Published August 27, 2008 06:51 pm - A compilation of entertainment events in western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio.
Diversions from Aug. 28, 2008
The Herald
Ticketmaster events are sold at Macy’s and Giant Eagle, both Hermitage; ticketmaster.com; and at 330-747-1212.
Art
• Kamni Vallabh of Hermitage invites you to feast your eyes on her new exhibit, “Star Light,” up through Sept. 6 at Community Library of the Shenango Valley in Sharon. Portraits of film stars are the focal point.
• See Doris Vila’s holograms through Jan. 4 at Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown. “Things I See: Pastels” opens Sunday and runs through Oct. 19. Bill Gordon’s photographs of the street are on view until Sunday. Info: 330-743-1711 and www.butlerart.com
• Work by artist and musician Jill Mattson is on exhibit Monday through Sept. 29 at Meadville Fine Arts Prints, 231 Chestnut St. Info: 814-337-8600 and www.meadvilleart.com
• “California as Muse: The Art of Arthur & Lucia Mathews” shows through Sept. 7 at Akron Art Museum. Info: 330-376-9185 and www.akronartmuseum.org
• Check out pieces by abstract master Piet Mondrian and mixed-media sculptures by Glenn Kaino through Sunday at the Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh. Info: 412-237-8300 and www.warhol.org
Community concerts
• The 2008 7UP Summerfest Spectacular presents Easy Street Productions playing at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Judge Morley Pavilion in Mill Creek MetroParks, Youngstown. Info: 330-702-3000, lawn seating, free, alcohol-free
• Catch the Journey tribute band Majestic Saturday in the Warren Community Amphitheater, 300 Mahoning Ave.
Dance
• Dance to the oldies with Following June Band at 8 p.m. Friday or try polka with Al Hreno at 8 p.m. Saturday in Kuzman’s Lounge, Girard, Ohio. Also, catch a jitterbug Wednesday.
• Enjoy some polka fun with host Val Pawlowski and music by Frank Stranger Band and Eddie Rodick Band, from 1 to 7 p.m. Monday at SNPJ Farm, Heath Road, off state Route 6, Kirtland, Ohio.
Dramatic stage
• Victorian Players Theatre presents “The Uneasy Chair,” a play where miscommunication and a lawsuit lead to marriage, Sept. 5 through 21 at the theater, 702 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown. The show goes on at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Sundays. Info: 330-746-5455.