Keep an eye out for these upcoming events... As always, check our on-line events calendar for continually updated, full events listings.

FRI • 6/27

Buffalo Homecoming Weekend Celebration (June 27-29). Visit www.buffalohomecoming.org for full event schedule

Camp Pioneer Retreat - Women’s Getaway Weekend on the Beach (June 27-29). Celebration of Women & Dance. Call Pathways to Wellness Center at 337-3092 to RSVP

Cardinal O’Hara High School - 8pm Niagara Regional Theater Guild presents “Broadway in Concert VI” (June 27-28). $10/advance (284-6358) or $15/at door

Club Infinity - 7pm Standard of Living

Chautauqua Institution - 8:15pm Switchfoot. $37 (357.6250 or www.tickets.ciweb.org)

Darien Lake - 7:30pm Brad Paisley “Paisley Party Tour” featuring Jewel, Chuck WIggs, Julianne Hugh. $29.95 (lawn) or $58.50 (LiveNation.com, Ticketmaster)

Mohawk Place - 10pm Adam Zadok, with Lower Town Trio and Floozie

Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort - 8:30pm Grand Funk Railroad (June 27-28). Tickets start at $30 (877-833-3110/www.ticketmaster.ca)

Nietzsche’s - 10pm Chylde & Guests

Town Ballroom - 6pm (doors). Cute Is What We Aim For, with Ace Enders & A Million Different People, Danger Radio, and Powerspace. $12/advance (box office, Tickets.com) or $14/at door

SAT • 6/28

Buffalo Homecoming 2008 - 8-11pm Buffalo Homecoming Block Party on the 600 Block of Main Street in the Theater District. Live music & entertainment, art reception at CEPA Gallery in the Market Arcade, comedy, & more. Visit www.buffalohomecoming.com

Central Terminal - 12:30pm Second Annual Wine, Cidre and Chocolate Festival. Entertainment, a farmer’s market, food samples from area restaurants & more. $20/advance (at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/27905) or $25/at foor

Club Infinity - 7pm (doors). Living With the Past. Jethro Tull 40th Anniversary Tribute Show with special guest Dave Pegg (bassist of Jethro Tull & Fairport Convention). Dave Pegg & PJ Wright open the show. $10/advance (www.tickets.com) or $15/at door

Dunn Tire Park - 6pm Buffalo Bisons Star Wars theme night featuring the 501st Legion’s Garrison Excelsior, The Rebel Legion’s Echo Base and The North Ridge FanForce chapters. Over 24 characters on hand to pose for photos & entertain the crowd

Gateway Harbor Concerts (N. Tonawanda) - 6pm Free concert series: Gator Country (former members of Molly Hatchett);

Mohawk Place - 3pm Fourth Annual Hot Rod Revue with music by the Royal Crowns and Pete Worden & the Hardtimers. $10

Roycroft Arts Festival - Roycroft Campus, 10am-5pm Annual art show on the Roycroft Campus with Roycroft Renaissance and Master Artisans (June 28-29). Numerous activities at the Copper Shop Gallery including the antique hand printing press, demonstrations in screen printing, calligraphy, text arts & more. Visit www.ralaweb.com for details

Town Ballroom - 7pm (doors). Filter, with Opiate For the Masses. $18.50/advance (box office, www.Tickets.com, Tops Markets) or $22/day of show

Nietzsche’s - 9pm Exile on Allen Street: Rolling Stones tribute concert presented by ARTVOICE. Proceeds benefit Women & Children’s Hospital of WNY. Visit http://artvoice.com/rollingstones for details or to sign up to play

SUN • 6/29

American Red Cross Greater Buffalo Chapter - 5-8pm Kaleidoscope. A fundraising reception in celebration of Communities of Color. Call 539-1835 for more info

Buffalo Zoo - 10am-2pm Buffalo Homecoming’s Sunday Brunch with catering provided by Frontier Catering, a “Buffalo Trivia Game Show”, and an appearance by Channel 2 News’s own Maryalice Demler. Presale tickets are available at all area Wegmans locations for $12 for adults, $8 for children under 12, and a family four pack for $30. Tickets at the door are only a few dollars more. 903-7155 for more information.

East Aurora Middle School - 10am-5pm East Aurora Art Society presents “Art Rocks!” (June 28-29). Outdoor exhibit featuring work by over 100 artists in various media

MON • 6/30

Artpark - 2pm “Dancin’ in the Park” Series featuring the Kings of Swing and Galaxy All-Star Orchestra. $24.50-$29.50 at box office (www.artpark.net/754-4375) or www.tickets.com

Nietzsche’s - 9-10:30pm Monday Night Songwriter Showcase featuring John Brady. Followed by open mic with Michael Meldrum

Town Ballroom - 7pm (doors). TV On the Radio. $22 (box office, Tickets.com); 7pm (doors). TV On the Radio. $22 (box office, Tickets.com, Tops Markets)

WBFO at UB Allen Hall (South Campus) - 7pm Meet the Author Contemporary Non-Fiction Series: Donna Jackson Nakazawa, “Autoimmune Epidemic: Bodies Gone Haywire in a World out of Balance—and the Cutting-Edge Science That Promises Hope”

TUE • 7/1

Artpark - 6:30pm First Niagara Tuesday in the Park Free Concert Series: Blood Sweat & Tears featuring David Clayton-Thomas