Friday

Friday

Comedy

Jeff Blanchard, 9 p.m., Comedy Cellar at Mojo’s Pub and Grille, 6292 Mahoning Ave., Austintown; 330-793-6656.

Onstage

Variety Show, 7 p.m., Ursuline High School, 750 Wick Ave., Youngstown; 330-744-4563.

Schools

“Nunsense,SDRq 6 p.m., West Branch Middle School Cafetorium, 14409 Beloit-Snodes Road, Beloit; 330-938-4442.

Saturday

Comedy

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

Mark Riccadonna, 9 p.m., Funny Farm Comedy Club at Cafe 422, 4422 Youngstown Road, Warren; 330-759-4242.

Dance

Moscow Ballet’s “Great Russian Nutcracker,SDRq 7 p.m., Powers Auditorium, 260 W. Federal St., Youngstown; 330-744-0264.

Schools

“Nunsense,SDRq 6 p.m., West Branch Middle School Cafetorium, 14409 Beloit-Snodes Road, Beloit; 330-938-4442.

Special Events

Olde Fashioned Christmas at the Mill, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mill Creek MetroParks Lanterman’s Mill, 1001 Canfield Road, Youngstown; 330-740-7115.

West Side Cats Pictures with Mrs. Claus, 2 to 6 p.m., West Side Cats, 2217 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown.

Ray Dudik Memorial Chili Cook Off, noon, Youngstown Shrine Club, South Range Road, North Lima; 330-507-2116.

Steam Whistle blow, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., B&O Station, 530 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown; mvrha.org.

Sunday

Animals

Toolbox Workshop, 5:30 to 7 p.m., Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor, 151 W. Wood St., Youngstown.

Music

New Castle Music Club Chorus presents “Messiah,SDRq 3 p.m., Clen-Moore Presbyterian Church, 220 Clen-Moore Blvd., New Castle, Pa.

Schools

“Nunsense,SDRq 2:30 p.m., West Branch Middle School Cafetorium, 14409 Beloit-Snodes Road, Beloit; 330-938-4442.

Special Events

Olde Fashioned Christmas at the Mill, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mill Creek MetroParks Lanterman’s Mill, 1001 Canfield Road, Youngstown; 330-740-7115.

Monday

Dances

Happy Feet Dance Productions dance lessons, 6 p.m., Weathersfield Fire Station 40, 2229 Gardenland Ave. SE, Niles; 330-518-8891.

Pop, Rock, Jazz

Joe Bonamassa, 8 p.m., Covelli Centre, 229 E. Front St., Youngstown; 800-745-3000.

Tuesday

Children

Free Toy Giveaway, 1 to 1:30 p.m., Nevels Temple Church of God in Christ, 939 Elm St., Youngstown.

Wednesday

Dances

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

Pop, Rock, Jazz

The Piano Guys, 7:30 p.m., Orr Auditorium: Westminister College, Westminister College, New Wilmington, Pa.; westminster.edu.

Music

A Barbershop Christmas, 12:15 p.m., Butler-North, 524 Wick Ave., Youngstown; 330-743-1711.

Ongoing

ART

Art Outreach Gallery, next to GNC in the J.C. Penney concourse, Eastwood Mall, 5555 Youngstown-Warren Road, Niles. Exhibits are free and open to the public. Hours: 5-9 Fri.; 1-9 Sat.; 1-5 Sun. 330-652-1985.

Beeghly Hall Galleries, University of Mount Union, 1972 Clark Ave., Alliance. Hours: 8-5 Mon.-Fri.

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

Butler Institute of American Art, 524 Wick Ave. Art and Technology Collections, a continuing exhibit in Butler and Beecher Center Auditorium. Hours: 11-4 Tue.-Sat. and noon-4 Sun. Closed Mondays and major holidays. 330-743-1711 or www.butlerart.com.

Jewish Community Center Thomases Gallery, first floor, next to the multipurpose room, 505 Gypsy Lane, Youngstown.

Kent State University Trumbull’s Link Art Gallery, 4314 Mahoning Ave NW, Warren. Hours: 3-7 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

Knox Building McKelvey Gallery, 110 W. Federal St., Youngstown. 330-506-2021.

M Gallery at Erie Terminal Place, 112 W. Commerce St., Youngstown. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue.-Wed., Fri. and 1-7 p.m. Th. 330-743-5287 or www.nyopg.com/portfolio/m-gallery.

McDonough Museum of Art, on the campus of YSU, 525 Wick Ave., Youngstown. Hours: 11-4 Tues.-Sat.; closed on major holidays. Admission is free with a suggested donation of $5. 330-941-1400 or www.ysu.edu/mcdonough/.

Mill Creek MetroParks Melnick Museum, inside D.D. and Velma Davis Education and Visitor Center, Fellows Riverside Gardens, McKinley Ave., Youngstown. The Ford family donated their home that had originally been built for a personal friend of Volney Rogers. “America’s Schoolmaster: The Early Days of William Holmes McGuffey,” a look at the early years of McGuffey and Mill Creek’s namesake wildlife preserve on his former homestead, on display through December during regular hours. Hours: 10-5 Tue.-Sun. 330-740-7116.

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

Soap Gallery, 117 S. Champion St., Youngstown. Hours: Tue.-Sat. 11-6. 330-240-0723 or soapgalleryyo.com.

Sutliff Museum, Warren-Trumbull County Public Library (second floor), 444 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren. Hours: 2-4 Wed.-Sat. Closed holidays. Tours by appointment, can email tours@sutliffmuseum.org. Call 330-395-6575, or info@sutliffmuseum.org.

