LIVE ON SUNDAY

Ventriloquist, musician

MASSENA: Brent Vernon, a Florida-based singer, songwriter, ventriloquist, children's author & illustrator, will perform from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Massena Pilgrim Holiness Church; www.brentvernon.com.

Ranlett Organ Recital

POTSDAM: 30th anniversary of the Community Performance Series, Paul Jacobs (Ranlett Organ Recital), 3 p.m., Helen M. Hosmer Concert Hall, Crane School of Music; tickets: CPS Box Office, in the lobby of SUNY Potsdam's Performing Arts Center, 315-267-2277, www.cpspotsdam.org, or Brick & Mortar Music, Market Street; student tickets cost as little as $5, and regular prices range from $10 to $60; senior discounts available.

BackWater Blues Band

MASSENA: Shawn Stoddard and the BackWater Blues Band, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Kaneb Orchards, 198 Highland Road; with Jerry Blossum Bar-B-Que run by Shane and Julie Jenkinson of North Lawrence.

‘Grapes of Wrath’

CANTON: American Shakespeare Center returns to St. Lawrence University with "The Grapes of Wrath," 5:30 p.m., Peterson-Kermani Performance Hall; free, open to the public, tickets required: bit.ly/UniversityTheatreSeason; www.stlawu.edu/english/shakespeare.