caregiver. Features musical and movement activities to stimulate brain development and motivate language learning. Canfield Library, 10 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 6, 13, 20, 27; Canfield Library, 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 6, 13, 20, 27; Austintown Library, 10 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28; Tri-Lakes Library, 11 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 21.

Ongoing: Baby Brilliant: Tales & Talk for 2s & 3s. Multiple Library branches. Developmentally appropriate books, songs, rhymes, finger plays and other activities that will help your child (ages 2-3) become a successful reader. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Boardman Library, 10 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 6, 13, 27; Austintown Library, 10 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 6, 13, 20, 27; Boardman Library, 10 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 27; Canfield Library, 10 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26; Poland Library, 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28.

Baby Brilliant: Pre-Kindergarten Story Time.

Austintown Library, 600 South Raccoon Road, 44515; 330-744-8636. This program is for 4 and 5 years olds to help develop pre-literacy and kindergarten readiness skills. We will use books, stories, rhymes, music, movement, and crafts to help your child get ready for kindergarten. 11:30 a.m., Sept. 6, 13, 20, 27.

T’ai Chi Step One in the Gardens. Fellows Riverside Gardens, Mill Creek MetroParks, 123 McKinley Ave., Youngstown, 44509; 330-740-7116. Warm-ups, breathing exercises and movements with Marie Lew. Drop-in. Sept. 6, 13, 20, 27. Noon-1 p.m. $10/class.

Music at Noon: Faculty Recital. Butler Institute of American Art, 524 Wick Ave., Youngstown, 44502; 330-941-3636. Dr. Misook Yun, soprano and Marcellene Hawk, piano. 12:15 p.m.

Yoga Class. Poland Library, 311 S. Main St., 44514; 330-744-8636. Friends of PLYMC is sponsoring a yoga class every Wednesday. $10 a session. For adults. 5-6 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 6, 13, 20, 27.

Crafting Corner. Newport Library, 3730 Market St., 44507; 330-744-8636. Join the Library for a special craft. All materials will be provided. Materials and space are limited.

Registration required. For adults and teens. 6 p.m.

“High Five” to the Dogs. Canfield Library; 43 W. Main St., 44406; 330-744-8636. Come and read to favorite therapy dogs. Therapy dogs provided by Pawz for People, a Community Partner of Pet Partners. For children grades K and up. 6 p.m.

Magnificent Migration. Brookfield Branch Library, 7032 Grove St.; 330-448-8134. Most people think of spring as the time of migration for many animals but there are other migration seasons for many animals. Amy Reeher, Trumbull Soil and Water Conser vation District administrator, will discuss the migrants of fall. 6 p.m.

TAB (Teen Advisory Board) Meeting. Boardman Library, 7680 Glenwood Ave., 44512; 330-744-8636.

Check out the monthly TAB (Teen Advisory Board) meeting. Help plan and support teen activities at the Library. Meet new people and have fun. Newcomers are always welcome. Snacks and refreshments will be provided. For teens in grades 7-12. 6:30 p.m.

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Men’s Garden Club Talk. Fellows Riverside Gardens, Mill Creek MetroParks, 123 McKinley Ave., Youngstown, 44509; 330-740-7116. The Men’s Garden Club of Youngstown invites you to attend their general meeting. Drop-in. 7-8 p.m.

YSU Wind Ensemble: Movie Magic Pops Concert 2017. Harrison Common, Walnut Street, Youngstown.

Rain location: Bliss Hall, Room 2326. Hear the YSU Wind Ensemble perform movie-themed pops music as the sun sets and the stars come out. Features George Gershwin’s “Strike Up The Band”; “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves” by Michael Kamen; John Mackey’s “The Sheltering Sky”; “Wizard of Oz” medley, arranged by James Barnes; Leonard Bernstein’s “Mambo” from “West Side Story”; the “Armed Forces Salute,” arranged

by Robert Lowden and the iconic “Stars and Stripes Forever” by John Philip Sousa. 7 p.m.

THURSDAY 7 Listen and Lego. Poland Library, 311 S. Main St., 44514; 330-744-8636. Listen to a story and then have fun building with Legos. For ages 4-7. 1 p.m.

Cohasset Express Nostalgia Tour. Ford Nature Education Center, Mill Creek MetroParks; 840 Old Furnace Road, Youngstown, 44511; 330-740-7107.

Boards at Ford Nature Center. Enjoy views of historic Mill Creek Park aboard the trolley. Limited seating.

Register/pay at least two days ahead at Ford Nature Center. Sept. 7, 12, 17, 21, 26. 2-3 p.m. or 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Adults: $7 R, $10 NR; seniors/youth: $5 R, $8 NR. 3D Triceratops Wall Art. Multiple Library branches.

Use a Cricut electronic paper cutter to create your own one-of-a-kind masterpiece. All supplies provided.

Snacks served. For tweens ages 9-12. Sebring Library, 4 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 7; Canfield Library, 2:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 16.

Rock Your Locker Magnets. Main Library, 305 Wick Ave., 44503; 330-744-8636. It’s back-to-school time, and you’re going to need some one-of-a-kind magnets to decorate your locker. Join the Library and make your very own. For teens and tweens. 4 p.m.

Patio Pals. Main Library, 444 Mahoning Ave., N.W., Warren; 330-399-8807 ext. 206. Using primarily organic methods, grow edible and ornamental plants. For kids ages 6 to 12. 4:30 p.m.

The B&O Night Market. 534 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown; facebook.com/bonightmarket. Features a local farmers market, an artisan sale and live music.

Occurs the first Thursday. Sept. 7 and Oct. 5. 5-8 p.m.

Teen Game Night. Main Library, 444 Mahoning Ave., N.W., Warren; 330-399-8807 ext. 206. Join Main Library each Thursday evening for games of all varieties. For grades 7 to 12. 5-7:30 p.m.

Movie Night. Canfield Library; 43 W. Main St., 44406; 330-744-8636. Watch a newly released DVD. Feel free to bring your own small snacks and drinks.

Children under the age of 7 must be accompanied by an adult. Movie will be either PG or PG 13. For adults and teens. 6 p.m.

Library Databases and Homework Help.

Austintown Library, 600 South Raccoon Road, 44515; 330-744-8636. Learn about the Library’s databases available for free with your library card. Find resources to help with your career, school work, personal growth, and even free tutoring and homework help. For adults, teens, and school-age children. 6:30 p.m.

Offbeat Book Club. Poland Library, 311 S. Main St., 44514; 330-744-8636. Join the Library the first Thursday of every month for a themed club. September theme is “Nostalgia, or My favorite Childhood Book.” October will be “Thrillers.” November is “Families-Literary or Real.” 7 p.m.

The Youngstown Area Jewish Film Festival: Once in a Lifetime. Movies 8, The Shops at Boardman

Park, 469 Boardman-Poland Road, Boardman, 44512; 330-746-3250, ext. 123. Email: Sarahwilschek@ jewishyoungstown.org. A dedicated history teacher at a French high school taps lessons of the Holocaust in an effort to motivate her troubled students in “Once In A Lifetime,” an uplifting schoolhouse drama based on a true story. A potent and moving antidote to the devaluation of education in an age of ignorance, the film demonstrates the enduring impact of the Holocaust in transforming future generations. Narrative film, 105 minutes, France, 2014. 7 p.m. $40 (season), $10 (at the door), $7 (preorder), $5 (students).

FRIDAY 8 Fragrant Fridays: Skincare Wellness. Fellows Riverside Gardens, Mill Creek MetroParks, 123 McKinley Ave., Youngstown, 44509; 330-740-7116. Learn about the power of essential oils. Register/pay by Sept. 5.

10-11:30 a.m. $22; FFRG $20.

Blood Drive by the Mahoning Chapter of the American Red Cross. Various Library branches. For appointments call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

For adults. Poland Library, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Friday, Sept. 8; Austintown Library, 1-6 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 12; Austintown Library, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, Sept.

23; Boardman Library, 1:30-6:30 p.m., Monday, Sept.

25; Poland Library, 12:30-6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 26; Canfield Library, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Friday, Sept. 29.

Salon de Fleurus. McDonough Museum of Art, YSU, 525 Wick Ave., Youngstown, 44502; 330-9411400. Salon de Fleuru is an artwork, a contemporary reconstruction of Gertrude Stein’s Parisian salon that existed at 27 rue de Fleurus from 1904-34. It’s a work that displays and references a story of modern art’s beginnings through one of the first gathering places for burgeoning young artists such as Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, and Stein herself. It was in Stein’s salon that paintings by Cézanne, Matisse and Picasso were seen exhibited together for the first time both by her peers and Trans-Atlantic art experts who spread the word back home, eventually creating the American narrative of European modern art familiar today. Salon de Fleurus is a traveling exhibition organized by Salon de Fleurus and Independent Curators International (ICI), New York. Public reception: 5-7 p.m., Friday, Sept.

8. Friday, Sept. 8-Friday, Nov. 3.

Salon de Fleurus YSU, Department of Art Projects: Back to the World. McDonough Museum of Art, YSU, 525 Wick Ave., Youngstown, 44502; 330-9411400. A visual translation of Gertrude Stein’s works by Department of Art students Veiled Tolerance, by Chris McCullough and Alison Begala. Installations in the McDonough Museum of Art during museum hours.

Guest Artist: Kelli Connell/Double Life: Fifteen Years. McDonough Museum of Art, YSU, 525 Wick Ave., Youngstown, 44502; 330-941-1400. Kelli Connell’s body of work, “Double Life,” is now in its 15th year. As this series continues, it begins to take new shape as we see the characters begin to age. Yet as they grow older, the emotional bonds established in the beginning of this series still hold strong with the familiarity of a long marriage. “Kelli Connell: Double Life/Fifteen Years” is a traveling exhibition organized by the Society for Photographic Education and made possible with support from the Ohio Arts Council, and Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.

Public Reception: 5-7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 8. Gallery talk: 5 p.m., Friday, Sept. 8.

Guest Artist Recital: Dr. Fan Zhang, piano, Capital University. Bliss Recital Hall, YSU, Wick Avenue at Spring Street, Youngstown, 44555; 330-941-3636. Praised as an illustriously insightful pianist who plays vividly with great spirit and brilliant touch, Chinese-born pianist Fan Zhang is an active performer of solo and collaborative piano works, and embraces a wide range of repertoire and styles. As the first recipient of the Global Ambassador Award with a full scholarship, she received her bachelor of music degree from Capital University. In 2010, Fan started her master of music degree at Indiana University, with the Associate Instructor Fellowship. Fan earned a doctor of musical arts degree from the University of

Michigan. In fall of 2016, Dr. Fan Zhang joined the piano faculty at Capital University, where she teaches Keyboard Pedagogy, Keyboard Ensemble and Applied Piano, and is the supervisor of the Keyboard Pedagogy Internship Program. 7:30 p.m.

Belles: Trumbull New Theatre. 5883 YoungstownWarren Road, Niles, 44446; 330-652-1103. Mark Dunn’s comedy/drama is described as occurring in “two acts and 45 phone calls.”“Belles” concerns six Southern sisters, who, over the course of an autumn weekend, seek to bridge the physical and emotional distance between them via the telephone, and in the process come to terms with their shattered family history.“Belles” will be directed by Lisa J. Bennett. Sept. 8-9, 15-16, 22-24. Performances are 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. on Sunday. 8 p.m. $12 adults, $10 students.

Music & Nightspots

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Frieda’s. Live jazz. 6 p.m.

Lil Paw’s Winery. Barefoot McCoy. 7 p.m.

SATURDAY 9 Introduction to Proposal Writing. Main Library, 305 Wick Ave., 44503; 330-744-8636. This newly revised class will provide you with an overview of how to write a standard project proposal to a foundation. It will include: the basic elements of a proposal; the “do’s” and “don’ts” of writing and submitting a proposal, and how to follow up whether the answer is yes or no. For adults. 9:30 a.m.

Creative Journaling Series. Various MetroParks locations. Curious about journaling? Or are you ready to juice up the white pages of your journal? For details or to register/pay, call Fellows Riverside Gardens by Sept. 7. Occurs Sept. 9 and Oct. 14. 10-11:30 a.m. and Nov. 11. 10 a.m.-noon. Series: $42 R; $48 NR. Individual class: $16 R; $18 NR. Harvest Grapevine Wreath. Fellows Riverside Gardens, Mill Creek MetroParks, 123 McKinley Ave., Youngstown, 44509; 330-740-7116. Using silk and dried materials, Judy Stanislaw will guide you in the artistry of crafting a harvest-inspired half wreath. Register/pay

by Sept. 7. 10-11:30 a.m. $24; FFRG $20.

Appy Hour. Poland Library, 311 S. Main St., 44514; 330744-8636. Learn all about popular apps for smartphones and mobile devices. For adults and teens. 10 a.m.

Read to Reese. Austintown Library, 600 South Raccoon Road, 44515; 330-744-8636. Come and read to Reese, a therapy dog from Pet Partners. Registration is required. Register online or by calling and asking for the Austintown Library. For school-age children. 11 a.m.

Toddler Time. Brookfield Branch Library, 7032 Grove St.; 330-448-8134. This storytime designed especially for toddlers will be followed by fun sensory activities.

For children ages 12 to 36 months with a parent or caregiver. Registration is required. 11 a.m.

