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Betty’s
- 8am-9pm: BirdSong. Painting and mixed media sculpture by Mary Weig (through Jan 4.)
Center for Inquiry
- 9am-5pm: Rational Impulse. Work by Bruce Adams (through Dec. 24)
Chateau Buffalo
- noon-8pm: De Fine Presents. Work by CassGlass, Cathy Miller and mini works by Kristin Brandt, installation of fine art glass, sculpture and paintings (through Dec. 31)
Chow Chocolat
- 8am-9pm: Denise Sperry Solo Exhibition 2008 (through Jan. 1)
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)
Pangaea Sushi & Sake Bar
- 5-10pm: Shadows of the Mind: Surreal art by Joseph Edward Agen and Functional Stoneware by Trista Barry
Point of View
- 10am-6pm: Work by WNY artists including Adele Becker, Joan Fitzgerald, Rena Reisman, Dianne Baker, Linda Toomey, and Evette Slaughter (through Dec. 30)

Exhibits

20th Century Finest Gallery
- noon-5pm, Michael Donnelly Interior Design: Sheldon Berlyn: Works on Paper/1960s, ‘70s, and ‘80s (through Jan. 3)
Albright Knox Art Gallery
- 10am-5pm: REMIX the Collection. Recent acquisitions and works from the Permanent Collection 10am-5pm: Op Art Revisited: Selections from the Albright-Knox Art Gallery (through Jan. 25) 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)
Art Dialogue Gallery/WNY Artists Group
- 11am-5pm: Artful Gifts 2008. Annual exhibition of small original art gifts by local artists (through Dec. 30)
Art Market
- 11am-7pm: Work from Ran Webber, Jozef Bajus, Caroline Bronckers, Jill Hart, Marcus L. Wise, Hugo Rodriguez, and dozens of others (through Dec. 28)
Buffalo Arts Studio
- 11am-5pm, Tri-Main Building, Suite 500: Buffalo Arts Studio’s Annual Artists Exhibit and Sale ‘08 (through Jan. 3).
Burchfield-Penney Art Center
- 10am-5pm, Buffalo State College: Photo-Pictorialists of Buffalo (through April 4) 10am-5pm, Buffalo State College: The Art of Western New York: An Historical Context (through Sept. 27) 10am-5pm, Buffalo State College: Declarative Mode: Paul Sharits’ Bicentennial Film (through March 1) 10am-5pm, Buffalo State College: Artistry in Clay, Fiber, Glass, Metal, and Wood (through March 1) 10am-5pm, Buffalo State College: Milton Rogovin: Appalachia Revisited (through April 19) 10am-5pm, Buffalo State College: In Rare Form: Western New York Sculpture (through April 19) 10am-5pm, Buffalo State College: Flower Blobs Bloom by Roberley Bell (through March 15) 10am-5pm, Buffalo State College: Burchfield’s Seasons (through March 1) 10am-5pm, Buffalo State College: Gateway: Space, Place and the Transformative Through (through April 19) 10am-5pm, Buffalo State College: Entering Burchfield’s World (through March 1)
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: Studio Secrets revealed: Works by Bruce Adams and Richard Huntington (through Dec. 13)
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)
Collectors Gallery at the Albright Knox
- noon-4pm: New York: Selected Works (through Jan. 31)
College St. Gallery
- 4-8pm: College Street Gallery Co-op. Work by Gene Witkowski, Glenn Murray, Robert Schultz, Michael Mulley, Jeanine Swallow, Jerry Greenberg, Val Dunne, Amanda Giczkowski, Nick DeMarchi, Fran Amaya, Tim Raymond, Sean Madden, Candace Keegan, Neil Mahar, and Evan Everhart (through Dec. 31)
Dana Tillou Fine Arts
- 11am-5pm: Little Picture Show: Covering 150 Years of Art. A Western New York and Niagara historical print collection (through Dec. 31)
Hallwalls
- 11am-6pm: Jesse Webber’s You Can’t Smoke in Here, Mr. Corbusier, You’ll Burn This Mother Down, a series of prints of prints in homage to Le Corbusier’s historic early 20th century trip to the American Rust Belt, and Kara Tanaka’s video installation Pining Wind (both through Dec. 20).
Indigo Art Gallery
- noon-5pm: Winter: A Group Exhibition (through Jan. 4)
Michael J. McMahon Gallery
- 10am-5pm: Watercolor paintings by Michael J. McMahon
Muleskinner Antiques
- 10am-5pm: Rare vintage photography of Ernest Rawleigh (through Dec. 15)
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)
Neighborhood Collective
- noon-5pm: Local Artisan Bazaar. Featuring 30 local artists and craftspeople with work for show and sale (through Dec. 24)
Niagara County Community College (NCCC) Art Gallery
- 10am-8pm: NCCC Student Exhibition (through Dec. 18)
Nichols School Gallery
- 8am-4pm, Glenn and Awdrey Flickinger Performing Arts Center: Two Generations: How We See. Recent work by Beth Munro and Robert Ivers (through Jan. 16)
Nina Freudenheim Gallery
- 10am-5pm, Lenox Hotel: Exhibition of new constructions by Rebecca Smith (through Jan. 13)
Regina Quick Center for the Arts at St. Bonaventure University
- 10am-5pm: African Odyssey. The art and material culture of Africa 10am-5pm: Anniversary year reinstallation of the University’s Permanent Collection 10am-5pm: Art of Sky, Art of Earth: Maya Cosmic Imagery
Studio Hart
- 10am-2pm: Group Show: Various Artists (through Jan. 3) 10:30am-2pm: Eyes On The World: Three Buffalo Photographers. Work by Linda Gale Gellman, Nancy J. Parisi, and Robert Schulman (through Jan. 3)
UB Anderson Gallery
- 11am-5pm: Frederman @80. Group exhibition inspired by the life and works of Raymond Federman featuring work by Harvey Breverman, Bruce Jackson, and Terri Katz-Kasimov (through Jan. 18) 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: Noncommittal: A Prospective Glance. Selections from the Department of Visual Studies’ Senior Thesis 2008 (through Feb. 7)

