Today’s entertainment picks:

Today’s entertainment picks:

vGreenville Symphony Orchestra, 3 p.m.: Vocalist Kenzie Palmer, 15, of West Middlesex, Pa., and a contestant on “American Idol” will be guest performer. Passavant Center, Thiel College, Greenville, Pa.; 724-475-1177.

vYoungstown Phantoms, 7:30 p.m.: Family 4-Pack tickets are $20. Covelli Centre; 330-747-7825.

vMahoning Valley Home and Garden Show, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.: TV cook Mr. Food will give a demonstration at noon. Eastwood Expo Center, 55555 Youngstown-Warren Road, Niles.

v“Of Mice and Men,” 7:30 p.m.: The Steinbeck classic at Youngstown Playhouse, off Glenwood Avenue; 330-788-8739.

v“Curtains,” 8 p.m.: Carnation City Players present the Kander & Ebb musical at Firehouse Theater, 450 E. Market St., Alliance; 330-821-8712.

“Being Human” (9 p.m., BBC AMERICA): While the Americanized version of “Being Human” is just getting started on Syfy, its British predecessor begins its third season. In the opener, Annie finds herself stuck in purgatory.

for a complete list of television programming, see TV week insert.

LOCAL TOPICS ON TV

“Community Connection” (6:30 a.m. Sunday on 21 WFMJ-TV; and 10 a.m. Tuesday on Time Warner Cable community-access channel): The Most Reverend George V. Murry was installed as the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Youngstown in 2007.

Bishop Murry will join host Madonna Chism Pinkard to reflect on his tenure in the diocese, share his views on being the first African- American bishop and discuss his goals for the Valley.

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Anime fest at YMCA

BOARDMAN

The Davis Family YMCA on McClurg Road will have an Anime festival from 1 to 3 p.m. today, with musicians, karate demonstrations, origami and cartooning stations, skits, characters in traditional anime costumes and more.

The event is free and open to the public.

Anime is a derivative of Japanese animation, first introduced in 1917.

It became widespread In the 1970s, eventually becoming a worldwide phenomenon.