WTG

Today

Comedy

Mark Klein and John Evans, 8 p.m., Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course, 655 N. Canfield- Niles Road, Austintown; 330-423-1112.

Country

Merle Haggard, 8 p.m., W.D. Packard Music Hall, 1703 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren; 800-745-3000.

Discussion

Book Bites, 4:30 p.m., Newton Falls Public Library, 204 S. Canal St., Newton Falls; 330-872-1282.

Book Discussion Group: “Dreaming in Cuban” by Cristina Garcia, 2 p.m., Warren Public Library, 444 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren; 330-399-8807.

Movie

Shark Week Take Two: Classic Movies, 6 p.m., Austintown Public Library, 600 S. Raccoon Road, Austintown; 330-744-8636.

Music

Frank Simone, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Roosevelt Park, 800 Struthers Liberty Road, Campbell; 330-755-7445.

Outdoor Music

Davis and McKay, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., B&O Complex, 530 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown; 330-480-9859.

Mahoning Valley Button Box Club, 7 p.m., Yellow Creek Park, 19 Lowellville Road, Struthers.

Friday

Comedy

Costaki Economopoulos, 8 p.m., Comedy Cellar at Mojo’s Pub and Grille, 6292 Mahoning Ave., Austintown; 330-793-6656.

Dances

Rudy and the Professionals, 7 p.m., Kuzman’s, 1025 S. State St., Girard; 330-545-8995.

Onstage

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

“Charley’s Aunt,SDRq 7:30 p.m., Victorian Players Theater, 702 Mahoning Ave., Youngs-town; 330-746-5455.

‘Who’s In Bed With the Butler?,SDRq 8 p.m., Trumbull New Theater, 5883 Youngstown-Warren Road, Niles; 330-652-1103.

Pop, Rock, Jazz

Charlie Musslewhite, 8 p.m., Kent Stage, 175 E. Main St., Kent; 877-987-6487.

Saturday

Children

Llama Llama Gram and Grandpa story time, 11 a.m., Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 381 Boardman-Poland Road, Boardman; 330-629-9436.

Comedy

Costaki Economopoulos, 8 p.m. and 10:15 p.m., Comedy Cellar at Mojo’s Pub and Grille, 6292 Mahoning Ave., Austintown; 330-793-6656.

Dances

Concertina All Stars and Keith Stras with the Polka Confetti Band, 5 p.m. to 11 p.m., Kuzman’s, 1025 S. State St., Girard; 330-545-8995.

Friendly Squares monthly dance, 7:30 p.m., Niles Senior S.C.O.P.E. Center, 14 E. State St., Niles; 330-544-3676.

Fairs, Festivals

Carpatho-Rusyn/Slavic Vatra bonfire festival, noon to 8 p.m., Infant Jesus of Prague Byzantine Catholic Church, 7754 South Ave., Boardman; 330-544-0107.

Volant Mills Second Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Volant, Main St., Volant, Pa.; 724-533-2288.

Music

Warren Junior Military Band alumni concert, 3:30 p.m., Warren Community Amphitheater, 321 Mahoning Ave., Warren.

Wilson Phillips, 7:30 p.m., Orr Auditorium, Westminster College, 319 S. Market St., New Wilmington, Pa.; 724-946-7354.

Onstage

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

“Charley’s Aunt,” VictorianSFlbPlayers, 7:30 p.m., Victorian Players Theater, 702 Mahoning Ave., Youngs-town; 330-746-5455.

“The Journey Home,SDRq a play about heroin addiction, 6 p.m., Southwoods Executive-Center, 100 DeBartolo Place, Boardman; 330-507-5162.

‘Who’s In Bed With the Butler?,” 8 p.m., Trumbull New Theater, 5883 Youngstown-Warren Road, Niles; 330-652-1103.

“Love Letters” dessert-theater by Black Sheep Players, 7 p.m., Buhl Farm Park, 715 Hazen Road, Hermitage, Pa.; 724-981-5522.

outdoor music

Rust Belt Music Festival, with Kitchen Knife Conspiracy, Wretch, Album, the Young Stonians and more, noon to 11 p.m., North Phelps Street, downtown Youngstown.

Special Events

Mahoning Valley Historical Society 140th Birthday Party, noon to 4 p.m., Tyler Mahoning Valley History Center, 325 W. Federal St., Youngstown.

