Art Blog
Youth Performers Impress at Totem Star Open Mic
Last Wednesday, June 25th, I attended the Totem Star Open Mic Solstice Celebration, not really sure what to expect of the evening. I work at Youngstown during the day, and had heard snippets of students’ rehearsals, but had no idea what the performances would be like. As it turned out, the variety of genres was…
Community Spotlight: Kelli Frances Corrado
Kelli Frances Corrado is a dark-folktronica singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and occasional visual artist who you will find frequenting the halls of Youngstown on an almost daily basis. Kelli teaches music classes to students of all ages, including lessons in guitar, vocals, and songwriting, and holds many of her lessons here at Youngstown. As she puts it,…
The Delridge Mural Project
The Delridge Mural Project is a Youngstown art program that brings together volunteers, local youth, and professional artists to help beautify the Delridge neighborhood with original artwork. After a great start in 2013, we’re gearing up for another summer project at Youngstown! Last summer, youth participants worked with artist Andrew Morrison to paint murals on twelve traffic signal boxes along Delridge Way. As…
Community Spotlight: Jennifer Cepeda
If you come by Youngstown on a Tuesday night or Saturday morning, you will find the building pulsing with the music of Zumba. One of the most popular classes at Youngstown, the Zumba class is always filled with active adults seeking to get their groove on to the heart-pounding, dynamic choreography of instructor Jennifer Cepeda.…
Nature Consortium has Deep Roots at Youngstown
Nature Consortium has been a long-time tenant of the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, and we look forward to many more years of partnership and programming. Nature Consortium’s Marketing Content Specialist, Monica Thomas, wrote the post below to let you know a little more about what Nature Consortium does for the community. Nature Consortium at Youngstown,…
Twelfth Night presents A…My Name is Alice
Youngstown tenant organization Twelfth Night Productions recently held their run of Private Eyes in the Youngstown Thelma Dewitty Theater. They will be opening their next show, A…My Name is Alice, at Kenyon Hall in April. Check out the post below, written by Twelfth Night’s Anna Cronin, to learn more about what TNP is up to! Twelfth…