Television series and specials that are out today on DVD:

February 8, 2012 at 12:00a.m.

v “Downton Abbey” (Season 2): PBS’ grand British manor soap runs headlong into the Great War, the Spanish flu and a modern society leaving its genteelly structured world behind. Set includes eight hourlong episodes and a double-length Christmas special (Season 2 continues rolling out on PBS through Feb. 19); list price: $45 DVD/$50 Blu-ray Disc.

v “CSI — Grave Danger”: Director Quentin Tarantino’s 2005 two-part Season 5 finale arrives stand-alone, with an 18-minute behind-the-scenes featurette, “CSI: Tarantino Style”; $25 for Blu-ray/DVD combo pack, CBS.

v“Father Dowling Mysteries”: Includes 1987 pilot movie and 1989’s first eight episodes of Tom Bosley’s crime-solving Chicago priest; $30, CBS.

v “The Valentine’s Collection”: Read-along DVD has five stories led by “One Zillion Valentines”; $15, Scholastic.

v “Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears”: Plus four other African folk tales, two read by James Earl Jones; $15, Scholastic.

Women’s art show seeks entries

Youngstown

The YWCA of Youngstown is accepting entries for its “Women Artists: A Celebration” annual art show.

Women artists age 18 and older are eligible to enter original work, including painting, drawing, graphics, photography, sculpture, fiber, ceramics, metalwork and computer-generated art. Only CD entries will be accepted.

There is a maximum limit of five entries per artist and a nonrefundable fee of $10 per entry or $45 for five entries. Deadline is March 26.

Leslie A. Brothers, director of the McDonough Museum of Art, will be the juror.

Approximately $1,000 in merit prizes will be awarded, including an award to a local artist currently residing within 40 miles of the YWCA of Youngstown, and a YWCA Award to an entry that reflects the mission of the YWCA, which is “eliminating racism and empowering women.”

The show will be at the McDonough Museum, on the campus of Youngstown State University, June 19 to July 27, Tuesday through Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The exhibit is free and open to the public.

For information, call the YWCA of Youngstown at 330-746-6361. The entry form can also be downloaded at ywca.org/youngstown.

James Taylor tickets for Cleveland, Pgh.

James Taylor will come to at Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh on June 20; and Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica in Cleveland on July 9.

Tickets for both shows go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at livenation.com, all Ticketmaster locations and by calling 800-745-3000.

Taylor has sold more than 40 million records and won five Grammy Awards. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006.