Locust Sympathizer performs tonight and Monday at Nietzsche's.

The Infringement Festival's schedule is changeable, to say the least. Be sure to double-check http://infringebuffalo.org for calendar updates and performance descriptions.

Thursday, July 27

El Buen Amigo (114 Elmwood Ave.)

Beirut (8-9pm)—Two-character, one-act drama about a near-future America overrun by a ruthless “Home Guard” and a terrifying plague.

Gallery 141B (141 Elmwood Ave.)

Aesthetic Meltdown (6-10pm)—See, show or tell real experiences from the festival. Perceptions, images, and performances that you bring will be recorded and edited daily.

La Tee Da (206 Allen St.)

Infringement Happy Hour (10-11pm)—Open mic, open art.

New Phoenix Theatre on the Park (95 Johnson Pk.)

No Title (7-8:30pm)—Ensemble piece set in a rundown, blue-collar bar, from the poems of Charles Bukowski.

The Respectful Prostitute (9-10pm)—Pre-Civil Rights era one-act about racism, sexism and politics in a small Southern town.

Nietzsche’s (248 Allen St.)

Foundation of Thebes: A Sound Painting Opera (7-8pm)—An experiment in non-linear, textual improvisation within the traditional dramatic form of Greek tragedy.

Flawless Records: Words and Music (8:30-9pm)—Collaboration between the musical beats of DJ Raazon and the poetic lyricism of JHeat, MODES, Aaron Piepzny and Annette Daniels Taylor.

Locust Sympathizer (9:30-10pm)—Bowed drones, crunching rolls of distortion, piercing feedback, percussive bass, ambient waves, screech of metal on metal.

Rust Belt Books (202 Allen St.)

And So I Moved to Buffalo (8-8:30pm)—A soliloquy describing a move to Buffalo from Cape Cod.

Soundlab (110 Pearl St.)

Infringe Kickoff Party (8pm-?)—Performances by greGGreg, Ski Mask, Z. Mann Zilla, Dysomprohics, Axis of Evil, Silverback and Deep Dickens.

Squeaky Wheel (712 Main St.)

My Life as an Ape (7-7:30pm)—Performance based on the Franz Kafka short story “A Report to an Academy.”

Real Dream Cabaret: The Picture (8-9pm)—A loose, abstract adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Grey.

Fred’s Requiem (9:30-10:30pm)—A one-act play about the guilt-removing force behind redemption.

Friday, July 28th

Elmwood and Forest

Can You See the Forest for the Trees (7pm-?)—Olmsted’s trees make a plea for Buffalo’s Integrated Park System.

Gallery 141B (141 Elmwood Ave)

Aesthetic Meltdown (6-10pm)—See Thursday’s description.

La Tee Da (206 Allen St.)

Infringement Happy Hour (10-11pm)—See Thursday’s description.

New Phoenix Theatre on the Park (95 Johnson Pk.)

Dirty Laundry (7-9pm)—Theater piece describes a tempestuous, failed relationship, presented in reverse chronology.

No Title (9:30-11pm)—See Thursday’s description.

Nickel City Co-op (208 North St.)

The Staircase (5-5:30pm, 9:30-10pm)—One-act about two people’s survival in a future post-Civil War America.

Nietzsche’s (248 Allen St.)

God is Dead Showcase(10pm-?)—Performances by Qualia, Anal Pudding, the Stripteasers and the Call-Up.

Quaker Bonnet Eatery (175 Allen St.)

W3 (7:30-8:30pm)—The three sisters from Macbeth apply their magic to George W. Bush.

Sincerity Forever (9-10pm)—One-act comedy about love, dumb-ass rednecks, the KKK, alien invasion, furballs and the Second Coming.

Rust Belt Books (202 Allen St.)

Saucebox (8-9pm)—A forum for women artists to showcase poetry, music and visual art.

And So I Moved to Buffalo (9:30-10pm)—See Thursday’s description.

Zero Hour (8-10pm)—Interactive radio broadcast.

Soundlab (110 Pearl St.)

Sonorous Smorgasbord (7:30pm-2am)—Performances by Synaesthesia, Post, Bare Flames, Portable Folk, Weather Machine and Bad Ronald.

Squeaky Wheel (712 Main St.)

