The Oakland Center for the Arts, 220 W. Boardman St., Downtown Youngstown, is holding The Stage once

The Oakland Center for the Arts, 220 W. Boardman St., Downtown Youngstown, is holding The Stage once again. It’s an open mic night with all manner of performances. The event, which begins at 8, will include a farewell show by country singer BJ O’Malley, who is about to leave Youngstown for Nashville. Also scheduled is Matt Palka, who will sing while artist Karen Wennberg paints; novelist Chris Barzak, Mona Lis, Real Time Digi Mob, Dr. Ray’s Amazing Sideshow of Science, and more. Admission is $5. Anyone who’d like to perform can pre-register at myspace.com/oaklandcenter, or just show up at 7 p.m.

It’s opening night at two community theaters.

The curtain goes up at 8 p.m. at the Youngstown Playhouse, who are presenting the military courtroom drama “A Few Good Men.” Additional show times this weekend are 8 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. The Playhouse is on Playhouse Lane, off Glenwood Avenue. For reservations, call the box office at (330) 788-8739.

“Love Letters” opens at 8 at Trumbull New Theatre, 5883 Youngstown-Warren Road, Niles, with an another performance the same time Saturday. Call (330) 652-1103.

This weekend is the last chance to see Easy Street Productions’ “Forever Plaid.” The musical-comedy will be staged at 8 tonight and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Ford Family Recital Hall, 260 W. Federal St., Youngstown. Call the DeYor Center for the Performing Arts box office at (330) 744-0264 or go to youngstownsymphony.com

“The Rivals,” a classic 18th century comedy, is also in its final weekend at Youngstown State University Theater. Curtain times are 8 tonight and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, in Ford Theater, in YSU’s Bliss Hall on Wick Avenue. Call (330) 941-3105.

Youngstown prog-rock heroes Asleep make their Cedars Lounge debut. The 18-and-over show, which also include The Devotees, gets under way at 10 p.m. Cedars is at 23 N. Hazel St., Downtown. Admission is $5. Call (330) 743-6560.

jGrammy-nominated country music band Emerson Drive comes to the Penn State-Shenango campus in Sharon, Pa., for a 7 p.m. concert. Go to www.ticketweb.com.

Matt Palka and the Caravan, with special guest Acoustic Juggernaut, are at the Cedars Lounge for an 18-and-over show. Admission is $5.

The Sadies have achieved more than their share of acclaim for their folky sound. The alt-country/indie band from Canada returns to the Cedars Lounge for an 18-and-over show that begins at 11 p.m. with Bob’s Country Bunker. Tickets are $10 at the door.

The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus returns to Chevrolet Centre for five shows March 7-9. Go to chevroletcentre.com for ticket information.k

The American Piano Show comes to Packard Music Hall in Warren March 14. The show stars former Liberace protege Linda Gentile and Jim Yester, original lead singer of The Association. The show features the music of great American composers: Berlin, Foster,
Gershwin, Joplin, Miller, Sousa and more. Expect to hear classics such as “Rhapsody in Blue,” “In the Mood,” “Boogie Woogie,” “Begin the Beguine” and “Stars and Stripes Forever.” Call the box office at (330) 841-2931.