Thursday, Sept. 21

ANI HOOVER: "Flow," new paintings, through Sept. 24, TopSpin Gallery, Castellani Art Museum, Lewiston. 286-8286, www. niagara. edu/ cam

BACK TO BACHARACH AND DAVID, "A Musical Review," presented by O'Connell & Company, Sept. 21-Oct. 22, Cabaret in the Square Theatre, 4476 Main St., Snyder; $ 839-3949

BUFFALO-AREA THEATRE ARTISTIC DIRECTORS, sponsored by the Jewish Community Center: Randall Kramer, artistic director of MusicalFare Theatre, 10:30 a.m., 2640 N. Forest Road, Amherst. 688-4114, Ext. 334

BUFFALO BRIDGES AND BEYOND, "Bruce Jackson Discusses His Photography," 7 p.m., the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, 21 Nottingham Terrace, Buffalo; $ 873-9644, Ext. 301

THE DODO BIRD, by Emmanuel Fried, presented by Road Less Traveled Productions, through Oct. 8, the Market Arcade Film & Arts Center, 671 Main St., Buffalo; $ 629-3069, www. roadlesstraveledproductions. org

FREEDOM CROSSING: "The Underground Railroad in Greater

. Niagara," during regular museum

. hours, the Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University, Lewiston.

. 286-8405,

www. freedomcrossingniagara. com

. HILBERT COLLEGE GREAT

.

BOOKS DISCUSSION GROUP, "Me

Talk Pretty One Day," by David

. Sedaris, 5:30 p.m., 139 Paczesny

Hall (Honors Lounge), Hilbert

. College's new academic building,

5200 South Park Ave., Hamburg; $ 926-8792, www.hilbert.edu

HOWDEE'S COUNTRY NITE REUNION, featuring Locash Cowboys and line dancing, 6 p.m., 8166 Main St., Clarence; $ 565-0110

HAUNTED HISTORY GHOST WALKS OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER, developed by author Mason Winfield. Tuesdays: Buffalo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(Niagara Square), meets at SpoT Coffee, 227 Delaware Ave.; Wednesdays: Theater District, meets at SpoT Coffee; Fridays: Allentown, meets at Allen St. Hardware Cafe, 245 Allen St.; Saturdays: East Aurora, meets across from the Roycroft Inn, 40 S. Grove St., East Aurora; Saturdays: North Buffalo (Olmsted district), meets at SpoT Coffee, 765 Elmwood Ave. Tours start at 7 p.m.; $ 655-6663, www. landmarkniagara. org

INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE NIGHT, presented by the North Tonawanda History Museum, 6:30 p.m., 110 Goundry St., North Tonawanda. Presentation includes photos, history; free. 213-0554, www. nthistorymuseum. org

A LIFE IN THE ARTS: WENDY WARNER, through Nov. 5, the Burchfield-Penney Art Center at Rockwell Hall, Buffalo State College, 1300 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo. 878-6012, www. burchfieldpenney. org

THE MAIZE, through Oct. 31, 3901 Niagara Falls Blvd., Wheatfield. 433-5505, www.CornFieldMaze.com

A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE, presented by Irish Classical Theatre Co., through Oct. 8, 625 Main St., Buffalo; $ 853-4282

THE MEMORY GARDEN, presented by the Gerald Fried Theatre Company, through Oct. 1, the Alleyway Theatre's Main Street Cabaret, 672 Main St., Buffalo; $ 852-2600

THE METAMORPHOSIS, by Franz Kafka, Sept. 22-Oct. 14, The New Phoenix Theatre, 95 N. Johnson Parkway, Buffalo; $ 883-0865

NIAGARA COLLECTS: "Highlights from Private Collections in Niagara County," through Oct. 8, Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University. 286-8200 www.niagara.edu/cam

QUILT AND EXHIBIT COMMEMORATING SEPT. 11,

2001, through Oct. 31, Niagara County Historical Society, 215 Niagara St., Lockport. 434-7433

DAVID SEDARIS, NPR Humorist, best-selling author, tickets now on sale for 8 p.m. Oct. 10, Mainstage Theatre, the Center for the Arts, North Campus, Amherst; $29 (box office; Ticketmaster, 852-5000, www. ticketmaster. com)

SISTERS OF SWING: "The Andrews Sisters Musical," presented by MusicalFare Theatre, through Oct. 15, Daemen College, 4380 Main St., Amherst; $ 839-8540, www. musicalfare. com

SOUTH PACIFIC, produced by Coop's Spotlight Productions, through Oct. 1, the Lancaster Opera House, 21 Central Ave.; $ 683-1776, www. lancopera. org

3 MO' DIVAS, presented by Studio Arena Theatre, through Oct. 1, 710 Main St., Buffalo; $ (856-5650, 180077STAGE)

UNHOLY TRINITY, scenes and songs by Eric Bentley, presented by Alleyway Theatre, through Sept. 30, One Curtain Up Alley, Buffalo; $ 852-2600 www.alleyway.com

CHARMAINE WHEATLEY, "Beau Fleuve: The Heart of North America," through Oct. 20, Carnegie Art Center, 240 Goundry St., North Tonawanda. 694-4400, www. carnegieartcenter. org

DANNY LYNN WILSON, 7:30 p.m., Taste, 634-3 Main St., East Aurora. 655-1874

WOLF KAHN: ABOUT THE FALLS, extended through Nov. 12, Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University, Lewiston. 286-8200 www. niagara. edu/ cam