7:30 p.m. PJ Rillo & The Western Spirit
8:30 p.m. Bobby Thompson & The Groove
Koehler Brewery will sell beer. Pappy Rick s Kettle Corn returns, along with the Ellwood City Little Wolverines selling baked goods, deep-fried Oreos, refreshments and more.
The event includes 50/50 raffles and free prize give always between each act based on Ellwood City trivia.
Admission is $8 Friday, $10 Saturday, $15 for a two-day wristband, all benefiting the Ellwood City fireworks show.
With Ellwood City s huge July 4 Ewing Park festival canceled, this smaller, ticketed event hopes to fill some of the void. It ll be awesome to provide the community something to look forward to, Rayner said.
Chicago Cubs Minor League Wrap: May 5
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Ben Holmes turned in a solid start in his first game in the Cubs organization. Holmes went five innings and gave up two runs on three hits. The part of his start that doesn’t look as good is that he walked four and struck out two.
The I-Cubs had a 3-2 lead in the top of the eighth when
Jake Jewell entered the game. Jewell blew the save when he allowed a solo home run to Dustin Fowler. But he got the win when Iowa scored five runs in the bottom of the inning. Jewell’s final line was one run on two hits over one inning. He struck out two and walked no one.
R&B/pop singer Samuel Mancini made his live radio debut Thursday, performing three songs on Beaver County s WBVP/WMBA-FM (99.3).
The Patterson Township native s Feed The Fire mixtape debuted Feb. 26, reaching No. 58 on the Billboard sales chart, and the Top-20 of the iTunes Pop Chart.
Mancini mixes blissful melodies with a dazzling vocal range, particularly on Reckless, a song about moving on from an unfulfilling relationship.
Electropop flourishes abound on Who s Gonna Be There, which has logged 3 million Spotify streams.
The Blackhawk grad, and son of Beaver County Judge Richard Mancini, told WBVP-WMBA listeners he s Influenced by early 1990s vocal acts like Boyz II Men and George Michael.