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Allen Street Hardware Cafe
- 5-11pm: Power Lines. Work by Nancy Davies and Liz Birardi (through Nov. 21)
Alleyway Theater
- 7:30pm: Beauty and the Beast—Realist Paintings. Work by Marc Duquette (through Nov. 30)
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

Upton Hall at Buffalo State College
- 4-7pm: Opening reception for the Fine Arts Faculty Show (through Oct. 29)

Exhibits

Albright Knox Art Gallery
- 10am-10pm: Op Art Revisited: Selections from the Albright-Knox Art Gallery (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: From Tusk to Tail: Animals and Art (through Jan. 25) 10am: Remix Inner Space: Photography from the Collection (through Jan. 4) 10am-10pm: Works on Paper: The Natalie and Irving Forman Collection (through Oct. 19)
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)
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: Max Streicher: Metamorphosis. Exhibit based on Kafka’s Metamorphosis (through Jan. 25) 11am-5pm, Niagara University: InterpretingTraditional Genres (through Dec. 23) 11am-5pm, Niagara University: Thus I Passe By. Paintings by Richard Huntington (through Jan. 18) 11am-5pm, Niagara University: Homage to Picasso (through Feb. 15)
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)
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) 7-9pm: 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: Art of Sky, Art of Earth: Maya Cosmic Imagery 10am-5pm: Anniversary year reinstallation of the University’s Permanent Collection 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
- 1-7pm, 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-7pm, North Campus: Lyle Ashton Harris Blow Up. Celebrated photographer’s first major museum survey traveling exhibit (through Oct. 18)
Upton Hall at Buffalo State College
- 9am-4:30pm: Opening reception for the Fine Arts Faculty Show (through Oct. 29)
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: Devotional Displays: Personal and Community Traditions. Folk religious displays from the Collection (through Dec. 14) 11am-5pm, Niagara University: Freedom Crossing: The Underground Railroad in Greater Niagara
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)
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

Ben Garelick Jewelers
- midnight: Ladies Night Out with Pink Champagne and Diamonds. Benifit for breast cancer. $45 donation.
Buffalo City Hall
- noon-2pm: City Hall Docent Training with Buffalo Tours. Three sessions (Oct. 16, 23, & 30). $10/all included. Registration required, contact info@BuffaloTours.org
Cheektowaga Senior Center
- 3pm: Motivating Moves. Somatic movement therapist Janet Hamburg presents a program designed to help elders improve mobility and as a unique approach to Parkinson’s disease.
Electric Tower
- 5:30-8:30pm: Buffalo Niagara 360 Launch Party. Sponsored by the Buffalo Niagara Partnership to propel the next generation of regional business leadership. Visit www.buffaloniagara360.org for more info or http://www.thepartnership.org/Home/HomeLinks/events to register
Larkin at Exchange Building
- 5:30pm: “Buffalo On Board: The Train For Change.” Fundraiser for Obama with cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, & special guest senator Malcolm Smith. $250. Contact 860-3601 or nicoleschuman@hotmail.com
St John’s Grace Church
- 7pm: Proposal for a public park surrounding the Richardson Building.
St martin de porres R.C Church
- 7pm: Visions for a Just Community. VOICE-Buffalo will discuss housing, comprehensive regional planning, transportation, community policing, and Neighborhood revitalization
United Way
- 10am: Networking meeting for the Parachute Group, for outplaced employees and career changers. Call 276-1117 for more info

Lectures

Asbury Hall at Babeville
- 6:30-9:30pm: Niagara By Design Speaker Series (part of Doors Open Niagara): “The Preservation and ReUse of Asbury Church,” by Scot Fisher & Ed Cardoni. $35 includes reception, wine, hors d’oeuvres, & site tour. Visit www.doorsopenniagara.com
Center for Inquiry
- 7:30pm: Secularism in India. Dr. Paul Kurtz and Dr. Innaiah Narisetti.
Gilda’s Club
- 6pm: “A Team Approach to Prostate Cancer.” Free presentation by Valerie Burkhard, MD
Graycliff Estate
- 7pm:

The Woman is the Client: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Women Patrons Lecture Series. Mary Jane Hamilton, author of four books on Frank Lloyd Wright, will speak on Wright’s first commission the Hillside School (Versions I (1887) and II (1903) and the Romeo and Juliet Tower (1896.)

Jewish Center Greater Buffalo
- 10:30-11:30am: “More Secrets of Buffalo” Lecture Series. This week: Preview of the 42nd Annual Jewish Community Book Fair and Cultural Arts Festival
UB Alumni Arena
- 8pm: UB Distinguished Speaker Series presents Khaled Hosseini (author of “The Kite Runner” & “A Thousand Splendid Suns”). $14-$76. Visit www.specialevents.buffalo.edu
UB Crosby Hall
- 6:30-9:30pm, South Campus: Niagara by Design Speaker Series (part of Doors Open Niagara): “Ani Di Franco’s Preservation Vision & the Partners Involved.” Visit doorsopenniagara.btapartners.com
UB Farber Hall (South Campus)
- 7-9pm: 2008 Mini-Vet School presented by UB School of Medicine & the Niagara Frontier Veterinary Society. This week: “Under the Knife: Surgery” and “Comfortably Sleeping Through It: Anesthesia”

Literary

Jewish Center Greater Buffalo
- 10:30-11:30am: “More Secrets of Buffalo” Lecture Series. This week: Preview of the 42nd Annual Jewish Community Book Fair and Cultural Arts Festival
Rust Belt Books
- 7pm: Just Buffalo/Small Press Poetry presents a reading by Kim Rosenfeld and Marie Buck
UB Green Library
- 7-8pm: UB Green Book Club Meeting. Discuss “Blessed Unrest” by Paul Walker. Call 829.3535 for more info