Lego WeDo Robots. Various Library branches. Learn about Lego WeDo Robots. Kids will work through the stages of building and programming an earthquake simulator that will test structures. For grades 1-4. Call to register; space is limited. Canfield Library, 11 a.m.12:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 9; Main Library, 4-5:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 18.

Traveling Naturalist. Wick Recreation Area, Mill Creek MetroParks, 1861 McCollum Road, Youngstown, 44509; 330-740-7112. Learn about the area’s wildlife and history.

Call Ford Nature Center for details. Noon-2 p.m.

YSU Penguins Football: Stambaugh Stadium. GPS Address: 577 Fifth Ave., Youngstown, 44502; 330-9411YSU. The Penguins play Robert Morris. The game will be broadcast on 570 WKBN and ESPN3. 2 p.m.

Saturday Movie Matinee. Newport Library, 3730 Market St., 44507; 330-744-8636. Bring your own snacks and drinks to enjoy during the movie. Movie will be a newly released DVD rated PG-13 to G. Children age 7 years and younger must be with an adult. For the family. 2 p.m.

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METRO 25 SEPTEMBER Family Crochet. East Library, 430 Early Road, 44505; 330-744-8636. Whether you’re a beginner or have been crocheting for years, join the Library on projects.

Bring your own supplies. For school-age children to adults. 2 p.m.

Late Summer Scavenger Hunt. Lake Newport Wetlands, Mill Creek MetroParks,Youngstown; 330-7407107. Discover Mother Nature’s treasures in a Nature Scavenger Hunt. Use your camera or phone to record your findings and share your discoveries. 3-5 p.m.

Teen B ook Club. Cortland Branch Library, 578 Lakeview Drive; 330-638-6335. Read what you want to read and then join a book discussion. For grades 7 to 12. 3 p.m.

Strategy Board Games at the Library. Austintown Library, 600 South Raccoon Road, 44515; 330-744-8636.

Play games like Ticket to Ride, Settlers of Catan, and Carcassonne. For adults and teens. 3 p.m.

Belles: Trumbull New Theatre. 5883 YoungstownWarren Road, Niles, 44446; 330-652-1103. Mark Dunn’s comedy/drama is described as occurring in “two acts and 45 phone calls.�“Belles� concerns six Southern sisters, who, over the course of an autumn weekend, seek to bridge the physical and emotional distance between them via the telephone, and in the process come to terms with their shattered family history.“Belles� will be directed by Lisa J. Bennett. Sept. 8-9, 15-16, 22-24. Performances are 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. on Sunday. 8 p.m. $12 adults, $10 students.

Music & Nightspots barrel33. Todd “Piano Man� Cutshaw. 8 p.m.

Frieda’s. Live jazz. 6 p.m.

Lil Paw’s Winery. Beach House Band. 7 p.m.

Los Gallos. Radio Pulse. 9 p.m.

Riser Tavern. Tyler Smilo Music. 7 p.m.

SUNDAY 10

OCTOBER 7, 2017 OKTOBERFEST The music of Beethoven and Brahms with pianist Caroline Oltmanns in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3.

Concert underwritten in part by Braking Point Recovery Center

NOVEMBER 4, 2017 AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL Breathtaking images of Grand Canyon National Park and GrofÊ’s Grand Canyon Suite.

Concert underwritten in part by The Home Savings Community Foundation and The Jane F. Lamb Foundation

MARCH 10, 2018 THE FOUR SEASONS A program of Baroque masterpieces including Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons with concertmaster Rachel Stegman and narrator Stan Boney and Bach’s Brandenburg No. 5 in Ford Family Recital Hall at 8 p.m.

APRIL 14, 2018 SIDE-BY-SIDE The Youngstown Symphony Orchestra and Youngstown Symphony Youth Orchestra join forces to present Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4.

Concert underwritten in part by The Youngstown Symphony Society Board of Directors

September 16, 2017

Faithfully - A Symphonic Tribute to the Music of Journey

Concert underwritten in part by PNC Bank

December 2, 2017 Christmas Movie Magic A salute to the holidays with music from Hollywood blockbusters performed by singing and dancing duo Kirby and Beverly Ward.

Concert underwritten in part by Stifel Nicolaus & Company and William and Kathryn Pollock Foundation

February 10, 2018 Ella - The First Lady of Song All the hits of Ella Fitzgerald with Capathia Jenkins.

Concert underwritten in part by BSHM architects, Inc. and The DeBartolo Corporation/John and Denise York

RANDALL CRAIG FLEISCHER – CONDUCTOR All Concerts in Edward W. Powers Auditorium at 8pm unless otherwise noted.

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Green Cathedral: 5th annual Green Cathedral Race. Wick Recreation Area, Mill Creek MetroParks, 1861 McCollum Road, Youngstown, 44509; 330-7407112. Proceeds benefit the Wick Recreation Children’s Play Area. Register online https://runsignup.com or visit www.millcreekmetroparks.org for a printable registration form and event details. Sponsored by 21 WFMJ/WBCB. Start Times: Kid’s Fun Run: 8 a.m.; Half Marathon: 8:30 a.m.; 5K: 8:45 a.m. 8 a.m.–noon Yoga Basics Course. Fellows Riverside Gardens, Mill Creek MetroParks, 123 McKinley Ave., Youngstown, 44509; 330-740-7116. Choose Sunday mornings or Tuesday evenings for this eight-week yoga course with Karres Cvetkovich. Sept. 10-Oct. 29. Sundays, 8-9 a.m. or Sept. 12-Oct. 31. Tuesdays, 6-7 p.m. $80; 10 percent discount ($72) if registered by Sept. 3.

Green Cathedral Doggie Dash. Wick Recreation Area, Mill Creek MetroParks, 1861 McCollum Road, Youngstown, 44509; 330-740-7112. The 5th Annual Green Cathedral is going to the dogs. Bring your furry friend out for a fun trail walk to support the Wick Recreation Children’s Play Area. All participating dogs will receive a participation award. Moderate, 1 miles.

Minimum pledge amount $10. Call Ford Nature Center to register by Sept. 1. Sept. 10. 9 a.m.

Tractor-Wagon Rides. Mill Creek MetroParks Farm, 7574 Columbiana-Canfield Road, Canfield, 44406; 330-702-3000. Bring the family for a guided tractor wagon tour of the farm. Barns are open to visit the animals. Donations accepted. Sept. 10 or Sept. 17. 1-4 p.m. Craft fee $1.

W.D. Packard Concert Band. W.D. Packard Music Hall, 1704 Mahoning Ave., N.W., Warren, 44483; 1-800745-3000 and www.packardmusichall.com. 3 p.m.

Family Fun Sunday Golf. Mill Creek Golf Course, Mill Creek MetroParks, W. Golf Drive, Boardman, 44512; 330-740-7122. Sign up in the Fieldhouse or by calling the golf course. $25/Family of four. Greens fees and cart included. 5 p.m.

The Youngstown Area Jewish Film Festival: In Search of Israeli Cuisine. DeYor Performing Arts Center, 260 W. Federal St., Youngstown 44503; 330-746-3250, ext. 123. Email: Sarahwilschek@ jewishyoungstown.org. This special event features an authentic Israeli dinner with Jeffrey Chrystal Catering at 5 p.m. before the screening. In the film, celebrity chef-restaurateur Michael Solomonov zigzags Israel to savor a food revolution rooted in centuries-old tradition. The film combines a procession of dishes and interviews with chefs, home cooks and farmers of all backgrounds. Oscar-nominated documentarian Roger Sherman presents a diverse portrait of the Israeli people told through the personal language of food. Documentary, 97 minutes, U.S., 2015. Sponsored

by Jeff Chrystal Catering. Call for reservations and more information. 5 p.m. (dinner), 7 p.m. (film). 7 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 10. Dinner prior to “In Search of Israeli Cuisine� (includes movie ticket): $27. Season pass and Israeli dinner: $60.

MONDAY 11 Guest Artist Exhibition: Eunsu Kang: FACE/ Digital Media Exhibition. Judith Rae Solomon Gallery, first floor, Bliss Hall, YSU, Wick Avenue at Spring Street, Youngstown, 44555; 330-941-3636. Media artist Eunsu Kang introduces machine-generated portraits based on what the machine has learned from human beings.

The computer networks are co-creators of these artworks. Kang earned her Ph.D. in Digital Arts and Experimental Media from DXARTS at the University of Washington. She received an MA in Media Arts and Technology from UCSB and an MFA from the Ewha Woman’s University. Kang is currently an Assistant Professor of New Media Art at the University of Akron.

Monday, Sept. 11-Friday, Sept. 29.

Ongoing: Blood Pressure Screening by the Salem Area Visiting Nurse Association. Various Library branches. Poland Library, 9-10 a.m., Monday, Sept. 11; Sebring Library, 1-2 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 13; Canfield Library, 1-2 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 20.

Preschool Storytime. Cortland Branch Library, 578 Lakeview Drive; 330-638-6335. Preschool Stor ytime features stories and a craft related to a weekly theme and reinforces the development of early literacy skills.

E a r l y l i te ra c y i s w h a t c h i l d re n k n ow a b o u t re a d i n g and writing before they can actually read and write, and mastering these skills now helps children grow up to be good readers. For children ages 3 to 5. No registration required. 6 p.m.

What’s the Latest in e-Health Technology. Multiple Library branches. Should you buy a fitness tracker? A Bluetooth blood pressure cuff? A mobile EKG? Try out the latest devices before you invest. Holly Klingler will demonstrate the latest e-health devices, discuss current findings and articles about their effectiveness, and show free apps that can help you get and stay healthy. For adults and teens. Poland Library, 11 a.m., Monday, Sept.

11; Canfield Library, 6:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 25.

Researching Your Business Plan. Poland Library, 311 S. Main St., 44514; 330-744-8636. Stuart Gibbs, Business and Investment Center librarian, will discuss the Library’s sources and services for your business start-up and beyond. The Library will introduce print and electronic sources that can provide information for developing your business plan and explain where to find necessary statistics. To register, call and ask for Information Services or register online using the events calendar. For adults. 6:30 p.m.

Pups and Pages. Howland Branch Library, 9095 East Market St.; 330-856-2011. Children gain confidence and improve their reading skills as they read to an uncritical and tail-wagging audience. These dogs love to be read to. Children in grades K to 6 may sign up for 15-minute sessions to read aloud to a registered therapy dog at the library. Dogs are provided by Pawz for People, a Community Par tner of Pet Par tners. Registration is require. Call to sign up. 6-7:30 p.m.

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TUESDAY 12 Ongoing: Baby Brilliant: Playtime at Your Library.

Multiple Library branches. Read a story and have fun with developmentally appropriate games and activities that you can do with your child to help them get ready for kindergarten. Activities will vary at each program. For ages 2-6. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Poland Library, 10 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 12; Canfield Library, 10 a.m., Friday, Sept.

15; Austintown Library, 6:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 18; Boardman Library, 10 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 20; Main Library, 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 26.

Preschool Storytime. Cortland Branch Library, 578 Lakeview Drive; 330-638-6335. At the Cortland Branch L i b ra r y. Pre s c h o o l S to r y t i m e fe a t u re s s to r i e s a n d a c ra f t re l a te d to a we e k l y t h e m e a n d re i n fo rce s t h e development of early literacy skills. Early literacy is what children know about reading and writing before they can actually read and write, and mastering these skills now helps children grow up to be good readers. For children ages 3 to 5. No registration required. 11 a.m.

Lit Youngstown, From the Salon Modernist Readings – Part 1, Karen Schubert. McDonough Museum of Art,YSU, 525 Wick Ave.,Youngstown, 44502; 330-941-1400. Noon-12:50 p.m.

Preschool Storytime. Brookfield Branch Library, 7032 Grove St.; 330-448-8134. Preschool Stor ytime features stories and a craft related to a weekly theme and reinforces the development of early literacy skills.

E a r l y l i t e r a c y i s w h a t c h i l d r e n k n ow a b o u t r e a d i n g and writing before they can actually read and write, and mastering these skills now helps children grow up to be good readers. For children ages 3 to 5. No registration required. 1 p.m.

Preschool Storytime. Main Library, 444 Mahoning Ave., N.W., Warren; 330-399-8807 ext. 206. Preschool S t o r y t i m e fe a t u r e s s t o r i e s a n d a c r a f t r e l a t e d t o a weekly theme and reinforces the development of early literacy skills. Early literacy is what children know about reading and writing before they can actually read and write, and mastering these skills now helps children grow up to be good readers. For children ages 3 to 5.

No registration required. 1 p.m.

Utilities Tune-Up with the PUCO. East Library, 430 Early Road, 44505; 330-744-8636. Here’s your chance to ask PUCO representative Luka Papalko all of your questions about Energy Choice, aggregation, energy efficiency, the Apples to Apples chart and more. Be

Stevie Nicks: 8 p.m., Friday, Sept. 15 at the Covelli Centre, Youngstown, 44503; 1-800-7453000 and www.covellicentre.com. $56.50-$136.50 (applicable fees may apply). sure to bring your utility bills and get those questions answered as well. For adults. 4 p.m.

Crafts & Cartoons. Main Library, 444 Mahoning Ave., N.W., Warren; 330-399-8807 ext. 206. Join us in Teen Central every Tuesday to relax, create, and explore. For teens in grades 7 to 12. 4 p.m.

Teen TEDx Talk Tuesday. Newport Library, 3730 Market St., 44507; 330-744-8636. Watch a TEDx Talk and discuss. Refreshments provided. For teens. 4 p.m.

