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Allen Street Hardware Cafe
- 5-11pm: In Her Eyes. Photography exhibition featuring Jeannine Swallow, Caitlyn Ohlson, Victoria Clostek, and Amanda Giczkowski (through Sept. 25).
Alleyway Theater
- 7:30pm: Beauty and the Beast—Realist Paintings. Work by Marc Duquette (through Nov. 30)
Betty’s
- 8am-10pm: New prints by Buffalo printmaker Joel Lewitsky (through Nov. 9)
Butler Library at Buffalo State College
- 7am-11pm: Maze Art. Ink drawings by Jay Sartori in the Circulation Gallery (through Sept. 30)
Cafe Allegro
- 7:30am-11pm: Paintings by Gene Whitefield (through Sept. 30)
Chow Chocolat
- 8am-10pm: Paintings by Mary Begley (through Sept. 25)
Olean Public Library
- 9am-6pm: Georgia Trimper: Mapped Facets (through Sept. 20)
Quaker Bonnet
- 8am-8pm: Work by John Kehoe (through Sept. 30)
Youngstown Free Library
- 10am-2pm: Landscapes by Lockport artist Douglas Michalski (through Oct. 31)

Events & Openings

Albright Knox Art Gallery
- 5:30-7pm: Opening of the exhibition Mark Freeland in the Collectors Gallery. Special collection of paintings and works on paper
Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society
- 1:30pm: Award-winning Buffalo News editorial cartoonist Adam Zyglis presents “The Art of Editorial Cartooning.” $8/general; $6/students, BECHS members. Lecture in conjunction with the ongoing exhibit Shaking Hands and Kissing Babies.
Chateau Buffalo
- 6-8pm: Opening reception for an exhibition of work by artists Paul Alico and Elizabeth Kumrow Capuano (through Oct. 10).
College St. Gallery
- 8-10pm: Reception for What The... Mixed media by Stephen Reynolds (through Oct. 5)
East Aurora Art Society
- 7:30pm: “Celebrating 56 Years of Outdoor Art Exhibits.” First meeting of the 2008-2009 year featuring artist Denise Sperry. Free & open to all
El Museo Francisco Y Oller Diego Rivera
- 7-10pm: Opening reception for UGANDA: Children and War. Photographs by Errol Daniels (through Oct. 18). Artist’s talk at 8pm
Elmwood Framing & Interiors/Stuyvesant Gallery
- 6-9pm: Opening reception for People, Places, and Things. 3-Dimensional photo perspective by Paul Pasquarelli (through Oct. 24)
Meibohm Fine Arts
- 6-9pm: Opening reception for Wonderland. Recent paintings by Charles Houseman; reception and benefit for the Western New York Land Conservancy featuring work by Jeanette Blair, Susan Maxfied, Joe Orffeo, and Catherine Parker (both through Oct. 11)
Squeaky Wheel
- 7pm, Ansonia Center: Open House & Instructors Show. Short films, videos, and performances by Squeaky Wheel instructors Dorothea Braemer, Jax Deluca, Steven Ansell, Ron Ehmke, Seon Hyoung Kim, Elizabeth Knipe, Jan Nagle, Brian Milbrand, Carl Lee, J.T. Rinker, and Bill Sack
Starlight Studio & Gallery
- 6-9pm: Opening reception for Clay, Paper, Spindle. Exhibit based on recent workshops and presentations at the studio featuring work by adults with developmental disabilities and neurological impairments (through Oct. 19)
Westminster Presbyterian Church
- 5-7pm: Opening reception for Equal Measure: Portraits of Love. Photography of Lynn Siradis (through Sept. 28)
Williamsville Art Society
- 7pm, Harlem Community Center: “Six Successful Compositions for Painting.” Presentation by Dr. John F. Siskar, PhD.

