Today’s entertainment picks:

Today’s entertainment picks:

vFirst Night Youngstown, 5 p.m.: New Year’s Eve fun in downtown Youngstown with a lineup of entertainers too numerous to mention, culminating in a ball drop at Front Street and Market Street; www.firstnightyoungstown.org.

vFirst Night Canfield, 6 p.m.: Go to www.firstnightcanfield.com for information.

vNew Year’s Eve Salem, 6 p.m.: Go to www.newyearsevesalem.com for information.

vThe Edsels, with Youngstown’s Total Package Band and Charisma, 8 p.m.: A New Year’s Eve show with the classic doo-wop group whose roots are in the Mahoning Valley; Dona Vito’s, 139 S. Bridge St., Struthers; 330-755-3456.

vA.T.O.M. Band, 9 p.m.: R&B, jazz and soul by a band of old pros at the Lemon Grove, 122 W. Federal St., Youngs-town; 330-744-7683.

“Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On” (9 p.m., HBO): “Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On” has the Divine Miss M presenting her Las Vegas act in all its bawdy, over-the-top glory. The hits include “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” and “Wind Beneath My Wings.”

NEW YEAR’S EVE FESTIVITIES (various times, networks): Don’t have the energy to mingle with all the crazies at your local bash? Just kick back on the sofa, pop open the bubbly and party with some highly paid celebrities. On “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2011” (10 p.m., ABC), the guys hold down the fort in New York, while Fergie hosts the Los Angeles portion of a bicoastal celebration that includes performances by Jennifer Hudson, Drake and Train. Meanwhile, “New Year’s Eve With Carson Daly” (10 p.m., NBC) has the late-night host covering all the madness in Times Square, and “New Year’s Eve Live” (11 p.m., Fox) finds Nancy O’Dell presiding over a Las Vegas gala that will groove to the tunes of David Archuleta and Travie McCoy.

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New Year’s Eve bar crawl planned

CONNEAUT LAKE PARK, Pa.

A New Year’s Eve bar crawl will begin at 6 tonight at the Hotel Conneaut. Three bars, each with its own entertainment, will be open, and admission is $20 ($16 in advance). Bands will include Porcelain Bus Drivers, Rod Tucker and Digital DJ. Comedian Benny Baker will perform at 8 p.m., with an admission fee of $7.

The hotel’s lake-front restaurant will offer a buffet from 5-8 p.m. ($18). Overnight packages are also available. For information or reservations, call 814-213-0120, or go to clphotelconneaut.com.

Snooki’s ball drop moves to Jersey

NEW YORK

Turns out there wasn’t room for Snooki in Times Square this New Year’s Eve. MTV’s plan to put “Jersey Shore” star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi inside a ball to drop from the network’s Times Square headquarters has been dropped after an objection by the Times Square Alliance. But Snooki still will drop in on “The MTV New Year’s Bash” (10:30 p.m.). Her stunt has been relocated to Seaside Heights, N.J. The 90-minute special will switch to her segment live.