WTG

Thursday

Lectures

Mike Wilson as President McKinley, 7 p.m., Bond House, 44 W. Main St., Canfield; 330-533-3458.

schools

Winter Concert of Boardman Bands, 7 p.m., Boardman Performing Arts Center, 7777 Glenwood Ave., Boardman; 330-758-7511.

Special Events

Polish Happy Hour, 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., Fiesta Tapitia, 3632 Belmont Ave., Liberty; 330-759-3555.

Friday

Children

Disney’s “Mulan,SDRq 7:30 p.m., New Castle Playhouse, 202 E. Long Ave., New Castle, Pa.; 724-654-3437.

Comedy

Pete George, 9:30 p.m., Funny Farm Comedy Club at Los Gallos Restaurant, 685 Boardman-Canfield Road, Boardman; 330-759-4242.

Dances

Shenango Valley Sashayers Western Square Dancers St. Patrick’s Dance, 8 p.m., Salvation Army Building, 660 Fisher Hill, Sharon, Pa.; 724-347-5537.

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

Music

Chuck Thorpe & Friends, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Mercer County Historical Society, 110 N. Pitt. St., Mercer, Pa.; 724-662-1490.

Billy Dean, 7 p.m., Powers Auditorium, 260 W. Federal St., Youngstown; 330-744-0264.

Onstage

“57th Street” dinner theater by Top Hat Productions, 6 p.m., Fairview Arts and Outreach Center, 4220 Youngstown-Poland Road, Youngstown; 800-838-3006.

“Hedda Gabler,SDRq 8 p.m., Kent Trumbull Theater, 4314 Mahoning Ave. NW, Champion; 330-675-8887.

“The Altos: Like the Sopranos, only Lower,” 8 p.m., Trumbull New Theater, 5883 Youngstown-Warren Road, Niles; 330-652-1103.

“The Sound of Music,SDRq 8 p.m., by Crown Theater Productions, at Main Street Theater, 5 N. Main St., Columbiana; 330-482-9915.

Pop, Rock, Jazz

Escape, the Journey tribute, 8 p.m., Kent Stage, 175 E. Main St., Kent; 800-595-4849.

Schools

“Godspell,” 7 p.m., South Range High School, 11300 Columbiana-Canfield Road, North Lima; 330-549-2163.

“Hospital,” 7:30 p.m., Jackson-Milton High School, 13910 Mahoning Ave., North Jackson; 330-538-3208.

Saturday

Children

Disney’s “Mulan,” 7:30 p.m., New Castle Playhouse, 202 E. Long Ave., New Castle, Pa.; 724-654-3437.

Comedy

Pete George, 9 p.m., Funny Farm Comedy Club in Quality Inn, 4055 Belmont Ave., Liberty; 330-759-4242.

country music

Uncle Kracker, 10 p.m., Dusty Armadillo, 3147 State Route 44, Rootstown; 330-325-0647.

Dances

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

Just Got To Dance Club (lessons 7-8), 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., Ukrainian Orthodox Church/Pavilion, 1025 North Belle Vista Ave., Youngstown; 330-518-8891.

March ballroom madness, Boardman High School, 7777 Glenwood Ave., Boardman; 330-758-7511.

Team Night Dance, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., North Bloomfield Town Hall, intersection of state Routes 45 and 87, North Bloomfield; 440-685-4758.

Onstage

“57th Street” dinner theater by Top Hat Productions, 6 p.m., Fairview Arts and Outreach Center, 4220 Youngstown-Poland Road, Youngstown; 800-838-3006.

“Hedda Gabler,SDRq 8 p.m., Kent Trumbull Theater, 4314 Mahoning Ave. NW, Champion; 330-675-8887.

“The Altos: Like the Sopranos, Only Lower,” 8 p.m., Trumbull New Theater, 5883 Youngstown-Warren Road, Niles; 330-652-1103.

“The Sound of Music,” 8 p.m., Crown Theater Productions, at Main Street Theater, 5 N. Main St., Columbiana; 330-482-9915.

Pop, Rock, Jazz

Jones for Revival plays Dead, 8 p.m., Kent Stage, 175 E. Main St., Kent; 800-595-4849.

Schools

“Godspell,” 7 p.m., South Range High School, 11300 Columbiana-Canfield Road, North Lima; 330-549-2163.

