Daylight grows shorter as we head deeper into fall, with Thanksgiving on the way. November is also a month filled with concerts, plays and the beginnings of holiday events. It’s also a month of anticipation — who will win the elections• Will the new James Bond measure up• Take a look at some of the things the region has to offer throughout the month and make plans to enjoy the events of mid-autumn. 1. Tony Award-winning musical “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” is onstage at 7:30 p.m. at Heinz Hall , Downtown. Shows run through Sunday. 412-392-4900. Paul Stanley of Kiss performs at the Palace Theatre in Greensburg at 8 p.m. 724-836-8000.

2. Elephants, clowns and death-defying feats — all at Mellon Arena , Uptown, during the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus . Shows start Wednesday and run through Sunday, with several start times each day. 412-323-1919. Apple Hill Playhouse ‘s production of “The Boys Next Door” continues its run at the Delmont theater at 8 p.m. today, Friday, Saturday, Nov. 9 and Nov. 10, and 2 p.m. Sunday. 724-468-5050.

3. Comedian Mike Epps , of “Next Friday,” “How High” and “All About the Benjamins,” performs at 8 p.m. at the Benedum Center , Downtown. 412-456-6666. Seven Springs Mountain Resorts opens a weekend of music and dancing with its Polka Festival , today through Sunday. 708-594-5182 or www.7springs.com 4. Britain’s Random Dance , combining dance with animation, digital film and electronic sound, takes the stage at the Byham Theater , Downtown, at 8 p.m. 412-456-6666, River City Brass Band brings its “Birthday Bash” to the Palace Theatre in Greensburg at 8 p.m.

5. Two days before elections, satirists Capitol Steps arrive to ridicule politicians and the Washington, D.C., scene onstage at the Byham Theater . 412-456-6666. 6. Check out the animated “Flushed Away,” which opened Friday, the story of a rat that finds himself expelled from his penthouse into the sewers of London. 7. Election Day Metal band Queensryche rocks the stages of the Palace Theatre in Greensburg at 7:45 p.m. 724-836-8000.

8. Pittsburgh Playhouse presents “Ragtime” at 8 p.m. at the Rockwell Theatre at the playhouse, 222 Craft Ave., Oakland. Shows run Nov. 1-12. 412-621-4445. 9. Citizen Cope settles in to Mr. Small’s Theatre in Millvale for two nights of music. Tonight’s show is all-ages, Friday’s is for the over-21 crowd. Both shows are at 8 p.m. 800-594-8499. Begin your holiday shopping at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art’s Holiday American Marketplace which opens with a reception 6-9 p.m. today. The shop is open through Jan. 7. Museum hours are 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays, until 9 p.m. Thursdays. 724-837-1500.

10. The Putumayo World Music label’s tour, “Acoustic Africa,” brings a collection of Africa’s most gifted singer-songwriters to the Byham Theater at 8 p.m. 412-456-6666. 11. Veterans Day The Greensburg Garden Center sponsors the Christmas Showcase Home at a private residence in the Academy Hill area of the city from 1-4 p.m. 724-837-0245. 12. Tim Blake Nelson’s “The Grey Zone,” a play about a squad of Jewish prisoners who revolt at Auschwitz, gets an atmospheric treatment from barebones productions at 7 p.m. at 121 Seventh St., Downtown. The show started Nov. 2 and runs through Nov. 19, Thursdays through Sundays. 412-456-6666. The State Theatre Center for the Arts in Uniontown presents the musical ” Wonderful Town ” at 7 p.m. 724-439-1360.

