The community theater season swings back into action this weekend after the holiday break, with

The community theater season swings back into action this weekend after the holiday break, with productions at three houses.

The Oakland Center for the Arts, 220 W. Boardman St., downtown Youngstown, will present
“In the Moonlight Eddie” at 8 tonight and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Call (330) 746-0404 for reservations.

Trumbull New Theatre, 5883 Youngstown-Warren Road, Niles, is offering “The Cover of Life” at 8
tonight and Saturday. Call (330) 652-1103.

Stage Left Players has “Seussical, the Musical” at 8 tonight and Saturday at Trinity Playhouse
(formerly the Outreach Center), 234 E. Lincoln Way, Lisbon. Call (330) 424-5093

The Frostbite Foodtaste Footrace returns to downtown Sharon in all its tongue-twisting and alliterative glory. At 7 p.m., an estimated 600 participants will begin a trek through town, stopping at 11 establishments for specialty food and drink. Entry fee for this charity event is $12. To register, go to any of the 11 stops, which are ACT, 804, Billy’s Black and Gold, Our Gang’s Lounge, Side Pocket Cafe, The Wave, The Marigold, Chestnut St. Cafe, Quaker Steak and Lube, Tully’s and a tailgate stop catered by Penn Pilsner and Basilone’s. An awards ceremony at 10 p.m. will be at Tully’s

j LeShawn Tucker, who was a member of the winning choir on the holiday competition series “Clash of the Choirs” on NBC, will perform at 10 a.m. at Shepherd of the Valley, 7148 West Blvd., Boardman. The Youngstown native will be accompanied by dancers for the show, which is open to the public.

Baritone singer Jubilant Sykes will accompany the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra in an 8 p.m. concert at Powers Auditorium. Call (330) 744-0264 for tickets.

Village Candy, down the road in Sewickley, Pa., will host a free soda tasting featuring two old-time varieties — birch beer and sarsaparilla. The tasting will be Saturday from 5:30 to 6:30. This event is free and open to the public, but you must e-mail villagecandy@verizon.net to register (put BIRCH as the subject). Village Candy is an old-time, new-fangled retail shop specializing in a unique selection of bulk and novelty candy, artisan chocolates, glass-bottled pop and candy-themed gifts.

Don’t let the gray skies get you down. Shades of Winter, a nature walk, begins at 2 p.m. at Lanterman’s Mill parking lot in Mill Creek Park, and will explore the gorge area. Hikers will search for all the colors in a box of crayons during the two-mile trek. Go to millcreekpark.com for more information.

j Boating season is still months away, but fans of the water have reason to be happy: The Cleveland Boat & Waterfront Lifestyle Expo opens this weekend and runs through Jan. 20 at the I-X Center. A full-size chalet will be built inside the I-X Center to anchor the Waterfront Living Pavilion, and the surrounding area will be landscaped to mimic a typical Ohio riverfront or lakefront. Floating homes from two communities in the Port Clinton area will be displayed. Show-goers can also visit the Put-in-Bay Pavilion, which features full-size replicas of the island’s Frosty Bar and Roundhouse Bar, and guitarist Alex Bevan on the weekends. Admission is $12 (children 12 and under free).

The Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey Circus is the grandaddy of them all. New this year is Bellobration, an extravaganza led by comic daredevil Bello, which comes to Chevrolet Centre on March 7-9 for five shows. Tickets range from $12 to $65 at the box office.k