Best Bets/Hot Tickets

Best Bets/Hot Tickets
FRIDAY
* Detective Sgt. Trotter is on the case in the timeless murder mystery "The Mousetrap," by Agatha Christie, opening at Youngstown Playhouse, off Glenwood Avenue. The scene is an old house that some newlyweds have turned into an inn -- and, unfortunately, the final resting place for many guests. Who's responsible for these deaths? It's up to Trotter -- and audiences -- to decide. Showtime, 8 p.m. Additional performances, 8 p.m. Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, 8 p.m. Oct. 24 and 2:30 p.m. Oct. 26. Tickets, $12 for adults and $10 for students and senior citizens. Reservations, (330) 788-8739.
* Playwright Edward Albee examines our mortality in "Three Tall Women," the next production by Oakland Center for the Arts, 220 W. Boardman St., Youngstown. It's been said that Albee based this work on his adoptive mother, with whom he was estranged. Showtime, 8 p.m. Additional performances, 8 p.m. Saturday; 8 p.m. Oct. 24-25 and Oct. 31-Nov. 1; and 2:30 p.m. Oct. 26. Tickets, $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and $10 for students. Reservations, (33) 746-0404.
* For those in the mood for humor, Stage Left Players of Lisbon offer "Who's on First." It's party time, and the hostess has purchased a genie lamp to spruce up her apartment. A series of misunderstandings among the partygoers leads to a tragic event, one that the hostess wants to undo -- but can she live with the consequences? Showtime, 8 p.m. at Outreach Center, 234 E. Lincoln Way. Additional performances, 8 p.m. Saturdays; 8 p.m. Oct. 24-25; and 2 p.m. Oct. 26. Tickets, $9 for adults and $7 for students. Reservations, (330) 424-5093.
* Contact Ticketmaster after 10 a.m. for tickets to either of these club concerts in Cleveland: punk-industrial-hip hop group Mindless Self Indulgence with Tub Ring, 8:30 p.m. Dec. 5 at Odeon Concert Club, 1295 Old River Road; or jam band Moe, 8 p.m. Dec. 4 in Agora Theater, 5000 Euclid Ave.
SATURDAY
* Concert tickets to purchase in the morning include: '80s pop rock band Duran Duran, still "Hungry Like the Wolf," at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 13 in Agora Theater, Cleveland; British soul-pop singer Seal with Wilshire, 8 p.m. Nov. 29 at Lakewood Civic Auditorium; and "A Nitemare Before X-Mas," featuring the heavy sounds of Korn, The Offspring, Ill Nino, Adema and Crystal Method, 6 p.m. Nov. 30 in Cleveland State University Convocation Center. Call Ticketmaster.
* Pop music powerhouse Paul Anka will singer at 7:30 p.m. April 3 at Playhouse Square Center, Cleveland. Tickets are going on sale through Tickets.com for $37.75, $32.75 and $27.75.
* The annual Hungarian Harvest Dance is from 7:30 to 11 p.m. at the Ellwood City Hungarian Home, First Street, Ellwood City, Pa. Music will be the Akron Hungarians. Admission is $5. For details, call John Takacs at (724) 752-6658.* Lennon -- the little girl with the big rock voice who opened for Alice Cooper on a summer night at B & amp;B Backstage -- performs at 10:30 at The Cellar, 162 S. Bridge St., Struthers. Lennon Murphy, 20, has recorded her second album, titled "I Am," and she's been invited to join the Girlz Garage Tour that'll stop next Thursday at Nick's Fat City in Pittsburgh.
SUNDAY
* Oops. You made plans for Saturday, AKA Sweetest Day, that don't include your wives or girlfriends. You might make up for it by taking them to the Perfect Gentlemen's After Sweetest Day Dance from 7 to 11 p.m. at Buckeye Elks Youth Center, 421 1/2 North Ave., Youngstown. Call (330) 793-0800 or (330) 770-4967 for details.
* By now you know about the big 3 Doors Down concert at YSU's Beeghly Center (see a feature on the band inside this section). So what do you know about opening band Seether? Here's the lowdown: Seether was founded four years ago in South Africa; its songs are penned mostly by singer-guitarist Shaun Morgan, whose lyrics have been fueled by childhood memories of his parents' divorce and familial clashes over religion and rock music; and its music is diverse, including metal, grunge and thrash styles. Want tickets? Call Ticketmaster.
NEXT WEEK
* You don't have to be a "Rich Girl" to hear the soulful pop sounds of Hall & amp; Oates at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4 in A.J. Palumbo Center, Pittsburgh. Tickets are $37.50 and $47.50. To get the best seats, call Ticketmaster Monday morning.
* With 30 years' experience under their belts, The Flying Karamazov Brothers have incorporated their best juggling, comedy and theatrical routines into a show they call "Catch!" that's coming next weekend to Byham Theater, Pittsburgh. Shows will be at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 24; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 25; and 2 p.m. Oct. 26. Tickets are $19.50 and $29.50. Call (412) 456-6666.
AHEAD
* David Ball, the country music singer who stirred patriotic feelings with his recent hit "Riding with Private Malone," will perform at 8 p.m. Nov. 14 at W.D. Packard Music Hall, 1703 Mahoning Ave. N.W., Warren. Special guests will be John Anderson and Shenandoah. For information, call the Packard box office at (330) 841-2619.
* Tutter is the guest of honor at "Bear in the Big Blue House Live Surprise Party," a live stage show featuring the beloved children's TV characters that will be performed from Dec. 18 to 21 at Palace Theatre, Playhouse Square, Cleveland. Tickets are from $12 to $25. To buy them, call Tickets.com.