Grohl Alley dedication to highlight festival

July 30, 2009 at 12:00a.m.

WARREN — The Music Is Art Festival continues through Saturday, when it will climax with the dedication of David Grohl Alley in downtown Warren at 4 p.m.

More than 50 bands have donated their time to the week-long festival on Courthouse Square downtown.

Children’s and solo acts are scheduled for this afternoon and evening, and rock music is on tap for Friday and Saturday.

Grohl, frontman for Grammy-winning rock band the Foo Fighters and the drummer for the influential band Nirvana, has been invited to attend the event, but he hasn’t confirmed if he will attend.

Jennifer Campbell of Main Street Warren, sponsor of the festival, was optimistic this week that Grohl would make it to Saturday's dedication.

Grohl was born in Warren in 1969 but only lived there for the first year or two of his life. He still has family in the area.

Campbell said the festival’s success could give rise to future events to honor famous Warren-area natives.

One example, she said, would be a film festival to honor filmmaker Chris Columbus, a Champion native.

Rubino students present annual Broadway concert

YOUNGSTOWN — Students in Liz Rubino’s voice/drama studio will present their annual Broadway and Beyond concert at 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Oakland Center for the Arts, 220 W. Boardman St.

Rubino is a Mahoning Valley native who lives and works in New York as a cabaret performer and teaching artist.

The show will feature songs from modern Broadway shows, including “Rent” and “Wicked,” as well as tunes from classics such as “Oklahoma” and “Grease.”

Music from classic rock and pop singers will also be performed. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased by calling the Oakland box office at (330) 746-0404.

Reception will open TAG’s annual exhibition

WARREN — The opening reception for the Trumbull Art Gallery’s 45th annual exhibition will be from 7-9 p.m. Aug. 8, with awards presented at 8 p.m.

The TAG Annual is a juried exhibition with cash awards. It will be on display from Aug. 8 to Sept. 18 in the main gallery, 196-98 E. Market St. Joseph Lombardo of the Columbus College of Art and Design is the judge. Gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.