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Thursday, Oct. 5 BACK TO BACHARACH AND DAVID, "A Musical Revue," presented by O'Connell & Company, through Oct. 22, Cabaret in the Square Theatre, 4476 Main St., Snyder; $ 839-3949
 | | Wedding bells will chime and pandemonium will ensue when the Lancaster Opera House presents "Mario & Mary's Wedding" at Magruder's Restaurant, 4995 Broadway in Depew. Mario & Mary are getting hitched and they want you to be there. You'll think you're at a real, authentic Italian wedding. Do the Electric Slide, the Chicken Dance, catch the bouquet, argue with the family and laugh all night. Performances are 7 p.m. Oct. 7, 12, 13 and 14, and 2 p.m. Oct. 8 and 15. Tickets are $36 and include an Italian dinner "Mario & Mary's Wedding" features Mary Barrett as Mary and Bill Kennedy as Mario. featuring chicken parmesan and pasta. For tickets, call 683-1776 from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Group rates are also available. For information on group sales, call 683-3032. |
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BROWN BAG CONCERT SERIES, UB Voice Studio Recital, noon, Lippes Concert Hall, North Campus, Amherst; free. 645-ARTS
BUFFALO-AREA THEATRE ARTISTIC DIRECTORS, sponsored by the Jewish Community Center: Kathleen Gaffney, Studio Arena Theatre, 10:30 a.m., 2640 N. Forest Road, Amherst. 688-4114, Ext. 334
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," the Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University, Lewiston. 286-8405, www. freedomcrossingniagara. com
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. landmark- niagara. org
THE MAIZE, through Oct. 31, 3901 Niagara Falls Blvd., Wheatfield. 433-5505, www.CornFieldMaze.com
MAMMA MIA!, through Oct. 8, Shea's Performing Arts Center, 646 Main St., Buffalo; $ (box office, 650 Main St.; Ticketmaster.com, 852-5000, www.ticketmaster.com)
A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE, presented by Irish Classical Theatre Co., through Oct. 8, 625 Main St., Buffalo; $ 853-4282
THE METAMORPHOSIS, by Franz Kafka, through Oct. 14, The New Phoenix Theatre, 95 N. Johnson Parkway, Buffalo; $ 883-0865
MEYERS RV SALE, Oct. 5-8, Agri-Center, The Fairgrounds, 5600 McKinley Parkway, Hamburg; free admission. 648-9733, Ext. 483
ROOM AT THE INN, documentary film premiere by Gerard Straub, 7 p.m., Montante Cultural Center at Canisius College, 2045 Main St., Buffalo. 888-2420
SCARE AT THE FAIR, through Oct. 31, Creative Arts Building, The Fairgrounds, 5600 McKinley Parkway, Hamburg; $ 648-9733, Ext. 483
SISTERS OF SWING: "The Andrews Sisters Musical," presented by MusicalFare Theatre, extended through Oct. 22, Daemen College, 4380 Main St., Amherst; $ 839-8540, www. musicalfare. com
VINCENT IN HEAVEN, by Brother Augustine Towey, C.M., presented by Niagara University Theatre, Oct. 5-15, Leary Theatre, Niagara
University, Lewiston; $ (box office,
286-8622; Ticketmaster, 852-5000)
Friday, Oct. 6
ANTIQUE SHOW, 5-9 p.m. Oct. 6, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Oct. 7, Grange Building, the Fairgrounds, 5600 McKinley Parkway, Hamburg; $ 648-9733, Ext. 483
COLORADO STRING QUARTET, first concert in the Slee/Beethoven String Quartet Cycle, 8 p.m., Lippes Concert Hall (in Slee Concert Hall), UB North Campus, Amherst; $ 645-2921
CONFIGURATION DANCE, 8 p.m., Mainstage Theatre, UB Center for the Arts, North Campus, Amherst; $ (box office; Ticketmaster, 852-5000, www. ticketmaster. com)
DAMN YANKEES, presented by the Niagara Regional Theatre Guild, 8 p.m. Oct. 6 and 7, the Riviera Theatre, 67 Webster St., North Tonawanda; $ 692-2413, www. rivieratheatre. org
DARKNESS FALLS, Friday Night Fright Night film, 7 p.m., the Palace Theatre, 2 East Ave., Lockport; $ 438- 1130, www. LockportPalaceTheatre. com
FAMILY FRIGHT FEST, Oct. 6-29, Six Flags Darien Lake, 9993 Allegheny Road, Darien Center; $ 585-599-4641, www. sixflags. com/ darienlake
FIRST FRIDAYS at the Castellani Art Museum at Niagara University: "Selections from the Charles Rand Penney Collection of Historic Niagara Falls Prints - Joseph Miller: Figures, Power and Vulnerability." Music by Nite Cruise, dancing, refreshments, prizes, 5-8 p.m. 286-8200
GUSTO AT THE GALLERY, 3-10 p.m., the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1285 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; free admission. "An Evening with Andrea Zittel." Art activity, 5-7 p.m.; Western New York Writing Project, 5-7 p.m.; Music in the Gallery, 6-8 p.m.; Artists Talk with Andrea Zittel, 6 p.m.; Nickel City Poetry Slam with Jack McCarthy, 7 p.m. 270-8204
LAZY "H" HORSE SALE AND AUCTION, Barns 12C (auction site), A, B, 11A, Newton, 6-10:30 p.m. Oct. 6, and 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Oct. 7, the Fairgrounds, 5600 McKinley Parkway, Hamburg; free admission. 648-9733, Ext. 483
NAUGHTY DAWG, 10 p.m., Limericks, 1957 Lakeview Road, Lakeview.
