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Friday, October 17

Community Interest

Chocolate Bar
- 7pm: Speed Dating Event. All singles. Ages 29-39. $35
Delaware Park Hoyt Lake
- 10am: Statewide “Clean Energy Bike Tour” Kicks Off In Buffalo. Sponsored by NYPIRG with speakers Joe Stelling (NYPIRG), Walter Simpson (WNY Climate Action Coalition), & other clean energy advocates. Meets at the Park across from the back of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery.
Greg’s U-Pick Farm
- 1pm: Western New York Land Conservancy & American Farmland Trust celebration of the protection of Greg’s U-Pick Farm in Clarence and the success of the Clarence Greenprint Program to preserve farmland

Community Theater

ACTS Beacon Cafe
- 7:30pm: The Alden Christian Theater Society presents “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” (Oct. 17-19 & 24-26). $9/general; $7/students, seniors 7:30pm: “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” (Oct. 17-19 & 24-26). $9/adult; $7/students, seniors

Dance

Shakti Yoga Studio
- 8:30pm: Salsa classes every Friday. $10
UB Center for the Arts
- 8pm: Compañia Flamenco José Porcel. $18/general; $10students; $15/group rate. $18/general; $10/students; $15/group rate. www.ubcfa.com (645-2787) or www.Ticketmaster.com (852-5000)

Etc.

Brennan’s Bowery Bar
- 6-8pm: Free caricatures by Christina Reilly
Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium at Buffalo State College
- 7pm: Autumn Programs: Skies of the Harvest, every Friday through Nov. 15. 8:30pm: Autumn Programs: “The Eye of Medusa,” every Friday through Nov. 15. Followed by a free observation hour at 9pm

Films/Screenings

Albright Knox Art Gallery
- 5-10pm: Gusto at the Gallery Free Fridays. The Art of Film with the Filmmakers: The Best of the Toronto Film Festival. “Home Décor in the English Country House” (pre-film talk with curator of education Mariann Smith at 7pm; screening of “Mansfield Park” at 7pm with director Patricia Rozema; performance by singer/songwriter Laura Tsaggaris at 8pm. $4/general; free for AKAG members
Fredonia Opera House
- 7pm: Fredonia Storytelling Festival (Oct. 17-18) kick-off with a Screening of “Big Fish.” Visit www.fredopera.org for Saturday’s schedule
Hallwalls
- 8pm: A Special Election-time Screening of Simon Ardizzone & Russell Michaels’ Emmy nominated documentary “Hacking Democracy” (www.hackingdemocracy.com). $7/general; $5/students, seniors; 44/Hallwalls members
Market Arcade Film & Arts Center
- 7pm: Museum of disABILITY History 4th Annual disABILITIES Film Festival & Speaker Series presents “Mozart & the Whale.” Visit www.disabilityfilmfest.org for more info

Lectures

Buffalo State College Bulger Communications Center
- 7pm: New York State Sociological Association’s (NYSSA) annual conference. Keynote address by urban ethnographer Elijah Anderson, sociology professor at Yale University & author of “A Place on the Corner: A Study of Black Street Corner Men.” Free
Lafayette Presbyterian Church
- 6:30pm: Ralph Nader
Sheridan Community Room
- 7pm-noon: “Haunted Ireland: Beyond the Castle Walls...” Explore Ireland’s haunted castles with a power point lecture by Eileen Canning-DiPasquale. Call 874-8500 to register

Seasonal Event

Erie County Fairgrounds
- 6:30-10pm: Scare at the Fair & Dark Raven Manor (Oct. 2-Nov. 1). $20 for all five houses; $3 for the R-Rated House.

Special Event

Castellani Art Museum
- 5-8pm, Niagara University: Fist Friday/”Mixer at the CAM.” Live music, cash bar, dancing, rafflles, prizes, refreshments, & more. This month feature Beetle-Mania with the BBC band. Beatles tribute band and the exhibition Max Streicher: Metamorphosis, featuring a giant inflatable beetle sculpture. $5/general; free to CAM members
Fredonia Opera House
- 9am: Fredonia Storytelling Festival (Oct. 17-18) with Willy Claflin & Friends. Master class (9am), family performance (2pm), adult storytelling cabaret (7:30pm). Visit www.fredopera.org for complete schedule
Kleinhans
- 6:30pm: Child & Family Services “Heartlight Gala.” Music, food & drinks, auctions, & entertainment. $145. Contact 335-7234 or www.cfsbny.org
St. John Vianney Church
- 7:30pm: St. John Vianney Dance with music by Hit-N-Run. $17/presale or $20/at door. Contact kathykline38@yahoo.com or 771-9393.
University of Buffalo North Campus
- UB True Blue Homecoming Weekend (Oct. 16-19). Bulls vs. Army football, Distinguished Speaker Series, Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony, art and technology tours, various on-campus performances, & more. Visit http://www.alumni.buffalo.edu/homecoming

Spiritual

Body Glyphix Studio
- 6:30pm: Tantric Yoga for Couples. $25/couple. Advance reservations required, call 652-7805

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 7pm: Haunted History of Lewiston with Mason Winfield, every Friday through Oct. 31. Meet at the Little Yellow Chocolate House (476 Center St., Lewiston). $10/adults; $5/kids under 12. Call 655-6663 for more info
Martin House Complex
- 11am: See Frank Lloyd Wright’s 1904 architectural masterpiece under restoration. Tours at 11am & 2pm. Reservations strongly recommended, call 856-3858.
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