Pianist from Warren to play at MLK event

Pianist from Warren to play at MLK event

Dana Kristina-Joi Morgan, a pianist and native of Warren, will perform during Monday’s commemorative service for Martin Luther King Jr. at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.

The annual service, sponsored by the King Center in Atlanta, is the focal point of nationwide observances of MLK Day.

The service will air nationally throughout the year on C-SPAN.

Morgan met Rev. Bernice King, daughter of the late civil- rights leader, while performing during a musical competition in Atlanta last summer.

In December, Rev. King invited Morgan to perform a song at the King service.

Morgan is the entertainment co-coordinator at Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Washington, D.C. She has a masters degree in music from Howard University.

Musical theater classes offered by Easy Street

YOUNGSTOWN — Easy Street Productions will have acting workshops for musical theater for children of all ages on Feb. 13, 20 and 27, at the theater company’s studio, 865 Mahoning Ave. For additional information or to register, call Easy Street at (330) 743-8555.

Choral dinner-theater of ‘Phantom’ at CHS

CANFIELD — The Canfield High School choral department will present “Phantom of the Opera” for its annual dinner-theater production.

More than 160 students in three of the high school’s choirs will perform selections from “Phantom.”

There will be two shows — 5 and 7:15 p.m. — Jan. 30 in the school auditorium.

The dinner, catered by Ange Netta’s, will be at 6 p.m. The cost is $10 ($5 for students).

Reservations are due by Friday.

Mail checks payable to CHS Choral Boosters to Gerry Slipski, 527 Greenmont Drive, Canfield, Ohio 44406.

Acting classes planned at Stage Left Players

LISBON — Alison Cleland of Stage Left Players will teach acting classes for youths at Trinity Playhouse, 234 E. Lincoln Way, Feb. 2 through March 23. Each class is $10.

For more information, go to stageleftplayers.org. To register, call (330) 831-3471.

Community band needs musicians

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown Area Community Concert Band, under the direction of Joseph Pelligrini, has begun rehearsals for the summer concert season.

The YACCB has openings for percussion, oboe, bass clarinet and lower brass instruments.

Auditions are not required, but musicians must have their own instruments.

For more information, call (330) 542-2613 or go to yaccb.org.

In addition to its regular schedule, YACCB was selected to perform at the Three Rivers Band Festival on May 1 at Upper St. Clair High School auditorium in suburban Pittsburgh.

The YACCB is one of four bands selected for the festival, and the only one from outside the Pittsburgh area.

Playhouse to offer student acting classes

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown Playhouse Youth Theatre will offer drama classes for students in grades 1-12 on six Saturdays from Feb. 20 to March 27 at the Playhouse, off Glenwood Avenue.

There are three courses: a creative drama class for grades 1-3 led by Candace DiLullo; a basics of acting class for grades 4-6 taught by Sara Klimenko; and Acting 101 for grades 7-12, taught by John Pecano. Acting 101 will cover audition techniques, basic voice and body skills, improvisation, script analysis and an approach to character development.

All classes will be from 10 to 11 a.m.

The fee is $65.

To register, call (330) 788-8739.

‘Midsummer’ at PPT

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Public Theater will present Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” directed by Ted Pappas, Thursday through Feb. 21 at the O’Reilly Theater, 621 Penn Ave.

Tickets are $35 to $55 ($15 for students and age 26 and younger).

For more information, call (412) 316-1600 or go to ppt.org.