Entertainment picks:

Entertainment picks:

vRust Belt Blues Fest, noon to 7 p.m. today and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday: The festival will include five bands playing from the roof top of the entrance of the B&O Station, 530 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown and 38 artists displaying works from fiber art to woodworking.

vPottery Festival: The Museum of Ceramics Foundation is hosting a special Pottery Festival from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Museum of Ceramic, 400 E. Fifth St., East Liverpool.

vTaino Summer Solstice and Puerto Rican Food Fest: The event will be from 2 to 8 p.m. at OCCHA Hall, 3660 Shirley Road, Youngstown.

vParish festival: St. Nicholas Catholic Church, 764 Fifth Ave., Struthers, hosts is annual festival.

v"Back of the Throat,” 8 p.m.: The play is at Oakland Center for the Arts, 220 W. Boardman St., Youngstown.

“Dad’s Home” (9 p.m., Hallmark): “Dad’s Home” arrives just in time for Father’s Day. It’s a feel-good TV movie starring David James Elliott as a widower who loses his job and becomes a stay-at-home dad, which, of course, gives him a different perspective on family matters.

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Local topics on TV

Community Connection” (6:30 a.m. Sunday, WFMJ Channel 21): Angels for Animals will celebrate Father’s Day with its all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast. Diane Less will join host Madonna Chism Pinkard to discuss how proceeds for the event will benefit a program, “Operation Litter Control,” to help low-income families to spay or neuter their pets. Karla Randall of Youth Empowerment Solutions will discuss the Mahoning Valley Task Force on Crime and Violence Prevention Youth Summit taking place Wednesday at Choffin Career Center to help youths understand the consequences of crime and texting while driving. Local celebrity DJ Lucky Penny will make a special appearance as well.

“Sunday Morning with Dee” (8 a.m. Sunday, WKBN-TV 27): Phil Moore, executive director of Mahoning County Convention and Visitors Bureau, will discuss “The Biggest Week-End of the Summer” July 9-11.

“Increase the Peace” (6:30 p.m. today and 9 a.m. Sunday on MyYTV): This weeks guests are Booker T. Newberry III, Booker T. Newberry IV, and Booker T. Newberry V.

History to Go

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The Young Leaders Advisory Board of the Mahoning Valley Historical Society is sponsoring a unique History to Go program, “Cruising through our Automotive History,” from noon to 3 p.m. next Saturday at the home of vehicle collectors Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Best in Columbiana. They have a collection of cars, trucks and farm vehicles. RSVP to the Historical Society at 330-743-2589.

McBride in concert

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Country superstar Martina McBride will appear in concert at Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort on Aug. 6. The concert begins at 9 p.m. and will be located in The Harv.

Tickets are $69.99; $59.99, $49.99 and $29.99 and go on sale Tuesday at mtrgaming.com; and by phone at 800-80-40-HOT.