WEEKEND MATTERS | Going to see Luke Bryan at Wean Park this Saturday? Read this first!
Here are some of the events happening around the Mahoning Valley this weekend. For more events, check out our Events Calendar.
The big ticket this week: Country music singer Luke Bryan, whose Stambaugh Stadium show last year was canceled due to COVID-19, is set to headline Wean Park’s outdoor Y-Live concert as part of his Raised Up Right tour. Bryan’s Youngstown show will include special guests Riley Green and Mitchell Tenpenny.
When and where: This year’s Y-Live 2022 concert will be at the more than 20-acre Wean Park along South Walnut Street. The show starts at 7 p.m.
Get tickets: Tickets start at $48.50 for the lawn and are available on Ticketmaster and at the Covelli Centre’s Southwoods Health Box Office, 229 E. Front St. For group ticket sales for 16 or more people, email groupsales@ylivemusic.com.
The forecast: Youngstown’s high will be 81 degrees, dropping to 65 degrees at night. There’s a chance of an isolated thunderstorm after midnight.
No on-street parking: You can’t park or drop off passengers along Market Street and South Avenue — and that rule will be “strictly enforced,” Youngstown police said. Downtown parking is accessible with presold passes only, and the downtown pre-paid lots won’t be taking cash or cards. The Market Street and South Avenue bridges will close at 6:45 p.m. Saturday.
Parking at YSU: Youngstown State University is one of the only places offering non-prepaid parking. Police at the Wick Avenue Parking Deck can show you where to park on campus. The lots cost $10 — cash only. Set your GPS to 410 N. Walnut St., Youngstown (Cassese’s MVR). The parking deck is around the corner. You can then walk about 10 minutes to Wean Park, or take the shuttle running from 3:30 p.m. to midnight. No tailgating is allowed on campus.
Parking at DeYor: You can also park at the DeYor Performing Arts Center for $10. The lots just northeast of the center at 201. W. Commerce St., Youngstown, will open at 4:30 p.m. It’ll take about 8 minutes to walk to Wean Park. Parking proceeds will benefit the local nonprofit arts organizations.
Parking at YMCA: The Davis Family YMCA will offer “a limited number” of spots at the corner of Walnut and Commerce streets for $15 per car. That’s about a 10-minute walk to the venue. They open at 2 p.m. All proceeds will benefit the YMCA’s youth programs.
Taking an Uber or Lyft? Use 45 South Ave., Youngstown (A&C Beverage), as your pickup and drop-off destination. The walk to the venue will take about 12 minutes.
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WHAT MATTERS TO US: Sunday is National Ice Cream Day, and the Tyler History Center’s free open house that day is scooping up a Youngstown classic — Good Humor frozen treats. The brand founded in Youngstown more than a century ago was the first to put ice cream on a stick, and the first to serve it from a truck. Sunday’s event celebrates 100 years since the founding of Burt’s Grand Confectionary along West Federal Street in Youngstown, as well as the centennial anniversary of Klondike ice cream bars, which started out of Isaly’s market. The open house is set for noon to 4 p.m. at the history center, 325 W. Federal St., Youngstown. There are also four 90-minute walking tours from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., as part of the Mahoning Valley Historical Society’s History-To-Go series.
NO MATTER HOW YOU SLICE IT: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish’s Summer Festival continues through Sunday at the church, 381 Robbins Ave., Niles. “Enjoy all of your favorite festival foods, together with nightly live entertainment, our bocce tournament, raffles, bingo and so much more,” organizers said. The parish festival is known for its red, potato and spinach pizzas, fried bologna sandwiches, smelts, calamari “and of course — our famous cheesepuffs and twists!” Eat up from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. then 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday; 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday.
Also happening this weekend
LOST IN LOVE: ‘80s soft rock duo Air Supply is bringing The Lost in Love Experience to Robins Theatre, 160 E. Market St., Warren, at 8 p.m. Friday. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets, ranging from $39 to $89, are available on Etix. “In 1983 they recorded ‘Making Love Out Of Nothing At All’ by Jim Steinman which solidified the group as a permanent force in modern music,” reads the group’s bio. “This song was released on The Greatest Hits album which soared past 7 million copies. ‘Lost in Love’, ‘All Out of Love’, ‘The One That You Love’, ‘Sweet Dreams’, and ‘Making Love Out Of Nothing At All’ have each achieved multi-million plays on the radio.”
FLEA AT MOSQUITO: A Flea Market and Craft Show is set for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Mosquito Lake State Park, 1439 Wilson Sharpsville Road, Cortland. Entry is free. Proceeds from the event will benefit improvements to the park. “Rain or shine this event is growing bigger and bigger,” organizers said. “Come down to the lake, browse for treasures and grab a bite to eat with your friends.”
RODEO AT THE FAIR: The Trumbull County Fair, which continues through Sunday at the fairgrounds, 899 Everett Hull Road, Cortland, has a packed weekend for the grandstand: The Ohio State Truck and Tractor Pulls Association starts hauling at 6:30 p.m. High Steel Rodeo bursts out of the gate Saturday with kids events at 6 p.m. and riding at 7 p.m. The demolition derby crashes at 5 p.m. Sunday. Stick around Sunday for the fireworks at 9 p.m. The fair offers “food, animals, displays, rides, shows and so much more,” Trumbull County Tourism says.
‘ARE YOU JON BON JOVI?’: On Saturday, the classic tunes of Bon Jovi and the Michael Stanley Band will be at River Rock at the Amp, 321 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren. Doors open at 5 p.m. Tickets are $10, and children 12 and younger get in free with an adult. Get them here. Opening the show at 5:30 p.m. is In the Heartland, a tribute to Michael Stanley Band featuring original member Danny Powers. Then at 6 p.m., Slippery When Wet, the “Ultimate Jon Bon Jovi Tribute,” will play their pitch-perfect — and officially authorized — renditions of Bon Jovi’s hits. Singer Jason Morey was often asked “Are you Jon Bon Jovi?” since he bears such a striking resemblance, the band said.
Coming up next week
SUPPORT LOCAL AWESOME: Kent Trumbull Theatre, 4314 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren, is staging the critically acclaimed and long-running Broadway musical “Rent” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. Tickets are $20 for adults, $17 for seniors and $15 for children 12 and younger. Call the box office at 330-675-8887 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, or get them online with an extra $2 service fee. “The cast runs the gamut from veterans of the Trumbull stage to newcomers! Please come support local awesome,” organizers said.
MORLEY CONCERT: Mill Creek MetroParks’ Live! at the Morley Concert Series continues this Wednesday at 7 p.m. with polka musicians The Del Sinchak Band. The Youngstown native Sinchak serves as president of the Penn-Ohio Polka Pals and the Youngstown chapter of the American Federation of Musicians. He also hosts a weekly show on WKTX in Cortland. The family friendly, alcohol-free concert series is on Wednesdays in the Judge Leo P. Morley Pavilion in the Wick Recreation Area, 1861 McCollum Road, Youngstown. See the full schedule here.
GREEK FEST: Get your favorite Greek fair foods at Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church’s 2022 Warren Greek Festival from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday at the church, 3223 Atlantic Ave. NE, in Warren. The festival continues from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. Entry is free. Vendors accept credit and debit. For more info, call 330-394-9021 or send an email.
This story was originally published July 15, 2022 at 5:00 AM.