Today’s entertainment picks:

March 2, 2019 at 12:00a.m.

v YSU basketball, 6 p.m.: The Penguins take on Cleveland State at Beeghly Center ($16). All active and retired military can get up to six free tickets by presenting the ID at the ticket office.

v Phantoms hockey, 7:05 p.m.: The local hockey team takes on Muskegon at Covelli Centre (tickets start at $11.25). Bring the dog along – it’s Bring Your Dog to the Game day.

v YSU Dance Ensemble, 7:30 p.m.: Annual performance ($16, $8 for students) by this student troupe at Ford Theater, lower level of Bliss Hall, on the Youngstown State University campus.

v Eric Thompson with Jerry Jaffe, 8 p.m.: It’s another Warren Comedy Club show ($20) at Cafe 422, 8586 South Ave., Boardman; call 330-506-0114.

v Too Many Sopranos, 7:30 p.m.: Three vocalists who are also Dana faculty in a recital that wil include everything from show tunes to classical in Bliss Recital Hall, lower level of Bliss Hall, on the Youngstown State University campus.

“48 Hours” (10 p.m., CBS): Peter Van Sant and crew investigate the mysterious circumstances surrounding a young mother and her daughter who were found dead along railroad tracks in South Carolina in 2008.

“Saturday Night Live” (11:29 P.M., NBC): John Mulaney is the host and Thomas Rhett is the musical guest.

LOCAL TOPICS ON TV

“Community Connection” (Sunday at 6:30 a.m. on 21 WFMJ-TV and 11 a.m. on WBCB-TV): March is Women’s History Month, and E. Carol Maxwell from the Warren Women’s History Committee will join host Madonna Chism Pinkard to discuss the annual Visionary Women Luncheon, featuring portrayals of historical icons Mary Todd Lincoln and Elizabeth Keckley.

Next, Amanda Fehlbaum from the Youngstown State University Women’s Studies Department will discuss women’s history programming at the university.

Finally, Lundeana Thomas and professor Mwatabu Okantah will discuss the Pan-African Theater of Kent State University and the upcoming presentation of “Digital Masks to Africa – Cheikh Anta Diop: Poem for the Living.”

“A Conversation with Dee” (Sunday at 7:30 a.m. on WYTV-TV): Host Dee Crawford talks with leaders at the Trumbull County Land Bank about their efforts to fight blight and rehabilitate neighborhoods.

ENTERTAINMENT DIGEST

Boat show at Knight Center

AKRON

The Akron Boat & Water Sports Show will continue today and Sunday at the John S. Knight Center, 77 E. Mill St. Hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $8 (free for children 12 and under). Parking is free at several adjacent city garages.

For information, go to akronboatshow.com.

The event will include the latest fishing boats, family runabouts, tow boats and pontoons, all on display. The latest technology will be demonstrated; for example, tow boats specially designed for water skiing, tubing, wake boarding and wake surfing.

Pontoon boats, which are popular on Northeast Ohio’s lakes, will be on display, ranging from $15,000 basic models to ultra-luxurious ones priced at $50,000 and up.

Personal watercraft, paddleboards and kayaks will also take center stage.