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Good afternoon! Thanks for clicking on this edition of the CNY weekend events guide filled with a select handful of the many things going on in and around town. A change is in the air. With the upcoming holiday season, embrace family and friends wholeheartedly and prevent the political turmoil on both sides of the fence (and those pesky third party neighbors who just love to stick their nose in everything) to ruin things. To take your mind off the nonsense, here are some outdoor activities, indoor concerts, sporting events and more to remind you things can be … normal?

Family Fun

Leatherstocking Cluster Fall Dog Show Where: Tractor Supply Company Exhibit Center, NYS Fairgrounds, 581 State Fair Blvd. When: Friday, Nov. 18 – Sunday. Nov. 20 | 8 a.m. Cost: $5/adults, $2/seniors and ages 12 & under | (610) 376-1880 Who Goes There? Where: Beaver Lake Nature Center, 8477 E. Mud Lake Road, Baldwinsville When: Friday, Nov. 18 | 4 p.m. Cost: $6 per child; Free/parents | 638-2519

Open House/Candy Cane Making

Where: Hercules Candy Company,  209 West Heman Street, East Syracuse When: Saturday, Nov. 19 | 10 a.m. Cost: Free | 463-4339

Diggin’ History and Talkin’ Trash

Where: Baltimore Woods Nature Center, 4007 Bishop Hill Road, Marcellus When: Saturday, Nov. 19 | 1 p.m. Cost: $6/members, $9/non-members | 673-1350  

Miscellany

Lights on the Lake Where: Onondaga Lake Park, 106 Lake Drive, Liverpool When: Thursday, Nov. 17 – Sunday, Nov. 20 | 5 p.m. Cost: $6/Mon.-Tues. with Shoppers Club, $10/Mon.-Thurs., $15/Fri.-Sun. | 453-6712 Jingle Bell Run Where: Long Branch Park, 3813 Long Branch Road, Liverpool When: Sunday, Nov. 20 | 10 a.m. Cost: $15-$30 | (585) 264-1480

A Century of Collecting: New Ceramics Gallery Opening

Where: Everson Museum of Art, 401 Harrison St. When: Sunday, Nov. 20 | Noon Cost: Free with museum admission | 474-6064  

Music

Butch Trucks & the Freight Train Band Where: Center for the Arts of Homer, 72 S. Main St., Homer When: Thursday, Nov. 17 | 8 p.m. Cost: $32/adults, $30/seniors, $28/students, free/military, veterans and children under 18 | (607) 749-4900 Acoustic Guitar Project Feat. Donna Colton & Sam Patterelli, Bob Halligan Jr., Mike Powell, Gina Holsopple and Jon Peterson. Where: May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society, 3800 E. Genesee St. When: Friday, Nov. 18 | 8 p.m. Cost: $12/members, $15/non-members Lil Wayne Where: SRC Arena & Events Center, Onondaga Community College, 4585 W. Seneca Tpke. When: Friday, Nov. 18 | 8 p.m. Cost: $45/floor, $65/general, $25/students | 498-2772 Caravan of Thieves Where: The Nelson Odeon, 4035 Nelson Road, Nelson When: Saturday, Nov. 19 | 8 p.m. Cost: $24/advance, $26/day of | 655-9193  

Sports

Utica Comets Opponent: Springfield Thunderbirds Where: Utica Memorial Auditorium, 400 Oriskany St. W., Utica When: Friday, Nov. 18 | 7 p.m. Cost: $18, $20.50, $22, $24, $28 |  Sold Out | 790-9070 Opponent: Rochester Americans Where: Utica Memorial Auditorium, 400 Oriskany St. W., Utica When: Saturday, Nov. 19 | 7 p.m. Cost: $18, $20.50, $22, $24, $28 |  Sold Out | 790-9070 Syracuse Men’s Basketball Opponent: Monmouth Where: Carrier Dome, 900 Irving Ave. When: Friday, Nov. 18 | 7 p.m. Cost: $25  | Buy Online | 888-DOMETIX Syracuse Silver Knights Opponent: Harrisburg Heat Where: Onondaga War Memorial, 515 Montgomery St. When: Friday, Nov. 18 | 7:30 p.m. Cost: $17.50/adults, $14.50/youth | 303-7261 Syracuse Football Opponent: Florida State Where: Carrier Dome, 900 Irving Ave. When: Saturday, Nov. 19 | 3:30 p.m. Cost: $30, $40, $55 | Buy Online | 888-DOMETIX Syracuse Crunch Opponent: Albany Devils Where: Onondaga War Memorial, 515 Montgomery St. When: Saturday, Nov. 19 | 7 p.m. Cost: $16-$20 | Buy Online | 473-4444  

Stage

Rent Where: Mulroy Civic Center, 411 Montgomery St. When: Thursday, Nov. 17 | 7:30 p.m. (closing show) Cost: $33, $48, $63, $70 | 435-2121 Melagrana Where: Central New York Playhouse, Shoppingtown Mall, 3649 Erie Blvd. E. When: Thursday, Nov. 17 – Saturday, Nov. 19 | 8 p.m. (closing weekend) Cost: $17/Thurs., $20/Fri. & Sat. | 885-8960  Smokey Joe’s Cafe Thursday | 2 p.m. Friday | 8 p.m. Saturday | 8 p.m. Where: Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, Emerson Park, 6877 E. Lake Road, Auburn When: Thursday, Nov. 17 – Saturday, Nov. 19 (closing weekend) Cost: $44-$55/adults, $42-$52/seniors, $25/students and ages under 22 | 255-1785, (800) 457-8897  

Editor’s Picks

Colin Quinn Friday | 7:30 & 9:45 p.m. Saturday | 7 & 9:45 p.m. Where: Funny Bone Comedy Club, Destiny USA When: Friday, Nov. 18 – Saturday, Nov. 19 Cost: $25/general | 423-8669 New York State Craft Brewers Festival Where: The Landmark Theatre, 362 S. Salina St. When: Saturday, Nov. 19 | 4 p.m. Cost: $45-$55/general, $70-$80/VIP, $20/DD The Strumbellas Feat. Barroom Philosophers, The Stacey White Suite and Ahnest! Where: The Lost Horizon, 5863 Thompson Road When: Sunday, Nov. 20 | 6 p.m. Cost: $5 | (877) 987-6487    

Weather Forecast

(Subject to change, of course.) THURSDAY Temperature: 53 degrees / 33 degrees Conditions: Not. Too. Shabby. FRIDAY Temperature: 64 degrees / 47 degrees Conditions: A gorgeous day to venture to the gorges. SATURDAY Temperature: 66 degrees / 37 degrees Conditions: 100 percent chance of rain. SUNDAY  Temperature: 37 degrees / 32 degrees Conditions: Like plunging into a snow pile.                                       Pssst. Hey, you. Would you like to receive this event listing in advance? It costs you nothing, and there are sometimes exclusive giveaways. Sign up to our Inside/Out newsletter here: