Live music performances on television shows this week include:


January 20, 2015 at 12:00a.m.

Live music performances on television shows this week include:

v The Front Bottoms: Tonight on “Last Call With Carson Daly” (NBC)

v Sleater-Kinney: Tonight on “Conan” (TBS)

v Belle and Sebastian: Wednesday on “Conan” (TBS)

v The Decemberists: Thursday on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC)

v Blake Shelton: Saturday on “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)

“State of the Union Address” (9 p.m., all broadcast networks): How we doin’? Let’s find out.

“Friday Night Tykes” (9 p.m., Esquire): Are you ready for some (pint-size) football? Season 2 of “Friday Night Tykes” returns to the youth leagues of Texas, where performance medals mean nothing and winning means everything.

“American experience: EDISON” (9 P.M., PBS): Thomas Edison is remembered as a genius who created the modern world.

“Justified” (10 p.m., FX): It pains us to say that “Justified” begins its final season. In the opener, Raylan (Timothy Olyphant) hatches a plan to take down slippery bad guy Boyd Crowder (Walton Goggins).

TV listings, B6

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

‘Pippin’ is coming to Connor Palace

CLEVELAND

The touring production of “Pippin,” the 2013 Tony Award-winning musical, comes to the Connor Palace Feb. 3-15. Performance times are Tuesday through Friday at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday at 1 and 6:30 p.m. Tickets start at $30. Go to playhousesquare.org, or call 216-241-6000.

Theater to present ‘My Fair Lady’

PITTSBURGH

Pittsburgh Public Theater will present “My Fair Lady” Thursday through Feb. 22 at the O’Reilly Theater, downtown.

Performance times are Tuesdays at 7 p.m.; Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Saturdays (except Jan. 31) and Feb. 19 at 2 p.m.; and Sundays at 2 and 7 p.m. Tickets range from $23 to $62. Go to ppt.org, or call 412-316-1600.

Abstract art exhibit to open

Akron

“Beauty Reigns,” an exhibition celebrating abstract art today, opens Friday at the Akron Art Museum, 1 S. High St., and runs through May 3.

The exhibition showcases the work of 13 painters working in studios across the United States.

In concert with the “Beauty Reigns” exhibition, the Akron Art Museum has scheduled a number of related programs, beginning with the free opening party Jan. 23 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Artists Paul Henry Ramirez and Susan Chrysler White will be present, and guests can enjoy cocktails and take advantage of a hands-on henna tattoo station.

For information, call 330-376-9185, or go to AkronArtMuseum.org.

The museum, including its store and cafe, are open Wednesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Thursday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Admission is $7 ($5 for students and senior citizens; free for chldren 17 and under), and free every Thursday.