Festival will honor Warren-born rocker

Festival will honor Warren-born rocker

WARREN — David Grohl, frontman for the Grammy-winning rock band Foo Fighters and a former member of the influential band Nirvana, will be honored by the city in which he was born: Warren.

Main Street Warren will host Music is Art, a weeklong music festival on Courthouse Square, downtown, July 26-Aug. 1, to pay tribute to Grohl.

At the time of his birth and during the first couple of years of his life, Grohl’s parents lived in a home on Perkinswood Avenue on Warren’s east side. Grohl still has family members that reside in the greater Warren area.

The highlight of the festival will be the dedication of the newly named David Grohl Alley at the finale of the festival at 5:45 p.m. Aug. 1. Grohl has been invited to attend the dedication, but it is not yet confirmed if he can attend, said Jennifer Campbell of Main Street Warren.

The free festival will feature a different genre of music each day, including gospel, jazz, country, blues and rock, and more than 200 local artists. For a complete schedule, go to mainstreetwarren.org or call Campbell at (330) 219.9819.

Main Street Warren and Trumbull Art Gallery are painting David Grohl Alley, which is between the downtown parking deck and buildings that face East Market Street, to reflect the festival theme. Murals will be hung in the alley to pay tribute to Grohl.

New Castle Playhouse presents ‘Fiddler’

NEW CASTLE, Pa. — “Fiddler on the Roof” will open Friday at New Castle Playhouse, 212 E. Long Ave., directed by Michael Cavalier.

The musical will run for nine performances: Friday, Saturday, July 19, 24, 25, 26, and Aug. 1 and 2. Friday and Saturday performances begin at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday matinees begin at 2 p.m.

Opening night will feature a free wine and cheese party for all ticket holders beginning at 6 p.m. in the Annex Theater.

Reservations can be made by calling the box office at (724) 654-3437. Ticket prices are $15 ($12 for seniors 60 and over) and students; and $10 for children 12 and under. Group rates are available for parties of 10 or more.

“Fiddler on the Roof” takes place in Anatevka, a small Jewish village in Russia. The story revolves around Tevye the dairyman and his attempts to preserve his family’s traditions in the face of a changing world.

Gallery seeks artworks for juried exhibition

WARREN — Entry forms are now available to submit work for the the Trumbull Art Gallery Annual, a juried exhibition for artists who live within 100 miles of Warren. The TAG Annual opens Aug. 8 and runs through Sept. 18

Work in any medium will be considered. Entries are to be hand-delivered to TAG, 198 E. Market St., between noon and 4 p.m. July 31 and Aug. 1.

The judge will be Joseph Lombardo, adjunct instructor at Columbus College of Art and Design. He will make his selections on August 2.

Those pieces not selected for exhibition at TAG have the opportunity to be on display in a Salon des Refusee show at the Nissen Gallery, Trumbull Memorial Hospital, concurrent with the TAG show.

Entry fee is $25 for up to two entries ($20 for TAG members). For an entry form call TAG at (330) 395-4876, or go to trumbullartgallery.com

Balloon Quest is coming to Scotland Meadows

NEW CASTLE, Pa. — Western Pennsylvania Balloon Quest will be July 15-19 at Scotland Meadows Park in Union Township.

It will feature hot air balloon rides, amusement rides, crafts and food, live entertainment and a car show.

Ride armbands are $15.

A fireworks show will culminate the four-day show at 10 p.m. July 19.