The circus is coming to Struthers Field House

The circus is coming to Struthers Field House
STRUTHERS -- The 41st annual Circus Aut Mori will take place April 1-3 at Struthers Field House. Rather than utilizing a traveling circus, almost all of the show's performers are individually booked for this show only, said Cecil Greenaway, Aut Mori ticket director.
Greenaway said the Grotto Clowns, which start off the show with a football throw, are based in the Youngstown area.
Showtimes will be 2 and 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 3 and 6 p.m. Sunday.
All upper bleacher seats cost $10; lower seats with backs cost $15. Friday's 2 p.m. show will cost $8 for all seats. Parking will be free.
Tickets are available at 111 Euclid Blvd., the Struthers Field House, or by calling (330) 750-9486.
Youth orchestra
CLEVELAND -- The award-winning Contemporary Youth Orchestra closes its gala 10th Anniversary season with its fifth annual Rock the Orchestra Music Festival, featuring 1970s and '80s rock superstar Pat Benatar. The festival includes a concert, "Fire Away," at 7:30 p.m. May 24 in Cleveland State University's Waetjen Auditorium (Music & amp; Communication Building, Euclid Avenue at E. 21st Street), and a student workshop May 23, run by Progressive Arts Alliance.
Benatar, a four-time Grammy winner, and her husband -- her lead guitarist, producer and songwriter, Cleveland native Neil Giraldo -- will perform 11 of her songs with the orchestra.
Tickets will be available beginning April 11 through www.tickets.com or by calling (216) 241-6000. The festival is open to students in grades seven through 12. Registration can be done on the Progressive Arts Alliance Web site: www.paalive.org.
Quote/unquote
"I wish every woman would love themselves and embrace what they were given naturally." -- Actress/musician Queen Latifah, in InStyle.
j"The first pot roast was awesome. However, the second ... I don't know what went wrong, but we couldn't eat it." -- Dancer Kevin Federline, on wife Britney Spears' cooking, in People.
"I can't live without a white tank, my baggy jeans and my flip-flops." -- Kelly Clarkson, in TeenPeople.
Celebrities and faith
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Beyonce Knowles: "Whenever I'm confused, I ask God to reveal the answers to my questions, and he does. That's how we found our (band) name -- we opened up the Bible, and the word destiny was right there."
Marilyn Manson: "I think art is the only thing that's spiritual in the world. And I refuse to be forced to believe in other people's interpretations of God. I don't think anybody should be. No one person can own the copyright to what God means."
Andre 3000: "Faith influences my life 100 percent. Like when I'm writing songs -- I don't know where it's coming from, and I know it couldn't be me. So at that point I'm pretty much a medium that someone else is speaking through."
Madonna: "I've learned from studying kabbalah that if your happiness is based on people approving of everything you do, you're doomed to fail ... [Kabbalah] helped me stand up and take responsibility for everything to do with me."
Dave Matthews: "It's safe to say I'm agnostic. I think it's very ignorant to say, 'God has a plan.' That's like an excuse. Maybe the real faithful act is to commit to something, to take action, as opposed to saying, 'Well, everything is in the hands of God.'"
Faith Hill: "I was raised in a Christian home, and that prepared me to deal with the everyday trials and tribulations in an industry where a lot of things, morally, aren't good. Having a backbone of spirituality makes me stronger."
Mandy Moore: "I'm a spiritual person and a religious person. But for me, it's all a personal thing. I'm not someone who'll say, 'This is what I believe, and you should too!' It's more of an internal, quiet, grounded, fulfilling thing for me."