Artvoice: Buffalo's #1 Newsweekly
Home Blogs Web Features Events Weekly Features Classifieds Contact

Artvoice Events Calendar


Go to today

Calendar:

Find:



Tuesday, December 9

Artviews

Etc.

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)
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: Artistry in Clay, Fiber, Glass, Metal, and Wood (through March 1) 10am-5pm, Buffalo State College: Entering Burchfield’s World (through March 1) 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: 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: 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: Photo-Pictorialists of Buffalo (through April 4) 10am-5pm, Buffalo State College: Flower Blobs Bloom by Roberley Bell (through March 15)
CEPA Gallery
- 10am-5pm: Trans-Evolution: Examining Bio Art. Work by Paul Vanouse, Oron Catts and Ionat Zurr, and Elizabeth Demaray (through Dec. 29)
Castellani Art Museum
- 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: Thus I Passe By. Paintings by Richard Huntington (through Jan. 18) 11am-5pm, Niagara University: Homage to Picasso (through Feb. 15)
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-5pm: 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: Art of Sky, Art of Earth: Maya Cosmic Imagery 10am-5pm: African Odyssey. The art and material culture of Africa 10am-5pm: Anniversary year reinstallation of the University’s Permanent Collection
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 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)
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

Comedy

Nietzsche’s
- 8pm: Comedy Night hosted by Kristen Becker

Community Interest

YWCA of the Tonawandas
- 10am: Networking meeting for the Parachute Group, for outplaced employees and career changers. Call 276-1117 for more info

Dance

Sangria’s Lounge
- 8pm: Havana Nights: FREE Salsa Class. open dancing afterwords, drink specials. Contact salsaforthesoul@gmail.com for more info.

Literary

Old Editions Bookstore
- 1:30pm: Reading Between the Lines Book Discussion Series Part II: Travel and Tourism Narratives in the Empire State. “The Second Greatest Disappointment: Honeymooning and Tourism at Niagara Falls” by Karen Dubinsky. Pre-registration required, contact 873-9644, ext. 317 or programs@bechs.org

Magic

Dandelion’s
- 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

Spiritual

Church of Scientology
- 7pm: “Human Relations & Problems of Work” free lecture. Call 856-3910 to reserve your seat
Cornell Cooperative Extension Center at Roycroft
- 7pm: MasonWinfield.com Lecture Series presents an astrology class with Cassandra Bauerle. $15. Contact 655-6663 or www.MasonWinfield.com 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.

Music

Blues

Double D’s Queen City Grille
- 7pm: Appleby, Mahfoud, & Reinhardt

Choral

Fountain Plaza
- noon: M&T Bank Holiday Series. City Honors Chorale.

Christian

St. Peter’s United Church of Christ
- 7:45pm: Strike the Rock

Classical

Buffalo City Hall
- noon: School 206 South Park Chorus & Jazz Band holiday concert
NFTA
- noon: School 301 Burgard High School holiday concert

Dance Music/DJs

Limerick’s Lakeview Pub
- 10pm: DJ Barney
Tabu Night Club
- 8pm: DJ Doc Latin

Folk/Acoustic

Nietzsche’s
- 10pm: Josh Gage & the Genuflektors. Every Tuesday after “Comedy Night”
Taste
- 7:30pm: Crystal & Eric

Jazz

Bobby McGee’s
- 8pm, University Plaza: Dan Hull and Friends featuring vocalist Mary Stahl, pianist James Vincent Calabrese, and bassist Paul Zapalowski.
Chocolate Bar
- 8-11pm: Saxman Slim
Colored Musicians Club
- noon-2pm: Joe Baido Big Band 8-10pm: Macy Favor Big Band

Karaoke

Desi’s South (formerly La Boom nightclub)
- 8pm: Karaoke with Kevin & Sensational Sound
Dog House
- 8pm: Jim Beau’s Roadshow
Garden Park Cafe
- 8:30pm: Ron’s 7-Nite Karaoke
Hilltop Inn & Grove
- 8pm: Jim Beau’s Roadshow
Q
- 10pm: The Karaoke Show with Danny
Recckio’s Bowling Center
- 10pm: Tuesdays with Jeff
Ying’s Wings & Things
- 9pm, Tonawanda: Rollin’ Sound

Lounge

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

Open Mic

Al-E-Oops
- 8:30-11:30pm: Hosted by Eric Joseph
Bokans Pub
- 9pm: Hosted by Dean
Brennan’s Bowery Bar
- 9pm: Dzialak Brothers’ open mic
Broadway Joe’s Bar & Grill
- 10pm: Open mic with Todd & Friends (full backline provided)
Cafe Allegro
- 8pm: Hosted by Tim Baldwin
Clarence Center Coffee Co.
- 7:30pm: Open mic
Daily Grind Cafe
- 7-9:30pm, Lockview Plaza: Open mic
Elmwood Lounge
- 8pm: Hosted by Charlie Reed
Riley Street Station
- 8:30pm: Acoustic Open Mic with John Deibel & friends.

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

Rock

Bear’s Den
- 10pm: Speed Limit
Broadway Joe’s Bar & Grill
- 9pm: Kissing Bridge Metal Night
Merlin’s
- 7pm: Glenn & the Grifters 10pm: Lana & Hund
Tudor Lounge
- 10pm: Stupid Star Valentino

Specialty Music

Niagara County Community College
- 12:30pm: Arts & Media Division and Music Department presents Guitar-A-Palooza featuring the NCCC Performance Experience. Free
Village Meeting House
- 8pm: The Western New York Chorale presents “’Tis the Season! From the Medieval & Renaissance--Musick, Tales, Poems & Recipes, Holie & Worldlie.” $10/general; $7/seniors, students
©1990-2008 Artvoice. All rights reserved.




Search Artvoice.com:

Print page Print page