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Things to do for extended stay in Syracuse New York Hotels

On-going Onondaga County Events!

~ CNY Regional Farmers Market is open from 7am to 2pm each Saturday & Sunday (flea market); Market Common shops open daily. Call 422-8647 for information.

~ Onondaga Lake Park presents its annual light spectacular Lights on the Lake evenings thru January 8, 2012. Call 453-6712 or go to www.LightsOnTheLake.com for details.

~ Outdoor ice skating is open in wonderful Clinton Square, located in downtown Syracuse at S. Salina, W. Genesee & S. Clinton Streets. Call 423-0129 for details.

~ IMAX Movies: Polar Express, Under the Sea & T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous are currently showing at the Museum of Science & Technology (MOST). Call 425-9068 or www.most.org for specific times and dates. Visit their new exhibit New York Remembers & DINOMania!

~ Enjoy animal enrichment activities and demonstrations at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo. Go to their website (www.RosamondGiffordZoo.org) or call 435-8511 for details.

~ Syracuse Crunch Hockey is back with great slammin’ action at the War Memorial at Oncenter! Call 435-2121 or go to their website at www.SyracuseCrunch.com for details.

~ Enjoy horse-drawn sleigh rides at Highland Forest County Park through the winter season. Located just 30 minutes southeast of Syracuse in the town of Fabius, please call for reservations at 495-6263 or for details, go to www.OnondagaCountyParks.com.

~ The current exhibit at the S.U. Art Galleries is Sources and Structures: The Art of Robert Stackhouse. The galleries are located on College Place in the Shaffer Art Building on the Syracuse University campus. For details call 443-4097 or go to www.syr.edu.

~ Everson Museum of Art is featuring several exciting exhibits: From Here to There: Alec Soth’s America, Margie Hughto: A Fired Landscap3 & IÃ’igo Manglano-Ovalle, Always After (the Glass House). Call 474-6064 or visit the website at www.Everson.org for details.

~ The Erie Canal Museum is featuring its wonderful annual Gingerbread Gallery thru January 8th. For details, call 471-0593 or visit the website at www.ErieCanalMuseum.org for details.

~ Spaghetti Warehouse features Acme Mystery Dinner Theater on Thursday evenings and Magic Circle Children’s Theater on Saturdays about noon. Call 475-1807 for details.

~ The Central Library at the Galleries is featuring the various art exhibits & programs to explore. For more information call 435-1834 or visit the website at www.onlib.org for details.

Continuing thru 12/31/2011

Event: Syracuse Stage Presents: The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe

Location: Syracuse Stage, 820 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

For More Info: 315-443-3275

Continuing thru 1/8/2012

Event: Sculpture Club Exhibition

Location: XL Projects, 300 West Fayette Street, Syracuse

For More Info: 315-442-2542

Continuing thru 1/2/2012

Event: Syracuse New Times / Family Times Eco-Igloo

Location: Everson Museum, 401 Harrison St., Syracuse

For More Info: 315-474-6064

Starts: 12/26/2011 Ends: 1/1/2012

Event: SWCC’s 2011 Kwanzaa Celebration

Location: Southwest Community Center, 401 South Ave., Syracuse

For More Info: 315-671-5823

Starts: 12/28/2011 Ends: 12/30/2011

Event: Holiday School Break – Making History Game at OHA

Location: Onondaga Historical Association Museum, 321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

For More Info: 315-428-1864, ext. 312

Starts: 12/29/2011 Ends: 1/1/2012

Event: Paul Venier Live at Wise Guys

Location: Wise Guys Comedy Club & Bistro, 201 South Salina Street, Syracuse

For More Info: 315-477-9898