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Oct. 19-
Thursday, Oct. 19 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

Fly Me to the Moon Rick Sonata will put a little "Witchcraft" in the air when he performs with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra during "Absolutely Sinatra!" at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20, at Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo. The vocalist who has an uncanny resemblance, both in sight and sound, to Frank Sinatra, has opened for Phyllis Diller and Michael Burgess, and is a frequent performer in Las Vegas at the Mirage, MGM Grand Excalibur and Caesar's Palace. He has performed with the Tommy Dorsey Band, Count Basie Band and the Nelson Riddle Orchestra. The BPO also welcomes guest conductor John Edward Liddle. The evening will include memorable songs like "Lady is a Tramp," "The Summer Wind," "New York," "Luck Be a Lady," and many more. For tickets, call 885-5000 or visit www. tickets. com.
BUFFALO-AREA THEATRE ARTISTIC DIRECTORS, sponsored by the Jewish Community Center: Vincent O'Neill, Irish Classical Theatre, 10:30 a.m., 2640 N. Forest Road, Amherst. 688-4114, Ext. 334

DRACULA, THE GOTHIC OPERA, by Paul Ziemba, produced by Grandmaster Productions, Oct. 19-22, the Lancaster Opera House, 21 Central Ave.; $ 683-1776, www. lancopera. org

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 HILBERT COLLEGE GREAT .

BOOKS DISCUSSION GROUP,

. "The Kite Runner," by Khaled

Hosseini, 5:30 p.m., Paczesny Hall

. (Honors Lounge), 5200 South Park

Ave., Hamburg; $ 926-8792,

.

www. hilbert. edu

.

THE MAIZE, through Oct. 31, 3901

Niagara Falls Blvd., Wheatfield.

.

433-5505, www.CornFieldMaze.com .

MAKE IT, TAKE IT CLASSES, "Hypertufa Planting Container," with Terri Lewin, 6:30 p.m., the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Ave., Buffalo; $ 827-1584

SCARE AT THE FAIR, through Oct. 31, Creative Arts Building, The Fairgrounds, 5600 McKinley Parkway, Hamburg; $ 648-9733, Ext. 483 . . . . . . .

Friday, Oct. 20 .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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

.

WILLIAMSVILLE GHOST WALK, 7

. p.m. Thursdays, through October.

Meet at Williamsville Water Mill, 56

.

E. Spring St.; $

www. masonwinfield. com .

.

.

ABSOLUTELY SINATRA, with Rick

Sonata and guest conductor John

. Edward Liddle, 8 p.m., Kleinhans

Music Hall, 71 Symphony Circle,

.

Buffalo; $ (box office, 885-5000;

www. tickets. com) .

AMERICA'S WAR ON SEX: "How

.

the Right's Obsession with Sexuality

Is Changing American Democracy," .

with Marty Klein, 7 p.m., the Center

. for Inquiry, 1310 Sweet Home Road,

Amherst; $ 636-4869, Ext. 300

.

ANNUAL MAGIC WEEKEND, with

. more than 50 magicians from around

the world performing tableside

. magic, 8-11 p.m. Oct. 20 and 21,

Magruders Restaurant, 4995

. Broadway, Lancaster. 685-4400

. AUTUMN LEAVES, JACK O

LANTERNS AND GHOST

.

S TO R I E S : "An Evening of Frightfully

Good Fun, with the Homewood .

Theatre Co., 7:30 p.m. Oct. 20 and

21, Ascension Lutheran Church, .

4640 Main St. at Burroughs Drive,

. Amherst; $

BLACK WIDOW, 11 p.m., .

Macaroon's, 576 Dick Road,

. Cheektowaga. 681-7197,

www. macaroonsniteclub. com

.

BIALY ORZEL, The White Eagle

. Polish Song and Dance Ensemble, 7

p.m., Montante Cultural Center at

. Canisius College, 2045 Main St.,

Buffalo. 888-2542

.

FAMILY FRIGHT FEST, through Oct.

. 29, Six Flags Darien Lake, 9993

Allegheny Road, Darien Center; $ .

