Today’s entertainment picks:


September 24, 2011 at 12:00a.m.

Today’s entertainment picks:

v Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood, 7:30 p.m.: Orr Auditorium, Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pa.; 724-946-7354.

v RuKus festival, noon to 2 a.m.: More than three dozen rock bands will perform on several stages, indoors and outdoors, at the B&O Station complex, 536 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown; rukusradio.com.

v “All Hands on Deck,” 7 p.m.: Trumbull Senior Productions presents a musical comedy at Champion High School, 5976 Mahoning Ave. NW, Champion; 330-881-4066.

v DaBoondox, 8 p.m.: Hip-hop act will be joined by Mettal Mafia, Dead II Me and Danny Hedrix. Impulse, in the Metroplex Hotel, Belmont Avenue, Liberty; 330-759-0606.

v “A ...My Name Is Alice,” 8 p.m.: A revue of female-centric skits and humor at Oakland Center for the Arts, 220 W. Boardman St., Youngstown; 330-746-0404.

“saturday night live” (11:29 P.M., NBC): Alec Baldwin earns bragging rights during the 37th season-opener of “Saturday Night Live” as he hosts the show for the record 16th time. He surpasses Steve Martin, who has hosted 15 times.

for a complete list of tv programming, see tv week insert.

LOCAL TOPICS ON TV

“Community Connection” (7 a.m. Sunday on 21 WFMJ-TV; and 10 a.m. Tuesday on Time Warner Cable community access channel): A new concept has entered the family zone. The Dad Mobile is a new idea to attract fathers in the community to drive a more “cool” car for picking up the kids. James Bell, head of consumer affairs for General Motors, will join host Madonna Chism Pinkard to discuss this new vehicle concept.

Next, Patty Shaver and Julie Zigler of the Newton Falls Fire Ladies Auxiliary will discuss the 22nd annual Newton Falls Chili Cook Off, to take place Oct. 1 in Newton Falls. The event will feature more than 20 chili cooks.

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Film series begins

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.

Westminster College’s film series will begin with the 2010 French film “Potiche” (Trophy Wife) at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Sebastian Mueller Theater of McKelvey Campus Center. The event is free to the public.