Monday, December 22, 2014
Live music performances on television shows this week include:
v Ryan Adams: Tonight on “Conan” (TBS)
v Sting, Nick Jonas: Tuesday on “Live With Kelly & Michael”
v Maroon 5: Wednesday on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
v Earth, Wind and Fire: Wednesday on “Live With Kelly & Michael”
v Shawn Mendes: Friday on “Live With Kelly & Michael”
“Antiques Roadshow” (8 p.m., PBS): A letter from the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., an Elvis Presley poster and some Charles Schulz comic-strip art are among the items presented on “Antiques Roadshow: The Boomer Years.” It’s a nostalgic look at vintage treasures from the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s.
“A Saturday Night Live Christmas” (8 p.m., NBC): This collection of Christmas-themed sketched just wants to pump (clap) you up.
“Anger Management” (10:30 p.m., FX): The series ends tonight, so maybe Charlie Sheen will get weird and interesting again.
TV listings, B6
DVD RELEASES
Movies available Tuesday on DVD and through digital providers include:
v “The Good Lie” (PG-13): Starring Reese Witherspoon and Corey Stoll
v “Pride” (R): Starring Imelda Staunton and Bill Nighy
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
New Year’s Eve party at Saxon Club
AUSTINTOWN
The Saxon Club, 710 S. Meridian Road, will have a New Year’s Eve party that is open to the public.
Doors open at 7 p.m., with a dinner buffet at 7:30. It is a bring-your-own-bottle event, but there will be a cash bar and snacks available. The band Guys Without Ties will perform, and there will be a champagne toast at midnight, with a breakfast buffet and breakfast pizza. Tickets are $45 per person and include mixers, beer, pop, coffee and tea. For information, call Bill at 330-540-1262, Barry at 330-788-4274 or the club at 330-792-7973.
MVHS gets grant for school program
YOUNGSTOWN
The Mahoning Valley Historical Society’s education department has received a $6,000 grant from the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Mahoning Valley and Western Pennsylvania and in part from RMHC Global.
The grant monies will be used to create two traveling suitcases focused on the Civil War and the Valley’s industrial history. The MVHS’s suitcase presentations bring artifacts, historic images, maps, letters, games, clothing and other material into the classrooms for students to study and explore. More than 4,000 students per year benefit from these outreach programs.
Tickets on sale for Leon Russell
KENT
Leon Russell will come to Kent Stage, 175 E. Main St., on March 23 for an 8 p.m. concert.
Tickets are on sale at thekentstage.com.
Russell is perhaps the most accomplished and versatile musician in the history of rock ‘n’ roll. In his 50-year career, he has played on, arranged, written and/or produced some of the best records in popular music.