Jay, Americans to play hits at Sharon Car Cruise
SHARON — Vocal Group Hall of Fame will present Jay and the Americans in the parking lot of the Columbia Theatre, Sharon, during the Aug. 9 Sharon Car Cruise.
The group originated in New York in the late ‘50s with Jay Traynor on lead vocals. It hit it big with “She Cried” in 1962, but Traynor left the band.
Guitarist Marty Sanders recruited his friend, David Blatt, who changed his first name to Jay Black.
The new group had a moderate hit with “Only in America,” and fared better with “Come a Little Bit Closer,” “Let’s Lock the Door,” “Some Enchanted Evening” and “Sunday and Me.”
Original members Sanders and Howie Kane will be joined by Sandy Deanne and a new Jay, Jay Reincke.
The 6:30 p.m. show will go on rain or shine, and lawn chairs are welcome
Tickets: 724-983-2025 or www.vocalgroup.org
Auditions held this week for Rumplestiltskin
YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown Playhouse Youth Theatre holds auditions for the upcoming show “Rumplestiltskin” at 5 p.m. Monday and Tuesday in the Youngstown Playhouse.
The show will play at public libraries in Youngstown and Mahoning County during the week of June 23 through 27 and calls for two males and two females ages 10 and up.
Auditioners should bring a wallet sized photo or snapshot and will read from a script. Cast should be able to do daytime performances.
For more info: 330-788-8739.
National polka festival goes weekend of May 23
BESSEMER — Join the polka fun at the National Button Accordion Festival, a musical weekend that draws participants from across the country to Bessemer, Pa., in nearby Lawrence County.
The polka fest includes music, dancing, food, beverages, jams and performances, all from 5 to 10 p.m. May 23, noon to 10 p.m. May 24 and noon to 9 p.m. May 25 at 601 E. Poland Ave., Bessemer.
The event will feature all kinds of accordions: piano, bayan, chromatic, half chromatic, concertina and diatonic/button box.
Among the featured ethnic music will be Czec, Polish, Stovenian, German, Austrian, Swiss and Italian.
Admission is $8 on May 23 and $10 on May 24 or 25. There is a special three-day admission price of $25 and children 13 and under get in free. For more info: 724-813-0530.
Golub’s ‘Poles’ tour hits Pittsburgh for 4 days
SHARON —Bob Golub brings his “Three Poles Walk Into a Bar” comedy tour to Pittsburgh for shows at 8 p.m. June 26, 8 and 10 p.m. June 27, and 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. June 28 and 7 p.m. June 29 in the Improv.
The Sharon-born comic, calling himself “the Polish Madman,” will be accompanied by comics Bill Rutkoski and David Kaye, and accordion player Kevin Solecki.
Golub kicked off the tour earlier this year in Sharon.
Reservations: 412-462-5233.
