Musical duo returns to hometown for gig

Musical duo returns to hometown for gig

HUBBARD — The acoustic duo 2B40 will return to their hometown of Hubbard for a Saturday show at 8 p.m. at the Downtown Cafe, 29 N. Main St.

The band, based in Franklin, Pa., is comprised of Eddie St. Clair and his wife, Sharon, who are both 1986 graduates of Hubbard High School.

Eddie has been a part of numerous bands and other musical collaborations, including Upside, The Wanna-Beatles and Eddie’s October. Sharon has been casually involved with music since high school, where she played the flute. She has since learned guitar, mandolin and bass.

The duo will play its song “Youngstown,” which Eddie wrote in 1993 and recorded for his 1996 album, “Same Old Change.”

It is told from the perspective of a young boy whose grandfather, father and uncles lost their jobs at a steel mill. A video of the song by Franklin photographer Garrett Kline, can be seen on the band’s Web site, myspace.com/2b40.

Electro-dance festival at Nelson Ledges

GARRETTSVILLE — Nelson Ledges Quarry Park, 12001 state Route 282, will present the Mayflowers Festival: Springdance May 15-17, featuring Saturday night headliner the Pnuma Trio, of Boulder, Colo. Ohio-based trance-dance band Papadosio will headline Friday night.

Other acts playing at the electro-instrumental dance festival will include Telepath, Fareed Haque and the Flat Earth Ensemble, DJ Rekha, Drop Electric, The Werks, EP3, Covert Operations, Digital Frontier and Jeff Bujak.

Admission is $40 for Friday through Sunday, or $30 for Saturday through Sunday. There is no extra charge for camping. Go to nlqp.com.

Hoyt Institute seeks workshop instructors

NEW CASTLE, Pa. — The Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts is seeking experienced instructors to expand its adult and children’s educational programming.

Subjects include: colored pencils, enameling, fused glass, beading, slip casting, ceramic tiles, sculpture, bookmaking, printmaking, calligraphy, poetry, foreign languages, art history and art theory. Proposed courses can range from one day workshops to eight-week classes.

Interested persons should send a resume and course proposal to Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, attn.: Robert A. Presnar, 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle, Pa. For more information, call (724) 652-2882 ext. 13 or e-mail hoytprograms@hoytartcenter.org.