Today’s entertainment picks:

April 26, 2014 at 12:00a.m.

v Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.: Three shows today, so stop clowning around and go to Covelli Centre; 800-745-3000.

v Two one-act operas, 7:30 p.m.: “Cox and Box” and “Trial by Jury” will be performed at Youngstown State University. It’s a good way to discover why the names Gilbert & Sullivan carry such a singular reputation in opera. Ford Theater, inside Bliss Hall, on the YSU campus; 330-941-3105.

v Mollie B, 5 p.m.: It will be a polka party when the fresh-faced cable TV star comes to Kuzman’s, 1025 S. State St., Girard; 330-545-8521.

v “Equus,” 8 p.m.: Last chance to catch this edgy and provocative play at the Oakland Center for the Arts, 220 W. Boardman St., Youngstown; 330-746-0404.

v Bret Michaels, 8 p.m.: Poison frontman in a solo concert at the auditorium at Mountaineer Resort, W.Va. Route 2, Chester, W.Va.; 800-804-0468.

“NASCAR Racing” (7 p.m., Fox): Lady and gentlemen viewers, please start your couches for the Sprint Cup Toyota Owners 400 from Richmond.

“My Cat From Hell” (8 p.m., Animal Planet): Cats will, unfortunately, be cats. But when they start shredding your skydiving gear, I’m calling premeditation.

“The Real History of Science Fiction” (10 p.m., BBC America): On this week’s installment of “The Real History of Science Fiction,” we explore space (or the final frontier), from the terrifying scenes of “Alien,” to the epic craziness of “Star Wars.”

For complete listings, see TV Week magazine, included with today’s paper.

LOCAL TOPICS ON TV

“Community Connection” (Sunday at 6:30 a.m. on 21 WFMJ-TV, and 11 a.m. on WBCB): Madonna Chism Pinkard and her guests will be Juanita Byrd, Cossell Burton, Priscilla Baldwin, Dr. Jim Ritter, Nicolette Fenlock, Delores Hall, Lynette Miller, Michael Murphy, Marcia Haire Ellis and Audra Carlson. Today’s topics will be the NAACP scholarship luncheon, New Bethel Hat Extravaganza, KSU job fair, Youngstown Board of Education and an OH WOW! moment.

“Increase the Peace” (6:30 p.m. today and 6:30 a.m. Sunday on MyYTV): Host Andrea Mahone will welcome representatives from the New Bethel Baptist Church who will discuss their upcoming Hat Extravaganza next Saturday at McMenamy’s in Niles. Boardman and Cardinal Mooney high school administrators and students also will discuss the volunteer YES campaign Wednesday at Cardinal Mooney.

“A Conversation with Dee” (8:30 a.m. Sunday on WKBN-TV): Host Dee Crawford’s first guests will be Barbara Brothers and Kathleen Dragoman from the Greater Youngstown Chapter of the League of Women Voters, who will moderate a panel discussion focusing on Accountability: Charter Schools and High Stakes Testing in Ohio.

Next, Wayna Hightower and Brenda Cook from the Youngstown-Warren Black Nurses Association will discuss their efforts to raise money for a scholarship fund.