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Allen Street Hardware Cafe
- 7-11pm: Tales From The Cryptozoologist: An Exhibition by Brian Dickenson (through Aug. 28)
Betty’s
- 8am-9pm: A Sense of Place: Photos From Buffalo Flkr Photographers (through Sept. 7)
Quaker Bonnet
- 8am-8pm: Stone, Morter, and Marble: An Italian Relationship to Materials. A photographic exhibition by Rick Steinberg (through August 29). 8am-8pm: Recent oil paintings by Paulette Jurek and Eileen McNamara (through August 31).

Events & Openings

Roycroft Campus
- 1-4pm: Rock On, Rock Painters. Rock art workshop series with Lin Nowicki. $35. $25 plus $10/materials. Registration required, contact 655-0261or www.roycroftcampuscorporation.com

Exhibits

Albright Knox Art Gallery
- 10am-5pm: Remix Recent Acquisitions of Works on Paper (through Aug. 24) 10am-5pm: Op Art Revisited: Selections from the Albright-Knox Art Gallery (through Jan. 25) 10am-5pm: Remix recent Acquisitions (through July 27) 10am-5pm: New installation of works from the Permanent Collection (through Dec 31)
Buffalo Arts Studio
- 11am-5pm, Tri-Main Building, Suite 500: The Imaginary Line (through August 9). International exhibition curated by Brooke Fitzpatrick and featuring work by Peter Dykhuis (Halifax, Nova Scotia), Paula Braswell (Toronto, Ontario), Shelley Niro (Brantford, Ontario), and Leandro Soto (Arizona)
CEPA Gallery
- 10am-5pm: Writing With Light. Work by students from the Buffalo Public Schools presented by CEPA and Just Buffalo Literary Center (through August 22)
Canalside Gallery/Studio
- 2-6pm: Work by Phyllis Pequet, Greg Chase, and Peggy Ferguson (through Sept. 30)
Castellani Art Museum
- 11am-5pm, Niagara University: Michael Veit: Unity Park (through Sept. 14)
College St. Gallery
- 4-8pm: Buffalo Photography by Michael Mulley (through July 30)
Insite Gallery
- noon-5pm: Buffalo Society of Artists Spring Show (through July 26)
Kenan Center
- noon-5pm: Niagara Frontier Art Exhibit (through Aug. 24)
Market Street Art Center
- 10-10am: Artist Members’ Show (through Aug. 10)
Meibohm Fine Arts
- 9am-4pm: Historic Watercraft of the Niagara Frontier. Original paintings and limited edition prints by John Montague (through Aug. 2)
Michael Donnelly Interior Design
- 11am-5pm: Purity of Color/Clarity of Thought: Works from the Estate of Roland Wise, 1923-2005 (through Aug. 30).
Muleskinner Antiques
- 10am-5pm: Carl Illig (1910-1987): Newly Discovered Paintings (through July 25)
Native American Museum of Art
- 7am-10pm: Sculptures by Joseph Jacobs, Frank Mount Pleasant Olympic Medal Exhibit, paintings, and other mediums (through Dec. 30)
Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center
- 10am-5pm: Made in NY 2008. Annual juried exhibition of 64 New York State artists, including Buffalo artists Kate Bae, Nancy Belfer, and Kara Daving (through Aug. 23)
Springville Center for the Arts
- noon-6pm: Transitions: The Fine Art of Arla Crumlick Wible and Natalie Lynch (through August 16)
Studio Hart
- 10am-2pm: If I Die Before I Wake. Photographs by Molly Jarboe (through August 9)
WNED Horizons Gallery
- 9am-4:30pm: Fresh Paint. Acrylic paintings by Caitlin Krumm (through August 15)

Special Exhibits

Amherst Museum
- 9:30am-4:30pm: Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Exploring America’s Labor History
Buffalo & Erie County Central Library
- 8:30am-6pm: The Art of the Letterform: Treasures from the Grosvenor Rare Book Room (through Aug. 31)
Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society
- 10am-5pm: Cathedrals of Industry: Photographs by Michael L. Horowitz (through July 25)
Buffalo Museum of Science
- 10am-5pm: The Casual Artistry of Bill West (through Aug. 31) 10am-5pm: Explorasaurus: The Ice Age in Western New York. Exhibit inspired by the ongoing Ice Age dig research at the Hiscock Site in Genesee County (through August 31). 10am-5pm: Visions of Tifft: Photographs of the Tifft Nature Preserve by Biff Henrich (through Aug. 31)
CEPA Gallery
- 10am-5pm: Work from two Writing with Light programs: Picturing Poetry and Flash Fiction (through Aug. 22)
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
Karpeles Manuscript Museum
- 11am-4pm, Porter: 2008: An Anniversary Year (through Sept. 30)
Karpeles Manuscript Museum (Porter Hall)
- 11am-4pm: Star Trek: The Next Generation. Original sketches and designs for the show (through Aug. 31)
UB Art Gallery
- noon-5pm, North Campus: NLXL Visual Communication and Interaction Design. Multimedia installation by a design studio based in The Hague (through July 25)