“Hospital,SDRq 7:30 p.m., Jackson-Milton High School, 13910 Mahoning Ave., North Jackson; 330-538-3208.

“I Hate Shakespeare,SDRq 7 p.m., Campbell Memorial High, 280 6th St., Campbell; 330-799-1515.

Sunday

Children

Disney’s “Mulan,SDRq 2 p.m., New Castle Playhouse, 202 E. Long Ave., New Castle, Pa.; 724-654-3437.

Dances

Del Sinchak Band, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., Bessemer Croatian Club, 601 E. Poland Ave., Bessemer, Pa.; 724-667-8997.

Oldies dance with DJ Ron Chick (POF/DARE), 6 p.m., Saxon Club, 710 S. Meridian Road, Austintown; 330-980-8929.

Music

Warren Philharmonic Orchestra presents The Power of Love, 3 p.m., Christ Episcopal Church, 2627 Atlantic St., Warren; 330-372-4998.

Onstage

“Hedda Gabler,SDRq 3 p.m., Kent Trumbull Theater, 4314 Mahoning Ave. N.W. , Champion; 330-675-8887.

“The Sound of Music,SDRq2 p.m., Main Street Theater, 5 N. Main St., Columbiana; 330-482-9915.

Murder mystery dinner theater, 6 p.m., Antone’s Banquet Centre & Catering, 8578 Market St., Boardman; 330-726-2454.

Sales Shows

Youngstown Model Railroad Association Spring Flea Market, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., McMenamy’s, 325 Youngstown-Warren Road, Niles; 330-544-1732.

Monday

Dances

Basic Swing, Basic Hustle, West Coast and Balboa, 6 p.m., Weathersfield Fire Station 40, 2229 Gardenland Ave. SE, Niles.

Happy Feet, 6 p.m., Weathersfield Fire Station 40, 2229 Gardenland Ave. SE, Niles.

DANCE

Rhythm of the Dance, 7:30 p.m., W.D. Packard Music Hall, 1703 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren; 330-399-4885.

Music

Pipe organ concert, 7 p.m., Stambaugh Auditorium, 1000 Fifth Ave., Youngstown; 330-747-5175.

Tuesday

Special Events

Second Tuesday Open Poetry Reading, 7:30 p.m., Pig Iron Press, 26 N. Phelps St., Youngstown; 330-747-6932.

Wednesday

Dances

Dancin’ DJ Stephen Barba, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., Kuzman’s, 1025 S. State St,, Girard; 330-545-8995.

Lectures

Nick Clooney, journalist, author, TV personality, activist, 10:30 a.m., W.D. Packard Music Hall, 1703 Mahoning Ave. N.W., Warren; 330-399-4885.

Ongoing

ART

Akron Art Museum, One South High, Akron. Cost: adults, $7; students and seniors (65+), $5; children 12 and younger, free. Hours: 11-5 Wed.-Sun.; 11-9 Thurs. Closed major holidays. 330-376-9185.

Andy Warhol Museum, General Robinson and Sandusky streets, Pittsburgh. Hours: 10-10 Fri.; 10-5 other days; closed Mon. 412-237-8300.

Art Outreach Gallery, Eastwood Mall, 5555 Youngstown-Warren Road, Niles. All exhibits are free and open to the public. Hours: 5-9 Fri.; 1-9 Sat.; 1-5 Sun. 330-394-3384.

Ashtabula Arts Center, 2928 W. 13th St., Ashtabula. Admission is free. Hours: 9-8 Mon.-Th.; 9-4 Fri.; 9-noon Sat. 440-964-3396.

Blue Heron Art Gallery, 600 Main St., Volant, Pa. Hours: 10-5 Mon.-Sat., noon-5 Sun. 724-652-0752, 724-533-2606 or www.blueherongallery.com.

Butler Institute of American Art, 343 E. State St., Salem. Closed for repairs. 330-332-8213.

Butler Institute of American Art, 9350 E. Market St., Howland. Hours: 11-4 Wed.-Sun. 330-609-9900.

Butler Institute of American Art, 524 Wick Ave., Youngstown. “Jennifer Vanderpool,” through April 15; “Ron Barron: TrashScans, Series 1 & 2,”through June 3; “74th Area Artists Annual Exhibition,” Sunday through April 8 (meet the artists 1-3 Sunday); “Lilian Rheuban: A Tribute,” March 18-April 29. Hours: 11-4 Tue.-Sat. and noon-4 Sun. Closed 2 p.m. Closed Mondays and major holidays. 330-743-1711 or www.butlerart.com.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Reinberger Gallery in the Gund Building, 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland. Hours: 10-5 Tue., Thu., Sat. and Sun.; 10-9 Wed. and Fri.; closed Mon. 216-421-7407.

