Today’s entertainment picks:

Today’s entertainment picks:

vColumbiana Street Fair, 5:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.: A parade at 6:30 p.m. will begin at Firestone Pool and move on to the traffic circle, downtown.

v“Chicago,” 7:30 p.m.: Season-opener looks to be a stunner. The Youngstown Playhouse, off Glenwood Avenue; 330-788-8739.

v“Dial M for Murder,” 8 p.m.: Stage version of a thriller that was also a 1954 Alfred Hitchcock movie. Trumbull New Theatre, 5883 Youngstown-Warren Road, Niles; 330-652-1103.

v“Our Town,” 7:30 p.m.: Thornton Wilder classic examines life in a small town through the eyes of two families. Victorian Players theater, 702 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown; 330-746-5455.

v“Godspell,” 7:30 p.m.: Move Over Broadway Productions presents the musical that spawned the hit “Day by Day.” St. Michael Church Family Life Center, state Route 46, Canfield. 330-533-8789.

“Stand Up to Cancer” (airing simultaneously at 8 p.m. on ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC, as well as several cable outlets): In a rare display of unity between big-name news anchors, Katie Couric, Diane Sawyer and Brian Williams host “Stand Up to Cancer.” It’s a star-studded fundraiser to benefit cancer research.

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Eminem set to open MTV video awards

LOS ANGELES

Eminem, who’s nominated for eight trophies in the MTV Video Music Awards, will open Sunday’s ceremony at the Nokia Theatre. An enveloping stage design will include a giant rotating billboard, curvy catwalk, circular performance space and two video screens that will serve as curtains. The undulating space required about 2,000 seats to be removed.