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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).
Betty’s
- 8am-10pm: A Sense of Place: Photos From Buffalo Flkr Photographers (through Sept. 7)
Butler Library at Buffalo State College
- 9am-5pm: Maze Art. Ink drawings by Jay Sartori in the Circulation Gallery (through Sept. 30)
Cafe Allegro
- 8am-11pm: Paintings by Gene Whitefield (through Sept. 30)
Chow Chocolat
- 4-9pm: Paintings by Mary Begley (through Sept. 25)
Quaker Bonnet
- 8am-8pm: Work by John Kehoe (through Sept. 30)

Events & Openings

10th Street Community Garden
- 4:30-8pm: Outdoor exhibition of recent paintings and monoprints by Kevin Kegler, art professor at Daemen College. Community celebration/reception in the Garden (on 10th between Virginia & Carolina) with with live music, food & drinks, & more. Open to the public. Rain date on Sunday (Sept. 7)
Buffalo Arts Studio
- 7-10pm, Tri-Main Building, Suite 500: Opening reception for solo shows by painter David Schirm and sculptor Justin Thompson (through Nov. 1)
Nina Freudenheim Gallery
- 6-8pm, Lenox Hotel: Artist’s reception for Alice O’Malley: Community of Elsewheres (through Oct. 8)
Partners in Art Gallery
- 4-7pm: Opening reception for Make Room For Memories. Art by watercolorists Gail Bille and Anna Boccio (through Sept. 26)

Exhibits

Albright Knox Art Gallery
- 10am-5pm: REMIX the Collection. Recent acquisitions and works from the Permanent Collection 10am-5pm: From Tusk to Tail: Animals and Art (through Jan. 30) 10am-5pm: From Tusk to Tail: Animals and Art (through Jan. 25) 10am-5pm: Op Art Revisited: Selections from the Albright-Knox Art Gallery (through Jan. 25) 10am-5pm: Works on Paper: The Natalie and Irving Forman Collection (through Oct. 19)
Art Dialogue Gallery/WNY Artists Group
- 11am-3pm: Fine Arts League of Buffalo 55th Annual Juried Open Exhibition (through Oct. 10)
Artsphere Studio
- 11am-9:30pm: Making Faces. Abstract paintings by Pat Jacoby Harris (through Oct. 4)
Buffalo Arts Studio
- 11am-3pm, Tri-Main Building, Suite 500: Solo shows by painter David Schirm and sculptor Justin Thompson (through Nov. 1)
Castellani Art Museum
- 11am-5pm, Niagara University: Michael Veit: Unity Park (through Sept. 14) 11am-5pm, Niagara University: Currents: Movements in Western Art Since 1830 (through Sept. 21) 11am-5pm, Niagara University: Homage to Picasso (through Feb. 15)
College St. Gallery
- 2-8pm: What The... Mixed media by Stephen Reynolds (through Oct. 5)
Galleria Blanca & Atelier
- noon-4pm: Work by Geraldine Liquidano (through Sept 15)
Goldman/Greenfield Gallery at Daemen College
- 1-4pm: (Buffalo) squared. Photographs by Catherine Linder Spencer (through Sept. 28)
Impact Artists’ Gallery
- 1-4pm, 545 Tri-Main Center: Sisters and All That Jazz Invitational Show (through Sept. 6)
Kenan Center
- 2-5pm: 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-4pm: Bar Room Scenes and Other Operatic Situations. New work by Joseph Whalen (through Sept. 8) 10am-5pm: Mingus Called: Charles Mingus and Joni Mitchell...a Collaboration of Two American Icons. The paintings of Mark Weld (through Sept. 14)
Native American Museum of Art
- 7am-10pm: Sculptures by Joseph Jacobs, Frank Mount Pleasant Olympic Medal Exhibit, paintings, and other mediums (through Dec. 30)
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)
- 10am-5pm, 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
- noon-4pm: African Odyssey. The art and material culture of Africa noon-4pm: Anniversary year reinstallation of the University’s Permanent Collection noon-4pm: Art of Sky, Art of Earth: Maya Cosmic Imagery
Sp@ce 224
- 7-10pm: Exposed. Paintings by Laura Bochet and Katie Coyle (through Sept. 6)
Springville Center for the Arts
- 10am-3pm: 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)