Fred’s Requiem (7:30-8:30pm)—See Thursday’s description.

Real Dream Cabaret: The Picture (9-10pm)—See Thursday’s description.

Real Dream Cabaret performs "The Picture" at Squeaky Wheel, multiple dates.

Saturday, July 29th

Café 59 (59 Allen St.)

Spirit Wind (5-6pm)—Ancient dance and modern sounds in a meditative mix of Tai Chi and electro/acoustic music.

College Street Gallery (244 Allen St.)

Love of Christ Letters (8-8:30pm, 9-9:30pm)—Like A.R. Gurney’s Love Letters but with e-mail: Jewish Democrat Buffalonian woman meets born-again Republican from Florida.

Palimpsest (10-10:30pm)—Experimental solo dance piece.

Days Park (Between Allen and Cottage Streets)

Pastyme Company (5-6pm)—Renaissance madrigals of love and lust, and sea chanteys of 19th-century Great Lakes.

El Buen Amigo (114 Elmwood Ave.)

Beirut (9-10pm)—See Thursday’s description.

Gallery 141B (141 Elmwood Ave.)

Aesthetic Meltdown (noon-10pm)—See Thursday’s description.

La Tee Da (206 Allen St.)

Infringement Happy Hour (10-11pm)—See Thursday’s description.

Merlin’s Pub (727 Elmwood Ave.)

Infringement Rock Showcase (11pm-2am)—Performances the Pamplemousse Explosion, Dali’s Ghost and Frodis Caper.

New Phoenix Theatre on the Park (95 Johnson Pk.)

Immaculate (3pm)—A ghost story by playwright Michelle Poynton.

The Body Beautiful (7-8pm)—An artistic body painting and amateur talent contest, open to all.

The Respectful Prostitute (9-10pm)—See Thursday’s description.

Quaker Bonnet Eatery (175 Allen St.)

W3 (7:30-8:30pm)—See Thursday’s description.

Sincerity Forever (9-10pm)—See Thursday’s description.

Rust Belt Books (202 Allen St.)

The Body Beautiful (5:30-6:30pm)—An artistic body painting and amateur talent contest, open to all.

Yes, and… (7-8:30pm)—Four ballsy chicks do improvisational theatre and original sketch comedy.

Zoo Story (9-10pm)—A lonely man starts up a conversation with another on a park bench and eventually pushes him to violence.

Zero Hour (8-10pm)—See Friday’s description.

Soundlab (110 Pearl St.)

Hip Hop Show (10:30pm-2am)—Performances by Flawless, MC Vendetta, Milkfat and Pseudo Slang.

Squeaky Wheel (712 Main St.)

Real Dream Cabaret: The Picture (7-8pm)—See Thursday’s description.

My life as an Ape (10-10:30pm)—See Thursday’s description.

Sunday, July 30th

College Street Gallery (144 Allen St.)

Palimpsest (7-7:30pm)—See Saturday’s description.

Love of Christ Letters (8-8:30pm, 9-9:30pm)—See Saturday’s description.

Gallery 141B (141 Elmwood Ave)

Aesthetic Meltdown (noon-6pm)—See Thursday’s description.

The Way Eagle Shits (6-8pm)—Countercultural short films featuring Al Levin’s notorious 1970 surreal film essay.

Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center (341 Delaware Ave.)

Ask Her (8-9:15pm)—A film capturing the essence of global travel and backpacking in Southeast Asia.

New Phoenix Theatre on the Park (95 Johnson Pk.)

Holy Crap (noon-1pm)—Mad-capped one-act pits God vs. Satan in the fight for five hapless souls.

The Respectful Prostitute (1:30-2:30pm)—See Thursday’s description.

No Title (3:30-5pm)—See Thursday’s description.

Immaculate (6-9pm)—See Saturday’s description.

Nietzsche’s (248 Allen St.)

Musical Brunch (12:30-6pm)—Performances by Ebb&Flow, the Call-Up, the Pamplemousse Explosion, Cage, this. and Praying Oblivion.

Rust Belt Books (202 Allen St.)

Saucebox (3-4pm)—See Friday’s description.

Zoo Story (4:30-5:30pm)—See Saturday’s description.

Yes, and… (6-7:30pm)—See Saturday’s description.

Soundlab (110 Pearl St.)

