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Today’s entertainment picks:

Friday, May 3, 2013

Today’s entertainment picks:

v “Pump Boys and Dinettes,” 8 p.m.: Easy Street Productions brings back its most popular musical ever, with the original cast intact. It opens tonight at Ford Family Recital Hall, 260 W. Federal St., Youngstown; 330-743-8555.

v “The Fantasticks,” 7:30 p.m.: The Victorian Players Theater present this unique musical at their theater at 702 Mahoning Ave., Youngs-town; 330-746-5455.

v YSU Dance Ensemble, 7:30 p.m.: This student dance concert will include a variety of styles, including tap, jazz and hip hop. Ford Theater, inside Bliss Hall, on Wick Avenue.

v WWE Raw, 7:30 p.m.: Get ready to rumble at Covelli Centre; 1-800-745-3000.

v Hillbilly Way, 9 p.m.: The reincarnated Povertyneck Hillbillies, with Trainwreck, at Rodeo Music Hall, 1743 S. Raccoon Road, Austintown; 330-270-8670.

“Nikita” (8 p.m., the cw): On “Nikita,” our leading lady (Maggie Q) stages yet another daring raid, because, well, daring raids are what they do on this show.

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Mini collectibles available at show

WILLOUGHBY HILLS

The 2013 Greater Cleveland Miniature Show, sponsored by the Miniature Cellar of Chesterland, will be Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Willoughby Hills Community Center, 35400 Chardon Road (Route 6). Admission is $5 ($2 for children).

The event features dozens of miniature dealers and craftspeople from several states selling their tiny wares. It will feature a wide variety of dollhouse miniatures, from museum-quality collectibles to commercial pieces, as well as supplies for do-it-yourselfers. Go to clevelandminiatureshow.com.

Auditions are set for new LGBT play

YOUNGSTOWN

YOUnify Theatre Company will have auditions for its first original piece, “Closet Space,” at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Oakland Center for the Arts, 220 W. Boardman St., downtown. Directed by Kristopher Ray North, the play incorporates the experiences, thoughts and expressions of the Valley’s LGBT and allied youths. The script, written by lead writer David Palmer and program facilitator Kris Harrington, delves into he lives of LGBT and allied teens and youths and presents their struggles and progress. Auditionees will read from the script. Performances will be in late spring and summer at various locations. Contact North at KRNorth89@gmail.com.