Special Exhibits

Amherst Museum
- 9:30am-4:30pm: What’s Cooking: Women in the Kitchen (through Dec. 31) 9:30am-4:30pm: Blue Monday: Washday and Women, Picturing Our Past
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)
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)

Community Events

Community Interest

10th Street Community Garden
- 4:30-8pm: Outdoor exhibition of recent paintings and monoprints by Kevin Kegler, art professor at Daemen College. Community celebration/reception in the Garden (on 10th between Virginia & Carolina) with with live music, food & drinks, & more. Open to the public. Rain date on Sunday (Sept. 7)
Broadway Market
- 8am-4pm: Garage sale to benefit the YWCA of Western New York’s Community Cafe
El Buen Amigo
- 9am-1pm: Every Saturday through Oct. 18. Free reading books, puppet shows and face painting. How to get your GED information is always available, Riverside Recycles program info, & more
Literacy Volunteers
- 10am: Literacy Drive Information Session. Call 208-1064
Niagara Branch Library
- 11am-noon: Language Cafe for bilingual and/or multilingual speakers and learners. Meets every Saturday.

Dance

Unitarian Universalist Church
- 8-11pm: Queen City Contra Dancers (www.qccd.org). ew England Style Contra taught and called by Bev Birnbaum with live music by Tunescape. Contra basics at 7:30pm

Films/Screenings

Fredonia Opera House
- 8pm: “The Rape of Europa.” Discussion and Q&A with SUNY Fredonia Professor of Visual Art & New Media Leesa Rittelmann will follow.
Riviera Theatre
- 6pm: No Budget Films presents “The Big Mess,” A “documentary on how NOT too make a movie.” Visit www.nobudgetfilms.us for more info

Kid’s Stuff

Becker Farms
- noon-5pm: Singer and Storyteller Tiger Tom Walsh, every Sat. & Sun through Oct. 31.
Borders Books (Walden)
- 11am: Borders Kids Camp
Eastern Hills Mall
- 10:30am: Matt’s Music for Kids with Matt Surowiec 11:30am: Matt’s Music for Kids with Matt Surowiec
Riverside Farmers Market
- 9am-1pm: Every Saturday through Oct. 18. Free reading books, pupet shows and face painting. How to get your GED information available, Riverside Recycles program info, & more

Recreation

Hamburg Natural History Society
- 8:30am:

Miss Buffalo Nature Cruise and Buffalo Lighthouse Tour
jbpendix@buffnet.net

Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve
- 10am: Public Guided Tours, every Saturday
Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium at Buffalo State College
- 1pm: The Dawn of New Horizons (Saturdays through Sept. 6) 2:30pm: Midsummer Marvels (Saturdays through Sept. 6)

Special Event

Amherst Museum
- 10am-5pm: Harvest Craft Festival (Sept. 5-6). Blacksmiths, spinners & weavers, hand crafted wood, quilt & fabric items, jewelry, collectibles, home furnishing, beach glass art, gourmet & specialty foods, storytelling, rug making, country music, Victorian dancing, & more. $5/general; kids under 12 get in free.
Cazenovia Park
- noon: South Buffalo Irish Festival. Caricatures, face painting, clowns, air brush tattoos, jugglers, horse & carriage rides, rock-climbing wall, live music, Irish dancing, fireworks, & a “Shop in Your Neighborhood” expo. Free admission. Visit www.southbuffaloirishfestival.com.
Rogers Station Grounds
- 3pm: Lake Shore Volunteer Fire Company Chicken Barbecue and Cruse Night

