Sunday, October 21, 2018
Today’s entertainment picks:
v Jay Leno, 7:30 p.m.: The former “Tonight” host returns to the Valley for a show ($45 to $85 at the box office) at Stambaugh Auditorium, 1000 Fifth Ave., Youngstown.
v Old Fashioned Christmas in the Woods, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.: The last day of this annual craft sale and show ($8, free for children 12 and under) on the manicured trails of the Shaker Woods, just off state Route 7, one mile north of state Route 14, near Columbiana; christmasoho.com.
v Penn-Ohio Singers, 3 p.m.: Free concert by the men’s barbershop chorus at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 119 Stadium Drive, Boardman; 330-758-4513.
v “The Addams Family,” 2 p.m.: The ghoulish and goofy family musical ($16) is on stage at Youngstown State University’s Ford Theater; 330-941-3105.
v Bob Golub, 7 p.m.: Standup comedy night, with special guest Dave Kaye ($20) at the Apollo Maennerchor, 391 S. Dock St., Sharon, Pa.
“The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror XXIX” (8 p.m., Fox): Homer wins an oyster-eating contest against the mythical Cthulhu, Springfield is overrun by plant body-snatchers, Lisa finally snaps, and Mr. Burns opens a retirement home with some Jurassic upgrades in this all-new Halloween-themed special episode.
TV listings, C5
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Holiday parade seeks sponsors, participants
YOUNGSTOWN
The annual holiday parade and tree lighting ceremony downtown will take place Nov. 30.
To become a sponsor or to participate in the parade, go to youngstowncityscape.com. For information, call 330-742-4040.
The event will begin at 4 p.m. on Central Square and will include a Youngstown Holiday Flea at the Powers Auditorium grand lobby, free admission to the OH WOW! children’s museum and a youth jersey giveaway night at the Phantoms hockey game at Covelli Centre.
The parade will start at 6:30 p.m. and will run along Federal Street. It will be followed by photos with Santa Claus.
Opera presents two lectures
Opera Western Reserve will present two lectures this week.
On Tuesday, David Vosburgh, production director of OWR, will present a 40-minute lecture on “How It Gets from Page to Stage,” detailing the behind-the-scenes work that goes into choosing and producing opera. The presentation will largely focus on OWR’s upcoming production of “Madama Butterfly,” and will take place at 6 p.m. at the Canfield Public Library, 43 W. Main St.
On Thursday, Johnathan Farris, a Youngstown State University art history professor, will lecture on the effect of Japanese culture on Western art and design. Titled “More than Vases and Fans: Japanese Influences in Western Art and Design in the 19th and early 20th Centuries,” the lecture will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Presidential Suite of Kilcawley Center, on the YSU campus.