Youngstown State University Theater’s production of Shakespeare’s “As You Like

Youngstown State University Theater’s production of Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” opens at 7:30 tonight in Ford Theater, which is on the lower level of Bliss Hall (across from the Butler Institute of American Art). Additional show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. Call (330) 941-3105.

Angelo Babbaro will croon Sinatra-style at Packard Music Hall in Warren, backed by a big-band orchestra. The concert starts at 7:30 tonight. Jackie Popovec, right, a vocalist and student at Canfield High School, will open the evening. For tickets, call the Warren Civic Music Association at (330) 399-4885.k

Continuing this weekend on area stages:

“Fuddy Meers,” 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at New Castle Playhouse, 212 E. Long Ave., New Castle, Pa.; call (724) 654-3437.

“I Do, I Do,” 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at Trinity Playhouse, 234 E. Lincoln Way, Lisbon (produced by Stage Left Players); call (330) 424-5093.

jTickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday for country-music star Miranda Lambert, left, who will bring her “Roadside Bars And Pink Guitars” tour to the Akron Civic Theater on April 9, with special guest Randy Houser. Tickets range from $29.75 to $39.75 and will be available at all Ticketmaster outlets, online at livenation.com, at the downtown Akron theater’s box office and by phone at (800) 745-3000.

Attention Parrotheads: Jimmy Buffett will come to First Niagara Pavilion (formerly Post-Gazette Pavilion) Aug. 12, and tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at Ticketmaster.com or by phone at (800) 745-3000.

Rust Belt Brewing will team up with the Penn Brewing Company of Pittsburgh for a craft beer- tasting event Saturday at B&O Station, 530 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown. There will be two, two-hour sessions: 2:30 and 5 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online or at the Boxcar Lounge, 530 Mahoning Ave.; they also will be available at the door.

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday for comedian Bill Maher of HBO’s “Real Time,” who will come to Carnegie Library of Homestead Music Hall (Pittsburgh) on May 2 for an all-ages show. Prices range from $65.50 to $75.50. Go to carnegieconcerts.com, or call (412) 368-5225.

This Sunday’s free Family Day at the Butler Institute of American Art will highlight the museum’s recent acquisition of the Jackson Pollock painting “Silver and Black.” The event starts at 1:30 p.m. Call (330) 743-1107, ext. 114, for more information. Registration is not required. The program is designed for children age 10 and younger, accompanied by an adult.

Riverdance, the famous Irish dance show, begins a three-night run at Powers Auditorium on Tuesday. Show times are 7:30 each night. Call (330) 744-0264 for tickets.

Ciao Promotions’ annual Spring Italian Dinner Show will be March 5 at the Georgetown, 5945 South Ave., Boardman. Entertainment will be provided by Natalie Pinto, right, and the Good Fellos Show Band. For tickets or more information, call (330) 757-2779.k