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Thursday

Lectures

The History and Lore of American Quilts by Susan Catanzarito, 10 a.m., Sutliff Museum, at the Warren Library, 444 Mahoning Ave., Warren; 330-399-8807.

music

New Wine Band (Christian originals), 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., The Atmosphere Cafe, 815 Youngstown-Warren Road, Niles; 330-652-6929.

Pop, Rock, Jazz

Great Big Sea, 8 p.m., Kent Stage, 175 E. Main St., Kent; 800-595-4849.

Friday

Comedy

Sommore with Bruce Bruce and special guests, 8 p.m., Covelli Centre, 229 E. Front St., Youngstown; 866-448-7849.

Dances

Eddie & the Edsels, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., Kuzman’s, 1025 S. State St,, Girard; 330-545-8995.

Shenango Valley Sashayers square dance, 8 p.m., Salvation Army Building, 660 Fisher Hill, Sharon, Pa.; 724-347-5537.

FALL FUN

Ghost Walk, 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 256 Mahoning Ave., Warren; (reservations required) 330-393-1524.

Music

Jaclyn Hodos, Asleep and Sewing Machine Wars, 7 p.m., Westminster Presbyterian Church, 119 Stadium Drive, Boardman; 330-758-4513.

Pine Valley Boys, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Variety on the Square, 110 N. Pitt. St., Mercer, Pa.; 724-662-1490.

Onstage

“Breaking the Code,SDRq 7:30 p.m., Weathervane Community Playhouse, 1301 Weathervane Lane, Akron; 330-836-2626.

“Drinking Habits,SDRq 8 p.m., Ashtabula Arts Center, 2928 W. 13th St., Ashtabula; 440-964-3396.

“Speed-the-Plow,SDRq 8 p.m., The Oakland Center for the Arts, 220 W. Boardman St., Youngstown; 330-746-0404.

“Edgar Allan Poe’s The Cask of Amontillado,SDRq 7:30 p.m., Victorian Players Theater, 702 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown; 330-746-5455.

“Macbeth,SDRq 7:30 p.m., The Youngstown Playhouse, Glenwood Avenue, Youngstown; 330-788-8739.

“The Great American Trailer Park Musical,SDRq 7:30 p.m., New Castle Playhouse, 212 E. Long Ave., New Castle, Pa.; 724-654-3437.

“The Rocky Horror Show,SDRq by Rust Belt Theater Company at the Calvin Center, 755 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown; 330-507-2358.

Pop, Rock, Jazz

Aztec Two Step and Brewery & Shipley, 8 p.m., Kent Stage, 175 E. Main St., Kent; 800-595-4849.

Saturday

Comedy

Aries Spears, 8 p.m., University of Mount Union Theater, 1745 S. Union Ave., Alliance; 330-823-8135.

Dances

Jack Vasko, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., Kuzman’s, 1025 S. State St,, Girard; 330-545-8995.

FALL FUN

The Halloween Show, 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., Ward Beecher Planetarium, 2001 Ward Beecher Hall, Youngstown State University; 330-941-1370.

Zombie Crawl, 7 p.m., West Federal Street, Downtown Youngstown; 330-743-3522.

Thrill the World (attempt to break dance record), 7 p.m., Central Square, Downtown Youngstown.

Halloween party for kids, noon to 2 p.m., Parto’s Golf Learning Center, 2231 Coitsville-Hubbard Road (Route 616), Youngstown; 330-743-6718.

Ghost Walk, 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 256 Mahoning Ave., Warren; (reservations required) 330-393-1524.

Haunted Hayride (St. Robert Youth Ministry), 7-10 p.m., St. Robert Bellarmine Church, 4659 Niles-Cortland Road, Cortland; 330-637-4886.

Hayrides to Pumpkin Patch, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Catalpa Grove Farms, 41473 state Route 14, Columbiana; 330-482-4064.

The Haunting, trick or treat party for dogs, 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Pa. Route 18, Conneaut Lake, Pa.

Witch Walk, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Boardman High School, 7777 Glenwood Ave., Boardman; 330-758-7511.

music

Youngstown Symphony Orchestra, 8 p.m., Powers Auditorium, 260 W. Federal St., Youngstown; 330-744-0264.

Harpist Roberta Bircher, noon to 2 p.m., Piccadilly Parlour Victorian Tea Room, 114 S. Broad St., Canfield; 330-533-4749.

Onstage

“Breaking the Code,SDRq 7:30 p.m., Weathervane Community Playhouse, 1301 Weathervane Lane, Akron; 330-836-2626.

“Drinking Habits,SDRq 8 p.m., Ashtabula Arts Center, 2928 W. 13th St., Ashtabula; 440-964-3396.

