Archive for June 5th, 2009
[ June 14, 2009; 7:00 pm; June 28, 2009; 7:00 pm; July 4, 2009; 8:00 pm; July 24, 2009; 3:00 pm; July 25, 2009; 12:00 pm; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. July 26, 2009; 7:00 pm; August 9, 2009; 7:00 pm; August 23, 2009; 7:00 pm; ]
Free Music Abundant this Summer
Staycations are all the rage as many buckle down on excessive spending by forgoing the big, expensive out-of-town summer get-away. But does staying close to home mean the next three months will be boring. Not a chance. For music lovers, there’s no place like home in the Mahoning Valley. The number of free concerts taking place will keep many a toe tapping.
The W.D. Packard Concert Band, the Pride of Warren since 1955, will be busy through August keeping big band buffs happy. All concerts are free and open to the public courtesy of the W.D. Packard Trust. The following is the schedule for the W.D. Packard Concert Band with all concerts taking place at the South Lawn band shell unless noted.
[ June 24, 2009; 7:00 pm; July 1, 2009; 7:00 pm; July 8, 2009; 7:00 pm; July 15, 2009; 7:00 pm; July 19, 2009; 7:00 pm; July 22, 2009; 7:00 pm; July 26, 2009; 7:00 pm; July 29, 2009; 7:00 pm; August 5, 2009; 7:00 pm; August 12, 2009; 4:00 pm; August 19, 2009; 4:00 pm; August 26, 2009; 4:00 pm; September 2, 2009; 7:00 pm; September 9, 2009; 7:00 pm; ]
Mill Creek MetroParks Summerfest Spectacular also offers up some wonderful musical opportunities. And yes, it’s all free. All concerts take place at the Judge Morely Pavilion with each beginning at 7:00 p.m. The variety of music presented guarantees there will be something for everyone! Be sure to bring a lawn chair, bug spray and a smile! On tap for the 2009 Summerfest Spectacular are…
[ April 7, 2009 12:00 pm to June 28, 2009 12:00 pm. ]
On the Road Again The National Road Comes to Y-Town
Our nations’ first federally funded highway is celebrating its bicentennial, and you’re invited to the party. The National Road: Helping Build America is a traveling exhibit whose next stop is the Youngstown Historical Center of Labor & Industry where it sill be on display April 7 through June 28, 2009.
Put together by the Ohio Historical Society and partially funded by a grant from the Ohio Humanities Council, this exhibit honors Congress’ authorizing the construction of the National Road also known as the Cumberland Road, the National Pike, “The Main Street of America” and U.S. 40. The National Road was the first compact gravel road to cross the Appalachian Mountains making it so travel through this area was more doable. With the construction of The National Road, settling the frontier became a reality.
Though Congress gave the okay to begin the construction of the road in 1806, and contracts with private builders were in place by 1811, the War of 1812 held the project in limbo until 1815. At this time, work on the road began in Cumberland, Maryland with the first portion to Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia) being completed in 1817. The road eventually extended to St. Louis, Missouri. It is interesting to note that the Ohio portion of the 620-mile National Road is more than 225 miles long…