Specialty Theater

TheaterLoft
- 8pm: Ujima theater Company & BOLD (Birth On Labor Day) present “Birth” by Karen Brody (Sept. 5-7). $20. Proceeds benefit the Life Cycles Center/Emerald Waters Birth Center. Visit wwww.boldaction.org for more info

Tours

Buffalo Tours 2008
- 9:30-11:30am: Downtown Revealed. Inside & out tours of the Guaranty Building, St. Paul’s, the Ellicott Square Building, & others. Contact 852-3300 or www.BuffaloTours.org 1-3pm: Museum District Revealed. Meet at the Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society. $10. Contact 852-3300 or www.BuffaloTours.org
Haunted History Ghost Walks
- 7pm: BUFFALO/THEATRE DISTRICT (meets at SpOT Coffee, 227 Delaware Ave.) Tours every Saturday until Oct. 31. $10/general; $5/kids ages 7-11. Contact 655-6663 or www.MasonWinfield.com 7pm: EAST AURORA! (meets across from the Roycroft Inn, 40 S. Grove St.)Tours every Saturday 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 10am, 11am (in-depth) & 1pm. 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
Symphony Circle
- 10am: Kleinhans Music Hall & Symphony Circle Two-hour Interior and Exterior Walking Tour. $10. Meet at the Chopin statue in Symphony Circle. Call 884-1914 for info

Music

Blues

Alternative Brews
- 9pm: Ed & the Sofa Kings
Double D’s Queen City Grille
- 2pm: Blues Matinee hosted by Brent & the Accu-Tones with guest April Mazzone 8pm: Speedy Parker
Lafayette Tap Room
- 2-5pm: AM Jam: Amateur jam sponsored by the Blues Society of WNY (www.wnyblues.org)
Lebro’s
- 8:30pm: Harvey & the Hurricanes
River Grill
- 8pm: JD Silver

Celtic/Irish

Cazenovia Park
- noon: The McCabes, the Prodigals, Greenwich Meantime, Jackdaw, Emish, Stone Row, and the Blarney Bunch, with Irish dancers from Rince na Tiarna, O’Sullivan, Woodgate and Clan Na Cara. At the South Buffalo Irish Festival. Free admission. Visit www.southbuffaloirishfestival.com.
Nietzsche’s
- 4-7pm: Celtic Seisuns

Classical

UB Lippes Concert Hall
- 8pm, North Campus: Duo Piano Recital featuring artists-in-residence Robert Levin and Ya-Fei Chuang. $12/advance (ticketmaster outlets, slee box office, and UB Center for the Arts box office) or $20/at door. Discounts for saeniors & students

Country/Bluegrass

Club Paradise
- 7pm, McKinley Park Inn: All request “Country in Paradise.” Line dancing lessons at 7:30pm.
Hallwalls
- 8pm: Righteous Babe recording artists Anais Mitchell & Rachel Ries present “country e.p.” $10. Opening performance by Mary Milne

Dance Music/DJs

Allen Street Hardware Cafe
- 11pm: DJ Daringer & Scott Down spinning rare funk, soul & old school hip hop
Bayou
- 10pm: DJ Lil Joe (Top 40/Hip Hop/Mash Ups)
Desi’s South (formerly La Boom nightclub)
- 9pm: CJ the DJ Saturday Night Dance Partay
Dwyer’s Irish Pub
- 10pm: DJ Dumais spinnin’ the hottest hits & requests
Mazzariello’s
- 11pm: Champagne Saturdays with guest DJs every week
Roxy’s
- 10pm: Vixen Night w/ DJ L.A. & guests
Snooty Fox
- 10pm: DJ Vixxxen
Tabu Night Club
- 10pm: Echo Saturdays with DJ Lady Atram

