Today’s entertainment picks:

July 17, 2011 at 12:00a.m.

vSteve Fazzini performs from 2 to 4 p.m. in Firestone Park Gazebo Summer Concert Series with a blend of pop standards, R&B, blues, rock, Motown and gospel. Parkside Healthcare Center will provide refreshments.

v“Oldies Dance” is planned at 6:30 p.m. at the Saxon Club on Meridian Road with DJ Ron Chick.

v“Jazz in the Park” will be at 3 p.m. at the B&O Station,530 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown.

v Last chance to attend the festival at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 381 Robbins Ave., Niles, and the Eastwood Rib Festival at Eastwood Mall.

vEarly risers, attention. The YMCA Triathalon is at 7 a.m. at the YMCA Downtown, 17 N. Champion St., Youngstown.

“Breaking Bad” (10 p.m. AMC): One of television’s finest dramas finally returns after a 13-month absence. When we last left Walt and Jesse (Emmy-winners Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul), they were locked in a heart-stopping standoff with Gus (Giancarlo Esposito), Walt’s understated but ruthless drug-lord boss. Now the fallout from that cliffhanger arrives, along with more anxious moments and at least one shocking twist. Will Walt and Jesse be able to keep their lucrative meth lab cooking in Season 4? Anna Gunn, Betsy Brandt and Dean Norris also star.

“Masterpiece Mystery!” (9 p.m., PBS): The show introduces a new detective in Aurelio Zen (Rufus Sewell), who fights crime in modern-day Italy. Tonight’s episode has him chasing a killer who is on a vendetta-fueled rampage.

“Bar Rescue” (10 p.m., Spike): If Gordon Ramsay can breathe new life into troubled restaurants, why can’t Jon Taffer do the same for struggling nightlife venues? In the opening episode he attempts to save a failing biker bar located beside a strip joint.

“Vegas Strip” (10 p.m., truTV): We learn that life in Sin City isn’t a fun-filled vacation for the cops who work there. This new series follows them as they deal with drunken tourists, shady drug dealers and unruly prostitutes.

Tv listings, B8

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Pioneer Festival

Jamestown, PA.

The 18th annual Pymatuning Pioneer and Art Festival is planned from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 30 and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 31 and will feature living-history displays both days at the dam in Pymatuning State Park.

The festival also includes a Civil War encampment by the 150th Pennsylvania Bucktails, an American Indian encampment, a Daniel Boone re-enactor portrayed by Steven Caudill of Winchester, Ky., and a Ben Franklin re-enactor portrayed by Paul Stillman. There will be an antique tractor show, water rescue demonstrations by Penn Ohio Newfoundland Club and free pontoon boat rides. Chain-saw art will be demonstrated by Steve Nelson. There will be numerous food vendors. Admission is $1 and parking is free. Visit www. pymatuningpioneerdays.com for more information.

Jeep jamboree

columbiana

A 4-Wheel Drive Hardware Jeep Jamboree is planned from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday at 44488 state Route 14. The cost is $5 for those age 16 and older. Call 330-482-4733 for more information.