Fall Out Boy coming to Pittsburgh, Cleveland

Fall Out Boy comingto Pittsburgh, Cleveland
Fall Out Boy's Black Clouds and Underdogs tour, which also includes the All-American Rejects and Hawthorne Heights, is coming to Chevrolet Amphitheatre, Pittsburgh, April 22; and Blossom Music Center on May 7.
Fall Out Boy's single, "Sugar, We're Goin' Down," made it to No. 1 on MTVs "TRL" countdown shortly after its debut in April, stayed in the "TRL" countdown for over 10 weeks, and was the No. 1 most played video on MTV.
The Chicago-based group won over audiences on the annual Vans Warped Tour last summer before their headline run on the sold-out Nintendo Fusion Tour.
Tickets for both shows go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday at all Ticketmaster locations, online at ticketmaster.com or hob.com or charge by phone at (330) 747-1212.
Quote/Unquote
"I have no hard feelings. But I'll challenge Matthew McConaughey in the kitchen any time." -- Jake Gyllenhaal, on McConaughey's recent designation as People magazine's sexiest man, in Newsweek.
"My enthusiasm for the corset lasted for about a half hour because it really hurts. I was trying to squeeze down sandwiches that would get stuck." -- Actress Sienna Miller, on wearing an 18th-century costume in "Casanova," in People magazine.
"When I was 25, I was the first one to leave my shoes in the middle of the living room. Now, I'm the first one to pick them up, put them in my color-coordinated closet. I became a maniac about organization." -- Shakira, 28, on her neat-freak tendencies, in People magazine.
Theater classes
YOUNGSTOWN -- Youngstown Playhouse Youth Theatre will hold a winter session of theater classes for students in grades 1-12, on Saturdays from Feb. 4 to March 11 at the Playhouse. Class fee is $60 per student.
UPupils in grades 1-3 can enroll in "Imagination Station," which focuses on physical, verbal and listening skills, from 10 to 11 a.m.; and "Zany, Brainy Tales," which focuses on character development, from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
UMiddle school pupils in grades 4-6 will create and perform a fantasy story in "Narnia and Beyond!" scheduled from 10 to 11 a.m. Also available is "From the Page to the Stage," 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., which focuses on play production.
UFor students in grades 7-12, "Acting 101," 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., focuses on vocal technique, movement, character and improvisation. "So, You Want to be an Actor," 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., focuses on in-depth character work, conflict, scene study and preparing for an audition.
Two musical theater classes are scheduled; grades 4-6 will be 10 to 11 a.m. and grades 7-12 will be 11:15-12:15.
For further information and registration, call the Playhouse box office at (330) 788-8739.
Christian bands
AUSTINTOWN -- Several Christian rock bands will be performing in the area this weekend, with tickets available at the door.
ClearView will perform at 9 tonight at Tabernacle Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 2432 S. Raccoon Road.
Shudder, Never Die Wondering and ClearView, will play at 7 p.m. Saturday at Champion Christian Church, 151 Center St. West, Warren.
Become a superhero
If you were a superhero, what would you look like? Would you wear a mask like Spider-Man or don a cape like Batman? Would you wear your trousers over your tights like Superman? Would you even look human? Decisions, decisions!
If you've ever dreamed of having an alter ego but lacked the drawing skills to bring your ideas to life, HeroMachine (http://www.heromachine.com) is here to save the day!
HeroMachine is a Flash-based program that lets you mix-and-match body parts to help you generate the hero of your dreams -- no illustration skills required. You start by selecting the body type of your future champion. The template you are then provided is a literal blank canvas; you choose everything from the skin color to the nose type, not to mention the various costume combinations.
As simple as program is, it can be quite addicting. There are so many options you can choose from to customize your creation, you may find yourself fiddling around for quite a while.
HeroMachine 1.1 is available as a free download, while version 2.0 costs $19.95 to purchase (the site offers a link to a free preview of HeroMachine 2.0 to play around with). While version 2.0 has more features, version 1.1 is pretty fun too.