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Friday, September 12

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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
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