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Wow! We've Had a Lot of Fun in Ten Years
Many times over the years people have told us that for an organization with such a small staff and shoestring budget, we do a lot. That...
Feb 133 min read
Seeking Volunteer Editorial Staff for Anniversary Anthology
To celebrate the incredible writers who have graced our mics over these first ten years, 2015-2025, we will publish a ten year...
Sep 22, 20241 min read
CityVerse: a Youth Poetry Showcase (June 4 Stambaugh Auditorium)
Enjoy the talents of dozens of students from East High School, Chaney High School and Rayen Early College at a reading on Tuesday, June 4...
Apr 20, 20241 min read
Lit Yo & OHC Collaborate for Writer Support
Many thanks to our friends at Oak Hill Collaborative for offering their terrific programming to our writers! Are you interested in...
Sep 23, 20231 min read
Music & Poetry with Youngstown Area Community Concert Band (July 25)
Join us for a concert on the lawn at 7pm on Tuesday, July 25 at Austintown Township Park, featuring the Youngstown Area Community ...
Jun 23, 20231 min read
YourArts Summer Camp
Visual art, drama, music, writing--give your kids an unforgettable week this summer in Youngstown, Oh. Check it out here.
Jun 12, 20231 min read
Silly Science Sunday Stories
What could be more fun than spending the day in the rosy glow of Silly Science Sunday, writing stories with kids and being part of an...
Sep 20, 20221 min read
The Place That Makes Us Film Screening (Oct. 22)
Join us for a public screening of The Place That Makes Us, Saturday, October 22 at 7:00 pm. This is the first in-person screening this...
Sep 2, 20224 min read
Lit Yo at Summer Festival of the Arts
If you're going to the Summer Festival of the Arts at the new Wean Park, stop by to see us. We enjoy talking to readers, writers and...
May 25, 20221 min read
Writer Residency with Quartez Harris
We are so grateful to the Ohio Arts Council for an Arts Resiliency Grant Community Projects Award for allowing us to invite poet Quartez...
May 22, 20222 min read
Artist Residency with Mike Geither
Many, many thanks to the Ohio Arts Council and Rob Briggs & Alyssa Lenhoff-Briggs for the funding to bring this talented and insightful...
May 22, 20221 min read
YWCA Women Artists Show Reading (June 30)
Forty poems to celebrate forty years of the YWCA Women's Art Show! We congratulate the YWCA and the artists and are so honored to take...
May 22, 20221 min read
Mike Geither Actors' Masterclass & Theatre Roundtable (April 30)
Join award-winning playwright Mike Geither, Lit Youngstown and the Youngstown Playhouse on Saturday, April 30 for a master class on song...
Apr 17, 20222 min read
Playwright Mike Geither Leads Talkback at Youngstown Playhouse (April 29)
People Along The Way, an original play by Terry Shears, opens at the Playhouse April 22. On Friday, April 29, the show will be followed...
Apr 17, 20221 min read
Writer Residency with Manuel Iris
So thankful to the Ohio Arts Council and Rob Briggs & Alyssa Lenhoff-Briggs for the funding to bring this wonderful poet to our...
Apr 3, 20222 min read
I Sing the Body Electric: Whitman's America in Words and Music
Hopewell Theatre and Lit Youngstown present "I Sing the Body Electric: Whitman’s America in Words and Song," Sunday, March 20 at 3:00 at...
Mar 8, 20221 min read
Youngstown Black History Tour (May 7)
Saturday, May 7, 10:00AM-1:00PM Lit Youngstown presents a tour focusing on notable sites and people of critical importance to our shared...
Mar 4, 20221 min read
Playwriting with Mike Geither (May 1)
Playwright Mike Geither leads participants in a generative playwriting workshop on Sunday, May 1st at 3 PM at the Hopewell Theatre. All...
Mar 4, 20221 min read
Mike Geither "The Body is the Best" Stand-Up (April 30)
Lit Youngstown presents Mike Geither in a stand-up performance of The Body is the Best, Saturday, April 30 at 7:00 PM at the Hopewell...
Mar 4, 20221 min read
Giving Voice: Mahoning Valley Hispanic Culture (Sat April 2)
Join us for a bilingual afternoon of award-winning poetry, storytelling, cuisine from local restaurants & music by the Labra Brothers...
Mar 4, 20221 min read
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