Crandall Art Gallery, Mount Union College, at the corner of Simpson St. and Union Ave., Alliance. Hours: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 1-6 Sat. and Sun. 330-823-2083.

Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle. “A collection of acrylic and oil paintings by Toronto artist Teodora Pica,” through April 14. Hours: 11-8 Tue. and Thu.; 11-4 Wed., Fri. and Sat.; closed Sun. and Mon. 724-652-2882 or www.hoytartcenter.org.

Langenheim Memorial Library, Thiel College, 75 College Ave., Greenville, Pa. Free and open to the public. Hours: 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Mon.-Fri. 724-589-2106 or www.thiel.edu/cbi.

Mary Schiller Myers School of Art, University of Akron, Emily Davis Gallery, University of Akron, Folk Hall, 150 E. Exchange St., Akron. Hours: 10-5, Mon., Tue., Fri., Sat.; 10-9 Wed., Thu. 330-972-5951.

McDonough Museum of Art, on the campus of YSU. “Biennial Faculty Exhibition,” through March 16; “Women Artists: A Celebration annual art show,” June 19-July 27. Hours: 11-4 Tuesday-Saturday. Admission is free. 330-941-1400 or www.mcdonoughmuseum.ysu.edu.

Mill Creek MetroParks Weller Gallery, inside D.D. and Velma Davis Education and Visitor Center, Fellows Riverside Gardens, McKinley Avenue, Youngstown. “Wild Land: Thomas Cole and the Birth of American Landscape Painting,” through March 18; Nature Photograpy Exhibit, March 24-April 22. Get your best photographs ready. Applications will be available for download from www.mllcreekmetroparks.org. Deadline for entries is March 4. Call Ford Nature Center 330-740-7107 for more information. Weller Gallery hours: 10-5 Tue.-Sun. 330-740-7116.

Mill Creek MetroParks Melnick Museum, inside D.D. and Velma Davis Education and Visitor Center, Fellows Riverside Gardens, McKinley Avenue, Youngstown. “Happy Birthday, Ford Nature Center,” through Dec. 2012. The Ford family donated their home that had originally been built for a personal friend of Volney Rogers. Hours: 10-5 Tue.-Sun. 330-740-7116.

Old North Church Gallery, 7105 Herbert Road, Canfield. Open daily. (330) 533-6848.

Roberta’s Gallery of Fine Arts, 8 S. Main St., Columbiana. Hours: 11-4 Wed-Sat. or call for an appointment. 330-482-4522 or (330) 892-0306.

SMARTS Center, 258 Federal Plaza West, Youngstown. Hours: Open Tue.-Th. and by special appointment. 330-941-2787 or www.fpa.ysu.edu/smarts.

Springfield Township Museum, Youngstown-Pittsburgh Road, Petersburg (third building south of Knesal Hardware). The museum contains artifacts from businesses, farms, wars and Springfield High School as well as contributions from many residents of the township. Hours: 1-3 p.m. First Sunday monthly. 330-542-9810.

Steel Town Studios Gallery and Shop, 8 N. Phelps St., Youngstown. Works of area artist Bob Barko Jr. and displays of memorabilia featuring Idora Park, Isaly’s, Mill Creek Park, steel mills, movie theaters, historic and contemporary downtown, and more. Hours: evenings and weekends by appointment only. 330-743-8929.

Sutliff Museum, Warren-Trumbull County Public Library (second floor), 444 Mahoning Avenue N.W., Warren. Hours: 2-4 Wed.-Sat. Closed holidays. Tours by appointment. 330-399-8807, ext. 121, or www.sutliffmuseum.org.

Trumbull Art Gallery, 196-198 E. Market St., Warren. Third Annual Juried Photography Exhibit “Photo 2012,” through March 30. Hours: noon to 4 p.m. Tue.-Sat. 330-395-4876 or www.trumbullartgallery.com.

Ward Bakery Building, Lynn Cardwell studio, 1024 Mahoning Ave. (across from U-Haul), Youngstown. Weekly pottery classes with Lynn Cardwell Tue., Wed. and Thu. 330-718-2696.

