"Mix 98.5 Holiday Hoedown," December 3 at the FleetCenter: on sale today (Thursday November 8) at 10 a.m., call (617) 931-2000.

Pat McGee Band and Afroman, December 27 at Avalon, on sale Saturday at 10 a.m., call (617) 931-2000.

Judy Collins, November 28 at Symphony Hall: on sale Monday at 10 a.m., call (617) 266-1200.

Elton John and Billy Joel, January 24 at the FleetCenter: on sale next Saturday (November 17) at 10 a.m., call (617) 931-2000.

Living Coloür, November 21 at the Paradise: call (617) 423-NEXT.

Boston Ballet presents The Nutcracker, November 23 through December 30 at the Wang Theatre: call (800) 447-7400.

Daniel Johnston and Mary Lou Lord, November 30 at T.T. the Bear’s Place: call (617) 492-BEAR.

"Merry Mayhem Tour" featuring Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Zombie, Mudvayne, and Onesidezero, December 15 at the Worcester Centrum: call (617) 931-2000.

Eartha Kitt in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, January 15 through 20 at the Wang Theatre: call (800) 447-7400.

Mission of Burma, January 18 at Avalon: call (617) 423-NEXT.

"Down from the Mountain Tour" with Alison Krauss and Union Station and featuring Jerry Douglas, Emmylou Harris, Ralph Stanley, the Whites, Norman and Nancy Blake, Patty Loveless, Chris Thomas King, the Peasall Sisters, Robert Neuwirth, and the Nashville Bluegrass Band, February 2 at the Wang Theatre: call (800) 447-7400.

Janeane Garofalo, February 22 at the Orpheum: call (617) 931-2000.

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, May 1 at the Orpheum: call (617) 931-2000.