WTG

TODAY

Children

Tales for Two: The Mothers of Nature, 10 a.m. and 10:45 a.m., Mill Creek MetroParks Ford Nature Center, 840 Old Furnace Road, Youngstown; 330-740-7107.

dance

YSU dance ensemble concert, 7:30 p.m., Ford Theater, Bliss Hall, Youngstown State University; 330-941-3105.

Onstage

“See How They Run,SDRq 7:30 p.m., Weathervane Community Playhouse, 1301 Weathervane Lane, Akron; 330-836-2626.

Sales, Shows

Garden Forum Garden Mart, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fellows Riverside Gardens, 123 McKinley Ave., Youngstown; 330-740-7116.

Schools

“Oz: I Don’t Think We’re in Canfield Anymore,SDRq 7 p.m., Canfield Middle School, at Canfield High School Auditorium, 100 Cardinal Drive, Canfield; 330-533-5544.

Spring Concert with the Boardman Bands, 7 p.m., Boardman Performing Arts Center, 7777 Glenwood Avenue, Boardman; 330-758-7511.

Friday

Children

C is for Cardinal, 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., Mill Creek MetroParks Ford Nature Center, 840 Old Furnace Road, Youngstown; 330-740-7107.

Comedy

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

dance

YSU dance ensemble concert, 7:30 p.m., Ford Theater, One University Plaza, Youngstown; 330-941-3105.

Dances

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

film

“Columbiana in the 1950s,SDRq 7 p.m., Main Street Theater, 5 N. Main St., Columbiana.

Pop, Rock, Jazz

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

Spring Hookah Weekend with Ekoostik Hookah, Nelson Ledges Quarry Park, 12001 Nelson Ledge Road, Nelson; 440-548-2716.

Midnight Star, with Billy Beck and Youngstown’s Total Package Band, 9:30 p.m., Buckeye Elks, 421 North Ave., Youngstown; 330-746-9486.

Onstage

“Drood, the Musical,” 7:30 p.m., Youngstown Playhouse, Glenwood Avenue, Youngstown; 330-788-8739.

“Evil Dead: The Musical,SDRq 8 p.m., The Oakland Center for the Arts, 220 W. Boardman St., Youngstown; 330-746-0404.

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

“Oliver” by Carnation City Players, 8 p.m., Firehouse Theater, 450 E. Market St., Alliance; 330-821-8712.

“Red, White and Tuna,” 8 p.m., Trumbull New Theater, 5883 Youngstown-Warren Road, Niles; 330-652-1103.

“See How They Run,” 8 p.m., Weathervane Community Playhouse, 1301 Weathervane Lane, Akron; 330-836-2626.

"An Evening of One-Acts,SDRq 7:30 p.m., Victorian Players Theater, 702 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown; 330-746-5455.

Sales Shows

Garden Forum Garden Mart, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fellows Riverside Gardens, 123 McKinley Ave., Youngstown; 330-740-7116.

Schools

“Annie,SDRq 7 p.m., Campbell Elementary and Middle School, 2002 Community Cirlce, Campbell; 330-799-0054.

“Oz: I Don’t Think We’re in Canfield Anymore,SDRq 7 p.m., Canfield Middle School, at Canfield High School Auditorium, 100 Cardinal Drive, Canfield; 330-533-5544.

Special Events

Cinco de Mayo celebration, 11 a.m., Kilcawley Center, Youngstown State University; 330-941-1400.

Performance night for actors, singers, comedians and poets, 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Method 8, 4800 Market St., Boardman; 234-855-7540.

Saturday

Bluegrass

Bobby Hutch & Grand Ole Country, Southern Comfort and M&M Express, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., Johnson Community Center, 800 Gillmer Road, Leavittsburg; 330-898-6891.

Children

Hey Kid! concert and fun day, Austintown Bounce, 4317 Kirk Road, Austintown; 330-793-5867.

C is for Cardinal, 10 a.m., Mill Creek MetroParks Ford Nature Center, 840 Old Furnace Road, Youngstown; 330-740-7107.

Comedy

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

Matt Wohlfarth, 9 p.m., Warren Comedy Club at Sunrise Inn, 510 E. Market St., Warren; 330-506-0114.

dance

YSU dance ensemble concert, 7:30 p.m., Ford Theater, Youngstown State University; 330-941-3105.

Dances

Jack Tady, 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Kuzman’s, 1025 S. State St,, Girard; 330-545-8995.

fairs, festivals

Cinco de Mayo pub crawl, 6 p.m., B&O Station, 530 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown, and other downtown bars; 330-747-3232.

Onstage

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

“Evil Dead: The Musical,SDRq 8 p.m., The Oakland Center for the Arts, 220 W. Boardman St., Youngstown; 330-746-0404.

