Butler to show works of Italian photographer

Butler to show works
of Italian photographer

YOUNGSTOWN — An exhibition by noted Italian photographer Giuseppe Leone titled “Il Barocco e le Feste Religiose in Sicilia” (The Sicilian Baroque and Traditional Religious Festivals) will open Sunday at the Butler Institute of American Art, 524 Wick Ave., and run through Nov. 29. Admission is free.

The exhibition is a collaboration between the Consulate of Italy in Detroit, the Italian Institute of Culture in Chicago, and the Butler. It consists of more than 80 black-and-white and color images taken by Leone.

The first part of the exhibition includes photographs inspired by the Baroque architecture of Sicily’s Noto Valley, which includes the cities of Catania, Siracusa and Ragusa. The second part features photographs of the religious festivals that take place in Sicily throughout the year.

Mall performance space
welcomes local groups

NILES — The concourse between Macy’s and Dillard’s in Eastwood Mall is being transformed into a performance center for arts groups, according to a press release from its sponsors, Warren Junior Women’s League and the mall. The first event will be a youth band showcase Nov. 23, organized by Adam Rogers, a senior at Niles McKinley High School. 

The center is scheduling performances by local dance groups, choirs, community bands and drama clubs. Call Gail Stark at (330) 394-3384. All performances will be free.

Maureen McGovern
in concert at SRU

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. — Maureen McGovern will perform at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1 at Slippery Rock University’s Miller Auditorium.

The SRU Concert Choir, under the direction of Dr. Stephen Barr, will open the show with a 15-minute set and close it by singing two numbers with McGovern.

For tickets, call (724) 738-2091. Three-ticket packages, which include the McGovern concert, the Feb. 8 performance of Philadanco (the Philadelphia-based professional dance company) and the March 29 musical presentation of “Five Guys Named Moe,” are also available. 

A Boardman High School graduate, McGovern has also been a Hollywood and Broadway actor in her 35-year career. She returned to Broadway in 2005 in the role of Marmee in “Little Women, The Musical.” She reprised that role in a national tour. 

Family day at museum

YOUNGSTOWN — A free family day will begin at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Butler Institute of American Art, 524 Wick Ave. Children who are accompanied by an adult can take part in a special art project based upon the museum’s current exhibition of Andrew Wyeth’s watercolors and drawings.

For information, call Carole O’Brien (330) 743-1107, Ext. 114.