CALENDAR
ART now-Sept. 15

Soldier - CEPA Gallery's Passageway Gallery, 617 Main St., Buffalo. Soldiers who recently returned from Iraq or Afghanistan by NYC artist Suzanne Optwell. 856-2717, www.cepagaller y.com. now-Sept. 15

37 Presidents - CEPA's FLUX Gallery, 617 Main St., Buffalo. Digital presidential portraits of California-based artist Laura Odell. 856-2717, www.cepagaller y.com. now-Sept. 15

Picturing Poetry - CEPA's Underground Gallery, 617 Main St., Buffalo. Student works in conjunction with Just Buffalo Literary Center. 856-2717, www.cepagallery.com. now-Sept. 15

Found Art - Ashwood Artisans, 726 Main St., lower, East Aurora. Sculpture and fiber art by Dianne Baker. 652-7333. now-Sept. 16

Women of Color Show - Impact Artists' Gallery, 2495 Main St., Suite 545, Buffalo. 835-6817. now-Sept. 19 League of Buffalo Members' Exhibit - Amherst Museum, 3755 Tonawanda Creek Road, Amherst. 689-1440, www.amherstmuseum.org. now-Sept. 22 Trilogies XVII - The Work of

now-Oct. 6

Niagara Collects - Castellani Art Museum, Niagara University, Niagara Falls. Highlights from private collections in Niagara County including works by Mary Cassatt, Dale Chihuly, Salvador Dali, Lucian Freud, Peter Max, Robert Motherwell, Kenny Scharf, and Satoshi Yabauuchi, among others. 286-8200, www.niagara.edu/c am. now-Oct. 13

Colorful People - Redfish Art Studios, 21 Elm St., East Aurora. The art of Steve Mayo. 655-3125. now-Oct. 15 John Hultberg - Vanishing Point - UB Anderson Gallery, Martha Jackson Place, Buffalo. 645-6912, http://ubar tgalleries.buffalo.edu. now-Oct. 22 Chuck Close: Self-Portraits 1967-2005 - Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1285 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo. Portraiture. 882-8700, www.albr ightknox.org. now-Oct. 22 Trees Interpreted: Charles Burchfield and Mark Lavatelli - Burchfield-Penney Art Center, 1300 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo. 878-6011, www.burc hfield-penne y.org. now-Oct. 31 New to You: Unseen Works from the Permanent Collection - Castellani Art Museum, Niagara University, Lewiston. 286-8200,

www.niagara.edu/c am.

DANCE Three Artists - Art Dialogue Gallery, 1 Linwood Ave., Buffalo.

Featured artists Susan Budash, Rose

Sept. 16 Popper and Donald J. Suita. 885-2251.

Configuration: A Ballet now-Sept. 24

ensemble for the 21st century,

FLOW - New Paintings -

Center for the Arts, UB North Campus,

Castellani Art Museum, Niagara

Amherst. Renowned for combining

University, Lewiston. New works by Ani

classical dance with sophisticated, yet

Hoover. 286-8200,

daring avant-garde contemporary

www.niagara.edu/c am.

choreography. Call 688-4774 for more

now-Sept. 28

information.

Local Show - Gallery 141B, 141 B Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo. Local artist

FAMILY show featuring Dan Mardana. 997-3455.

ACTIVITIES now-Sept. 29

Jason Smith - Peter & Mary Lou

Vogt Gallery, Canisius College's Andrew

Sept. 16 Bouwhuis Library, 2001 Main St.,

West Seneca Marching Buffalo. Recent plein air landscape

paintings by the artist. 888-2900.

Band

now-Sept. 30

Burchfield Nature & Art Center, 2001

A Long Look Homeword -

Union Road in West Seneca, 2 p.m.

Buffalo Arts Studio, Tri-Main Building,

The concert is free and open to the

2495 Main St., Buffalo. Traveling

public. Bring lawn chairs to enjoy the

exhibition on loan from NYC's Tibet

show. Call 677-4843 or visit www.buffalo.

Museum. 833-4450,

com/burchfieldnatureandart for more

www.buffaloar tsstudio.org.

details. F E S T I VA L S Sept. 15-17

Oktoberfest Camp Eastman, Irondequoit. Entertainment, food and beverages. Call (585) 336-6070 or www.oktoberfestny.com for more information.

Sept. 16 and 17

Fall Festival Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve, 77 Honorine Drive, Depew. Sixth annual event featuring nature walks, scavenger hunts, animal track casting, live music and more. Call 683-5959 for more information.

Sept. 15-17

Festival of Grapes Silver Creek. Annual celebration of the grape harvest. Grape stomping, parade, arts and crafts, wine tent, entertainment and music, children events and grand parade on Sunday. Call 934-3983 for more information.

Sept. 16-17

Quaker Arts Festival Orchard Park Middle School, Orchard Park. Crafts, entertainment, food and beverages. Call 662-5619 for more information.

Sept. 16-17

Oktoberfest 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, and noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Eight wineries surrounding Keuka Lake. Wine, food and fun; $20 per person. Call Keuka Lake Wine Trail, 2375 Route 14A, Penn Yan at 1-800-440-4898 or visit www.keukawinetrail. com for more information. Advanced tickets available at Wegmans through Sept. 15.

Sept. 17

Buffalo Brewfest 2-6 p.m., Festival Grounds at The Pier, 25 Fuhrmann Blvd., Buffalo. More than 100 specialty beers, micro-brews, imported beers and pub brews, souvenir tasting glass, best of show judging, live music feed, food. Must be 21 years of age. For more information, call 332-6913.