Sesame Street is back with Elmo and crew. There will be a show at 7 tonight and seven more through

Sesame Street is back with Elmo and crew. There will be a show at 7 tonight and seven more through Sunday at Chevrolet Centre. Go to chevroletcentre.com for information.k

The Youngstown State University Dance Ensemble presents its annual concert at 8 p.m. (same time Friday and Saturday) in Ford Theater, which is in Bliss Hall, on Wick Avenue. Call (330) 941-3105.

Enchanted Evening in the Gardens: Dancing Through the Decades, is the name of Ballet Western Reserve’s program at 7 p.m. at Fellows Riverside Gardens, 123 McKinley Ave., Youngstown. Call (330) 744-1934.

j It’s opening night at two area community theaters.

At the Oakland Center for the Arts, the curtain goes up at 8 p.m. (same time Saturday) on “The Full Monty.” The Oakland is at 220 W. Boardman St., Youngstown. Call (330) 746-0404.

And onstage at Trumbull New Theatre is “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.”Curtain time is 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The theater is at5883 Youngstown-Warren Road, Niles (330) 652-1103.

Matt Palka’s spirited folk-pop songs get the full-band treatment on his new CD, “Down the Road.” Palka and the Caravan will perform at Cedars Lounge, 23 N. Hazel St., downtown, tonight for a CD release party. Call (330) 743-6560.

3 Blonde Moms, the descriptively named comedy trio, returns to town with a new member, because a former member had to take a maternity leave. Should be good for fresh material. Show times are 8 and 10 Friday and Saturday, at the Funny Farm, 5880 Youngstown-Warren Road in Niles. Call (330) 759-4242.

Third Day is one of the most enduring and celebrated bands in Christian rock, with three Grammys and dozens of Dove Awards to their credit. The Georgia-based quintet comes to Orchard Hill Church in Wexford, Pa. (just north of Pittsburgh) at 7:30 p.m. with special guest Revive. For tickets, check Ticketmaster. k

The Nouveau Rock Music Festivalwith The Zou, Deadbeat Poets and six other bands, begins at 7 p.m. at Cedars, 23 N. Hazel St., Youngstown. 330-743-6560.

Artists of the Mahoning Commons Spring Open Studio & Art Sale, is from noon to 5 p.m. (same hours Sunday) at the Ward Bakery Building, 1024 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown.

The Youngstown Symphony Orchestra, accompanied by the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, caps its Masterworks series with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. Concert begins at 8 p.m. at Powers Auditorium. Call (330) 744-0264.

The W.D. Packard Concert Band presents Spring Fling, a concert with a built-in Mother’s Day salute, at 3 p.m. at the Packard Music Hall in Warren. It’s free.

The Slavjane Folk Dancers were favorites at the YSU Summer Festival of the Arts. Catch their full ethnic show at 3 p.m. at Byzantine Catholic Center School Auditorium, 5512 Youngstown-Poland Road, Youngstown. Call (330) 758-1287.

It’s a Mad, Hot Cinco de Mayo Monday at Kuzman’s, 1025 S. State St., Girard. The celebration will feature Latin, ballroom, swing and hustle dancing. Call (330) 545-8521.

Legendary funk king George Clinton and hip-hop star Lil Wayne headline back-to-back concerts May 9 and 10 at Chevrolet Centre. Go to chevroletcentre.com for ticket information.