Ninjago. Various Library branches. Celebrate the “Lego Ninjago” movie release with all things Lego.

Enjoy games, a craft, and more. For school-age children.

Tri-Lakes Library, 5 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 12; Austintown Library, 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 19.

SCORE Appointment @ the Library. Main Library, 305 Wick Ave., 44503; 330-744-8636. Need advice on starting a business or helping your established business grow? Ask the pros with SCORE @ the Library. Two volunteers from SCORE, Counselors to America’s Small Business, will be available in the Business and Investment Center of Main Library to provide advice and answer questions from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The service is free. To talk to a business professional from SCORE, call 330-941-2948 for an appointment. For adults. 5:30 p.m.

M i d we s t C r i m e Wave B a n d i t s i n O h i o. Main Library, 444 Mahoning Ave., N.W., Warren; 330-3998807 ext. 206. They have been written about in books, magazines, and newspapers and glorified on the silver screen and television. Although the end came for

most of these villains more than 80 years ago, their names are still fresh in the public’s mind today: John Dillinger, Pretty Boy Floyd, Baby Face Nelson, Bonnie & Clyde, Machine Gun Kelly, Ma Barker and her sons, and Alvin Creepy Karpis. Find out which of these bandits carried out their crimes in Ohio and the M ahoning Valley at this lecture presented by Allan May. May is a true-crime author and an authority on the history o f o r g a n i z e d c r i m e i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s . Co p i e s o f his books, including “Crimetown USA” and “Welcome to the Jungle Inn,” will be available for purchase and signing at the event. 6 p.m.

Basic Microsoft Word Class. Various Library branches. Learn very basic computer skills involving the Microsoft Office Word program. This is a beginner’s class that will cover cut and paste and the Word menus. Space is limited. Call and specify location to register. For adults. Canfield Library, 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 12; Main Library Career and Job Center, 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 26.

Ongoing: Dragons Love Tacos. Multiple Library branches. If you love to read and like dragons or tacos, then you won’t want to miss “Dragons Love Tacos.” Based on the best-selling books by Adam Rubin, this fiesta includes story time, games, and a taco craft bar. Snacks will be served. For children of all ages. Main Library, 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 12; Poland Library, 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 19; Canfield Library, 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 23; Newport Library, 2:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 23; Austintown Library, 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 27.

Music and Movement. Main Library, 444 Mahoning Ave., N.W., Warren; 330-399-8807 ext. 206. Toddlers n a t u r a l c u r i o s i t y w i l l b e e n g a g e d d u r i n g t h i s we e k l y program of stories, music, and hands-on activities. For toddlers ages 19 to 35 months with a parent or caregiver.

Registration is required. Call to sign up. 10 a.m.

T i m e f o r To t s . Cortland Branch Library, 578 Lakeview Drive; 330-638-6335. A developmentally appropriate storytime program for children ages 2 to 3 -Q with a parent or caregiver. Registration is required and begins one week before the start of each session (Sept. 6 and Oct. 25). Call to sign up. 11 a.m.

Monthly Farmers’ Market. St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, 1044 Belmont Ave. (Occurs in the Park Avenue lobby), Youngstown; 44504. Offers fresh produce.

SNAP recipients can double their purchases up to $20.

Second Wednesday through October. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sept. 13 and Oct. 4 (first Wednesday).

Music at Noon: String Department. Butler Institute of American Art, 524 Wick Ave., Youngstown, 44502; 330-941-3636. 12:15 p.m.

Friends of the Boardman Library Meeting and Presentation: “Idora Park Experience” with Jim Amey. Boardman Library, 7680 Glenwood Ave., 44512; 330-744-8636. Friends of the Boardman Library will have a presentation followed by a meeting. For adults.

10 a.m., Monday, Sept. 11.

Paper Crafting Corner. Various Library branches; 330744-8636. Learn how to create a different paper craft. Call to register. For adults. Tri-Lakes Library, 3 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 13; Austintown Library, 11 a.m., Friday, Sept. 29. # Te e n M i d We e k. Cortland Branch Library, 578 Lakeview Drive; 330-638-6335. Every Wednesday after school. Different activities each week. For teens in grades 7 to 12. 3:30 p.m.

Puzzle Swap. Boardman Library, 7680 Glenwood Ave., 44512; 330-744-8636. Swap six jigsaw puzzles with others. For adults. 4 p.m.

Back to School Bash. Struthers Library, 95 Poland Ave. 44471; 330-744-8636. Join the Library for games and crafts to celebrate being back to school. For schoolage children. 4 p.m.

College of Creative Arts & Communication Awards. Bliss Recital Hall, YSU, Wick Avenue at Spring Street, Youngstown, 44555; 330-941-3636. 5-8 p.m.

Family Night Bingo. Newport Library, 3730 Market St., 44507; 330-744-8636. Picture bingo. This program is fun for the whole family. Prizes. 5 p.m., Wednesday, Sept.

13; Struthers Library, 5 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 21.

M i d d l e S c h o o l G a m e C l u b. Main Library, 444 Mahoning Ave., N.W., Warren; 330-399-8807 ext. 206.

Hang out at the library and play some games. Each month will feature a different game, with related crafts and other activities. The library will provide games and devices - leave yours at home. For grades 4 to 7. No

Proceeds benefit the Wick Recreation Children’s Play Area Kids Fun Run - 8:00 am Half Marathon - 8:30 am 5k Run/Walk - 8:45 am

September 10, 2017

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registration required. Theme: Pokemon. 5-7 p.m.

Friends of PLYMC General Membership Meeting and Program: The Decline and Fall of the Mahoning Valley Steel Industry. Canfield Library; 43 W. Main St., 44406; 330-744-8636. “The Decline and Fall of the Mahoning Valley Steel Industry” with William Farragher, retired director of marketing for Youngstown Sheet and Tube, McDonald Steel Corp., and Magnecord Corporation. Also, project manager for the Gateway Arch in St. Louis. Meeting at 6 p.m. followed by program at 6:30 p.m. For adults. 6 p.m.

L i ve M u s i c a t t h e L i b r a r y : C l a s s i c a l G u i t a r i s t Tyler Guerreri. Liberty Branch Library, 415 ChurchillHubbard Road; 330-759-2589. Guitarist Tyler Guerrieri will perform a selection of jazz, classical, and popular music. 6 p.m.

A Gem in the Rustbelt: The Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor. Main Library, 305 Wick Ave., 44503; 330-744-8636. Known locally as the Steel Museum, the Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor is a world-class historical and educational facility housing numerous artifacts and materials from the area’s days as one of the nation’s premier steelmaking regions. The Archives/Library houses many collections and records that support family history research. Whether your interest is to learn more about an ancestor’s experience and the culture of steelmaking, or to gain a more thorough understanding of local history, the YHCIL is a resource.

For adults and teens. 6:30 p.m.

Art with Andrea. Austintown Library, 600 South Raccoon Road, 44515; 330-744-8636. Create your very own work of art. Space is limited. Call to register. For adults and teens. 6:30 p.m.

THURSDAY 14 Stitch a Heart Design with the Youngstown Embroiderer’s Guild. Canfield Library; 43 W. Main St., 44406; 330-744-8636. Adults and teens ages 12 and over are invited to learn basic stitches and create a heart design. Representatives of the Youngstown Embroiderer’s Guild will lead this program. All supplies are provided. Reserve a spot for this special program.

For adults. 10 a.m.

Toddler Tales. Howland Branch Library, 9095 East Market St.; 330-856-2011. Storytime for toddlers ages 19 to 35 months with a parent or caregiver. Registration is required and begins one week before the start of each multi-week session (Sept. 7 and Oct. 26). Call to sign up. 10 a.m.

T’ai Chi Basics for Beginners Course. Fellows Riverside Gardens, Mill Creek MetroParks, 123 McKinley Ave., Youngstown, 44509; 330-740-7116. Learn this classic art of energy balancing while developing coordination, flexibility and leg strength with Marie Lew during this ten week course. $100; 10 percent discount ($90) if registered by Sept. 7. Sept. 14-Nov. 16. Thursdays, Noon-1 p.m.

Sprout Club. Fellows Riverside Gardens, Mill Creek MetroParks, 123 McKinley Ave., Youngstown, 44509; 330-740-7116. Ages 3-5, plus adult. Learn about the amazing world of plants. Deadline for series is Sept.

12. Occurs Sept. 14, Oct. 26, and Nov. 16 . 1-2 p.m. $15/ series; $7/class.

Preschool Storytime. Liberty Branch Library, 415 Churchill-Hubbard Road; 330-759-2589. Preschool S t o r y t i m e fe a t u r e s s t o r i e s a n d a c r a f t r e l a t e d t o a weekly theme and reinforces the development of early literacy skills. Early literacy is what children know about reading and writing before they can actually read and write. Mastering these skills now helps children grow up to be good readers. For children ages 3 to 5. No registration required. 1 p.m.

Teen Paint & Sip. Cortland Branch Library, 578

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Lakeview Drive; 330-638-6335. E x p r e s s y o u r s e l f through art and enjoy some refreshments. Registration is required. for teens in grades 7 to 12. 4 p.m.

Patio Pals. Main Library, 444 Mahoning Ave., N.W., Warren; 330-399-8807 ext. 206. Get your hands dirty a t o u r we e k l y g a r d e n i n g p r o g r a m . U s i n g p r i m a r i l y organic methods, we will grow edible and ornamental plants. Reap the benefits of exploring and learning about the natural world through a variety of stories and STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) activities. Registration is required each week.

Call (330) 399-8807 Ext. 206 to sign up. For kids ages 6 to 12. 4:30 p.m.

Teen Game Night. Main Library, 444 Mahoning Ave., N.W., Warren; 330-399-8807 ext. 206. Join us at the Main Library each Thursday evening for games of all varieties. For teens in grades 7 to 12. 5-7:30 p.m.

Preschool Stor ytime. Howland Branch Library, 9095 East Market St.; 330-856-2011. P r e s c h o o l S t o r y t i m e fe a t u r e s s t o r i e s a n d a c r a f t r e l a t e d t o a weekly theme and reinforces the development of early literacy skills. Early literacy is what children know about reading and writing before they can actually read and write, and mastering these skills now helps children grow up to be good readers. For children ages 3 to 5.

No registration required. 5-7:30 p.m.

Tour the Archives/Library of the Steel Museum.

Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor, 151 W. Wood St., Youngstown; 330-744-8636. Take a tour of the Archives/Library conducted by archives and library assistant, Martha Bishop. Come and discover their stunning collection of materials, which are essential for your genealogical research. For adults and teens. 6 p.m.

Happy Anniversary, Brown Bear. Poland Library, 311 S. Main St., 44514; 330-744-8636. The classic children’s book “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?,” written by Bill Martin, Jr. and illustrated by Eric Carle, is 50 years old. Celebrate with stories, games, crafts and snacks. For children of all ages. 6 p.m.

2017 Friends4Friends Film Festival. Ford Family Recital Hall, DeYor Performing Arts Center, 260 W. Federal St., Youngstown, 44503; 330-744-0264, 330486-0602 and www.youngstownsymphony.com. The Friends4Friends Campaign, sponsored by Operation Keepsake, Inc. inspires youth to become future leaders within their schools and communities. Students have the opportunity to think creatively, composing and producing short films and songs to educate and support peers in overcoming challenges such as alcohol, drugs, sexual activity, and violence. The festival showcases the students’ work at an Oscar-like, red carpet event that attracts fellow students, parents, community members, and the press. 6:30 p.m.

Stamping with Cindy. Various Library branches.

Learn to create your own handmade cards using stamps, punches and other fun tools. Participation is limited to one session per person each month to accommodate demand, registration required. For adults. Austintown Library, 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 14; Austintown Library, 11 a.m., Friday, Sept. 15; Tri-Lakes Library, 6 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 19.

Pressed Flower Bookmarks. Main Library, 305 Wick Ave., 44503; 330-744-8636. Summer might be over, but we can still enjoy its blooms with pressed flower bookmarks. Come and make your very own. Register as space is limited. For adults and teens. 6:30 p.m.

Clay Pot Chef Night Owl. Boardman Library, 7680 Glenwood Ave., 44512; 330-744-8636. Read stories about cooking, baking, and the chefs that prepare their edible masterpieces. Create your own masterpiece by making a tiny chef out of a clay pot for your kitchen.

A delicious recipe to take home and bake with the entire family will be provided. A one-hour program for children of all ages. 7 p.m.

FRIDAY 15 It’s All About Yarn. Boardman Library, 7680 Glenwood Ave., 44512; 330-744-8636. Bring in your crochet, knitting, plastic canvas, or yarn project and learn from one another. For adults. 11 a.m.

Babytime. Main Library, 444 Mahoning Ave., N.W., Warren; 330-399-8807 ext. 206. Laugh and learn with your baby. For infants ages 6 to 18 months with a parent or caregiver. Shor t stories, fingerplays, and simple songs. Registration is required and begins one week prior to the class. Call (330) 399-8807 Ext. 206 to sign up. 11 a.m.

Stevie Nicks. Covelli Centre, 229 E. Front St., Youngstown, 44503; 1-800-745-3000 and www. covellicentre.com. 8 p.m. $56.50-$136.50 (applicable fees may apply).

Music & Nightspots barrel 33. Jeff Welsh. 8-11 p.m.

Cedars. Sam Goodwill. 10 p.m.

Chipper’s. Keychain. 7 p.m.

Frieda’s. Live jazz. 6 p.m.

