Saturday, May 17, 2014
Today’s entertainment picks:
v Thunder Over the Valley air show, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Park at Eastwood Field, at the mall in Niles, or at the Delphi-Packard lot on North River Road in Warren, where shuttle buses ($5) will go to the air base in Vienna; thunderoverthevalley.com.
v Gospel music festival, 6 to 9:30 p.m.: Emmit Nevels, C. Lamont Brown and Praise Choir and Kenny Eldridge are among the performers at this event ($10) at Warren Amphitheatre; 330-406-9656.
v “Can You Hear Me?,” 8 p.m.: Last chance to see this play by local playwright Brian Lee. It’s at Rust Belt Theater’s Calvin Center, 755 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown; 330-507-2358.
v “Headin’ for a Weddin’,” 7 p.m.: Comic play at Jackson-Milton High School, 13910 Mahoning Ave., Lake Milton; 330-538-3308.
v Doc Dixon, 9 p.m: Performer blends comedy and magic in his act at the Funny Farm, at Mojo’s Pub and Grill, 6292 Mahoning Ave., Austintown; 330-793-6656.
“Saturday Night Live” (11:35 P.M., NBC): The season finale serves as a homecoming for Andy Samberg (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”), who returns to the show for his first hosting gig. The musical guest is St. Vincent.
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-TV): The Mahoning Safe Communities organization is assisting in the Click It or Ticket campaign to encourage seat-belt usage. Susan Viars and New Middletown Police Chief Vince D’Egidio will join host Madonna Chism Pinkard to discuss the event. Next, Roz Gadd and Denise Deltondo of the Trumbull County Retired Teachers Association will announce registration for the spelling bee.
“Increase the Peace” (6:30 p.m. today and 6:30 a.m. Sunday on MyYTV): Host Andrea Mahone’s guests will be the Rev. Dr. William King and his daughter Amanda King, who will discuss a prayer breakfast. The second guest will be Delmas Stubbs, who developed a women’s basketball league in Youngstown.
“A Conversation with Dee” (8:30 a.m. on WKBN-TV): Host Dee Crawford’s guests will be Brenda Kimble of the Youngstown Board of Education and Joseph Meranto of Choffin Career and Technical Center, who will discuss the community informational meeting May 28.