This Week at YSU, Dec. 5, 2016

Monday, Dec. 5 through Thursday, Dec. 8. The Etruscan Press and YSU Poetry Center Outreach Program host two international writers, Raul Hernandez from Cuba and D.M. Aderibigbe from Nigeria, Dec. 5 through 8. The authors will meet and work with students at YSU, East and Chaney high schools in Youngstown, Youngstown Early College and Choffin Career Center, as well as community members at Park Vista Retirement Home. They also will present a panel, open to the public, titled “International Conflict and the Arts” at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6 in the English Department in DeBartolo Hall on the YSU campus.

Tuesday, Dec. 6, 7 p.m. The women’s basketball team takes on Akron at Beeghly Center.

Wednesday, Dec. 7, 12:15 p.m. The Dana School of Music Chamber Winds presents a free Music at Noon concert in the Butler Institute of American Art.

Wednesday, Dec. 7, 7 p.m. Get in the holiday spirit as the Dana School of Music presents its annual music extravaganza, Carols & Cocoa and the Dana Holiday Concert, at Stambaugh Auditorium in Youngstown. The evening begins with Carols & Cocoa, featuring seasonal holiday favorites, a holiday sing-along, cocoa and cookies. After intermission, the Dana Holiday Concert will be presented, featuring J.S. Bach's Magnificat and numerous holiday favorites. Tickets may be purchased in advance at the Stambaugh Auditorium Box Office in person, by phone at 330-259-0555 or online at www.stambaughauditorium.com. Tickets will also be available at the door. Tickets are $11 for adults, $6 for students from other schools and senior citizens, and free for children under 12 and YSU faculty, staff and students with a valid YSU ID.

Thursday, Dec. 8 5:30 p.m. YSU provides information on College Credit Plus, a program that allows middle and high school students to earn college credit, at an, in the Chestnut Room of Kilcawley Center on campus. Parking is available in the Wick Avenue deck accessible via Walnut Street. Motorists are advised to watch for posted detours as construction progresses on Wick Avenue. For more information, visit YSU CCP at www.ysu.edu/ccp or call 330-941-2447.

Friday and Saturday, Dec. 2 and 3, 8 p.m. The YSU Ward Beecher Planetarium presents “Winter Skywatch.” The planetarium features “Legends: Perseus and Andromeda” at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3. Free.