Exhibits

Albright Knox Art Gallery
- 10am-10pm: From Tusk to Tail: Animals and Art (through Jan. 25) 10am-10pm: From Tusk to Tail: Animals and Art (through Jan. 30) 10am: Remix Inner Space: Photography from the Collection (through Jan. 4) 10am-10pm: Works on Paper: The Natalie and Irving Forman Collection (through Oct. 19) 10am-10pm: Op Art Revisited: Selections from the Albright-Knox Art Gallery (through Jan. 25) 10am-10pm: REMIX the Collection. Recent acquisitions and works from the Permanent Collection
Art Dialogue Gallery/WNY Artists Group
- 11am-5pm: Fine Arts League of Buffalo 55th Annual Juried Open Exhibition (through Oct. 10)
Artsphere Studio
- noon-5pm: Making Faces. Abstract paintings by Pat Jacoby Harris (through Oct. 4)
Buffalo Arts Studio
- 11am-5pm, Tri-Main Building, Suite 500: Solo shows by painter David Schirm and sculptor Justin Thompson (through Nov. 1)
Burchfield Nature & Art Center
- 9am-4pm: In Plain Site. Landscapes from the Gerald Mead Collection (through Sept. 28)
Canalside Gallery/Studio
- 2-6pm: Work by Phyllis Pequet, Greg Chase, and Peggy Ferguson (through Sept. 30)
Castellani Art Museum
- 11am-5pm, Niagara University: Currents: Movements in Western Art Since 1830 (through Sept. 21) 11am-5pm, Niagara University: Michael Veit: Unity Park (through Sept. 14) 11am-5pm, Niagara University: Homage to Picasso (through Feb. 15)
College St. Gallery
- 5-9pm: What The... Mixed media by Stephen Reynolds (through Oct. 5)
El Museo Francisco Y Oller Diego Rivera
- noon-5pm: UGANDA: Children and War. Photographs by Errol Daniels (through Oct. 18)
Elmwood Framing & Interiors/Stuyvesant Gallery
- 10am-6pm: People, Places, and Things. 3-Dimensional photo perspective by Paul Pasquarelli (through Oct. 24)
Galleria Blanca & Atelier
- noon-4pm: Work by Geraldine Liquidano (through Sept 15)
Goldman/Greenfield Gallery at Daemen College
- 9am-4pm: (Buffalo) squared. Photographs by Catherine Linder Spencer (through Sept. 28)
Kenan Center
- noon-5pm: Feasting Eyes, Artists Take On Food. Group exhibition curated by Gerald Mead (through Oct. 5). In conjunction with this exhibit, the Kenan Center will be accepting donations of non-perishable food items to benefit the YWCA of Niagara’s Domestic Violence Safe Dwelling
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)
Meibohm Fine Arts
- 9:30am-5:30pm: Wonderland. Recent paintings by Charles Houseman; Western New York Land Conservancy benefit exhibition featuring work by Jeanette Blair, Susan Maxfied, Joe Orffeo, and Catherine Parker (both through Oct. 11).
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)
Nina Freudenheim Gallery
- 6pm-10am, Lenox Hotel: Alice O’Malley: Community of Elsewheres (through Oct. 8)
Partners in Art Gallery
- 10am-7pm: Make Room For Memories. Art by watercolorists Gail Bille and Anna Boccio (through Sept. 26)
Peter & Mary Lou Vogt Gallery (Canisius College)
- 8am-8pm, Andrew Bouwhuis Library: Studio art show by Adam Zyglis, editorial cartoonist for the Buffalo News (through Sept. 26)
Regina Quick Center for the Arts at St. Bonaventure University
- 10am-5pm: Anniversary year reinstallation of the University’s Permanent Collection 10am-5pm: African Odyssey. The art and material culture of Africa 10am-5pm: Art of Sky, Art of Earth: Maya Cosmic Imagery
Springville Center for the Arts
- noon-6pm: Geographic Affinities. Works by Monica Angle, Georgia Trimper, and Barbara Baird (through Sept. 20)
Studio Hart
- 10am-2pm: Gerald Mead: New Assemblages (through Oct. 11)
UB Art Gallery
- 11am-5pm, North Campus: Lyle Ashton Harris Blow Up. Celebrated photographer’s first major museum survey traveling exhibit (through Oct. 18)
UB Department of Visual Studies
- 10am-6pm, Amherst Campus: Incubation: SVAO Student Exhibition (through Sept. 26)

