Tickets still available for Journey-Heart show

July 2, 2009 at 12:00a.m.

YOUNGSTOWN — Single tickets and seats with possibly obstructed views are still available for the Aug. 20 Journey/Heart concert at Covelli Centre.

The single tickets can be purchased at the box office, Ticketmaster.com, all Covelli Centre retail locations, including Giant Eagle and Macy’s, or by phone at (866) 448-7849.

The possibly obstructed-view tickets are available only at the box office. According to a press release from the arena, the seats could turn out to be the best in the house, but because of production may have parts of the stage blocked by sound equipment. The extent of the possible obstruction will not be known until the day of the show.

Woodstock exhibition to open at Rock Hall

NEW YORK — Peace and love will last a lot longer than three days at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, which is celebrating Woodstock’s 40th anniversary with a new exhibit.

From July 3 to Nov. 29, the center in Cleveland will feature items from the legendary three-day weekend in upstate New York. The exhibit will also include the original written plan for the event from its producer, Michael Lang.

There are an array of events that are being planned to commemorate the anniversary of Woodstock, which took place from Aug. 15-17, 1969, and featured Janis Joplin, The Who, Jimi Hendrix and dozens other rock acts.

Details are atrockhall.com.

Ox Roast Fair to return

MANTUA — St. Joseph’s Parish’s annual Ox Roast Fair will be July 17-19.

One popular event — the Truck, Tractor and Semi Pulls — will be each day. On July 17, the Antique Tractors Pulls (1957 and older), run by the Geauga County Antique Tractor Pullers Association, will take place. Registration and rules for all the pulls can be found online at stjosephmantua.com.

Hours are 6 to 11 p.m. July 17; 3 to 11:30 p.m. July 18; and noon to 10 p.m. July 19. Admission is $3 per vehicle for parking. The festival is at 11045 St. Joseph Blvd., off Pioneer Trail. Mantua is on state Route 44, 10 miles north of Ravenna.

Parade seeks participants

MERCER, Pa. — Cash prizes will be awarded to nonprofit entries in various categories at this year’s Victorian Weekend Parade, sponsored by the Mercer Rotary and Chamber of Commerce. Victorian Weekend is July 17-19.

To register for the parade, which starts at 10 a.m. July 18, contact the Mercer Chamber of Commerce. The event will also include a Civil War encampment at the Mercer County Historical Society, 119 S. Pitt St., as well as an art show in the social hall of the Helen Black Miller Memorial Chapel.

Walking history tours of the borough will begin at 3 p.m. July 18 and 19, leaving from the Historical Society.