Today’s entertainment picks:

June 11, 2010 at 12:00a.m.

vSt. Joseph the Provider parish festival: Church festival season is officially under way. St. Joseph the Provider’s festival offers homemade ethnic food, a winemaking contest, Chinese raffle, rides and live polka music. The church is at 633 Porter Ave., Campbell, 330-755-0266.

v“Back of the Throat,” 8 p.m.: An Arab-American man comes under scrutiny in this timely drama that examines profiling in the post-Sept. 11 era. Oakland Center for the Arts, 220 W. Boardman St., Youngstown; 330-746-0404.

vParty on the Plaza, 8 p.m.: Jazz-rock band Winslow goes on first, followed by the HouseBand around 11 p.m. The party takes place outdoors in front of Buffalo Wild Wings, Federal Plaza, Downtown Youngstown; 330-744-2999.

vSnoop Dogg, 8 p.m.: Rap superstar visits for a sold-out show at Club Gossip, 1743 Raccoon Road, Austintown.

vJD Eicher and the Goodnights, 8 p.m.: Totally top-shelf rock at Jillian’s, inside Southern Park Mall, Boardman; 330-629-8556.

“World Cup Kickoff” (8 p.m., ABC): The biggest sports event on the planet begins this week, and things get rolling with the “World Cup Kickoff Celebration Concert.” Among those scheduled to perform are Alicia Keys, the Black Eyed Peas, John Legend and Shakira.

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Truck Night guest

BROOKFIELD

Fred Sibley and his Jet Truck, which can melt a car in half, will be at Truck Night at Yankee Lake tonight. The Tough Truck Competition will be June 25. For details, go to trucknight.com.

Get Outdoors Day at Buhl Park

SHARON, PA.

Buhl Park will celebrate national Get Outdoors Day with a variety of activities Sunday.

“The goals of the day are to bring visitors to the park and to help reconnect our youth to the great outdoors,” said Mitzi Kuster, chairman of the park’s activities committee.

Activities begin at 9 a.m. with a one-mile dog walk and end with the screening of the film “Where the Wild Things Are” (PG) at dusk.

For more information, go to buhlfarmpark.com or call 724-962-4280.

Art gallery adds summer workshops

WARREN

Because of the strong response, Art Outreach Gallery is adding more art workshops for youths to the summer schedule.

The workshops run from June 21 to July 31, and include titles such as Yoga for Kids, French and Italian languages, Story Telling featuring Scrappy, Making Recycled Paper and Film Making. They are designed for children age 3 to 18.

Students must register in advance by dropping off a completed form at the Eastwood Mall customer service center, or faxing it to 330-544-5929.

For more information and a registration form, go to artoutreach.org. Admission is a donation of a non-perishable food item.

The gallery, which is located inside the Eastwood Mall, is seeking donations of art supplies. Call 330-219-7833.