Trumbull Art Gallery Artists’ Studios and Artisan Caf , 410 S. Main St., Warren. Information, call 234-223-2204, or call Trumbull Art Gallery 330-395-4876.

CHILDREN

OH WOW! The Roger and Gloria Jones Children’s Center for Science and Technology, 11 W. Federal St., Youngstown. Member only hours 9-10 a.m., second Saturday of each month; free admission for grandparents with one children’s admission, 10 a.m.- 6 p.m., last Wednesday of each month. General admission is $8 per person, seniors, educators and veterans $7, children under 24 months are free. Sun.-Tue., Th.-Sat. 10-4 and Wed. 10-8. Closed on New Year’s Day, Easter Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and 1 week in September for annual maintenance. 330-744-5914 or ohwowkids.org.

FLEA Markets

Four Seasons Flea and Farm Market, 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: 10-6 Mon.-Fri., 10-5 Sat. and Sun. 330-876-3178.

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

Warren Flea Market, 428 Main Ave. SW, Warren. Hours: 8-4 Tue. and Sat. 330-399-8298 or warrenfleaandfarmersmarket.com

Whistle Stop Flea Market, 809 N. Main St., Hubbard. Hours: 10-5 Tue.-Sun. 330-507-2033.

Wizard of Odds, 10966 Mahoning Ave., North Jackson. 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, 1739 S. Raccoon Road, Ausitntown, in the Wedgewood Plaza. Hours 10-7 Mon.-Sat. and 10-6 Sun. 330-797-0444.

MUSEUMS

Arms Family Museum, 648 Wick Ave., Youngstown. Museum hours: noon-4 p.m. Tue.-Sun. and admission $4 for adults; $3 for senior citizens and college students and $2 for children. Closed holidays. For information, go to www.mahoninghistory.org or call 330-743-2589.

Austin Log Cabin, 3797 S. Raccoon Road, Austintown. Free tours. Open 1-4 p.m. first Sun. monthly. Call for appointment other days. 330-799-8051.

Bliss Gallery, on the second floor of Bliss Hall at Wick Avenue and Spring Street, Youngstown State University, Youngstown. For information, call 330-941-1860.

Barnhisel House, 1011 N. State St., Girard. Open houses, second and fourth Sundays of each month from May-Nov. Private tours available by calling 330-545-4899 or 330-545-6162.

Clarence R. Smith Mineral Museum, Dept. of Geology and Environmental Services, Youngstown State University, Moser Hall. Hours: 9-3 Mon.-Fri. or by appointment. Free. 330-941-3612.

Crandall Gallery, University of Mount Union, Simpson St. and Union Ave., Alliance. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8-9; Sat.-Sun. 1-6. 330-823-2086.

John J. McDonough Museum of Art, 525 Wick Ave., Youngstown. Hours: Tues.-Sat. 11-4; closed major holidays. 330-941-1400.

Lawrence County Historical Society, 408 N. Jefferson St., New Castle, Pa. Hours: Mon., Th. and Sat. 11-4. 724-658-4022.

Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, 2929 Richmond Road, Beachwood. Hours: 11-5 Tue., Th.-Sun.; 11-9 Wed.; closed Mondays. Cost: $12 adults; $10 seniors and students; $5 children 5-11; museum members and children under 5 free. 216-593-0575.

Mercer County Historical Society, 119 S. Pitt St., Mercer, Pa. Hours: 10-4:30 Tue.-Fri.; 10-3 Sat., closed Sun., Mon. 724-662-3490.

National Packard Museum, 1899 Mahoning Ave., Warren. Hours: noon-5 Tue.-Sat.; 1-5 Sun. Admission: $8 for adults, $5 for seniors (65+) and children (7-12). 330-394-1899 or packardmuseum.org.

Salem Historical Society Museum, 208 S. Broadway, Salem. Tours 1-4 Sundays, May-Oct., and by appointment by calling 330-337-8514.

War Vet Museum, 23 E. Main St., Canfield. Hours: 10-2 Sat. or by appointment. Tour guide at facility. 330-533-6311 or info@warvetmuseum.org.

Ward-Thomas Museum (Niles Historical Society), 503 Brown St., Niles. Open house: 2-5 p.m. first Sun. monthly, tours by appointment. 330-544-2143.

Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor, 151 W. Wood St., Youngstown. Groups by appointment, two weeks notice please. Hours: 10-4 Wed.-Fri.; noon-4 Sat. Archives library hours: noon-4 Wed.-Fri.; noon-7 Thu. (during academic year); noon-4 first and third Sat. monthly. Closed holidays. 800-262-6137.

NATURE

Loghurst (oldest remaining log house in Northeast Ohio), 3967 Boardman-Canfield Road, Canfield. Open 2nd and 4th weekends each month, tours during special events or by appointment. 330-533-4330 or info@loghurst.com.

Parks

Mill Creek MetroParks Ford Nature Center, 840 Old Furnace Road, Youngstown. Hours: 10-5 Tues.-Sat., noon-5 Sun., closed Monday. Closed Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Day. 330-740-7107.

Mill Creek MetroParks Golf Course and Wick Recreation Area, open daily 8 a.m. to dark, weather permitting. 330-740-7114.

Mill Creek MetroParks Lanterman’s Mill, Hours, April and November, Sat., Sun. 12-4; May through Oct., 10-5 Tues.-Sun., closed holidays and Mondays. 330-740-7115

Moraine State Park, 225 Pleasant Valley Road, Portersville, Pa. Sunrise to sunset everyday. Go to www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/findapark/moraine/index.htm for more information.

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. 330-549-1111, ext. 316 (if no answer, please leave a message), or info@angelsforanimals.org.