Upcoming Events

FRI • 5/2

Albright Knox Art Gallery - 7pm Nickel City Poetry Slam Finals Night Competition with special guest Carlos Andrés Gómez

Club Diablo - 9pm Cathy Cathodic and Tiger Saw, with the Trailer Park Tornadoes. $6

Club Infinity - 7pm “An Evening of Sinatra” with Rob Falgiano, Dee Adams, and the Funny Valentines. $10/advance (Ticketmaster) or $13/day of show

Eastern Hills Wesleyan Church - 7pm “The Gathering.” Christian event for college students/young adults with guest speaker Wayne Aarum, worship with the Epic Band, and music by Nancy Carmichael. Call 688-7165 for details

German House (Rochester) - 8pm Railroad Earth. $17/advance (Ticketmaster) or $20/day of show

Merlin’s - 11pm Contagious Woo, the Gravity Thieves, To the 9’s. $4

Mohawk Place - 9pm High on Fire. $14

Nietzsche’s - 10pm “Judgement Night: Attack of the Hip Hop Bands.” Featuring Type: Relevant, Fresh Guac, Kinda Like Dreaming, Narrow Minded Youth. $7

Town Ballroom - 7pm The Secret Machines, the Teenagers, Team Robespierre. $15

Unitarian Universalist Church - 6-9:30pm “Dance Alive!” All ages event with a drum circle at 6pm (BYOD), music by the Blood Thirst Vegans at 7pm, open mic at 8pm

SAT • 5/3

Chautauqua-Lake Erie Wine Trail - 10am-5pm Wine & Cheese Weekend (May 3-4). Nineteen wineries featuring selected wines & cheeses to celebrate Mother’s Day. $21. Contact www.chautauquawinetrail.org or 888-965-4800 for tickets

Chef’s Restaurant - 9:30am 8th Annual Louis J. Billittier Memorial 5K Run/Walk to benefit the Heritage/Oak Foundation supporting individuals with disabilities. $20 before April 24 (pre-register at www.heritagecenters.org or 856-4201) or $25 after. Post-race party with Sabres &Bills alumni, mascots, raffles & more

Club Infinity - 7pm (doors). Missing Karma, For What it’s Worth, Sixpin, Zero Nerve Response

HSBC Arena - 7:30pm The Police, with Elvis Costello & the Imposters. $51.50-$201.50 (box office, LiveNation.com, Tickets.com)

Kenneglenn Nature Preserve - 1-4pm Spring Wildflowers, Edibles, Medicinal Plants. Games, stories, hiking & more. $20/adults; $10/teens. Pre-registration required, contact 655-7622 or deaheartwood@aol.com

Kleinhans - 9pm BPO Pops Series presents the Mambo kIngs

Merlin’s - 11pm The Advent Tragedy, the Gadflies, Aediem. $4

Mohawk Place - 10pm The Amazing All My Children Band. $5

Nietzsche’s - 10pm WBNY Battle of the Bands. $5

Seneca Allegany Casino - 10:30pm The Relics (Pink Floyd tribute)

Shorewood Country Club - 6pm Fredonia Opera House Annual Fundraiser: “Tony ‘n Tina’s Wedding.” Interactive comedy & dinner presented by Actors Anonymous Theatre Co. $55. Call 679-0891 for reservations

UB Center for the Arts - 8pm Configuration Dance Theatre (May 3-4). $20/general or $25/prime tickets to benefit AIDS Community Services (Saturday only). 

SUN • 5/4

Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society - 1:30-3pm Music for a Sunday Afternoon: Stephen Baker on the Pan-Am Steinway Grand

Buffalo Convention Center - noon Buffalo Brunch 2008: Celebration of Buffalo’s LGBT community & community service awards presentations to Sam Hoyt, Pilgrim-St. Luke’s Church, and the Imperial Court of Buffalo. $50. Contact 829-8156 or www.buffalobrunch.org

Club Infinity - 12:30am-4:30pm “May Day For Mo.” Benefit for Maureen Blake DeSabio, recently diagnosed with ALS. Lunch buffet, raffle, live music by Taylor Made Jazz and the Todd Eberwine Band. $25/general; $20/seniors; free for children. Call 833-9387 for more info

Montante Cultural Center at Canisius College - 3pm The Chromatic Club & Community Music School present “For the Beauty of the Earth.” $7 general; $5 students/seniors; free to Club members & CMS staff/students

Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort - 3pm “Cruisin’ Classics” tribute to ‘50s music (May 4-7). $20 at www.ticketmaster.ca

Unitarian Universalist Church - 7:30pm Chamber Music on Elmwood festival. Every Sunday in May. $15

Soundlab - 9pm Caribou, Fuck Buttons. $12 (www.ticketweb.com); 9pm Caribou

MON • 5/5

Club Infinity - 6pm (doors). New Monsoon, Headie LeMar. $8/advance (Ticketmaster) or $12/day of show

Eastman Theatre (Rochester) - 8pm RPO featuring renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma .

Town Ballroom - 7pm Billy Talent. $16/advance (box office at 852-3900 / www.townballroom.com, www.tickets.com, Tops Markets) or $18/day of show

TUE • 5/6

Sportsmen’s Tavern - 7:30pm The Gibson Brothers. $20. Call 874-7734 for tickets

Tralf Music Hall - 8pm The Reverend Horton Heat, Nashville Pussy, Backyard Tire Fire. $25. Ages 18+

Xtreme Wheels - 6pm The Medic Droid

WED • 5/7

Kleinhans - 5:30pm “Celebrate with Friends” event & benefit for Planned Parenthood of WNY. Keynote speaker, actor/advocate Blythe Danner. Doors at 5:30pm; dinner at 6:45pm. $75-$125. Call 831-2200 ext. 5912 for reservations

Nietzsche’s - 8pm UB Jazz Ensemble & Jazz Combos directed by Dave Schiavone

Town Ballroom - 7pm (doors). Bryan Adams Solo. $25 (box office, LiveNation.com)

WBFO Live in Allen Hall - 8pm Rebecca Ryskalczyk & Joseph Mulhollen

THU • 5/8

Jewish Center Greater Buffalo  - 7pm West of Odessa and Klezmerola. (Featured entertainment in celebration of the opening of the 23rd Annual Buffalo International Jewish Film Festival). Visit www.bijff.com for ticket info

Staples - 7pm Bad Penny’s Original Singer/Songwriter Night

Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort - 8:30pm Chicago. Tickets start at $45 (www.ticketmaster.ca)

Tralf Music Hall - 8pm Grady (featuring Gordie Johnson of Big Sugar). $13/advance (box office) or $ 15/day of show

Water Street Music Hall (Rochester) - 6:30pm Metro Station, Forever the Sickest Kids, the Maine, Danger: Radio, the Cab. $10/advance (Ticketmaster) or $12/day of show