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Alleyway Theater
- 7:30pm: Beauty and the Beast—Realist Paintings. Work by Marc Duquette (through Nov. 30)
Betty’s
- 8am-10pm: New prints by Buffalo printmaker Joel Lewitsky (through Nov. 9)
Chow Chocolat
- 8am-10pm: Milk Weed. Paintings by Kyla Avery Kegler (through Oct. 23)
Jewish Center Greater Buffalo
- 6am-6pm: Samplings: The Artists of Bryant Street Studios. Group exhibition featuring work by Adele Becker, Susan Budash, Susan Copley, Jason Klinger, and Ginny Lohr (in the Bunis Family Gallery through Dec. 28)
Olean Public Library
- 9am-6pm: Sticks & Stones. Mixed media drawings by Priscilla Bowen (through Oct. 25)
Quaker Bonnet
- 8am-5pm: Photography by John Kaye (through Oct. 31)
Youngstown Free Library
- 10am-2pm: Landscapes by Lockport artist Douglas Michalski (through Oct. 31)

Events & Openings

Artspace Gallery
- 7-11pm: Opening reception for Being Absent. Featuring work by 19 UB MFA graduates (through Nov. 15). Video screening at 9pm
Artsphere Studio
- 6-9pm: Opening reception for Unplaces: Derelict. Decayed. Unseen. The photography of Ali Shah and Caroline Bronkers (through Nov. 15)
Asbury Hall at Babeville
- 6-9pm: ArtsWork auction to benefit Autistic Services. Grand finale of the traveling exhibition of work by artists on the autism spectrum. Visit www.friendsofasi for tickets/reservations
College St. Gallery
- 8-10pm: 11th Anniversary Celebration: “Time Flies When You’re Having Fun.” Featuring the work of local artist Neil Mahar

