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Allen Street Hardware Cafe
- 5-11pm: Power Lines. Work by Nancy Davies and Liz Birardi (through Nov. 21)
Betty’s
- 8am-9pm: New prints by Buffalo printmaker Joel Lewitsky (through Nov. 9)
Chow Chocolat
- 8am-6pm: Milk Weed. Paintings by Kyla Avery Kegler (through Oct. 23)
Jewish Center Greater Buffalo
- 6am-9pm: 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-9pm: 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
- 1:30-8:30pm: Landscapes by Lockport artist Douglas Michalski (through Oct. 31)

Events & Openings

Ohm Ultra Lounge
- 9pm: MaddHalloween Art Opening. Artwork by Maddtat2.com artists and Friends, music by MC Pez and DJ Beloved

Exhibits

Albright Knox Art Gallery
- 10am-5pm: REMIX the Collection. Recent acquisitions and works from the Permanent Collection 10am-5pm: Remix Inner Space: Photography from the Collection (through Jan. 4) 10am-5pm: From Tusk to Tail: Animals and Art (through Jan. 25) 10am-5pm: From Tusk to Tail: Animals and Art (through Jan. 30) 10am-5pm: Works on Paper: The Natalie and Irving Forman Collection (through Oct. 19) 10am-5pm: Op Art Revisited: Selections from the Albright-Knox Art Gallery (through Jan. 25)
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)
Beltz Family Gallery at Villa Maria College
- 8am-8pm: Art Department Faculty Exhibit (through Oct. 24)
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: Max Streicher: Metamorphosis. Exhibit based on Kafka’s Metamorphosis (through Jan. 25) 11am-5pm, Niagara University: Homage to Picasso (through Feb. 15) 11am-5pm, Niagara University: Thus I Passe By. Paintings by Richard Huntington (through Jan. 18) 11am-5pm, Niagara University: InterpretingTraditional Genres (through Dec. 23)
Castellani Art Museum at the Falls
- 10am-4pm, Niagara Falls Conference Center: Selections from the Charles Rand Penney Collection of Historical Niagara Falls Prints (through Oct. 19)
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)
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)
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)
Nina Freudenheim Gallery
- 10am-5pm, Lenox Hotel: Paper Thin Walls. Works on paper by Katherine Sehr (through Nov. 19)
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: African Odyssey. The art and material culture of Africa 10am-5pm: Art of Sky, Art of Earth: Maya Cosmic Imagery
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
- 1-7pm, Ansonia Center: Just South of Here: A Photographic Journey by Connie Coleman and Alan Powell (through Oct. 31)
Studio Hart
- 10am-2pm: Meditations on Summer. New paintings by Cynnie Gaasch (through Nov. 22)
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)

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: Culture Quest. New themed exhibit about collectors and collecting (through Jan. 4) 10am-5pm: Vanitas. Photographs by Patty Wallace in the Museum’s Atrium (through Jan. 4) 10am-5pm: Tao of Water. Photography exhibition by Zen Master John Daido Loori (through Oct. 26)
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)
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-11pm, 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

Community Interest

Boys & Girls Beecher Clubhouse
- noon-2pm: Free Drop in Literacy & Language Center for adults to learn English, reading & writing. Call Literacy Volunteers at 876-8991 for more info
Canisius College Women’s Business Center
- noon-1pm: Free counseling sessions for current or potential small business owners. No registration required
Harlem Road Community Center
- 10am: Networking meeting for the Parachute Group, for outplaced employees and career changers. Call 276-1117 for more info
Valley Community Center
- 6-9pm: “Lessons From Homicides.” Movie screening/violence prevention workshop. Visit www.lessonsfromhomicides.com for more info
Your So Vain
- 5-7pm: Free breast and skin cancer screening

Dance

Brounshilde VFW Post
- 8pm: Ballroom/Tango Dance every Wednesday

Etc.

Buffalo Brewpub
- 6-8pm: Free caricatures by Christina Reilly

Kid’s Stuff

Audubon Library
- 6:30pm: Matt’s Music for Kids with Matt Surowiec

Lectures

Villa Maria College
- 7-9pm: “Staging & Redesigning Your Home.” Get ready for a sale, interior decorator, husehold blending, & more. Presented by MJ Leatherbarrow and Anne Leo. $10/general; free for Villa Maria alumni

Literary

Buffalo Museum of Science
- 10:30am-noon: Reading Between the Lines Series: The First Frontier: New York State and American Expansion, 1775-1890. Discussion of “The Battle for New York: The City at the Heart of the American Revolution,” by Barnet Schecter
Hallwalls
- 7:30pm: Gray Hair Reading Series presented by Earth’s Daughters Magazine: Featured readers are author Don Mitchell and poet Ruth Thompson. $5 suggested donation
Karpeles Manuscript Museum (Porter Hall)
- 8pm: Just Buffalo/Poetics Plus/SUNY Buffalo present a performance by Bruce Andrews

Recreation

Brighton Branch Library
- 3:30pm: Recipe Club. Exchange ideas about food, wine, & cooking. Bring favorite recipes, food samples

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

Eagle House
- 6pm:

Haunted Pub Crawl of WILLIAMSVILLE with Mason Winfield’s Haunted History Ghost Walks, Inc. Check-in from 6-7pm; pub crawl from 7-9. $20. Contact 655-6663 or www.MasonWinfield.com to pre-register

