After a nine-month hiatus brought on by a change of ownership, rock’n’roll is back at


After a nine-month hiatus brought on by a change of ownership, rock’n’roll is back at The Wedge in Austintown. Theory of a Deadman make their Youngstown premiere in an 8 p.m. show, with support acts Blackstone Cherry and The Parlor Mob. The Wedge is in Wedgewood Plaza, on Raccoon Road. Tickets are available at the box office.k

Polish vodka and beer will be flowing for the first Polish Happy Hour, which will begin after the workday ends at Imbibe Martini Bar, 124 W. Federal St., Downtown Youngstown. You don’t have to be Polish. And no, there won’t be a polka band! It’s just for fun.

Top Hat Productions is tackling “Aida,” the Tim Rice-Elton John musical. Shows are at 8 tonight and Saturday at Fairview Center, 4220 Youngstown-Poland Road, Youngstown. Call (330) 755-6412.

“How His Bride Came to Abraham” enters its final weekend at Youngstown State University Theater. The one-act play is at Spotlight Arena Theater in Bliss Hall, and is followed by a symposium on peace in the Middle East. Shows are at 7:30 tonight and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. Call (330) 941-3105.

Kent State-Trumbull Theater is presenting Pulitzer and Tony-winning drama “Doubt” at 8 p.m. tonight and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. Call (330) 675-8887.

The landmark sitcom “Seinfeld” ended in 1998 after nine seasons. But comedian Jerry Seinfeld the stand-up comedian continues to roll. He’ll be at Stambaugh Auditorium in Youngstown at 7 p.m. Call (330) 259-0555.

Magician-illusionist John Michael Bloom will perform at 2 p.m. at Main Street Theater, 5 N. Main St., Columbiana. Call (330) 482-9647. Bloom will give another show at 2 p.m. Sunday.

The Christmas in the Woods crafts fair runs all weekend, with 200 crafters and artisans in period clothing demonstrating their art and selling their wares. It’s at Shaker Woods, on Route 7, north of Columbiana. Go to Shakerwoods.com for more information.

The Great Pumpkin Carve-Out and Haunted Hayrides are this weekend, including from noon to 10 p.m. today and Sunday, at Boardman Park, at the Ex-Servicemen’s Pavilion. Admission is $5 ($3 for children).

The Pabstolutely Festival will feature 12 rock bands (and a certain brand of beer). The all-day, all-ages, free street festival begins at noon at the Royal Oaks bar, 924 Oak St., Youngstown. Call (330) 744-5501.

Victory Christian Center, 3899 McCartney Road, Lowellville, will hold Community Comedy Night at 7 p.m. with comedian Michael Jr. and contemporary jazz funk fusion group SounDoctrine. Admission is $10 ($12 at the door). Call (800) 519-9030.

j It’s called Hot Ice, Cool Sounds (but they could just as easily have called it Cool Ice, Hot Sounds). Peter Cetera and the Cleveland Pops Orchestra will set up at one end of the ice at Chevrolet Centre, while a host of the world’s top skaters, including Todd Eldredge and Sasha Cohen, perform. The entire show will be taped and broadcast as part of a Christmas Day special on NBC. To be a part of this event, get tickets ($49.50 to $99) at any Ticketmaster outlet or the box office.