“Edgar Allan Poe’s The Cask of Amontillado,SDRq 7:30 p.m. and midnight, Victorian Players Theater, 702 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown; 330-746-5455.

“Macbeth,” 7:30 p.m., The Youngstown Playhouse, Glenwood Avenue, Youngstown; 330-788-8739.

“Murder at the Masquerade,SDRq 6 p.m., St. George Croatian Center, 3200 Vestal Road, Youngstown; 330-398-9468.

“Speed-the-Plow,SDRq 8 p.m., The Oakland Center for the Arts, 220 W. Boardman St., Youngstown; 330-746-0404.

“The Great American Trailer Park Musical,SDRq 7:30 p.m., New Castle Playhouse, 212 E. Long Ave., New Castle, Pa.; 724-654-3437.

“The Rocky Horror Show,SDRq by Rust Belt Theater Company at Calvin Center, 755 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown; 330-507-2358.

Pop, Rock, Jazz

Michael Franti & Spearhead, 8 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh; 412-622-3131.

Pieta Brown and Mindy Smith, 8 p.m., Kent Stage, 175 E. Main St., Kent; 800-595-4849.

Sales Shows

Halloween Horror Expo, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Eastwood Expo Center, 5555 Youngstown-Warren Road, Niles; 330-652-6980.

Special Events

Breast cancer awareness party, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Patsy’s Bar and Grille, 2212 Wilson Ave., Campbell; 330-747-2178.

Sunday

Dances

Dance party with DJ Ron Chick, 6 p.m., Saxon Club, 710 S. Meridian Road, Austintown; 330-792-7973.

Jack Tady and JTO, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., Bessemer Croatian Club, 601 E. Poland Ave., Bessemer, Pa.; 724-667-8997.

Music

Youngstown Symphony Orchestra with Jack Hanna, 2 p.m, Powers Auditorium; 330-744-0264.

Corinne Morini vocal recital, 3 p.m., Bliss Recital Hall, Youngstown State University; 330-941-3105.

Organist Richard Konzen, 7:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 237 W. Silver St., Sharon, Pa.; 724-983-0200.

Patrick Regan (bagpiper), 3:30 p.m., Holy Trinity Church, Greenville, Pa., Penn Avenue and Clinton Street, Greenville, Pa.; 724-588-8870.

Onstage

“Breaking the Code,SDRq 3:30 p.m., Weathervane Community Playhouse, 1301 Weathervane Lane, Akron; 330-836-2626.

“Edgar Allan Poe’s The Cask of Amontillado,SDRq 2 p.m., Victorian Players Theater, 702 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown; 330-746-5455.

“Macbeth,SDRq 2:30 p.m., The Youngstown Playhouse, Glenwood Avenue, Youngstown; 330-788-8739.

“The Great American Trailer Park Musical,SDRq 2 p.m., New Castle Playhouse, 212 E. Long Ave., New Castle, Pa.; 724-654-3437.

Pop, Rock, Jazz

Robert Randolph and The Family Band with Hill Country Revue, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Library Music Hall-Homestead, 510 E. 10th Ave., Munhall, Pa.; 412-462-3444.

Social Distortion, 7 p.m., House of Blues, 308 Euclid Ave., Cleveland; 216-523-2583.

Sales Shows

Halloween Horror Expo, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastwood Expo Center, 5555 Youngstown-Warren Road, Niles; 330-652-6980.

Special Events

Witch Walk, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Boardman High School, 7777 Glenwood Ave., Boardman; 330-758-7511.

Sports

Peace Race, 9:30 a.m., West Federal Street, Downtown Youngstown.

Monday

Music

Dana Symphony Orchestra, 8 p.m., Ford Family Recital Hall, 260 W. Federal St., Youngstown; 330-744-0264.

Tuesday

Pop, Rock, Jazz

Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Library Music Hall-Homestead, 510 E. 10th Ave., Munhall, Pa.; 412-462-3444.

Insane Clown Posse, 7 p.m., Club Zoo, 1630 Smallman St., Pittsburgh; 412-201-1100.

Special Events

“The Girl Who Played with Fire” (film), 7 p.m., McKelvey Campus Center, Westminster College, South Market Street, New Wilmington, Pa.; 724-946-8761.

Wednesday

music

New Music Ensemble, 12:15 p.m., The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown; 330-743-1107.

Pianist Alex Wasserman, 8 p.m., Bliss Recital Hall, Youngstown State University; 330-941-3105.

Pop, Rock, Jazz

John Jorgenson Quartet, 8 p.m., Kent Stage, 175 E. Main St., Kent; 800-595-4849.

