Today’s entertainment picks:


January 20, 2012 at 12:00a.m.

Today’s entertainment picks:

v “Vaudeville at the Vic,” 7:30 p.m.: Annual fundraiser show with songs, silliness and ping-pong balls. Victorian Players Theater, 702 Mahoning Ave., Youngs- town; 330-746-5455.

v “The Paramount Project,” 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.: This new exhibition tells the story of the former Paramount Theater in downtown Youngstown: McDonough Museum of Modern Art, 523 Wick Ave., Youngstown; 330-941-1400.

v “Come Blow Your Horn,” 8 p.m.: Neil Simon-penned play at Trumbull New Theatre, 5883 Youngstown-Warren Road, Niles; 330-652-1103.

v “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” 7 p.m.: Stage Left Players youth troupe is back in action at Trinity Playhouse, 234 E. Lincoln Way, Lisbon; 330-831-7249.

v “Boston Marriage,” 7:30 p.m.: Adult drama in the Moyer Room of the Youngstown Playhouse, off Glenwood Avenue, Youngstown; 330-788-8739.

Elton, Joel tribute at Valentines show

AUSTINTOWN

The Saxon Club, 710 S. Meridian Road, will host the Valentine Legends Show on Feb. 8, featuring entertainer Lee Alverson in a tribute to Billy Joel and Elton John. The evening will begin with a buffet dinner at 7 p.m., with the show to follow. For tickets, call 330-509-9670.

YouTube to launch a user film festival

NEW YORK

YouTube is launching a film festival that will play out online and ultimately send 10 finalists to the Venice Film Festival.

The Google Inc.-owned video site announced Thursday that Your Film Festival will take submissions of short films up to 15 minutes in length between Feb. 2 and March 31. Fifty semifinalists will be selected by Scott Free Productions, Ridley and Tony Scott’s production company.

Those 50 films will form a channel on YouTube: www.YouTube.com/yourfilmfest-ival. There, users will be able to view the films and vote for their favorites.

The 10 finalists will be flown to the 69th annual Venice Film Festival, where their films will be screened in August. Ridley Scott will lead a jury in selecting a winner, who will receive a $500,000 grant to produce a work with Scott Free. Entrants must be at least 18. Their work can’t have been distributed prior to January 2010.