The Ithaca-based troubadour strums to town for an 8 p.m. show on Friday, April 2, at the May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society, 3800 E. Genesee St. Maybe he’ll even warble “Dear Eliot Spitzer,” which in 2007 was the singer-songwriter’s plea to the then-New York governor regarding environmental concerns in the Finger Lakes—until Spitz’s 2008 status as Client No. 9 changed everything. Admission to this Folkus Project concert is $12. For details, call 440-7444.

Collapsing building that has shut down Interstate 81 northbound will be demolished March 12. MICHAEL DAVIS PHOTO

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