HUGE WEEKEND for DOWNTOWN YOUNGSTOWN

[Rick Rowlands]

I will be giving tours at the Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor from 10 AM until 4 PM on Saturday!

[Shar]

And it is supposed to be a little cooler this weekend than it has been all week.  Should be the perfect weekend to take in all of the activities that Youngstown has to offer!!   

[Lynds]

This weekend is HUGE in Downtown Youngstown!!! it all kicks off this Friday (July 9th) with the St. Nicks Greek Festival on Wood Street come down and enjoy some authentic Greek food and music. Saturday morning kicks off the Youngstown State University Summer Festival of the Arts at YSU Campus ( www.ysu.edu/sfa
and then come Downtown to Central Square at 4:30pm for the RETURN of the Downtown Youngstown Jazz Festival! (Central Square) Featuring local Jazz musicians, Howard and the Point 5 Band, YSU Jazz Collective and Soundoctrine and David Beniot and Spyro Gyra! The Jazz Festival will also feature 3 local wineries and food by Cafe Cimmento and Antones, music starts at 5pm and lead acts begin at 7pm. www.youngstownjazzfestival.com

First thing Sunday morning Downtown Youngstown will be filled with upwards of 400 bicyclists for the 2nd Annual Tour the Valley Downtown Youngstown 2.5 mile race from 8am-2:30pm. http://tourofthevalley.com/

Grab a quick lunch and come back for the return of 700 motorcycles and the Fallen Officer Bike Run, there will be a stage and outdoor music in Central Square and drink specials.