Lil Paw’s Winery. Kevin Conaway. 7 p.m.

SATURDAY 16 Birding the Sanctuary. Mill Creek Wildlife Sanctuary, Mill Creek MetroParks, Youngstown; 330-740-7107.

Enjoy an early morning bird walk at the Mill Creek Wildlife Sanctuary led by Jeff Harvey. Space is limited.

Boots required. Moderate, 1.25 miles. Register at Ford Nature Center by Sept. 14. 8-9:30 a.m.

Mini Morning Sound Therapy Retreat. Birch Hill Cabin, Mill Creek MetroParks, Youngstown; 330-7407107. Maria and Calvin Wagner will lead a mindful morning mini retreat full of transformative Sound Therapy. Dress comfortably and bring a yoga mat, pillow, blanket, journal and pen. Register/pay at FRG

by Sept. 14. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. $56 R; $62 NR. Kayak Paddling Basics - Give It a Try. Lake Glacier Boathouse, Mill Creek MetroParks, Youngstown; 330740-7107. Give kayaking a try with a little help from our Kayak volunteers. Register/pay at Ford Nature Center

by Sept. 14. 10-11:30 a.m. $10 R, $13 NR. Garden Forum Flower Show. Fellows Riverside Gardens, Mill Creek MetroParks, 123 McKinley Ave., Youngstown, 44509; 330-740-7116. An autumn garden flower show presented by Garden Forum of Greater Youngstown. Sept. 16-17. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Youngstown Flea. E. Front Street at Freeman Alley, downtown Youngstown. Monthly open-air market features goods made by crafters, collectibles, and miscellaneous items. The last Flea of the season will be Oct. 14. 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Pierogis. Mill Creek MetroParks Farm, 7574 Columbiana-Canfield Road, Canfield, 44406; 330-7023000. Bring an apron, rolling pin and a gallon-size bowl with lid to learn how to make your own traditional pierogi with Cindy Velt. 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Register/pay

by Sept. 13. $16 R; $18 NR. Jr. Genius: Learning Through Play. Main Library, 444 Mahoning Ave., N.W., Warren; 330-399-8807 ext.

206. Jr. Genius features age-appropriate stories and activities that introduce math and science concepts to young children. Through the fun of sharing books and play, this program capitalizes on the young child’s natural curiosity and enthusiasm about how things work. For children ages 3 to 6 and a parent or caregiver.

Registration is required; call to sign up. 11 a.m.

Ongoing: Party with Captain Underpants. Various Library branches. Celebrate with games, activities, and crafts. For school-age children. Canfield Library, 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 16; Sebring Library, 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 23.

5th Annual Touch-A-Truck. Liberty Branch Library, 415 Churchill-Hubbard Road; 330-759-2589 . Th e

Organist Mark Pacoe: 4 p.m., Sunday, Sept.

17 at Stambaugh Auditorium, Youngstown, 44504; 330-259-0555. www.stambaughauditorium.com. Pacoe made his European debut at St. Paul’s Cathedral (London) and St. Mary’s Cathedral (Edinburgh Fringe Festival) after becoming recognized at the Oundle International Young Organists’ Academy in Great Britain. He serves as the director of music for St. John Nepomucene and St. Frances Xavier Cabrini in Manhattan. His debut recording, ‘Crossroads – Music from St. Malachy’s – The Actors’ Chapel, Time Square, New York,’ was released in 2015. $10-$5.

Liberty Branch Library parking lot will be filled with many awesome vehicles. Stop by to get an up-close look at some amazing trucks. For kids of all ages. No registration required. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Celebrating Play Dough. Newport Library, 3730 Market St., 44507; 330-744-8636. Come and make your own to enjoy at the library and at home. Materials will be provided. Wear old clothing. For preschool age children. Noon.

YSU Penguins Football: Stambaugh Stadium. GPS Address: 577 Fifth Ave.,Youngstown, 44502; 330-941-1YSU. The Penguins play Central Connecticut State. The game will be broadcast on 570 WKBN and ESPN3. Featured day: Hall of Fame Game/State Farm Kids Day. 2 p.m.

Ongoing: Lego Mindstorms. Main Library, 305 Wick Ave., 44503; 330-744-8636. Discover how to build and program a robot. Using Lego Mindstorm kits, students will create robots that they can command. Sessions will feature different robots and programming challenges.

For ages 10 and up. Call to register, space is limited. 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 16; 4 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 28.

Family Bingo Fun. East Library, 430 Early Road, 44505; 330-744-8636. Sports-themed picture bingo. Lots of fun and prizes. For the whole family. Children under the age of 7 must be accompanied by an adult. 2 p.m.

Teen Advisory Board. Main Library, 444 Mahoning Ave., N.W., Warren; 330-399-8807 ext. 206. Want to help your fellow teens and make Teen Central a better place? Have a great idea for a teen event? Do you like pizza? Then come to a Teen Advisory Board meeting for all this and more. For teens in grades 7 to 12. 3 p.m.

Ancestry Roundtable. Main Library, 444 Mahoning Ave., N.W., Warren; 330-399-8807 ext. 206. Join us for a quar terly Genealogy Roundtable led by Local Histor y

& G enealogy Center staff. Bring your photos, family trees, brick walls, successes, Eureka. moments, tales of serendipity, or favorite website to share with the group.

The Roundtable provides library customers interested in researching their own family histories an opportunity to discuss problems in their research and share tips on sources and methodology with other researchers. Local History & Genealogy Center staff will talk about Center projects, new resources available to researchers, and will address your questions and concerns about the use of the Ancestr y Librar y Edition database. Beginners and longtime genealogy researchers are welcome to attend the Roundtable. 6 p.m.

Westminster College Celebrity Series: Steppin’ Out with Ben Vereen. Orr Auditorium, Westminster College, 319 S. Market St., New Wilmington, Pa. 16172; 724-946-7354. Ben Vereen’s legendary performances on stage and screen transcend time and have been woven into the fabric of our country’s artistic legacy.

Vereen continues to dazzle audiences around the world. “Steppin’ Out With Ben Vereen” highlights this Tony Award-winning (“Pippin”) performer’s unique artistry, combining a tribute to Broadway, Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. Featuring hit songs such as “Defying Gravity,”“Stand By Me,” and “My Way,” the show features a contemporary, yet timeless, journey filled with song and dance, stories of his life, a great deal of humor and inspiration. 7:30 p.m. $47, $45, $42, $39.

YSO Pops Series: “Faithfully – A Symphonic Tribute to the Music of Journey.” Edward W. Powers Auditorium , 260 W. Federal St., Youngstown, 44503; 330-744-0264 and www.youngstownsymphony.com.

The Youngstown Symphony celebrates the music of Journey – one of the most popular American rock bands of all time. The hits include “Don’t Stop Believing,” “Faithfully,” “Any Way You Want It,” “Open Arms,”“Wheel in the Sky” and many more. The concert is underwritten, in part, by PNC Bank. All tickets are reserved seating. 8 p.m.

Music & Nightspots Cedars. Tropidelic. Vibe, Direct. 10 p.m.

Chipper’s. Euphoric Contraption. 6 p.m.

Frieda’s. Live jazz. 6 p.m.

Lil Paw’s Winery. Jim Moran. 7 p.m.

Papa’s. Hat Trickz, Classic rock. 9:30 p.m.

V2 Wine Bar. Jay Byrd. R&B.

SUNDAY 17 End of Summer Wildflower Hike. Bikeway Trailhead at MetroParks Farm, Mill Creek MetroParks; 330-740-7107. Fall is just around the corner, so come out and look for the last of this year’s wildflowers as we hike along the Mindy Henning Memorial Trail. Call Ford Nature Center for details. Moderate, 2.5 miles.

2-4 p.m.

Organist Mark Pacoe. Stambaugh Auditorium, 1000 Fifth Ave., Youngstown, 44504; 330-259-0555. www.stambaughauditorium.com. Mark Pacoe currently serves as the director of music for St. John Nepomucene and St. Frances Xavier Cabrini in Manhattan. His debut recording, “Crossroads – Music from St. Malachy’s – The Actors’ Chapel, Time Square, New York,” was released in fall of 2015. He has also published several music-related articles in U.S. publications, as well as presenting at various AGO chapters. Pacoe made his European debut at St. Paul’s Cathedral (London) and St. Mary’s Cathedral (Edinburgh Fringe Festival) after becoming recognized at the Oundle International Young Organists’ Academy in Great Britain. 4 p.m. $10-$5.

MONDAY 18 OWLS (Older Wiser Limber Seniors): Farm Livin’.

Mill Creek MetroParks Farm, 7574 Columbiana-Canfield

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METRO 25 MUSEUMS & GALLERIES Akron Art Museum. 1 S. High, Akron, 44308; 330-3769185. http://www.akronartmuseum.org. “Serial Intent.”

Presents 10 of Andy Warhol’s “Electric Chair” prints as well as art from Robert Indiana, Jacob Lawrence, Sol LeWitt, Michael Loderstedt, Craig Lucas, Karl Blossfeldt and others.

June 3-Sept. 10. “Family.” Features the photography of Diane Arbus, Walker Evans, TR Ericsson, Larry Fink, Helen Levitt, Danny Lyon, Mary Ellen Mark and Joseph Vitone.

Through Aug. 20. 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Wednesday-Sunday; 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Thursday.

The Andy Warhol Museum. 117 Sandusky St., Pittsburgh, Pa.; 412-237-8300. www.warhol.org. Includes paintings, sculpture, works on paper, prints, photographs and covers work from all periods. Includes drawings, commercial illustrations, sketchbooks, 1960s Pop, and 1980s collaborative paintings with younger artists.

“Andy Warhol: Stars of the Silver Screen.” Exhibit explores Warhol’s fascination with Hollywood, fame, and stardom.

June 16-Sept. 24. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday-Sunday; 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Friday.

Arms Family Museum of Local History. 648 Wick Ave., Youngstown, 44502; 330-743-2589. www. mahoninghistory.org. Features exhibits of local historical interest and the private furnishings of Wilford and Olive Arms. “The Story of My House: Arts & Crafts Design at Greystone.” This exhibit explores Greystone’s design, from conception to realization.

With sketches drawn by Olive Arms, photographs of original room designs, and never-before-seen furniture and decorative objects, the exhibit demonstrates the Arts and Crafts influences in the Arms family home.

“The Valley Experience.” See how people along the Mahoning River Valley lived and worked. “A Tale of Three Sisters.” Features clothing worn by three of the Arms girls: Katherine (born in 1858), Carolyn (born in 1860), and Olive (born in 1865). “The Benjamin Franklin Wirt Collection.” Features a unique collection of rare ancient artifacts, artwork, Asian decorative arts, as well as books, autographs and manuscripts. Visitors will see a variety of items including famous autographs, artifacts from the War of 1812, Chinese embroidery and a Native American basket. “The Anne Kilcawley Christman Hands-On History Room.” This display allows visitors to interact on a more personal level with the history of the Mahoning Valley. Noon-4 p.m., Tuesday-Sunday; noon-7 p.m. on Thursday.

Art Outreach Gallery. Eastwood Mall, 5555 Youngstown-Warren Road, Suite 220, Niles, 44446; 330652-1985. www.artoutreach.org. Works by local artists, particularly students in the local schools.

Butler Institute of American Art. 524 Wick Ave., Youngstown, 44502; 330-743-1711. www.butlerart.com.

The Butler was founded in 1919 by Joseph Butler as the first museum dedicated to American art. Works span four centuries and are assembled according to the history of America. Offers a permanent collection and changing exhibits. “A Century of Fashion by Pete Ballard.” Through 2017. “Americana & Folk Art.” Primitive paintings from the Colonial Era, plus carousel objects, carvings, and ship models. Through 2017.“Gary Erbe: 50 Year Retrospective.”

Through Aug. 6. “David Hockney: Yosemite Exhibition.”

July 23-Sept. 24. “Cliff McGinnis: The Bird as Theme in American Art.” Hubbard-born Cliff McGinnis gained a regional reputation as a master carver. With hammer, chisel and other carving tools,he painstakingly sculpted exact representations of the birds of the region, adding accurate color to each piece. July 26 through 2017.

Butler Institute of American Art/Trumbull. 9350 E. Market, Howland, 44484; 330-609-9900. www.butlerart. com. “Morton Kaish-Spring Rising: Landscape Paintings & Prints.” Through July 9. 11 a.m.-4 p.m., WednesdaySunday. Free.

Carnegie Museum of Art. 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, 15213; 412-622-3131. www.cmoa.org.

Features a broad spectrum of visual arts, including

‘David Hockney: Yosemite Exhibition.’ Through Sept. 24 at the Butler Institute painting, sculpture, prints, photographs, decorative arts, design, film, video, and digital imagery. “Michael Williams.”Through Aug. 27.“Styles and Customs of the 2020s.” Artists present a digital dystopia inflected by rapid climate change, social unrest, and shifting global economics.Through Sept. 4.“Shaping a Modern Legacy: Karl and Jennifer Salatka Collect.” Highlights signature works by Willem de Kooning, Richard Diebenkorn, Jasper Johns, Anselm Kiefer, Roy Lichtenstein, Elizabeth Murray, Gerhard Richter, Ed Ruscha, Frank Stella and Andy Warhol. Through Oct. 15. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday, Wednesday-Saturday; 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Thursday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday; closed Tuesday.

Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, 15213; 412-622-3131. www. carnegiemnh.org. Artifacts documenting the history of life and human cultures. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday, Wednesday-Saturday; 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Thursday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday; closed Tuesday.

Carnegie Science Center. One Allegheny Ave., Pittsburgh, 15212; 412-237-3400. www. carnegiesciencecenter.org. Features four floors of interactive science exhibits. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., SundayFriday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturday.

Cleveland Botanical Garden. 11030 East Blvd., Cleveland, 44106; 216-721-1600. www.cbgarden.org.

10 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Wednesday; noon-5 p.m., Sunday.

Cleveland Museum of Natural History. 1 Wade Oval Drive, Cleveland, 44106; 1-800-317-9155. www. cmnh.org. Museum emphasizes science, discovery and education. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Saturday; 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Wednesday; noon-5 p.m., Sunday.

DNA Studios Independent Art Gallery. 137 S. Park Ave., Warren, 44481; 330-980-8794. https://www. facebook.com/dnaartgallery.

Davis Education and Visitor Center. Fellows Riverside Gardens, Mill Creek MetroParks, 123 McKinley Ave., Youngstown, 44509; 330-740-7116. www. millcreekmetroparks.com. The Melnick Museum offers the visitor a peek into the unique history of Mill Creek Park. Ongoing. Natural Selection: Discoveries in Bloom.”

Weller Gallery, Fellows Riverside Gardens, Mill Creek MetroParks, 123 McKinley Ave., Youngstown, 44509; 330740-7116. Doug McLarty’s photos employ eye-catching botanical designs, unusual floral combinations and

whimsical creations to examine and enjoy the diversity of nature. Through Sept. 17. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., TuesdaySunday.“Organic Steel.” Outdoor Gallery, Fellows Riverside Gardens, Mill Creek MetroParks, 123 McKinley Ave., Youngstown, 44509; 330-740-7116.Tony Armeni breathes life into cold, hard material to celebrate life figures, flowers, and celestial spheres. Through October. Dawn until dusk.

“Mill Creek MetroParks History.” Melnick Museum, Fellows Riverside Gardens, Mill Creek MetroParks, 123 McKinley Ave., Youngstown, 44509; 330-740-7116. The Melnick Museum offers the visitor a peek into the unique history of Mill Creek MetroParks. Ongoing. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., TuesdaySunday. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday-Sunday. Free.

John Stark Edwards House. 303 Monroe St., N.W., Warren, 44483; 330-394-4653. Displays artifacts from the early history of the Western Reserve. Open 2-5 p.m., the first Sunday.

Ford Nature Education Center. 840 Old Furnace Road, Mill Creek MetroParks, Youngstown, 44511; 330-740-7107. www.millcreekmetroparks.com. Nature exhibits and displays. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday; noon-5 p.m., Sunday. Free.

Great Lakes Science Center. 601 Erieside Ave., Cleveland, 44114; 216-694-2000. www.greatscience. com. Features interactive science, space and technology exhibits. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Saturday; noon-5 p.m. on Sunday.

Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center. 1212 Smallman St., Pittsburgh, 15222; 412-454-6000. www. heinzhistorycenter.org. Features a sports history museum, archive and exhibits. 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. daily.

Henry Barnhisel House. 1011 North State St., Girard, 44420; 330-545-6162. Features artifacts and historical items related to the history of Girard and Trumbull County. Also home to the Girard Historical Society.

Open 1-4 p.m. the second and fourth weekends.

Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts. 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle, 16101; 724-652-2882. www.hoytartcenter.org.

Permanent and changing exhibits. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.,TuesdaySaturday; 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday.

McDonough Museum of Art. YSU, 525 Wick Ave., Youngstown, 44502; 330-941-1400. http:// mcdonoughmuseum.ysu.edu/index2.php. YSUaffiliated museum features exhibits by students, alumni, regional and national artists. “Salon de Fleurus.”.Features a contemporary reconstruction of

Gertrude Stein’s Parisian salon that existed at 27 rue de Fleurus from 1904-34. The displays is a traveling exhibition organized by Salon de Fleurus and Independent Curators International (ICI), New York.

Sept. 8-Friday, Nov. 3. Public reception: 5-7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 8. Friday, Sept. 8-Friday, Nov. 3. “Kelli Connell/ Double Life: Fifteen Years.” Kelli Connell’s body of work, “Double Life,” is now in its 15th year. As this series continues, it begins to take new shape as we see characters begin to age. Yet as they grow older, the emotional bonds established in the beginning of this series still hold strong with the familiarity of a long marriage. “Kelli Connell: Double Life/Fifteen Years” is a traveling exhibition organized by the Society for Photographic Education and made possible with support from the Ohio Arts Council, and Cuyahoga Arts & Culture. Sept. 8-Friday, Nov. 3. Public Reception: 5-7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 8. Gallery talk: 5 p.m., Friday, Sept. 8.

11 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday. Free.

Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland. 14000 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, 48106; 216-421-8671. www. mocacleveland.org. Offers four floors of space for exhibitions, public programs and events. 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday-Sunday; 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Thursday.

National Packard Museum. 1899 Mahoning Ave., Warren, 44483; 330-394-1899. www.packardmuseum. org. Museum seeks to preserve the Packard legacy and recognize the automaker’s influence in transportation and industrial history. Noon-5 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday; 1-5 p.m., Sunday. $8. $5, free.

OH WOW! The Roger and Gloria Jones Children’s Center for Science and Technology. 11 W. Federal St., Youngstown, 44503; 330-744-5914. www.ohwowkids. org. Features interactive, technology-based exhibits. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $8, $7, children under 2 admitted free.

Pro Football Hall of Fame. 2121 George Halas Drive, Canton, 44708; 330-456-8207. www.profootballhof. com. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Football history and exhibits.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 1100 Rock and Roll Blvd. (East 9th at Lake Erie), Cleveland, 44114; 216-7817625. www.rockhall.com. Exhibits chronicle the history and development of rock and roll music. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., daily; 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Wednesday; and 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Saturday (Memorial Day to Labor Day).

The Soap Gallery. 117 S. Champion St., Youngstown, 44503; 330-240-0723. Exhibits and a schedule of events.

Struthers Historical Society Museum. 50 Terrace St., Struthers, 44471; 330-755-7189. 2-4 p.m., first Sunday.

Sutliff Museum. Warren-Trumbull Public Library, 444 Mahoning Ave., N.W., 44483, Warren; 330-399-8807, ext. 121. Items of local historical interest. 2-4 p.m., Wednesday-Saturday. Free.

Trumbull Art Gallery. 158-162 N. Park Ave., Warren, 44481; 330-395-4876. www.trumbullartgallery.com.

Features work by local and regional artists. Noon-4 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday. Free.

Tyler History Center. 325 W. Federal St.,Youngstown, 44503; 330-743-2589. www.mahoninghistory.org.

Features permanent and changing exhibits, an archive, offices, a museum store and ballroom.

War Vet Museum. 23 E. Main St., Canfield, 44406; 330-533-6311. www.warvetmuseum.org. Over 40,000 artifacts from the Revolutionary War to the Persian Gulf War and beyond. 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday.

Youngstown Area Jewish Federation Art Gallery. Jewish Community Center, 505 Gypsy Lane, Youngstown, 44504. The gallery hosts six to seven exhibitions per year, highlighting the work of regional artists. At least one exhibition per year focuses on a Jewish cultural connection.

Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor. 151 Wood St., Youngstown, 44503; 330-9411314. Features exhibits chronicling the history and development of the local steel industry. Also offers a research archive. 10 a.m.- 4 p.m., Wednesday-Friday; noon-4 p.m., Saturday. Closed Sunday.

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METRO 25 SEPTEMBER Road, Canfield, 44406; 330-702-3000. Take a field trip to Mill Creek MetroParks. Enjoy a short presentation, then coffee and tea. Registration requested, not required.

Call Ford Nature Center for details. 10 a.m.-noon $1 at the door.

Coloring 4 Grown-Ups. Various Library branches.

Colored pencils and markers will be provided along with intricate abstract and themed design sheets.

This program is for teens and adults. Canfield Library, 10-11:15 a.m., Monday, Sept. 18; Main Library, 6:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 18 (fall theme).

Science Stories with Ryan Martino. Boardman Library, 7680 Glenwood Ave., 44512; 330-744-8636.

Ryan Martino, one-half of the driving force behind national drag racing standouts Martino Motorsports, will be on hand to read stories about cars, sign autographs, and host a question-and-answer session about their 215-plus MPH race vehicle and success on the NHRA drag racing circuit. Kids will be able to make a craft, too. For kids (and adults) of all ages. 6 p.m.

Preschool Storytime. Cortland Branch Library, 578 Lakeview Drive; 330-638-6335. Preschool Stor ytime features stories and a craft related to a weekly theme and reinforces the development of early literacy skills.

E a r l y l i t e r a c y i s w h a t c h i l d r e n k n ow a b o u t r e a d i n g and writing before they can actually read and write, and mastering these skills now helps children grow up to be good readers. For children ages 3 to 5. No registration required. 6 p.m.

Get Connected with Digital Media@ the Library.

Poland Library, 311 S. Main St., 44514; 330-744-8636.

Would you like to learn how to download free eBooks, audiobooks, movies, TV shows, music, complete issues of magazines and more to your computer and mobile devices? Call and ask for the Poland branch to register.

For adults. 6 p.m.

Research Before You Buy. Canfield Library; 43 W. Main St., 44406; 330-744-8636. Learn how to locate consumer reviews for many different products using library resources. Technology, housewares, automobiles, and other products will all be included. To register, call and ask for Information Services or register online using the events calendar. For adults. 6:30 p.m.

Faculty Trio. St. John’s Episcopal Church, 323 Wick Ave., Youngstown, 44503; 330-941-3636. Dr. Brian Kiser, tuba; Dr. Stacie Mickens, horn; Dr. Caroline Oltmanns, piano. 7:30 p.m.

The Vagina Monologues. Edward W. Powers Auditorium, 260 W. Federal St., Youngstown, 44503; 330744-0264 and www.youngstownsymphony.com. Reality TV “Housewives” Brandi Glanville of Beverly Hills, Teresa Giudice of New Jersey and Ashley Darby of Potomac will take to the Powers’ stage for a special event performance of Eve Ensler’s award-winning show. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Mariska Hargitay’s Joyful Heart Foundation and the local charity, Compass Sojourner House of the Mahoning Valley. 8 p.m.

TUESDAY 19 Preschool Storytime. Cortland Branch Library, 578 Lakeview Drive; 330-638-6335. Preschool Stor ytime features stories and a craft related to a weekly theme and reinforces the development of early literacy skills.

E a r l y l i t e r a c y i s w h a t c h i l d r e n k n ow a b o u t r e a d i n g and writing before they can actually read and write, and mastering these skills now helps children grow up to be good readers. For children ages 3 to 5. No registration required. 11 a.m.

Brown Bag Birding. Ford Nature Education Center, Mill Creek MetroParks; 840 Old Furnace Road, Youngstown, 44511; 330-740-7107. Bring a bag lunch, sit at picnic tables and enjoy lunch and watching birds with OSU Certified Volunteer Naturalist Nancy Brundage. Bring a mug, beverage provided. Call Ford Nature Center to register

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Trumbull Town Hall Presents: Deborah Norville: 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 20 at W.D. Packard Music Hall; 1-800-745-3000 and www.packardmusichall.com.

by Sept. 17. 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Screening of “Paris Was a Woman.” McDonough Museum of Art,YSU, 525 Wick Ave.,Youngstown, 44502; 330-941-1400. Noon-1:15 p.m.

Preschool Storytime. Main Library, 444 Mahoning Ave., N.W., Warren; 330-399-8807 ext. 206. Preschool S t o r y t i m e fe a t u r e s s t o r i e s a n d a c r a f t r e l a t e d t o a weekly theme and reinforces the development of early literacy skills. Early literacy is what children know about reading and writing before they can actually read and write, and mastering these skills now helps children grow up to be good readers. For children ages 3 to 5.

No registration required. 1 p.m.

Preschool Storytime. Brookfield Branch Library, 7032 Grove St.; 330-448-8134. Preschool Stor ytime features stories and a craft related to a weekly theme and reinforces the development of early literacy skills.

E a r l y l i t e r a c y i s w h a t c h i l d r e n k n ow a b o u t r e a d i n g and writing before they can actually read and write, and mastering these skills now helps children grow up to be good readers. For children ages 3 to 5. No registration required. 1 p.m.

Crafts & Cartoons. Main Library, 444 Mahoning Ave., N.W., Warren; 330-399-8807 ext. 206. Join us in Teen Central every Tuesday to relax, create, and explore. For teens in grades 7 to 12. 4 p.m.

Read to SomeBunny. Cortland Branch Library, 578 Lakeview Drive; 330-638-6335. Children in grades K to 6 can sign up to read aloud to registered and certified Bunnies in Baskets ( Therapy Rabbits) for 15-minute sessions. Rabbits are provided by F5RS (Frisky Ferrets, Fuzzies and Feather Friends Rescue and Sanctuary).

Registration is required; call (330) 638-6335 to sign up. 5:30-7 p.m.

Concrete Garden Lantern. Fellows Riverside Gardens, Mill Creek MetroParks, 123 McKinley Ave., Youngstown, 44509; 330-740-7116. Join Dan Dinsio in using hypertufa cement mixture to construct a broken globe lantern. Register/pay by Sept. 17. 6-8 p.m. $36; FFRG $32.

