YSU arts festival seeks performers

YSU arts festivalseeks performers
YOUNGSTOWN -- Youngstown State University and the local and regional arts community are seeking performers for the annual Summer Festival of the Arts to be held on the YSU campus July 8 and 9.
Bands and/or musicians are invited to apply for one of the seven available slots to perform at the Open Stage located at the DeBartolo Hall outdoor courtyard. Acts will perform one 45-minute set in exchange for inclusion in the overall Summer Festival of the Arts print and Web performance schedule. Music must be suitable for an outdoor event where children and families will be close by, although the music need not be geared toward those audiences.
Performers will be permitted to sell CDs. Applications are available online at www.ysu.edu/sfa. Interested performers are asked to complete and submit an application, press photo with bio and CD of works to be performed. Contact Lori Factor, coordinator of the Summer Festival of the Arts, for more information at (330) 941-2307.
Barbershop musicprogram coming to TNT
NILES -- Sounds of Square Country Women's Barbershop Chorus, under the direction of Bob Grischow, will present "Spotlight on Love," with special guests Rhythm 'n' Rhyme, Four for the Show and Chord of Appeals, at 2 and 7:30 p.m. June 24 at Trumbull New Theatre, 5883 Youngstown Warren Road.
For ticket information, call Doris at (330) 544-2252 or Terri at (330) 544-0242. Seating is limited.
Stage Left offerstheater workshops
LISBON -- Stage Left Players is offering the following theater workshops:
Musical Mania, June 27, 6:30-8:30 p.m.; basic dance steps for theater.
Acting for Musical Theater, June 29, 6:30-8:30 p.m.; basic acting technique through a variety of fun improvisation games.
Classes will be taught by Sean Loutzenhiser, who is a graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York. He is a professional freelance singer/actor.
Classes are $20 each or both for $35. To reserve a place, call (330) 424-5093.
Classes will be held at the Outreach Center, 234 E. Lincoln Way, Lisbon.
Donnie Iris, No Bad Ju Juheadline park concerts
YOUNGSTOWN -- Mill Creek MetroParks has announced the lineup for the 2006 7UP Summerfest Spectacular at Judge Morley Pavilion. The 15-event outdoor concert series is sponsored by 7UP and the Recording Industries Trust Fund.
Pittsburgh rockers Donnie Iris and the Cruisers take the stage July 9.
No Bad Ju Ju, who play a mix of R & amp;B, soul and funk, headline July 30.
Bo Wagner's Let's Be Frank, a tribute to Frank Sinatra, takes the stage Aug. 20.
All events during the 2006 season take place at 7 p.m., with the exception of No Bad Ju Ju (opening act at 5:30 p.m.), and are free to the public. The public is invited to picnic on the lawn. All events are alcohol-free.
The pavilion is located in the Wick Recreation Area.
The rest of the schedule includes: Don Burns Orchestra, June 21; Chasin' the Blues, June 28; Del Sinchak Band, July 5; Geo C and Tha Storm, July 12; Get Out and Push, July 19; Frankie and the Sensations, July 26; Frank Castellano, Aug. 2; The Fuzz, Aug. 9; Ovation, Aug. 16; Santa Fe, Aug. 23; Edison's Medicine, Aug. 30; Easy Street Productions, Sept. 6.
For information call (330) 702-3000.
Jaguar cubs on display
AKRON -- Nayla and Caipora, the jaguar cubs born at the Akron Zoo on Oct. 4, are now on exhibit every day from noon to 5 p.m., with their mother, Noam. When the cubs are not on exhibit, their father, Chack, will be on exhibit.
Nayla and Caipora now weigh 68 and 52 pounds respectively. The cubs will remain at the Akron Zoo through the fall. When the cubs reach a year old, the Jaguar Species Survival Plan will make recommendations to relocate the cubs to another accredited zoo. The Jaguar SSP is a captive breeding program sponsored by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
Maya, the cub that was hand-raised at the zoo, was transferred last month to the San Antonio Zoo to be paired with a male jaguar that had been hand-raised.
Jaguars are listed as an endangered species by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.