Sunday, April 27, 2014
Today’s entertainment picks:
v Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.: Thrills and chills at Covelli Centre, Youngstown; 800-745-3000.
v Warren Philharmonic Orchestra, 3 p.m.: Pulitzer Prize-winner Yehudi Wyner joins the orchestra in concert at Christ Episcopal Church, 2627 Atlantic St. NE, Warren; 330-399-3606.
v West End Ensemble, 8 p.m.: Classical music in a casual setting at Cedars West End, 706 Steel St., Youngstown; 330-792-3333.
v Michael Jr., 3:30 and 6 p.m.: Family-friendly comedian at Greenford Christian Church, 1767 Lisbon Road, Greenford; bigreachministries.com.
v Two one-act operas, 2 p.m.: Gilbert & Sullivan’s “Trial by Jury” and “Cox and Box” in Ford Theater, inside Bliss Hall on the YSU campus; 330-941-3015.
“The Simpsons” (8 p.m., Fox): Stuff like this can only happen on “The Simpsons.” Bart hates his art class, so he puts a voodoo spell on the teacher, who becomes pregnant. Now, all the infertile couples in Springfield want his help.
“2014 Radio Disney Music Awards” (8 p.m., Disney Channel): Zen-daya, R5, Becky G and Fifth Harmony are among the artists scheduled to perform at the “2014 Radio Disney Music Awards.” The trophy-fest celebrates young fans’ favorite songs and performers.
“Running from Crazy” (9 p.m., OWN): Actress Mariel Hemingway looks back at her family tree’s troubled history. Turns out some of the limbs were a little twisted.
“Revenge” (10 p.m., ABC): Emily — I mean, Amanda — adopts a third persona in her quest to take down the Graysons. Maybe she should name this one Sybil.
“Jim Gaffigan: OBSESSED” (10 P.M., COMEDY CENTRAL): Tune in and put some cash into the comic’s hot pockets.
“Veep” (10:30 P.M., HBO): On “Veep,” Selina (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) makes a fundraising trip to Silicon Valley, where she has a confrontation with an anti-fracking activist. Unfortunately, a video of the encounter goes viral.
“LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER” (11 p.m., HBO): For seven years, he provoked big laughs as “senior British correspondent” on “The Daily Show.” And then he won raves when he successfully filled in for Jon Stewart last summer. Now, the sharp-witted Oliver finally gets his own piece of television real estate with this irreverent and satirical weekly news program. Expect offbeat interviews and commentary, some pretaped segments and lots of unbridled hilarity.
TV listings, B8
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Juried art exhibit is seeking entries
NILES
The nonprofit group Community Artworks will host its annual juried art exhibit at Art Outreach Gallery, inside Eastwood Mall, Oct. 3 to Nov. 9.
Entries are due by Sept. 8.
The juror this year is internationally known artist Al Bright.
For information and an entry form, go to commun-ityartworks.com.