Rescue Mission show

Rescue Mission show

YOUNGSTOWN — A 30-minute documentary, “Another Side of the Valley,” will premiere at 7:30 p.m. Monday on WFMJ TV-21. The program, produced on behalf of the Rescue Mission of Mahoning Valley, will focus on the Valley’s homeless, downtrodden and disadvantaged people.

Jim Echement, Rescue Mission’s director of development, said some people have lost their jobs, suffered sudden catastrophes such as a fire or serious illness or injury or are victims of domestic violence. Echement also acknowledged that some people have simply made poor choices.

Individuals and families turn to the Rescue Mission for food, shelter, safety and a second chance. Programs range from providing overnight stays and daily meals to education and life skills training.

The show tells true life “before and after” stories of people in their own words.

Youth concert band

YOUNGSTOWN — The Henry H. Stambaugh Youth Concert Band will present its spring concert, “People, Places and Things,” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Stambaugh Auditorium, 1000 Fifth Ave.

Senior soloists are Patrick Barrett, piccolo, of Canfield High School, who will perform Concerto in C Major, and Dominic Carioti, alto saxophone, of Lakeview High School, who will be featured on “Serenade for Alto Saxophone and Band.”

The first Barbara Armstrong Memorial Youth Band Scholarship will be presented. It’s named for a former executive director of Stambaugh.

Conductors are Dr. Christopher Heidenreich, associate director of bands at Youngstown State University, and Dr. Steven L. Gage, director of bands at YSU. Auditions for the band will be in September. Call (330) 747-5175 for details.

Concert will honor deceased tenor

YOUNGSTOWN — More than 250 musicians will join conductor Susan Davenny Wyner for a special performance at 8 p.m. April 25 of the Verdi Requiem at Stambaugh Auditorium. The concert will honor tenor Luciano Pavarotti, who died last September.

Performers include the Warren Philharmonic Orchestra; a Festival Chorus of 200 singers from the greater area including the Westminster College Choir, Seraphim Chorus and Stambaugh Chorus; and four soloists — soprano Charlene Canty, baritone Brian Keith Johnson, mezzo-soprano Stephanie Chigas and tenor Darren Anderson.

Tickets are $25 and may be purchased by visiting www.stambaughonline.com or by calling the Stambaugh box office at (330) 259-0555.

Play to be considered for 2009 festival

YOUNGSTOWN — The National Black Theater Arts Festival has invited playwright Karen Clark-Green of Youngstown to submit her play, “Color of Love,” for main stage consideration for a future festival.

As part of the requirements, a DVD will be made with a studio audience and representatives from BTAF. The performance will be at 7 p.m. April 25 at the Masonic Temple, 223 Wick Ave.

The two-person musical drama starring Clark-Green and DC Colvin explores the challenges of an interracial marriage.

Tickets are $15 and $25 per couple. For more information, visit www.archangelclark-green.zoomshare.com, e-mail mudalev@yahoo.com or call (330) 782-5457.

College offers free film series

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. — Westminster College’s Jake Erhardt International Film Series will present three films next month. All films will be shown at 7 p.m. in Sebastian Mueller Theater in the McKelvey Campus Center and are free and open to the public. The series will begin April 8 with the 2007 Irish film, “Once” directed by John Carney. A Dublin street musician meets a young Czech woman, a pianist, who helps him cut a demo CD to send to music producers. Their relationship develops through their love of music.

“La Haine,” a 1995 French film directed by Mathieu Kassovitz, will be shown April 15. This film about hatred shows how overcrowding, poverty, racism and police brutality affect the lives of three young men.

“Ikiru,” a 1952 Japanese work directed by Akira Kurosawa, will be shown April 29. The story is about a Japanese bureaucrat looking for meaning in his life after he is diagnosed with cancer.