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Join Mill Creek MetroParks for Bug Day on Saturday, July 18 from 11:00am-3:00pm at Ford Nature Center! There will be live bug exhibits, including “The BUGMAN”, Mark Berman, from Columbus, Ohio. Other fun activities will include gentle and respectful bug-catching and release, bug crafts, a bug tattoo station, and the return of the “Bad Bug”

Join Mahoning Valley Historical Society on Sunday, July 19 from 12:00pm-4:00pm at the Tyler History Center as they celebrate all things ice cream! They’ll highlight the Good Humor Bar, Klondike, Isaly’s, Handel’s, Joy Cone Company, and more. Walking tours, family activities, ice cream making, and fun for all ages! Free public open house, free adjacent

Jazz in the Park Youngstown is held on Sunday evenings at Wick Park from 3:00pm-7:00pm. Schedule includes: July 12 – Nightcap Band, Urban Jazz Coalition July 19 – John Reese & Back Beat, Rick Ward Project July 26 – Andy Bianco Group, Royal Bayyan & Friends August 2 – Melrose Eve, The Band With No

Youngstown Skatepark Association will host a YSA Pop-Up Skatepark at Borts Field on Saturday, July 25 from 1:00pm-4:00pm. In collaboration with the Youngstown City Parks & Recreation department, this free, community-focused event will temporarily transform a section of the city park into an active skate space designed for skateboards, BMX bikes, scooters, in-line skates, and

Jazz in the Park Youngstown is held on Sunday evenings at Wick Park from 3:00pm-7:00pm. Schedule includes: July 12 – Nightcap Band, Urban Jazz Coalition July 19 – John Reese & Back Beat, Rick Ward Project July 26 – Andy Bianco Group, Royal Bayyan & Friends August 2 – Melrose Eve, The Band With No

The YSU Skeggs Lecture Series Presents Doris Kearns Goodwin on Friday, September 25 at 6:30pm at Stambaugh Auditorium. Doris Kearns Goodwin is a Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential historian, #1 New York Times bestselling author, and partner in Pastimes Productions. She is the author of nine books, including Team of Rivals-which inspired Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln – and

Throughout Earth’s violent history, impacts from comets and asteroids have mercilessly shaped its surface. The ancient barrage continues today; from harmless meteors – those brilliant streaks in the night sky, to mountain sized boulders wandering perilously close to Earth. Terrifying and majestic, these invaders from space are capable of utter destruction yet they have delivered

Throughout Earth’s violent history, impacts from comets and asteroids have mercilessly shaped its surface. The ancient barrage continues today; from harmless meteors – those brilliant streaks in the night sky, to mountain sized boulders wandering perilously close to Earth. Terrifying and majestic, these invaders from space are capable of utter destruction yet they have delivered

Youngstown Skatepark Association will host a Pop-Up Skatepark at Glenwood Community Park on Saturday, October 3 from 1:00pm-4:00pm. In collaboration with Youngstown Creative Collective, this free, community-focused event will temporarily transform a section of the venue into a skatepark designed for skateboards, BMX bikes, scooters, in-line skates, and roller skates. The event will provide a

LIT Youngstown presents the 2026 First Wednesday Reader Series the first Wednesday of each month at 7:00pm at Westside Bowl in the Trophy Room (accessible only by stairs). The event includes ASL Interpretation. Upcoming authors featured: January 7 – Nicole D. Miller, Candice Zee February 4 – Conor Bracken, Lindsay Turner March 4 – Vince

Join Lit Youngstown for its First Wednesday Reader Series on Wednesday, October 7, featuring poets Diane Kendig of Canton and Erica Manto Paulson of Cincinnati. The evening will begin at 7 p.m. in the Trophy Room downstairs at Westside Bowl. Following the featured readings, guests are invited to participate in an open mic. ASL interpretation