CHILDREN

Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, 10 Children’s Way, Pittsburgh. Hours: 10-5 Mon.-Sat., noon-5 Sun. Admission: adults, $11; children 2-18 and senior citizens over 65, $10, children under 2 free. Call for group rates. Closed Thanksgiving. 412-322-5058.

OH WOW! The Roger and Gloria Jones Children’s Center for Science and Technology, 11 W. Federal St., Youngstown. General Admission is $7 per person, children 2 and younger are free. Hours: Mon.-Thur. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Fri and Sat, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday noon to 4 p.m. 330-744-5914 or ohwowkids.org.

FLEA Markets

Antique and Flea Market of West Middlesex, Pa. Route 18 South, West Middlesex (off I-80, Exit 4-B, & Route 60). Hours: 9-5 Wed., Thu., Sat. and Sun.

Four Seasons Flea and Farm Market Inc., 3000 McCartney Road, Youngstown. 8-4 Wed. and Sun. 330-744-5050.

Market Square, 6406 Kinsman-Nickerson Road, Kinsman. 12 shops including 100,000 used books, antiques, collectibles, new and used housewares and hardware, wallpaper/borders, soda fountain. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 10-5 Sat. and Sun. 330-876-3178.

Menagerie Thrift & Gift Store, 6037 E. Market St., Warren. Antiques, collectibles, hobbies and more. Open 10-6 Tue.-Sat. 330-856-5174.

Michaelangelo’s Indoor/Outdoor Flea Market, U.S. Route 422, Edinburg, Pa. Hours: 6-3 Sun. 724-652-6244.

Pulaski Flea Market, off Route 551 between West Middlesex and Pulaski, Pa. Hours: 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursdays. Take Route 18 South of center of West Middlesex to 551, just past the VFW Flea Market, turn right.

Rogers Community Open Air Flea Market, 45625 state Route 154, Rogers. Hours: 7:30 a.m.-dusk, Fri. 330-227-3236.

South Avenue Flea Market, 7689 South Ave., Boardman (1/2 mile south of 224). Furniture, home accessories, furnish your home or apt. Hours: 9-4 Sat. and Sun. 330-719-2090.

Warren Flea Market, 428 Main Ave. SW, Warren. Hours: 8-5 Tue. and Sat. 330-399-8298.

Whistle Stop Flea Market, 809 N. Main St., Hubbard (between the Emerald Diner and tracks). Variety of new, used, vintage and antiques. NASCAR, Hot Wheels, Coca Cola. Huge selection of handbags, Murano glass, Rick’s Coins and Betty’s Blue Bagz are here. Fresh in stock Avon with 20-percent off all brochure orders. Rada Stainless cutlery, videos, silver and gold jewelry, touch lamps, gently worn toddler clothing. Hours: 10-5 Wed.-Sun. during winter months. 330-770-2957.

Wizard of Odds, 10966 Mahoning Ave., North Jackson (four miles west of Austintown Walmart, corner of routes 18 and 45). Antiques, primitives, collectibles, furniture (new, used and unusual). Over 50 vendors, handicapped accessible, snack area. Open 10-6 seven days. 330-538-0444.

Wizard of Odds II, 4761 Mahoning Ave., Austintown. In plaza with Marc’s and Bill’s Place. Hours: 10-7 Mon.-Sat.; 10-6 Sunday. 330-797-0444.

NATURE

Loghurst (oldest remaining log house in Northeast Ohio), 3967 Boardman-Canfield Road, Canfield. Group tours and programs are available year round. 330-533-4330.

Noah’s Lost Ark Exotic Animal Sanctuary, 8424 Bedell Road, Berlin Center. Closed Mondays. 10-5 Tue.-Fri. and Sun. and 10-6 Sat. 330-584-7835 or www.noahslostark.org.

Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium, 7340 Butler St., Pittsburgh. Winter hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., through March 31. Admission gates close at 3 p.m. 412-665-3640 or 800-474-4966.

Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens, 714 N. Portage Path, Akron. Closed until April 2012. 330-836-5533 or www.stanhywet.org.

Wagon Trails Animal Park, 907 Youngstown Kingsville Road (state Route 193), Vienna. Over 350 animals on safari. Hours: closed until May 2012. 330-539-4494 or www.wagontrails.com.

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.

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.Polish- youngstown.com.