Victorian Players get $20K grant for new roof

Victorian Players get $20K grant for new roof

YOUNGSTOWN — The Victorian Players has received a $20,000 grant from the Youngstown Foundation to replace the roof of its theater.

The theater, a former church building at 702 Mahoning Ave., was built in the 1880s. The roof is in poor condition, but the theater did not have the funds to do the job, according to a press release from the Victorian.

The grant will fully fund the project, which will be done by Buckhorn Remodeling of New Middletown and will be completed by the end of summer.

The Victorian Players has been in the since the early 1990s, when it was founded by Jean McClure Kelty. Its mission remains to present high-quality, family-oriented theater focused on Victorian values or by authors who were born during the Victorian age. Local playwrights’ works are also presented, provided they adhere to the Victorian values.

The first show of the 2009-10 season, “The Elephant Man,” will open Sept. 11.

Social Distortion at Wedge

AUSTINTOWN — Tickets go on sale July 25 for Social Distortion, which will perform in concert Oct. 2 at The Wedge, with special guests the Strangers and Tat. All tickets are $30 and will be available at Biketown Ink, inside the Harley-Davidson store on Interstate Drive; Chili’s, outside Southern Park Mall in Boardman; and online at wncd.com.

Truckers 4 Jesus plan appreciation day

GIRARD — The Truckers 4 Jesus ministry is presenting its first Jubilee for Jesus and Truckers’ Appreciation Day on Saturday at the Petro Truck Stop on Salt Springs Road.

Activities will begin at 11 a.m. with prayer, welcoming remarks and worship and continue until 6 p.m. Music will be provided by the Truckers 4 Jesus worship teams, His Music Connection and others. There will also be speakers and opportunities for truckers and other individuals to share their music and testimonies. Free hot dogs, water and other refreshments will be provided.

The Petro Truck Stop is at Exit 226 off of Interstate 80. Activities will be near the driver’s entrance.

Truckers 4 Jesus is an independent truckers ministry at the Petro Truck Stop. Services are in the truck stop theater at 9 a.m. Sundays and 7 p.m. Thursdays. Although the ministry strives to serve truck drivers and other travelers, everyone is welcome to attend ministry services and activities.

The weekend will continue with a special service Sunday, featuring a presentation by Warren resident Maxine Brown, who wrote the book “Standing Back and Watching God Work.” Brown based the book on the experiences she had when she and her family lived and worked as missionaries in Brazil, serving under the World Baptist Fellowship Mission.

For more information about these events or other ministry activities and services, contact Chaplain Terry Snyder at (330) 360-7346.