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 Center at Amherst
- 2-4pm: Women’s Business Center “Speed Networking” event for current/potential women business owners. $20 for visitors. Space is limited, contact 888-8280 or www.canisius.edu/wbc to register
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
Kevin Guest House
- 11am-2pm: Annual Community Open House with complimentary food, beverages, and tours of the Kevin Guest House complex

Dance

Brounshilde VFW Post
- 8pm: Ballroom/Tango Dance every Wednesday
Chautauqua Institution
- 8:15pm: An Evening of Pas de Deux with the North Carolina Dance Theatre in residency with the Chautauqua Ballet Company. $16 (357.6250 or www.tickets.ciweb.org)

Kid’s Stuff

Explore & More Children’s Museum
- 1-4pm: Wednesday WOWS! for ages 4 & up. Mr. Beau the Clown, activities, & more
History Center of Niagara County
- 10am-4pm: Summer Bicentennial History Programs. Every Wednesday through July 30. $15/session. Registration required, call 434-7433

Lectures

UB Natural Sciences Complex
- 4pm, North Campus:

UBThisSummer Free LectureSeries: “UB: Why We Are Where We Are, Why We Are the Way We Are” by Professor William R. Greiner, University President Emeritus and Professor, UB Law School

Literary

Butler Library at Buffalo State College
- 7pm: Rooftop Poetry Club reading featuring Jaye Bartell and Forrest Roth. Meet at the Library’s Rooftop Garden

Recreation

Beaver Meadow Audubon Center
- 10am-2pm: Volunteer Day (bring a lunch)
Gowanda Country Club
- 10am: The Broadway Market is scheduled to hold it’s second annual Golf Tournament. The event will feature teh tournament, 50/50 prizes-trophies-hole in one for a Ford car, as well as beer, lunch, and dinner. Registration is now open for participants at $150 per person and $600 per teams of four.For more info, call the Broadway Market office at 893-0705.
Holiday Valley
- 6:30pm: Wednesday Night Bike Series: Mountain Bike races for Beginner, Sport, & Expert categories. $12. Registration begins at 5pm at the Holiday Valley Training Center. Contact mnenno@verizon.net for more info
WJK Gardens
- 12:10-12:50pm, Roswell Park Cancer Institute: Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus Walk on Wednesdays (WOW). Call 881-8920 or visit www.bnmc.org

Special Event

Park Avenue Green
- 7pm: Small ensembles from the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra will reprise their free and informal “RPO in the CITY” outdoor concerts this summer. Today’s concert is the String Quartet.

Specialty Theater

Dug’s Dive Revisited (at the new Commercial Slip)
- 12:15pm: “Dug’s Dive Re-Visited.” Historical reenactments with Kevin Cottrell of Motherland Connextions, in conjunction with Alamaedae Theater Co. Every Wed. & Sat. through Aug. 30. Free

Sports

Unitarian Universalist Church
- 7:30pm: Dances of Universal Peace. Call 883-1275 for information

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.
Buffalo Tours 2008
- 10am-noon: Downtown Revealed. Inside & out tours of the Guaranty Building, St. Paul’s, the Ellicott Square Building, & others. Contact 852-3300 or www.BuffaloTours.org
Haunted History Ghost Walks
- 7pm: BUFFALO/THEATRE DISTRICT (meets at SpOT Coffee, 227 Delaware Ave.) Tours every Friday until Oct. 31. $10/general; $5/kids ages 7-11. Contact 655-6663 or www.MasonWinfield.com
Martin House Complex
- 10am: See Frank Lloyd Wright’s 1904 architectural masterpiece under restoration. Tours at 10am, 11am (in-depth), noon, 1pm, 2pm & 3pm. Reservations strongly recommended, call 856-3858.
Miss Buffalo
- 3-5pm, Erie Basin Marina: Landmark Cruises: Niagara River, Tonawanda Locks, Black Rock Canal, and the Buffalo River. $14/adults; $49/kids ages 6-12
Tour Lockport Trolley
- 9am-5pm: Operating daily during July & August. The Lockport Passport includes admission to the Erie Canal Discovery Center, the Lockport Cave and Underground Boat Ride, the Lockport Locks and Erie Canal Cruises, & more.Call 439-0431 for info

