Play about black pioneers planned at Mill Creek

Play about black pioneers planned at Mill Creek
YOUNGSTOWN -- Black pioneers who were the first settlers in Ohio are the characters in "Untamed Paradise," an original play that will be performed by Mad River Theater at 7 p.m. Saturday at Mill Creek MetroParks Judge Morley Pavilion, off McCollum Road. Music and drama will be used to tell true frontier stories in this bicentennial program. Admission is free. Seating will be on the lawn. Call (330) 702-3000 for information.
Celebrity Series tickets for Westminster season
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. -- Season passes and single tickets are available for the next Westminster College Celebrity Series. Passes include the following shows: Tony Danza in an evening of song and dance, Sept. 27; Celtic music by Leahy, a group of nine siblings, Oct. 13; comedian Bob Newhart, Oct. 21; Broadway singer Linda Eder of "Jekyll & amp; Hyde," Nov. 6; pop singer-songwriter Don McLean in a Christmas program, Dec. 13; actor Hal Holbrook in the one-man show "Mark Twain Tonight," Feb. 11; and a production of "The Sound of Music" on April 13.
Tickets are being sold separately for four additional shows: "In the Mood," a 1940s musical review, on Nov. 12; the children's show "Calillou," Feb. 8; family entertainer Tom Chapin, April 25; and a production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical "Cats," April 28.
Call (724) 946-7354 for information.
Summer plays scheduled at Stan Hywet Hall
AKRON -- Ohio Shakespeare Festival will perform two works this summer in outdoor performances at Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens, 714 N. Portage Path. Shakespeare's "The Tempest" will be presented at 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays, from July 9 to 27. "Oh, Coward!," a musical about playwright, actor and singer Noel Coward, will follow a similar schedule from Aug. 6 to 17. Both plays will be presented in the Lagoon, a rustic area near the wooded part of the gardens. Tickets are $16 for adults and $7 for children ages 6 to 18. Reservations are suggested. Call (330) 836-5533.
Online artist registry helps art lovers, too
Artists and art lovers have equal access to the newly updated Ohio Online Visual Artist Registry by Ohio Arts Council and Columbus Metropolitan Library. More than 5,000 images of works by about 600 artists are in the registry, which can be viewed for free at www.ohioonlinearts.org.
The registry also is a database for Ohio Percent for Art, a program that requires 1 percent of budgets be spent on art acquisition for public building construction or renovation projects that receive more than $4 million in state funds.
Artists who want to be included on the Web site may call (614) 466-2613 to receive registration forms.