The five top-selling albums of the year on iTunes are:

The five top-selling albums of the year on iTunes are:

v “Frozen”: The soundtrack for the Disney animated movie.

v “1989”: Taylor Swift

v “Ghost Stories”: Coldplay

v “In the Lonely Hour”: Sam Smith

v “Guardians of the Galaxy”: The soundrack to the superhero movie.

“Black-ish” (9:31 P.M., ABC): It’s a not-so-white Christmas on “Black-ish,” prime time’s best new comedy. Dre attempts to become the first black Santa at his company’s holiday party — even though the head of HR already has the job.

“House Hunters: WHERE ARE THEY NOW?” (10 P.M., HGTV): Well, if they’re not in a new house I’ll be disappointed.

“Strip the Cosmos” (10 p.m., Science): Really? Didn’t we see enough nudity on Tuesday’s Victoria’s Secret show?

TV listings, B6

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

Nutcracker Sweets party at theater

CANFIELD

The Dublin Grange Theatre, 6571 Fairground Blvd., will present the Nutcracker Sweets Party, an afternoon of goodies, crafts and fun, Saturday from 2-4 p.m. Characters from “The Nutcracker” and Santa Claus will be present.

Tickets are $5 per child (free for adults) and will be available at the door or in advance by calling 330-518-4064 or going to dublingrangetheatre.com.

Legacy Dog Rescue plans cookie sale

AUSTINTOWN

Legacy Dog Rescue will hold a cookie walk Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. at Austintown Family Video, 4385 Kirk Road.

Customers can select a mixture of homemade cookies, brownies, cupcakes and other items for $5 a dozen. Raffle tickets for Texas Roadhouse gift certificates will also be sold.

Justin Townes Earle in Kent Stage show

KENT

Justin Townes Earle will play the Kent Stage, 175 E. Main St., on March 9 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $26 and go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. at thekentstage.com ($29 day of show).

Faculty members to lecture on lost story by Kate Chopin

Sharon, Pa.

Penn State Shenango’s faculty lecture series will continue Thursday when English instructor Angela Pettitt and adjunct instructor Bonnie James Shaker speak on their recovery of a lost and forgotten work by American author Kate Chopin. The lecture will be at 7 p.m. in Sharon Hall room 105, on Penn Avenue. It is free and open to the public.

Pettitt’s article “‘Her First Party’ as Her Last Story: Recovering Kate Chopin’s Fiction” was co-written with Shaker, who was a former professor at Youngstown State University.

Chopin wrote two novels and more than 100 short stories around the turn of the 20th century. The majority of her fictional writing was on the lives of intelligent, sensitive women.

For more information about this lecture or topic, contact Angela Pettitt at 724-983-29ll or alp21@psu.edu.