Motherwell exhibition and lecture at the Hoyt

March 15, 2009 at 12:00a.m.

NEW CASTLE, Pa. — Although he was the youngest member of the Abstract Expressionists, Robert Motherwell emerged as a leader within what is widely considered the country’s first purely American Art movement. His intense approach to making art led to a prolific career in drawings, collages and prints, as well as paintings collected by museums the world over.

The Hoyt Institute of Fine Art, 124 E. Leasure Ave., is currently showing an exhibition of Motherwell’s prints entitle “Lost in Form, Found in Line.” Curated by Michael Mahnke, it features more than 50 works on paper, including a number of collages.

The Hoyt is offering educators and art enthusiasts a free lecture on “Motherwell and the Abstract Expressionists” by Louis A. Zona, director of the Butler Institute of Fine Arts in Youngstown, at 7 p.m. March 26. Seating is limited and reservations are requested.

Gallery hours are Tuesday and Thursday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call (724) 652-2882 or go to hoytartcenter.org.

Former local resident on ‘Wheel of Fortune’

Jenna Petrella of Tampa, Fla., and formerly of Boardman, will be a contestant on “Wheel of Fortune” this week.

Petrella’s episode, which was taped in December at Sea World in Orlando, Fla., will air at 7 p.m. Thursday on WYTV-TV 33.

Petrella, a graduate of Cardinal Mooney High School in Youngstown, is a recent graduate of the University of South Florida in Tampa with a degree in criminology. The daughter of Joe and Felicia Petrella of Tampa, Fla., also formerly of Boardman, Petrella is currently attending the Academy of Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Department in Tampa.

“Wheel of Fortune” hit a milestone Feb. 27, when it aired its 5,000th episode, an achievement few shows have accomplished. The show debuted in 1983.

Two-piano concert at Ford recital hall

YOUNGSTOWN — Caroline Oltmanns and Dror Biran will perform a piano concert at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Ford Family Recital Hall, 260 W. Federal St. The concert is part of the Dana at the DeYor series.

The concert will be a fun and fast-paced performance designed for two pianos that will include classical favorites, including “The Nutcracker Suite” by Tchaikovsky.

Oltmanns, professor of piano at Dana, has performed as a soloist in major concert halls in Europe, South Africa, and North America. Biran is a top prize winner of several national and international piano competitions.

Tickets are $6.50 and $4 (YSU students free). Call the box office at (330) 744-0264.

Final performances of ‘Fish Eyes’ set

COLUMBIANA — The final performances of 34west Theater Company’s dinner-theater comedy “Andrew and Peter: A Play Called Fish Eyes” will be Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Das Dutch Village Inn, 150 E. State Route 14.

Seating for the Friday and Saturday shows begins at 6:45 p.m., with a four-course meal beginning at 7 p.m. Seating for Thursday’s matinee begins at 12:15 p.m., with a four-course meal at 12:30. Tickets are $40 ($35 matinee), with discounts for groups of eight or more.

For more information, call (866) 482-5050.