Today’s entertainment picks:

Today’s entertainment picks:

v Polish Day, 10:30 a.m.: Polish food, cultural demonstrations and music in this daylong festival at Austintown Plaza on Mahoning Avenue; Polishyoungstown.com.

v “5th of July,” 2 p.m.: Last chance to see this drama at New Castle Playhouse, 212 E. Long Ave., New Castle, Pa.; 724-654-3437.

v “Gloria Birnbaum’s Broadway Debut,” 2 p.m.: Play by Youngstown native Bernie Appugliese ends its premiere run at the Oakland Center for the Arts, 220 W. Boardman St., Youngstown; 330-746-0404.

v Hot-air balloon festival, 1 to 9 p.m.: There will be live jazz, food and hot-air balloons at this family-friendly event at Mastropietro Winery, 14558 Ellsworth Road, Berlin. Admission is $5 (free for children 12 and under); 330-547-2151.

v Sky Pilot, 6 p.m.: Christian rock and blues band in free concert at Harding Park, Roosevelt Drive, Hubbard.

“TRUE BLOOD” (9 p.m., HBO): The fifth season of this fang-tastic fantasy comes to an end with a wild episode that has Eric (Alexander Skarsgard) making a desperate last-ditch attempt to thwart The Authority and save Bill (Stephen Moyer) from losing his humanity. Mean- while, Alcide (Joe Manganiello) prepares for his second battle with J.D. (Louis Herthum), and Sam and Luna (Sam Trammell, Janina Gavankar) test their limits in trying to escape the corrupt bloodsuckers of The Authority.

“THE NEWSROOM” (10 p.m., HBO): TV critics everywhere are undoubtedly mourning the fact that Aaron Sorkin’s “The Newsroom” airs its Season 1 finale tonight. Now they’ll have to find another target for their vitriol.

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Park Warriors program for kids

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Mill Creek MetroParks Warriors, a special program for children ages 7-12, will be Sept. 8 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Slippery Rock Pavilion on Robinson Hill Drive.

The program will be led by Angela McGrady, a former Cuyahoga Valley National Park ranger, and current recreation program coordinator.

It emphasizes building healthy bodies through educational outdoor games, and healthy competition with friends.

The fee is $8 for Mahoning County residents, and $10 for non-residents.

Participants should bring water.

Call 330-740-7106 to register.

Hoyt again offers fall arts classes

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The Hoyt Center for the Arts has released its fall class schedule.

Deborah McLaren will teach a series of all-day drawing, painting and papier-mache sculpture workshops titled “Art Camp for Grown Ups.” Also new to the roster is “Beginning Knitting, Crochet, and Tunisian Crochet” with Rosemary Chmura. There will also be a six-session “Art of Cinema: Great Film Series” devoted to classic vampire movies with instructor David A. Gesue.

For the complete schedule of art, literature and music courses, call 724-652-2882 or go to hoytartcenter.org.

Scholarships are available to students of all ages.