Nominate a player for charity softball game

Nominate a player for charity softball game

NILES — Do you know someone who donates their time and effort to their community? You can nominate them to play in the Hope Foundation of the Mahoning Valley’s inaugural Softball Game of Hope Charity Classic. The classic is a celebrity softball game that will benefit chronically and terminally ill children in the Valley, so that they can have the experiences generally afforded healthy children. It will be held at 4 p.m. Aug. 16 at Eastwood Field and pits Mahoning County against Trumbull County. The teams will be comprised of local community leaders, dignitaries and media from their respective counties.

To nominate a player, go to www.thegameofhope.com/softball, and click the Nominate-A-Player link in the upper left corner. Deadline is July 18. The person who wins the nomination will receive an award, and will play in the Classic.

Rock Hall of Fame opens vault for exhibit

CLEVELAND — The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is bringing its treasures out of the vault and putting them on display in a new exhibit, “Treasures from the Vault,” which opens today in the Ahmet M. Ertegun Exhibition Hall.

The Rock Hall has more than 25,000 artifacts in its collection but only 4,000 are featured at any given time, with the remainder in storage. The new exhibit will let visitors view artifacts from artists such as Bob Marley, Bruce Springsteen, Rod Stewart, Jon Bon Jovi, the Bee Gees, Aretha Franklin, Sting, Alice Cooper, the Clash and more. The artifacts include Bob Marley’s handwritten lyrics to “Turn Your Lights Down Low”; Tina Turner’s dress from the “Private Dancer” video; Slash’s top hat and leather jacket; and the suit worn by Elton John when he was inducted into the Rock Hall.

The Rock Hall and Museum is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. On Wednesdays, the museum is open until 9 p.m. Museum admission is $22 for adults, $17 for seniors and $13 for youths.

Recreation guide

MERCER, Pa. — For a free copy of the new Mercer County 2008-09 Outdoor Recreation Guide, call (800) 637-2370.

Folk music jam

ALLIANCE — A Folk Jam will be 2 p.m. Sunday at the John T. Huston-Dr. John D. Brumbaugh Nature Center of Mount Union College. The public is welcome to bring an instrument and join in or just listen. Beginners are welcome.

No registration is required. The Nature Center is six miles south of Mount Union College on Daniel Street, just off of Route 183. For more information, contact the Nature Center at (330) 823-7487.