Today’s entertainment picks:
Today’s entertainment picks:
v Oktoberfest, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Vendors selling a wide array of merchandise, food and drink, plus entertainment, are the mainstays of this giant festival ($3; free for children 12 and under) at Boardman Park, 375 Boardman-Poland Road; boardmanrotaryoktoberfest.org.
v “Just Jingle,” 2 p.m.: A feel-good ’50s fun musical ($12) by Stage Left Players, at Trinity Playhouse, 234 E. Lincoln Way, Lisbon; stageleftplayers.org.
v “The Miracle Worker,” 2 p.m.: The moving story of Helen Keller ($15) by Crown Productions, at Main Street Theater, 5 N. Main St., Columbiana.
v Fear Forest, 7-10 p.m.: All sorts of fright-inducing Halloween fun, at 6780 Tod Ave. (state Route 45), Lordstown; go to fearforest.com for prices.
v Choral concert, 1:30 p.m.: James McClellan and the Mahoning Valley Chorale team up for a Songs and Sauce concert series show with a program of summer favorites. It’s at St. Patrick Church, 1420 Oak Hill Ave., Youngstown. A free-will offering will be taken.
“Masterpiece” (8 p.m., WQED-PBS): The period drama “Home Fires” finds a group of English women preparing for World War II.
“Madam Secretary” (8 p.m., CBS): Raise your right hand. As “Madam Secretary” launches its second season, Elizabeth (Tea Leoni) is suddenly thrust into a situation of power when the president’s plane disappears over the Pacific Ocean.
“The Good Wife” (9 p.m., CBS): “The Good Wife” returns with fresh episodes and Alicia’s (Julianna Margulies) life has taken on some new bumps. Hoping to salvage her law career, she enters the fast-paced, highly unglamorous world of bond court.
“The Leftovers” (9 p.m., HBO): There’s a new setting for Season 2 of “The Leftovers.” Kevin Garvey (Justin Theroux) and his family are relocating to a small Texas town dubbed Miracle because it lost no one during the Departure. Still, drama happens.
“Homeland” (9 p.m., Showtime): Season 5 of the acclaimed drama begins two years after the horrific embassy attack in Islamabad. No longer with the CIA, Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes) is building a new life with her daughter in Berlin. She’s even in a stable relationship with a nice German lawyer (Alex Fehling). Oh, but you just know all hell will break loose soon.
“Alaska: THE LAST FRONTIER” (9 P.M., DISCOVERY): Season 5 begins.
“CSI: CYBER” (10 P.M., CBS): Season 2 begins.
“The Strain” (10 p.m., FX): Season 2 concludes.
“The Affair” (10m., Showtime): The infidelity drama’s second season begins.
TV LISTINGS, b8
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Beatles tribute act coming to Packard
WARREN
Beatlemania Magic, a tribute to The Beatles, will come to Packard Music Hall, 1703 Mahoning Ave. NW, on Nov. 21 for a 7 p.m. show.
Tickets are $25 and $20 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at ticketmaster.com, by phone at 800-745-3000, and at the Packard box office.
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