Special Exhibits

Amherst Museum
- 9:30am-4:30pm: Blue Monday: Washday and Women, Picturing Our Past 9:30am-4:30pm: What’s Cooking: Women in the Kitchen (through Dec. 31)
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: 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)
Burchfield Nature & Art Center
- 9am-4pm: Hamash Variations. Woodblock prints by Catherine Schuman Miller (through Feb. 1)
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
Grant Street Gallery
- 10am-6pm: A Holiday Bizarre art show and sale (through Jan. 17)
Hero Design Studio & Boutique
- noon-7pm: This B.U.D.’s For You custom toy show. Featuring one of a kind custom-designed 9” Blow Up Dolls from Jamugo, by over 30 international artists (through Dec. 23).
History Center of Niagara County
- 9am-5pm: Time in a Bottle. Collections of glass bottles, clocks and watches

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

Dance

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

Etc.

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

Lectures

WNED Broadcast Center
- 12:15pm: Journalist and political commentator David Corn will present “Presidential Leadership in the Age of Obama”.

Literary

Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens
- 6-7:30pm: Reading Between The Lines Workshops. Free environmental book discussion program. This month: “Water Wars: Privatization, Pollution and Profit” by Vandana Shiva. Contact www.buffalogardens.com or 827.1584 ext. 291 to register
Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society
- 1:30pm: Reading Between the Lines Book Discussion Series Part I: Finding Liberty in Literature. “Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America” by Barbara Ehrenreich. Pre-registration required, contact 873-9644, ext. 317 or programs@bechs.org
Hallwalls
- 7:30pm: Earth’s Daughters Magazine presents the Gray Hair Reading Series with guests Grace Ritz & Loren Keller. $5 suggested donation