Exhibits

Albright Knox Art Gallery
- 10am-10pm: From Tusk to Tail: Animals and Art (through Jan. 25) 10am-10pm: From Tusk to Tail: Animals and Art (through Jan. 30) 10am-10pm: REMIX the Collection. Recent acquisitions and works from the Permanent Collection 10am-10pm: Op Art Revisited: Selections from the Albright-Knox Art Gallery (through Jan. 25) 10am-10pm: Works on Paper: The Natalie and Irving Forman Collection (through Oct. 19) 10am: Remix Inner Space: Photography from the Collection (through Jan. 4)
Art Dialogue Gallery/WNY Artists Group
- 11am-5pm: Fine Arts League of Buffalo 55th Annual Juried Open Exhibition (through Oct. 10)
Arts Council of Wyoming County (ACWC)
- 9am-5pm, Rte. 39 : Council Fires. Mixed media work by Native American artists Tom Huff, Nancy Smith, Earl Dionne, Mike Martel, and Jay Carrier (through Oct. 17)
Artspace Gallery
- noon-4pm: Being Absent. Featuring work by 19 UB MFA graduates (through Nov. 15). Video installation on view from 6-8pm
Artsphere Studio
- noon-5pm: Unplaces: Derelict. Decayed. Unseen. The photography of Ali Shah and Caroline Bronkers (through Nov. 15)
Beltz Family Gallery at Villa Maria College
- 8am-8pm: Art Department Faculty Exhibit (through Oct. 24)
Big Orbit Gallery
- noon-5pm: Red Heart/Black Tongues. Installation by David Mitchell (through Nov. 22)
Buffalo Arts Studio
- 11am-5pm, Tri-Main Building, Suite 500: Solo shows by painter David Schirm and sculptor Justin Thompson (through Nov. 1)
Burchfield Nature & Art Center
- 9am-4pm: Visions of Tifft. Photographs by Biff Hendrich (through Nov. 30)
CEPA Gallery
- 10am-5pm: Trans-Evolution: Examining Bio Art. Work by Paul Vanouse, Oron Catts and Ionat Zurr, and Elizabeth Demaray (through Dec. 29)
Carnegie Art Center
- 11am-4pm: 2008 Members Exhibition. Curated by John Massier (through Oct. 17)
Castellani Art Museum
- 11am-5pm, Niagara University: Thus I Passe By. Paintings by Richard Huntington (through Jan. 18) 11am-5pm, Niagara University: InterpretingTraditional Genres (through Dec. 23) 11am-5pm, Niagara University: Max Streicher: Metamorphosis. Exhibit based on Kafka’s Metamorphosis (through Jan. 25) 11am-5pm, Niagara University: Homage to Picasso (through Feb. 15)
Collectors Gallery at the Albright Knox
- midnight: The Combing Wave. Recent Works by Jozef Bajus (through Nov. 2)
College St. Gallery
- 5-9pm: Time Flies When You’re Having Fun. Featuring the work of local artist Neil Mahar (through Nov. 2)
Cosmopolitan Gallery
- 5:30-7:30pm: The One Piece Wonder Show #3. Annual group show featuring “original art of the abnormal, bizarre, freaky, and downright strange.” (through Oct. 18)
El Museo Francisco Y Oller Diego Rivera
- noon-5pm: UGANDA: Children and War. Photographs by Errol Daniels (through Oct. 18)
Elmwood Framing & Interiors/Stuyvesant Gallery
- 10am-6pm: People, Places, and Things. 3-Dimensional photo perspective by Paul Pasquarelli (through Oct. 24)
Goldman/Greenfield Gallery at Daemen College
- 9am-4pm: Permanent Waves. Work by Tom Holt (through Oct. 31)
Hallwalls
- 11am-6pm: Two exhibitions: Andrew Reyes and Rodney Taylor: The Next Hundred Years (through Oct. 25)
Meibohm Fine Arts
- 9:30am-5:30pm: Wonderland. Recent paintings by Charles Houseman; Western New York Land Conservancy benefit exhibition featuring work by Jeanette Blair, Susan Maxfied, Joe Orffeo, and Catherine Parker (both through Oct. 11).
Museum of European Art
- 10am-5pm: Art Metropolis 2008 (through Dec. 31)
Native American Museum of Art
- 7am-10pm: Sculptures by Joseph Jacobs, Frank Mount Pleasant Olympic Medal Exhibit, paintings, and other mediums (through Dec. 30)
Niagara Arts & Cultural Center (NACC)
- 9am-5pm: Buffalo/Niagara Art Association Annual Fall Exhibition (through Oct. 31)
Partners in Art Gallery
- 10-10am: Inspired Muse. Work by Paulette Jurek, Eileen McNamara, and Joan Swatty (through Oct. 24)
Passageway Gallery
- 9:30am-5:30pm, Market Arcade: Various Views. Work by Richard Christian and Lukia Costello (through Oct. 31)
Regina Quick Center for the Arts at St. Bonaventure University
- 10am-5pm: Anniversary year reinstallation of the University’s Permanent Collection 10am-5pm: Art of Sky, Art of Earth: Maya Cosmic Imagery 10am-5pm: African Odyssey. The art and material culture of Africa
Springville Center for the Arts
- noon-5pm: Continuum: The Mackrell Collage Archive Project by Gerald Mead based on work by Marie MacKrell (through Oct. 18).
Squeaky Wheel
- 1-5pm, Ansonia Center: Just South of Here: A Photographic Journey by Connie Coleman and Alan Powell (through Oct. 31)
Studio Hart
- 10am-2pm: Gerald Mead: New Assemblages (through Oct. 11)
UB Anderson Gallery
- 11am-5pm: Ode to Michael Goldberg (1924-2007): Selective Thievery and the Practice of Looking. Memorial exhibition (through Jan. 18)
UB Art Gallery
- 11am-5pm, North Campus: Lyle Ashton Harris Blow Up. Celebrated photographer’s first major museum survey traveling exhibit (through Oct. 18)
redFISH Art Studios
- noon-10pm: Across the Pond. Paintings inspired by travels through England, Ireland, Scotland, and France by Jennifer Seth-Cimini, Ann Margaret Munley, and Barbara Tanke (through Nov. 15)