Sound Bath Experience. Fellows Riverside Gardens, Mill Creek MetroParks, 123 McKinley Ave., Youngstown, 44509; 330-740-7116. Ages 13+. A meditative experience with vibrations of gongs and crystal singing bowls led by Maria and Calvin Wagner.

Register/pay by 4 p.m. on Sept. 19. Space is limited.

6-7 p.m. $25.

Waltz Dance Classes. Pioneer Pavilion, Mill Creek MetroParks, Youngstown. 44511; 330-740-7107.

Beginners welcome and encouraged. Call Ford Nature Center for details. Sept. 19, 26, Oct. 3, 10, 17. 6-7 p.m. $6/class at the door.

Introduction to Project Budgets. Main Library, 305 Wick Ave., 44503; 330-744-8636. Are you ready to start fundraising for your project or idea, but don’t know what and how much to ask for? If preparing a budget for your foundation grant is holding you back, come learn the basic elements of how to draft a project budget with confidence. For adults. 6:30 p.m.

Swing Dance Classes. Pioneer Pavilion, Mill Creek MetroParks, Youngstown; 330-740-7107. Beginners welcome and encouraged. Call Ford Nature Center for details. Sept. 19, 26, Oct. 3, 10, 17. 7-8 p.m. $6/class at the door.

Warren Civic Music Presents George Dyer. W.D. Packard Music Hall, 1704 Mahoning Ave., N.W., Warren, 44483; 1-800-745-3000 and www.packardmusichall. com. This concert features the world-class, awardwinning tenor voice and showmanship of George Dyer.

7 p.m. $40; $102 for the series after May 31 (applicable fees may apply).

WEDNESDAY 20 Music and Movement. Main Library, 444 Mahoning Ave., N.W., Warren; 330-399-8807 ext. 206. Toddlers natural curiosity will be engaged during this weekly program of stories, music, and hands-on activities.

For toddlers ages 19 to 35 months with a parent or caregiver. Registration is required. Call to sign up.

10 a.m.

Trumbull Town Hall Presents: Deborah Norville.

W.D. Packard Music Hall, 1704 Mahoning Ave., N.W., Warren, 44483; 1-800-745-3000 and www. packardmusichall.com. 10:30 a.m. $40-$95 series after May 31 (applicable fees may apply).

ASL Baby Brilliant: Bonding with Babies and Books and Signs, Oh My. Newport Library, 3730 Market St., 44507; 330-744-8636. Come and learn how to use American Sign Language (ASL) with your child through rhymes, songs, and stories, followed by time to play and socialize. Learn easy corresponding signs to share with your little ones. 10:30 a.m.

Picnic in the Park Trolley. Boards at Fellows Riverside Gardens, Fellows Riverside Gardens, Mill Creek MetroParks, 123 McKinley Ave., Youngstown, 44509; 330-740-7116. Visit Mill Creek Park icons and learn their stories. Register/pay at Ford Nature Center

by Sept. 13. 11 a.m.-2 p.m.. Adults: $21 R; $23 NR. Seniors/youth: $19 R; $22 NR. Tot Yoga. Howland Branch Library, 9095 East Market St.; 330-856-2011. A simple yoga program especially for children and their grown-up. No experience needed.

Adult and child will each need to bring a towel or yoga mat to sit on. For children ages 2 to 5. Registration is required and space is limited. Call to sign up. 11 a.m.

Music at Noon: Faculty Trio. Butler Institute of American Art, 524 Wick Ave., Youngstown, 44502; 330941-3636. Dr. Brian Kiser, tuba; Dr. Stacie Mickens, horn; Dr. Caroline Oltmanns, piano. 12:15 p.m.

Blood Pressure Screening by the YoungstownWarren Black Nurses Association. East Library, 430 Early Road, 44505; 330-744-8636. 1-3 p.m.

Department of Art Guest Artist: Linda Cordell Workshop. Bliss Hall, Room 1062, YSU, Wick Avenue at Spring Street, Youngstown, 44555; 330-941-3636.

Linda Cordell makes work that reinterprets the

figurine. Cordell has been exhibited in the Cheongju International Craft Biennale at the National Cheongju Museum, Korea; the Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, N.Y.; among others. 1-4 p.m.

Lecture: Artist Linda Cordell. McDonough Museum Lecture Hall. McDonough Museum of Art,YSU, 525 Wick Ave., Youngstown, 44502; 330-941-1400. Linda Cordell makes work that reinterprets the figurine. Cordell has been exhibited in the Cheongju International Craft Biennale at the National Cheongju Museum, Korea; the Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, N.Y.; among others. 5:10 p.m.

Anime and Manga Club. Main Library, 305 Wick Ave., 44503; 330-744-8636. For adults and teens. Main Library, 6:30 p.m.

THURSDAY 21 Toddler Tales. Howland Branch Library, 9095 East Market St.; 330-856-2011. Storytime for toddlers ages 19 to 35 months with a parent or caregiver. Registration is required and begins one week before the start of each multi-week session (Sept. 7 and Oct. 26). Call to sign up.

10 a.m.

Preschool Stor ytime. Liberty Branch Library, 415 Churchill-Hubbard Road; 330-759-2589. P r e s c h o o l Storytime features stories and a craft related to a weekly theme and reinforces the development of early literacy skills. Early literacy is what children know about reading a n d w r i t i n g b e fo r e t h e y c a n a c t u a l l y r e a d a n d w r i t e.

Mastering these skills now helps children grow up to be good readers. For children ages 3 to 5. No registration required. 1 p.m.

Guest Artist Workshop: Ann Baltz, Opera Vocalist.

Room 3026, Bliss Recital Hall, YSU, Wick Avenue at Spring Street, Youngstown, 44555; 330-941-3636. 2-4 p.m.

Guest Artist Master Class: Ann Baltz, Opera Vocalist. Bliss Recital Hall, YSU, Wick Avenue at Spring Street, Youngstown, 44555; 330-941-3636. Ann Baltz is founder and artistic director of the nationally acclaimed performance training program, OperaWorks. A master teacher of performance skills and operatic improvisation for opera companies, conservatories and universities, Baltz has been heralded as one of the leading opera educators

in America today. 4-5:30 p.m.

Patio Pals. Main Library, 444 Mahoning Ave., N.W., Warren; 330-399-8807 ext. 206. Get your hands dirty at our weekly gardening program. Using primarily organic methods, we will grow edible and ornamental plants. Reap the benefits of exploring and learning about the natural world through a variety of stories and STEAM (science, te c h n o l o g y, e n g i n e e r i n g, a r t s, a n d m a t h ) a c t i v i t i e s.

Registration is required each week. Call (330) 399-8807 Ext. 206 to sign up. For kids ages 6 to 12. 4:30 p.m.

Teen Game Night. Main Library, 444 Mahoning Ave., N.W., Warren; 330-399-8807 ext. 206. Join us at the Main Library each Thursday evening for games of all varieties. For teens in grades 7 to 12. 5-7:30 p.m.

Family Game Night. Austintown Library, 600 South Raccoon Road, 44515; 330-744-8636. Features a twohour game night, including board games, giant games, video games, and even a basketball game. Fun for the whole family. 6-8 p.m.

Co o k b o o k C l u b. Liberty Branch Library, 415 Churchill-Hubbard Road; 330-759-2589. D o y o u love cookbooks? Join us as we explore food themes through cookbooks. Select and make a recipe from a cookbook or magazine. (No Internet recipes please.)

Bring your dish to share along with a copy of your recipe. This month‘s theme is ‘ Tailgating‘. Registration is required. Call (330) 759-2589 to sign up. 6 p.m.

Paper Crafting Series. Calling all crafty teens. Learn a b o u t n e w p a p e r c ra f t te c h n i q u e s a n d t a k e h o m e some finished products. All supplies will be provided.

This month‘s craft: Embellishments (inchies, twinchies & more.) Registration is required. Call to sign up. For teens in grades 7 to 12. 6 p.m.

Pumpkin Garland. Main Library, 305 Wick Ave., 44503; 330-744-8636. This garland is the perfect decoration to leave up throughout the entire fall season. Space is limited and registration is required.

For adults and teens. 6:30 p.m.

Fall Gardening Tips. Boardman Library, 7680 Glenwood Ave., 44512; 330-744-8636. Master Gardeners Judy Rodkey and Cynthia Faust will discuss how to plant spring bulbs and put your garden to bed for winter. Registration is required. For adults. 7 p.m.

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FRIDAY 22 Teen Homeschool Brunch Bunch. Main Library, 305 Wick Ave., 44503; 330-744-8636. Create your own “Galaxy in Jar” using common household items. For teens. 10 a.m.

Homeschool Brunch Bunch. Main Library, 305 Wick Ave., 44503; 330-744-8636. Homeschoolers will join for a reading and discussion of the book, “Seeing” by Sharon Gordon, followed by extension activities. For elementary school children. 10 a.m.

Flower Arranging with Joe Mineo. Main Library, 444 Mahoning Ave., N.W., Warren; 330-399-8807, ext. 206.

Nationally recognized and award-winning event designer J o e M i n e o w i l l d e m o n s t r a t e c r e a t i v e a n d i n n o va t i v e flower arranging. Copies of his book, “I t’s My Par ty-A Ce l e b r a t i o n o f t h e A r t o f E ve n t D e s i g n , ” w i l l a l s o b e available for purchase and signing at the event. Mineo is the owner and creative director of Joe Mineo Creative and began his career with his first business, Something New Florist, Gifts & Home Decor based in Canfield. 11 a.m.

Opening Weekend. Ward Beecher Planetarium, YSU, Lincoln Avenue at N. Phelps Street, Youngstown, 44502; 330-941-3616. Planetarium InfoLine: 330 9411370. The Planetarium will unveiled its new SkySkan Definiti video. 8 p.m.

Richard Marx: 7 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 24 at Stambaugh Auditorium, 1000 Fifth Ave., Youngstown, 44504; 330-259-0555. www. stambaughauditorium.com. $35-$20.

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Music & Nightspots Frieda’s. Live jazz. 6 p.m.

Lil Paw’s Winery. Steve Vanerick. 7 p.m.

JR’s. 80’s Proof. 9 p.m.

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METRO 25 SEPTEMBER SATURDAY 23 Blossom. Weller Gallery, Fellows Riverside Gardens, Mill Creek MetroParks, 123 McKinley Ave., Youngstown, 44509; 330-740-7116.“Blossom” is an exhibit featuring watercolors by Youngstown artist Daniel Rauschenbach.

Sept. 23-Nov. 16. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday-Sunday.

Warren Homecoming: Earl Derr Biggers Literary L a n d m a r k D e d i c at i o n a n d Pre s e n t at i o n. Main Library, 444 Mahoning Ave., N.W.,Warren; 330-399-8807 ext. 206. Join us for the unveiling of the bronze Literary Landmark plaque and a lecture about mystery author Earl Derr Biggers. Learn about some of the factors that shaped Biggers during his early life in Warren and how his Charlie Chan character influenced popular literature at the time. This lecture about Biggers life and works will be presented by Jan Vaughn, Warren-Trumbull County Public Library assistant director. 11 a.m.

Lavender and Lace Tea Fundraiser. East Library, 430 Early Road, 44505; 330-744-8636. For more, call the Library Development Office, 330-740-6086. Sponsored by the Friends of PLYMC East Committee. For adults.

11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Movie Mania: Toy Story. Howland Branch Library, 9095 East Market St.; 330-856-2011. An interactive movie experience; watch the movie with stor yrelated activities and snacks. For kids in grade K to 6.

Registration is required. Call to sign up. 2 p.m.

Opening Weekend. Ward Beecher Planetarium, YSU, Lincoln Avenue at N. Phelps Street, Youngstown, 44502; 330-941-3616. Planetarium InfoLine: 330 9411370. The Planetarium will unveiled its new SkySkan Definiti video. 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Sunset at the Farm. Mill Creek MetroParks Farm, 7574 Columbiana-Canfield Road, Canfield, 44406; 330-702-3000. Watch the sun set at the MetroParks Farm. Features a corn maze, old-fashioned games, tractor-wagon rides, and more. Fees apply for some activities. 4:30-7:30 p.m.

Music & Nightspots barrel33. Damien Knapp featuring Betty Griffin. 8 p.m.

Frieda’s. Live jazz. 6 p.m.

Lil Paw’s Winery. The Scenic Route. 7 p.m.

SUNDAY 24 Wa r r e n H o m e c o m i n g : M ov i e M a t i n e e. Main Library, 444 Mahoning Ave., N.W., Warren; 330-3998807 ext. 206. Join the Library for a movie showing of “Charlie Chan in London,” a 1934 film starring Warner Oland. 1:30 p.m.

Autumn Welcome. Yellow Creek Park, Mill Creek MetroParks, 19 1/2 Lowellville Road, Struthers, 44471; 330-755-7275. Explore the nature and history in Yellow Creek Park, a miniature version of Mill Creek Park. Call Ford Nature Center for details. Moderate, 2 miles. 2-4 p.m.

Wa r r e n H o m e c o m i n g : M ov i e M a t i n e e. Main Library, 444 Mahoning Ave., N.W.,Warren; 330-399-8807 ext. 206. Join the Library for a movie showing of a 1929 film based on “Biggers.” 3 p.m.