Handclaps and Cowbells: A Klezmer Party (8pm-1am)—Performances by Baby Machines, Gaybot, 12/8 Path, Dimetrodon, Paul and Pat.

Squeaky Wheel (712 Main St.)

Real Dream Cabaret: The Picture (2-3pm)—See Thursday’s description.

Fred’s Requiem (3:30-4:30pm)—See Thursday’s description.

Subversations (5-6pm)—Collected stories are mashed up, cut up and reassembled into new, changing narratives.

theatreFigüren presents "Underground, Over the Moon" August 3&5 at Crane Library.

Monday, July 31st

Gallery 141B (141 Elmwood Ave.)

Aesthetic Meltdown (6-10pm)—See Thursday’s description.

New Phoenix Theatre on the Park (95 Johnson Pk.)

Holy Crap (6:30-7:30pm)—See Sunday’s description.

Red Clay (8-10pm)—A man who’s dreams folded with a passing deal, a young man with a diesel engine beauty and a New York gal try to balance love and ledger book in this two-act play.

Nickel City Co-op (208 North St.)

The Staircase (5-5:30pm)—See Friday’s description.

Nietzsche’s (248 Allen St.)

Locust Sympathizer (7-7:30pm)—See Thursday’s description.

Ramona and Juliet (8-9pm)—A bawdy parody of the bard’s classic, tragic love story, with a lesbian twist.

Tuesday, August 1st

Gallery 141B (141 Elmwood Ave)

Aesthetic Meltdown (6-10pm)—See Thursday’s description.

Gallery 164 (164 Allen St.)

Temporary Dream (8-9pm)—A collaborative performance incorporating dance, music, spoken word and film.

New Phoenix Theatre on the Park (95 Johnson Pk.)

Immaculate (7-10pm)—See Saturday’s description.

Nickel City Co-op (208 North St.)

The Staircase (5-5:30pm)—See Friday’s description.

Nietzsche’s (248 Allen St.)

Ramona and Juliet (7-8pm)—See Monday’s description.

Pastyme Companye (8:30-9:30pm)—Renaissance madrigals of love and lust, and sea chanteys of 19th-century Great Lakes.

Quaker Bonnet Eatery (175 Allen St.)

W3 (7:30-8:30pm)—See Friday’s description.

Sincerity Forever (9-10pm)—See Friday’s description.

Rust Belt Books (202 Allen St.)

Yes, and… (7-8:30pm)—See Saturday’s description.

And So I Moved to Buffalo (9-9:30pm)—See Thursday’s description.

"Human Trials" mixes virtual reality, live actors and audience participation in a public/private, embodied/disembodied, multi-screen performance. At Hallwalls, August 4-6. Visit infringebuffalo.org for info.

Wednesday, August 2nd

Days Park (Between Allen and Cottage Streets)

Sky Could Fall (9-9:30pm)—Montreal’s S.Vestas perform stunning pyromaniac rituals.

El Buen Amigo (114 Elmwood Ave.)

Beirut (8-9pm)—See Thursday’s description.

Gallery 141B (141 Elmwood Ave.)

Aesthetic Meltdown (6-10pm)—See Thursday’s description.

Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center (341 Delaware Ave.)

Ask Her (8-9:15pm)—See Sunday’s description.

La Tee Da (206 Allen St.)

Infringement Happy Hour (10-11pm)—See Thursday’s description.

New Phoenix Theatre on the Park (95 Johnson Pk.)

The Respectful Prostitute (7-8pm)—See Thursday’s description.

No Title (8:30-10pm)—See Thursday’s description.

Nietzsche’s (248 Allen St.)

Ramona and Juliet (8-9pm)—See Monday’s description.

Rust Belt Books (202 Allen St.)

Queen Kong (7-7:30pm)—Her untold story of love, lust, loss and commitment.

Zoo Story (8-9pm)—See Saturday’s description.

Soundlab (110 Pearl St.)

Open Lab (8:30-10:30pm)—Non-idiomatic/experimental/avant-garde free- improvisation jam session. All welcome to participate.

Squeaky Wheel (712 Main St.)

Akhmatova (7:30-8:30pm)—A one-act play exploring the poet’s work for the secret’s to Stalin’s death.

Fred’s Requiem (9-10pm)—See Thursday’s description.