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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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 | 463-4339Diggin’ 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 | 673-1350Miscellany
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 | 474-6064Music
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) 749-4900Acoustic 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-DOMETIXSyracuse 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 | 435-2121Melagrana
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/DDThe 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.
