Country music icon Merle Haggard will come to Packard Music Hall in Warren on Thursday. The concert

Country music icon Merle Haggard will come to Packard Music Hall in Warren on Thursday. The concert was originally scheduled for June 25 but was postponed just before the show because Haggard was recovering from an outpatient surgical procedure. Here are five facts about the outlaw-country pioneer:

v Early days: Influenced by Bob Wills, Lefty Frizzell and Hank Williams, Haggard started playing guitar at age 12.

v A real outlaw: As a young man, Haggard was jailed for a botched robbery attempt. While incarcerated at San Quentin, he was in the audience when Johnny Cash performed a concert at the jail. Haggard said it changed his life.

v Last chart-topper: Haggard’s last No. 1 hit song was 1987’s “Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Star” from the album “Chill Factor.”

v Hit maker: Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1994, Haggard has 38 No. 1 hits to his credit.

vMerle and Willie: Earlier this summer, Haggard and Willie Nelson released their sixth collaboration, “Django & Jimmie.”

“Arthur & George” (8 p.m., PBS): “Arthur & George” is a three-part “Masterpiece Mystery!” adaptation of the Julian Barnes’ novel, starring Martin Clunes as famed author Arthur Conan Doyle. In the opener, he’s asked to clear a man convicted of animal mutilation.

“The Last Ship” (9 p.m., TNT): Season 2 concludes.

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

Ceramics, photo exhibit at campus

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.

“Shifting Perspective,” an exhibition by Youngstown artist Missy McCormick, is on display in the Foster Gallery, in Patterson Hall, on the Westminster College campus. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The exhibit runs through Oct. 9.

An artist’s reception will take place at 5 p.m. Thursday, featuring a gallery talk by McCormick. Admission is free.

The exhibition highlights photo prints and ceramic work by McCormick, a native of Atlanta. McCormick received a bachelor’s degree in fine arts in 3-D/ceramics from Georgia Southern University and a master’s degree in fine arts from the University of Florida.

“My current ceramic work incorporates an atmospheric surface of low fire fumed terra sigallata, a traditional fine-particle clay material that creates a subtle soft sheen,” said McCormick. “This choice in surface is in direct response to a 15-year-long love of Persian miniature paintings and an even longer fascination with wood and soda firing.”

St. Patrick’s event will have Irish touch

SHARON, PA.

The Sisterhood of Erin will present “Half Way to St. Patrick’s Day” on Saturday from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Apollo Maennerchor Club, 391 S. Dock St.

A dinner buffet will be served from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. with entertainment by the Irish band County Mayo, the Burke School of Irish Dance and a bagpiper. There also will be a silent auction and a putting contest.

Tickets are $15 and can be purchased in advance by calling Debbie at 724-962-3234 or Jeanie at 724-342-2626. All proceeds from the event support local charities.