NIKKI HICKS AND THE SOUL MUSIC SOULJAHS, 9:30 p.m., Shadow Lounge and Restaurant, 1504 Hertel Ave., Buffalo. 835-3975
NORTH TONAWANDA GHOST WALKS, 7 p.m. Fridays, through Oct. 27, beginning at Project Pride
.
BUFFALO NUMISMATIC Way on Webster Street across from
ASSOCIATION, Fall Convention, 10 the Riviera Theatre; $ 213-0554,
nthistorymuseum.org .
a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 7, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Oct. 8, Columbus and Fr. Justin
ROUTE 66, 6:30-10:30 p.m., The
.
Banquet Halls, Knights of Columbus,
Fairgrounds Gaming and Raceway,
2735 Union Road, Cheektowaga; $.
5600 McKinley Parkway, Hamburg.
.
Free appraisals. Buying and selling
648-9733, Ext. 483
.
of coins, tokens, stamps, etc.
RUMMAGE SALE AND BAKED
BUFFALO SKI CLUB open house
GOODS, 6-9 p.m. Oct. 6, 9
.
11 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 7 and 1-5 p.m.
a.m.-noon Oct. 7, bag sale at noon
.
Oct. 8, Buffalo Ski Club, Route 240,
($1 per bag), Maryvale Drive
Colden. Ski swap, tours of the area,
Presbyterian Church, 425 Maryvale .
activities, refreshments. 941-5654,
Drive, Cheektowaga. 50 cents for
www. bscskiarea. com
admission. 553-0486 .
CHICKEN BARBECUE, 4-7 p.m.,
.
Eggertsville United Church of Christ,
SALSA UNDER THE SUKKAH,
3400 Sheridan Drive, corner of
second annual Sukkot, 6 p.m.,
.
Sweet Home Road, Amherst.
Temple Beth Zion, 805 Delaware
832-8663
Ave., Buffalo; $ 836-6565
.
THE CLARENCE HOLLOW
SEUSSICAL, produced by Niagara
.
FARMERS' MARKET, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
Fine Arts, Oct. 6-15, the Lancaster
every Saturday, 10717 Main St.,
Opera House, 21 Central Ave.,
.
between Ransom and Salt roads. Lancaster; $ 683-1776,
.
DISABILITIES Film Festival and www. lancopera. org
Speaker Series. Film: "The Ringer." THE SOUL PROVIDERS, 11 p.m.,
.
Speaker: People Inc. Executive Vice
Macaroon's, 576 Dick Road,
President Francisco M. Vasquez,
Cheektowaga. 681-7197,
.
Ph.D., 2 p.m., the Market Arcade,
www. macaroonsniteclub. com .
617 Main St., Buffalo; free.
817-7261, THE WITCHES, presented by the
.
www. museumofdisability. org Theatre of Youth, Oct. 6-29,
Allendale Theatre, 203 Allen St., .
EAST VILLAGE OPERA
Buffalo. Performances: 7 p.m. Oct. 6;
COMPANY, part of Great Performers
2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays; 7 .
Series, 8 p.m., Performing Arts
p.m. Oct. 27, through Oct. 29; $ (box
Center, Rockwell Hall, Buffalo State
office, 884-4400) .
College, 1300 Elmwood Ave.,
Buffalo; $ (878-3005, ANDREA ZITTEL: CRITICAL .
www. buff alostate. edu/ pac)
SPACE, first comprehensive solo
exhibition of Zittel's work in North
.