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.
Ohm Ultra Lounge
- 9pm: MaddHalloween Art Opening. Artwork by Maddtat2.com artists and Friends, music by MC Pez and DJ Beloved
St. Paul’s Cathedral
- 11:30am-2pm: Chicken BBQ in Cathedral Park (next to the Church on Main St.) to benefit Literacy Volunteers of Buffalo & Erie County. $8/advance or $9/same day. Contact www.stpaulscathedral.org or 855-0900.
Trinity Episcopal Church
- 5:30-8pm: Taking Domestic Violence Out of the Closet. Evening of conversation among LGBTQ individuals, allies, supporters, etc. Free. Call 884-6002 for more info

Spiritual

Daemen College
- 6:30-8:30pm: The Cancer Wellness Center hosts a program on spirituality and healing. The topic for the evening is “Stories of Healing from our Cancer Coaches.”
Gifts of Gaia
- 6:30pm: “Spiritually Reconnecting with Mother Earth.” Madis Senner on sacred sites in WNY. Call 553-9804 for registration.

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: ORCHARD PARK (meets at the Municipal Building, S. Buffalo St., Orchard Park) Tours every Wed. 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 (in-depth) & 2pm. Reservations strongly recommended, call 856-3858.

Workshops

Batavia Town Hall
- 1pm: State Parks Grant & Recreational Trail Program Workshop. Visit http://www.nysparks.state.ny.us/grants for applications and program info.
Ellicottville boces center
- 9:30am-1pm: Free special education workshop.
Shoppe on Main
- 6:30pm, Rte 78: Glass Fusion Class with Catherine O’Connor. Ages 14+. Call 778-5273 to register
Valley Community Center
- 5:30-8:30pm: Free movie showing and violence prevention workhop conducted by the staff and crew of Lessons from Homicides.

Music

Blues

Alternative Brews
- 8pm: Live Blues Pro-Jam
Double D’s Queen City Grille
- 8:30pm: Ray Barry open mic
Seneca Niagara Casino
- 6-10pm: Mark Winsick Band

Country/Bluegrass

Club Paradise
- 7pm, McKinley Park Inn: All request “Country in Paradise.” Line dancing lessons at 7:30pm.
Rhino’s
- 8pm: Bareback Jack
UB Center for the Arts
- 7:30pm: WYRK Fall Acoustic Concert featuring Jimmy Wayne, Ashton Shepherd, and Jamey Johnson. $20. Portion of proceeds benefit the Food Bank of WNY

Dance Music/DJs

Desi’s South (formerly La Boom nightclub)
- 9pm: Shamrock Wednesdays with CJ the DJ

Folk/Acoustic

Tralf Music Hall
- 8pm: Kenny Rankin. $25/advance or $27/day of show at www.Ticketmaster.com (852-5000)
WBFO Live in Allen Hall
- 7:30pm: Free weekly performance series: Dave Ruch

Jazz

Allen Street Hardware Cafe
- 10pm: Tim Clarke/Matt Felski Quartet
Caffe Espresso
- 10pm, Clarence Mall Plaza: Triple Dot Theory
Colored Musicians Club
- 6-9pm: Larry Salter Big Band

Karaoke

Bada Bing
- 9pm: Blue Sound
Buckin’ Buffalo Saloon
- 8pm-1am: MB Karaoke with Sean
Desiderio’s on Broadway
- 10pm: Super Sound karaoke with Bud
Fairgrounds Gaming and Raceway Clubhouse
- 8pm, Erie County Fairgrounds: Karaoke
Garden Park Cafe
- 8:30pm: Ron’s 7-Nite Karaoke
Roxy’s
- 10:30pm: Karaoke Show with TJ

Lounge

E.B. Green’s
- 5:30-9:30pm, Hyatt Regency: Jackie Jocko

Open Mic

Central Park Grill
- 9:30pm: Hosted by Gaia Miranda
Double D’s Queen City Grille
- 8:30pm: Ray Barry open mic
Ernie’s Beef-N-Ale
- 8pm: Wednesdays with Ernie Weber & Cindy Joe
Irishman Pub & Eatery
- 9pm: Hosted by Brad & Marty
Kate’s
- 8pm: Open jam with Big Tobacco.
Limerick’s Lakeview Pub
- 8pm: Open mic
Merlin’s
- 11pm: Hosted by Ed Wyner
Root Five
- 7-11pm: Open mic night with Dan “J”
Tudor Lounge
- 9:30pm: Hosted by Largevandriver

Polka

Fairgrounds Gaming and Raceway Clubhouse
- 3:30-6:30pm, Erie County Fairgrounds: Jackpot Polka Band

Pop

Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort
- 3pm: Cruisin’ Classics: A singing and dancing homage to the music of the ‘50s (Feb. 3-5). $15 at www.ticketmaster.ca 3pm: Cruisin’ Classics: A singing and dancing homage to the music of the ‘50s (Feb. 11-12). $15 at www.ticketmaster.ca 3pm: Cruisin’ Classics: A singing and dancing homage to the music of the ‘50s (Feb. 11-12). $15 at www.ticketmaster.ca

Rock

Merlin’s
- 8-10pm: The Jamie Moses Band 11pm: Open mic with Ed Wyner
Mister Goodbar
- 10pm: Wild One featuring Amanda
O’Brien’s Pub
- 8pm: Kevin McCarthy
Staples
- 10pm: Vinnie DeRosa
Town Ballroom
- 7pm: Five Finger Death Punch, with In This Moment, Bury Your Dead, Another Black Day. $16/advance (box office at 852-3900, www.Tickets.com/888-223-6000, Tops Markets) or $19/day of show. All ages
Uno’s Chicago Grill
- 8-11pm: More Than Me
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