Special Exhibits

Amherst Museum
- 9:30am-4:30pm: What’s Cooking: Women in the Kitchen (through Dec. 31) 9:30am-4:30pm: Blue Monday: Washday and Women, Picturing Our Past
Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society
- 10am-5pm: Cathedrals of Industry Part II: Photographs by Michael L. Horowitz (through Jan. 25)
Buffalo Museum of Science
- 10am-5pm: Tao of Water. Photography exhibition by Zen Master John Daido Loori (through Oct. 26) 10am-5pm: Vanitas. Photographs by Patty Wallace in the Museum’s Atrium (through Jan. 4) 10am-5pm: Culture Quest. New themed exhibit about collectors and collecting (through Jan. 4)
Castellani Art Museum
- 11am-5pm, Niagara University: Freedom Crossing: The Underground Railroad in Greater Niagara 11am-5pm, Niagara University: Devotional Displays: Personal and Community Traditions. Folk religious displays from the Collection (through Dec. 14)
Chateau Buffalo
- noon-8pm: Work by artists Paul Alico and Elizabeth Kumrow Capuano (through Oct. 10).
History Center of Niagara County
- 9am-5pm: Time in a Bottle. Collections of glass bottles, clocks and watches
Impact Artists’ Gallery
- 11am-4pm, 545 Tri-Main Center: Books Reborn. An exhibition of altered books and related art (through Oct. 25)
Karpeles Manuscript Museum (Porter Hall)
- 11am-4pm: The Spirit of Compassion: Herbert Hoover and America’s Help to Poland in It’s Hour of Need. Photos, documents, poster, banners from Poland’s National Archives at Stanford University (through Oct. 15)
Peter & Mary Lou Vogt Gallery (Canisius College)
- 8am-8pm, Andrew Bouwhuis Library: Prints and bound books by Rachel Hetzel, the 2007 Saltonstall Printmaking recipient (through Oct. 31)
Squeaky Wheel
- 1-7pm, Ansonia Center: Just South of Here: A Photographic Journey by Connie Coleman & Alan Powell (through Oct. 31)
Starlight Studio & Gallery
- 9-4am: Clay, Paper, Spindle. Exhibit based on recent workshops and presentations at the studio featuring work by adults with developmental disabilities and neurological impairments (through Oct. 19)

Community Events

Comedy

Century Grill
- 9pm: Buffalo Bear Trap 4 (Oct. 10-12) presents Frank DeCaro & his Big Gay Comedy. Visit www.buffalobeartrap.com for Bear Trap 4 details
Kleinhans
- 9pm: Eddie Griffin & Friends. Comedians Eddie Griffin, Huggy Low Down, Thea, Michael Colyar, A.J.Johnson, & Talent

Community Interest

Niagara Falls
- 7pm: Niagara Falls turns purple in honor of domestic violence victims. A news conference will be held in front of the Olin Lehman Visitor’s Center.
Rockwell Hall
- 11am-6pm, Buffalo State College: Yamaha Piano Sale. (Oct. 10-11). New & used instruments including acoustic and digital (year-old pianos discounted).

Dance

Shakti Yoga Studio
- 8:30pm: Salsa classes every Friday. $10

Etc.

