Illusionist David Copperfield will appear at 5:30 p.m. Thursday night at Powers Auditorium, then

Illusionist David Copperfield will appear at 5:30 p.m. Thursday night at Powers Auditorium, then disappear for a while, then reappear at 8:30 p.m. for a second show. Amazing! For tickets, call the box office at (330) 744-0264.k

jLaura Phillips and Sam Luptak rehearse a scene from “The Black Cat,” a Halloween production based on the Edgar Allen Poe short story. “The Black Cat” opens Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Victorian Players Theater, 702 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown. Additional shows this weekend will be at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Call (330) 746-5455.

New Castle Playhouse presents “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change,” which — as you might have guessed from the title — is also a macabre and bloody tale of madness and spine-tingling horror. No, wait, it’s a musical comedy. Show times are at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. The theater is at 212 E. Long Ave., New Castle, Pa. Call (724) 654-3437.

Also on area stages are:

Top Hat Productions’ “Ragtime,” 8 p.m. Friday through Sunday, at Fairview Arts and Outreach Center, 4220 Youngstown-Poland Road. Call (330) 755-6412.

“The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at Salem Community Theatre, 490 E. State St., Salem. Call (330) 332-9688.

Saturday night is the last night of the season at Elm Road Drive-In, 1895 Elm Road N.E., Warren, and the screen you choose says a lot about your taste in movies (or at least your mood). Screen 1 has “Couples Retreat” and “The Hangover”; “Zombieland” and “District 9” are on Screen 2; and “Surrogate” and “All About Steve” are on Screen 3.

Kelly Clarkson was so red-hot when she burst out of the gate with “Since You Been Gone” in 2004. After a quiet spell, the “American Idol” winner is back on top. Clarkson will be in Youngstown on Saturday for an 8 p.m. concert at Covelli Centre. Check Ticketmaster for tickets.

Stage Left Players is staging “A Streetcar Named Desire,” certainly one of the most powerful dramas in the American canon. Show times are 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at Trinity Playhouse, 234 E. Lincoln Way, Lisbon. Call (330) 424-5093.

Has it been a while since you’ve caught Michael Stanley in concert? Catch him Saturday when he drops by at The Cellar, 162 S. Bridge St., Struthers, for a 9 p.m. show. Call (330) 750-0199. Tickets are $25 for the 18-and-over show.

Today is the final day of Christmas in the Woods, a pleasant alternative to sitting on the couch watching football and a good way to get some Christmas shopping out of the way. With the ambience of a colonial village, this event includes about 100 unique artisans who sell their wares and sometimes demonstrate how they make them. Admission is $7. It takes place at Shaker Woods, 44337 County Line Road, Columbiana (off Route 7 south of North Lima).

Boardman native Anthony LaMarca found himself a player on the indie-rock scene when he became the drummer for Dean and Britta in 2008. Now, he’s moved on to the buzz-worthy band St. Vincent, which will be at Beachland Ballroom, 15711 Waterloo Road, Cleveland, for a 9 p.m. show Tuesday. Call (216) 383-1124.

jHae-Jong Lee will lead the Dana School of Music’s fall choral concert at 8 p.m. Monday at Ford Family Recital Hall, in the DeYor Centre for the Performing Arts, Youngstown. Admission is $5.