Friday, April 22, 2016
Today’s entertainment picks:
v Lee Brice, 7:30 p.m.: Country music concert ($56.75 to $17) with opening act Maddie & Tae at Covelli Centre; ticketmaster.com.
v “Cosi fan tutte,” 7:30 p.m.: Mozart’s comic opera ($16, $8 for non-YSU students) presented by Youngstown State University Theater, at Ford Theater, inside Bliss Hall on the YSU campus; 330-941-3105.
v “Godiva, a Burlesque Musical,” 8 p.m.: An original musical with a message ($15; $10 for students and seniors) presented by Rust Belt Theater Company at Calvin Center, 755 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown; 330-507-2358.
v Pete Correaldi, 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.: Stand-up comedian ($20) at the Comedy Cellar at Mojo’s Pub and Grill, 6292 Mahoning Ave., Austintown; 330-793-6656.
v “Moonlight and Magnolias,” 7:30 p.m.: Comedy that goes behind the scenes of the making of “Gone With the Wind” ($12; $9 for seniors and students) at Victorian Players theater, 702 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown; 330-746-5455.
“Dr. Ken” (8:30 P.M., ABC): In the Season 1 finale of “Dr. Ken,” an old college friend (Jeff Ross) urges Ken (Ken Jeong) to pursue his lifelong dream of stand-up comedy. Alas, the funny business is tougher than it seems.
TV listings, B6
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Leon Russell to play at Bojangle’s Blues
NEW WATERFORD
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Leon Russell will come to Bojangle’s Blues, 48400 state Route 14, on June 24 for an outdoor concert at the amphitheater behind the building.
Tickets are $40 in advance at bojanglesblues.com or 330-846-0124. Parking is free. Opening acts will be the TG Davis Band and the Chub Scouts.
The concert will start at 8 p.m., but doors will open at 5 p.m. The show will take place rain or shine.
YSU concert, wind bands to perform
YOUNGSTOWN
The Youngstown State University Concert Band, led by Brandt Payne, conductor, and the YSU Wind Ensemble, led by Stephen L. Gage, will close their respective performance seasons with a concert titled “Firebird & Other Tales!” at 7:30 p.m. Monday in Stambaugh Auditorium, 1000 Fifth Ave.
Benjamin Toth, professor of percussion at Hartt School of Music, will be guest soloist.
Admission is $6 ($5 for senior citizens and students; free with a valid YSU ID).
Football standout to discuss career
YOUNGSTOWN
The Mahoning Valley Historical Society, in partnership with the Ebony Lifeline Sports Museum, is presenting a free lecture, “Leadership and Legacy: Character in a Crisis,” by Gary Frost at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Tyler History Center, 325 W. Federal St., downtown.
Frost, a pastor in Youngstown and New York for 23 years, was a football and basketball standout at East High School. He played quarterback for Mount Union College and was named All-Conference quarterback and Most Valuable Player in 1976.
For information, call 330-743-2589.