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Family Activities
     thurs. 2 . After School Escape — Children in grades K-5 are invited to enjoy a one-hour program for kids featuring a different, fun, outdoor activity each week, 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2 at Reinstein Woods, 77 Honorine Drive, Depew; Free - no registration required.
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Tours
     thurs. 2 . Chestnut Ridge Park — Join the Foothills Trail Club, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2 - meet in the parking lot in front of the casino. We will be walking the roads on the west side of the park. Chestnut Ridge Park, 6121 Chestnut Ridge Road, Orchard Park; Free.
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Special Events
     sat. 4 . Summer Saturday Sidewalk Sale — Come to Hertel Avenue for samples and sale items offered on the sidewalk by its 180 shops, bakeries, boutiques and more, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 4 on Hertel Avenue, between Main Street and Delaware Avenue, Buffalo; www.hertelhasit.com sun.
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Festivals
     sat. 4 & sun. 5 . National Buffalo Wing Festival — Featuring the food of more than 30 restaurants, wing eating contests, 5k run, sauce contests, live entertainment and Miss Buffalo Wing contest, 12 noon-9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 4 and 12 noon-7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 5 at Coca-Cola Field, 275 Washington St., Buffalo; $.
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Performance
     wed. 8 . UB on the Green — O utdoor performance series featuring a full-band performance of melodic pop songs by Scott Celani, followed by Black Widow, one of Western New York’s top rock bands, playing the latest and best of rock, party, dance, country, alternative and classic music, 6 p.m., Wednesday, Sept.
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Auditions
     thurs. 2 . Blood Brothers — The Springville Center for the Arts will be holding auditions for this play running October-November, 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2 at the Springville Center for the Arts, 37 N. Buffalo St., Springville; Free. 592-9038 tues.
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Comedy
     thurs. 2-sat. 4 . Jeff McEnery — Acton, Ontario native and 2007 Best Canadian Stand-up Newcomer winner, 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2 & Friday, Sept. 3; 8 & 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 4 at Yuk Yuk’s at Casino Niagara, 5705 Falls Ave., Niagara Falls, Ontario; $. 1-877-968-5233, www.casinoniagara.com thurs.
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Live Local in WNY
     thurs. 2 . Chris Maloney — 9 p.m., Blue Lantern, 6120 Seneca St., Elma; $. 652-2583 . The Bravuras — 8 p.m., Mooney’s, 1531 Military Road, Kenmore; $.
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Art
     ongoing now-September 5 . Moxie and Mayhem — S elections of WNY artists works that have been collected over the past three years on display through Sunday, Sept. 5 at the Burchfield Penney Art Center, 1300 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $.
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Concerts
     thurs. 2 .Akron, OH Blues rockers Black Keys will “Set You Free,” 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2 at The Town Ballroom, 681 Main St., Buffalo; $. 852-3900, www.townballroom. c om .Chicago post-punk instrumentalist Tortoise — 10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2 at Soundlab, 110 Pearl St., Buffalo; $.
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Theater
     wed. 8 . Shout! — Travel back to 1960s England and tracks five groovy gals through a non-stop journey of infectious and soulful pop anthems and ballads.
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Film/Video
     thurs. 2 . Rainman — Barry Levinson’s 1988 movie starring Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise and Gerald R. Molen. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. with a pre-show Wurlitzer theater organ performance by a house organist at 6:30 p.m. The R-rated movie starts at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2 at the Riviera Theatre and Performance Center, 67 Webster St., North Tonawanda; $.
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Literature
     thurs. 2 .Spit at Spot Coffee — Poetry open mic hosted by Brown Sugar, 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2 at Spot Coffee, 227 Delaware Ave., Buffalo; Free. 818-3739 Poetry open mic hosted by Brown Sugar, 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2 at Spot Coffee, 227 Delaware Ave., Buffalo; Free. 818-3739
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Symphonic
     tues. 7 . Bryan Boyce — Assistant Professor of Piano Bryan Boyce performs the world premiere of Redshift, a new piece for prepared piano and electronic sounds by composer and faculty member J. Tomas Henriques as part of the Buffalo State College Faculty and Friends Concert Series.
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