Welcome to March! The weather may be as flaky as its snow bits, but the activities keep pouring out in and around town. Break out the heavy coats, because the only way to get through this weekend is to fight the cold head-on.
Enjoy some pancake comfort food with locally tapped maple syrup, gear up for a run and then enjoy a colder beer, let magic amaze you and check out a musical with a notable soundtrack. There are plenty of concerts and an extended Syracuse dining week.
Family Fun
Beaver Lake Delights
Where: Beaver Lake Nature Center, 8477 E. Mud Lake Road, Baldwinsville
When: Saturday, March 4 | 9 a.m. – noon
Cost: $3-$5/depending on appetite, does not include center admission | (315) 638-2519
Saturday | 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Sunday | 1-4 p.m.
Where: Beaver Lake Nature Center, 8477 E. Mud Lake Road, Baldwinsville
When: Saturday, March 4 – Sunday, March 5
Cost: Free with nature center admission | (315) 638-2519
Where: Rink at Burnet Park, Burnet Park Dr. & Coleridge Ave
When: Saturday, March 4 | 10 a.m. (fun run), 11 a.m. (race)
Cost: $30/advance, $40/day of, $5/fun run
Where: Central New York Playhouse, Shoppingtown Mall, 3649 Erie Boulevard E.
When: Saturday, March 4 | 4 p.m.
Cost: $8/person, $25/four pack | (315) 885-8960
Music
Where: Nelson Odeon, 4035 Nelson Road, Nelson
When: Friday, March 3 | 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $23/advance, $25/door | (315) 655-9193
Where: Nelson Odeon, 4035 Nelson Road, Nelson
When: Saturday, March 4 | 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $22/advance, $24/door | (315) 655-9193
Where: The F-Shed, CNY Regional Market, 2100 Park St.
When: Saturday, March 4 | 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $30 | (315) 422-3511
Ricky Skaggs, Bruce Hornsby & Kentucky Midnight
Where: The Showroom, Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Thruway Exit 33, Verona
When: Sunday, March 5 | 7 p.m.
Cost: $64, $69, $89 | (877) 833-SHOW
Sports
Opponent: Georgia Tech
Where: Carrier Dome, 900 Irving Ave.
When: Saturday, March 4 | noon
Cost: $45 | Buy Online | 888-DOMETIX
Opponent: Binghamton Senators
Where: Utica Memorial Auditorium, 400 Oriskany St. W., Utica
When: Friday, March 3 | 7 p.m.
Cost: $18, $20.50, $22, $24, $28 | Buy Online | (315) 790-9070
Opponent: Albany Devils
Where: Utica Memorial Auditorium, 400 Oriskany St. W., Utica
When: Saturday, March 4 | 7 p.m.
Cost: $18, $20.50, $22, $24, $28 | Buy Online | (315) 790-9070
Opponent: Bridgeport Tigers
Where: Utica Memorial Auditorium, 400 Oriskany St. W., Utica
When: Sunday, March 5 | 3 p.m.
Cost: $18, $20.50, $22, $24, $28 | Buy Online | (315) 790-9070
Syracuse CrunchOpponent: Hershey Bears
Where: Onondaga War Memorial, 515 Montgomery St.
When: Friday, March 3 | 7 p.m.
Cost: $16-$20 | Buy Online | (315) 473-4444
Opponent: Binghamton Senators
Where: Onondaga War Memorial, 515 Montgomery St.
When: Saturday, March 4 | 7 p.m.
Cost: $16-$20 | Buy Online | (315) 473-4444
Opponent: Binghamton Senators
Where: Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena, 1 Stuart St., Binghamton
When: Sunday, March 5 | 5 p.m.
Cost: $17-$21 | Buy Online | (607) 722-SENS
Stage
Hall of Fame
Where: Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 246 W. Willow St.
When: Thursday, March 2 | 7-10 p.m.
Cost: $25 | (315) 727-5693
Award Ceremony
Where: The Palace Theatre, 2384 James St.
When: Friday, March 3 | 7 p.m.
Cost: $20 | (315) 727-5693
Riverdance Rendezvous
Where: SKY Armory, 351 S. Clinton St.
When: Thursday, March 2 | 5-7 p.m.
Cost: $25 | (315) 473-0826
Where: Crouse Hinds Theater, Mulroy Civic Center, 411 Montgomery St.
When: Thursday, March 2 | 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $35, $50, $60 | (315) 424-8210
Thursday | 7:30 p.m.
Friday | 8 p.m.
Saturday | 3 & 8 p.m.
Sunday | 2 p.m.
Where: Syracuse Stage, 820 E. Genesee St.
When: Thursday, March 2 – Sunday, March 5
Cost: $20-$53 | (315) 443-3275
Editor’s Picks
Where: The Haunt, 702 Willow Ave. Ithaca
When: Thursday, March 2 | 8 p.m.
Cost: $25/advance, $30/door | (607) 275-3447
Plus Formerly Un-Named
Where: Funk N Waffles, 307 S. Clinton St
When: Saturday, March 4 | 10 p.m.
Cost: $10
Feat. Kennadee, Ryan Vendetti, Mama G, Corey Paige, Jess Brown and Todd Hobin
Where: Funk N Waffles, 307 S. Clinton St
When: Sunday, March 5 | 6 p.m.
Cost: $10
Weather Forecast
(Subject to change, of course.)
THURSDAY
Temperature: 31 degrees / 17 degrees
Conditions: Back to life, back to reality.
FRIDAY
Temperature: 27 degrees / 9 degrees
Conditions: Weekend roars in like a lion.
SATURDAY
Temperature: 19 degrees / 5 degrees
Conditions: Oh. No. Not Again.
SUNDAY
Temperature: 36 degrees / 30 degrees
Conditions: Weekend stomps out like a lamb.
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