Today’s entertainment picks:


May 6, 2011 at 12:00a.m.

Today’s entertainment picks:

v Tim McGraw, 7 p.m.: Country superstar at Covelli Centre with The Band Perry. Tickets are sold out.

v “Forever Plaid,” 8 p.m.: Easy Street Productions brings back the warm-hearted musical revue at Ford Family Recital Hall, 260 W. Federal St., Youngstown; 330-744-0264.

v Christine Stedman, 9:45 p.m.: Comedienne at the Funny Farm, at the Radisson Hotel, 3377 New Castle Road, West Middlesex, Pa.; 724-906-6164.

v YSU Dance Ensemble, 7:30 p.m.: Annual concert by student troupe at Ford Theater, inside Bliss Hall at Youngstown State University; 330-941-3105.

v “Bermuda Avenue Triangle,” 8 p.m.: Opening night for this comedy at Trumbull New Theater, 5883 Youngstown-Warren Road, Niles; 330-652-1103.

“ANT Farm” (8:40 P.M., DISNEY CHANNEL): No, “ANT Farm” isn’t about insects. It’s a new tween comedy about under-age gifted students with “Accelerated Natural Talent” who struggle to fit in at high school. China Anne McClain stars.

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Italian festival pageant entries

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Applications are being accepted for the 2011 Greater Youngstown Italian Festival Pageant on July 29 on Federal Street, downtown. Contestants, ladies age 15 to 24, give a speech about their Italian heritage and participate in a talent segment. Email applications to acj90jag@sbcglobal.net by July 1. For more information, contact Anthony Julian, pageant chairman, at 330-799-8184.

‘Best of Top Hat’ musical revue

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Top Hat Productions will present “The Best of Top Hat,” a revue of shows the theater company performed in past seasons, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and again May 13 and 14, at Fairview Arts and Outreach Center, 4220 Youngstown-Poland Road. Numbers from “Ragtime,” “Aida,” “Blood Brothers” and “Smokey Joe’s Cafe” will be included in the show. For ticket information, go to tophatproductions.org.

Rock the Relay

YOUNGSTOWN

The second annual Rock the Relay will begin at 10 p.m. Saturday at The Lemon Grove Caf , 122 W. Federal St. Admission to the all-ages show is $5, with proceeds going to the American Cancer Society as a donation to the Boardman Relay for Life’s Team Jared, run by cancer survivor Jared Brauer. Bands include Sincerely, Kate; Neon Avenue; and North Shore.