Folk/Acoustic

Batavia Downs
- 7-11pm: Johnnie Lawrence
Borders Books
- 8pm, Orchard Park: Mystic Traversion
Clarence Center Coffee Co.
- 8-10:30pm: Blue Roadhouse
Shannon Pub
- 1pm: Stink & Drink

Hip-Hop

Broadway Joe’s Bar & Grill
- 10am: Deep Thinka Presents, Courage CD Release! with Kool Taj, Alamax, Edreys, & 30 in 30 out

Jazz

Anchor Bar
- 9pm: Latin Jazz Project
Brodo
- 7pm, Amherst: Paul James Jazz Band
Oliver’s
- 7:30pm: George Jones & the All-Hands Trio
Ontario House
- noon-8:30pm: Ontario House Jazz Reunion & tribute to John “Spider” Martin. Free outdoor concert at the site of the old Ontario House (corner Main & Ontario, Niagara Falls, NY) with Joey DeFrancesco, Pappy Martin, Bill Bates, & Ron Corsaro. Call 867-1028 for more info

Karaoke

Dome Stadium
- 10pm: Karaoke Saturdays
Eddie Ryan’s Restaurant
- 10pm: SOONERTUNES.com with Okie Rich
Garden Park Cafe
- 8:30pm: Ron’s 7-Nite Karaoke
Longnecker’s
- 10pm: Super Sound karaoke with Bud
Maggie’s
- 11pm: Lucky’s Entertainment
Santino’s Pizza Shack
- 10pm: Super Sound karaoke with Super Dave

Latin

Anchor Bar
- 9pm: Latin Jazz Project

Lounge

E.B. Green’s
- 6:30-9:30pm, Hyatt Regency: Jackie Jocko
Elmwood Lounge
- 11pm: Lance Diamond
Pietro’s
- midnight: Disco Duck
Shadow Lounge
- 10pm: Urban Renewal
Verbena
- 9:30pm: Paul James Duo

Open Mic

Al-E-Oops
- 9:30pm: Hosted by Eric Joseph
Heroes
- 10pm: Hosted by Paul Dylin

Pop

Danny’s South
- 7pm: Sweet Soul with Sam Sole
Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort
- 9pm: The 5th Dimension featuring original member Florence LaRue (Sept. 5-6). $20 & up (www.ticketmaster.ca)

Reggae

Pizza Plant (Transit)
- 8pm: The Fibs

Rock

Bear’s Den
- 10pm: Little Sister
Brennan’s Bowery Bar
- 10pm: Juxtaposse
Club Diablo
- 4pm: Jamsolid Battle of the Bands. Ages 16+ 9pm: Stag for Steve Davis with music by Low Road Revival, Matthew Atom, One’s Own Blood, A Phoenix Rising
Club Infinity
- 7pm: (doors). Reggie and The Full Effect farewell tour with MC Chris, Leathermouth, and Warship. $13/advance (Ticketmaster.com/852-5000) or $15/day of show
Coyote’s
- 11pm: Studio 54
Dockside Inn
- 6pm: Rock the Dock with Rip & the Bandogs (outside stage 6pm) and Route 66 (inside stage, 10pm) 6pm:

Rip and the Bandogs
716-693-3100

Lafayette Tap Room
- 10pm: Beautiful Bones
Macaroon’s Nite Club
- 11pm: That 80’s Hair Band-
Merlin’s
- 11pm: Grooveology, the Andy Palino Band. $4
Milestone
- 10pm: Bleeding Hearts
Mohawk Place
- 10pm: Pearlene, the Found. $5
Shores Waterfront
- 8pm: Nightshift
Stillwater
- 10:30pm: Lauren Dragon with the All Stars
Talty’s
- 9:30pm: Busted Stuff Duo
Tudor Lounge
- 9pm: The Brotherhood, Ghost, Billie Draws Two

Soul/Funk

Gateway Gallery & Studios
- 9pm: Family FUNKtion and the Sitar Jams. $7
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