Workshops

Harry F. Abate Elementary School
- 9am-3pm: Parent Network of WNY Free Special Education Workshop. All parents & professionals welcome, contact 332-4170 or 866-277-4762 to register
Roycroft Campus
- 1-4pm: Rock On, Rock Painters. Rock art workshop series with Lin Nowicki. $35. $25 plus $10/materials. Registration required, contact 655-0261or www.roycroftcampuscorporation.com

Music

Blues

Alternative Brews
- 8pm: Live Blues Pro-Jam
Hennessey’s Bar & Grill
- 10:30pm: Blues Child
Memorial Park (Hamburg )
- 7:30pm: Gregg Juke & the Mighty No Stars
Newfane Gazebo
- 7-9pm: Wednesday Night Concert Series: Tom Stahl
Uno’s Chicago Grill
- 7-10pm: 12 Pack Jack

Celtic/Irish

Shannon Pub
- 7:30pm: Sean Byrne

Classical

Niagara International Chamber Music Festival
- Music Niagara (July 21-August 16). Fifty concerts in a dozen venues throughout the Niagara-on-the-Lake area. Concert prices from $10-$35 at 1-800-511 SHAW. Contact www.niagaramusicfest.com or 1-877-MUSFEST for more info

Country/Bluegrass

Centennial Park
- 7pm: J.B. & Co.
Club Paradise
- 7pm, McKinley Park Inn: All request “Country in Paradise.” Line dancing lessons at 7:30pm.

Dance Music/DJs

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

Folk/Acoustic

Clarence Center Coffee Co.
- 7pm: Lance Drake
Taste
- 7:30pm: Tina Williams

Jazz

Amaryllis
- 6:30-9:30pm: Jazzline featuring Jennie Jones
Caffe Espresso
- 10pm, Clarence Mall Plaza: Triple Dot Theory
Centennial Park
- 7pm: Batavia Concert Band Free Summer Concert Series.
Colored Musicians Club
- 6-9pm: Larry Salter Big Band
Murphy’s Tavern on the Green
- 7-10pm, Wehrle Golf Dome: The Gavin Petrie Trio
Papaya
- 6-10pm, Hampton Inn: Vocalist Cheryl Ferris with Joe Baudo and Ray Chamberlain

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
Frog Grill
- 8:30pm: Karaoke
Garden Park Cafe
- 8:30pm: Ron’s 7-Nite Karaoke
Hennessey’s Bar & Grill
- 8pm: Sensational Sounds with Kevin
Macaroon’s Nite Club
- 9pm: Super Sound with Bud
Roxy’s
- 10:30pm: Karaoke Show with TJ
Wi-Tinis Restaurant
- 9pm: MB Entertainment

Lounge

E.B. Green’s
- 5:30-9:30pm, Hyatt Regency: Jackie Jocko
M&T Bank Plaza Event Series
- noon, Downtown: Free outdoor concerts every weekday at noon: Lance Diamond Show

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
Rock City Bar
- 9pm: Open mic
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

Reggae

Old Man River
- 6-9pm: The Dreadbeats

Rock

Artpark
- 6:30pm: Wednesday at the Gorge Free Concert Series: Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
Broadway Joe’s Bar & Grill
- 10pm: RJ and the Ready Red Reds
Merlin’s
- 8-10pm: The Jamie Moses Band 11pm: Open mic with Ed Wyner
Mickey Rats Beach Club
- 7pm: Terry Buchwald (as Elvis)
Mister Goodbar
- 10pm: Wild One featuring Amanda
O’Brien’s Pub
- 8pm: Kevin McCarthy
Pearl Street Grill & Brewery
- 7-10pm: Downtown Bike Night with classic rock DJs, every Wednesday through Aug. 27
Session Studio Musician’s Park (outdoor stage next to the Sportsmen’s Tavern)
- 7:30pm: WBFO’s Wednesday Night Concerts: Juxtaposse. Live broadcast beginning at 8pm. Free, all ages show
Soundlab
- 9pm: Icy Demons
Sportsmen’s Tavern
- 8pm: Genuine Junk Band
Staples
- 10pm: Vinnie DeRosa
Xtreme Wheels
- 6pm: A Day To Remember, Sailing To Rome, the Maimed, the Bullhorn. $12

Specialty Music

Cavalry Episcopal Church
- 7pm: Summer Carillon Concert Series with special guests the Caledonian Pipe Band
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