http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/289234340855867.php

 

YOUNGSTOWN — The Greater Youngstown Italian Festival is returning this August to downtown Youngstown. The festival moved to the Canfield Fairgrounds a few years ago but will have its 21st annual celebration on and near East and West Federal streets Aug. 3-5.

 

For more information, click the above link.

 

Here are some photos from this past weekends SOLD OUT af2 Mahoning Valley Thunder Game. There was over 6000+ downtown for the game, an additional 2000 at Powers Auditorium, and every bar was packed down their with OSU Fans as well!

 

 

 

 

DOWNTOWN YOUNGSTOWN IS COMING BACK!

 

 

http://www.larwen.com/zadok/index.html

i'm only going if quaker sam makes and appearance.

*SLAP!*

Some of you may know that the artists in the old Ward Bakery Building on Mahoning Ave. (across the street from the U-Haul/Isaly's building) held a biannual open house and sale.  Well, this year, this event is growing considerably to encompass several locations from Fellows Gardens to downtown. (The Lemon Grove, downtown, is not included in the link, but are having their own event to showcase the artists in the establishment's "immediate family.")

 

Here is the link, and a snippet from the article:

http://amcyoungstown.blogspot.com/2010/04/i.html

As I'm sure you've heard, Youngstown and the Mahoning Commons have a new Art Festival. With the introduction of the Calvin Center Idea Incubator as the new addition to the Youngstown Cultural Community, grand expansion was necessary. On May 1st and 2nd, 2010, from noon till 5 pm (check times on each venue), most businesses on lower Mahoning will be open at least one of the days and will be holding special events in celebration of the Festival. Most of the businesses and cultural organizations of the Mahoning Commons will be involved, including Fellows Riverside Gardens, the Old Ward Bakery, Star Supply, Rockview Christian Church, The Calvin Center Idea Incubator, the Victorian Players, and the historic B&O Station/Brewery, tentatively.

 

I know some were disappointed that they missed the Italian Festival last summer, so I'll try to post some of the larger events that might be of interest, when I become aware of them.

^Thanks for the info.

I know some were disappointed that they missed the Italian Festival last summer, so I'll try to post some of the larger events that might be of interest, when I become aware of them.

 

Thanks!

Festivals, races merge for ‘Biggest Weekend’

 

Published: Fri, May 28, 2010 @ 12:08 a.m.

By GUY D’ASTOLFO

 

[email protected],

 

YOUNGSTOWN

 

In an effort to create tourism synergy, three established downtown-area events will be aligned on the same weekend.

 

The Summer Festival of the Arts, the Youngstown Jazz Festival and the Tour of the Valley bicycle race will be July 9-11.

 

Regional leaders are calling it “The Biggest Weekend of the Summer.”

 

More: http://www.vindy.com/news/2010/may/28/festivals-races-merge-in-july-for-8216bi/

Jazz, arts and cycling fuse for city’s ‘Biggest Weekend’

 

Published: Fri, July 9, 2010 @ 12:10 a.m.

By Ashley Luthern

 

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YOUNGSTOWN

 

Downtown businesses and local leaders are expecting an economic boost this weekend as the city hosts the Summer Festival of the Arts, the Youngstown Jazz Festival and the Tour of the Valley.

 

http://www.vindy.com/news/2010/jul/09/jazz-arts-and-cycling-fuse-for-city8217s/

Italian festival to mark 25 years

Published: Thu, July 15, 2010 @ 12:05 a.m.

By DAVID SKOLNICK

 

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YOUNGSTOWN

 

Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Greater Youngstown Italian Fest will feature music, two city blocks of rides, more than 40 food booths and 25 craft and retail vendors.

 

The three-day festival, in the city’s downtown area, opens at 11 a.m. July 30. The festival opens at 3 p.m. July 31 and at 11 a.m. Aug. 1. It closes at 11 each night.

 

The event attracts 40,000 to 50,000 people annually, said John Rossetti Jr., the festival’s chairman.

 

http://www.vindy.com/news/2010/jul/15/italian-festival-to-mark-25-years/

The Greater Youngstown Italian Fest is this coming weekend.  So, I thought I'd bump this thread to add the event's web page.

 

http://www.youngstownitalianfest.org/index.html

Thanks. I'm going to be in Youngstown for much of the day Friday for meetings. I think I'll stick around into the late afternoon. ;)

^Maybe we'll run into each other.  I'm not sure what my plans are yet, though.

Look for this guy....

 

I'll try to look for you, but I'm a little easier to pick out in a crowd. :)

 

Nice woodwork!! Is that your house?

Thanks!  Yes, that is my current house. (I'm still in the process of buying a fixer-upper on the north side--Wick Park Neighborhood)

I got some pictures on Friday during lunch hour and it was already pretty busy. Looked like mostly downtown office workers -- glad to see there's so many of them nowadays, with more coming.

 

I'll post the pictures this evening in the Ohio photos thread.

I stopped in during lunch and after work.  The crowds were about the same at noon and 5.  But, I think it gets even more busy later in the evenings.

 

Looking forward to your pics.

 

I didn't take any pictures this year.  Due to personal circumstances, I wasn't in the mood for photography, and they would probably have been very similar to the pics I took last year anyway.

Sorry, I haven't had much of a break since Friday. I keep forgetting the process is pretty time-consuming -- download the pics, resize them, host them at Photobucket and then post them here.

^ No need to rush.

 

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58,000 attendees make ’10 Italian fest ‘our best year ever’

 

Published: Mon, August 2, 2010 @ 12:01 a.m.

Staff report

 

Youngstown

 

About 58,000 people [:clap:] attended the Greater Youngstown Italian Festival throughout the weekend, and organizers couldn’t be more pleased.

 

http://www.vindy.com/news/2010/aug/02/58000-attendees-make-821710-italian-fest/?newswatch

The 3rd annual Youngstown Grey to Green Festival will be held next weekend in Wick Park, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

 

http://www.greytogreenfestival.org/

Festival touts going green

 

Published: Sun, September 12, 2010 @ 12:07 a.m.

 

By SEAN BARRON

 

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YOUNGSTOWN

 

If you walked or drove by Wick Park on Saturday, it likely looked a bit greener than usual — the trees and grass notwithstanding.

 

That’s because under the canopy of trees was a canopy of tents, under which was a wealth of information about green jobs, opportunities and technologies.

 

http://www.vindy.com/news/2010/sep/12/festival-touts-going-green/

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f_H4rOIBKc?fs=1&hl=en_US

YOUNGSTOWN

 

Mahoning Valley Railroad Heritage Association is sponsoring a whistle blow from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the B&O Station, 530 Mahoning Ave.

http://www.vindy.com/news/2012/nov/19/railroad-whistle-blow-bo-station/?nw

 

http://www.mvrha.org/

 

I haven't attended one of these yet, but I always try to put up my outdoor Christmas decorations while this event takes place, so that I can hear the steam whistles while I work.

Just FYI, the 2014 Simply Slavic Heritage Festival will be held this Saturday in downtown Youngstown.

 

https://www.facebook.com/events/248239105377081/

I originally posted this in the wrong forum, so I hope everyone interested was able to make it to this event.

http://www.wfmj.com/story/35219214/events-brings-crowd-into-downtown-youngstown