The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra brings back the big-band era at 7 p.m. at Stambaugh
The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra brings back the big-band era at 7 p.m. at Stambaugh Auditorium, 1000 Fifth Ave., Youngstown. For tickets, call (330) 259-0555 or go to Ticketmaster.
Festival season gets under way tonight as the 11th annual Firemen's Festival begins in Leetonia. The fun and games begin at 6 p.m. at the fire station, 330 E. Main St., Leetonia, and run through the weekend. Call (330) 427-2310.
Here's what's playing on area stages:
"A Pocketful of Rhymes," 8 p.m., Potter Players Community Theater, 415 Market St., East Liverpool; call (330) 385-5400 for ticket information.
"Jekyll & amp; Hyde, The Musical," 8, Youngstown Playhouse, Glenwood Avenue; (330) 788-8739.
"Have a Nice Day," 8, New Castle Playhouse Annex, 202 E. Long St., New Castle, Pa.; (724) 654-3437.
"A Lion In Winter," 8, Trumbull New Theatre, 5883 Youngstown Road (U.S. 422), Niles; (330) 652-1103.
"Angel Street," 7:30, Victorian Players Theater, 702 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown; (330) 746-5455.
Le Grand Cirque, a dazzling spectacle of acrobats and other performers, begins a three-day stand at Chevrolet Centre, downtown. Showtimes are 7:30 tonight; 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; and 2 p.m. Sunday.
Flashback, a dance-show featuring the music and moves of the '70s and '80s, begins at 7:30 p.m. at St. Rose of Lima Church, 50 Struthers-Coitsville Road. It's at the corner of 616 and 422. For more information, call (330) 519-9678.
Since86, a Youngstown-area indie-rock acoustic band, holds a CD release party tonight at the Cellar, 162 S. Bridge St., Struthers. Call (330) 750-0199 for information.
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. for Kenny Chesney with Dierks Bentley and Jake Owen, at Post-Gazette Pavilion July 30. Prices are $33 and $67. Also, the John Fogerty-Willie Nelson tour comes through P-G Pavilion Aug. 2. Tickets are $25, $39.50, $49.50 and $59.50. Tickets for both shows are available at www.livenation.com and Ticketmaster.
Mommy and Me for Tea, a semi-formal fashion show and tea for mothers and their children, ages 3 to 8, will be held from 1-3 p.m. at Boardman Park's community center. Admission is $10 for a resident couple, and $14 for nonresidents of Boardman. Call the park at (330) 726-8107 for more information.
Greg Joseph, bassist and songwriter of the ever-popular Clarks, has released a solo album and is touring to promote it. Catch him Wednesday at the Grog Shop, 2785 Euclid Heights Blvd., Cleveland Heights. Call (216) 321-5588 for information.
It'll be like the Super Bowl of Polka when 14-time Grammy winner Jimmy Sturr, with the help of Youngstown's own Del Sinchak Band, put on Sturr-Fest at Stambaugh Auditorium at 2 p.m. June 4. For tickets, call the box office at (330) 259-0555.
Tickets are on sale for Willie Nelson, left, who will be in concert at Powers Auditorium on July 9. Go to the Powers box office, www.youngstownsymphony.com or call (330) 744-0264 for tickets.
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