Today’s entertainment picks:

Today’s entertainment picks:

v Our Lady of Mount Carmel Italian Festival, 4-11 p.m.: Continous entertainment on two stages. The church grounds are on Via Mount Carmel, downtown Youngstown; 330-757-2779.

v Greater Youngs-town Wing Fest, 5 p.m.: Tasty music and chicken wings on East Front Street at Covelli Centre, downtown Youngstown.

v Cafe Cimmento Street Festival, 5 p.m.: Geo C and Tha Storm perform at this free outdoor event on East Boardman Street, one block away from Wing Fest.

v St. Rose parish festival, 6-11 p.m.: The church grounds are at 48 E. Main St., Girard; 330-545-4351.

v 4WD Jamboree, 5 p.m.: The first of a two-day event for off-road enthusiasts at 4WD Hardware, 44488 state Route 14, Columbiana; 4wd.com/jamboree.

“Torchwood: MIRACLE DAY” (10 P.M., STARZ): They’re still trying to figure out why people just aren’t dying. Meanwhile, we continue to have fun watching Mekhi Phifer go ballistic.

TV listings, B6

entertainment news

Katy Perry notches nine nominations

NEW YORK

Katy Perry’s “Firework” had enough sparks to help her claim a leading nine MTV Video Music Award nominations, including video of the year. Perry — who hosted the network’s Wednesday night special announcing the nominations — was also nominated for best female video for “Firework,” and best pop video for “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.).”

Adele tied Kanye West with seven nominations. The best-selling Brit will compete with Perry for top video with “Rolling in the Deep.” Others in the category include the Beastie Boys for “Make Some Noise”; rapper Tyler, the Creator for “Yonkers”; and Bruno Mars for “Grenade.”

The VMAs will air live from Los Angeles on Aug. 28.

Jordan, Magic, Bird on ‘NBA’ game cover

ATLANTA

This time, Michael Jordan won’t be the only one to cover a 2K Sports basketball video game. The video game company announced on Thursday that NBA Hall of Famers Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Jordan will be featured in three separate covers on the front of “NBA 2K12,” the latest installment of the best-selling basketball video game franchise.

Last year, Jordan was the cover athlete for 2K’s NBA game, which has sold more than 5 million units.

Judge to Lohan: Speed up service

LOS ANGELES

A judge says Lindsay Lohan needs to speed up her community service to make sure she meets a deadline to complete 480 hours within a year. Lohan appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom Thursday to update Superior Court Judge Stephanie Sautner on the progress of her probation in drunken driving and misdemeanor theft cases.

The actress has completed 33 hours at a shelter for women. She spent a month under house arrest.

The judge also warned she wouldn’t give Lohan additional time to complete the hours, even if she was working on a movie.

Lohan has completed one shoplifters anonymous class and is enrolling in court-ordered counseling.