Today’s entertainment picks:
Today’s entertainment picks:
v Bob DiPiero, 7:30 p.m.: The Country Music Songwriters Series show returns ($75 to $25) with an impressive lineup. The legendary DiPiero’s resume is a mile long, and he’s bringing Corey Crowder and Sarah Buxton with him for the intimate and unique show at Ford Family Recital Hall, 260 W. Federal St., Youngstown; 330-744-0264.
v “Calendar Girls,” 7 p.m.: A group of civic-minded small-town ladies show what they’ve got in this sprightly drama ($14, $12 for senior citizens, $10 for students) by Stage Left Players at Trinity Playhouse, 234 E. Lincoln Way, Lisbon; 330-831-7249.
v “The Addams Family,” 8 p.m.: The kooky and ghoulish musical comedy opens ($17, $15 for students) at Trumbull New Theater, 5883 Youngstown Road, Niles; 330-652-1103.
v Jeff Blanchard, 8 p.m.: Standup comedian returns ($20) to the Funny Farm Comedy Club, in the Knox Building, 110 W. Federal St., downtown Youngstown; 330-759-4242.
v Cinco de Mayo: Weekend-long parties get underway at El Cowboy, Wedgewood Plaza in Austintown,and also at Los Gallos, 685 Boardman-Canfield Road in Boardman.
“Screen Time: DIANE SAWYER REPORTING” (8 P.M., NBC): Today, American adults spend the equivalent of 49 days a year on their phone and tablets. For six months, Sawyer and her team traveled across the country talking to families, teachers, doctors and even tech insiders to pursue questions, answers and solutions. From coast to coast, a question: People love the wonders of technology, but have they become too consumed with the little screens in their pockets?
“At the Heart of Gold: INSIDE THE USA GYMNASTICS SCANDAL” (8 P.M., HBO): A special documentary on the scandal that is still reverberating.
TV listings, B5
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Comedy roast of Darth Vader
YOUNGSTOWN
C and B Enterprises and the Comedians of Local Interest will present “The Non-Celebrity Roast of Darth Vader” at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Calvin Center for the Arts, 755 Mahoning Ave. Admission is $10. Doors open at 7 p.m.
It will be a night of comedy and insults as a team of area comedians – Carlos Rivera, Tom Smith, Craig Latshaw, Will Hopkins, Aaron Smith and Joe McCormick as Darth Vader – roast the most dangerous man in the universe.
Saturday is May the Fourth (be with you) day, a nod to the “Star Wars” Jedi mantra.
Featured artist at Firebean shop
SHARON, PA.
Elise McKeown Skolnick of Austintown is the featured artist at Firebean Espresso, 154 E. State St. in Sharon, for the months of May and June.
Her photography is on display and for sale. Skolnick’s work has been accepted in national and local shows, including the Butler Museum of Art’s Annual Area Artists Juried Show, the Hoyt Center for the Arts Regional Juried Show and the YWCA’s Annual Women’s Artists: A Celebration! juried show. For information, go to elisemckeownskolnick.com.
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