Outdoor Family Fun Day, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Boardman Park, 375 Boardman-Poland Road, Boardman Township; 330-726-8105.

Sunday

Fairs, Festivals

Hungarian Cultural Center fall festival, noon, Hungarian Cultural Center of NE Ohio, 12027 Abbott Road, Hiram; 440-232-1155.

Fitness

Green Cathedral Half Marathon, 5K and Kids Fun Run, 8 a.m., Wick Recreation Area, Mill Creek Park, Youngstown; 330-747-0237.

Lectures

Art Talks with director Louis Zona, 2 p.m., the Butler Institute of American Art, 524 Wick Ave., Youngstown; 330-743-1107.

music

Gary Markasky, Haymaker, Huckin Fillbillies, Graphic Pink, Christine Witt and Bobby Fritz, noon to 10 p.m., Magic Tree, 7463 South Ave., Boardman; 330-629-2667.

Neil Byrne and Ryan Kelly, 8 p.m., Avion on the Water Banquet Center, 2177 W. Western Reserve Road, Boardman; 330-486-0602.

Onstage

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

“Love Letters” dessert theater by Black Sheep Players, 3 p.m., Buhl Farm Park, 715 Hazen Road, Hermitage, Pa.; 724-981-5522.

Sales Shows

Youngstown Indie comic expo, noon to 6 p.m., the Comfort Inn, 136 N. Park Ave., Warren; 330-393-1200.

Special Events

Music in the Library: Classical Strings Quartet, 2 p.m., Warren Public Library, 444 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren; 330-399-8807.

Walk

Return to Lincoln Park hike, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Lincoln Park pavilion, 301 Lincoln Park Drive, Youngstown.

Vanishing Acts: Trees Under Threat Guided Tours, 1 p.m., Fellows Riverside Gardens, 123 McKinley Ave., Youngstown; 330-740-7116.

Monday

Discussion

Reader’s Choice Book Club: “Devil in the White City” by Erik Larson, 7 p.m., Boardman Public Library, 7680 Glenwood Ave., Boardman; 330-744-8636.

Tuesday

Children

Little Listeners With Laura, 10:30 a.m., Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 381 Boardman-Poland Road, Boardman Township; 330-629-9436.

Dances

Niles Friendly Squares Dance, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Niles Senior S.C.O.P.E. Center, 14 E. State St., Niles; 330-544-3676.

Discussion

History in the Making discussion group, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Mercer County Historical Society, 119 S. Pitt St., Mercer, Pa.; 724-662-3490.

I Read YA! Book Club, 6:30 p.m., Boardman Public Library, 7680 Glenwood Ave., Boardman; 330-744-8636.

Literary

The Poetic Details of Plants: A Writing Workshop (registration required), 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Fellows Riverside Gardens, 123 McKinley Ave., Youngstown; 330-740-7116.

Special Events

Founder’s Day Dinner, 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Arms Family Museum, 648 Wick Ave., Youngstown; 330-743-2589.

Wednesday

Dances

DJ Carl Severino: Jitterbug Dancing, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., Kuzman’s, 1025 S. State St., Girard; 330-545-8995.

Discussion

Anime and Manga Club, 6:30 p.m., Youngstown Public Library, 305 Wick Ave., Youngstown; 330-744-8636.

Book Discussion Group: The Presidents, 7 p.m., Howland Public Library, 9095 E. Market St., Howland; 330-856-2011.

Page Turners Book Club, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., Austintown Public Library, 600 S. Raccoon Road, Austintown; 330-744-8636.

Lectures

Soledad O’Brien, 7:30 p.m., Stambaugh Auditorium, 1000 Fifth Ave., Youngstown; 330-259-0555.

Jack Hanna, 10:30 a.m., W.D. Packard Music Hall, 1703 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren; 800-745-3000.

Music

Dana Flute Studio recital, 12:15 p.m., the Butler Institute of American Art, 524 Wick Ave., Youngstown; 330-743-1107.

Pop, Rock, Jazz

Joe Walsh, 7 p.m., W.D. Packard Music Hall, 1703 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren; 800-745-3000.

Special Events

Allied Victory, 70 Years On, (registration required), 6:30 p.m., Poland Public Library, 311 S. Main St., Poland; 330-744-8636.