Entertainment | Vindy Archives

Gene Luen Yang perfect fit for YSU English Fest

Graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang was a perfect fit for the 2017 Youngstown State University English Festival’s James A. Houck Lecturer, said Tiffany Anderson, Africana Studies director.

Daily entertainment briefing

Today’s picks: v “The Wizard of Oz,” 7:30 p.m.: Oakland youth theater’s production is at Trinity

PSO ends local series

Staff report NEW CASTLE, PA. After 16 years, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will discontinue

Ellen DeGeneres made history 20 years ago when she came out, declaring ... ‘YEP, I’M GAY’

By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK With a headline of “Yep, I’m Gay” on the cover of

Mount Calvary rejects offer for Idora Park property

Jim and Toni Amey, who run the Idora Park Experience, envision an Idora Park museum on the property.

Today’s entertainment picks:

Today’s entertainment picks: v American Made Songwriters Series, 7:30 p.m.: Country music

TV star recalls pain, liberation

By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES Ellen DeGeneres can measure her career and

It’s another big year for British rockers The 1975

By MESFIN FEKADU AP Music Writer NEW YORK Matthew Healy, frontman of the English rock band The

TV comedian and actor on the stand-up circuit The real Tim Meadows

By JOHN BENSON entertainment@vindy.com Tim Meadows first made us laugh as a “Saturday Night

Angela Perley & Howlin’ Moons: ever eclipsing its musical vision

By JOHN BENSON entertainment@vindy.com Fitting in can be tricky for regional bands looking to

PSO in tribute to John Williams

Staff report NEW CASTLE, PA. The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will return to the Scottish Rite

‘The Rock’ goes right down the middle

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES In 2000, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was trying to

“MasterChef” (8 p.m., Fox): On the “MasterChef: An Extra Serving” special,

“MasterChef” (8 p.m., Fox): On the “MasterChef: An Extra Serving” special, Gordon Ramsay takes a

‘The Wizard of Oz’

‘The Wizard of Oz’ The Oakland Center for the Arts and its Kids First Theatre Initiative will

Warren Philharmonic will welcome spring

Staff report WARREN The Warren Philharmonic Orchestra will end its season Sunday with “Sweets of