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Allen Street Hardware Cafe
- 7-11pm: Tales From The Cryptozoologist: An Exhibition by Brian Dickenson (through Aug. 28)
Chow Chocolat
- 8am-6pm: Paintings by Mary Begley (through Sept. 25)
Olean Public Library
- 9am-9pm: Georgia Trimper: Mapped Facets (through Sept. 20)
Quaker Bonnet
- 8am-5pm: Recent oil paintings by Paulette Jurek and Eileen McNamara (through August 31). 8am-5pm: Stone, Morter, and Marble: An Italian Relationship to Materials. A photographic exhibition by Rick Steinberg (through August 29).
Youngstown Free Library
- 1:30-8:30pm: Landscapes by Lockport artist Douglas Michalski (through Oct. 31)

Exhibits

Burchfield Nature & Art Center
- 9am-4pm: In Plain Site. Landscapes from the Gerald Mead Collection (through Sept. 28)
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)
Market Street Art Center
- 10am-5pm: Mingus Called: Charles Mingus and Joni Mitchell...a Collaboration of Two American Icons. The paintings of Mark Weld (through Sept. 14) 10am-4pm: Bar Room Scenes and Other Operatic Situations. New work by Joseph Whalen (through Sept. 8)
Native American Museum of Art
- 7am-10pm: Sculptures by Joseph Jacobs, Frank Mount Pleasant Olympic Medal Exhibit, paintings, and other mediums (through Dec. 30)

Special Exhibits

Buffalo & Erie County Central Library
- 8:30am-6pm: The Art of the Letterform: Treasures from the Grosvenor Rare Book Room (through Aug. 31)
Buffalo Museum of Science
- 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).
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

Dance

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

Etc.

Pizza Plant (Main St.)
- 5:30-7:30pm: Free caricatures by Christina Reilly

Kid’s Stuff

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

Special Event

Spot Coffee
- 7pm, Delaware: Speed Dating Event for Single Professionals ages 42-56. $35. Registration required, visit www.Cupid.com/PreDating

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.
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
History Center of Niagara County
- 10am: Lockport Locks “Flight of Five” walking tours. Daily tours with historian Robert Nemi. Walk to Upton Park & return to the History Center by trolley. Call 439-0431 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.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
- 10am-noon: Weekly guided tours of historic Allentown, every Monday through August 25. $6/general; $4 TRINHS members
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

Music

Blues

Hennepin Park Gazebo
- 7-9pm: Blue Mondays Concert Series: The Doubletake Blues Band

Celtic/Irish

Artpark
- 8pm: The Irish Tenors. $25-$55 at box office (754-4375/www.artpark.net) , Tickets.com
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 Singer-Songwriter Showcase with Kara McKinney. Followed by open mic with Michael Meldrum

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. 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

Bug Jar
- 9pm: Mad Happy and Meddlesome Meddlesome Meddlesome Bells
Dock at the Bay
- 6:45pm: Soul Barons
M&T Bank Plaza Event Series
- noon-1pm, Downtown: McCarthyizm
Mohawk Place
- 7:30pm: Low Road Revival, We’re All Gonna Die, and Solenoid. $5
Xtreme Wheels
- 6pm: The Sleeping, Envy On The Coast, Gay Blades, Secret Lives. $12/$14
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