Sunday, November 29, 2015
Today’s entertainment picks:
v Olde Fashioned Christmas at the Mill, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.: The rustic mill will be done up in its seasonal finery for this free family event. There will even be roasted chestnuts. Lanterman’s Mill is at 980 Canfield Road, Youngstown.
v Memories of Christmas Past, noon to 4 p.m.: The mansion is in full holiday splendor. Get half-price admission today with canned goods for Project Feed Our Valley; Arms Family Museum, 648 Wick Ave., Youngstown; mahoninghistory.org.
v “The Wizard of Oz,” 2 p.m.: With the thoughts you’d be thinking, you could be another Lincoln, if you only had a brain. Or so says Dorothy. The musical is on stage at New Castle Playhouse, 202 E. Long Ave., New Castle, Pa.; 724-654-3437.
v Handel’s “Messiah,” 3 p.m.: A glorious performance of the sacred oratorio by the New Castle Music Club Chorus at St. Vitus church, 910 S. Mercer Ave., New Castle, Pa.
v Artists of Mahoning Commons open house and sale, noon to 5 p.m.: Artists in many genres will open their studios to the public for unique gift ideas. It’s in the Ward Bakery building, 1024 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown.
“A Prince for Christmas” (8 p.m., ION): A foreign prince gets cold feet on his way to his wedding and heads to America seeking a bride with warm slippers.
“The Walking Dead” (9 p.m., AMC): It’s the midseason finale of “The Walking Dead” and that usually means someone is going to bite it. We expect the body count to rise, or a crazy cliffhanger, or both.
“The Christmas Gift” (9 p.m., Lifetime): In the new TV film “The Christmas Gift,” Michelle Trachtenberg stars as a driven journalist who sets out in search of the person who gave her a life-changing Secret Santa gift. That’s fine with us, as long as she makes deadline.
TV listings, B8
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Orchestra offers free violin lessons
WARREN
The Warren Philharmonic Orchestra is offering free violin lessons to a select group of Trumbull County students in grades 3 through 7. The application deadline is Jan. 4, and classes will begin Jan. 24. An application form and related documents can be downloaded at warrenphilharmonic.org.
Titled “Strings of Joy,” the program is part of the orchestra’s outreach to area schoolchildren, said Atty. Frank R. Bodor, president of the WPO’s board of trustees. Each student selected will be loaned a violin and given individual, 20-minute lessons Sunday afternoons through June. Occasional group lessons will be scheduled as well. The WPO will also provide printed music to the students at no cost. The lessons will be given at the WPO offices, 174 N. Park Ave., second floor, downtown. Instructors will be professional musicians from the region.
“With string programs eliminated from most area schools, the Strings of Joy program helps fill a need for those students interested in learning to play the violin and develop a deeper appreciation for our musical heritage,” said Bodor.
For information, contact Barry Dunaway, WPO executive director, at 330-399-3606 or warren.philharmonic@gmail.com.