A number of plays open on area theater stages this weekend, including “I Do! I Do!” at

A number of plays open on area theater stages this weekend, including “I Do! I Do!” at Weathervane Community Playhouse in Akron. Curtain time is 7:30 tonight, Friday and Saturday. The theater is at 1301 Weathervane Lane. Call (330) 836-2626 for ticket information.

And at Youngstown State University, the theater season kicks off with the student-produced production of “The Miracle Worker.” The story of Helen Keller and her teacher, Annie Sullivan, will be staged at 8 tonight, Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday at Spotlight Arena Theater, inside Bliss Hall, Wick Avenue, Youngstown. Call (330) 941-3105.

More theater productions opening this weekend:

“The Last of the Red Hot Lovers,” 8 tonight and Saturday, Trumbull New Theatre, 5883 Youngstown-Warren Road, Niles; (330) 652-1103.

“Movies of the Mind,” 7:30 tonight and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, Victorian Players Theatre, 702 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown; (330) 746-5455.

“The Musical of Musicals [The Musical],” 8 tonight and Saturday, Oakland Center for the Arts, 220 W. Boardman St., Youngstown; (330) 746-0404. k

The series of concerts by tribute bands at the Warren Community Amphitheatre continues this weekend. Vicious Cycle, who pay homage to Lynyrd Skynyrd are the main event, with Idlewilde (who salute the Allman Brothers) as the opening act. The free event begins at 5:30 p.m. at the downtown facility.

Eagles tribute band Tequila Sunrise headlines a free show at Warren Community Amphitheatre. Country band Lock & Load opens the evening. Event begins at 5 p.m.

Antiques, collectibles, primitives, pumpkins, food and music can be found at Autumn in the Woods. The fair will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Shaker Woods, Route 7, one mile north of Route 14, in Columbiana. For more information, call (330) 482-11980 or go to shakerwoods.com.

The W.D. Packard Concert Band, with guest conductor Dr. Stephen L. Gage and vocalist Ellen Wakeford-Banks, will perform a free concert titled “British Band Classics and More,” at 3 p.m. in W.D. Packard Music Hall, 1703 Mahoning Ave. N.W., Warren. Call (330) 841-2619.

Tab Benoit is one of the great players of Louisiana blues. He’ll help break in the new Mezzanine at the Ice Zone when he performs there Sept. 15. The Ice Zone is at 360 McClurg Road, Boardman. Tickets are available by calling (330) 965-1423; online at brownpapertickets.com; or at the Ice Zone box office and Cordy’s Cigar Box in Girard.

The “World Famous” Lipizzaner Stallions return to Chevrolet Centre for three shows Nov. 10 and 11. Tickets are now available ($19.50 to $27.50, plus fees) via the Internet only at gettix.net. Public sale begins Oct. 4 at the Chevy box office. k