Today’s entertainment picks:

Today’s entertainment picks:

v Vexfest, noon- 2 a.m.: Fifty-seven bands will play on five stages in this annual pop music festival on West Federal and North Phelps streets, Downtown Youngstown.

v Hungarian Day, 1-6 p.m.: Live music, chicken paprikash and more at the Youngstown American-Hungarian Club, 2219 Donald Ave., Youngstown.

v Slovak Fest, noon-9 p.m.: Eddie Vallus and Del Sinchak will perform at this ethnic festival at St. Matthias Church, 915 Cornell St., Youngstown.

v Warren Italian-American Heritage Fest, 1-11 p.m.: Fireworks will close festival with a bang. Courthouse Square in Downtown Warren.

v Youngstown Area Community Concert Band, 3 p.m.: The Western Reserve Community Concert Band of Hudson will also perform in this outdoor concert at Maag Outdoor Arts Theater, in Boardman Park. 330-726-8105.

“CMA Music Festival: COUNTRY’S NIGHT TO ROCK” (8 P.M., ABC): This show presents highlights from the annual four-day extravaganza in Nashville, Tenn. Featured artists include, among others, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina.

“Food Network Star Reunion” (8 p.m., Food Network): Consider this show to be the appetizer before the main course. Season 7 highlights are reviewed over two hours, leading up to the announcement of our winner. Dig in.

“Season 25: OPRAH BEHIND THE SCENES” (8 P.M., OWN): Our backstage passes expire tonight. The show wraps up its run with Ms. O and her producers reflecting on the final episode of the iconic daytime talk show.

TV Listings, B8

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Improv comedy troupe at Selah

STRUTHERS

Selah Restaurant, 130 S. Bridge St., will host the debut of improvisational comedy troupe Skip Taylor and the Fireballs on Aug. 26.

The troupe is directed by Phil Cowen, who trained at both Second City Theater and ComedySportz Theater in Chicago.

The show uses audience recommendations for its scenes, in the style of TV show “Whose Line is it Anyway?”

Skip Taylor and the Fireballs will run for five weeks Friday evenings at 8 p.m. through Sept. 23. The shows will be in Selah’s second-floor cabaret.

Tickets are $16 and are available at selahrestaurant.com, or by calling 1-800-838-3006. Pre-show dinner reservations are recommended; call the restaurant at 330-755-2759.

Theater to preview upcoming season

PITTSBURGH

Pittsburgh Public Theater will celebrate its upcoming season with a preview party Aug. 25 at he O’Reilly Theater on Penn Avenue, downtown. The event will begin with a happy hour with live music at 6 p.m. A sneak peek of the 2011-12 season will begin at 7 p.m.

Discounts will be offered on subscription packages only to party-goers.

Tickets for the preview party are $10 at the O’Reilly box office; by phone at 412-316-1600; or online at ppt.org.