Ongoing

Special events

Angels for Animals, 4750 state Route 165, Canfield. New volunteer sign-up and orientation, Closed Sundays and Mondays. Find out how to earn purrs, wags and friendships with fellow volunteers. New volunteers sign-up during public hours. Help make a difference. 330-549-1111, ext. 316 (if no answer, please leave a message), or info@angelsforanimals.org.

B&O Station, 530 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown. Music by On Fire Entertainment. $2. Night of the Poets by Pure Energy, 7 p.m. first and third Thu. monthly. 330-330-3031.

Gateway Clipper Fleet, 9 Station Square Dock, Pittsburgh. Call for reservations: 412-355-7980 or visit www.gatewayclipper.com.

Pig Iron Press, 26 N. Phelps St., downtown Youngstown. Work-In-Process Writing Workshop, 7-9 p.m. Fourth Wed. monthly. Walk-ins welcome. 330-747-6932.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, One Key Plaza, 751 Erieside Ave., Cleveland. Hours: 10-5:30 seven days; 10-9 Wed. and Sat., Memorial Day-Labor Day. Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas. Admission: adults, $22; Seniors 65+, $17; Ages 9-12, $13; Age 8 and under, free with purchase of adult admission. Purchase tickets at Ticketmaster or 800-745-3000, www.rockhall.com

St. Joseph the Provider Church, 633 Porter Ave., Campbell. Krakowiaki Polish Folk Circle includes Polish language, culture, crafts, dance and song lessons for children 3-18; opportunities for adults with the Village Folk Singers and Band, new members welcome. Every Thursday, 6-8 p.m. 330-646-4082 or www.Polishyoungstown.com.

fall events

Columbiana Maze Craze, 45107 state Route 14, Columbiana. Three different corn mazes with more than five miles of trails. Find all 12 checkpoints and become a maze craze master. Other activities include corn box, straw maze, corn hold, swing set, food concessions and animal cut-outs for pictures. Hayrides and barrel train rides for an additional charge on Sat. and Sun. only in October. Cost: 12 and older, $8; 5-11, $6; 4 and under free. Military personnel free with ID. Special group rates available. Open through Nov. 7. Hours: 5 to 8 p.m. Tue.; 5 to 10 p.m. Fri.; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sat.; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sun. 330-482-9904, www.columbianamazecraze.com.

Detwiler Farm, 4520 Renkenberger Road, 1 mile west of Route 46, 5 miles south of Canfield and 2 miles north of Columbiana, will be open from noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, through Oct. 31. Hayrides to the 10-acre “you pick” pumpkin patch, straw maze, four-acre cornfield maze, petting zoo, fall decorations, apples and cider. www.detwilerfarms.com 330-482-2276.

Fall Fun Weekends, Ridgeview Farm, 5488 Kinsman Road (state Route 87, 7.5 miles west of state Route 45 or 3.5 miles east of Middlefield). Enjoy hayrides, corn maze, pick your own pumpkin, petting zoo, Amish lunch/bake stand and other fall activities. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sat. and Sun. through Oct. 31. www.ridgeviewfarm.com.

Haunted hayride, Lazy Dazy Farm, 2061 Atkinson Ave., Youngstown, (East Side) 7 to 11 p.m. Thu. and Sun.; 7 to midnight Fri. and Sat., through Oct. 30. Cost, $7. 330-743-2162.

HalloWeekends, Cedar Point, One Cedar Point Drive, Sandusky. Hours: 6-midnight Fridays; noon to midnight Saturdays; noon to 9 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 31. 419-627-2350 or www.halloweekends.com.

Lantern Light Walking Tour, Mercer County Historical Society, 119 S. Pitt St., Mercer, Pa. Bill Philson, MCHS executive director, leads tours of Mercer Borough and its cemeteries, focusing on various aspects of the Civil War and the Underground Railroad. Tours leave headquarters at 7 p.m. and return around 9 p.m. Oct. 20 and 27. Bring a lantern or a flashlight. Donations will be accepted to benefit the Old Mercer Cemetery and the Western Pennsylvania Civil War Re-enactors Society. Go to mchspa.org.

The Original Haunted Hayride sponsored by Hartford Optimist Club, Storeyland Christmas Tree Farm, 5148 state Route 7, Burghill. Haunted hayrides 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Oct. 16, 22, 23, 29 and 30. Non-haunted hayrides from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Cook hot dogs over a bonfire. 330-772-8733 or www.storeyland.com.

Phantom Fright Nights, Kennywood Park, 4800 Kennywood Blvd., West Mifflin, Pa. 10 haunted houses and midways, thrill rides, roller coasters and ghoulish food. Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m. to 1 a.m., through Oct. 30. Not recommended for children under 13 years old. Cost: $25.99 or $22.99 at participating Giant Eagles. 412-461-0500 or www.phantomfrightnights.com.