FALL AUCTION, presented by the
America, Oct. 6-Jan. 7, the
Salvation Army, Tonawanda Corps,
Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1285
.
noon, 46 Broad St., City of
Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $ 270-8204 .
Tonawanda. General merchandise
donated from merchants and Saturday, Oct. 7 .
businesses. 693-3110
AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE & FURNITURE, lecture by Chuck
.
GREATER BUFFALO BOTTLE
LaChiusa, 10:30 a.m. Oct. 7 and 14,
.
COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION,
the Buffalo and Erie County
eighth annual show and sale,
Historical Society, 21 Nottingham
.
presented by the Greater Buffalo
Terrace, Buffalo; $ 873-9644, Ext.
Bottle Collectors Association, 9
301 .
a.m.-3 p.m., Expo Building, the
Fairgrounds, 5600 McKinley BEARTHUR, 9:30 p.m., Shadow
.
Parkway, Hamburg; $ 674-8890 Lounge and Restaurant, 1504 Hertel
Ave., Buffalo. 835-3975 .
HARVEST HONORS FALL FEST
fund-raiser, presented by the Parent THE BBC, "If You Love The Beatles,
.
Network of WNY, noon-7 p.m., You'll Love the BBC," music, 8 p.m.,
.
Central Terminal, 495 Paderewski the Palace Theatre, 2 East Ave.,
Drive, Buffalo. Children's activities,
Lockport; $ 438-1130, .
music, farmer's market; $ 332-4170 www. LockportPalaceTheatre. com
.
HOMECOMING NIGHT OF BOTTLE SHOW, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.,
COMEDY with Chris Bliss and Alan
Expo Hall, the Fairgrounds, 5600 .
Zweibel, 8 p.m., Mainstage Theatre, McKinley Parkway, Hamburg; $ Center for the Arts, UB North . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sunday, Oct. 8 . Campus, Amherst; $ (box office;
Ticketmaster, 852-5000,
. www. ticketmaster. com)
.
JILL KELLY, wife of former Buffalo
Bills quarterback Jim Kelly, "Love
. Endures," 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Love
Joy Gospel Church, 5423 Genesee
. St., Lancaster; $. Pre-order tickets by
calling 651-0400.
.
MAKE IT, TAKE IT CLASSES,
. make a harvest wreath, 10 a.m., the
Buffalo and Erie County Botanical
.
Gardens, 2655 South Park Ave.,
Buffalo; $ 827-1584, Ext. 291 .
NORTH TONAWANDA: "A
.
Celebration of Our Ethnic Diversity,"
heritage festival of the North .
Tonawanda History Museum, 10
. a.m.-10 p.m., Sportsplex Family
Entertainment Complex, 90 Ridge
. Road, North Tonawanda; $.
213-0554, e-mail
.
nthistorymuseum@aol.com
.
QUEEN CITY CONTRA DANCERS,
with callers Tom Calwell and Myra
.
Hirschberg and local band
Contranella, 8-11 p.m., .
Unitarian-Universalist Church, 695
. Elmwood Ave. at West Ferry Street,
Buffalo; $ 884-0646
Monday, Oct. 9 . SPECIAL FRIENDS JAMBOREE,
. for people with special needs, 1-5
p.m., Club Infinity, 8166 Main St.,
. Williamsville. Free food,
non-alcoholic beverages, live music
. with Naughty Dawg, line dancing
with Bev Randall. 826-3080, .
688-8795
Tuesday, Oct. 10 .
STUDIO 54, 11 p.m., Macaroon's,
576 Dick Road, Cheektowaga. .
681-7197,
www. macaroonsniteclub. com .
TERRY BUCHWALD, 7-11 p.m., .
The Fairgrounds Gaming and
Raceway, 5600 McKinley Parkway, .
Hamburg; 648-9733, Ext. 483
.
YMCA MOVIE, 11 a.m. and 1:30
p.m., the Riviera Theatre, 67 .
Webster St., North Tonawanda; $
. 692-2413, www.rivieratheatre.org
WNY CHAPTER OF THE .
NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
.
SOCIETY, part of the MS Art Lottery
special exhibit in the Metcalfe Rooms
. and foyer of the Burchfield-Penney
Art Center, Rockwell Hall, 10 a.m.-5
.
p.m. Oct. 7 and 1-5 p.m. Oct. 8,
Buffalo State College, 1300 .
Elmwood Ave., Buffalo.
.
WOODCARVERS SHOW, 11 a.m.-5
p.m., the Amherst Museum, 3755 .
Tonawanda Creek Road, Amherst; $ .
.
. INSIDE CENTRAL TERMINAL
WALKING TOUR, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.,
.
the Central Terminal, Memorial Drive
off Broadway; $. .
www. buff alotours. org
. SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY
ORCHESTRA, 2 p.m., the Riviera .
Theatre, 67 Webster St., North
. Tonawanda; $ 692-2413,
www. rivieratheatre. org
.
TOUR OF HOMES, noon-3 p.m.,
. GreenField Manor and Court, 5953
Broadway, Lancaster, behind
. GreenField Health and Rehabilitation
Center. Call 684-8400 for
.
reservations.
.
TOUR OF ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL
.
CATHEDRAL and St. Louis R.C.
Church, 10 a.m., beginning at St. .
Paul's, 128 Pearl St., Buffalo. 855-0900
Wednesday, Oct. 11 .
WEST SENECA LIONS CLUB, 24th .
annual spaghetti dinner, noon-5 p.m.,
Harvey D. Morin Post No. 2940, 965 .
Center Road, West Seneca; $.
.
.
SCHOLARSHIP AND EDUCATION
.
RAFFLE, presented by the New
York State Restaurant Association, .
7:30 p.m., Pettibones Restaurant,
Dunn Tire Park, Washington Street, .
Buffalo. 634-0783 .
Thursday, Oct. 12 .
BUFFALO FILM SEMINARS, with
. Diane Christian and Bruce Jackson,
"Le Samourai," (1967), 7 p.m., the
.
Market Arcade Film and Arts Center,
617 Main St., Buffalo. .
b u ff a l o f i l m s e m i n a r s . c o m
.
DOWNTOWN BUFFALO: "Three
19th Century Presidents Walking .
Tour," 1:15 p.m., Market Arcade, 617
. Main St., Buffalo; $.
www. buff alotours. org
.
GEOFF GERSH, member of the
. Blueman Group, appearance at
12:30 p.m., Niagara County
. Community College's Rehearsal
Room, F108 of the Fine Arts
.
Building. 614-5960
.
HANDEL'S MESSIAH, rehearsal
open to members of the community:
.
Oct. 10, Baker Memorial Methodist
Church, Main and Center, East .
Aurora. 823-9722
. OPEN COMMUNITY DIALOGUE
DISCUSSION, "The Rise of the . . 689-1440
Creative Community: Celebrating and Imagining Frank Lloyd Wright's Buffalo," noon-1 p.m., Buffalo Architecture Center, in the Market Arcade building, 617 Main St., Buffalo. 852-3300, info@landmak-niagara.org
OUR FARMING HERITAGE by Daniel Gamin, presented by the Historical Society of the Town of Clarence, Clarence Town Park Clubhouse, 10405 Main St., Clarence; free. 759-8575
THE TAKACS QUARTET, presented by the Buffalo Chamber Music Society, 8 p.m., Mary Seaton Room of Kleinhans Music Hall, 71 Symphony Circle at Richmond Avenue, Buffalo; pre-concert talk at 7:15 p.m with WNED-FM radio personality Peter Hall; $ 838-2383
AMHERST MUSEUM reading group, "Into the American Wilderness," with Susan Maguire and sponsored by the New York Council for the Humanities, 7-9 p.m., the Amherst Museum, 3755 Tonawanda Creek Road, Amherst; free. Call 689-1440 to register.
NORTH TONAWANDA SEAWAY TRAIL WALKS, "North Tonawanda's Historic Homes," 6-7:30 p.m. Walk begins and ends at Project Pride Way on the west side of Webster Street across from the Riviera Theatre.
BUFFALO-AREA THEATRE ARTISTIC DIRECTORS, sponsored by the Jewish Community Center: Thomas Kazmierczak III, The Lancaster Opera House, 10:30 a.m., 2640 N. Forest Road, Amherst. 688-4114, Ext. 334
JAZZIN' THURSDAYS, Sounds of Sinatra with Michael Mirand, 7:30 p.m., Harlem Road Community Center, 4255 Harlem Road, Amherst; $ 834-5899. www.jmjazz.com
THEME BASKET NIGHT, with the Kickin' Rhythm Cloggers, 6 p.m., St. Andrew's Parish Hall, 11 Crocker St., Sloan. 824-2831
THE MUSICAL BOX, Genesis "Foxtrot" tour, 8 p.m., the Riviera Theatre, 67 Webster St., North Tonawanda; $35. 692-2413, www. rivieratheatre. org
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY
JANE, 1 and 7:30 p.m., the Palace 648-9733, Ext. 483
Theatre, 2 East Ave., Lockport.