585-599-4641, www. sixflags. com/ darienlake

GUSTO AT THE GALLERY, 3-10 p.m., the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1285 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; free admission. "Rediscovering Chuck Close": "An Art Activity For Every Friday," 5-7 p.m.; Musicians in the Gallery, 6 p.m.; lecture: "Rediscovering Chuck Close," 7 p.m.; concert: Improvised Music with Senior Curator Douglas Dreishpoon, 8 p.m. 270-8204

HAUNTED GARDENS ON THE EEEERIE CANAL, presented by the North Tonawanda History Museum, 7-10 p.m. Oct. 20 and 27, North Tonawanda Botanical Gardens, 1825 Sweeney St.; $. Guided Spooky Stroll, Haunted Hay Ride, Haunted Greenhouse. 213-0054, www. nthistorymuseum. org

HALLOWEEN TRICK-OR-TREAT, for children ages 3-10, Oct. 20 and 21, the Amherst Museum, 3755 Tonawanda Creek Road, Amherst; $ 689-1440

HARVEST FESTIVAL AT THE GARDENS Oct. 20 and 21, the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Ave., Buffalo; $ 827-1584

KENNY THOMASULA AND BREAKTHRU, 9:30 p.m., Shadow Lounge and Restaurant, 1504 Hertel Ave., Buffalo. 835-3975

THE MAIZE ... FOREVER YOURS, film by local filmmaker Bill Cowell, 8 p.m. Oct. 20, and 7 and 9 p.m. Oct. 21, the Riviera Theatre, 67 Webster St., North Tonawanda. 692-2413

MEMORIES IN THE MAKING SILENT AUCTION, featuring artwork created by local artists with a memory impairing illness, presented by the Alzheimer's Association, 6-8 p.m., The Mansion on Delaware Avenue, 414 Delaware Ave., Buffalo.

MUSIC AND THE SPIRITUALITY OF THE MYSTICS, retreat, inspirations set to music, Oct. 20-22, St. Columban Center, 6892 Lakeshore Road, Derby; $ 947-4708 .

presented by Annunciation R.C.

Church, 5-11 p.m., O'Brien Hall, 246

NORTH TONAWANDA GHOST .

Lafayette Ave. at Grant Street,

WALKS, 7 p.m. Fridays, through

Buffalo; $ 885-2469

Oct. 27, beginning at Project Pride

.

GUIDED WALK and wildlife, every Way on Webster Street across from

the Riviera Theatre; $ 213-0554,

.

first and third Saturday, Knox Farm

nthistorymuseum.org

State Park, Seneca Street, East

.

Aurora. 585-457-3228 O K TO B E R F E S T, and Halloween

.

HOLIDAY CRAFT SHOW, 9 a.m.-3 celebration, 6-9 p.m. Oct. 20, 11

a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 21, the Buffalo and

p.m., St. Stephens Bethlehem UCC,

Erie County Botanical Gardens,

.

750 Wehrle Drive, Amherst.

2655 South Park Ave., Buffalo; $

632-4226

827-1584

.

HOUSE RESTORATION FAIR, KONZERT KAPPELLE, 5-7 p.m.;

.

trade fair of artisans and architectural

The Frankfurters, 7:30-11:30 p.m.,

information, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.,

The Fairgrounds Gaming and

.

Buffalo and Erie County Historical

Raceway, 5600 McKinley Parkway,

.

Society, 21 Nottingham Terrace,

Hamburg. 648-9733, Ext. 483

Buffalo; $ 873-9644, Ext. 301

SHARE SHABBAT AT WEINBERG,

.

ICE AGE II: "The Meltdown," YMCA

4:30-6 p.m., second-floor dining

.

movie, 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., the

room of The Meadows, Weinberg

Riviera Theatre, 67 Webster St.,

Campus, 2700 N. Forest Road,

.

North Tonawanda. 692-2413,

Getzville. Reservations are limited.

www. rivieratheatre. org

Call 836-6565, Ext. 32.

.

INVITATIONAL FINE ART AND

SPIRITS OF EAST AURORA: A

.

CRAFT SHOW AND SALE, 10

Haunted Pub Crawl of nine pubs,

a.m.-5 p.m., Dunn House, 6902

with Mason Winfield, 7:30 p.m.,

.

Gowanda State Road, Routes 75/62,

meets at the Cornell Cooperative

Hamburg.

Building on the Roycroft Campus, 21

.

THE JACK PRYBYLSKI

S. Grove St.; $ 655-6663, .

CONTEMPORARY JAZZ GROUP, MasonWinfield.com

9:30 p.m., Shadow Lounge and

THREE DAYS OF RAIN, Oct.

.

Restaurant, 1504 Hertel Ave.,

20-Nov. 12, Studio Arena Theatre,

Buffalo. 835-3975

710 Main St., Buffalo; $ (856-5650,

.

A MAGICAL MORNING, with 1- 800- 77STAGE) .

master magician Igor Lipinski, 11

a.m., the Lancaster Opera House, 21 Saturday, Oct. 21 .

Central Ave.; $ 683-1776,

.

www. lancopera. org ANNUAL DRESS FOR LESS

STYLE Show and Theme Basket

MILLGROVE LADIES AUXILIARY

Raffle, presented by the Diocese of

.

