Augustana and Matt Nathanson with special guest Tyrone Wells entertain at 7 p.m. in Beeghly Center

Augustana and Matt Nathanson with special guest Tyrone Wells entertain at 7 p.m. in Beeghly Center on the Youngstown State University campus. Doors open at 6. The event is free for students and $5 for guests. Visit www.ysu.edu/penguin_pro.

Test your skill in a cornhole tournament from 9 p.m. to midnight at The Riverplex, 11 S. Mill St., New Castle, Pa. There also will be complimentary pizza and drink specials. Then return Friday for a free concert at 6 p.m. by Rudy Zetz and the Earthquakers at 9. Seating is limited. Visit www.theriverplex.com.

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. for An Evening with Medeski, Martin and Wood, an American jazz trio, who will perform at 8 p.m. Nov. 17 on Kent Stage, 175 E. Main St., Kent. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 the day of show; visit www.kentstage.org or call (800) 595-4849.

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. for these concerts at the House of Blues in Cleveland: Eric Church on Oct. 22; Frontiers, a tribute to Journey, on Oct. 30; The Sight and Sound of Pink Floyd, Wish You Were Here, Nov. 7; The Cult “love” live on Nov. 9; and Saving Abel with Red, Pop Evil and Taddy Porter on Nov. 17. For tickets, visit www.houseofblues.com, www.LiveNation.com or www.ticketmaster.com. k

The Party on the Plaza events are coming to an end. Allies plays at 8 p.m. and The Rage at 10:30 during the event on Federal Plaza in front of Buffalo Wild Wings. The party starts at 5 — be there to give a toast as the summer season draws to a close.

Get ready to log on or dial at 10 a.m. when tickets go on sale for the KISS Alive 35 tour date at 8 p.m. Sept. 28 at Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena. Celebrating 35 years of rocking the world, KISS will treat fans to a set of some of rock’s greatest hits including “Rock and Roll All Nite,” “I Was Made for Lovin’ You” and “Detroit Rock City,” along with songs from the band’s new album, “Sonic Boom.” For tickets, visit Ticketmaster.com or call (800) 745-3000.

j Mastropietro Winery, 14558 Ellsworth Road, Berlin Center, will host a Hot Air Balloon Festival on its grounds with special hours from 1 to 9 p.m. Balloons will ascend between 5 to 7 p.m., weather permitting. Live entertainment by The John Reese Project will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Food from the Fifth Season Restaurant will be available. Admission is $5 per person; children younger than 12 get in free.

Get into the mood for a Canfield Fair staple — harness racing — by visiting the Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, 124 E. Leisure Ave., New Castle, Pa., where “The Story of Harness Racing by Currier & Ives” is on exhibit through Oct. 23. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

Pittsburgh Opera will host its annual Rising Stars at 7 p.m. Sept. 12 in the Opera’s headquarters, 2425 Liberty Ave., in the Strip District. Rising Stars is the community’s first occasion to meet the incoming Pittsburgh Opera Resident Artists and provides a peek into the behind-the-scenes world of opera auditions. The performance is free and open to the public, but seating is limited and reservations are required. Call (412) 281-0912, ext. 216. Visit the Web site at www.pittsburghopera.org.