Today’s entertainment picks:

Today’s entertainment picks:

v “Cabaret,” 7:30 p.m.: The Youngstown Playhouse opens its season with this ever-popular musical. The theater is on Glenwood Avenue; 330-788-8739.

v “The Last Five Years,” 8 p.m.: Creatively-told musical about the life and death of a marriage at Salem Community Theater, 490 E. State St., Salem; 330-332-9688.

v Ballyhoo music festival, 6 p.m.: No Xcuse, Remains of Jade and The Rage are among the bands playing tonight at Biketown Harley-Davidson, Interstate Boulevard, Austintown.

v “The Odd Couple,” 7:30 p.m.: Local television personalities Jim Loboy and Len Rome star in this stage production at Victorian Players Theater, 755 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown; 330-746-5455.

v “The Nerd,” 8 p.m.: Comedy kicks off the season at Trumbull New Theatre, 5883 Youngstown-Warren Road, Niles; 330-652-1103.

Carpatho-Rusyn festival, bonfire

BURTON

The Cleveland and Youngstown-Warren chapters of the Carpatho-Rusyn Society will have their annual Rusyn Day Vatra (bonfire) Saturday at the Shrine of Our Lady of Mariapoch, Munford Road, just off U.S. route 422, west of Warren.

The event will begin at noon and will feature Living Traditions folk ensemble, Byzantine Singers, the Slavjane Folk Ensemble and folk music. Food will include stuffed cabbage, pirogi, kolbasi, slanina and kolachi.

There will be a Slavonic Mass at 4 p.m. in the shrine’s outdoor church. The highlight of the event will be an evening bonfire.

Overnight camping sites are available. For information, call Mike Vasilchek at 330-755-6883, or Jim Basista at 330-544-0107.

Multimedia show by travel author

sharon, pa.

Author Marty Essen will present his multimedia show “Around the World in 90 Minutes” at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 19 in Penn State Shenango campus auditorium, Shenango Avenue.

An abbreviated version of this free show, “Around the World in 50 Minutes,” will take place at noon in the room 105 of Sharon Hall.

Essen’s show features interesting facts, humorous stories, and the best of thousands of photos he took while traveling the world for his book, “Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents.”

Auditions scheduled for television pilot

BOARDMAN

Auditions for a television show pilot being directed by Vitaliy Versace will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Lemodeln Model and Talent Agency, 7536 Market St. Auditionees must bring a current photograph and clothing sizes.

Call casting director Linda Weaver at 330-726-8578 for information.

Roles for about a dozen men ranging in age from 20 to 65 will be cast, as well as for a beautiful caucasian girl age 18-25 and several other women.