CHINESE AUCTION, doors open at

Buffalo, 11 a.m., the Hearthstone .

6 p.m., auction at 7:30 p.m.,

Manor, 333 Dick Road, Depew; $

Millgrove Fire Hall, 11621 Genesee

895-4001

.

St., Alden.

ART EXPRESS: Story: "The Last .

JOSEPH MULHOLLEN CD release

House on the Underground

party for "From Underneath A

Railroad," by Barbara Greenwood.

.

Nightcap," 8 p.m., Karpeles

Activity: 3-D Houses. Artwork:

Manuscript Library Museum, 453

"Stations of the Underground

.

Porter Ave., Buffalo. 884-6411

Railroad," by Houston Conwill, 2-4

.

PARK YOUR CAR IN HARVARD p.m., Castellani Art Museum of

YARD, with Manny Fried and Kristen

Niagara University, Lewiston. .

Tripp Kelley, 8 p.m., Temple Beth 286-8286, www.niagara.edu/cam

Zion, 805 Delaware Ave., Buffalo; $ DISABILITIES Film Festival and

.

836-6565

Speaker Series. Family Day .

QUEEN CITY CONTRA DANCERS, featuring a collection of shorts. Films:

with caller, 8-11 p.m., "The Great Little Mouse," "Smudge,"

.

Unitarian-Universalist Church, 695 and "Educating Peter." Speaker:

.

Elmwood Ave. at West Ferry Street, People Inc.'s Kids on the Block

Buffalo; $ 884-0646 Educational Puppet Troupe, 2 p.m.,

the Market Arcade, 617 Main St.,

.

SAVOR THE FLAVOR OF THE

Buffalo; free. 817-7261, .

BROADWAY MARKET, food

www. museumofdisability. org

tastings, 11 a.m., the Broadway

. Market, Buffalo. Pre-paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. reservations required by calling

839-5150.

. www. YourBuffaloTours. com

.

SCHNICKELFRIZEN, 11: 30

a.m.-3:30 p.m.; Konzert Kappelle,

. 4-6:30 p.m; The Auslanders, 7-11

p.m., The Fairgrounds Gaming and

. Raceway, 5600 McKinley Parkway,

Hamburg; free. 648-9733, Ext. 483

.

SPAGHETTI DINNER, 4-8 p.m.;

. Midnight Masquerade Casino Night

for adults, 7-11 p.m., Nativity of Mary

.

School, 8550 Main St., Williamsville;

$ 633-7441 .

SQUEAKY WHEEL'S 20TH

.

ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION, Oct.

21-Dec. 31, Burchfield-Penney Art .

Center, third floor of Rockwell Hall,

. Buffalo State College, 1300

Elmwood Ave., Buffalo. 878-6012,

. www. burchfield. org

.

STARS OF HOPE, featuring

Nashville recording artists Kelly

. Lang, Craig Wilkins and the Western

New Yorkers and Brook Yaiser, 7:30

.

p.m., the Palace Theatre, 2 East

Ave., Lockport; $ 438-1130, .

www. LockportPalaceTheatre. com

. STRUCTURE, SCIENCE,

SENSIBILITY AND THE .

BROTHELS OF PARIS, lecture,

. 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m., the

Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1285

. Elmwood Ave., Buffalo. 270-8204

.

SUCKERPUNCH, 11 p.m.,

Macaroon's, 576 Dick Road,

. Cheektowaga. 681-7197,

www. macaroonsniteclub. com

.

THE WITCHES, presented by the

. Theatre of Youth, through Oct. 29,

Allendale Theatre, 203 Allen St.,

. Buffalo. Performances: 2 p.m.

Saturdays and Sundays; 7 p.m. Oct.

.

27, through Oct. 29; $ (box office,

884-4400) .

Sunday, Oct. 22 .

Tuesday, Oct. 24 . THE BURIED TREASURES

ENSEMBLE, presented by The

. Friends of Vienna, 3:30 p.m., Unity

Church, 1243 Delaware Ave.,

.

B u ff a l o .

.

CALIFORNIA GUITAR TRIO, with

Paul Richards, Bert Lams and

.

Hideyo Moriya, 7 p.m., Club Infinity,

8166 Main St., Clarence; $ 565-0110 .

CHOWDER SALE, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.,

.

St. Edmund School, 530 Ellicott

Creek Road, Tonawanda. .

Drive-through take out or dine in at

. the Parish Center. 694-5900,

www. stedmundschool. com . CRAFT SHOW AND BAKED .