13. Will Ferrell, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson and Queen Latifah star in “Stranger Than Fiction,” about a man who may or may not be a character in a novel. It opened Friday. 14. Pittsburgh Opera presents the classic “Romeo and Juliet” at 7 p.m. at the Benedum Center . Other shows are 8 p.m. Nov. 11, and 17 and 2 p.m. Nov. 19. 15. City Theatre ‘s production of “A Picasso” opens at 8 p.m. tonight after beginning previews Nov. 9. The play by Jeffrey Hatcher runs through Dec. 10 on City’s South Side stage. 412-431-2489. 16. Burt Bacharach is back at the Pittsburgh Symphony Pops . Join the man who wrote classics “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” and “Walk on By” at 7:30 p.m. at Heinz Hall . Shows continue through Sunday. 412-392-4900. 17. The Carnegie Gem and Mineral Show at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Oakland opens today for three days of events and exhibitions showcasing beautiful baubles. The show is 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday. 412-622-3131. Stage Right Theater presents ” The Music Man ” at the Palace Theatre in Greensburg at 8 p.m. today and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. 724-836-8000.

18. Opera Theater of Pittsburgh closes a two-night engagement of “Carmen Jones” at 8 p.m. at the Byham Theater. 412-456-6666. 19. The Pittsburgh Public Theater ‘s “The Secret Letters of Jackie and Marilyn” continues at the O’Reilly Theater, Downtown. The play, about an imagined friendship between the women, began Nov. 9 and runs through Dec. 10. 412-316-1600. The State Theatre Center for the Arts turns into ” Club Swing” for its presentation of the musical set in the swing era at 7 p.m. 724-439-1360. 20. Decide whether the new blond Bond, Daniel Craig, starring in the latest 007 feature “Casino Royale,” can do the job. The movie opened Friday. 21. Singer Bob Beach , who also plays flute and harmonica in his performances, takes the Club Cafe stage on the South Side at 7 p.m. 412-323-1919. 22. A slew of movies opens today to take advantage of a long holiday weekend: “Deja Vu,” “The Fountain,” “Bobby” and “Deck the Halls” among them. The Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg becomes a wonderland of toys and nostalgia during its ” Art of Toys: Holiday Toy and Train Exhibition ” which began Sunday. It runs through Jan. 28. Museum hours are 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays, until 9 p.m. Thursdays. 724-837-1500. 23. Thanksgiving Day 24. The Carnegie Museum of Art begins its annual showcasing of the Neapolitan Presepio, an elaborate nativity scene, handmade between 1700 and 1830. The holiday season tradition runs through Jan. 7. Museum hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays and noon-5 p.m. Sundays. 412-622-3131. Forget fighting mall crowds and head to the Palace Theatre with your kids for a matinee performance of ” A Little Princess Christmas ” at 10 a.m. 724-836-8000.

Brad Sherwood and Colin Mochrie of “Who’s Line Is It, Anyway?” perform at 7:30 p.m at Convention Hall at Seven Springs Mountain Resort . 866-703-7625.

25. Church school is back in session. “Sister’s Christmas Catechism” returns to the City Theatre for another installment of stand-up, improv and lectures from the ruler-brandishing Sister. The show runs through Dec. 31. 412-431-2489. Entertainer Shirley Jones comes to Greensburg for a performance at the Palace Theatre at 8 p.m. A pre-show reception is also available for an extra charge. 724-836-8000.

26. The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra presents music including Antonin Dvorak’s “New World Symphony” at 2:30 p.m. today at Heinz Hall . 412-392-4900. 27. WWE Raw muscles its way into town for live wrestling shows at 8 p.m. at Mellon Arena . 412-323-1919. 28. “Mamma Mia!,” the hit musical based on the songs of ’70s Swedish supergroup Abba, returns to Pittsburgh for shows running through Dec. 3 at the Benedum Center . Tonight’s is at 7:30 p.m. 412-456-6666. 29. “Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares,” presented by the Bulgarian State National Radio and Television Chorus — a renowned women’s choir known for its intricate harmonies and adaptation of folk songs — performs at 7:30 p.m. at the Byham Theater . 412-456-6666. 30. Catch a performance of the ongoing musical “Forbidden Broadway” at 7:30 p.m. at the Cabaret at Theater Square , Downtown. 412-456-6666.

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