Saturday, February 25, 2017
Today’s entertainment picks:
v Phantoms hockey, 7:05 p.m.: The team takes on Fargo, N.D., at Covelli Centre, and the first 750 kids 12 and under will get a free Phantoms jersey. Tickets are $8 to $24; call 330-747-7825.
v “The Church Basement Ladies Sequel,” 7:30 p.m.: Comic musical continues ($15 for adults) at Salem Community Theatre, 490 E. State St., Salem; 330-332-9688.
v No Bad Juju, 8 p.m.: It’s all good when this glitzy band plays at Hollywood Gaming Casino in Austintown.
v “No More Peace!,” 7:30 p.m.: Another negative title, but don’t fear this satiric musical comedy ($16 for adults) presented by Youngstown State University Theater, at Spotlight Theater, on the lower level of Bliss Hall; 330-941-3105.
v “Dating Sucks,” 8 p.m.: Last chance to catch this original and no-holds-barred adult musical comedy ($15 for adults) at Rust Belt Theater Company’s space in Calvin Center; 755 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown; 330-507-2358.
“2017 Film Independent Spirit Awards” (5 p.m., IFC): The Independent Spirit Awards may not be as prestigious as the Oscars, but the show is usually more fun. Nick Kroll and John Mulaney host the annual event that celebrates the best in independent movies.
For complete listings, see TV Week magazine, included with today’s paper.
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
“Community Connection” (Sunday at 6:30 a.m. on 21 WFMJ-TV and 11 a.m. on WBCB-TV): Robin Shura and Elizabeth Piatt, sociology professors at Hiram College, will join host Madonna Chism Pinkard to discuss the outspoken and sometimes hateful posts on Facebook regarding post-election trends. Unfriending, group think and personal public views are becoming a sore point on social media platforms, and Shura and Piatt will offer solutions.
“A Conversation with Dee” (Sunday at 7:30 a.m. on WYTV-TV): Becky Miller of Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley will join host Dee Crawford to discuss her organization.
“Senior Focus” (today and Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on Armstrong Cable channels 20 and 100): Steve Phillips, local coordinator for AARP’s free tax preparation program, will join host Bill Adams.
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Derringer guilty on gun charge
ATLANTA
Rock guitarist Rick Derringer has pleaded guilty and agreed to pay a $1,000 fine after stepping off a Delta Air Lines flight from Mexico with a loaded handgun in Atlanta’s airport.
Prosecutors say Derringer told a federal air marshal he kept his gun with him on commercial airline flights 30 to 50 times a year.
His plea this week involves only one charge: carrying a weapon aboard an airplane and in a secure area of Atlanta’s airport Jan. 9.
Derringer told the air marshal that carrying his gun on planes has never been a problem until it was found in his carry-on after arriving on his flight from Cancun.
The 69-year-old Derringer, of Bradenton, Fla., sang the 1965 hit “Hang on Sloopy” – which became a staple at Ohio State University football games – and later recorded “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo.”