The Academy Awards are tonight. Wacky things can and do happen sometimes. Here are five of the most

The Academy Awards are tonight. Wacky things can and do happen sometimes. Here are five of the most bizarre moments in the show’s history:

v Marlon Brando sends Sacheen Littlefeather on stage (1973): Brando won best actor for his iconic portrayal of Don Corleone in “The Godfather.” But he refused to accept the award, and instead sent a woman who said she was an Apache named Sacheen Littlefeather to speak on his behalf. Brando was protesting what he believed to be stereotypical treatment of Native Americans in the film industry.

v The streaker (1974): Just as host David Niven was about to introduce Elizabeth Taylor, a naked man came running across the stage behind him, flashing a peace sign.

v You like Sally Field (1985): “Places in the Heart” earned Field her second best-actress Oscar — the first came for 1979’s “Norma Rae” — but this one meant more to her. This time, she said she finally felt the respect of her peers: “I can’t deny the fact that you like me. Right now, you like me!” It’s a line that would be endlessly parodied — and misquoted.

v Jack Palance’s one-armed push-ups (1992): When Palance won an Oscar for his work in the comedy “City Slickers,” he proved he was just as virile as ever at 72. In the middle of a raunchy acceptance speech, in which he was explaining how reluctant producers can be to cast older actors, Palance stepped away from the podium, dropped to the stage and did a series of one-armed push-ups.

v Robert Benigni’s seat-climbing (1999): When the Italian actor and director won the Oscar for best foreign-language film for “Life Is Beautiful,” he didn’t just walk to the stage. Instead, he leaped from one seat back to another, whipping the audience into a frenzy, before hopping up the steps and giving presenter Sophia Loren a long, tight bear hug.

“THE 83RD ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS” (8:30 P.M., ABC): Will it be a royal flush for “The King’s Speech”? Or will “The Social Network” or “Black Swan” reign? Those questions and others will be answered during a star-studded night when Hollywood’s major players gather to pay homage to themselves. What we really want to know is if first-time hosts James Franco and Anne Hathaway are up to the task.

“Californication” (9 p.m., Showtime): On “Californication,” a cash-strapped Hank (David Duchovny) takes a job polishing dialogue for a zombie film called “Slowly We Rot 2.”

“CSI Miami” (10 p.m., CBS): A revenge of the nerds scenario might be at play on “CSI Miami” when a high school bully is stoned to death.

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Concert of music of Broadway, film

YOUNGSTOWN

St. Patrick Church, 1420 Oak Hill Ave., will present a concert of music from Broadway and the movies at 2 p.m. March 6. Emilie Lape Eberth, music director for St. Joseph Church in Campbell; and Tim Welsh, a music student at Kent State University, will perform.

Admission is free but donations will be accepted. For more information, call 330-743-1109.