Today’s entertainment picks:

January 15, 2011 at 12:00a.m.

vEvolution and the Michael Austin Project, 7 p.m.: This jazz concert ($12 admission) is part of the annual MLK Day celebration sponsored by the Trumbull County MLK Jr. Dream Team. It’s at the YWCA of Warren, 375 N. Park Ave., Warren.

vPTSA Palooza, 6 p.m.: A host of high school rock bands at the Boardman Performing Arts Center, 7777 Glenwood Ave., Boardman; 330-758-7511.

v“The Pillowman,” 7:30 p.m.: Adult drama in the Moyer Room of Youngstown Playhouse; 330-788-8739.

v“You Can’t Beat the House,” 8 p.m.: Comedy directed by Ben Gavitt at Trumbull New Theatre, 5883 Youngstown-Warren Road, Niles; 330-652-1103.

vHaven, 9:30 p.m.: Rock ’n’ roll at Fat and Skinny’s, 2221 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, New Castle, Pa.; 724-658-1210.

“Miss American Pageant” (9 p.m., ABC): Break out the sashes and the bathing suits for the 90th “Miss America Pageant.” Brooke Burke and Chris Harrison host the event in which pretty young women smile a lot and try not to say anything ridiculous.

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 Eastern Ohio Partnership for Education, P-16 One Voice, is a new organization whose goal is to encourage better outcomes for students in Ashtabula, Columbiana, Mahoning and Trumbull counties. Executive Director Stephanie Shaw will join host Madonna Chism Pinkard to discuss the educational initiatives the program plans to implement.

Next, Victor Russell, regional director of the Consumer Credit Counseling Services/Apprisen, will discuss how consumers should handle credit issues, including holiday spending, developing strong money management plans and using credit wisely.

Additionally, Chism-Pinkard will interview Martin Luther King III with reflections on his father and the dream realized.

“Increase the Peace” (6:30 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. Sunday on MyYTV): Host Andrea Mahone will talk with Warren-based R&B singer Diamond Nicole about the release of a new video for her song, “Only in my Dreams.”

“Sunday Morning with Dee” (8 a.m. Sunday on WKBN-TV 27): Host Dee Crawford will talk with Beverly Fortune and Robin Bradley of Epsilon Mu Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. They will discuss the upcoming Snowflake Ball, which raises money for scholarships.

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

‘Apprentice’ rivals

NEW YORK

Donald Trump is welcoming Gary Busey, Meat Loaf and La Toya Jackson among the rivals to be his latest “Celebrity Apprentice.” The new season premieres March 6 on NBC.

The 16 contenders, who were announced Friday, also include rock singer Mark McGrath, one-time teen idol David Cassidy and Richard Hatch, remembered as the naked guy — and winner — on the first season of “Survivor.”