Stambaugh Auditorium

Stambaugh Auditorium opened in 1926 through the generosity of Henry H. Stambaugh. It is located on Fifth Avenue across from Wick Park in Youngstown, Ohio. Stambaugh is virtually equidistant from Chicago and New York, as well as from Cleveland and Pittsburgh. Cleveland Hopkins Airport and the Pittsburgh International Airport are within an hour; New York or Chicago, an hour's flight. Access to interstates 80, 76 and 11 is a block away. Over a million people live in the immediate 6 county trading area. Youngstown State University with over 14,000 students is two blocks away. There are many other universities and colleges less than an hour by car with a combined student population of over 75,000.

Stambaugh features a Concert Hall of three tiers accommodating 2,553, a 9,700 square foot Grand Ballroom on the lower level, and a smaller recital hall (The Anne Kilcawley Christman Memorial Hall) on the third level. The concert hall was designed for musical performance and the fine acoustic quality has been compared to that of Carnegie Hall.

Stambaugh Auditorium is a fine example of Greco-Roman architecture and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Renovations are faithful to the original architectural style. Over the years many well known performers have appeared here. Stambaugh was the original home of the Youngstown Symphony. In the spirit of Mr. Stambaugh's wishes for serving the community, the Monday Musical Club has been at home here since the hall's opening. The Stambaugh Youth Concert Band and Stambaugh Chorus are sponsored by the hall and Opera Western Reserve has offices at Stambaugh.

The Henry H. Stambaugh Auditorium Association is governed by a board of seven trustees and up to14 directors. Terrence Cloonan is the president, Jeanne Simeone is the vice president, Barbara H. Tickham is the secretary and David Konik is the treasurer. Trustee members include Terrence Cloonan, David J. Konik, Jeanne, Simeone, Barbara H. Tickham, John Yerian III, and David J. Sabine. Directors include Margaret Adams, Esq., Susan Berny, Michael Crist, Suzyn Schwebel Epstein, Mark Gasser, Ron Gould, Dave Kucharski, Michele Simonelli, Esq., Neil Schor, Esq., Mark Thompson and Reinette Uys. The Stambaugh Pillars supports the auditorium through its fundraising activities. Day-to-day administration is provided by General Manager Matt Pagac, Events Management and Coordination provided by Carissa O'Connor, Bookkeeper Kim Slattery, Building Supervisor David Seifert, and an Administrative Assistant.

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