Sunday, August 19, 2012
Today’s entertainment picks:
v Brier Hill Italian Festival, 10 a.m.: Dom Tocco and the Brotherhood will take the stage at 9:30. Calvin and Victoria streets, in Youngstown’s Brier Hill neighborhood.
v Glendi Greek Festival, noon: Traditional Greek dinners, pastries and entertainment at St. John Greek Orthodox Church, 4955 Glenwood Ave., Boardman.
v Spanish Heritage Festival, noon: Wrestling and a talent show will highlight today’s entertainment. The festival is on West Federal Street in downtown Youngstown.
v Encore II with Billy Beck, 3 p.m.: Live jazz in the park on the grounds of B&O Station, 530 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown.
v Following June, 7 p.m.: Free outdoor pop concert at Tod Park, Lawrence Avenue, Girard.
“falling skies” (9 p.m., tnt): In the Season 2 finale of “Falling Skies,” a group of skitters closes in on the newly consolidated resistance force, so we expect lots of gunfire and other loud noises. Terry O’Quinn (“Lost”) guest stars.
“COPPER” (10 p.m., BBC America): For its first foray into scripted drama, BBC America chose to focus on this side of the pond with a compelling post-Civil War crime saga set in New York’s rough-and-tumble Five Points neighborhood. Tom Weston-Jones stars as a gruff Irish-American cop who metes out his brand of justice in an era before Miranda rights and oversight agencies. The show has a standout pedigree, coming to us from producers Barry Levinson and Tom Fontana (“Homicide: Life on the Street,” “Oz”).
“married to jonas” (10 p.m., E!”): Apparently, a highly paid programmer somewhere thought the world was crying out for yet another reality series pegged to a marginal celebrity. Consequently, we have “Married to Jonas,” which follows Kevin Jonas as he and wife Danielle juggle the demands of showbiz with their home life.
“Hell on the border” (11 p.m., animal planet): The new series “Hell on the Border” delivers viewers to the small town of Nogales, Ariz., where police officers work with an elite canine unit that is determined to take a bite out of crime.
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Beck’s ‘Unelectable’ at Tinseltown
BOARDMAN
This election season, media personality Glenn Beck is bringing his own political comedic debate to movie theaters nationwide as a one-time event.
“Glenn Beck’s Unelectable 2012 Live” will be simulcast live at 8 p.m. Sept. 20 at Tinseltown, near Southern Park Mall.
Beck will unleash his no-holds-barred political commentary when he faces off against Brian Sack, host of The B.S. of A., and his “say anything to get elected” candidate character.
NCM Fathom Events and Mercury Radio Arts are presenting the live broadcast event, which will be held at the Majestic Theater in San Antonio, Texas.
Tickets for “Glenn Beck’s Unelectable 2012 Live” are available at the Tinseltown box office and online atfathomevents.com.