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)
Artpark
- 8am-6pm: Edges ‘08. Outdoor sculpture competition and exhibit featuring work by the eight finalists (through Sept. 15)
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: Tao of Water. Photography exhibition by Zen Master John Daido Loori (through Oct. 26)
Castellani Art Museum
- 11am-5pm, Niagara University: Freedom Crossing: The Underground Railroad in Greater Niagara 11am-5pm, Niagara University: Devotional Displays: Personal and Community Traditions. Folk religious displays from the Collection (through Dec. 14)
Chateau Buffalo
- noon-8pm: Work by artists Paul Alico and Elizabeth Kumrow Capuano (through Oct. 10).
History Center of Niagara County
- 9am-5pm: Time in a Bottle. Collections of glass bottles, clocks and watches
Karpeles Manuscript Museum
- 11am-4pm, Porter: 2008: An Anniversary Year (through Sept. 30)
Starlight Studio & Gallery
- 9-4am: Clay, Paper, Spindle. Exhibit based on recent workshops and presentations at the studio featuring work by adults with developmental disabilities and neurological impairments (through Oct. 19)
Westminster Presbyterian Church
- 9am-7pm: Equal Measure: Portraits of Love. Photography of Lynn Siradis (through Sept. 28)

Community Events

Etc.

Brennan’s Bowery Bar
- 6-8pm: Free caricatures by Christina Reilly

Films/Screenings

Squeaky Wheel
- 8pm, Ansonia Center: Instructors’ Show & Open House. Free

Lectures

Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society
- 1:30pm: Award-winning Buffalo News editorial cartoonist Adam Zyglis presents “The Art of Editorial Cartooning.” $8/general; $6/students, BECHS members. Lecture in conjunction with the ongoing exhibit “Shaking Hands and Kissing Babies.”
Center for Inquiry
- 7pm: Special Speaking Event: James “The Amazing” Randi, one of the world’s foremost investigators of paranormal and pseudoscientific claims. Kickoff for the Center’s 2008 Fall Speaker Series. $10/general; $5/students. (Pre-lecture wine & cheese reception from 5:45-6:45pm is $15, call 636-4869 ext. 409 to register)

Literary

International Institute
- 6pm: Just Buffalo’s BABEL Interdisciplinary Performance Series Inaugural event: “Sankofa: African Cultural Night,” in honor of author Chinua Achebe’s vsit to Buffalo as part of the Series. With African Drumming and Dance by the Jama Jama Ensemble, traditional African Storytelling by Sharon Holley, and a contemporary African-American spoken word performance from poet James Cooper. Free admission; food available for a $5 donation
Spot Coffee
- 6-8pm, Delaware: Book signing by Dawn Both-Kim, author of The Hauntings of Morning Point
University United Methodist Church
- 7:30pm: Spin-A-Story Tellers of WNY 25th Anniversary presentation, “New Beginnings: A Storytelling Showcase.” Workshop with Eric Hahn begins at 6:30pm

Special Event

Bison City Rod and Gun Club
- 6-10pm: Buffalo Boat Bash & benefit for the Edward M. Cotter Fire Boat. Food, entertainment, & open bar (6-9pm). $25/presale (emcotter.com, 845-6166) or $30/at door
Buffalo Irish Center
- 7pm: “Finnegan’s Farewell.” Dinner theater/comedy presented by the Lancaster Regional Players (Sept. 12-13). Call 825-6700 for reservations
Squeaky Wheel
- 8pm, Ansonia Center: Instructors’ Show & Open House

