For more than two years, The Citizen has been reporting on the career of Auburn's own Scot Wisniewski. Since moving to New York City two years ago, Scot has landed parts in several independent films, commercial print modeling, recorded several national radio voice-over spots, and just finished a hugely successful, sold out, two-month run off-Broadway in his own one-man cabaret show.

Now, Scot has just released his debut CD titled Scot Wisniewksi #- A Classic Christmas. The CD features 11 songs, which are Scot's personal favorites. Included are The Christmas Song, Let it Snow, Silver Bells, I'll be Home for Christmas, Ave Maria, White Christmas, Winter Wonderland, Silent Night, We Need a Little Christmas, The little Drummer Boy, and Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.

The CD is available at Scot's web site: www.ScotW.com or locally at The White House Grocery, Sandy's Clip Joint and Ann's Family Restaurant. The cost of the CD is $15.99, which includes shipping and handling costs anywhere in the continental United States. You can hear three song samples from the CD on Scot's web site. Sounds like a great stocking stuffer.

Just a reminder that noon on Sunday, the Historic and Cultural Sites commission will again be hosting Auburn's Holiday open house tours. You can get a peek at some or all of Auburn treasures, free. Participating this year is Cayuga Museum, Episcopal Church of SS. Peter and John, Harriet Tubman Home, Schweinfurth Art Center, Victorian House of Westminster, Seward House, Ward O'Hara Agricultural Museum.

Willard Chapel will open at 1 p.m. and host "Merry Mischief," the husband and wife team of Wayne and Marilyn Fuller performing "A Charles Dickens Christmas" at 2 p.m.; Nika Kinney will be playing the harp in the chapel at 3 p.m. and Auburn Chamber Orchestra with Ubaldo Valli, conducting, will perform at 4 p.m.

The Ward O'Hara Agricultural Museum will be entertaining with horse-drawn wagon rides, blacksmith demonstrations and Christmas caroling.

You can also catch a horse and wagon ride at the gazebo across from City Hall that will cart you around the downtown area free of charge.

The Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, in addition to the Quilt=Art=Quilts show on display until Jan. 6, is hosting "Quilts for our Community," a project by Herman Avenue Elementary School PTO, teachers and students. The students designed the quilt blocks on paper and then used crayons to transfer their designs onto fabric. The quilts were sewn and finished by Jill Franceschelli, Kate Metcalf, Andrea Cosachov, Lorraine Izzo, Andrea Price, Sue Shaw, Kathy Schemerhorn, Kathy Trupiano and Judy Trutshcel. After the show, the quilts will be donated to area service agencies for distribution during the holidays.

This is a great chance to get in the Christmas spirit, be entertained, and learn a little about our own treasures, which we sometimes take for granted in Auburn.