Today’s entertainment picks:

March 11, 2012 at 12:00a.m.

v St. Patrick’s Day Parade, 1 p.m.: Annual holiday brouhaha on Market Street in Boardman kicks off what is becoming a weeklong holiday; 330-540-6641.

v Warren Philharmonic, 3 p.m.: Love is the theme of this spring concert at Christ Episcopal Church, 2627 Atlantic St. NE, Warren; 330-399-3606.

v Area Artists Annual Exhibition, noon to 4 p.m.: The best work of the region’s artists are on display at the Butler Institute of American Art, 524 Wick Ave., Youngstown; 330-743-1107.

v “Hedda Gabler,” 3 p.m.: A classic piece of world theater at Kent-Trumbull, 4314 Mahoning Ave. NW, Champion; 330-675-8887.

v “The Sound of Music,” 2 p.m.: Beloved musical presented by Crown Theater Productions at Main Street Theater, 5 N. Main St., Columbiana; 330-482-9915.

Youth theater acting classes at Playhouse

YOUNGSTOWN

Youngstown Playhouse Youth Theater will offer hour-long Saturday classes for students in grades 1 to 12 at 10 a.m. on the following dates: April 14, 21 and 28 and May 5, 12 and 26.

The Youth Theater will present Roald Dahl’s “The B.F.G. (Big Friendly Giant),” directed by Candy DiLullo and John Pecano. School performances will be May 15-17, and public performances will be May 18 and 19.

Auditions for “The B.F.G” will be 5 p.m. March 19 and 20 at The Youngstown Playhouse. Children age 7 and older can audition; they will be asked to read from the script. Bring a current photo. Call 330-788-8739.

Passion in mime

CANFIELD

The Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown will present a free performance of the Passion of Christ presented in mime, titled “For You, For Me,” at 2:30 p.m. Palm Sunday (April 1) in the Motherhouse Chapel, 4250 Shields Road. The play is presented by teens and incorporates narration, music and movement.

Glorybound concert

AUSTINTOWN

Glorybound, a bluegrass-country-gospel band, will give a free concert at 6 p.m. Saturday at Second Chance Community Outreach Ministry, 1747 S. Raccoon Road. For information, call 330-301-6501.