This Lit Youngstown workshop will serve as a community-centered space where veterans can explore their experiences, creativity, and personal stories through writing. No prior writing experience is necessary. Through group readings, group discussions, thoughtful prompts, and optional sharing opportunities, participants can develop their writing skills, connect with fellow veterans, and discover the power of language as a tool for reflection, healing, and self-expression. This

This Lit Youngstown workshop will provide a supportive and creative space for individuals to explore self-expression through writing. Whether participants are seeking a new creative outlet, looking to build a regular writing practice, or simply interested in exploring their voice, this workshop offers an opportunity to build community. The group will meet in-person Thursday evenings (August 6, 13, 20, 27, Sept. 3, 10) from 6-7pm at LOOP Arts & Culture Center (805 Mahoning Ave

This Lit Youngstown workshop is a welcoming and engaging space for older adults to explore creativity, share experiences, and connect through the written word. Through guided discussion, prompts, and optional sharing opportunities, participants can reflect on life experiences, preserve memories, explore new ideas, and develop their unique voices. Whether participants are writing about family, work, travel, community, personal milestones, or everyday moments, the workshop prov

This Lit Youngstown workshop welcomes writers new to the Mahoning Valley who have built lives across cultures and languages to document and share their experience through writing. Whether participants are documenting family histories, reflecting on journeys and transitions, celebrating cultural traditions, or simply exploring creativity, the workshop provides a supportive community where every voice is respected and every story has value. The workshop will meet on Tuesday eve

Hands of Light and Dark is a two-day drawing workshop with local artist Ed Hallahan. The meditative drawing experience, and a metaphor for creation, will use the form of your hand (and/or other hands), chiaroscuro drawing technique, the symbolism of light and dark (as in Yin Yang philosophy), and a circular format. Basic materials include white charcoal on black paper. Participants attend both days of the workshop. When: Sunday, Aug. 9th & Monday, Aug. 10th from 1:00 pm - 3:0

Join us Sunday, August 2 for Reemergence: an evening of poetry, art, & music at LOOP, co-hosted by Lit Youngstown. Visiting poets Rebecca Evans and Hannah Rodabaugh will lead a writing workshop, followed by the opening for LOOP Studio Artists' first exhibition, poetry readings, and live music. Youngstown native Hannah Rodabaugh is a poet, essayist, and writing teacher who lives in Boise, Idaho. She is the author of four poetry collections including Lost Cathedral (Cornerstone

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