GOODS SALE, sponsored by the

. Justinettes Ladies Auxiliary, 10

a.m.-4 p.m., Knights of Columbus,

. Father Justin Council No. 5670

Columbus Hall, 2735 Union Road,

.

Cheektowaga; 50 cent admission.

Wednesday, Oct. 25 . ERIE COUNTY FORESTLAND

HIKE, presented by Earth Spirit, 1-4

.

p.m., The Woodlands Environmental

Education Center, Genesee Road, .

Sardinia. Pre-registration required by

. calling 941-6267.

GIANT BASKET RAFFLE and .

Autumn Extravaganza, sponsored by

. Canine Helpers for the Handicapped,

1-5 p.m., Fontana's Banquet Hall,

. 2440 Clinton St., Cheektowaga; $

433-4035

.

MS ART EXHIBITION AND

Thursday, Oct. 26 .

LOTTERY, noon-4 p.m., the Erie

Ballroom of the Adam's Mark Hotel,

.

120 Church St., downtown Buffalo.

Admission is free. 634-2261, Ext. 18 .

PANCAKE BREAKFAST, sponsored

.

by the HEART Inc. Animal Rescue

and Adoption Team, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., .

Knights of Columbus, 36 Pierce

. Ave., Hamburg; $. Chinese auction,

50/50 split.

. SPAGHETTI DINNER, sponsored by

. the Villa Maria Chorale, noon-5 p.m.,

Villa Maria College cafeteria, 240

. Pine Ridge Road, Cheektowaga.

.

JOSHUA WRIGHT, piano, Stecher

. and Horowitz Foundation Winner of

the New York Piano Competition, 3

. p.m., Montante Cultural Center at

Canisius College, 2045 Main St.,

.

Buffalo. 888-2542

. WXRL'S 36TH ANNIVERSARY

SHOW, starring Bill Anderson, 3

.

p.m., the Riviera Theatre, 67

Webster St., North Tonawanda; .

$28-$35. 692-2413,

. www. rivieratheatre. org

.

.

BUFFALO FILM SEMINARS, with

Diane Christian and Bruce Jackson,

.

"M*A*S*H," (1970), 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: .

Underground Railroad walking tour,

. 1:15 p.m. Meet at Market Arcade,

617 Main St., Buffalo; $

. www. buffalotours. org

. MUSIC IS ART LIVE @ THE

CENTER, Lisa Rose and Electromat,

. 9 p.m., the Center for the Arts, UB

North Campus, Amherst.

UB STUDENT RECITAL, String Studio recital, 12:15 p.m., Baird Recital Hall, UB North Campus, Amherst.

THE CARD INDEX SCATTERED, by Tadeusz Rozewicz, 8 p.m. Oct. 25-28, 2 p.m. Oct. 28 and 29, Black Box Theatre, Center for the Arts, North Campus, Amherst; $ (Ticketmaster, 852-5000; www. ticketmaster. com)

D.A.R.E. RED RIBBON DAY, The Fairgrounds, 5600 McKinley Parkway, Hamburg; $ 648-9733, Ext. 483

CONVERSATIONS WITH JACQUELINE DARAKJY, presentation on the recovery and restoration process of current Buffalo Museum of Science photo exhibit, "James Ogden's Photographs of Tibet 1905-1928," 7-9:30 p.m., 1020 Humboldt Parkway. 896-5200, www. buffalomuseumorscience. org

FRANKENSTEIN, produced by The Mystery Company, Oct. 26-29, the Lancaster Opera House, 21 Central Ave.; $ 683-1776, www.lancopera.org

THE KINGDOM RELEASED, presented by Eagles' Wings, Christian conference, Oct. 26-28, Love Joy Gospel Church, 5423 Genesee St., Lancaster; $. To register, call 800-519-4647. www. lovejoy. org

A PAINTING NATURE: "Selected Works from the Estate of Carl W. Illig (1910-1987), landscape paintings by the WNY artist, Oct. 26-Nov. 16, with an opening reception from 5:30-9 p.m. Oct. 26, Dana Tillou Fine Arts, 417 Franklin St., Buffalo. 854-5285

REFER MADNESS, presented by Alleyway Theatre, Oct. 26-Nov. 18, One Curtain Up Alley, Buffalo; $ 852-2600 www.alleyway.com

SPIRITUAL WISDOM ON CONQUERING FEAR, by Harold Klemp, book discussion, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Northeast Holistic Health Center, 1961 Wehrle Drive, Williamsville. 839-9842, www. eckankarny. org

SKI SWAP, Oct. 26-29, Expo Hall,

The Fairgrounds, 5600 McKinley Parkway, Hamburg; $ 648-9733 FALL FESTIVAL FUND-RAISER,