Friday, Aug. 18

FOOTLOOSE, presented by Upstage NY Inc., through Aug. 20, 21 Central Ave.; $ 683-1776, www. lancopera. org

GUSTO AT THE GALLERY, 3-10 p.m., the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1285 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; free admission. "Big Band Extravaganza": An Art Activity for Every Friday, 5-7 p.m.; performance: Carol McLaughlin's Big Band, 7-10 p.m.; film: "Who Gets to Call it Art?" (2005). 270-8204

JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, 8 p.m. Aug. 18, 19, and 2 p.m. Aug. 20, Ghostlight Theatre, 170 Schenck St., North Tonawanda; $. www. starrynighttheatre. com, 743-1614

MAE, with The Spill Canvas and House of Heroes, 7 p.m., Club Infinity, 8166 Main St., Clarence; $ 5650110

MOVIES IN THE PARK, 9:30 p.m., every Friday, Hamlin Park Bandstand, East Aurora; free.

M&T PLAZA CONCERT SERIES: The Great Train Robbery, noon, M&T Plaza, downtown Buffalo; free.

NEXT EXIT, 10 p.m., Area 42, Chippewa and Pearl, Buffalo.

PARTY ON THE PORTICO, food, drinks, music by Wendell Riviera, 5-7 p.m., Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, 25 Nottingham Court, at Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo; $ 873-9644, Ext. 322

THE SOUL PROVIDERS, 9:30 p.m., Shadow Lounge and Restaurant, 1504 Hertel Ave., Buffalo. 835-3975

TERMINUS, "An Installation Performance Inside the Central Terminal," presented by Torn Space, Aug. 18 and 19, 25 and 26, the Central Terminal, 495 Paderewski Drive, Buffalo; $.