Today’s entertainment picks:


May 20, 2016 at 12:00a.m.

Today’s entertainment picks:

v Giving Voice to Peace II concert, 7 p.m.: A choir of 250 singers, with an orchestra, will present a moving and unusual concert ($17, $7 for students) at Stambaugh Auditorium, 1000 Fifth Ave., Youngstown; 330-259-0555.

v “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” 7:30 p.m.: Musical comedy ($17, $14 for seniors and students) continues at the Youngstown Playhouse, off Glenwood Avenue; 330-788-8739.

v “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” 7:30 p.m.: Tennessee Williams’ enduring drama ($12, $9 for seniors and students) at Victorian Players Theater, 702 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown; 330-746-5455.

v “James and the Giant Peach,” 7:30 p.m.: Roald Dahl’s offbeat tale ($17.50, $15.50 and $14) presented by Top Hat Productions, at Fairview Arts and Outreach Center, 4220 Youngstown-Poland Road, Youngstown; 800-838-3006.

v “Devious Divas and Desserts,” 8 p.m.: A drag show with some delicious cakes are the main parts of this fundraiser ($15) evening presented by Rust Belt Theater Company at Calvin Center, 755 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown; 330-507-2358.

“Grimm” (8 p.m., NBC): On the Season 5 finale of “Grimm,” Black Claw makes a shocking strategic move against Hank (Russell Hornsby) that sends Nick (David Giuntoli) on a war path. Also, Hadrian’s Wall searches for a mystery man named Bonaparte.

TV listings, B6

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

Big band plans fundraiser show

Boardman

First Class Big Band will sponsor a fundraiser concert from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Monday at Los Gallos Mexican restaurant, Boardman-Canfield Road, to benefit the Tony Leonardi Jazz Scholarship, Youngstown State University Foundation.

First Class Big Band is a 17-piece jazz/swing orchestra founded in 1992 by Doug James of Boardman. It will play music from Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Woody Herman, Stan Kenton, Benny Goodman and Billy May.

James is an alumni of the Dana School of Music at YSU, a long-time music educator in Youngstown City Schools and is director of the Youngstown City Schools Faculty/Student Jazz Band. He performed on the road with the Glenn Miller Orchestra in 1998-99.