Herbal Gift Series. Fellows Riverside Gardens, Mill Creek MetroParks, 123 McKinley Ave., Youngstown, 44509; 330-740-7116. Adults and ages 12+ with paid adult. Join Shannon Blackshire in this three-part series that goes from how to harvest, how to dry and the many different ways to process the bounty of your herb garden. Register/pay by Sept. 24, 26, Oct. 3, 10. 6-7 p.m.

Series: $68; FFRG $62. Individual class: $26; FFRG $22.

Evening Autumn Paddle. East Newport Boat Launch. Mill Creek MetroParks, Youngstown; 330740-7107. Enjoy a cool autumn evening out on

Warren Civic Music Presents George Dyer: 7 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 19 at W.D. Packard Music Hall, 1704 Mahoning Ave., N.W., Warren, 44483; 1-800-745-3000 and www. packardmusichall.com. This concert features the worldclass, award-winning tenor voice and showmanship of George Dyer.

Lake Newport. Single and tandem kayaks. Age and experience restrictions may apply. Register/pay at Ford Nature Center by Sept. 22. 6 8 p.m. $12 R; $15 NR. Richard Marx. Stambaugh Auditorium, 1000 Fifth Ave., Youngstown, 44504; 330-259-0555. www. stambaughauditorium.com. Richard Marx released his self-titled debut album in 1987 providing hit singles such as “Hold on to the Nights” and “Don’t Mean Nothing.” After earning a Grammy nomination for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance, the 1989 follow-up album “Repeat Offender” expanded Marx’s success with two number one singles “Satisfied” and most popular “Right Here Waiting.” Marx continued his seven-year run of achievements with four multiplatinum albums and over 30 million albums sold worldwide. 7 p.m. $35-$20.

Dana Chamber Orchestra and Faculty Chamber Music. Ford Family Recital Hall, DeYor Performing Arts Center, 260 W. Federal St., Youngstown. The Dana Chamber Orchestra – Dr. Kivie Cahn-Lipman, Joseph Kromholz, Michael Strauss and Dr. Cicilia Yudha – will perform. 7 p.m. Admission charge.

MONDAY 25 Friends of the Austintown Library Meeting and Presentation: The Decline and Fall of the Mahoning Valley Steel Industry. Austintown Library, 600 South Raccoon Road, 44515; 330-744-8636.“The Decline and Fall of the Mahoning Valley Steel Industry” with William Farragher, retired director of marketing for Youngstown Sheet and Tube, McDonald Steel Corp., and Magnecord Corporation. Presentation followed by membership meeting. For adults. 10 a.m.

M e s s y M o n d ay s . Liberty Branch Library, 415 Churchill-Hubbard Road; 330-759-2589. This multitactile playgroup encourages exploring, creating, and laughing. *Some activities may get messy; please dress accordingly. Ages 18 mos. to 3 years. 11 a.m.

Te e n M o n d a y s . Liberty Branch Library, 415 Churchill-Hubbard Road; 330-759-2589. Looking for something to do afterschool? Join us twice a month for an afternoon of fun. First dates are always a movie.

Snacks will be provided. No registration required. For

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teens in grades 7-12. 2:30 p.m.

Listen and Create. Poland Library, 311 S. Main St., 44514; 330-744-8636. Listen to a story and then create something special. For September, listen to the story, “Fall is Not Easy,” by Marty Kelley, and then make your own tree. For children of all ages. 6 p.m.

Ar t-Ventures. Main Library, 444 Mahoning Ave., N.W., Warren; 330-399-8807 ext. 206. An art-themed e ve n i n g s t o r y t i m e fe a t u r i n g h a n d - o n a c t i v i t i e s t o engage young artists. For children ages 3 to 6 and their parents or caregivers. Registration is required; call (330) 399-8807 Ext. 206 to sign up. 6 p.m.

3-D Printing: Design. Main Library, 305 Wick Ave., 44503; 330-744-8636. Design and customize your own 3-D READ keychain and get yourself one step closer to using this fascinating, groundbreaking technology. Registration required, space is limited. Register online via the Library’s event calendar or call. For adults and teens. 6:30 p.m.

TUESDAY 26 Writing from Life: Food as Muse. Boardman Library, 7680 Glenwood Ave., 44512; 330-744-8636. Some earliest memories are of food and in this workshop you will use the specific and idiosyncratic details of food to write from

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life. To reserve a spot, call or register using the Library’s online calendar. For adults. 10 a.m.

Screening of “Paris Was a Woman.” McDonough Museum of Art, YSU, 525 Wick Ave., Youngstown, 44502; 330-941-1400. Noon-1:15 p.m.

Paper Crafting Tools 101. Austintown Library, 600 South Raccoon Road, 44515; 330-744-8636. This class will help beginner crafters learn how use crafting tools from basic to advanced; paper cutters and border punches to an electronic die cut machine and many tools in-between.

For adults. 6 p.m.

M a s t e r G a r d e n e r Pr e s e n t at i o n. Liberty Branch Library, 415 Churchill-Hubbard Road; 330-759-2589. Learn tips from a local expert. This month‘s topic is ‘Winterizing Your Garden‘. No registration necessary. 6 p.m.

Read to Roxie. Poland Library, 311 S. Main St., 44514; 330-744-8636. Roxie is a registered therapy dog with Therapy Dogs International. Each child will be given a 15minute reading session while spots remain. Call and ask for the Poland Library to register. For grades 1-4. 6 p.m.

Wedding Season Cookies. Fellows Riverside Gardens, Mill Creek MetroParks, 123 McKinley Ave., Youngstown, 44509; 330-740-7116. Adults and ages 10 plus with paid adult. A two-hour class for beginners with Cindy Velt on techniques for decorating cut-out cookies. Register/pay by Sept. 23. Sept. 26 . 6:30-8:30 p.m. $40; FFRG $36.

Live Music at the Librar y: Guitarist Ed Gorse.

Cortland Branch Library, 578 Lakeview Drive; 330638-6335. Enjoy a selec tion of classical, jazz, and pop performed by musician Ed Gorse, a classical and fingerstyle guitarist who also plays solo mandolin and ukulele. No registration necessary. 6:30-7:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY 27 Music at Noon: Voice Department Recital. Butler Institute of American Art, 524 Wick Ave., Youngstown, 44502; 330-941-3636. 12:15 p.m.

Lit Youngstown, From the Salon Modernist Readings – Part 2, Karen Schubert. McDonough Museum of Art,YSU, 525 Wick Ave.,Youngstown, 44502; 330-941-1400. 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Beginning Crochet. Newport Library, 3730 Market St., 44507; 330-744-8636. Materials provided for learning and practice. Space is limited. Registration required. For adults and teens. 6 p.m.

Anglophiles Unite: English Cheese. Main Library, 305 Wick Ave., 44503; 330-744-8636. Come and sample British cheeses. Learn the history of British cheese and some of the quirky festivals surrounding it. Doughnuts and cider will be served. For adults and teens. Main Library meeting room, 6:30 p.m.

THURSDAY 28 Let’s Move. A Walk for Those with Mobility Challenges. East Golf Hike Bike Trail, Shields Road Parking Lot, Mill Creek MetroParks, Youngstown; 330740-7107. No matter your physical limitations, seize an opportunity to be active outdoors, in the company of an exercise specialist and others with mobility challenges. Meet at bench near the East Golf Hike Bike Trail, Shields Road parking lot. Distance and time are up to you. 4-5 p.m.

Banned Book Bingo and Pop Trivia. Poland Library, 311 S. Main St., 44514; 330-744-8636. Celebrate banned book week by playing bingo featuring covers of some of the most banned books. Play some fun pop trivia games. Prizes will be awarded and snacks will be served. For grades 5-12. 6 p.m.

Fall Wood Block. Canfield Library; 43 W. Main St., 44406; 330-744-8636. Create your own Wood Block Sign to help decorate your home for the fall season.

Space is limited and registration is required. Call to

register. For adults and teens. 6:30 p.m.

Marketing with Statistics. Poland Library, 311 S. Main St., 44514; 330-744-8636. Join Stuart Gibbs, the Business and Investment Center librarian, for a seminar that is geared for entrepreneurs, business leaders and anyone interested in learning about competitors, potential clients, industry-specific economic forecasts, targeting new markets and market research. The featured databases, DemographicsNow - Library Edition, Neilson Segmentation & Market Solutions, and ReferenceUSA’s U.S. Consumers/Lifestyles, bring timely and authoritative data and insights for your marketing plan. Other sources, including American FactFinder and trade associations for statistics, will also be discussed.

Companies pay thousands for this type of information and it is available to everyone for free, right in their local library branch. This seminar will demonstrate access from your phone and computer. To register, call and ask for Information Services or register online using the events calendar. For adults. 6:30 p.m.

FRIDAY 29 Botanical Mornings. Fellows Riverside Gardens, Mill Creek MetroParks, 123 McKinley Ave., Youngstown, 44509; 330-740-7116. Discover the progress of seasons here at Fellows Riverside Gardens as spring makes way for summer. Register/pay by Sept. 27. 9-10 a.m. $5.

Snack-N-Sign. Poland Library, 311 S. Main St., 44514; 330-744-8636. Come to the Poland library after school to learn sign language and about deaf culture through fun, interactive games and activities. A snack will be provided. For 5th-8th grade. 3:30 p.m.

Dead Man’s Cell Phone: A Comedy by Sarah Ruhl.

University Theater, Spotlight Arena Theater, Bliss Hall.

YSU, Wick Avenue at Spring Street, Youngstown, 44555; 330-941-3105. An incessantly ringing cell phone in a quiet café. A stranger at the next table who has had enough. And a dead man with a lot of loose ends. So

begins “Dead Man’s Cell Phone,” an imaginative new comedy by MacArthur Genius Grant recipient and Pulitzer Prize finalist, Sarah Ruhl. She is author of The Clean House and Eurydice. The comedy explores how we memorialize the dead and how that remembering changes us. The play is filled with probing humor, vivid imagination and poignant humanity exploring the paradox of modern technology s ability to both unite and isolate people in the digital age. 7:30 p.m., Sept. 29 and 30; Oct. 6 and 7, and 2 p.m., Oct. 1 and 8.

Harry Potter Weekend. Ward Beecher Planetarium, YSU, Lincoln Avenue at N. Phelps Street, Youngstown, 44502; 330-941-3616. Planetarium InfoLine: 330 941-1370. Features a magical weekend where the Planetarium celebrates all things Harry Potter. Seating is first come, first seated. 8 p.m.

Music & Nightspots Frieda’s. Live jazz. 6 p.m.

Lil Paw’s Winery.Jim Gill. 7 p.m.

SATURDAY 30 Trees and Shrubs for the Home Landscape.

Fellows Riverside Gardens, Mill Creek MetroParks, 123 McKinley Ave., Youngstown, 44509; 330-740-7116.

Learn identification, choosing the best specimens for Northeast Ohio and proper planting. Essential maintenance practices and pruning will also be covered. Register/pay by Sept. 16. Series occurs on Saturdays. 9 a.m.-noon $45 R; $55 NR. Getting Started with Foundation Grants to Individuals Online. Main Library, 305 Wick Ave., 44503; 330-744-8636. This hands-on class is especially for individual grant-seekers. It will teach you how to search through detailed descriptions of more than 8,500 foundation programs in Foundation Grants to Individuals Online, the only resource devoted exclusively to foundations that support the needs of

individuals. This class will help you to find accurate, up-to-date information on funding for education, art projects and scientific research. For adults. Main Library Career and Job Center, 9:30 a.m.

Friends of PLYMC Craft Show. Canfield Library; 43 W. Main St., 44406; 330-744-8636. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Lit Youngstown Fall Festival. Main Library, 305 Wick Ave., 44503; 330-744-8636. Join authors Denise Duhamel, Robert Olmstead, and Kelly Bancroft for tips on writing poetry, historical fiction, and memoirs.

Sponsored in partnership with Lit Youngstown. For interested writers. For an agenda of events, visit https:// lityoungstown.org/fall-literary-festival. 10 a.m.

Lit Youngstown Fall Festival: A Reading by Robert Olmstead. Main Library, 305 Wick Ave., 44503; 330-744-8636. Join award winning author Robert Olmstead as he reads from his acclaimed novels. For adults. For a complete agenda of events, visit https:// lityoungstown.org/fall-literary-festival/ 11 a.m.

Metromutts: Tails on the Trails. MetroParks Bikeway Trailhead at MetroParks Farm, Mill Creek MetroParks Farm, 7574 Columbiana-Canfield Road, Canfield, 44406; 330-702-3000. Hike all four beautiful habitats of the Mindy Henning Memorial Trail out at the MetroParks Farm with your furry friend. Bring boots.

Moderate, 2.5 miles. 11 a.m.

Autumn in the Woods. Hitchcock Woods, Mill Creek MetroParks, Youngstown; 330-740-7107. Features an autumn hike through the rarely explored Hitchcock Woods as the group discovers and enjoys the wonders of the new season. Call Ford Nature Center for details.

Moderate, 2 miles. 1-3 p.m.

Autumn Trolley Ride. Boards at Ford Nature Center, Ford Nature Education Center, Mill Creek MetroParks; 840 Old Furnace Road, Youngstown, 44511; 330740-7107. Take an autumn ride through Mill Creek MetroParks. Limited seating. Register/pay at least two days ahead at Ford Nature Center. 2-3:30 p.m. or 4-5:30 p.m. Adults: $8 R, $11 NR; Seniors/youth: $6 R, $9 NR.

Essential Oils. Main Library, 444 Mahoning Ave., N.W., Warren; 330-399-8807 ext. 200. Have you been interested in learning more about essential oils?

