Blackbox Productions, the student theater troupe at Youngstown State University, presents

Blackbox Productions, the student theater troupe at Youngstown State University, presents “Dearly Departed” at 7:30 p.m. in Spotlight Arena Theatre, Bliss Hall. Additional show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. “Dearly Departed” is a comedy set in the backwoods of the Bible Belt that revolves around an eccentric family that comes together for a funeral. Call the box office at (330) 941-3105.

The 121st Columbiana Street Fair formally kicks off with a parade at 6:30 tonight and runs through Saturday. Located on Main Street, downtown, it includes a quarter-mile midway with rides, an exhibit tent, live music every night at 8:30 and plenty of food, including American Legion Post 290’s famous street fair burgers. Hours are 5:30 to 11:30 tonight and Friday and noon to midnight Saturday.

“Doubt,” the Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning play, makes its Mahoning Valley premiere at 8 p.m. at the Oakland Center for the Arts, 220 W. Boardman St., Youngstown. Additional times are 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Call (330)746-0404.

The Victorian Players open their season at 7:30 p.m. with “The Uneasy Chair,” a mistaken-identity comedy set in prim and proper London society in the 1800s. The theater is at 702 Mahoning Ave., across from Flynn’s Tires, near downtown Youngstown. Call (330) 746-5455.

New Castle Playhouse takes on Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie” — one of the most famous plays in the American theatrical canon — with show times at 7:30. tonight and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. The theater is at 202 E. Long Ave. Call (724) 654-3437.

Via Sahara has been rocking the area for a solid decade, but all good things must come to an end. The band will play its final show before splitting up tonight at The Cellar, 162 S. Bridge St., Struthers. Call (330) 750-0199.

Youngstown’s No. 1 hip-hop contender is Kenny Ali, whose blazing set at Vexfest last month cemented his status. Ali will be at the Cedars Lounge, 23 N. Hazel St., Youngstown, at 11 p.m. Call (330) 743-6560.k

The annual Back to School Block Party, sponsored by the Stopping the Violence Committee, will spread out along Park Avenue next to Wick Park on Youngstown’s North Side. Food, contests, vendors and a lot of entertainment comprise the two-day festival, which runs from noon to 9 p.m. both days. The list of entertainers includes DVA, Stingray, Candace Campana, DRDC Human Video Skit, Real Deal, Young Nette, Jasmine Jennings, Brad Cheatham, David Mines, Darrel Harris, Sylvia Randolph, the Campbell cheerleaders and Bobby Ellis.

The late Clyde Singer touched many souls with his art. “Clyde Singer’s America,” an exhibition of works by the artist who called Youngstown home, opens today at the Butler Institute of American Art, 524 Wick Ave., Youngstown, and the Canton Museum of Art. Go to butlerart.com for more information.

A national touring exhibit about Oskar Schindler, the German industrialist who saved more than a thousand Jews during the Holocaust, is coming to Youngstown’s Center of Industry and Labor, 151 W. Wood St., better known as the Steel Museum. “Schindler” opens Wednesday and runs through Oct. 22. Call (330) 743-5934 for more information.

jTrans-Siberian Orchestra makes its annual holiday-season visit to Youngstown on Nov. 1 at Chevrolet Centre. There will be two shows: 3 and 8 p.m. Tickets go on sale Monday at the Chevy Centre box office; at all Ticketmaster locations; online at ticketmaster.com and livenation.com; and by phone at (330) 747-1212.