The Update | Samantha Fish, Mitch Ryder at the Robins; Fundraiser for Rust Belt
WARREN, Ohio – Samantha Fish will return to the Robins Theatre on Friday, Nov. 8, for an 8 p.m. concert during which she will be joined on stage by the legendary Mitch Ryder.
The concert, which will celebrate the 30th anniversary of Ruf Records, will also feature opening acts Canned Heat and Ghalia Volt.
Tickets range from $65 to $35 (plus applicable fees) and will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 30, at robinstheatre.com and the box office, 160 E. Market St.
Fish – who is one of the biggest contemporary blues acts – started her career on Ruf Records, where she was given the creative freedom to grow.
She and her band will be joined by Ryder, whose 1960s band Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels was one of the most hard-hitting, blue-eyed soul acts of its era. The band racked up five Top 30 singles in1966 and 1967, including “Good Golly Miss Molly,” and his music has been an influence on rockers such as Bob Seger, John Mellencamp and Bruce Springsteen.
Canned Heat, one of the pioneers of blues rock, will also perform. The band is known for its 1960s hits “Going Up the Country,” “Let’s Work Together” and “On the Road Again.”
Canned Heat is currently touring in support of its new Ruf Records release, “Finyl Vinyl.” The band will be joined on stage by Bernard Allison.
To kick off the evening, Ruf Records’ rising star Ghalia Volt will bring her one-woman band to the stage. She was recently highlighted on the television newsmagazine show “60 Minutes.”
Duets and Desserts Fundraiser for Rust Belt
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Rust Belt Theater will present “Duets and Desserts,” featuring collaborative performances by drag diva Starrlet O’Hara and friends, as well as desserts from local bakers JennyO’s Cakes and P.S. Confections, at 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31, at Club Switch, 221 Belmont Ave., downtown.
Tickets are $15 and include dessert and the show. For reservations, call 330 507 2358.
It will be the first of two fundraising events to benefit the Rust Belt Theater Company’s fall/winter season. The second will be Soups and Showstoppers on Sept. 21.
The “Duets and Desserts” show will serve up everything from pop songs to show tunes and will include the debut of “This One Isn’t Ours,” a song by Robert Dennick Joki.
A host of Valley performers will also lend their voices to the show, including JoJo Garcia, Rick Morrow, Buffy Zayas-Balaz, Bernadette Lim, Heather Powell, Keith Stepanic, Hannah Sinclair, Patience Miles, Sarah Whitlatch, Vicci Sfikas, Lisa Torrence, PK Lankford, Caitlyn Santiago, Nicholas Hazelton and Robert Dennick Joki as Starrlet O’Hara.
“I’m very excited to work with people that I’ve never had an opportunity to perform with before,” said Joki, who is director of Rust Belt Theater. “And it’s a very diverse group of voices, so in order to duet with them, I’m going to have to utilize every note in my register. It’s going to be a challenge, but a really fun one.”
French Fries Celebration at Cedar Point
SANDUSKY, Ohio – Cedar Point will celebrate its famous midway munchie with the return of Happy Friar’s Fresh-Cut Fries Fest on Sept. 6-8.
Since 1942, Cedar Point’s original fresh-cut fries have been a must-have for guests, and this limited-time event showcases four new recipes to savor.
At Happy Friar, located near Gemini, this year’s flavors include 5 Alarm Fresh-Cut Fries with spicy chili, ghost pepper cheese and habanero pepper, plus Pierogi Fresh-Cut Fries with mini pierogies, sauerkraut and Thousand Island dressing.
Over at Hot Potato, located near Raptor, the park’s spud-tenders are serving Nashville Hot Fresh-Cut Fries with grilled Nashville hot chicken, cheese sauce and pickles, plus Chicken Parmesan Fresh-Cut Fries with grilled chicken, tomato sauce, mozzarella and parmesan cheeses.
The four limited-time flavors join traditional all-season favorites like Buffalo, Garlic Parmesan, Original and Chili & Cheese Fresh-Cut Fries.
Happy Friar, the lovable fry-con of the Happy Friar fresh-cut fries stand on the Gemini Midway, will be making appearances throughout the weekend. Guests can stop by and meet Happy Friar for a selfie or a family photo.
Livestock Auction at Canfield Fair
CANFIELD, Ohio – The annual livestock auction and sale at the Canfield Fair will take place Thursday, Aug. 29.
Purchases can be donated to Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley for distribution to hungry families in Mahoning, Columbiana and Trumbull counties. Participants can bid online by downloading the Canfield Fair app.
For information, call Douglas Martig at 330 720 3793.
Livestock available to purchase for donation to the food bank includes beef, hogs, poultry, turkeys, goats and lambs. It will be processed by Winona Frozen Foods and Lehman Poultry. Processing fees will be added to the purchase price.
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