Students from the Syracuse University Drama Department have been touring area schools with this production, a familygeared show dealing with issues concerning racism, peer pressure and conflict resolution. Now the public can take in the show during a noon performance on Dec. 11 at Syracuse Stage’s Storch Theater, 820 E. Genesee St. Pictured are, from left, Emily Rice, Johnny McKeown and Juan C. Velez- Sanchez. Tickets are $5. Call 443-3275 for informatio

Bill Wharton, a.k.a. the Sauce Boss,.

The annual Christmas tree lighting, featuring a local 55-foot Norway spruce decorated with energy-efficient holiday bulbs, takes place on Friday, Nov. 25, 6:30 p.m., at downtown’s Clinton Squ

Sure, the concert takes place just days after Thanksgiving, but it’s always Halloween whenever Alice Cooper visits the area, with his next show slated for Tuesday, Nov. 29, 8 p.m., at the Turning

The blues-roots guitarist and vocalist brings his musical mastery to Upstairs at the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que,.

The annual “Movie and a Cookie” fundraiser to benefit WCNY’s radio and television programming migrates this year to the spacious confines of Rome’s Capitol Theatre, 220 W. Dominick

That’s the musical question that will be asked and answered on Monday, Nov. 14, 8 p.m., when the horn-driven favorites Tower of Power.

Halloween weekend offers a trio of old-school movie attractions guaranteed to scare the yell out of you. On Fraidy-Cat Friday, Oct. 28, the “Brew & View” series at Eastwood’s Palace Theatre,.

There could be a local revival a-borning for the banjo-eyed Eddie Cantor.

The Syracuse-bred singer-songwriter, now based in Boston, will perform tracks from his new CD release Cold Sky on Friday, Oct. 21, 8 p.m., at the May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society, 3800 E. Genesee St. The acoustic music of Scott Danger Bravo kicks off the evening.