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Don't you just love minor-league sports team names, even if they leave you scratching your head in wonder? Case in point: the Austin (Texas) Ice Bats. Just what is an Ice Bat? Some type of rare cold-weather cave-dweller? or a Louisville Slugger made out of frozen water? The Youngstown Steelhounds will take on the Ice Bats at Chevrolet Centre at 7:05 p.m. tonight and Friday, but don't expect any light to be shed on the origin of their name. Call (330) 747-7825 for ticket information.
Buzz Nutley has created a buzz about his nutty comedy. Check him out tonight and Saturday at the Funny Farm, in the Holiday Inn Metroplex, Liberty. Shows start at 9 p.m. each night. Call (330) 759-4242 for tickets.
Leonard Cohen Orchestra One and November Loop share the bill at Cedars Lounge, 23 N. Hazel St., Youngstown. Music starts around 10 p.m. Call (330) 743-6560.
Take a break from the shopping madness and re-energize your weary mind and body with music. A free concert by the Elegant String Quartet will be held from 4-5 p.m. at the beautifully decorated St. James Meeting House in Boardman Park. While you're there, you might as well take a drive through the lights in the park to restore your Christmas spirit.
It's not Rockefeller Center, but it's as close as you can come in Youngstown. Holiday ice skating will be held from 3-5 p.m. at Chevrolet Centre. A 25-foot Christmas tree will be set up at center ice and holiday music will be playing. Rumor has it the big guy from the North Pole will stop in. The skating session, sponsored by the Skating Club of Greater Youngstown, is open to the public. Admission is 5 and skate rentals are available for 2
Gingerspitz and a host of special guests provide a heavy metal Christmas eve show at Cedars Lounge, downtown Youngstown. Call (330) 743-6560. The show starts at 10 p.m. Meanwhile, at the same time, the milder Zack Rock band performs at the Quaker Steak & amp; Lube in Austintown. Call (330) 349-9464.
Monster Truck Mania returns to Chevrolet Center for three shows, Jan. 12-14, featuring Youngstown's own "Bad Habit," the Transformer and a gentleman known as "the Human Bomb." Tickets are available at the box office or at Gettix.net.
The Harlem Globetrotters also return to Chevrolet Centre on Feb. 1 with their Nothing Like It tour. Other events coming to the downtown arena include: professional bull riding, Jan. 5-6; freestyle motocross, Feb. 2-3; Blue Man Group, March 8; and Smucker's Stars on Ice, March 14.