Friday, Nov. 25: Holiday festivities in downtown Syracuse

The annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony takes place tonight in Syracuse's Clinton Square. The event includes performances byu the Chittenango High School choir, the Spirit of Syracuse, and the Syracuse Brigadiers Alumni Drum and Bugle Corps. The tree will be lit at 8 p.m.

Here's a rundown of events:

• 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.: Free ice skating (weather permitting)
• 8 p.m.: How the Grinch Stole Christmas at the Landmark Theatre (362 S. Salina St.) - Free admission
• 4 to 8 p.m.: Open house at the Onondaga Historical Association (321 Montgomery Street )
• 7 p.m.: The Hanover Square Association’s annual Yule Log Lighting 7 p.m. at Hanover Square.
• All day: The Art Mart at City Hall Commons.
• 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.: Reception at the Erie Canal Museum (318 Erie Blvd. E.) - Gingerbread Gallery admission $5 adults, $4 seniors, $2 children.

Also tonight

• Black Metal Friday featuring All That Is Sacred, Disfigured Death and Time Under Earth at the Lost Horizon (5863 Thompson Road, DeWitt), 8 p.m. - $5.
• Isreal Hagan at  Kellish Hill Farm (3192 Pompey Center Road, Manlius), 8 p.m. - $7.
• Rebound at Turning Stone Resort and Casino’s Leopard Room (Thruway Exit 33, Verona), 10 pm. - Free admission.

At the clubs

• About Time with Sheila Tucker at Village Tavern (6 E. Main St., Marcellus), 7:30 p.m.
• Amanda Ashley at Fusion Backstage Lounge (3705 Brewerton Road, North Syracuse), 9 p.m.
• Atom Hadm, Milking Diamonds, Papership, The Human at Fusion (3705 Brewerton Road, North Syracuse), 9 p.m.
• Chapter Eleven at Bridge Street Tavern (109 Bridge St., Solvay), 6 p.m.
• Dennis Veator at Castaways (916 County Route 37, Brewerton), 7 p.m.
• East of Earth at SoNo Pizza (18 W. Main St., Marcellus), 7 p.m.
• El’kabong Rides Again at Diliaj’s Motor Inn (Route 38, Auburn), 8 p.m.
• Elephant Shoes at Kelley’s Bar & Restaurant (5076 Velasko Road), 9 p.m.
• Formerly Un-Named at Mac’s Bad Art Bar (1799 Brewerton Road, Mattydale), 9 p.m.
• Jimmy Rogers and Over the Top at Reservoir Inn (5010 County Route 17, Redfield), 9 p.m.
• John Cadley and Cathy Wenthen with JD Dancks at Creekside Books & Coffee (35 Fennell St., Skaneateles), 7:30 p.m.
Acoustic.
• Just Joe at Bull & Bear Pub (125 E. Water St.), 7 p.m.
Piano Rock.
• Letizia and the Z Band at Carnegie Café at the Maplewood Inn (400 Seventh North St., Liverpool), 8 p.m.
• Lisa Lee Trio at Old City Hall (159 Water St., Oswego), 6 p.m.
• Lonesome Crow at Buffalo’s (2119 Downer St., Baldwinsville), 9 p.m.
• Los Blancos at Shifty’s (1401 Burnet Ave.), 10 p.m.
• Morris and the Hepcats at Asil’s Pub (220 Chapel Drive, Fairmount), 9 p.m.
• Quickchange at Limp Lizard Bar and Grill (4628 Onondaga Blvd.), 8 p.m.
• Raised On Radio at McNamara’s (5600 Newport Road, Camillus), 8 p.m.
• Lockdown at Fusion (3705 Brewerton Road, North Syracuse), 6 p.m.
• TJ Sacco and the Urban Cowboys at Jake’s Grub & Grog (7 E. River Road, Brewerton), 9:30 p.m.