Maureen Lauer-Gatta of The Yoga Room will show you what all the hype is about. Essential oils can be used as natural medicine, in recipes, as natural cleaners, and more. Registration is required. 2 p.m.

Lit Youngstown Fall Literary Festival: On Publishing.

McDonough Museum of Art, YSU, 525 Wick Ave., Youngstown, 44502; 330-941-1400. On Publishing” features a discussion and Q&A with Nin Andrews, Kelly Bancroft, Christopher Barzak, Susana Case, Denise Duhamel, Robert Olmstead and Margo Taft Stever. 2-3 p.m.

Stop Motion Animation. Main Library, 305 Wick Ave., 44503; 330-744-8636. Learn how to make a video with stopmotion animation. All materials provided. For students in grades K-6. Space is limited, call to register. 3 p.m.

Lit Youngstown Fall Literary Festival. Auditorium, McDonough Museum of Art, YSU, 525 Wick Ave., Youngstown, 44502; 330-941-1400. Features a screening of “Arriving at Bessie,” Kelly Bancroft’s short film. 3-3:30 p.m.

YSU Penguins Football: Stambaugh Stadium. GPS Address: 577 Fifth Ave., Youngstown, 44502; 330-9411YSU.The Penguins play South Dakota State.The game will be broadcast on 570 WKBN and ESPN3. 7 p.m.

Dana Vocal Society Recital. Bliss Recital Hall, YSU, Wick Avenue at Spring Street, Youngstown, 44555; 330-941-3636. 7:30 p.m.

Harry Potter Weekend. Ward Beecher Planetarium, YSU, Lincoln Avenue at N. Phelps Street, Youngstown, 44502; 330-941-3616. Planetarium InfoLine: 330 941-1370. Features a magical weekend where the Planetarium celebrates all things Harry Potter. Seating is first come, first seated. 8 p.m.

Music & Nightspots DeYor. 2nd Eyeball of the Valley. 5:30 p.m.

Frieda’s. Live jazz. 6 p.m.

Lil Paw’s Winery. Rick Bartholomy. 7 p.m.

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METRO 25 UPCOMING MAJOR EVENTS August B@B: After Dark. Stambaugh Auditorium, 1000 Fifth Ave., Youngstown, 44504; 330-259-0555. www. stambaughauditorium.com. The B@B: After Dark season will conclude with Spirit of the Bear & Sam Goodwill. The event takes place in the Garden on the south side of the building and will feature a cash bar and local food vendors parked nearby offering various selections. 7 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 17.

Fred Astaire Dance Studios. Warren & Youngstown: Live Your Dreams Showcase 2017. Stambaugh Auditorium, 1000 Fifth Ave., Youngstown, 44504; 330259-0555. www.stambaughauditorium.com. Featuring the Fred Astaire professional dancers and Pro-Am performers, “Live Your Dreams” showcases the area’s top ballroom and Latin dancers. 7 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 27. $55-$30.

Ted Nugent. W.D. Packard Music Hall, 1704 Mahoning Ave., N.W., Warren, 44483; 1-800-745-3000 and www. packardmusichall.com. 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 23. $26.50-$52 (applicable fees may apply).

September W.D. Packard Concert Band. W.D. Packard Music Hall, 1704 Mahoning Ave., N.W., Warren, 44483; 1-800745-3000 and www.packardmusichall.com. 3 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 10.

2017 Friends4Friends Film Festival. Ford Family Recital Hall, DeYor Performing Arts Center, 260 W. Federal St., Youngstown, 44503; 330-744-0264, 330486-0602 and www.youngstownsymphony.com. The Friends4Friends Campaign, sponsored by Operation Keepsake, Inc. inspires youth to become future leaders within their schools and communities. Students have the opportunity to think creatively, composing and producing short films and songs to educate and support peers in overcoming challenges such as alcohol, drugs, sexual activity, and violence. The festival showcases the students’ work at an Oscarlike, red carpet event that attracts fellow students, parents, community members, and the press. 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 14.

Stevie Nicks. Covelli Centre, 229 E. Front St., Youngstown, 44503; 1-800-745-3000 and www. covellicentre.com. 8 p.m., Friday, Sept. 15. $56.50$136.50 (applicable fees may apply).

Westminster College Celebrity Series: Steppin’ Out with Ben Vereen. Orr Auditorium, Westminster College, 319 S. Market St., New Wilmington, Pa. 16172; 724-946-7354. Ben Vereen’s legendary performances on stage and screen transcend time and have been woven into the fabric of our country’s artistic legacy.

Vereen continues to dazzle audiences around the world. “Steppin’ Out With Ben Vereen” highlights this Tony Award-winning (“Pippin”) performer’s unique artistry, combining a tribute to Broadway, Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. Featuring hit songs such as “Defying Gravity,”“Stand By Me,” and “My Way,” the show features a contemporary, yet timeless, journey filled with song and dance, stories of his life, a great deal of humor and inspiration. 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept.

16. $47, $45, $42, $39.

YSO Pops Series: “Faithfully – A Symphonic Tribute to the Music of Journey.” Edward W. Powers Auditorium , 260 W. Federal St., Youngstown, 44503; 330-744-0264 and www.youngstownsymphony.com.

The Youngstown Symphony celebrates the music of Journey – one of the most popular American rock bands of all time. The hits include “Don’t Stop Believing,” “Faithfully,” “Any Way You Want It,” “Open Arms,”“Wheel in the Sky” and many more. The concert is underwritten, in part, by PNC Bank. All tickets are reserved seating. 8 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 16.

Organist Mark Pacoe. Stambaugh Auditorium,

Westminster College Celebrity Series: An Evening with Chris Botti, 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 21 at Westminster College, 319 S. Market St., New Wilmington, Pa. 16172; 724-946-7354. $65, $65, $55, $45.

1000 Fifth Ave., Youngstown, 44504; 330-259-0555. www.stambaughauditorium.com. Mark Pacoe currently serves as the director of music for St. John Nepomucene and St. Frances Xavier Cabrini in Manhattan. His debut recording, “Crossroads – Music from St. Malachy’s – The Actors’ Chapel, Time Square, New York,” was released in fall of 2015. He has also published several music-related articles in U.S. publications, as well as presenting at various AGO chapters. Pacoe made his European debut at St. Paul’s Cathedral (London) and St. Mary’s Cathedral (Edinburgh Fringe Festival) after becoming recognized at the Oundle International Young Organists’ Academy in Great Britain. 4 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 17. $10-$5.

The Vagina Monologues. Edward W. Powers Auditorium, 260 W. Federal St., Youngstown, 44503; 330-744-0264 and www.youngstownsymphony.com.

Reality TV “Housewives” Brandi Glanville of Beverly Hills, Teresa Giudice of New Jersey and Ashley Darby of Potomac will take to the Powers’ stage for a special event performance of Eve Ensler’s award-winning show. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Mariska Hargitay’s Joyful Heart Foundation and the local charity, Compass Sojourner House of the Mahoning Valley. 8 p.m., Monday, Sept. 18.

Warren Civic Music Presents George Dyer. W.D. Packard Music Hall, 1704 Mahoning Ave., N.W., Warren, 44483; 1-800-745-3000 and www.packardmusichall. com. This concert features the world-class, awardwinning tenor voice and showmanship of George Dyer.

7 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 19. $40; $102 for the series after May 31 (applicable fees may apply).

Trumbull Town Hall Presents: Deborah Norville.

W.D. Packard Music Hall, 1704 Mahoning Ave., N.W., Warren, 44483; 1-800-745-3000 and www. packardmusichall.com. 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Sept.

20. $40-$95 series after May 31 (applicable fees may apply).

Richard Marx. Stambaugh Auditorium, 1000 Fifth Ave., Youngstown, 44504; 330-259-0555. www. stambaughauditorium.com. Richard Marx released his self-titled debut album in 1987 providing hit singles such as “Hold on to the Nights” and “Don’t

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Mean Nothing.” After earning a Grammy nomination for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance, the 1989 follow-up album “Repeat Offender” expanded Marx’s success with two number one singles “Satisfied” and most popular “Right Here Waiting.” Marx continued his seven-year run of achievements with four multiplatinum albums and over 30 million albums sold worldwide. 7 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 24. $35-$20.

October 2017 Simeon Booker Courage Award Ceremony.

Ford Family Recital Hall, 260 W. Federal St., Youngstown, 44503; 330-744-0264 and www.youngstownsymphony. com.Organized by the Ohio Nonviolence Week Committee and part of the seventh annual Ohio Nonviolence Week, the awards ceremony culminates five days of conscience and character, talk, art, dinner, music and more.Tickets will be on sale via the DeYor PAC box office at a later date. For further information contact Penny Wells at pennywwells@ sbcglobal.net. 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 3.

Skeggs Lecture Series: Jeff Corwin. Stambaugh Auditorium, 1000 Fifth Ave.,Youngstown, 44504; contact Jackie LeViseur, 330-941-2136 or jmleviseur@ysu.edu and 330-259-0555. www.stambaughauditorium.com.

7 p.m., Oct. 4.

Westminster College Celebrity Series: The President’s Own – United States Marine Band. Orr Auditorium, Westminster College, 319 S. Market St., New Wilmington, Pa. 16172; 724-946-7354. 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 5.

YSO Classics Series – Oktoberfest. Edward W. Powers Auditorium, 260 W. Federal St., Youngstown, 44503; 330-744-0264 and www.youngstownsymphony. com. Features a craft beer taste and the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra featuring the music of Brahms, Wagner and renowned pianist and YSU professor Caroline Oltmanns performing Beethoven’s “Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor.” Concert underwritten in part by Braking Point Recovery Center. All tickets are reserved seating. 8 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 7.

Pink Lemon-Aide 2017. W.D. Packard Music Hall, 1704 Mahoning Ave., N.W., Warren, 44483; 1-800-745-

3000 and www.packardmusichall.com. An all-ages event to raise funds to fight cancer and celebrate survivors. 5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 14. $10-$40 V.I.P. advance only (applicable fees may apply).

Stephen Stills and Judy Collins. Edward W. Powers Auditorium, 260 W. Federal St., Youngstown, 44503; 330-744-0264 and www.youngstownsymphony. com. Sunrise Entertainment and the Western Reserve Folk Arts Association will present legendary duo Stephen Stills and Judy Collins. Fifty years ago, singersongwriter Stephen Stills met singer-songwriter Judy Collins, known for her piercing ocean blue eyes. Their tumultuous love affair would later be immortalized

by Stills with his composition “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes,” performed by Crosby, Stills & Nash on their landmark debut.Their joint summer tour marks the first time ever Stills and Collins have been onstage together. Collins has earned five Grammy nominations including one in 2017 and one Grammy win. In addition to his ode to Collins, Stills is best known for the hits “For What It’s Worth” by Buffalo Springfield and “Love The One You’re With” from his solo debut. 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 15.

Warren Civic Music Presents: Gary Puckett & The Union Gap. W.D. Packard Music Hall, 1704 Mahoning Ave., N.W., Warren, 44483; 1-800-745-3000 and www. packardmusichall.com. 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 17. $40 single show; $102 series after May 31 (applicable fees may apply).

W.D. Packard Concert Band: Sweetest Day Dance. W.D. Packard Music Hall, 1704 Mahoning Ave., N.W., Warren, 44483; 1-800-745-3000 and www. packardmusichall.com. 7 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 19.

Westminster College Celebrity Series: An Evening with Chris Botti. Orr Auditorium, Westminster College, 319 S. Market St., New Wilmington, Pa. 16172; 724-9467354. Versatile trumpeter Chris Botti has recorded and performed alongside Sting, Barbra Streisand, Yo-Yo Ma, Andrea Bocelli, and Frank Sinatra. He has performed with the finest symphonies, and at some of the world’s most prestigious concert halls. Botti’s success—including four number-one jazz albums and a 2013 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album—has even crossed over to audiences who usually prefer other genres of music. Botti has sold more than four million albums and established himself as one of the most innovative figures in the contemporary music world. 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 21. $65, $65, $55, $45.

The Texas Tenors. Stambaugh Auditorium, 1000 Fifth Ave., Youngstown, 44504; 330-259-0555. www. stambaughauditorium.com.The Texas Tenors will bring their unique blend of country, classical, Broadway, and pop to Stambaugh Auditorium. Formed in 2009, the group debuted on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent,” and has since acquired a long list of accolades and passionate fans. The group includes country music singer J.C. Fisher, pop singer Marcus Collins, and opera singer John Hagen. First airing in 2013, their PBS special,“You Should Dream,” still plays across the country and since has won three Emmy awards. The special included performances such as “Mountain Music,”“Danny Boy,” Somewhere” (from West Side Story) and “My Way.” 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 22. $35-$20.

Little Rascals Monster Mash. Ford Family Recital Hall, 260 W. Federal St., Youngstown, 44503; 330-7440264 and www.youngstownsymphony.com. Easy Street turns into “Queasy Street” for a fun-filled salute to Halloween. Tickets will be for sale through the Little Rascals Workshops. Contact Maureen Collins at easystreetshows@aol.com for more information.

Saturday, Oct. 28. Time to be announced.

Disney Live. Mickey & Minnie’s Doorway To Magic.

Covelli Centre, 229 E. Front St., Youngstown, 44503; 1-800-745-3000 and www.covellicentre.com. 1 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 29. 5 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 29. $17-$54 (applicable fees may apply).

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