The last time Hinder was in town was February 2007 at the Eastwood Expo Center in Niles. The

The last time Hinder was in town was February 2007 at the Eastwood Expo Center in Niles. The Oklahoma City rockers return tonight with a 7 p.m. show at the Wedge in Austintown. Opening acts include Trapt and Rev Theory. Tickets are $27. Go to surfthevalley.com.

“I was out last night partying like it was 1999,” says comedian Eddie Ifft. “I was drinking Zima, listening to Ricky Martin ...” That’s about all we can print from Ifft’s routine. Not that he’s super raunchy. But he doesn’t hold back, either. The very funny Ifft will be at the Funny Farm Comedy Club, 5580 Youngstown-Warren Road, Niles, for four shows: 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Saturday. Call (330) 746-4242.

“Miracle on Easy Street” is a Mahoning Valley tradition that brings people back to Powers Auditorium year after year. The Christmas musical revue by East Street Productions will return this weekend. Show times are 8 p.m. Friday; 2:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday; and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Call (330) 743-8555 for tickets.

The Mahoning Valley Phantoms hockey team takes on the Marquette Rangers at 7:15 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Chevrolet Centre, downtown Youngstown. Call (330) 965-7500 for advance tickets.

Asleep has a holiday tradition going with its annual pre-Christmas rock ’n’ roll show at the Cellar, 162 S. Bridge St., Struthers. Acoustic Juggernaut, Wake the Lion, Cease to Exist and Inept are also on the bill. Call (330) 750-0199.

“The Snow Queen” is considered one of 19th-century writer Hans Christian Andersen’s best works. The Walnut Lodge will stage a musical adaptation of this much-reproduced fairy tale at 6 p.m. Sunday. The lodge is at 80 S. Irvine St., Sharon, Pa. Call (724) 346-4746.

“Hot Ice, Cool Sounds” is the title of the one-time performance in October at Chevrolet Centre, featuring the Cleveland Pops Orchestra, singer Peter Cetera and a host of world-class ice skaters. The show will be broadcast to a national audience at 3 p.m. on Christmas Day on NBC.

Freestyle Motocross returns to Chevrolet Centre for two shows, Feb. 6 and 7. Tickets are on sale through Ticketmaster and at the arena box office.