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

“Oliver” by Carnation City Players, 8 p.m., Firehouse Theater, 450 E. Market St., Alliance; 330-821-8712.

“Red, White and Tuna,” 8 p.m., Trumbull New Theater, 5883 Youngstown-Warren Road, Niles; 330-652-1103.

“See How They Run,SDRq 8 p.m., Weathervane Community Playhouse, 1301 Weathervane Lane, Akron; 330-836-2626.

“An Evening of One-Acts,SDRq 7:30 p.m., Victorian Players Theater, 702 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown; 330-746-5455.

Outdoors

BIrd Walk, 8 a.m., Newport Lake Wetlands, Mill Creek Park , Youngstown.

Pop, Rock, Jazz

Spring Hookah Weekend with Ekoostik Hookah, Nelson Ledges Quarry Park, 12001 Nelson Ledge Road, Nelson; 440-548-2716.

Sales, Shows

Garden Forum Garden Mart, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fellows Riverside Gardens, 123 McKinley Ave., Youngstown; 330-740-7116.

Open Studio and Art Sale by Artists of the Mahoning Commons and Friends, noon to 5 p.m., Ward Bakery Building, 1024 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown; 330-718-2696.

Schools

“Annie,SDRq 7 p.m., Campbell Elementary and Middle School, 2002 Community Circle, Campbell; 330-799-0054.

“Oz: I Don’t Think We’re in Canfield Anymore,” 7 p.m., Canfield High School Auditorium, 100 Cardinal Drive, Canfield; 330-533-5544.

Sunday

Children

Mommy and Me Tea and Fashion Show, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Lariccia Family Community Center, Boardman Park, Boardman; 330-726-8105.

Dances

Dance party with DJ Ron Chick (POF/DARE), 6 p.m., Stambaugh Auditorium ballroom, 1000 Fifth Ave., Youngstown; 330-980-8929.

Music

Gospel Echoes, 6 p.m., Calvary Bible Church, 2878 Warren-Meadville Road, Cortland; 330-638-3699.

Emilie Eberth dinner concert, 2 p.m., St. Patrick Church of Youngstown, 1410 Oak Hill Ave., Youngstown; 330-743-1109.

Pipe organ concert with Dorothy Young Riess, 2 p.m., Trinity United Methodist Church, 30 W. Front St., Youngstown; 330-744-5032.

Onstage

“Drood, the Musical,” 2:30 p.m., The Youngstown Playhouse, Glenwood Avenue, Youngstown; 330-788-8739.

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

“Oliver” by Carnation City Players, 2:30 p.m., Firehouse Theater, 450 E. Market St., Alliance; 330-821-8712.

“See How They Run,SDRq 2:30 p.m., Weathervane Community Playhouse, 1301 Weathervane Lane, Akron; 330-836-2626.

“An Evening of One-Acts,SDRq 2 p.m., Victorian Players Theater, 702 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown; 330-746-5455.

Outdoors

The Preserve in Spring, 2 p.m., Mill Creek Preserve, Western Reserve Road, Canfield; 330-702-3000.

Pop, Rock, Jazz

Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, 8 p.m., Kent Stage, 175 E. Main St., Kent; 800-595-4849.

Sales, Shows

Open Studio and Art Sale by Artists of the Mahoning Commons and Friends, noon to 5 p.m., Ward Bakery Building, 1024 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown; 330-718-2696.

special events

Jazz Brunch, noon to 2 p.m., Stambaugh Stadium, One University Plaza, Youngstown; 330-941-1978.

Sundays at Stambaugh with Kent Engelhardt, 12:15 p.m., Christman Hall, Stambaugh Auditorium, 1000 Fifth Ave., Youngstown; 330-747-5175.

Monday

dances

Happy Feet Productions, 6-10 p.m., Weathersfield Fire Station, Route 422, Niles; 330-518-8891.

Tuesday

Comedy

Weird Al Yankovic, 7:30 p.m., Akron Civic Theater, 182 S. Main St., Akron; 330-253-2488.

Special Events

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

Wednesday

Music

SMARTS piano, violin and Salvation Army Brass students, 6 p.m., St. John’s Episcopal Church, 323 Wick Ave., Youngstown; 330-881-9517.

Onstage

“Doo Wops and Beauty Shops,SDRq noon, Dutch Village Inn, 150 E. state Route 14, Columbiana; 330-482-5050.

Outdoors

Health and Wellness Walk, 9 a.m., Mill Creek MetroParks Golf Course, 1 West Golf Drive, Boardman Township; 330-740-7112.

Schools

“Bringing Nature to Life Through the Arts,” 7 p.m., Chaney HIgh School, 731 S. Hazelwood Ave, Youngstown; 330-744-8822.

special events

Golden Dragon acrobats, 6:30 p.m., Orr Auditorium, Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pa.; 724-946-7354.