Youngstown State University’s Cliffe College of Creative Arts announces Alla Boara, a vibrant six-piece Italian folk group, as the next performer for the Cliffe College Performing Arts Series 7 p.m., Friday, Jan. 31, at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Basilica in Youngstown.

The Youngstown State University Dana School of Music announces a special recital to be performed by Dana professor and saxophonist James Umble, a two-time winner of the YSU Distinguished Professor in Teaching Award.

Accompanied by pianist Da-Eun Choi, Umble will perform a new piece of music written for saxophone and piano by New York City composer and jazz musician Patrick Zimmerli.