Magic

Root Five
- 6-9pm: Magic with Garrett Thomas

Recreation

Shoppe on Main
- 4-6pm, Rte 78: Crochet classes with fiber artist Lisa McCausland (beginner to advanced). $5

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

Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society
- 6pm: Red Jacket Awards Dinner & Ceremony honoring Edwin T. Bean, Jr. and JoAnn Falletta. $150/person or $275/couple. Call 873-9644 for reservations
Karpeles Manuscript Museum (Porter Hall)
- 5:30-8pm: Grassroots Gardens 2nd Annual Harvest Celebration Fundraiser. Contact 851-4647 or www.grassrootsgardens.org for details
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.
University of Buffalo North Campus
- UB True Blue Homecoming Weekend (Oct. 16-19). Bulls vs. Army football, Distinguished Speaker Series, Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony, art and technology tours, various on-campus performances, & more. Visit http://www.alumni.buffalo.edu/homecoming

Spiritual

Buffalo Zen Center
- 7pm: Zen Centered Yoga & Chi Gong
Comfort Inn University
- 7pm: ECKANKAR: “Spiritual Tools for Life’s Challenges.” Contact www.eckankar-ny.org or 800-749-7791. Free

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.

Workshops

Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens
- 6pm: Make It Take It Classes: Basic Topiary Construction. $25/BECBG members; $30/general. Bring gloves and clippers (all other materials provided). Contact www.buffalogardens.com or 827.1584 ext. 291 to register
Shoppe on Main
- 6:30pm, Rte 78: Greeting Card Class with paper artist Erica Benton. $10. Call 778-5273 to register

Music

Blues

Double D’s Queen City Grille
- 8pm: 12 Pack Jack 9:30pm: Flyin Blind
Flying Turtles Bar & Grill
- 8-10pm: The Bravuras Band
Rhino’s
- 8pm: Dave Constantino Band
Shango
- 7pm: Ron Davis on New Orleans blues piano and vocals
Tudor Lounge
- 9pm: Jony James

Celtic/Irish

Shannon Pub
- 7pm: Tom Callahan

Classical

UB Baird Recital Hall
- noon, North Campus: Voice Studio Recital. Free

Dance Music/DJs

Bada Bing
- 9pm: Thursdays with Augie
Bayou
- 10pm: DJ Lil Joe (Top 40/Hip Hop/Mash Ups)
Duo
- 10pm: Little Black Dress Night with DJ JJmorts (House Music)
Mister Goodbar
- 10pm: DJ Scott Down-rare funk, soul & old school hip hop
O Restaurant and Lounge
- 10pm: Eli Hail spins Progressive House
Roxy’s
- 11pm: Stripteasers burlesque/comedy show with DJs spinning rock, dance, hip hop

Folk/Acoustic

Blue Lantern Lounge
- 8pm: Chris Maloney
Clarence Center Coffee Co.
- 7pm: Sweet Soul with Sam Sole
Ellicott Manor
- 9:30pm: Acoustic Jam with Sean Martin & Jim Wynne

Jazz

Amaryllis
- 7-10pm: The Cousins Quartet
Brodo
- 7pm, Amherst: Paul James Jazz Band
Butterwood Gourmet Desserts
- 8:30-10:30pm, Williamsville: Saxman Slim
Chocolate Bar
- 10pm: Andre Killian Experience.

Karaoke

Adonia’s
- 9pm: Karaoke with Blue Sound
Bobby McGee’s
- 10pm, University Plaza: Lucky’s Entertainment
Desiderio’s on Broadway
- 10pm: Super Sound karaoke with Bud
Dockside Inn
- 9pm-1am: Rollin’ Sound
Garden Park Cafe
- 8:30pm: Ron’s 7-Nite Karaoke
J & S Adymy’s
- 7-11pm: Karaoke Thursdays
King’s Court
- 9pm: Blue Sound
Limerick’s Lakeview Pub
- 9pm: Sonic Sound Systems with DJ Barney
O’Brien’s Pub
- 8pm: Rock n’ Roll to the Rescue
Pop’s Bar & Grill
- 9pm: Karaoke with Skip Dog

Lounge

E.B. Green’s
- 5:30-9:30pm, Hyatt Regency: Jackie Jocko
Elmwood Lounge
- 6-9pm: Jules & the Gems. Featuring Julie Kittsley (vocals), Sherrie Morrison (keys), Bobby Thompson (bass), Jim Jaremka (drums), Jimmy Youmans (guitar), & special guests throughout the night

Open Mic

Caz Coffee Cafe
- 7pm: Hosted by Mike Mendez
Steelhead Irish Pub
- 9pm: Hosted by Ray Barry & Melissa Munno
Stillwater
- 9pm: Acoustic open mic

Pop

Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort
- 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

Club Diablo
- 9pm: Lowkey & guests
McGarret’s
- 10pm: Working Man’s Dead (Grateful Dead tribute)
Merlin’s
- 10pm: Jeremy Carroll
Mohawk Place
- 8pm: Nepenthe. $5
Town Ballroom
- 7pm: Trivium, All That Remains, 36 Crazyfists, the Human Abstract. $16.50/advance (box office at 852-3900, www.Tickets.com/888-223-6000, Tops Markets) or $20/day of show. All ages
Whiskey Joe’s
- 7-11pm: Papa & Mama Root: “Songs From the ‘60s Generation.”
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