It's a good night for jazz. Check out the Dave Kana Jazz Quartet from 8 to 11 p.m. at the Youngstown

It's a good night for jazz. Check out the Dave Kana Jazz Quartet from 8 to 11 p.m. at the Youngstown Crab Co., 3917 Belmont Ave., Youngstown. Call (330) 759-5480 for information.
A rock double-bill with 311 and Alien Ant Farm will play Pittsburgh's Palumbo Center at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4. Tickets are $32.50 and go on sale today at 5 p.m. through Ticketmaster.
Cyndi Lauper reinterprets her old songs on her next album, which will be released in November. She'll sing them at 8 p.m. Dec. 3 at Lakewood Civic Auditorium. Tickets are $49.50, $39.50 and $29.50 and go on sale through Ticketmaster today at 10 a.m. Joining Lauper will be Sandra Bernhard and Jill Sobule. k
Virtuoso rock guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen will wow all spectators at his Nov. 19 show at the Odeon in Cleveland. Tickets are $23.50 and go on sale at 10 a.m. today through Ticketmaster.
Bluegrass wizard Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder are at Westminster College's Orr Auditorium at 8 p.m. Call the New Wilmington, Pa., college at (724) 946-7354.
Take the kids to the Halloween Show at Ward Beecher Planetarium, on the campus of Youngstown State University. Show times are 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Call (330) 941-1370 for information.
The Great Pumpkin Carve-Out Contest goes from noon to 10 p.m. at Boardman Township Park, 375 Boardman-Poland Road (U.S. Route 224). Haunted Hayrides begin at dusk.
Aerosmith, with special guest Lenny Kravitz, will make a tour stop at the Wolstein Center on Dec. 4. The concert will feature special staging that will allow fans on the floor to get up close with the band, which will perform on ramps leading from the stage. Tickets are $85 and $55 and go on sale at 10 a.m. today through Ticketmaster.
Tickets also go on sale today at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster for two interesting acts coming to Cleveland's House of Blues: Fiona Apple, 7 p.m., Dec. 5, $40; and Big Head Todd and the Monsters, 7 p.m., Jan. 24, $16.50.
The Victorian Players will stage a matinee performance of their Halloween production, "The Tell-Tale Poe." The theater is at 702 Mahoning Ave., across from Flynn's Tires, near downtown Youngstown. Call (330) 746-5455 for ticket information. The play starts at 2 p.m.
Recycled Percussion plays "junk rock," but it has more to do with what they play their music on rather than the music itself. The troupe, which consists of three drummers and a DJ, uses a massive drum kit, buckets, metal drums and even power tools. It's all set to a vibrant light show. The troupe will be at Shafer Auditorium, Allegheny College in Meadville, Pa., at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 20. It's a free show, but reservations must be made by calling (814) 332-3101
The Hanover Township Historical Society will hold its Historical Halloween Ghost Walk Oct. 22-29 on Plymouth Street in Hanoverton. The walks start at 7 and 9 p.m. Tickets are $5 (free for those under 14). Call the Spread Eagle Tavern at (330) 223-1583 for reservations