Magic

Swiss Chalet
- 5-8pm: Tableside magic with Mike Seege

Seasonal Event

Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens
- 4-5pm: Holiday Light Show. Every day through Jan 4.
Cottage District Festival of Lights
- 5pm: The first annual “Neighborhood Festival of Lights” (Nov. 26-Jan. 6). West side Christmas light display. The Cottage District is bounded by Richmond, Connecticut and Porter Ave. out to D’Youville College.
Kenan Center
- noon-5pm: Holiday House (Dec. 8-19). Lockport’s Historic Kenan house will be open daily for visitors. Free

Special Event

Romanello’s Roseland (South)
- 11:30am-2pm: Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens Holiday Luncheon. $24/BECBG members; $27/general. Call 827.1584 ext. 204

Spiritual

Eastern Hills Wesleyan Church
- 7-9pm: “The Road to Bethlehem” (Dec. 10-12). Outdoor drive-through live nativity that tells the story of the birth of Jesus Christ. Free
Unitarian Universalist Church
- 7:30pm: Dances of Universal Peace, in the Parish Hall. Contact www.peaceworksdancesna.org or 883-1275 for more info

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.
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

Buffalo & Erie County Public Library
- midnight: Buffalo State College Restaurant Institute presents “ The Business Side of Running a Restaurant”. For reservations call 878-4030
Cancer Wellness Center
- 6:30-8:30pm: “Gratitude, Forgiveness, Trust and Hope”.
Daemen College
- 7:30-10pm: Cross Country Skiing workshop sponsored by the Buffalo Nordic Ski Club. free

Music

Blues

Alternative Brews
- 8pm: Live Blues Pro-Jam
Lafayette Tap Room
- 9pm: Pro Jam with Nick Veltri & Crusin Deuces featuring Jack Civiletto

Celtic/Irish

Murphy’s Main Street Station
- 7-9:30pm: Cairde
Shannon Pub
- 6:30pm: Joe Head

Choral

Fountain Plaza
- noon: M&T Bank Holiday Series. Bishop Timon St. Jude Men’s chorus.
St. Peter’s RC Church
- 3pm: Voces Regales and the Girls & Boys Choirs of St. Paul’s Cathedral present Benjamin Britten’s “A Ceremony of Carols”

Classical

1300 elmwood
- 8:30am: School # 96 Campus West holiday concert 10am: School # 96 Campus West holiday concert 6pm: School # 96 Campus West holiday concert

Country/Bluegrass

Club Paradise
- 7pm, McKinley Park Inn: All request “Country in Paradise.” Line dancing lessons at 7:30pm.
UB Center for the Arts
- 8pm: Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. $38/general; $28/students (box office, Ticketmaster)

Dance Music/DJs

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

Folk/Acoustic

Taste
- 7:30pm: Doug Yeomans

Jazz

Amaryllis
- 6:30-9:30pm: Jazzline featuring Jennie Jones
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
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
Papaya
- 6-10pm, Hampton Inn: Vocalist Cheryl Ferris with Joe Baudo and Wayne Moose
Verbena
- 8-11pm: Johnny Dee

Open Mic

Central Park Grill
- 9:30pm: Hosted by Gaia Miranda
Ernie’s Beef-N-Ale
- 8pm: Wednesdays with Ernie Weber & Cindy Joe
Hennessey’s Bar & Grill
- 7-10pm: Open mic every Wednesday
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. 11-12). $15 at www.ticketmaster.ca 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

Rock

Broadway Joe’s Bar & Grill
- 9pm: Kissing Bridge presents “Metal Madness”
Merlin’s
- 8-10pm: The Jamie Moses Band 11pm: Open mic with Ed Wyner
Mister Goodbar
- 10pm: Wild One featuring Amanda
Mohawk Place
- 8pm: Empty Bottles. $5
O’Brien’s Pub
- 8pm: Kevin McCarthy
Soundlab
- 9pm: Puricane, Shapes of State, Bev Beverly
Staples
- 10pm: Vinnie DeRosa
Tudor Lounge
- 8pm: Purple Monkey Dishwasher
Uno’s Chicago Grill
- 8-11pm: More Than Me
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