Brennan’s Bowery Bar
- 6-8pm: Free caricatures by Christina Reilly
Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium at Buffalo State College
- 7pm: Autumn Programs: Skies of the Harvest, every Friday through Nov. 15. 8:30pm: Autumn Programs: “The Eye of Medusa,” every Friday through Nov. 15. Followed by a free observation hour at 9pm

Films/Screenings

Daemen College
- 7-9pm: World On Your Plate (WOYP) 2008 (Oct. 10-11). Screening of “King Corn” followed by a discussion. Contact 894-2013 to register or visit www.worldonyourplate.org for more info

Lectures

Albright Knox Art Gallery
- 4pm: Scholars at Muse Lecture Series: “Death in the New World, Cross-Cultural Encounters 1492-1800,” by Eric Seeman, UB History Department. Free as part of Gusto at the Gallery

Literary

Talking Leaves (Main St.)
- 7pm: Reading/booksigning for “The Molech Prophecy” with author Tom Phillips
University United Methodist Church
- 7:30pm: “Cooking Up Some Stories.” Story-telling for families with Spin-a-Story Tellers (all-ages). Storytelling workshop at 6:30pm

Seasonal Event

Erie County Fairgrounds
- 6:30-10pm: Scare at the Fair & Dark Raven Manor (Oct. 2-Nov. 1). $20 for all five houses; $3 for the R-Rated House.

Special Event

Asbury Hall at Babeville
- 6-9pm: ArtsWork auction to benefit Autistic Services. Grand finale of the traveling exhibition of work by artists on the autism spectrum. Visit www.friendsofasi for tickets/reservations
Buffalo Convention Center
- 5pm: Gala fundraiser for Compeer of Greater Buffalo with special guest legendary hockey coach Scotty Bowman. Cocktail reception, sit-down dinner, awards ceremony, silent & live auction. Call 883-3331 for tickets & sponsorship info
Colored Musicians Club
- 9pm: An Artists & Business Meet & Greet. Mixer for local artists and business owners hosted by Melissa Kate & Taylor Made Jazz. $5 plus a canned good. Proceeds benefit the Food Bank of WNY
HSBC Arena
- 5-7pm: Buffalo Sabres Party in the Plaza! 38th Season Opener with live music from Strictly Hip, special guests, food & drinks, etc. Free admission
Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort
- World Poker Tour® (WPT) North American Poker Championship (Oct. 10-16). Contact 866-5-POKER-5 or www.fallsviewcasinoresort.com for schedule, registration info.
Ukranian American Civic Center
- 8pm: Pierogie Dance Pub Night with music by DJ Bad Brakes, $6 pierogie dinners, dancing, & more.

Specialty Theater

Subversive Theatre/Manny Fried Playhouse
- 8pm: “Palace of the End” by Canadian playwright Judith Thompson. Open discussion with Ms. Thompson following the performance. Contact 408-0499 or www.subversivetheatre.org for details

Tours

Buffalo City Hall
- noon-1pm: Walking tours meet at info desk in lobby. Contact Landmark Society at 852-3300 or www.landmark-niagara.org for info.
Haunted History Ghost Walks
- 7pm: Haunted History of Lewiston with Mason Winfield, every Friday through Oct. 31. Meet at the Little Yellow Chocolate House (476 Center St., Lewiston). $10/adults; $5/kids under 12. Call 655-6663 for more info 7pm: ALLENTOWN! (meets at Allen Street Hardware Cafe, 245 Allen.)Tours every Friday until Oct. 31. $10/general; $5/kids ages 7-11. Contact 655-6663 or www.MasonWinfield.com
Martin House Complex
- 11am: See Frank Lloyd Wright’s 1904 architectural masterpiece under restoration. Tours at 11am & 2pm. Reservations strongly recommended, call 856-3858.

Music

Blues

Alternative Brews
- 6pm: Frank Grisanti
Double D’s Queen City Grille
- 9:30pm: Eric Spahr
Lafayette Tap Room
- 9:30pm: Chris Beard
Player’s
- 8pm: Theresa Quinn & Tom Brown
Stillwater
- 10:30pm: Harvey & the Hurricanes

