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Happy holiday season, SNT readers! We’re in the middle of it. If you’re trying to avoid the inevitable shopping, here are your weekend list of CNY events to help you constructively procrastinate. Hear those sleigh bells jinglin’? Or is it the sound of the rain slapping the roofs and cars and running down the gutters? It’s OK. We may not see rain until March, considering the amount of snow we’re expected to see. We have candlelight guided tours, holiday-themed and non-themed concerts, sports and a few of the several plays and musicals hitting the stages of various venues. They’ll get even the most hell-bent of Grinches smiling.

Holiday Hubbub 

White Christmas at  Lorenzo Thursday | 1-4 p.m. & 7-9 p.m. Friday | 1-4 p.m. & 7-9 p.m. Saturday | 1-4 p.m. Sunday | | 1-4 p.m. Where: Lorenzo State Historic Site, 17 Rippleton Road, Cazenovia When: Thursday, Dec. 8 – Sunday, Dec. 11 Cost: $6/adults, $2/ages 12 & under | 655-3200 Solstice at the Cathedral Thursday | 7:30 p.m. Friday | 7:30 p.m. Saturday | 4 & 8 p.m. Where: St. Paul’s Cathedral, 310 Montgomery St. When: Thursday , Dec. 8 – Saturday, Dec. 10 Cost: $30/general, $40/reserved | 256-7386 Candlelight Tour at Seward House Also, free open house on Sunday, Dec. 11, noon to 5 p.m. Where: Seward House Museum, 33 South St., Auburn When: Thursday, Dec. 8 – Saturday, Dec. 10 | 6 & 7 p.m. Cost: $15/adults, $8/children | 252-1283 Christmas at the Palace Where: The Palace Theatre, 2384 James St. When: Sunday, Dec. 11 | 6 p.m. Cost: $28 | 488-7611

Music

Cross Creek  Where: Steeple Coffeehouse, 310 E. Genesee St., Fayetteville When: Thursday, Dec. 8 | 7:30 p.m. Cost: $20 | 637-3186 The Hook Songwriter Series Feat. John McConnell, Charley Orlando and Bea Where: Oswego Music Hall, McCrobie Bldg., 41 Lake St., Oswego When: Friday, Dec. 9 | 7:30 p.m. Cost: $12/adults, $6/children | 342-1733 Honky Tonk Hindooz Where: Westcott Community Center, 826 Euclid Ave. When: Saturday, Dec. 10 | 8 p.m. Cost: $10 | 478-8634  

Sports

Syracuse Crunch Opponent: Albany Devils Where: Onondaga War Memorial, 515 Montgomery St. When: Friday, Dec. 9 | 7 p.m. Cost: $16-$20 | Buy Online | 473-4444   Opponent: Utica Comets Where: Onondaga War Memorial, 515 Montgomery St. When: Saturday, Dec. 10 | 7 p.m. Cost: $16-$20 | Buy Online | 473-4444 Syracuse Men’s Basketball Opponent: Boston University Where: Carrier Dome, 900 Irving Ave. When: Saturday, Dec. 10 | noon Cost: $25  | Buy Online | 888-DOMETIX Syracuse Women’s Basketball Opponent: Niagara University Where: Carrier Dome, 900 Irving Ave. When: Saturday, Dec. 10 | 3 p.m. Cost: $20/courtside, $10/person, $5/seniors, ages 12 & under | Buy Online | 888-DOMETIX

Stage

A Charlie Brown Christmas Puppet Show Saturday | 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. Sunday | 2 p.m. Where: Open Hand Theater, 518 Prospect Ave. When: Saturday, Dec. 10 – Sunday, Dec. 11 Cost: $15-$17/adults, $10-$12/youth, free/ages 2 & under | 476-0466 Dasher’s Magical Gift Where: Crouse Hinds Theater, 411 Montgomery St. When: Saturday, Dec. 10 | 11 a.m. Cost: $10-$20 | 299-5598 Seussical Jr. Saturday | 7 p.m. Sunday | 3 p.m. Where: Landmark Theatre, 362 S. Salina St. When: Saturday, Dec. 10 – Sunday, Dec. 11 Cost: $16/adults, $10/children | 475-7979

Stop & Shop

Infinite Pop-Up Where: 410 S. Warren St. When: Thursday, Dec. 8 – Sunday, Dec. 11 | 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. daily Cost: Free admission

ArtRage Fair Trade Sales

Friday | 3-7 p.m. Saturday | 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Where: ArtRage Gallery, 505 Hawley Ave. When: Friday, Dec. 9 – Saturday, Dec. 10 Cost: Free admission (and cocoa) | 218-5711 Christmas Craft & Holiday Market Friday | 5-9 p.m. Saturday  | 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Where: Horticulture Building, NYS Fairgrounds, 581 State Fair Blvd. When: Friday, Dec. 9 – Sunday, Dec. 11 Cost: $7/general & weekend (w/hand stamp), free/ages 10 & under | (248) 634-4151

Editor’s Picks

Holidays with the Animals Where: Rosamond Gifford Zoo, 1 Conservation Pl. When: Saturday, Dec. 10 | 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Cost: Free with zoo admission | 435-8511   Summer Underground Where: The Haunt, 702 Willow Ave., Ithaca When: Saturday, Dec. 10 | 9 p.m. Cost: $12/advance, $15/door | (607) 275-3447  Theatre DuJour presents The Santaland Diaries Where: GS Steamers Bar & Grill, 70 E. First St., Oswego When: Friday, Dec. 9 | 6 p.m. Cost: $60 | 343-1600 Where: Barnes Hiscock Mansion, 930 James St. When: Saturday, Dec. 10 | 5 p.m. Cost: $60 | 422-2445

Weather Forecast

(Subject to change, of course.) THURSDAY Temperature: 38 degrees / 26 degrees Conditions: Let it snow! FRIDAY Temperature: 31 degrees / 19 degrees Conditions: Let it snow! SATURDAY Temperature: 28 degrees / 19 degrees Conditions: Let it snow! SUNDAY  Temperature: 31 degrees / 26 degrees Conditions: Let it — Oh, just stop!                                       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: