Today’s entertainment picks:

Today’s entertainment picks:

v Our Lady of Mount Carmel Italian Festival, 1 to 10 p.m.: Nick Fiasco, D-Major and Rex Taneri are just a few of the bands and singers that will perform at the festival ($4) today. It’s at 343 Via Mount Carmel, Youngstown.

v Jack Vasko, 6 p.m.: Outdoor music at Harding Park (free), on Roosevelt Drive in Hubbard.

v Stacia Abbott and Cross Current, 3-7 p.m.: Pittsburgh jazz act will take the stage at this week’s Jazz in the Park series (free) show at the B&O Station, 530 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown.

v Great Lakes Medieval Faire, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.: Go back in time a few hundred years for some good old medieval days. The site is on state Route 534, about 25 miles north of Newton Falls. Adult tickets are $22 at the gate; go to medievalfaire.com for pricing and details.

v W.D. Packard concert band, 7 p.m.: This week’s concert (free), titled “Summer of Music and Love,” features soprano Bronte Lucci and Brett E. Miller on French horn. It’s at the South Lawn band shell at Packard Music Hall, 1703 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren.

“Phelps vs. Shark: GREAT GOLD VS. GREAT WHITE” (8 P.M., DISCOVERY CHANNEL): It’s Shark Week again, time to sink our teeth into the fin-tastic summer programming event that brings us face-to-face with those fearsome creatures of the deep. The schedule will run for eight nights with host Eli Roth capping off each evening with his late-night talk show, “Shark After Dark.” But the real, over-the-top draw figures to be “Phelps vs. Shark: Great Gold vs. Great White.” It’s a special that pits Olympic swimming champ Michael Phelps in a race against the ocean’s most efficient predator. Really. No joke. Here’s hoping Phelps doesn’t become chum.

“Ballers” (10 p.m., HBO): Dwayne Johnson returns as sports agent Spencer Strasmore in the Season 3 opener of “Ballers.” After seeing his life spiral out of control last season, he’s got a fresh, new outlook – hoping to bond with new players while improving his relationship with existing clients.

“Insecure” (10:30 P.M., HBO): In its freshman season, “Insecure” established itself as one of prime time’s best comedies. As Season 2 begins, Issa (Issa Rae) is trying her best to embrace the post-breakup single life, but, of course, there are bumps along the way.

TV listings, C4

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

Fastball, Malmsteen tickets on sale

KENT

Fastball and Yngwie Malmsteen are on their way to Kent Stage.

Fastball, known for its 1998 hit “The Way,” will play the venue Oct. 6, while Swedish guitar virtuoso Malmsteen will be there Nov. 6

Tickets are $28 ($25 in advance) for Fastball and $40 to $50 for Malmsteen. Both shows start at 8 p.m. Tickets are on sale at kentstage.com, by phone at 877-987-6487, and at the box office, 175 E. Main St.

Upcoming Kent Stage shows include Jerry Douglas and Earls of Leicester, the Fixx, Chris Isaak and Ana Popovic.