Today’s entertainment picks:


March 31, 2012 at 12:00a.m.

Today’s entertainment picks:

v Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, 11 a.m., 3 and 7 p.m.: Lions, clowns and daredevils at Covelli Centre; 866-448-7849.

v Shenango Valley’s Got Talent, 7 p.m.: More than a half-dozen acts from the Sharon area will entertain. James E. Winner Arts and Culture Center, 98 E. State St., Sharon, Pa.; 888-671-4469.

v “Greater Tuna,” 8 p.m.: Comedy at Salem Community Theater, 490 E. State St., Salem; 330-332-9688.

v Northeast Ohio Pet Expo, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.: Highlights include a “look like your pet” contest at 2 p.m. Eastwood Expo Center, Niles; 330-518-7794.

v “Poison in Paradise,” 3:30 p.m.: The duo of Julie Wilcox and Amanda Rae Matson will perform great music at McDonough Museum of Modern Art, 523 Wick Ave., Youngstown.

local topics on tv

“Community Connection” (7 a.m. Sunday on 21 WFMJ-TV; and 10 a.m. Tuesday on Time Warner Cable community access channel): Lupus is a chronic auto-immune disease that disproportionately affects minorities and women. Dr. Joan Merrill, lupus researcher, and Lisa Hardin Laney, lupus advocate, will join host Madonna Chism Pinkard to discuss the disease, its various symptoms and local support groups.

Next, Dr. Adel Youseff of the American Cancer Society Colorectal Coalition will discuss getting a colonoscopy, what signs to look for, and general overall colon health.

“Increase the Peace” (6:30 p.m. Saturday and 7 a.m. Sunday on MyYTV): Host Andrea Mahone’s guest will be Boardman-based country singer Sarah Turner.

“Sunday Morning with Dee” (8 a.m. Sunday on WKBN-TV 27): Host Dee Crawford’s guest will be Jan Strasfeld, executive director of The Youngstown Foundation. She will discusss the application process and requirements for obtaining a grant.

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

Poland girl reaches competition finals

GREENVILLE, PA.

Julia Cooper, 12, of Poland, is a finalist in the Greenville Symphony Orchestra Rising Star Competition.

The seventh-grader at Poland Middle School will sing in the finals, April 14 at Passavant Center on the campus of Thiel College.

Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the door or by calling 724-588-6164.

Julia, the daughter of David and Sandy Cooper, has sung the national anthem before events at Covelli Centre, and has won the Poland Idol singing contest twice.