Specialty Theater

HSBC Arena
- 7:30pm: Cirque du Soleil presents “Saltimbanco” (Sept. 10-14). $33.50 to $77.50 for children (12& under); $41.50 to $96.50 for adults (HSBC Arena Box Office, www.tickets.com, Tops Markets

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.
Haunted History Ghost Walks
- 7pm: ALLENTOWN! (meets at Allen Street Hardware Cafe, 245 Allen.)Tours every Friday until Oct. 31. $10/general; $5/kids ages 7-11. Contact 655-6663 or www.MasonWinfield.com
Martin House Complex
- 11am: See Frank Lloyd Wright’s 1904 architectural masterpiece under restoration. Tours at 11am & 2pm. Reservations strongly recommended, call 856-3858.
Open-Air Autobus
- 1pm: “Buffalo: The Whirlwind Tour.” Meets at Elmwood Ave. & Bidwell Pkwy. $20 (children 12 and under, $10). Contact The Campaign for Greater Buffalo History, Architecture & Culture at 854-3749 or OpenAirBuffalo@aol.com

Workshops

WNY Book Arts Center
- 5-9pm: Contastoria Workshop. $30. Dinner provided. Contact www.tinyurl.com/buffalo-puppet-08

Music

Blues

800 Maple
- 10pm: Harvey & the Hurricanes
Alternative Brews
- 6pm: Sonny Mayo Blues Trio
Double D’s Queen City Grille
- 9:30pm: Willy & Reinhardts - Farewell Get Together for Gary & Diana Noody
Lafayette Tap Room
- 9:30pm: Guilty Party
Shores Waterfront
- 8pm: Crash Cadilac
Tudor Lounge
- 7pm: The Blueshounds

Celtic/Irish

Buffalo Irish Center
- 9pm: Leftovers
Shannon Pub
- 8:30pm: Gerry Timlin

Dance Music/DJs

Desi’s South (formerly La Boom nightclub)
- 9pm: DJ “Pauly” Paul
Mazzariello’s
- 11pm: Friday Fusion (old soul, R&B, indie, hip hop, rock) with DJ Hussalonia
Parkside Lanes Bar & Lounge
- 10pm: DJ Dumais spinnin’ the hottest hits & requests
Roxy’s
- 10pm: DJ Lady Atram spinning pop, house & hip-hop
Soundlab
- 11pm: Communist Party
Tabu Night Club
- 10pm: Cream Fridays with DJ Ark Angel & special guest DJs every week.
Urban Outfiiters
- 7-9:30pm: One Year Anniversary Party with DJ’s from the Communist Party spinning live in store

Folk/Acoustic

Comfort Zone Cafe
- 8pm: No Effect
O’Brien’s Pub
- 9pm: Kevin McCarthy
Pearl Street Grill & Brewery
- 5-8pm: Lori & Korki
Taste
- 7:30pm: Kari Czubinski

Gospel

The BRIDGE Coffee House
- 7pm: Caroline

Jazz

Amaryllis
- 7-10pm: Kathryn Scibilia & Andy Bialek
Anchor Bar
- 9-11:45pm: Sharon Bailey & the Jazz Example
Shadow Lounge
- 5:30pm: Jazz on the Patio with Jim Bohm & Dave Clair
Sole
- 7:30-11pm, Walker Center: Djambossa
Ulrich’s Tavern
- 6:30-9:30pm: Jazzline featuring Jennie Jones
Wegman’s (Blasdell)
- 6-8pm: Saxman Slimn

Karaoke

Garden Park Cafe
- 8:30pm: Ron’s 7-Nite Karaoke
Hilltop Inn & Grove
- 8pm: Jim Beau’s Roadshow
Jet Port Lounge
- 9pm: SOONERTUNES.com with Okie Rich
Kegler’s Pub
- 9pm, Transit Lanes: Karaoke with Bud
King’s Court
- 10pm: Blue Sound
South Transit Lanes
- 9:30pm: Karaoke Show with Dan the Yankee Fan

