Today’s entertainment picks:
Today’s entertainment picks:
v Hot Rod Super Nationals, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Muscle cars, hot rods and all things horsepower will be on display at this massive annual event that draws thousands to the Canfield Fairgrounds ($10, free for children 10 and under). And if driving on U.S. 224 tonight, be aware of the evening cruise to the after-party at Southern Park Mall parking lot; hotrodsupernats.com.
v Queen Nation, 5 p.m.: Opening for this Queen cover band is The Michael Weber Show. It’s at Warren Community Amphitheater ($8).
v Idora Park Experience, noon to 5 p.m.: The unique private museum of items from the old amusement park on the South Side will be open this weekend ($5; free for children 12 and under). It’s at 4450 S. Turner Road, Canfield; idoraparkexperience.com.
v Youngstown Comic Con, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Dozens of vendors will offer hard to find comic books, toys, pop culture memorabilia and more ($15). It’s at Covelli Centre; youngstowncomiccon.com.
v Mesopotamia Ox Roast, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.: This annual event features roast-beef sandwiches, lots of live music and entertainment and a flea market. It’s at the intersection of state routes 534 and 87 in Mesopotamia; mespofire.com.
NASCAR SPECIAL (7 P.M., NBC): NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series: Daytona.
“MILLION DOLLAR MILE” (8 P.M., CBS): A former women’s college basketball player gets a fast break against “The Harvard Hammer,” a medical student who holds an All American title. Also, a self-taught gymnast goes for the gold against “The Beast from the East,” one of Russia’s leading stuntmen.
“CALL HER GANDA” (10:30 P.M., PBS): This POV documentary focuses on three women who pursue justice for a Filipina transgender woman who was killed by a U.S. Marine.
LOCAL TOPICS ON TV
“Community Connection” (Sunday at 6:30 a.m. on 21 WFMJ-TV and 11 a.m. on WBCB-TV): Amanda McGrath from the North Memorial Animal Hospital, New Wilmington, Pa., will join host Madonna Chism Pinkard to discuss a new fundraiser, a charity dog wash. Proceeds will go toward the purchase of a service dog for a local veteran.
Next, Brett Roberts from St. Nicholas Greek Summerfest will discuss the annual event which begins Thursday. Finally, Lori Factor of Youngstown State University will discuss the 21st annual Summer Festival of the Arts.
“A Conversation with Dee” (Sunday at 7:30 a.m. on WYTV-TV): Host Dee Crawford takes a look at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Youngstown, their programming and special projects happening this summer.
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
3D printing recreates an ancient statue destroyed by ISIS
LONDON
A figure of a roaring lion, about the size of a loaf of bread, is the latest step in the fight to preserve culture from conflict.
The sculpture is a replica of a colossal 3,000-year-old statue from Nimrud, in what is now Iraq. The stone statue was one of many artifacts from the Mosul Museum destroyed by the Islamic State group after it overran the city in 2014.
The replica, which can be viewed online, was modelled from crowd-sourced photos taken by Mosul Museum visitors in happier times and 3D printed as part of a Google-backed project.
It’s going on display at London’s Imperial War Museum in an exhibition that looks at how war devastates societies’ cultural fabric – and at the often heroic steps taken to preserve it.