Celtic/Irish

Buffalo Irish Center
- 9pm: Blarney Bunch
Shannon Pub
- 8:30pm: Terry Griffith

Classical

Albright Knox Art Gallery
- 6pm: Gusto at the Gallery: Highlighting outstanding Buffalo State College music student Melissa Steiger, with Ivan Docenko on piano
Rockwell Hall
- 3:30pm, Buffalo State College: Clarinet Recital and Lecture with Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra guest conductor and clarinet soloist Carl Topilow accompanied by Ivan Docenko on piano
St. Paul’s Cathedral
- 12:30pm: Friday Weekly Recitals: Leah Schneider, soprano & Paul Hartley, piano
UB Lippes Concert Hall
- 8pm, North Campus: Recital by Roland E. Martin and premiere of his song cycle, “A Rose Beside the Water.” Paintings by Catherine Parker will be on display during the performance. Song cycle and artwork are based on the poems of Pablo Neruda. $5/general; free for UB students

Country/Bluegrass

Mohawk Place
- 6pm: Pete Worden & the Hardtimers

Dance Music/DJs

Buffalo’s Finest
- 8pm: Goddess Promotions “Ladies Night Out.” $20/presale (906-1436 or 888-0541) or $25/at door includes food, drink, & entertainment
Club Infinity
- 8pm: EOTO. $10
Cozumel Grill
- 6pm: 13th Anniversary Party with music by the Mick Hayes Band, then DJ Universal
Desi’s South (formerly La Boom nightclub)
- 9pm: DJ “Pauly” Paul
Mazzariello’s
- 11pm: Friday Fusion (old soul, R&B, indie, hip hop, rock) with DJ Hussalonia
Parkside Lanes Bar & Lounge
- 10pm: DJ Dumais spinnin’ the hottest hits & requests
Roxy’s
- 10pm: DJ Lady Atram spinning pop, house & hip-hop
Stillwater
- 11pm: Bruce Force with Christ Sinister (Acid Test/Knowmatic Tribe)
Tabu Night Club
- 10pm: Cream Fridays with DJ Ark Angel & special guest DJs every week.
Trackside Grille
- 6pm: CJ the DJ -Friday Night Party Night
Ukranian American Civic Center
- 8pm: Pierogie Dance Pub Night with music by DJ Bad Brakes, $6 pierogie dinners, dancing, & more.

Folk/Acoustic

Clarence Center Coffee Co.
- 8pm: Sweet Soul with Sam Sole
Comfort Zone Cafe
- 8-11pm: No Effect
Hard Rock Cafe
- 7pm: Emerson Hart & Delta Goodrem. Leslie Stanwyck opens the show. $10 at www.ticketweb.org. Proceeds from the concerts will go to various breast cancer charities in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Irishman Pub & Eatery
- 9:30pm: Nelson & the Heaters
Peopleart Coffee House
- 9pm, Unity Church: John Brady
Taste
- 7:30pm: Silhouette

Jazz

Albright Knox Art Gallery
- 6pm: Gusto at the Gallery: Highlighting outstanding Buffalo State College music student Melissa Steiger, with Ivan Docenko on piano
Amaryllis
- 7-10pm: Kathryn Scibilia & Andy Bialek
Anchor Bar
- 9-11:45pm: Sharon Bailey & the Jazz Example
Batavia Downs
- 8pm: Mark Mazur Trio
Bistro at the Old Fort Inn
- 7-10pm: Custode & Parisi Jazz Trio
Cafe At Masten/Eaton
- 8pm: Adrian Benton & Company
Manzella’s
- 8:45-11:45pm: Saxman Slim
Nietzsche’s
- 10pm: MK Groove Orchestra, with Ramforinkus
O Restaurant and Lounge
- 8-11pm: Latin Jazz Project
Roycroft Inn
- 8-11pm: Chu Nero Trio
Shadow Lounge
- 5:30pm: Jammin’ Jazz at the Shadow with Jim Bohm & Dave Calire
Tudor Lounge
- midnight: Trio X featuring Paul Bruschini, Joe Coats, and Roger Schlee.
Wegman’s
- 6-8pm, Sheridan Dr: Kathy Beck & Tom Paladino

