Boardman native leads symphony orchestra

Boardman native leads
symphony orchestra

Angela Santangelo, a Boardman native, was the guest conductor of the Huntington (W.Va.) Symphony Orchestra’s Oct. 19 concert.

The 26-year-old lead the orchestra in a program entitled “The Final Frontier,” which was comprised of the music of “Star Trek” and other science fiction movies. The concert was held at the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center in Huntington.

Santangelo is the daughter of James and Catherine Santangelo of Boardman.

She was appointed conductor of the Great Wall International Music Academy in Beijing, China, in the spring. Prior to this position, she was the conductor’s assistant at the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. She has also served as the Conductor’s Assistant for the Cincinnati Opera.

Santangelo is the founder and former music director of the University of Cincinnati University Orchestra, and remains active in school music programs in that city. She also teaches violin, viola and piano.

Santangelo has also served as assistant conductor of the Opera Theatre and Music Festival in Lucca, Italy. She was also a participant and performer at the International Conducting Workshop in Bulgaria.

She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music.

Youngstown native’s play in N.Y. festival

A play written by Youngstown native Cheryl (Lilko) Games has been selected for performance at a theater festival in New York.

Games’ play, “Onus On Us,” which is set in Youngstown, will be performed at the ID America Festival Nov. 10-20. The festival, which includes 30 plays from 15 states, focuses on short plays about American identity. It is held at the Clemente Soto Velez Center.

“Onus On Us” is about a woman, Millie, and her unemployed daughter, Peg. They are sitting at home trying to figure out ways to save money so that they can buy more lottery tickets when an activist for an environmental group knocks at the door, requesting a donation to help her group’s effort to enforce tighter pollution controls on the local steel mill.

Games is a graduate of Ursuline High School and Ohio State University, and also holds a master’s degree in play writing and acting. She currently works as director of marketing for the Falcon Theatre in Los Angeles, where she lives with her husband, David.

Games has written more than a dozen plays and screenplays, many of which have been produced in New York, Los Angeles and Columbus, Ohio. She said she enjoys writing about Youngstown and its people.

WYSU-FM adds business
program to daily lineup

YOUNGSTOWN — WYSU-88.5 FM, Youngstown State University’s public radio service, will add the program “Marketplace” to its weekday line-up effective Monday. It will air from 6:30 to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday.

“Marketplace” is a daily magazine on business and economics news for regular people. It employs an irreverent reporting style in its coverage of everything from the wallet to Wall Street.

Oakland holds open mic Stage Fright tonight

YOUNGSTOWN — The Oakland Center for the Arts, 220 W. Boardman St., will hold its second annual Stage Fright — the Halloween version of open mic night — tonight from 7:30 to 10:30. Admission is $5 for attendees and performers

Dancers, actors, singers and performers of all kinds will get up to 10 minutes of performance time. Registration and rehearsal starts at 6:30 p.m. A drum kit is provided for all bands.

Featured acts will include BJ O’Malley, the Youngstown Tramps, Ohio Vintage Fashion Show, Modern Life, the Crissie McCree Band and “Werewolves of Youngstown: The Early Horror Work of Jason Van Hoose,” on display in the Star Gallery

A social hour begins at 6:30 p.m. with food. Costumes are encouraged but not required. Prizes awarded for best costumes and acts. For more information or to pre-register, go to myspace.com/oaklandcenter.