Today’s entertainment picks:

February 4, 2011 at 12:00a.m.

v“Death Defying Acts,” 8 p.m.: Three one-act plays at the Oakland Center for the Arts, 220 W. Boardman St., Youngstown; 330-746-0404.

vBill Scott, 9:45 p.m.: Pittsburgh native on stage at the Funny Farm comedy club, Radisson Hotel, 3377 New Castle Road, West Middlesex, Pa.; 724-906-6164.

v“Alice in Wonderland,” 8 p.m.: Classic story geared toward children at Salem Community Theater, 490 E. State St., Salem; 330-332-9688.

vYoungstown Phantoms, 7:30 p.m.: $1 beers and hot dogs during the game against the Tri-City Storm at Covelli Centre, 330-747-7825.

vLeon Redbone, 8 p.m.: Stuck-in-time musician at The Kent State, 175 E. Main St., Kent; 330-677-5005.

“Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials” (9 p.m., CBS): Football-playing horses. Talking babies. Cat-herders. We can only be talking about the “Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials.” See if your favorites make the cut in this colorful retrospective.

TV Listings, B6

entertainment news

Masquerade Ball at Imbibe Martini Bar

YOUNGSTOWN

Imbibe Martini Bar, 124 W. Federal St., downtown, will have a Valentine’s Masquerade Ball on Thursday. It will begin with a dinner buffet served by Cafe Cimmento from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15, and reservations are required. Deadline is Tuesday; call 330-743-1266 or go to Imbibe’s Facebook page. The ball will be from 7:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. and is free. Imbibe will provide masks. Prizes will be given for the best dresses. The sponsors — Cafe Cimmento, Advanced Skin Spa and Sassy Sensations — will provide gifts.

Ron Chick’s Friends dinner-dance, show

AUSTINTOWN

Ron Chick’s Friends, a 22-piece ensemble of professional musicians, will have its seventh annual dinner-dance and show Feb. 13 at the Saxon Club, 710 S. Meridian Road. Vocalist will be Rachell Joy. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for the buffet dinner. Ron Chick’s Friends will perform at 7. The orchestra plays the music of big-band legends. Tickets are $35 and include dinner. Call 330-788-0494 or 330-980-8929 for more information. Tickets for just the concert are $25 at the door.

Vocal performance

YOUNGSTOWN

The Jewish Community Center on Gypsy Lane will present a recital by the Dana School of Music voice department at noon March 31. Tickets are $10 ($7 for members). For more information, call Darlene Muller at 330-746-3251, ext. 106.

Rock Hall exhibit on female artists

CLEVELAND

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum says it will open the world’s first exhibit devoted to rock’s most influential female artists. The show, opening May 13, will feature women ranging from Billie Holiday and Aretha Franklin to Melissa Etheridge and Lady Gaga. “Women Who Rock: Vision, Passion, Power” will spotlight more than 50 female artists and fill two floors of the hall with artifacts and video telling the story of how women have shaped the history of popular music.

A benefit concert is planned for May 14. Performers will include Cyndi Lauper and Wanda Jackson.

Throughout the year, the museum will offer educational programming on the role women have played in rock and roll.