Lounge

Batavia Downs
- 5-9pm: Jack Civiletto (Sinatra)
E.B. Green’s
- 5:30-9:30am, Hyatt Regency: Jackie Jocko
Elmwood Lounge
- 11pm: Lance Diamond
Manzella’s
- 8:30-11:30pm: The Puffman sings the hits
Oliver’s
- 7:30-11pm: Piano music of George Jones
Shadow Lounge
- 10pm: Crystal Blue featuring Harry & Rosary
Verbena
- 9pm: Mirage

Open Mic

Daily Grind Cafe
- 7-9:30pm, Lockview Plaza: Open mic
Don Pablo’s
- 5pm: Hosted by Paul Dylin

Rock

Braun’s
- 10pm: Toast!
Brennan’s Bowery Bar
- 10pm: No EXCUSES
Buffalo St. Grill
- 8pm: Alison Pipitone Band
Central Park Grill
- 6:30-9:30pm: Five to One
Club Diablo
- 6-11pm: Displaced, Falling Into Place, King of Red Lions, Kandid Theory, Asyla 11pm: Metal Night with DJs Matt Backlas, Joe Siracuse, Tony Lorenzo, & Brian Howard
Club Infinity
- 7pm: (doors). Big Leg Emma, with the Little Mountain Band, Huemonxu. $7/advance at www.Tickets.com (888-223-6000 ) or $10/day of show
Coyote’s
- 11pm: Push-Button Theory
Croc Bar
- 10:30pm: Michael Bly Band
Desiderio’s on Broadway
- 5-8pm: Kevin McCarthy
Dock at the Bay
- 6:45pm: Only Humen
Dockside Inn
- 9pm: Ozone Rangers
Ellicott Manor
- 9pm: Busted Stuff
Elmwood Lounge
- 10:30pm: Davey Z. Project
Finnans
- 11pm: Push-Button Theory
Locals Bar
- 10:30pm: Sabotage (Black Sabbath tribute) “Falls Final Show.”
Macaroon’s Nite Club
- 8:30pm: Hit n Run
Merlin’s
- 11pm: Peanut Brittle Satellite, A Hotel Nourishing, Spanning Time. $5
Mister Goodbar
- 11pm: Maniacs Play Dead
Mohawk Place
- 6pm: Dead Hearts Final Show 10pm: Bearhunter CD Release Party. With Handsome Jack, Johnny Nobody, & the Lochs. $5
Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort
- 3pm: Twist & Shout: The music of the Beatles, Everly Brothers, Roy Orbison, the Supremes, the Rolling Stones, the Temptations, and more. $20 & up (www.ticketmaster.ca) 9pm: Twist & Shout: The music of the Beatles, Everly Brothers, Roy Orbison, the Supremes, the Rolling Stones, the Temptations, and more. $20 & up (www.ticketmaster.ca)
Nietzsche’s
- 6pm: The Outlyers 10pm: Twang-N-Roll with the Rob Falgiano Band, Dee Adams & The House Cats, Tina Marie Williams
Pearl Street Grill & Brewery
- 5pm: Korki & Lori
Pier 84
- 8pm: FunZone
Rhino’s
- 10pm: Hey You (Pink Floyd tribute)
Root Five
- 10pm: Bone Shakers
Sonoma Grille
- 8:30pm: Theresa Quinn
Sportsmen’s Tavern
- 9:30pm: Falk & Sterner
Stillwater
- 10:30pm: Scott Celani Band
Talty’s
- 9:30pm: CT Ryder
Vizzi’s
- 9pm: The Little Louis Band
Winchester Fire Company
- 7:30-11:30pm: Fat Brat Band
Xtreme Wheels
- 6pm: (doors). Verona, First Step Fall, the Make Believe, Fighting for First. $10
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