Friday, Sept. 17: Festa Italiana gets underway today in Clinton Square

The annual Festa Italiana kicks off today in front of City Hall in downtown Syracuse. Along with awesome food and drink, there's some great live music planned including performances by Jimmy Cavallo (4 p.m.), La Banda Rossa (6 p.m.), Rinaldo Toglia (8 p.m.), and Atlas (9:30 p.m.). The event runs through Sunday. Admission is free.

Also today

• 200th Anniversary of First Presbyterian with Mark Pederson and Catherine Byrne at First Presbyterian Church, Auburn at 7 p.m.
• Utica Music and Arts Festival at various venues in Utica
• Aurora Free Library’s 6th Annual Book Lover’s Ball with Ageless Jazz Band at Aurora Inn, Aurora at 8 p.m.
• Christian Music Festival with One Voice and Michael B and The Sent Forth at Recreational Field, Conquest (4 p.m)
• 64th Annual Jordan Fall Festival with The Jam Bones on Beaver Street Stage, Jordan (5 p.m.)
• Baldwinsville Oktoberfest with Kat Tale, Crazy Firemen, The Magic Of Virgil, Ruby Shooz, Enzians, Always Dancing and Jackman Twins on three stages at River Mall/Tops Parking Lot, Baldwinsville (4 to 11 p.m.)
• 3rd Annual Last Daze of Summer Festival with Zach Depity, Rubblebucket, Sophistafunk, Free Grass union, El Ka Bong, Kevin MacConkey & Friends, Northbound Traveling Minstrel Jug Band, Stir Up The Gravy, Burnt Orange and Positive Mental Trip at Sterling Stage Kampitheater, Sterling
• Lee Sampou as part of the Folkus Project at May Memorial, Syracuse

At the Clubs

• Asil's Pub, 220 Chapel Dr., Camillus) - The Steve Gilly Band, 7 p.m.
• Back On Track Again Tavern (Route 11 Brewerton) – Cousin Jake, 9 p.m.
• The Beginnings II (6897 Manlius Center Rd., East Syracuse) – Gary Dunes Band, 10 p.m.
• Buffalo’s (2119 Downer St., Baldwinsville) – F5, 9:30 p.m.
• Carthage Elk's Lodge (511 Fulton St., Carthage) - Fulton Chain Gang, 8 p.m.
• Crazy Gator (W. First St., Fulton) - Smokin’ Worm, 6 p.m.
• Drumlins Restaurant (800 Nottingham Rd.) - The Degenerators, 8 p.m.
• Edgewater, 2 Oswego St., Baldwinsville) – Mike Estep Band, 9:30 p.m.
• Empire Brewing Company (120 Walton St.) - Joe Driscoll, 11 p.m.
• Fat Boys (743 Huntington St., Watertown) - Catastrophe Me, midnight
• Fireside Inn (2345 W. Genesee Rd., Baldwinsville) – Tommy Barr, 6 p.m.
• Froggy’s Tavern (3898 New Court Road, DeWitt) – Born Again Rebels, 9 p.m.
• Fusion Room (3705 Brewerton Rd., North Syracuse) – CXTec Dinosaurs, 5:30 p.m.; Brian Alexander, 8 p.m.; Crimescene, 10 p.m.
• The Gatherings at Greek Peak (2000 State Route 392, Cortland) - Gary Frenay and Arty Lenin , 7:30 p.m.
• Kelley’s Bar and Restaurant (5076 Velasko Rd.) – Donna Colton, 9 p.m.
• La Vie Boheme Bistro (109 - 111 Madison Street, Oneida) – Open Mike with Woody, 7 p.m.
• Legends Tavern (137 Cayuga St., Union Springs) - The Funky Blu Roots, 9 p.m.
• Limp Lizards (4628 Onondaga Blvd., Geddes) – Tuff Luck, 9 p.m.
• Lucy’s Sports Bar at Holiday Inn (6555 Old Collamer Road, off Carrier Circle) - Stroke with Isreal Hagan, 9:30 p.m.
• Mac’s Bad Art Bar (1799 Brewerton Road, Mattydale) – Grind, 10 p.m.
• Meghan MacMurphy’s (7990 Oswego Rd., Liverpool) - Frank Malfa and Mike Burns, 9 p.m.
• Mohegan Manor (58 Oswego St., Baldwinsville) - Jimmy Cox, 7 p.m.
• Monirae’s (688 County Route 10, Pennellville) – Motley Crouton, 10 p.m.
• Moondance Tavern (2512 Route 20, Marcellus) – Open Mike with Dan, Tom and Co., 9 p.m.
• Old City Hall (159 Water St., Oswego) - Elephantshoes, 6 p.m.; House On A Spring, 10 p.m.
• O’Toole’s (113 Osborne St., Auburn) - Honky Tonk Hindooz, 9 p.m.
• Paddock Club (1 Paddock Arcade, Watertown) - Mojo, 9 p.m.
• Papa Joe's (8506 Greig St., Sodus Point) – Smokin’, 9 p.m.
• Pizza Man's Pub (50 Oswego St., Baldwinsville) - Joe Donelan, 10 p.m.
• Sheraton University Inn (801 University Ave.) – Brian McArdell and Mark Westers, 5 p.m.
• Shifty’s (1401 Burnet Ave.) – The Noisy Boys, 5 p.m.; Brownskin, 9:30 p.m.
• Spencer's Ali (126 West 2nd St., Oswego) - Anjela Lynn and Michael Houston, 9:30 p.m.
• Suzy’s Tavern - Chopping Block, 6 p.m.
• Tramontane Café (1105 Lincoln Ave., Utica) - 2 Hour Delay, 7:30 p.m.
• Turning Stone Casino, Leopard Lounge (5218 Patrick Road Verona) – Jerry Cali, 8p.m.
• Ukranian National Club (125 Washington St., Auburn) - Prison City Party Rockers, 7 p.m.
• Vernon Downs (4229 Stuhlman Rd., Vernon) – Letizia and The Z Band, 9 p.m.
• Village Tavern (6 E. Main St., Marcellus) – Del Sexton, 7:30 p.m.
• Wise Guys (201 S. Salina St.) – E.S.P., 5 p.m.