Karaoke

Garden Park Cafe
- 8:30pm: Ron’s 7-Nite Karaoke
Hilltop Inn & Grove
- 8pm: Jim Beau’s Roadshow
Jet Port Lounge
- 9pm: SOONERTUNES.com with Okie Rich
Kegler’s Pub
- 9pm, Transit Lanes: Karaoke with Bud
King’s Court
- 10pm: Blue Sound
South Transit Lanes
- 9:30pm: Karaoke Show with Dan the Yankee Fan

Latin

Albright Knox Art Gallery
- 6:30pm: Gusto at the Gallery: All-ages Latin music workshop with Rafi Malkiel 7:30pm: Gusto at the Gallery: Rafi Milkiel Latin Jazz Quintet

Lounge

E.B. Green’s
- 5:30-9:30am, Hyatt Regency: Jackie Jocko
Elmwood Lounge
- 11pm: Lance Diamond
Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort
- 9pm: Tony Bennett (Oct. 9-10). Tickets from $70 at www.Ticketmaster.ca
Oliver’s
- 7:30-11pm: Piano music of George Jones
Pietro’s
- 8:30pm: Civiletto sings Sinatra
Shadow Lounge
- 10pm: Intuition
Verbena
- 9:30pm: Mirage

Open Mic

Daily Grind Cafe
- 7-9:30pm, Lockview Plaza: Open mic
Don Pablo’s
- 5pm: Hosted by Paul Dylin

Polka

Ulrich’s Tavern
- 6:30pm: The Frankfurters

Rock

Attitudes (Lockport)
- 10pm: Hudson
Broadway Joe’s Bar & Grill
- 7pm: G-Force 9pm: Kindergarden Crush, Standing Audition 10:30pm: Haiku
Central Park Grill
- 11pm: Maniacs Play Dead
Club Diablo
- 9pm: DJs From Hell. Newt, Ten Seconds From Postal, Flatline, Chanceja Jordan, Dragon Me Down
Cozumel Grill
- 6pm: 13th Anniversary Party with music by the Mick Hayes Band, then DJ Universal
Desi’s South (formerly La Boom nightclub)
- 9:30pm: Fatal Sting (tribute to The Scorpions)
Desiderio’s on Broadway
- 5-8pm: Kevin McCarthy
Dockside Inn
- 10pm: Bleeding Hearts
Elmwood Lounge
- 10:30pm: Davey Z. Project
Macaroon’s Nite Club
- 9pm: Hit-N-Run
Merlin’s
- 10pm: Concubine, the Brothers Relevant. $4
Mohawk Place
- 10pm: C.O. Jones Family Reunion Show with special gusts Handsome Jack. $10
Nietzsche’s
- 6pm: The Outlyers
Pier 84
- 8pm: FunZone
Rhino’s
- 7pm: Rock Bottom 10:30pm: Coda (Led Zeppelin tribute)
Root Five
- 10pm: Buffalo Rising
Shores Waterfront
- 9pm: Fat Brat with Paul Varga & Ken Wilczak
Soundlab
- 9pm: Lemuria Tour Kick-off Show with guests Gordon Gano’s Army (UK), Mischief Brew (Philly, PA), & Ninja Gun (Valdosta, GA).
Talty’s
- 9:30pm: Billy McEwen & Joe Head
Town Ballroom
- 7pm: (doors). Gwar, with Kingdom of Sorrow and Toxic Holocaust. $19.50/advance (Town Ballroom box office, 681 Main St., 852-3900, Tickets.com/888-223-6000, Tops Markets) or $23/day of show
Tralf Music Hall
- 8pm: Okkervil River. $16/presale or $18/day of show at www.Ticketmaster.com (852-5000)
Water Street Music Hall (Rochester)
- 8pm: Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band. $12/advance or $14/at door at www.Ticketmaster.com (585-232-1900), Rochester’s House of Guitars (645 Titus Ave.)
Ying’s Wings & Things (Depew)
- 11pm: Black Widow
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