Program will focus on Kokoon Arts Club

Program will focus on Kokoon Arts Club

YOUNGSTOWN — Shirley Wajda, guest curator of Kent State University Museum, will give a presentation on the artwork, costumes, posters and other materials associated with The Kokoon Arts Club of Cleveland.

The one-hour lecture will be at noon Sept. 9 at the Jewish Community Center, 505 Gypsy Lane. Advance tickets are $9 ($7 for members), and $10 at the door. Call Darlene Muller at (330) 746-3251, ext. 106, for tickets and information.

A brunch will be served after the lecture.

The Kokoon Arts Club was founded in 1911 by a small group of commercial artists. Meeting first at night in a vacant tailor’s shop, the club’s founding members explored the “New Art” — what we now call Modernism. The club became a fixture of Cleveland’s arts scene throughout the 1910s and 1920s.

To fund their activities, the club had an annual masked ball that drew thousands of revelers who created fantastic costumes. The club helped create a surge in art and design that made Northeast Ohio a national center of industry and ideas.

A lunch will be served after the presentation.

Dance concert at Lemon Grove

YOUNGSTOWN — A dance concert by Brandon Martin of Youngstown will be at 10 p.m. Saturday at the Lemon Grove, 122 W. Federal St., downtown.

The concert will feature several types of dance, including tap, swing and hip-hop.

Other performers will include Eos belly dancing troupe and a local musical artist.

Admission will be $5 at the door.

Hoyt Institute offers fall arts classes

NEW CASTLE, Pa. — The Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts has released its fall class schedule.

New to the Hoyt’s teaching staff is Sister Paulette Kirschensteiner, who will offer an eight-week drawing class on utilizing the creativity of right brain thinking and two workshops on creating mandalas. Mandalas, circular designs found in nature and art, have been used by many cultures throughout history in artistic expression.

Also joining the Hoyt’s staff is Elizabeth Slovan, who will offer an eight-week courses in life drawing, short story illustration and stop-motion animation.

For a full schedule of courses including times, dates and fees, call the Hoyt at (724) 652-2882 or go to hoytartcenter.org. Membership discounts are available.

Band night features several schools

MINERAL RIDGE —Mineral Ridge High School Marching Band will host its ninth annual Show of Bands at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Joe Lane Sports Complex. The band night will feature marching bands from Mathews, Lakeview, Niles, Jackson-Milton, Lowellville and Mineral Ridge high schools.

Tickets are $5 ($4 for students and senior citizens; free for children 5 and under).

Weathervane auditions for two productions

AKRON — Weathervane Playhouse, 1301 Weathervane Lane, will have auditions by appointment beginning at 7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday for “The Last Night of Ballyhoo” and “The Goat.”

Call (330) 836-2626 Monday between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. and Tuesday or Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Auditioners should be familiar with the script. Audition scenes and scripts are available at the playhouse.

“Ballyhoo” performances will be Oct. 8 through 25; “Goat” performances will be Oct. 29 through Nov. 14.