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Monday, May 19

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Caz Coffee Cafe
- 7am-9pm: Railroad Impressions. Paintings by John Schweikhand (through May 31)
Globe Market
- 11am-8pm: Small works by Dianne Baker (through May 31)
Literacy Volunteers
- 8:30am-8:30pm: Original Paintings by Eileen Hothow (through May 31)
Youngstown Free Library
- 1:30-8:30pm: “Landscapes” by Lockport artist Clayton Rickard (through June 30)

Exhibits

Arts Council of Buffalo & Erie County
- 9am-5pm: Recent Works by Ralph Sirianni (through June 30)
Buffalo Big Print
- 9:30am-5pm: TRASH & TREASURE (Life on Forgotten frontiers). Photographs by Viktoria Ciostek (through Jun 7)
CEPA Photographic Galleries
- noon-5pm: Two MFA Thesis Exhibitions by Kevin Charles Kline and Joel Brenden: Scripted Image: (Re)Visions of Authority and ENTHUSIAST: Calls & Orders (both through May 24)
Goldman/Greenfield Gallery at Daemen College
- 9am-4pm: Department of Visual & Perfroming Arts presents the BFA EXhibit. Work by Maria Lettiere, Annie Stoll, Ashley Tinkey, and Matt Wetter (through May 23)
Kenan Center
- noon-5pm: Work by the late Canadian landscape painter Lawrence V. Badgery (1906-1998) from the collection of his nephew, artist Donald E. Little (through June 29)
Market Street Art Center
- 10am-5pm: Buffalo/Niagara Art Association Spring Exhibition 2008 (through June 1)
Unity Gallery
- 10am-4pm, Unity Church: Exhibition of black & white photography by Karla J. Levi (through July 2)

Special Exhibits

Starlight Studio & Gallery
- 9am-4pm: Art Words & Art Works. Paintings, prints, drawings, and ceramic sculpture by adults with learning disabilities or neurological impairment (through May 30)

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

Dance

Shakti Yoga Studio
- 8-10pm: Lindy Fix Mondays. Lindy Hop, Jitterbug, Balboa, Charleston. $3 (www.swingbuffalo.com/lindyfix.html)

Films/Screenings

Birdhouse Collective
- 5pm: Screening of three new films from Microcosm Publishing: “Still We Ride” (37 minutes), “The Other Side” (43 minutes), and “X-Ray Visions” (68 minutes)

Kid’s Stuff

Dudley Branch Library
- 10:30-11:30am: Preschool Storytime for kids ages 3-5

Literary

Dale Association Center for Lifelong Learning
- 6:30pm: Local author David Brown will read from his new detective novel “The Elusive Chauffeur.” Booksigning to follow
WBFO at UB Allen Hall (South Campus)
- 7pm: Meet the Author Contemporary Non-Fiction Series: David Hajdu, “The Ten-Cent Plague:The Great Comic-Book Scare and How It Changed America”

Special Event

Pearl Street Grill & Brewery
- 5:15pm: Buffalo Niagara Sales & Marketing Executives (BNSME) Annual Installation & Awards Dinner with featured speaker H. Glen Walter, President of Labatt USA. $35/general; $20/students. Call 662-2279 to register

Specialty Theater

Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort
- 8:30pm: “Le Grande Cirque” (May 12-25). Tickets start at $20 (www.ticketmaster).ca

Spiritual

C.G. Jung Center
- 7:30-9pm: Women’s Study Group on the Feminine.
Church of Scientology
- 7pm: Free Dianetics lecture. Call 856-3910 to reserve your seat,

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.
Graycliff Estate
- 11am: Tour the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed estate. $15/general; $10/students under 21. Contact 947-9217 graycliff@verizon.net for reservations
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

Elks Club
- 7pm: Harvey & the Hurricanes

Celtic/Irish

Ulrich’s Tavern
- 7:30pm: Irish singing session hosted by Tim Daley

Dance Music/DJs

Adonia’s
- 10pm: Pop Tart mondays with DJ Girlfriday
Croc Bar
- 10pm: DJ Beloved spins house & rock

Folk/Acoustic

Nietzsche’s
- 9-10:30pm: Monday Night Songwriter Showcase with featured artist Rose Bond

Jazz

Central Park Grill
- 8pm: What Would Mingus Do?

Karaoke

Garden Park Cafe
- 8:30pm: Ron’s 7-Nite Karaoke
Q
- 10pm: Hakeoke
Underground
- 11pm: Blue Sound

Lounge

Elmwood Lounge
- 8pm: Sweet Soul with Sam Sole (oldies tribute)

Open Mic

Hennessey’s Bar & Grill
- 7-10pm: Acoustic Night
Nietzsche’s
- 10:30pm: Buffalo’s longest running open mic with Michael Meldrum
Sportsmen’s Tavern
- 9pm: Hosted by Dee Adams
Ulrich’s Tavern
- 7:30pm: Irish Singing Session hosted by Tim Daly

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

Rock

Club W
- 8pm: Mankind is Obsolete (LA), with Kryszt & more
German House (Rochester)
- 8pm: Bruce Cockburn. $25 advance (Ticketmaster) or $30 at door
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