Sunday, August 20, 2006 PovertyNeck Hillbillies to debut video Monday PITTSBURGH — The



Sunday, August 20, 2006 PovertyNeck Hillbillies to debut video Monday PITTSBURGH — The PovertyNeck Hillbillies' video for their debut single "Mr. Right Now" will debut Monday at 5:55 p.m. on Great American Country cable channel, and will be added to GAC's regular video rotation. The Hillbillies teamed up with Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger last month to shoot the video, which took two days and was done in the band's hometown of Pittsburgh, according to a press release from Rust Nashville Records. In the video, Roethlisberger repeatedly foils the musicians' attempts to catch one woman's attention. Starting Tuesday, the video can also be seen online at www.cmt.com. Area bands advance in Project Rock Star CLEVELAND — Two Mahoning Valley rock bands, The Kellys and Another Found Self, and nine other bands have advanced to the third round of the Guitar Center Project Rock Star, a regional competition. Round three will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday at House of Blues. The fourth and final round will be next week. It will pit the top three finalists against one another, with the winner receiving a prize package worth $13,000. For more information, go to www.guitarcenterprojectrockstar.com Symphony Chorus will hold auditions YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown Symphony Chorus will hold auditions by appointment from 7 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. Sept. 5. Call (330) 881-9517 or e-mail info@ysc-online.org for more information. The chorus will hold a rehearsal with potluck dinner to kick off the season on at 3 p.m. Sept. 10 at Western Reserve Baptist Church, 8590 Hitchcock Road, Boardman. Membership registrations will be taken and music distributed. For more information, go to www.ysc-online.org. The chorus's annual Holiday Concert will be Dec. 3 at First Presbyterian Church. The chorus will also join the Shenango Valley Chorale and the Greenville Symphony Orchestra for two performances at Thiel College and in Sharon, Pa., on Feb. 17 and 18. 'Song of the Spirit' at Fairview center YOUNGSTOWN — Top Hat Productions will present "Song of the Spirit" as the summer fundraiser for The Fairview Arts & Outreach Center. The production, which features Brian Palumbo and musical director Mark Pledge, will take place Sept. 9 at the Arts & Outreach Center, 4220 Youngstown-Poland Road. Performance time is 8 p.m. for both evenings and will feature dessert during intermission. Cost for performance and dessert is $15. Reservations are necessary and can be made by calling (330) 503-1160. Pumpkin festival seeks vendors and marketers BROOKFIELD — The Giant Pumpkin Festival Committee is looking for arts and crafters, vendors, farm marketers and antique vendors for its festival Sept. 21-24 at Yankee Lake, 1800 state Route 7. Call (330) 550-7330 or (330) 448-6228 to request an application. The committee is also looking for volunteers, who will receive a festival shirt and a free meal ticket. To apply, write to: Giant Pumpkin Festival, 1800 state Route 7 N.E., Brookfield, Ohio 44403. Comic book writer, artist to visit shop SHARON, Pa. — Brandon Jerwa and Lee Moder, the writer and artist, respectively, of the new "Highlander" comic book, will be at Bennie's Comics and Cards, 462 Sharpsville Ave., from noon to 3 p.m. Wednesday to sign autographs. Based on the movie starring Sean Connery that spawned three sequels, the comic book continues the story of Conner MacLeod in post-war Berlin. Isaac Walter Glenening of rock band Cesium 137 will also be on hand, and will perform and raffle off tickets to the band's show in Pittsburgh the same night. For more information, call (724) 347-3390. 'Shadowlands' matinee WARREN — Grace United Methodist Church is sponsoring a matinee performance of "Shadowlands" Sept. 10 at Trumbull New Theatre, 5883 Youngstown Road, Niles. There will be a social hour at 2 p.m. and show at 3. The play is based on the life of C.S. Lewis, British author of best-selling books on Christianity including "The Chronicles of Narnia," "The Screwtape Letters" and "Mere Christianity," and is intended for adults. The cost is $11. Send checks payable to Grace United Methodist Church to the church office at 1725 Drexel N.W., Warren, Ohio 44485, by Sept. 1. Mark the envelope with TNT tickets and send a stamped, self-addressed envelope.